1+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) William Reed, from Adirondack Community in the Town of Keene, shares his story, “Our 21st Century Library,” which shows how money was raised to upgrade the library. Upgrades to the historic, 19th century building required an investment of $1.5 million for a maker…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) I bruised my buttocks falling off my bikeMy old head daydreamed on a new rail trail when Yikes!Near Lake Clear down tumbled me and bike alikeAnd I wished while tumbling I’d gone on a hike. My descent led to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1010+ words) The boating public might scarcely be aware that when they trailer their craft through the parking lot of the popular Second Pond Boat Launch on Lower Saranac Lake, they are sharing history with the horse-drawn wagons and Tin Lizzies that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (712+ words) On June 19 at 9:30 p.m., Sam Duchaine went to bed knowing her alarm would be going off in a few hours. Rain was already starting when she headed out at midnight from her home in Elizabethtown for her second time tackling the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (165+ words) “Who is the newcomer?” is by Betsey Thomas-Train from the Adirondack community in the Town of Keene. Learn how, through a library lecture, Betsy discovered something shocking about her roots and connection to the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Almanack shares stories…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) A famously muddy section of the Northville–Placid Trail that passes by Mud Lake in the West Canada Lake Wilderness was moved to higher ground this summer, a reroute regional foresters hope will keep beavers from flooding the trail and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) From the edge, the Adirondack Labyrinth looks like it could be crossed in under a minute: a compact spiral of stone and dirt paths, 70 feet across, laid into a mountain meadow in the hamlet of Bakers Mills in Johnsburg. Almost…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (437+ words) A year after a thunderstorm triggered a landslide that buried part of the Avalanche Pass Trail, crews are continuing to reconstruct the popular route, which remains closed to hikers. The Department of Environmental Conservation says work will continue through the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (445+ words) The village of Saranac Lake will construct a kayak launch accessible to people with mobility disabilities as part of upgrades made to Baldwin Park on Lake Flower. The project will allow those with mobility disabilities easier access to paddling on…...