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3 days ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Historic Heaven Hill property to become working research farm By Tim RowlandThe high plains east of North Elba challenge the notion that agriculture in the Adirondacks is unworkable. These fields of heart-stopping beauty once supported prize-winning Jersey and Devon cattle and produced more potatoes than a single warehouse could hold.
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4 days ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Ausable Marsh offers an environmentally abundant alternative to the busier Ausable PointStory and photos by Tim RowlandThe 660-acre Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Peru is a spot I’d visited many times for a dog walk or a low-drama ski. But until this year, I’d never visited in prime time, when the swamps explode with birds and amphibians on a scale that’s difficult to believe.
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5 days ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Acquisition prioritizes maintaining and expanding outdoor recreationBy Tim RowlandChamplain Area Trails has entered the final stages of purchasing the 676-acre Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center in the town of Lewis from SUNY-Plattsburgh’s College Auxiliary Services, according to CATS executive director Arin Burdo. The camp has been used by the college for educational studies since 1945, although the frequency of those activities had declined over the years.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesunion.com | Tim Rowland
Three guitars rest on stands, silent, waiting to be brought to life. Persian carpets blanket the floor. The room, not exactly large, not exactly small, is painted oxblood red, glowing warmly in the amber light of 300-year-old ceiling lanterns from the Black Sea coast.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Tim Rowland
1 hour agoRFK Jr. May Have Just Ruined Our Best Weapon Against Bird FluHe just made two bad decisions on vaccines, and he made them in the worst way possible. IMAGINE BEING HANDED the ultimate weapon to win a future war …NowBoston Police Seek Public's Assistance to Identify Suspects in Roxbury Vandalism IncidentBoston Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying individuals connected to a vandalism incident in Roxbury.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Satellite takes lead in conversations around connectivity issues in rural communitiesA final push to connect those living in isolated Adirondack enclaves with high-speed internet is on hold, following efforts in Washington to tip the scales in favor of satellite service over more traditional fiber connections.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Fly fishing icons discuss philosophy, techniqueGrowing up as a young fisherman south of West Point where the Hudson is wide and warm, John Spissinger had read stories about the icy Ausable and the splendid trout that lurked therein. It was 68 years ago, and his friend’s father, a roofer, set out on a pilgrimage to Upper Jay with the two seriously amped boys in the canvas-covered bed of his work truck. “I was going on the trip of a lifetime,” Spissinger said.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Former Navy SEAL takes on challenge of updating aging Adirondack theme parkBy Tim RowlandWorking for big southern theme parks in Texas, Alabama and San Diego, Steven Thomas was accustomed to welcoming tens of thousands of sweltering guests a day to bottomless funnel cakes and hair-raising rides. But in late May Thomas, the new general manager of Santa’s Workshop theme park, found himself on a chilly mountain high above the town of Wilmington caring for a newborn reindeer.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Essex County’s largest town by area has had to overcome the blending of two communities, loss of industryBy Tim RowlandDignitaries from across the Adirondacks cut the ribbon on a bundle of good feelings May 24 as they officially opened a visitor/community center in the town of Newcomb. The center was a long time coming but ultimately prevailed, due to perseverance and an abiding belief that this tree-carpeted town of 400 was deserving of a win.
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2 weeks ago | 
adirondackexplorer.org | Tim Rowland
Pawn 22 is a musical sanctuary hiding in plain sightBy Tim RowlandThree guitars rest on stands, silent, waiting to be brought to life. Persian carpets blanket the floor. The room, not exactly large, not exactly small, is painted oxblood red, glowing warmly in the amber light of 300-year-old ceiling lanterns from the Black Sea coast. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its advertising partners. Become one of them.
