Adirondack Explorer is a news organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of the Adirondacks region in Northern New York State.

Nov 26, 2024 · Details on heirs and future conservation efforts emerging around the 36,000 acre Whitney Estate. By James M. Odato The will of John F. Hendrickson, whose property near Long Lake is among the most desired private holdings in the Adirondack Park, reveals he’s letting his older brother figure out what to do with his multimillion-dollar estate.

Jan 23, 2023 · Leaders call for redone Frontier Town to tie developments together. By Tim Rowland. A bit like anthropologists cutting away the jungle with machetes to reveal an ancient civilization, the Essex County Department of Public Works fired up chainsaws earlier this year to extract the bones of a decaying theme park that, for the past quarter century, has been rotting into the undergrowth.

May 15, 2023 · The Adirondacks used to be too cold to see many ticks, but Sporn said warmer and wetter weather combined with less severe winters are allowing ticks to colonize the region, even at higher elevations. The blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick, is the most common in the region, though dog ticks and the lone star tick are also in New York.

Dec 26, 2024 · The first Adirondack Great Camp, by Tom French.A tour of the Duran family’s Pine Knot camp, part of Raquette Lake history, now owned by SUNY Cortland. Colvin’s Great Corner, revisited, by William Hill.Retracing a trek to a historic marker on …

May 1, 2001 · Start at the state launch site in Long Lake village, and for the best mountain views paddle the west shore. After about nine miles you’ll enter the river, a hauntingly peaceful place alive with birdsong and the whirring of snipes.

Apr 26, 2023 · Look up the dams on your favorite Adirondack rivers. By Zachary Matson. The state documents over 500 dams in the Adirondack Park. Presenting different risks to public safety, many haven’t been inspected in decades or at all.

Aug 16, 2023 · Eagle Island in Saranac Lake, then and now. Courtesy photos Eagle Island, Saranac Lake Built in 1903 by Vice President Levi P. Morton, Eagle Island is literally that — an island that’s only home to the Great Camp’s buildings and Adirondack woods.

Oct 10, 2024 · “I think that just points to how active this solar cycle has been and how much energy the sun is capable of releasing due to all the magnetic changes and things going on in this particular solar cycle,” said Shawn Dahl, a forecaster with the Space Weather Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Adirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in northern New York State. Topics include: environment, communities, recreation. Adirondack Explorer magazine: The best way to stay connected to what’s happening in the Adirondacks! Note: These plans are charged annually. You can ...