Daniel Vollaro

Aug 26, 2024 | popmatters.com | Daniel Vollaro

It took a global pandemic for me to truly appreciate Deadwood.  When I watched the iconic HBO Western television series for the first time in 2004, I was just one year into a Ph.D. program in 19th-century American literature and, therefore, fully attuned to its literary aspirations.

May 22, 2024 | adirondacklife.com | Neal Burdick |Niki Kourofsky |Daniel Vollaro

Photograph by George Aman, courtesy of William “Jay” O’hernJune 1946. World War II has ended, the economy is rebounding, and life in America looks sunny. In the Adirondacks, Troop 1 of the Boy Scouts of America from Paoli, Pennsylvania, is on its traditional 15-day canoe outing, mostly on what is today known as the “90-Miler” route, from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. On one of those days, the Scouts stow their canoes and hike the Northville-Placid Trail upstream along the Cold River.

May 22, 2024 | adirondacklife.com | Niki Kourofsky |Daniel Vollaro |Brian Mann

Photograph by Nancie Battaglia The Adirondacks is no stranger to hybrid businesses—think Tupper Lake’s Washboard Laundromat/Donut Shop or Pedals & Petals, in Inlet, which peddles bikes and blooms. One of the latest on the scene is Bar Flies—a sudsy offshoot of Wiley’s Flies, Vince Wilcox’s iconic Ray Brook fly shop and guide service—and ADK Street Eats, which dishes up tacos, burritos, sandwiches and burgers, along with other food truck favorites.

May 9, 2024 | adirondacklife.com | Niki Kourofsky |Daniel Vollaro |Brian Mann |Tim Rowland

by | Featured, Guide to the Great Outdoors 2024 Photograph from iStock Michigan Mac6 tablespoons butter4 tablespoons flour1 cup chicken broth2 cups milk4 cups sharp cheddar cheese1 cup michigan suaceDIRECTIONSMelt butter over low heat. Blend in flour, broth and black pepper to taste. Add milk. Cook quickly, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and bubbly.

May 9, 2024 | adirondacklife.com | Niki Kourofsky |Daniel Vollaro |Brian Mann |Tim Rowland

Illustration by Hawk Krall  Below is managing editor Niki Kourofsky’s never-fail recipe for this North Country staple, which can be made ahead and packed along for next-level campfire hot dogs. For a real treat, try her Michigan Mac recipe—a combination of meat sauce and homemade mac-n-cheese. To learn more about the roots of this iconic topping, see “Michigans,” from our August 2012 issue.