Adirondack Life

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Adirondack Life • VOLUME LIII NUMBER 7

What Is Adirondack?

DECOR

Heart-Warming • The power of my family’s firewood rituals

Russ Gleaves • A town of Hope artisan crafts heirloom furniture

Mystery Man • Unpacking an Adirondack life

THE ROOTS OF RUSTIC

GARNET HILL LODGE • TAKING A SHINE TO NORTH RIVER’S BELOVED RUSTIC RESORT

WOODSY AND WHIMSICAL • ADIRONDACK STYLE ACCORDING TO SCHROON LAKE DESIGNER LISA HESS-MARKS

THE LONG DROP • ADIRONDACK CRAFTSMAN WAYNE IGNATUK’S ROOM WITH A VIEW

OKARA LAKES • IN THE 1920S THIS PLANNED, SEASONAL COMMUNITY NEAR OLD FORGE WAS A DRAW FOR ITS JAPANESE INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE AND SURROUNDING BEAUTY. TODAY, RESIDENTS CELEBRATE OKARA’S VINTAGE AESTHETIC AND TIMELESS TRANQUILITY

NATURAL BUILDERS • BIRD NESTS ARE THE ORIGINAL RUSTIC ARCHITECTURE

Making Meadows • How to turn your lawn into a stunning eco-superstar

SOUVENIRS

Fine Dining & Lodging • IN THE ADIRONDACK REGION

Steel Pines • An enterprising Edinburg couple keeps it local

Turn for the Better • The pioneering career of craftsman Melvin Lindquist