Environmental groups bolster carrying capacity claim against APA
Protect the Adirondacks, Adirondack Wild and Sierra Club cry foul over Lower Saranac Lake marina approval
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Judges pressed a lawyer for the Adirondack Park Agency on a lack of research on lakes' carrying capacity.
Protect the Adirondacks, Adirondack Wild and Sierra Club cry foul over Lower Saranac Lake marina approval
New brief focuses on lack of study of Lower Saranac Lake despite language in State Land Master Plan
State Supreme Court Justice Richard Meyer dismissed Thomas Jorling’s complaints against two state entities who supported the project.
By Ry Rivard
The state's attorneys argue that only about a dozen more boats will be on Lower Saranac Lake at any time after a marina expansion.
By Ry Rivard
Buried in a maze of state planning documents for the park are calls for the state to do “carrying capacity” studies of each section of the park.
By Mike Lynch
In the September issue of the Explorer, Tim Rowland writes about the Saranac Lake Marina proposal on Lower Saranac Lake. Above is a photo gallery with images of Lower Saranac Lake to give readers a feel for the waterbody.