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Adirondack Park Permits: Could Johns Brook Valley Be Next? Some History

April 1, 2021 by John Warren 2 Comments

Johns Brook LodgeThe institution of a permit system at the Ausable Club’s Adirondack Mountain Reserve surprised and confused some hikers and would-be hikers. Many didn’t realize that third most popular High Peaks Wilderness Area access point, through the Club’s lands in the Upper Ausable Valley, was privately owned.

A similar situation holds at the Johns Brook Valley, another popular access point just northwest. That area is owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), it faces similar parking challenges and is just as susceptible to a future permit system. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Permits: Could Johns Brook Valley Be Next? Some History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Mountain Reserve, Ausable River, camping, High Peaks, hiking, Johns Brook, Keene, Keene Valley, Logging, Mount Marcy

DEC, Private Club Piloting High Peaks Hiker Reservation System

March 30, 2021 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Crowded conditions along Rte. 73, High Peaks Wilderness region. Photo by Ken RimanyThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Ausable Club have announced a pilot reservation system to access the Club’s private lands, the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR). Since 1978 the State has held a conservation easement on Club/Reserve lands which allows limited access to some of the more popular places in the Adirondack Park’s High Peaks Wilderness Area.

A press release from DEC cited “reliable access” and public safety along Route 73 among the reasons for the change. The pilot program is slated to run for three years according to DEC. [Read more…] about DEC, Private Club Piloting High Peaks Hiker Reservation System

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Mountain Reserve, Ausable Club, Ausable River, DEC, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Overuse, Tourism

Featured Adirondack Hike: Hurricane Mountain Firetower

October 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hurricane mountain courtesy adirondack atlasThe trail up Hurricane Mountain, in Keene, Essex County, ascends approximately 2,000 feet over 3.4 miles to the Fire Tower located in a designated historic area on the summit, within the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Hurricane Mountain Firetower

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Essex County, High Peaks, hiking, Hurricane Mountain, Keene, Trails Less Traveled

Featured Adirondack Hike: Blueberry Mountain

August 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Blueberry Mountain map courtesy adirondack atlasBlueberry Mountain in Keene, Essex County, is a moderate hike that offers excellent views and a unique summit, on which sits an 8-foot glacial erratic. [Read more…] about Featured Adirondack Hike: Blueberry Mountain

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Trails Less Traveled

Route 73 Closing Tues-Thurs Near Marcy Field in Keene

July 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A half-mile section of Route 73 in the town of Keene, Essex County, between Route 9N and the southern end of Hulls Falls Road (County Route 13A) will be closed between Tuesday and Thursday as part of a project to replace a culvert under the road. [Read more…] about Route 73 Closing Tues-Thurs Near Marcy Field in Keene

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: High Peaks, Keene, Route 73

Drive-In Musical Theatre In The Adirondacks

July 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

bark eater inn If you had asked youth theatre producer/director Kathleen Recchia six months ago what she’d be doing this summer, she would not have included Zoom Webinars or setting up a drive-in theatre production on her to-do list.

Normally at this time of year, she is preparing for the Book & Blanket Players annual summer musical-in-a-week program. She is still doing that but this year that involves a whole new skill set. Instead of cancelling the production, which normally involves an intense week of working together at Keene Central School in the heart of the Adirondacks, with the performance of a full musical onstage at the end of the week, Recchia went about figuring out how to continue the program with new rules and new parameters. [Read more…] about Drive-In Musical Theatre In The Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: Keene, Music, Theatre

Quarantine Pastimes: Adirondack Community Story Project

April 4, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

adirondack communityAdirondack Community storytellers have recorded 160 first-person accounts about life in the Town of Keene, yesterday and today, and there are opportunities for the public to participate in this Keene Valley Library project, from home. [Read more…] about Quarantine Pastimes: Adirondack Community Story Project

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Keene

Adirondack Oral History Project Celebrated

September 23, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jery Huntley and Bethany GarretsonMore than 45 people gathered at the Keene Valley Library in the heart of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks on Saturday, September 14, to celebrate the growing online collection of audio stories available through Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are. [Read more…] about Adirondack Oral History Project Celebrated

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Keene, Oral History

Adks Local History Project Plans 100th Story Celebration

August 27, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Community presentationThe Keene Valley Library is set to host a 100 Story Celebration for the multi-year local history project, Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are, on Saturday, September 14th, from 2 to 4 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

The multi-year local history project collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members through an online platform to share the unique social and cultural history of Keene. [Read more…] about Adks Local History Project Plans 100th Story Celebration

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Keene

Search And Rescue Talk At Adirondack History Museum July 27th

July 25, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

adirondack history museumThe Adirondack History Museum will continue its summer lecture series on Thursday, July 27 with “Search and Rescue in the Mountains” by presenter Ron Konowitz.

Konowitz, who is well known as an avid backcountry skier, is also the wilderness rescue coordinator for the Keene and Keene Valley fire departments. [Read more…] about Search And Rescue Talk At Adirondack History Museum July 27th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Keene, Search and Rescue

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