Adirondack Explorer

Home from the 51st Crown Point Bird Banding Station where we only saw the sun rise over the fort three times during the two weeks. Two of those sun rises were spectacular and we did get to see the full moon the first night before it went into the clouds. It was the coldest two weeks that I have spent there as the wind, much of the time was from the north right off Lake Champ...

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) staff presented the Saint Regis  Mohawk Tribe with a partner recognition award during the annual APIPP 2026 Spring Partner Meeting. 

The award acknowledged the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe for sharing their knowledge and for their efforts to protect ash trees from the effects of emerald ash borer (EAB),...

Gravel bikers seeking to ride dirt in the northern Adirondacks need look no further than the easement lands known as the Kushaqua Tract and the Sable Highlands, both of which have miles and miles of logging roads open for public recreation.

On several occasions, I have pedaled a 15.6-mile loop through the Kushaqua Tract, starting and ending near Onchiota. I also ha...

Town of Elizabethtown, Essex County: At 9:48 p.m. on May 15, Essex County 911 called Ray Brook Dispatch about two subjects in distress at Lincoln Pond. Three forest rangers arrived on scene and determined it was three subjects who were in the water after their canoe and kayak flipped. Rangers assisted two of the subjects out of the water. Me...

Campers heading to the popular Fish Creek and Rollins Pond campgrounds between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake may want to bring some of their own water and some extra hand sanitizer.

That’s because the state Department of Environmental Conservation is advising visitors that the bathrooms, including toilets and showers at those facilities are out of order, at least as...