Destination: Valcour Island
By Mike Lynch
Explorer reporter Mike Lynch and intern Jak Krouse paddle to Valcour Island on Lake Champlain.
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Snapshots of Champlain
A kayak, a car and two weeks on the water
Portage with purpose, on the Marion River
Day-long paddle from Raquette Lake to Blue Mountain Lake is a trip through Adirondack history
Bog River access road closed
By Mike Lynch
A key access point to one of the Adirondacks most popular paddling routes will be closed for next season and perhaps longer.
Finding magic at 16-mile level of the St. Regis River
By Tom French
Middle Branch proves you can't paddle same river twice
Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
By Tim Rowland
Located between the village of Saranac Lake and the hamlet of Bloomingdale
A river worthy of respect
By Tom French
Grasse River along Tooley Pond Road 'not for faint of heart'
A beautiful paddle hiding in plain sight
By Tim Rowland
Plenty to learn in Lake Everest trip on the Ausable River
Bringing back an historic guideboat race
By Mike Lynch
The Willard Hanmer Guideboat and Canoe Race will take place in Saranac Lake on July 3, 60 years after the competition first took place.
Whitewater park’s return planned for Saranac Lake
By Cal Seeley
Organizers aim to bring back river feature to attract paddlers