The May 14 decision by the Adirondack Park Agency to approve the so-called compromise plan for the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor was not a surprise. This has been the only option allowed on the table since the Cuomo administration decreed it, and everything since has been stacking the ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s long-awaited amendment to the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor management plan has reached the Adirondack Park Agency in Ray Brook for a determination of compliance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. This is the second time ...

First, I offer my solace to those throughout New York state affected by the coronavirus. The following is from my submission to the Adirondack Park Agency regarding the state’s plan for the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor. The state proposes to convert the 34 miles of railroad between ...

I know to many this is not the most important consideration of the time, but it certainly adds to the preference of the trail over restoring rail service on the Thendara-to-Lake Placid travel corridor. Open, outdoor activity vs. mass transportation seating on trains? The current plan for ...

Gov. Cuomo, as a leader in the effort to convert the travel corridor connecting the Tri-Lakes area into a recreational trail for residents and visitors, for walkers, joggers, bicyclists and winter sports enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, you should know that Bill Branson’s latest ...

I write in response to the recent commentary by Dick Beamish regarding the rail-trail debate and in particular my prior writing about the Virginia Creeper Trail. Before the lesson begins, I first want to point out to Mr. Beamish his incomplete knowledge of tourism and especially how tourist ...