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Adirondack Life • VOLUME LV NUMBER 5

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Towering Loss • Remembering Forest Ranger Robbi Mecus

Northern Lights

BE A CAMP HERO • How to move to the top of the guest list at your friends’ next Adirondack gathering.

Up on Buck • A new central Adirondack fire-tower-topped trek

Osgood as It Gets • The quest for a disappearing river

Riding the Boom • The growing Adirondack mountain-bike scene

Take the Great Adirondack Life Challenge

On the Lake • Celebrating the Adirondacks’ iconic waters

True Blue

BY THE NUMBERS

THE SIXTH GREAT LAKE

What is a Lake?

Schroon Lake

Thank You for Being a Friend

Cranberry Lake

Wild Life

The Saranacs

Ode to Oseetah

Long Lake

DOUBLE IDENTITY

Sacandaga Saga

The Fulton Chain

The Smartest Lake

Lake George

Visit a Wilderness Lake

Something in the Water

Hat Trick

A WILDER TIME • At home with a hero of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House series

The Many Lures of Spin-fishing • A Wilmington-based fishing guide shares the latest in traditional tackle

Soundscape • The Lake George Music Festival continues the legacy of finding inspiration and making art along a storied shoreline

Tune In

HI EMOTION • Euphoria, peace, pride, awe—Adirondack summits, especially the tough ones, bring out all sorts of feelings in folks. Photographer Lisa J. Godfrey has a talent for capturing them

SARATOGA SPRINGS • Inside the SPA CITY

Cali Brooks • Meet the Lake Placid native at the helm of a $100-million philanthropic investment fund that’s quietly reshaping the Adirondacks’ future

Fine Dining & Lodging

The Buzz on Lake George • Pounding the water and proving myself in Hague’s outboard marathon

Animal Farm • Nurturing nature in Owls Head

Adirondack Life • Selections from our store

Bear’s Breakfast • Feuding with a very hungry neighbor

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