Protecting our Children from the Summer Slide!
Hurricane Irene had become a tropical storm by the time it reached the Adirondacks, but it still managed to create and expand new slides on …
So, Where Have We Been?
This is our first blog in a number of weeks. So, where have we been? Every spare minute through most of May has been spent …
In Celebration of the Return of the Common Loon!
The Common Loon leaves Adirondack lakes before first ice and returns soon after the ice melts away. This past week there have been several reports …
Happy 29th Birthday, Son!
This week on April 4, was Justin’s 29th birthday. How fast the years go by! What follows is a brief pictorial history of the past …
On Gearing Up to Hike!
What adventures do you have lined up for the spring, summer and fall hiking seasons? It has been more than a decade since finishing the …
The Glamour of Being a Self-Published Author
So… you become a photographer because you love to take pictures. You start a community newspaper because you love to write. You coach because you …
Raptor Expert Gives Flight To Children’s Book Series
While my son, Justin, and I have been working on the 19th book of The Adirondack Kids® series of children’s books, a good friend of …
Rescue on Bald Mountain, A Helicopter & The Third ‘R’
If we were to title our main presentation when asked to speak, we would call it The 3 R’s: Reading, (w)Riting & Relationships. And that …
“Where do you get your story ideas?”
Among the most asked questions we receive when doing presentations has to do with where we get ideas for our stories and if we are …
“So, You Want to Write a Book for Children?”
One of the questions we are asked most often when doing presentations among adults is how to get a book published. That is a great …
