The Adirondack Kids®

What do you do when the power goes off and all of your business is done on the computer? No problem. You simply grab a …

  It’s the kind of call we are always excited to receive. A teacher who was organizing a field trip to climb a mountain with …

     The summer season for hiking, paddling, camping, swimming, fishing is now upon us!   What are you doing to help preserve the most …

Nearly everyone familiar with the Adirondacks is also aware of the 46ers. Those who have hiked all 46 of the designated high peaks in the …

It was exactly one year ago today, June 8, 2017, when Carol and I made the 3.5-hour trip to Northshire Books in Manchester, Vermont to …

“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.”  Jim Trelease in The Read-Aloud …

For the first few months of our blog we have been emphasizing the second part of our mission which is encouraging families to get out …

Here are four mountain hikes that have great views without having to trek all the way to the summit.  One is a family favorite in …

The Spring breeding season is underway with males in breeding plumage, and many songbirds are highly visible courting from prominent perches or aggressively defending their …

At a recent school visit at West Canada Valley Elementary School, my son, Justin, and I [Gary] had the privilege of sharing some of our …