• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

New York Almanack

History, Natural History & the Arts

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Adirondacks & NNY
  • Capital-Saratoga
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Hudson Valley & Catskills
  • NYC & Long Island
  • Western NY
  • History
  • Nature & Environment
  • Arts & Culture
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Food & Farms
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • Submit
  • About
  • New Books
  • Events
  • Podcasts

Adirondacks & NNY

Recreation Highlight: Camp Sagamore Trail System

January 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Camp Sagamore Trail SystemWithin the 47,000-acre Blue Ridge Wilderness lies the Camp Sagamore Trail System. Located near and around the grounds of Great Camp Sagamore, a registered National Historic Landmark and one of few Adirondack Great Camps still in existence today, this trail system provides an immersive nature experience. [Read more…] about Recreation Highlight: Camp Sagamore Trail System

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Blue Ridge Wilderness, Great Camp Sagamore, Hamilton County, hiking, Inlet, Raquette Lake

Winter Weekends at Great Camp Santanoni

January 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Camp Santanoni provided by DECThree Winter Weekend events are planned for 2023 at the historic Camp Santanoni in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, in the heart of the Adirondacks. The Winter Weekends offer an opportunity to enjoy winter recreation and exclusive winter access to the preserved buildings of a former Adirondack Great Camp. [Read more…] about Winter Weekends at Great Camp Santanoni

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Camp Santanoni, DEC

Taddeus Kosciusko: A Hero of Two Worlds (& The Name On That Bridge)

January 4, 2023 by Guest Contributor 10 Comments

Twin Bridges I-87 NorthwaySince it opened to traffic on April 11, 1960, millions of vehicles traveling the I-87 Northway have passed over the Mohawk River on what they think are called on “The Twin Bridges.” That bridge however, is really named for a Polish-American hero of the American Revolution – Taddeus Kosciusko. [Read more…] about Taddeus Kosciusko: A Hero of Two Worlds (& The Name On That Bridge)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, Army Corps of Engineers, Battle of Saratoga, Engineering History, Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, Hudson River, I-87, Immigration, John Burgoyne, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Military History, Mohawk River, Mount Defiance, Polish History, Saratoga County, Schuylerville, Taddeus Kosciusko, Warren County, Washington County, Waterford, West Point

Frank Kobliski Taking Expanded Role at Adirondack Railway Preservation Society

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Railroad logoFrank Kobliski has been named General Manager of the Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc., of Utica, and its operating entities, effective January 1st, 2023. This role is in addition to being President of the Board of Directors. [Read more…] about Frank Kobliski Taking Expanded Role at Adirondack Railway Preservation Society

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, railroads, Transportation History

Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Photo of hiker being rescued on Johns Brook Trail on January 2, 2023 provided by DEC.On Monday, January 2, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s dispatch office in Ray Brook, Essex County, NY, requested NYS Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker who collapsed in the snow on Johns Brook Trail. The trail, located in Keene Valley in Essex County is one of the most popular accesses to the Adirondack High Peaks. [Read more…] about Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Johns Brook, Keene, Keene Valley, Search and Rescue

History Corrected: Adirondack Guide Charles H Smith & King Edward VII

January 3, 2023 by Roy Crego 4 Comments

New Bremen, Atlas of Lewis CountyHistory often makes a muddle of people’s lives. One such example is Charles H. Smith (ca. 1832 – 1911) of Petries Corners in the town of Watson, Lewis County, NY. Charles was well known as an Adirondack guide in the Beaver River/Stillwater area of the Western Adirondacks.

He lived to a ripe old age as an elder statesman of the guiding fraternity. But confusing reports of his age, a story about guiding for royalty, and a common first and last name have obscured his actual accomplishments. [Read more…] about History Corrected: Adirondack Guide Charles H Smith & King Edward VII

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondacks, Beaver River, Boonville, botany, Brown's Tract, Horatio Seymour, Lewis County, Stillwater, Watson

Gore Mountain Changes During World University Games

January 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

World University GamesGore Mountain will host the FISU World University Games, featuring top collegiate athletes from around the world as they compete in events including Snowboard Cross, Ski Cross, Slopestyle, Snowboard Slalom, and Big Air, from Monday, January 9th through Sunday, January 22nd. [Read more…] about Gore Mountain Changes During World University Games

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Recreation Tagged With: Gore Mountain, skiing, World University Games

Expanded New Edition Adirondack History Published

January 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Expanded Second Edition of Echoes in These MountainsEchoes in These Mountains was author-historian Glenn Pearsall’s first award-winning book. Published in 2008, it tells the stories behind 55 historic sites in the Adirondack township of Johnsburg, in Warren County, NY.

The book was well received and the original run of 1,500 copies sold out years ago, so Pearsall decided it was time for a second edition. The second edition features additional historic photographs, an index and added new research and analysis, totaling 512 pages. [Read more…] about Expanded New Edition Adirondack History Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, American Revolution, Civil War, French And Indian War, Hudson River, Johnsburg, North Creek, Thirteenth Lake, Warren County

Lake Champlain Ice Fishing Creel Survey Planned

December 31, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ice angler holds a lake trout caught south of Westport on Lake Champlain courtesy Steve GrausgruberNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the annual ice fishing creel survey will resume for its third year on the New York waters of Lake Champlain from January through March 2023. [Read more…] about Lake Champlain Ice Fishing Creel Survey Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, nature, Wildlife

New York Fisheries 2022 Fall Egg Collection Summary

December 31, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

brook trout provided by DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s fisheries staff were treated to mostly cooperative weather during the busy fall egg take season in the Adirondacks.

Eggs were collected from lake trout, landlocked (Atlantic) salmon, three different strains of heritage brook trout, and round whitefish. [Read more…] about New York Fisheries 2022 Fall Egg Collection Summary

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Wildlife

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Go to page 5
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 287
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Help Us Finish Our 2022 Fundraising

Subscribe! Follow the New York Almanack each day via E-mail, RSS, Twitter or Facebook updates.

Recent Comments

  • Bob Meyer on Poetry: Stairway from Heaven
  • Carol Drew-Peeples on Manhattan Street Names Tied to Slavery Listed from A to Z
  • Edythe Ann Quinn on Poetry: Stairway from Heaven
  • Ellen Brown on How Does A Land Trust Protect A Watershed? One Parcel At A Time
  • Nell Rapport on Transforming The Niagara Falls Experience
  • Jimmy on World War II POW Camps in Upstate New York
  • Paul Huey on Advocates: Pass The Unmarked Burial Site Protection Act
  • NOEL A SHERRY on Adirondack Logging History: Wood’s Lake & Beaver River Stations
  • NOEL A SHERRY on Adirondack Logging History: Wood’s Lake & Beaver River Stations
  • Jim Fox on Adirondack Logging History: Wood’s Lake & Beaver River Stations

Secondary Sidebar

preservation league
Protect the Adirondacks Hiking Guide