From its wilderness source to its meeting with the Ausable River, Styles Brook is scarcely five miles long, yet within its scenic, rugged watershed, award-winning author Lorraine Duvall has discovered a lifetime of stories that characterize the Adirondack condition. [Read more…] about Lorraine Duvall Turns To Her Adirondack Home In Her Latest Book
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Police Update Case Of Murdered Man Found in Ausable Chasm
On March 20, 2023, around 2:12 am, New York State Police responded to the AuSable Chasm Bridge on State Route 9 in the town of Chesterfield, Essex County, NY, for a suspicious death. When Troopers arrived on the scene, they located Kenneth C. Darrah, age 37 of Keeseville, NY, deceased on the riverbank on the north bank of the AuSable River. [Read more…] about Police Update Case Of Murdered Man Found in Ausable Chasm
The Geology of Clinton County and History
The geology of Clinton County has shaped the county’s history in complex ways. There are five major geologic rock types in the county, each mined for its beauty and strength. You can see them in the buildings. [Read more…] about The Geology of Clinton County and History
137 Acres Adjacent to Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Conserved
The Adirondack Land Trust on May 11, 2023 purchased 137 acres in St. Huberts to maintain public recreational access and conserve natural forests, including 1,844 feet of floodplain on the East Branch of the Ausable River. The land trust will hold this parcel for transfer to New York State for addition to the constitutionally protected Forest Preserve, along with 25 adjoining acres. [Read more…] about 137 Acres Adjacent to Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Conserved
Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update
This summer, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) will undertake the second phase of construction in its Ausable River East Branch Restoration Program with Project Area 2 in Upper Jay, in the Adirondack Park in Essex County. This comprehensive program, developed in 2019 with funding from the Governor’s Office for Storm Recovery (now the Office of Resilient Homes and Communities), identifies 13 sites in the Town of Jay in need of restoration. Completing these river restoration projects will improve flood resilience, protect communities and infrastructure, and restore habitat for the food web that supports our native brook trout. [Read more…] about Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update
Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence
On Monday, March 20 at about 9:45 am New York State Police (NYSP) requested Forest Ranger assistance in an evidence search connected to a homicide investigation at Ausable Chasm in the town of Chesterfield, Essex County. When Rangers arrived, they were asked to recover the body of a homicide victim thrown more than 100 feet down the chasm. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence
Search Continues For Man Missing After Fall Into Ausable River
New York State DEC Forest Rangers and other search and rescue organizations are continuing to search for a man who fell into the Adirondack Park’s Ausable River near the Flume Trail System in Wilmington, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Search Continues For Man Missing After Fall Into Ausable River
Another Adirondack Resort Subdivision Proposed Without Conservation Design
I just skimmed through Eric Stackman’s recent replies to the Adirondack Park Agency (available on the APA website). Stackman, a Miami, Florida developer, wants to construct a 120-lot resort subdivision in Jay, Essex County, above the East Branch of the Ausable River, apparently within sightlines near Whiteface Mountain, Askaard Farm and many other viewing locations. [Read more…] about Another Adirondack Resort Subdivision Proposed Without Conservation Design
A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River
The Ausable River Association (AsRA) has announced the launch of their Waterfalls of the Ausable guide, featuring ten of AsRA’s favorite waterfalls throughout the Ausable River watershed. [Read more…] about A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River
Scenic Vista Protected in Adirondack Town of Keene
A family and the Adirondack Land Trust have conserved 107 acres and a third of a mile of shoreline on the East Branch of the Ausable River upstream of the Keene town beach. [Read more…] about Scenic Vista Protected in Adirondack Town of Keene