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Adirondack Explorer stories of the year: No. 2

By Tracy Ormsbee

December 31, 2018

Explore More: forest rangers, rescues

As we head into a new year, the Adirondack Explorer looks back at the most-read online stories of 2018.

Tupper Lake guide Vanessa “Lynne” Malerba was well-known in the Adirondacks. Her death this summer during a camping trip in the Pharoah Lakes Wilderness area left readers stunned. Malerba, 60, was hit by a tree during a storm while leading a small group. She was rescued by rangers and taken to the hospital, but didn’t survive.

Read the story here.

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Tracy Ormsbee

Tracy Ormsbee is publisher of the Adirondack Explorer. When she’s not working – and it’s not black fly season – you can find her outdoors hiking, running, paddle boarding or reading a book on an Adirondack chair somewhere.

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