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Paddling Wakely Pond

Date:
Oct 07, 2014
07Oct2014
Author:Alan Belford
Topics:
Calling an Audible I had planned on paddling and exploring Cedar River Flow this past weekend and loaded up my gear for the trip with Wren. It was a breezy, overcast day, but I was hopeful we could...
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Hike into Spectacular OK Slip Falls

Date:
Oct 06, 2014
06Oct2014
Author:Joan Collins
Topics:
New Trail To the Falls Humans are inextricably drawn to water in all its forms. We are particularly captivated by falling water. The sights and sounds of waterfalls are mesmerizing. One of the...
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An Adirondack Ghost Story

Date:
Oct 04, 2014
04Oct2014
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
Over the past few weeks I have devoted quite a bit of my time to learning how to hunt. And now as the calendar switches from early to late fall, I am continuing on with that mission. However, in the...
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3 Fun Fall Events

Date:
Oct 03, 2014
03Oct2014
Author:Dean Nervik
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GET OUTSIDE & PLAY Harvest Fall and Fire Festival Head over to the town of Long Lake for the Harvest Fall and Fire Festival on October 11th, and kick off the day with a craft fair at the Long...
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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
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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
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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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