After 2-year closure, Lows Lake access is back for paddlers
By Mike Lynch
October 15, 2024
Next summer paddlers will once again have full access to miles of wilderness paddling.
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By Mike Lynch
October 15, 2024
Next summer paddlers will once again have full access to miles of wilderness paddling.
By Mike Lynch
January 3, 2023
A key access point to one of the Adirondacks most popular paddling routes will be closed for next season and perhaps longer.
By Tom French
November 19, 2022
On a mission to find a makeshift memorial, as well as scout out potential future outings in the Bog River Flow
By Phil Brown
June 24, 2021
The water level of the Bog River from Lows Lower Dam to Hitchins Pond has been lowered temporarily to enable the state to repair a leak in the dam.
By Phil Brown
August 23, 2017
St. Regis Canoe Outfitters recently published two full-color, waterproof maps for paddlers: “The Whitney Wilderness” and “The Raquette River.” Both are a convenient size—24 inches by 18 inches—and fold up like a brochure. The scale for both is 1:50,000. Though less detailed than U.S. Geographical Survey topo maps, they are more than adequate for paddlers.…
By Phil Brown
August 24, 2009
Most people who canoe the Bog River start at the Lower Dam and paddle upstream to Hitchins Pond. From there, they can carry around the Upper Dam to enter Lows Lake. But there is another flatwater trip on the Bog that doesn’t see as much traffic. About a half-mile above the falls,we passed under an…