Hamilton County
Spring Birding...with Crossbills too!
With a one-in-twenty year bumper food crop this past winter, Red and White-winged Crossbills irrupted into the Adirondacks, with the largest concentration occurring in Long Lake. Birders traveled...
Ten Reasons to Get Your Raft On
14Apr2018
Author:Michelle ClementConfessions of a whitewater virgin...
I'm embarrassed to say this, especially because the opportunity to do so is practically in my backyard, but until this past Saturday, I had never been whitewater...
Guide to a great day on the Hudson!
08Apr2018
Author:Beth Lomnitzer“All Forward!”
“Stop!”
“Back on the right!”
“Hit the deck!”
For eight years as a licensed whitewater raft guide, I’ve called out these - and other - commands to many different crews on my raft....
Julia Burton Preston, An Original Adirondack Guide
25Mar2018
Author:Beth LomnitzerThe geography and the landscape of the Adirondacks have always formed a sort of “border of challenges." Let’s face it: living here isn't always easy. The winters can be long. The roads are few. The...
Things To Do Indoors
22Jan2018
Author:RaChelle HosleyWe are right in the thick of winter here in the Adirondacks and let me tell you what, it has been COLD! There have been many consecutive nights of negative temperatures — some nights as low as -20,...
The one that got away
Holden Decker was enjoying one of his first big game hunts in the Adirondacks when something magnificent happened. The 15-year-old had just made his way over a mountain ridge in a quest to bag his...
Small Towns in the Adirondacks
20Aug2017
Author:RaChelle HosleyWhen is comes to the Adirondacks, you may think of some of the larger towns like Long Lake or Speculator. But here, we are also famous for our small towns!
Hope and Benson
Let's start way down south...
7 Days at Lake Durant
31Jul2017
Author:Lisa SciaccaMy adventures in car camping began a few years ago. While paddling on a local lake, I encountered a friend paddling with other people from the Albany area. I was all ears when they told stories about...
Valentine's Day Tradition
13Feb2017
Author:RaChelle HosleyWhile this will be mine and my husband's first Valentine's Day as a married couple, it is hardly our first rodeo. This will be our 11th Valentine's Day together. Our first being on the day of the...
Being Naughty at the Ice Bowl
20Dec2016
Author:RaChelle HosleyAre you looking for a way to be a little bit naughty but still stay on the nice list? Check out the 2017 Adirondack Ice Bowl on 4th Lake in Inlet!
Non-Stop Action
January 27th and 28th, The Woods...
