Cocoa ‘on the edge of nowhere’ at Camp Santanoni
December 26, 2019
Beyond its historic intrigue, though, Newcomb's Camp Santanoni serves a more utilitarian purpose around two winter holidays and one March weekend: hot chocolate and a woodstove.
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December 26, 2019
Beyond its historic intrigue, though, Newcomb's Camp Santanoni serves a more utilitarian purpose around two winter holidays and one March weekend: hot chocolate and a woodstove.
By Ben Westcott
December 16, 2019
Part of her job will be working to create diversity training programs that can be used by local businesses. This programming will train the staff of “customer-facing” companies to expand their ideas of diversity and welcoming.
By Tim Rowland
November 15, 2019
In total, about 90 acres of woods were consumed by the fire, and bordering the burn site are acres and acres of what you would expect: spruce, fir, white pine, maple, birch—but no aspen.
By Phil Brown
October 23, 2019
When Laura and Guy Waterman began researching and writing a history of hiking in the Northeast in 1979, they figured the project would take three years. Ten years later, the Appalachian Mountain Club released “Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains.”
September 25, 2019
The Adirondack Experience is digitizing 1,308 of the maps in its collection, dating back to 1703, thanks to a $60,500 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
By Phil Brown
November 13, 2018
The Adirondack Welcome Center is a step up from the High Peaks Welcome Centers farther up the Northway.
By Phil Brown
November 20, 2017
The new volume collects nearly sixty essays by an esteemed Adirondack historian.
November 8, 2017
Svenson’s goal is to shed light on this relatively unmapped corner of Adirondack history.
By Phil Brown
November 2, 2017
Folksinger Dan Berggren composes a song about the tank cars stored on Adirondack railroad tracks.
By Phil Brown
July 27, 2017
When Matt Horner, one of the region’s best ice climbers, fell on a route at Chapel Pond last winter, he had to stop working for a while. For Matt, work is guiding and sculpting, usually in rock and metal. Matt has recuperated well enough to resume his artwork, and his latest piece was unveiled Thursday…