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Making a difference in Minerva
Candice Husson, the superintendent of Minerva Central School District, was a student herself at the Olmstedville building
Wearing multiple hats in Long Lake
“No day is ever the same" for Long Lake school superintendent
How the school is fighting a housing crisis in Lake George
With a Zillow median home price of $521,870, school district Superintendent John Luthringer has seen firsthand how the high cost of living has limited the ability to attract young families
Arto Monaco’s Adirondack theme park legacy preserved, by grants
IMLS grants rescued more than 500 items from Monaco's Land of Makebelieve after 2011 storm damage, but program faces budget cuts
Speculator’s Charlie Johns Store solidifies role in community
Small town general store in Speculator serves a community hub
Lake Champlain hydropower cable install enters final phase
Hydropower transmission line install heads south of Westport as completion of Lake Champlain work is expected this fall
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.
Super Marcy challenge tests campers’ physical, mental strength
Adirondack summer camp's 75-mile hike spans generations, is time-honored rite of passage
Man found unresponsive at Marcy Dam later dies
Rangers respond to two deaths this past week
Bill McKibben sees an energy future bright as the sun
Author and climate activist talks about the fastest growing energy source in human history and how it will change the world
Gillibrand presses the case for $2.5M for Trudeau disease research
Senate line item may or may not survive the House of Representatives, Trump administration
76-year-old man drowns in Saranac Lake
John D. Cogar of Saranac Lake found dead near Eagle Island
Essex County Land Bank completes second home renovation, expands property search
Housing officials celebrate $200K Lewis project while launching countywide search for more properties to renovate
Paddling through joy and grief on a stream beloved by the Hornbeck family
Leigh Hornbeck reflects on parents' legacy following loss of mother to cancer. Minerva Stream paddle offers moment of respite and joy.
The Waldheim preserves classic Adirondack camp character over 5 generations
Hospitality business operating just as it has for the last 121 years, passed parent-to-child the entire time
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ADK temporarily shutters Cascade Welcome Center
No skiing this season at Cascade Welcome as the Adirondack Mountain Club assesses the property's future
Paddling through joy and grief on a stream beloved by the Hornbeck family
Leigh Hornbeck reflects on parents' legacy following loss of mother to cancer. Minerva Stream paddle offers moment of respite and joy.
Adirondack Hamlets to Huts plans lodge in Wells
The 18-acre land donation allows Adirondack Hamlets to Huts to move forward with pursuing a lodge
Once closed for a moose, Goodman Mountain trail is open again
Goodman, one of the Tupper Lake Triad mountains, had been closed since early June.