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Adirondack Explorer is a news organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of the Adirondacks region in Northern New York State.
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Downriver on the Raquette
22+ hour, 18+ min ago (483+ words) On an autumn trip, my daughter Emma and I chose the path less paddled: a 10-mile, two-car downriver journey. Our route took us through the oxbow at The Wild Center into Simon Pond and under Route 30 to the DEC Tupper…...
Olympic region to host third annual Adirondack Winter Pride in March
2+ day, 38+ min ago (377+ words) Tri-Lakes Pride announced that the third annual Adirondack Winter Pride will take place Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, bringing three days of winter recreation, entertainment and LGBTQIA+ Pride to the Olympic Village of Lake Placid and the surrounding Adirondack region....
Law Enforcement Torch Run to honor Special Olympics athletes in Plattsburgh
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (356+ words) The law enforcement agencies and community partners throughout the North Country, will participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New York in Plattsburgh. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 11. The Torch Run will begin at…...
The Ninety-Miler
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (174+ words) Boats silhouetted in morning mist,Paddles splash where loons persist.River bends and lake winds roar,Three long days—a thousand strokes more. From Old Forge docks, racers surge,Through Fulton Chain our wakes converge.Portage paths, our footsteps drum,…...
Paddle first, pedal next
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (746+ words) The Adirondack Rail Trail, on its own, is such a joyful experience that pairing it with another epic Adirondack adventure on the same day seems an almost obscene breach of some cosmic recreational justice. On a spectacular Tuesday in August,…...
Part 4: The president and his fishing guides, 1926 summer White House
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1455+ words) We suspect that Coolidge got a good chuckle out of sending the pike to the governor that Saturday morning, especially when the newspapers made a big deal out of it for the next several days. He was ready to resume…...
Poetry: As easy as falling off a bike
1+ week, 6+ day ago (294+ words) I bruised my buttocks falling off my bikeMy old head daydreamed on a new rail trail when Yikes!Near Lake Clear down tumbled me and bike alikeAnd I wished while tumbling I’d gone on a hike. My descent led to…...
Should the Adirondacks host a third winter Olympics?
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (187+ words) On Aug. 3, Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, announcing progress her administration has made toward a third Olympic bid. According to reporting by Adirondack Explorer’s Brianna Kimmel, hosting the games in New York is not a new idea…...
Exploring the original road connecting Tupper and Saranac Lake
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1010+ words) The boating public might scarcely be aware that when they trailer their craft through the parking lot of the popular Second Pond Boat Launch on Lower Saranac Lake, they are sharing history with the horse-drawn wagons and Tin Lizzies that…...
100 miles, 12,000 feet, not easy: The Over Easy bike route
2+ week, 4+ day ago (712+ words) On June 19 at 9:30 p.m., Sam Duchaine went to bed knowing her alarm would be going off in a few hours. Rain was already starting when she headed out at midnight from her home in Elizabethtown for her second time tackling the…...