A surprise spot for prime fishing
By Tim Rowland
Who would think that for some of the best salmon fishing on the west side of Lake Champlain, anglers head straight into the heart of the City of Plattsburgh?
Tim Rowland
Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Adirondackers scratching heads about illegal drive to Marcy Dam
By Tim Rowland
A hiker illegally drove onto the forest preserve putting a capstone on a summer season that has attracted a new demographic to the woods.
New York firefighters pitch in as West burns
By Tim Rowland
New York’s foresters and rangers are always on standby, ready to mobilize should the call come from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or other federal agency in need of help.
Adirondacks at night: A prime Eastern stargazing zone
By Tim Rowland
In contrast to much of the United States east of the Mississippi, Adirondack skies are relatively free from light pollution.
Adirondack researchers aid the fight against COVID-19
By Tim Rowland
When COVID-19 began to spread, Trudeau Institute was ready to help with testing and the search for vaccines and treatments.
High Peaks hiker shuttles on hold
By Tim Rowland
Combined with increased and more-enforced parking restrictions along state and town roads and virus-related parking-lot restrictions, the lack of shuttles will severely reduce hiker access to some of the Adirondacks’ most popular mountain destinations this summer.
The Adirondacks: A bushwhacker’s paradise
By Tim Rowland
In an age when everything explorable has been explored, bushwhacking satisfies modern souls that channel Magellan, Drake and de León.
Railroad reverses course, opposes Tahawus trail
By Tim Rowland
Cylists had begun pressing for a southern route to complement the Lake Placid-Tupper Lake trail that the Adirondack Park Agency approved this month.
Adirondack Park board OKs rail trail
By Tim Rowland
Rail refurbishment for the scenic railroad is expected to be completed by 2021, and the rail trail by 2023.
Essex County pushes back on Tahawus rail conversion
By Tim Rowland
“We have enough trails, what we need is economic activity,” said Shaun Gillilland, chair of the Essex County Board of Supervisors.