SUNY ESF foundation sells Masten House for $1 million
The Masten House has been sold for $1 million and will be a private residence, ruling out any plans for a High Peaks visitors center.
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Remnants of the past: Lake George construction site exposes burial ground
Bones tell park's Revolution story, and raise questions about protections
Erasing discriminatory climbing route names
By Phil Brown
“In short, we recognize the problem, and want to be part of the solution—we will change route names.”
How the Adirondacks helped shape a justice
She was raised in Brooklyn and went to camp every summer from 1937 to 1951—from the time she was 4 until she was 18.
Stories of release: Inmates become writers
By Betsy Kepes
The incarcerated men are imaginative students, writing instructor Jackie Keren says, and they actively participate in class discussions and most are avid readers.
Grants to help diversify two Adirondack destinations
The Adirondack Experience museum in Blue Mountain Lake and The Wild Center in Tupper Lake are partnering in the research project and training program. It will involve diversity training for staff and interviews with people of color in focus groups that are within driving distance from the destinations.
Race and real estate in Lake Placid
By Tim Rowland
Following the abolition of slavery, the South found new ways to exploit black workers. Ex-slaves were jailed for little or no reason and sentenced to hard labor. Others became sharecroppers, a form of virtual slavery that was all work and no reward.
Cocoa ‘on the edge of nowhere’ at Camp Santanoni
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.
Adirondack Diversity Initiative director seeks to enrich park life
By Ben Westcott
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.
A mountain shaped by fire
By Tim Rowland
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.