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Island Camping - Without A Plan

Date:
Oct 01, 2014
01Oct2014
Author:Kim Andresen
Topics:
No plan; No problem... Usually Here's the thing... When you live in (or near) the Adirondacks, every weekend is a great weekend to get-away. Because 'getting away' is as simple as jumping in the (...
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Adirondack Fire Tower Challenge

Date:
Oct 01, 2014
01Oct2014
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
Hike into history by climbing one or all of the five historic fire towers in the Adirondack Experience region. These towers are more than a century old but still stand as sentinels in the Adirondacks...
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Learning to Hunt

Date:
Sep 27, 2014
27Sep2014
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
This week's assignment: Learn to hunt From 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, my life consists of many, many e-mails. Few however make me laugh as hard as the one than that I received a couple of weeks...
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Girls Shopping Trip - Inlet, NY

Date:
Sep 24, 2014
24Sep2014
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
Now that school is back in session, my three-year-old daughter has been feeling a little left behind. She doesn't need a cool lunch box or new backpack like her school-aged brothers. In her eyes,...
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Wallet Friendly Skiing & Riding at Oak Mountain

Date:
Sep 21, 2014
21Sep2014
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
Affordable Skiing & Snowboarding Does Exist! Are you thinking about planning a family ski trip? Now are you preparing yourself for the sticker shock? No need to worry... skiing doesn't have to...
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Cabins and campers and bears, oh my!

Date:
Sep 18, 2014
18Sep2014
Topics:
As I lay in our teardrop camper thinking about the bears the ranger had advised us about at Eighth Lake Campground I realized I'm really not afraid of bears any longer. There was a day when I'd...
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3 Trail Running Destinations in the Indian Lake Area

Date:
Sep 17, 2014
17Sep2014
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
While not all trails in the Indian Lake area are great for trail running, many you will find do fit the bill. Trail conditions and terrain play a huge roll in what's good and not-so-good. Trail...
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A Weekend on Long Lake, Part 3 of 3

Date:
Sep 16, 2014
16Sep2014
Author:Spencer Morrissey
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A Weekend on Long Lake Read Part 1 Read Part 2 PART 3 OF 3 We awoke the next morning to the thumping and crashing of aluminum canoes along the shore, another camp group was setting off down the...
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Fall Events Not to be Missed this year

Date:
Sep 11, 2014
11Sep2014
Author:Dean Nervik
Topics:
One Square Mile of Hope On September 13, 2014, One Square Mile of Hope will attempt to take back its title and set a new Guinness world record for the Largest Raft of canoes and kayaks, while...
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A Weekend on Long Lake, Part 2 of 3

Date:
Sep 09, 2014
09Sep2014
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
A Weekend on Long Lake, Part 2 of 3 (If you haven't read Part 1 yet, follow this link to read Part 1) Buttermilk Falls I had left you last week as we laid our heads down for the night at the end of a...
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