4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1559+ words) I had biked every inch of the Adirondack Rail Trail, 34 miles from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake, but not in a single day. It was on my bucket list, and Joe’s, too. Joe is Joe Martens, the guy who approved…...

18+ hour, 20+ min ago  (857+ words) On the night of July 13, 2025, severe thunderstorms ripped across the western Adirondacks with enough rain to unleash more than a dozen new slides in the High Peaks. At least five occurred on Mount Colden. Within a week, one would bear…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (260+ words) Adirondack Explorer Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack park. Keep up with the stories that matter. Google recently introduced a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (756+ words) Aside from the curious nomenclature, another reason to climb Burnt and Dry was in hopes of getting a good perspective of the magnificent topography of nearby Eagle Mountain. This is one of the more dramatic cliff faces you’ll find in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) New York’s big energy storage goals could be at risk as the state leads the country in the number of local moratoriums passed on building battery energy storage systems. New York moratoriums, designed to delay projects for more study, account…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (338+ words) Adirondack Explorer Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack park. The Ausable Valley Central School District secured $100,000 in state funding after…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (677+ words) U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials detained several local service industry employees, as well as around a dozen roofers doing a job in town, in two separate operations, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a local immigrant advocacy group....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (429+ words) The Adirondack Almanack is a public forum dedicated to promoting and discussing current events, history, arts, nature and outdoor recreation and other topics of interest to the Adirondacks and its communities We publish commentary and opinion pieces from voluntary contributors,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (998+ words) This month, as communities across the Adirondacks vote on school budgets, many districts are under varying degrees of stress. Some districts maintained current levels of education by draining savings, while others cut spending and/or asked taxpayers for significant help…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) What was once a closed landfill in the Town of Indian Lake is being reimagined as something entirely new: a thriving, eight-acre pollinator meadow filled with native plants, buzzing with bees and alive with butterflies. Through a partnership between AdkAction…...