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1 week ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Corenne Black has hiked more than 1,000 peaks around the world and still has a lengthy to-do list. By Tim RowlandIn early April, Corenne Black paused to admire a drop-dead gorgeous view on a mountain in the Pharoah Lake Wilderness that few have ever heard of and fewer will ever see. It never gets old, even though she recently summited her 1,000th peak, a portfolio climbed in the Adirondacks and around the world. This little knob was No. 1,005. Was it special? They all are.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Tim Rowland
Who’s counting? Forest ranger adds to more than 1,000 peaks climbedCorenne Black has hiked more than 1,000 peaks around the world and still has a lengthy to-do list.By Tim RowlandIn early April, Corenne Black paused …
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1 week ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Strong user numbers on par with similar rail-trailsIn its first six months of existence the Adirondack Rail Trail counted nearly 92,000 users, a number that impressed but did not necessarily surprise trail advocates. “It gives some quantifiable numbers to what our eyes have been seeing,” said Brian Greene, vice president of the Adirondack Rail Trail Association.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
By Tim RowlandYaron Badichi found his new property, as one does these days, by scrolling through Facebook while on vacation. He couldn’t believe an impressive piece of historic architecture on Main Street in Port Henry with an expansive view of Lake Champlain could be had for so little. “I asked, What’s the catch?’” said Badichi, a New York City real estate investor.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesunion.com | Tim Rowland
Essex County, the economic epicenter of the Adirondacks, shattered records for overnight accommodations in 2024, booking 24,184 more room nights than in 2023, according to the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, or ROOST. But as summer approaches, a giant question mark hangs over the hospitality industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Hidden within the southern trails of Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest lies remains of a 19th-century quarry and tramway that ran only once—ending in tragedyBy Tim Rowland It seems likely that most people who pull into the Lewis Clearing trailhead at the Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest between Essex and Westport are headed up to the namesake Split Rock Mountain. It’s there you will find some crackling good climbs and crowd-pleasing visuals from the stony ridges overlooking Lake Champlain.
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3 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
For 100 days and counting, the now-retired founder of Champlain Area Trails has greeted the sunrise with a camera in handBy Tim RowlandWhen the first ray of sunshine pierces the morning gray over ridge, water or wood, Chris Maron will be there, pointing his camera phone to the east. He was yesterday, is today and will be tomorrow.
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3 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Visitation spiked in 2nd half of 2024, but questions remain on how 2025 will play outBy Tim RowlandEssex County, the economic epicenter of the Adirondacks, shattered records for overnight accommodations in 2024, booking 24,184 more room nights than in 2023, according to the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST). But as summer approaches, a giant question mark hangs over the hospitality industry.
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3 weeks ago | 
timesunion.com | Tim Rowland |Adirondack Explorer
Using cutting-edge mapping and urban-development software, Warren County planners are hoping to show some of the county’s 20 hamlets how they might add affordable housing. Hamlets, which make up just 3.4% of privately held Adirondack Park land in Warren County, have been designated by Adirondack Park Agency land-use regulations as areas of generally unrestricted growth.
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3 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
$30M renovation plan aims to revitalize aging Elizabethtown schoolBy Tim RowlandThwarted by voters and stingy state funding formulas from building a modern $66 million school on the fringe of a county park, Boquet Valley Central School District will, if all goes according to plan, spend less than half that much shoring up an aging building in Elizabethtown.
