The burning of a Yule log is a long-standing tradition which provides heat in cold winters and holiday symbolism for many ...

Adirondack Explorer's year-end campaign and get free access to an exclusive webinar with "Alone" Season 10 finalist Melanie Sawyer and Brian McCormack.

Five essential gardening books for cold-climate food production, from self-sufficiency guides to winter harvest techniques.

Breaking: Stefanik won't run for governor or re-election to Congress, leaving major vacancy in NY-21. What happens next?

Gary Lee talks deep winter snow and struggling to keep up with the appetites of all the birds in his weekly column.

DEC encourages new Yorkers to minimize the use of rock salt and a few other stories from the Almanack archive.

The Humpy dry fly catches mountain trout from the Sierras to the Rockies. Learn its history, tying techniques and popular variations like the Royal Humpy.

Chasing early December powder to the Hays Brook trail in the Debar Mountain Wild Forest in the Northern Adirondacks.

There is significant public interest in the Department’s response to this incident, including a petition with more than 6,000 ...

Registration will be held at the Adirondack Hotel from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27 with the plunge kicking off at noon at the Town Beach. The Long Lake Fire Department will be on site to cut ...

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The Almanack offers a wealth of resources for how to be safe and prepared for winter hiking as the temperatures drop.