A long-held belief is that the Adirondack Mountains, the land above 1,000 feet in elevation, were devoid of Indigenous peoples year-round; they mainly lived along the Lake Champlain, Mohawk, and St.

SCHROON — A Florida man was found dead in a lean-to in the 44,400-acre Pharaoh Lakes Wilderness in southern Essex County on Tuesday, according to State Police. No foul play is suspected. State Police ...

Biff says he knew the war our country is now conducting with Iran didn’t surprise him one bit. It was in the cards, Biff says. His sister Pearl and I, on the other hand, were completely thrown by it.

KEENE — My heart pounded, not from the 2,500 or so feet we had ascended over the last couple of hours, but for the unnerving uncertainty that lay before me. Atop Mount Colden’s false peak, an exposed ...

A DEC forest ranger walks through the woods during a two-day search in the Dix Range. (Provided photo: NYSDEC) NORTH HUDSON — When Forest Ranger Matthew Adams got 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 call to ...

Every once in a while, I look back at columns I’ve written over the years and reminisce. There was the time, back in the early 1990s, when a rogue logging truck lost its brakes coming down through the ...

Edward and Kay McCasland, of Lake Placid, pose Saturday, Feb. 21 in the Olympic Center’s 1980 rink with a plaque dedicating the Lake Placid Youth Athletic Association International Hockey Tournament ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Imagine: A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play host to a truly ...

St. Bernard’s School Principal Andrea Kilborne-Hill shows off her Olympic silver medal to students on Thursday. Kilborne-Hill was on the 2002 Olympic USA women’s hockey team. The students then watched ...

LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid is warning residents that next month’s energy bills will be even higher than usual, due to a variety of factors including cold weather, increased demand and ...

People pack Roamers Cafe & Bar at the Olympic Center Sunday, Feb. 22 during a watch party for the 2026 Winter Olympic men’s gold-medal game between the U.S. and Canada. (Provided photo by ORDA) ...

Starting Tuesday, Feb. 24, a very unusual thing will be happening in New York state. People will be knocking on your door and talking to you in person. No texting, emails, TV or for some radio. Real ...