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The Northwestern Adirondacks’ Grass River Complex & Lampson Falls

September 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

view of Lampson Falls (DEC Photo)The Grass River Complex is located in the northwestern Adirondacks in the towns of Clare, Clifton, Colton and Fine in St. Lawrence County, and includes more than 125,000 acres of Adirondack Forest Preserve and Conservation Easement Lands. The complex is comprised of: [Read more…] about The Northwestern Adirondacks’ Grass River Complex & Lampson Falls

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, ATVs, birding, boating, camping, Clare, Clifton, Colton, Cranberry Forest Easement, Cross-Country Skiing, Easements, Fine, fishing, Grass River, Grass River Complex, Grass River Easement, Grass River Wild Forest, hiking, Lampson Falls, Long Pond Easement, paddling, Seveys Easement, Silver Lake Easement, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, St Lawrence County, Tooley Pond Easement, waterfalls, waterfowl, Wildlife

Climber Rescued After 40-Foot Fall At Adirondack ‘Trap Dike’

August 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trap Dike rescue on August 9, 2023 (courtesy DEC)On August 9th at about 12:40 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker who fell approximately 40 feet off the highest waterfall in the Trap Dike on Mount Colden in the town of Keene, Essex County, part of the Adirondack High Peaks. [Read more…] about Climber Rescued After 40-Foot Fall At Adirondack ‘Trap Dike’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Avalanche Lake, climbing, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, Mount Colden, rock climbing, Search and Rescue, Trap Dike, waterfalls

Annie Edson Taylor: Over Niagara Falls & Into The Poor House

July 26, 2023 by Jack Kelly Leave a Comment

Niagara Falls, 1859 (photo William England)Advancing into the later stages of life, some turn their thoughts to immortality, whether through achievement, offspring, or religion. Many more focus on simply having enough dough to sustain themselves with dignity to the end. Annie Edson Taylor took aim at both goals.

In 1901, she was approaching her sixty-third birthday. She had long fended for herself, an adventurous entrepreneur in an age when most women were still locked into dependency. But life offered scant opportunity for an aging free spirit. [Read more…] about Annie Edson Taylor: Over Niagara Falls & Into The Poor House

Filed Under: History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Auburn, Cayuga County, Circus, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara River, paddling, Pan-American Exposition, poverty, waterfalls, womens history

Sam Patch: Early American Daredevil

April 23, 2023 by Jack Kelly Leave a Comment

High Falls of the Genesee RiverOn a chilly November day in 1829, a man dressed completely in white stood before a crowd on the precipice of the High Falls of the Genesee River in the middle of Rochester, New York. Many watching had traveled for days to view the spectacle. All eyes were riveted on one of the most famous men in America. [Read more…] about Sam Patch: Early American Daredevil

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Circus, Cultural History, Genesee River, Labor History, Madison County, New Jersey, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara River, Rochester, waterfalls

A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River

September 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

roaring brook falls courtesy asraThe 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, hiking, nature, waterfalls

Two Bodies Recovered From Adirondack Falls

September 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Tenant Creek Falls (courtesy DEC)On August 19, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office notified Forest Rangers about two people deceased near of the falls of Tenant Creek in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest. NYS Forest Ranger Thompson and Sheriff’s Office personnel responded.  Tenant Creek is located of Hope Falls Road in the Southern Adirondacks town of Hope.

The first of three waterfalls are reached by a 1.9 mile trail. From there two other falls are reached by an unmarked trail another 1.2 miles beyond the first falls. [Read more…] about Two Bodies Recovered From Adirondack Falls

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hamilton County, Hope, Search and Rescue, Tenant Creek, waterfalls, Wilcox Lake Wild Forest

Franklin, Union Falls Ponds Projects Enhance Access

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Franklin, Union Falls Ponds NFCT Trail Access CrewThe Northern Forest Canoe Trail has completed a series of stewardship projects that improve access to Franklin Falls Pond (also known as Franklin Falls Flow) and Union Falls Pond (also known as Union Falls Flow) and mitigate negative environmental impacts to both water bodies. [Read more…] about Franklin, Union Falls Ponds Projects Enhance Access

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Franklin County, Franklin Falls, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, paddling, Saranac River, Union Falls, waterfalls

Carpenter Falls Improved Access Opens

July 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC Carpenter Falls Access Improvements Viewing Platform courtesy DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the completion of construction on a $1.27-million project to improve public access at Carpenter Falls Unique Area in the town of Niles, Cayuga County. [Read more…] about Carpenter Falls Improved Access Opens

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, Carpenter Falls, Cayuga County, DEC, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, hiking, nature, Niles, Skaneateles Lake, waterfalls

Construction Begins at Carpenter Falls Unique Area

November 12, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Construction has started on a $1.25 million project to improve access at Carpenter Falls Unique Area in the Finger Lakes town of Niles, Cayuga County.

The site will remain closed for the duration of construction, which is expected to be completed in 2022. [Read more…] about Construction Begins at Carpenter Falls Unique Area

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, Carpenter Falls, Cayuga County, DEC, Finger Lakes, hiking, Niles, waterfalls

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