David Escobar

Saranac Lake

Reporter at Adirondack Explorer

Reporter at North Country Public Radio (NCPR)

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Celebrating the North Country's role in the Underground Railroad on Juneteenth

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

David EscobarCelebrating the North Country's role in the Underground Railroad on JuneteenthJuneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating a significant step toward the end of slavery in the United States, marks a delayed freedom. It honors the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and told the last enslaved African Americans they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed.
First-time birders flock to Lake Placid for Black Birders Week

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

David EscobarFirst-time birders flock to Lake Placid for Black Birders WeekOn a damp spring morning in Lake Placid, a dozen birders trudged along the trails at John Brown Farm State Historic Site, raindrops soaking through their jackets. Between spurts of rain, the group paused beneath the forest canopy, listening closely for the call of a Blackburnian Warbler. Stephan Roundtree, an avid birder and environmental advocate from New York City, led the group through the muddy trails.
Saranac Lake launches accessibility review of its municipal parks

3 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

David EscobarSaranac Lake launches accessibility review of its municipal parksOn a cold, misty morning at Lake Colby Beach in Saranac Lake, Nick Friedman crouched beside a cracked asphalt path, tugging a long tape measure across its uneven surface. He marked the pavement with blue chalk — the first step in a detailed assessment of accessibility at the village’s popular beachfront park. “Uneven surfaces, a lack of direction for an accessible route, barriers to restrooms.
Meet Adirondack leaders blazing trails for future generations

1 month ago | adirondackexplorer.org | David Escobar

Meet 4 people working to diversify the outdoors experienceBy David EscobarOnly 10% of residents and visitors in the Adirondacks are people of color, despite comprising around 40% of the state’s population.
A hill in the Adirondacks was renamed to honor early Black settlers

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

On a stormy spring afternoon, more than 60 people gathered at Kate Mountain Recreation Park in the hamlet of Vermontville to celebrate the renaming of a nearby Adirondack hill once marked by a racial slur. The remote ridge, which is tucked away a few miles off Route 3, has been renamed “Murry Hill” in honor of a 19th-century family of early Black settlers.
Hill renamed to honor early Black settlers in Vermontville

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

On a stormy spring afternoon, more than 60 people gathered at Kate Mountain Recreation Park in the hamlet of Vermontville to celebrate the renaming of a nearby Adirondack hill once marked by a racial slur. The remote ridge, which is tucked away a few miles off Route 3, has been renamed “Murry Hill” in honor of a 19th-century family of early Black settlers.
‘We’re here to listen’: Adirondack nonprofit records federal policy impacts

1 month ago | adirondackexplorer.org | David Escobar

By David EscobarJohn Brown Lives!, an Adirondack nonprofit organization focused on human rights and education, has launched a listening project to chronicle the impacts of current federal policies on communities, nonprofits and businesses across the North Country. The organization debuted the project, called “Loving Our Country,” in February.
Nonprofit launches listening project to track federal policy impacts in the North Country

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

“DavidNonprofit launches listening project to track federal policy impacts in the North CountryJohn Brown Lives!, an Adirondack nonprofit organization focused on human rights and education, has launched a listening project to chronicle the impacts of current federal policies on communities, nonprofits and businesses across the North Country. The organization debuted the project, called “Loving Our Country,” in February.
Celebrating civil rights and freedom on John Brown Day

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

A North Country organization is hosting its annual birthday celebration for John Brown on Saturday. The famous abolitionist spent the later years of his life in the Adirondacks. He was executed in 1859 in Virginia, but his body was buried at his Adirondack home, now the John Brown Farm State Historic Site just outside the village of Lake Placid. Ceremonies for John Brown Day 2025 kick off at 2 p.m. Full event details can be found on the John Brown Lives! website.
What we heard: Recapping NCPR and ADK Explorer's listening sessions

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Escobar

David EscobarWhat we heard: Recapping NCPR and ADK Explorer's listening sessionsThis spring, North Country Public Radio and the Adirondack Explorer hosted a series of community listening sessions across the Adirondack Park. At each stop, locals gathered to talk about the region’s diversity, or lack thereof, and what it might take to create a more inclusive region.

Journalists covering the same region

Annie Stoltie

Editor at Adirondack Life Magazine

Annie Stoltie primarily covers news in the Adirondack region of New York, United States, including areas around Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.

Aaron Cerbone

Reporter at Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Aaron Cerbone primarily covers news in the Adirondack region of New York, United States, including areas around Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.

Niki Kourofsky

Senior Editor at Adirondack Life Magazine

Niki Kourofsky primarily covers news in the Champlain Valley region of New York, United States, including areas around Plattsburgh and surrounding towns.