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Mutualism – the mutually beneficial interaction of two or more organisms – is not limited to the world of plants and animals. It can be found in our communities. In fact, it is the very definition of community. Example: a collaboration of three ... Read More

Scott Cotten may not have achieved everything he might have hoped to when he launched his length-of-the-lake swim on August 14, but he did manage to: swim nearly 20 miles, much of it in the dark, beating against a north wind; call attention to the ... Read More

According to conventional wisdom, an association with the Adirondack Mountains adds value to a brand or product. Evoke the balsam-scented air, the wind in the sails of an Idem or the rush that comes from immersing yourself in a deep spring-fed pool ... Read More

Birds of a Feather Studio Gallery, which opened on Chestertown’s Main Street last spring, has installed a new, three-woman exhibition that will be on view through September 10. The artists – Joan Jensen, Louise Hoffman and Jackie Pardon – work ... Read More

Not known for an expansive view of the powers of state government, some New York Republicans can at least imagine a role for the state in regulating the spread of Short-term rentals. “Short-term rentals are definitely having an effect on ... Read More

Earlier this summer, the Lake George Battlefield Alliance formally introduced the new exhibits at the Visitor Center, which it operates on Fort George Road in Lake George. Among them: a replica of a cannon that would have been used to defend Fort ... Read More

“The United States is experiencing significant shortages of primary care providers… Demand exceeds supply,” notes a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Adirondacks are not immune to that trend. Far from it. ... Read More

The population of Warren County is aging, an analysis by Warren County’s Department of Planning and Community shows. “The percentage of Warren County’s population over the age of 65 more than doubled between 1970 and 2020,” the county’s GIS ... Read More

Beech Leaf Disease, first detected at the western edge of the Adirondack Park in 2022, has spread to the Lake George watershed. Forest Health technicians from the Department of Environmental Conservation discovered a Beech Leaf Disease infestation ... Read More

After suffering from neglect during the pandemic, the Charles R. Wood Park and its “Pappy’s Playground,” a naturalistic play area named in honor of Wood, will be restored and maintained at a higher level and on a regular basis, promises Lake ... Read More