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Enjoy reading helpful tips and information, and discovering Adirondack hot spots from our resident experts and outdoor adventurers. We've got insider insight on the extraordinary people, places, adventures, and activities that make Hamilton County so truly special. Read along, learn some cool facts, and please feel free to share your tips and join in on the conversation!

 

The Small Town of Wells

Date:
Apr 22, 2018
22Apr2018
Author:RaChelle Hosley
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Wells is a small town located in the Southern Adirondacks. It is also where I grew up and spent most of my young childhood. It's where I remember my first home, and my first school. My sister and I...
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Spring Birding...with Crossbills too!

Date:
Apr 15, 2018
15Apr2018
Author:Joan Collins
Topics:
With a one-in-twenty year bumper food crop this past winter, Red and White-winged Crossbills irrupted into the Adirondacks, with the largest concentration occurring in Long Lake. Birders traveled...
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Ten Reasons to Get Your Raft On

Date:
Apr 14, 2018
14Apr2018
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
Confessions of a whitewater virgin... I'm embarrassed to say this, especially because the opportunity to do so is practically in my backyard, but until this past Saturday, I had never been whitewater...
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Guide to a great day on the Hudson!

Date:
Apr 08, 2018
08Apr2018
Author:Beth Lomnitzer
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“All Forward!” “Stop!” “Back on the right!” “Hit the deck!” For eight years as a licensed whitewater raft guide, I’ve called out these - and other - commands to many different crews on my raft....
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Whitewater adventure, my way

Date:
Apr 04, 2018
04Apr2018
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As a child I loved to read adventure stories. Climbing Everest, exploring remote jungles, and searching for the North Pole sounded very exciting. But as I grew up, reality intruded. I was on the...
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Julia Burton Preston, An Original Adirondack Guide

Date:
Mar 25, 2018
25Mar2018
Author:Beth Lomnitzer
Topics:
The geography and the landscape of the Adirondacks have always formed a sort of “border of challenges." Let’s face it: living here isn't always easy. The winters can be long. The roads are few. The...
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Speculator Vacation

Date:
Mar 05, 2018
05Mar2018
Author:RaChelle Hosley
Topics:
While we are quickly heading into spring, I've got sun and fun on my mind. I'm thinking summer and vacation!  As I have lived in the Adirondacks my whole life, sometimes is can be difficult to see my...
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Five fantastic Adirondack falls

Date:
Mar 05, 2018
05Mar2018
Author:ADK Blogger
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Spring hiking in the Adirondacks is unlike being there any other time — the place feels like it's overflowing. Water spills off of cliffs that are dry most of the year and streams swell to...
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Finn-tastic Nordic Skiing!

Date:
Feb 26, 2018
26Feb2018
Author:Beth Lomnitzer
Topics:
I've heard that people who live in NYC often never visit the Statue of Liberty and that there are people who live in Florida that have never seen the Everglades. That's how I feel about Lapland Lake...
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Snowshoeing Fun

Date:
Feb 19, 2018
19Feb2018
Author:RaChelle Hosley
Topics:
Most kids love playing in the snow — building snowmen, sledding, skiing. But last year, my kids took up a hobby that I wasn't overly familiar with... snowshoeing! They started out clomping around in...
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