The 2.3-mile hike up Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain in northern Essex County in the Champlain Valley includes beautiful forests and a spectacular panoramic view from a historic firetower Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain 2.3 miles (4.6 miles round-trip) Chesterfield, Essex [...]
This is the last article in a 5-part series on possible amendments in 2020 to Article 14, Section 1, of the NYS Constitution, the famed forever wild provision. This article looks back at the amendment [...]
The 3.4-mile hike up St. Regis Mountain in the Adirondack Park in Franklin County includes beautiful forests and a spectacular panoramic view St. Regis Mountain 3.4 miles (6.8 miles round-trip) Paul Smith's, Franklin County Northern [...]
Stillwater Mountain is a short and easy hike to a small mountain with a firetower in the western Adirondacks Stillwater Mountain 0.95 miles (1.9 miles round-trip) Webb, Herkimer County Western Adirondacks Hiking, Snowshoeing Level of [...]
This is the fourth article in a series that looks at three possible constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1 that are being debated in 2020. This article looks at the issue of utilizing Forest [...]
Updated July 28, 2020 Since the state's first documented case on March 1st, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to all corners of New York State. As of state reporting through July 27th there were 412,878 confirmed [...]
Protect the Adirondacks has reviewed the options for the future of the Camp Gabriels complex, a former state prison in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County in the northern Adirondack Park. The site is [...]
Ferd's Bog is a 0.6-mile round-trip easy hike to a boardwalk that extends deep into a complex and lovely bog. Ferd's Bog 0.3 miles (0.6 miles round trip) Raquette Lake, Hamilton County Central Adirondacks Hiking, [...]
Cat Mountain is an easy going 3-mile hike in the mountains west of Lake George above Bolton Landing Cat Mountain 3 miles (6 miles round trip) Bolton, Warren County Southern Adirondacks Hiking, Snowshoeing, Cross-country skiing [...]
Protect the Adirondacks has long believed that an amendment to Article 14, Section 1 is needed for the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Winter Olympic Sports Complex At the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Winter Olympic Sports Complex, the [...]
