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Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival announces 2026 award winners
Earlier this month, artists from across New York State and beyond came to Malone to spend five days painting outdoor scenes

Catching views from Stillwater fire tower and rescuing a loon
Gary Lee shares an experience climbing a fire tower and rescuing an injured loon over the dam at Twitchell Lake

Adirondack Stories: Frederic Remington
Though Frederic Remington became a cowboy and lover of the Wild West, he grew up in the Adirondacks and spent his summers there

Adirondack historian Phil Terrie speaks to ‘wilderness’ mystique
How wilderness came to be defined by the people with wealth, power and who was left out of the 'forever wild' narrative

ADKX launches series to celebrate new Anne LaBastille biography
Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake will host a series of events for the anniversary of Anne LaBastille's "Woodswoman"

Where I went this week: Adirondack Folk School
The Adirondack Folk School teaches traditional crafts including blacksmithing, weaving, basketmaking and more

A pollinators’ paradise, in Elizabethtown
Leah Comerford artfully blends botanicals with the landscape to benefit the wildlife in a picturesque setting.

New set of poems from George Cassidy Payne: Beneath the Tamarack
North Country poet George Cassidy Payne shares a selection of new poems with themes of the Adirondacks and nature

Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Who was that?
OurStoryBridge shares a story from Adirondack community member Paul Martin about a young man at the Ausable Club

Adirondack Stories: Mitchell Sabattis
Mitchell Sabattis was an Abenaki guide whose bravery and knowledge of the woods was legendary during his time

What the 46 left behind
After becoming a 46er this summer, Jess Heck reflects on her experience, growth and what the journey did for her

A new troll makes its home at The Wild Center
Artist Thomas Dambo travels from Denmark to Tupper Lake to unveil sculpture that will have permanent place at the museum.