Are you a vodka aficionado? Did you know that world-class vodka is being distilled right here in the Adirondacks? Lake Placid Spirits is currently producing P3 Placid Vodka, 46 Peaks Vodka and Alpenglow, and a fourth, Blu Line Gin, will be available soon. Become a localvore by … [Read more...] about Lake Placid Spirits
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Adirondack Cycling: Lake Champlain to High Peaks
Burlington, Vermont resident Cassie Willner recently shared a detailed account of her Adirondack cycling adventure on Eastern Slopes. Her story, "Pre-Peak in the High Peaks: A Late Summer Bicycle Tour in the Adirondacks" chronicles a three day journey to-and-through the High … [Read more...] about Adirondack Cycling: Lake Champlain to High Peaks
Essex Inn: Peace and the Drama of Fall
Adirondack Life featured the Essex Inn as one of five "charming fall getaways across the Adirondacks" where fall foliage aficionados can "experience the drama of fall... [and] the rarest of commodities—peace." We searched around the park to find exceptional accommodations that … [Read more...] about Essex Inn: Peace and the Drama of Fall
Adirondack Memoir Retreat
Are you ready to write the story of your life? Mary Beth Coudal is hosting a 3-day memoir writing retreat from October 25 to 28 at Skenewood, an historic Georgian manor house in Westport, New York. Participants in Coudal's Adirondack Memoir Retreat will complete a publishable … [Read more...] about Adirondack Memoir Retreat
John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer
Although several names emerge repeatedly in early Essex history (Gilliland, Ross, Noble, Gould, van Ormand, Eggleston, etc.) there is another legendary figure who infiltrates virtually any conversation about Essex since 1899, and that is John Bird Burnham (1869-1939). Born at … [Read more...] about John Bird Burnham: Conservationist and Adventurer