Adirondack Explorer

Seven issues a year devoted to the enjoyment and protection of the Adirondack Park. In-depth writing and vivid photography bring the Adirondacks to life in tales of recreational adventure, coverage of environmental and policy issues and exploration of the communities that make up this unique six-million acre park.

Briefs

Brief Bio

Editorial • 2023: A good year to finish what was started

Letters

Meet the beetles • Researchers release bugs in strategy to save Adirondack hemlocks

Beech sicknesses are piling up • Adirondack forest researchers mark losses

A trio of satisfying hikes • The Tupper Triad adds to community allure

All aboard! • The rebirth of Adirondack Railroad’s trains to Tupper

Night trippers • Skiers glide under the lights in Tupper Lake

Equipped for snowmaking • Whiteface weather warriors spread the “product”

Her Adirondack dream job • Improving paths through the woods

Camp Gabriels: Then and now • A sanitarium, a prison, a vacant shell

Paul Smith’s leaders seek turnaround • Merger partners begin exercising influence

Modeling climate • Winter in the Adirondacks may be cut in half

A welcoming roar and yellow ice • Tooley Pond Road winter hike offers color and adventures

A distinctive mountain called Rondaxe • Tower, hike and view are tops

It’s debatsble • OPINIONS DIFFER ON CLOSING LAKE PLACID’S ER

Fresh look

Outtakes • Take stock of plastics in your outdoor gear

On the wild side • Getting to the point of these winter dwellers

Birdwatch • Sweet, unwary “mopes”

Last page • Spiders in winter? Look in the evergreens