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Essex County

Forest Rangers Kept Busy With Multiple Adirondack, Catskills Rescues

June 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Kept Busy With Multiple Adirondack, Catskills Rescues

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Granville, Greene County, hiking, Horicon, Hunter, Hunter Mountain, Newcomb, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Roosa Gap State Forest, Search and Rescue, Sullivan County, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, Warren County, Washington County, Wilmington

New York State Invests $10 Million in Ticonderoga Downtown Revitalization

June 1, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

ticonderoga nyAwarded a $10 million grant in January, 2023 to revitalize its downtown, Ticonderoga in Essex County, NY, has launched the public planning process that will determine how best – and most strategically – to use the new funds. Ticonderoga is a historic community which lies between Lake George and Lake Champlain and is home to Fort Ticonderoga. [Read more…] about New York State Invests $10 Million in Ticonderoga Downtown Revitalization

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, development, Economic Development, Essex County, Historic Preservation, Lake Champlain, Lake George, NYS Department of State, Ticonderoga

Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

June 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

climber rescue from Mount Colden Trap Dike slide in May 2023On May 29 at 5:30 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch requested New York State Forest Ranger assistance with a solo free climber stranded on the Trap Dike slide on 4,715-foot Mount Colden in the Adirondack High Peaks in the town of Keene, Essex County. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Avalanche Lake, climbing, Dutchess County, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Keene Valley, Lake Colden, Mount Colden, Pleasant Valley, rock climbing, Search and Rescue, Trap Dike

Trail Improvements Planned for Lake Placid’s Cobble Hill

May 20, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hiker on Cobble Hill in Lake Placid courtesy ROOSTThe Adirondack Land Trust has received a $99,300 grant from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program and a $75,000 grant from the North Elba Local Advancement and Enhancement Fund for a total of $174,300 in funding for trail improvements at Cobble Hill, a popular Lake Placid hiking destination in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Trail Improvements Planned for Lake Placid’s Cobble Hill

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, Essex County, hiking, Lake Placid, North Elba

New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

May 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Ray Stoddard An Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack LegendThe new book Seneca Ray Stoddard; and Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack Legend (Warren County Historical Society, 2023) by Daniel Way, MD is a complete biography of Seneca Ray Stoddard, including unique photographs and a virtual tour of Stoddard’s house, which no longer exists. [Read more…] about New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Environmental History, Essex County, Geography, Glens Falls, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Maps, Photography, Saratoga County, Schroon Lake, Stoddard, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Wilton

3-Year-Old Lost in Adirondacks Located; Angler Rescued From Icy Waters; Rescues in Ulster, Greene Schoharie Counties

May 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Forest Ranger Rusher with injured hiker on Plateau Mountain in May 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about 3-Year-Old Lost in Adirondacks Located; Angler Rescued From Icy Waters; Rescues in Ulster, Greene Schoharie Counties

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Essex County, Flume Trail System, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Herkimer COunty, Hunter, Middleburgh, Otter Lake, Overlook Mountain, Plateau Mountain, Schoharie County, Search and Rescue, Town of Webb, Ulster County, Wilmington, Woodstock

Historic Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Building Construction Begins

May 8, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trudeau building renderingConstruction on the Trudeau Building in Saranac Lake has begun. The building will undergo complete rehabilitation for expansion of Historic Saranac Lake’s museum at the neighboring Saranac Laboratory. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Building Construction Begins

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Historic Preservation, Historic Saranac Lake, Medical History, Museums, Saranac Lake

Poke-O-Moonshine Fire Tower Vandalized; Table Map Stolen

May 8, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

replica Osborne Fire FinderOn April 10th, the Friends of Poke-O-Moonshine was notified of serious vandalism to the Poke-O-Moonshine Fire Tower in Essex County, NY, near Keeseville. New York State Forest Rangers were notified and began an investigation. [Read more…] about Poke-O-Moonshine Fire Tower Vandalized; Table Map Stolen

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Clinton County, Crime and Justice, Essex County, Fire Towers, hiking, Poke O Moonshine

Forest Rangers Encounter Several Unprepared Adirondack High Peaks Hikers

May 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoOn April 29, while on patrol in the Adirondack High Peaks in the town of North Elba, Essex County, Forest Ranger Martin encountered a group of four unprepared hikers from Pennsylvania. The hikers arrived at different times at the Lake Colden Outpost between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m., and only one of the group had a headlamp. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Encounter Several Unprepared Adirondack High Peaks Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Forest Rangers, High Peaks, North Elba, Search and Rescue

Hikers Rescued From Adirondack High Peaks After Navigation App Fails

April 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoOn Saturday, April 22 at about 6:50 pm, Ray Brook dispatch received a call from two hikers in their 20s near the summit of Mount Marshall in the Adirondack High Peaks in Newcomb, Essex County, NY.  The hikers were concerned they couldn’t make it back to the trailhead. [Read more…] about Hikers Rescued From Adirondack High Peaks After Navigation App Fails

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Mount Marshall, Newcomb, Search and Rescue

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