18+ hour, 30+ min ago   (537+ words) This week, communities in the Adirondacks offer live music and theater, outdoor-themed films and a weekend-long hockey tournament. Shows will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 and 2 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Shoeleather Express in Gloversville The show will…...

20+ hour, 30+ min ago   (631+ words) Carl George, professor emeritus, biology department, Union College, died earlier this month at age 95, leaving his wife Christine, and legions of friends at Union College and around the world. Carl came from humble origins in Michigan and Ohio, farmed as…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (640+ words) For more than a decade, state biologists in New York have captured wild spruce grouse in northern Maine and Canada, and relocate them to remote boreal forests in the northern Adirondacks. The spruce grouse is an endangered species in New…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (774+ words) The Adirondack Blue Challenge, created by the Adirondack Blue Co., consists of 10 family and dog-friendly hikes in the northern Adirondacks. On paper, it sounded approachable. But then I saw the patches'Finisher, Pup, Winter and Ultra'and one immediately caught my eye....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (398+ words) On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an industrious squirrel'perhaps a family, given the size of the mound'I looked up…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (760+ words) Typically, the cost of living is cheaper in the country than in the city. But not when the country is the Adirondacks and living requires construction of a house. The cost of homebuilding has soared in recent years, greatly complicating…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) Community news stories come from press releases and other notices from organizations, businesses, state agencies and other groups. Submit your contributions to [email protected] Our reporting serves Adirondack communities. Your donation makes it possible. We have until Dec. 31 to raise $24,000! We…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (248+ words) As a nonprofit news organization, Adirondack Explorer relies on readers like you to fund our independent journalism. Thanks to a generous board member, every dollar you give today will be DOUBLED'turning your $100 into $200, your $250 into $500. Every dollar counts! Fisheries managers…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (416+ words) Katie Rhodes is no stranger to challenging hikes in the Adirondacks, having set a speed hiking record for the High Peaks several years ago. As a nonprofit news organization, Adirondack Explorer relies on readers like you to fund our independent…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) As a nonprofit news organization, Adirondack Explorer relies on readers like you to fund our independent journalism. Thanks to NewsMatch and a generous board member, every dollar you give TODAY will be doubled'turning your $100 into $200, your $250 into $500. Every dollar counts!...