Adirondacks

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• New snowmobile trail rules adopted for Forest Preserve

  
  New York Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  By MIKE LYNCH, Enterprise Outdoors, link to original post The state Adirondack Park Agency approved new guidelines for snowmobile trails Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The rules are intended to improve the safety of snowmobilers while lessening the environmental impact on the Forest Preserve during the process of ...
  10 hours ago

• Books: Adirondack, Lumber Capital of The World

  
  New York History — Authority: 134
  As you might expect, my desk-side book shelves are heavily burdened with Adirondack books. Guides to hiking, climbing, wildlife, forestry; books of photography, sit beside fiction and various technical reports - all here within easy reach. Most are history - general histories, political histories, environmental and ...
  13 hours ago

• Ticonderoga Ferry To Operate Til End Of December

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  TICONDEROGA–An agreement has been reached with the owners of the Ticonderoga Ferry to keep the ferry in service until the end of December, weather permitting, according to officials from the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the New York State Department of Transportation NYSDOT).The deal keeps the ferry ...
  1 day ago

• Winter Events at The Mountaineer in Keene Valley

  
  New York Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  The nights are cold again in Keene Valley and the folks at The Mountaineer are getting excited about ice and snow: They should be climbing, skiing and snowshoeing in a matter of weeks.  Their winter events schedule is taking shape, and there will be more opportunities than ever before to join them and take a ...
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• Police: Bus Crash Caused By Driver Asleep At Wheel

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  LAKE GEORGE—A charter bus from Montreal with 30 people on board crashed Friday morning on the Adirondack Northway between Exits 22 and 23 after the bus driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel.State Police said the accident happened about 8:45 a.m. when the bus, which had been traveling southbound, ran off the ...
  2 days ago

• Ex-North Hudson Court Clerk Arrested

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  NORTH HUDSON—A former court clerk for the town of North Hudson is under arrest for allegedly stealing more than $2,000 from the court.Diane M. Harnichar-Wood, 53, who resigned her position in August 2008, has been charged with fourth degree grand larceny, a felony.State Police said an audit for the period of January ...
  2 days ago

• Tour Bus Crashes On Northway

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  WARRENSBURG—Police and rescue personnel are at the scene of a tour bus accident on the southbound lane of the Adirondack Northway near the twin bridges between Exits 22 and 23.According to police reports, the operator of a Canadian tour bus apparently lost control of the bus and  crashed through the center guide ...
  2 days ago

• Adirondack Family Activities: Paul Smiths Visitor’s Intrepretive Center

  
  New York Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  Click here to read “Adirondack Family Activities: Paul Smiths Visitor’s Intrepretive Center”
  2 days ago

• Dance School Owner Accused Of Defrauding Students

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  CHESTERTOWN—The former owner of a Chestertown dance school has been charged with defrauding her students by taking money paid for dance costumes and never providing them.Shannon L. Mitchell, 33, now of 55 Fairview St., North Creek, has been charged with first degree scheme to defraud and third degree grand larceny, ...
  2 days ago

• Report: New Champlain Bridge Will Cost $67M

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  CROWN POINT—It will cost more than $67 million to replace the Lake Champlain Bridge and take at least 22 months according to a report prepared for the New York State Department of Transportation.A report prepared by HNTB New York Engineering and Architecture has concluded that what would have been a short-term fix ...
  3 days ago

• Amy Godine To Speak On Adirondack Vigilantism

  
  New York History — Authority: 134
  The Lake Placid Institute will present, "Have You Seen That Vigilante Man?”, a talk by writer and social historian Amy Godine. The presentation will take place on Sunday, November 22, at 3:00 p.m., at 511 Gallery on Main Street in Lake Placid.Night riders, lynch mobs and vigilante justice... The darker side of ...
  3 days ago

• Pottersville Woman Faces Alcohol Charges

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  A Pottersville woman has been arrested for 10 counts of unlawful possession of alcohol by individuals under the age of 21 following a traffic stop Halloween on Quaker Road in Queensbury.Leeann Rohm, 20, was also cited for drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle.  She was issued an appearance ticket for Queensbury town ...
  4 days ago

• Chimney Mountain/Puffer Pond

  
  WinterCampers.com - Celebrating the winter camping experience. — Authority: 125
  Chimney Mountain (lat 43.6878157, lon -74.2304438 ) sits in the southern part of the central Adirondack Mountains just southeast of the town of Indian Lake near the intersection of NY28 and NY30. Chimney Mountain truly is a “geologic oddity” favored by rock climbers and spelunkers.  A fault line ...
  4 days ago

• Court Disciplines Glens Falls Attorney

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  GLENS FALLS—A Glens Falls attorney has been suspended from practicing law for a period of three years by the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court for a plethora of ethics violations.The Committee on Professional Standards (COPS) found that Daniel J. Gallagher of Toomey & Gallagher of Glens Falls, formerly ...
  4 days ago

• Follow Nathan: Recap of a Remarkable Journey

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 534
  In August, we blogged here on the extraordinary cross-country bike journey of Nathan Winters (AKA, “Follow Nathan”) to raise money for The Nature Conservancy and raise awareness for climate change and sustainable agriculture. At that point, Nathan had just crossed the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, halfway ...
  4 days ago

• Council Opposes Widening Of Snowmobile Trails

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  RAY BROOK—The Adirondack Council is urging the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to reject a NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposal to allow the illegal widening of snowmobile trails on state owned land.The plan, officially know as Management Guidance: Snowmobile Trail Siting, Construction and ...
  4 days ago

• Warren County Schedules 4 More Flu Clinics

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  QUEENSBURY—Four additional H1N1 clinics have been scheduled by Warren County Health Services for next week for county residents aged six months to 49 years old.Pregnant women and other priority groups are encouraged to be vaccinated.  The clinics are for Warren County residents only and an appointment is ...
  4 days ago

• DEC To Amend Champion Hunting Easement

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  ALBANY—The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced a proposed amendment to the state-owned easement that will allow the continued leasing of hunting camps on the former Champion International Corp. lands in Franklin, Herkimer, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in exchange for the ...
  5 days ago

• History Channel to Feature Saranac WWII Veteran

  
  New York History — Authority: 134
  A History Channel documentary will feature an Adirondack veteran of World War Two: Archie Sweeney of Saranac Lake. The 10-hour series WWII in HD, which will air over over five consecutive nights from Sunday through Thursday, November 15-19 will be narrated by Gary Sinise.Archie Sweeney was a resident of Saranac Lake ...
  5 days ago

• Real Adventure in the Adirondacks

  
  New York Outdoors Blog — Authority: 139
  Go adventurous – experience rock and ice climbing in the Adirondacks with Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides is a full-service professional mountain guiding company based in Keene Valley, NY. Visit their web site to see the range of adventures they offer and for some awesome photos & video clips.
  5 days ago

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