Peru
A town in Clinton County, New York — population 6,708 as of 2022.
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The quiet season: A fall kitchen in Tupper Lake
Settling into the cooler days of fall calls for a warm weather mushroom risotto, shared by a Tupper Lake writer and cook
Creatives & Arts
Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Preserving my Adirondack legacy
OurStoryBridge shares a story from a passionate Adirondacker about preserving the environment and his family's legacy
Community Groups & Organizations
Adirondack Land Trust, ACF and Fort Ticonderoga welcome new members
Multiple Adirondack region organizations welcome new board members, volunteers, staff and trustees
Community Groups & OrganizationsAn inside look at a senior project, a native water grass and the Adirondack Park’s first-ever aquatic plant restoration
Education
60-year-old found dead in water under Ausable Chasm bridge
Plus: Forest Rangers tend to injuries and assist with putting out a ground fire.
Public Safety
Fall festivals, concerts and other Adirondack region events
Events throughout the Adirondacks this week include multiple Oktoberfest celebrations, live music and community presentations
EventsIn and around Peru
See & do
- Adirondack Golf & Country Club
- Adirondack Park Ausable Marsh-Off Road
- Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum
- Bluff Point Light
- Lapham Mills Recreation Park
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Peru by the numbers
- Median age
- 40.7
- Households
- 2,663
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $101,771
- Median house value
- $203,200