What began as a modest backyard pastime for Charles and Michelle Wallace has grown into the largest maple syrup producer in the county.

Retired chemists Mike and Ingrid Richter blend scientific precision with environmental stewardship to craft "old-fashioned maple syrup the modern way." 

At Mud Street Maple, Jeff and Robin Mahler’s rustic sugarhouse, the promise of woodsmoke and boiling sweetness still beckons, a fragrant invitation to witness the ongoing alchemy.

Combining wood-fired passion with cutting-edge efficiency, this fourth-generation maple sugar farmer has transformed a childhood experiment into Toad Hill Maple Farm—where tradition and innovation create a remarkable sugaring experience.

For more than fifty years, Ralph Senecal has followed the rhythm of the maples, building a family tradition that started in a friend’s garage and grew into one of Thurman’s most beloved maple sugaring operations. From hand-hauling sap in Warrensburg to serving thousands of pancake breakfasts at Valley Road Maple, Ralph’s story is one of hard work, deep roots, and community connection.

Each spring, as the maple trees of Thurman wake from their winter slumber, generations of families join together in a tradition that blends Indigenous wisdom with settler ingenuity. Join us for Thuman Maple Days.

Thanks in large part to the trail-making passion of Dan Smith, the Chester Challenge enters its tenth year with Chestertown’s Panther Mountain on its menu of family-friendly trails.

Thomas Durant laid the tracks on which we today enjoy riding bikes designed and built by Robert Harte. Fall is the best time to go.

On the 60th anniversary of the National Wilderness Preservation Act, Adirondack Wild observed the legacy of Paul Schaefer and Howard Zahniser.

Veronica Lake, Le Chevalier de La Luzerne, and Friedrich Ryder were among the characters brought to life in this year’s fourth annual history-themed celebration of Halloween.

On Saturday, October 12, we'll have a remarkable opportunity to meet the creative and industrious people who are running sustainable enterprises on the edge of Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.

A new home is being made for the cab of the Crane Mountain fire tower, which the DEC removed by helicopter in 1987.

If you have a boat or a friend who has a boat, you can hike Lake George's highest peak from Black Mountain Point.

For a view of the terrain of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, it's tough to beat this gem of a mountain that's reached via a trail that runs along Thirteenth Lake.

With some planning, you can combine hikes in the First Wilderness with a range of cultural events taking place as the peak season for fall foliage approaches.

The fall colors are coming. Here are six great trails on which to enjoy the colors of fall.

Shawn and Shana Graham have been hosting rodeos and southern barbecues at the Painted Pony for more than 20 years. When the sun begins to set behind the surrounding mountains, that’s when things start heating up.

The barn Andy LeBlanc built in Thurman for Gary and Wini Martin has become a center for artisans. “It draws the most amazing people,” says Wini.

Paul Schaefer produced two films in the 1970s that document the persistent efforts by New Yorkers to conserve our Adirondack heritage. Their message is as relevant today as ever.

Howard Zahniser, who fought the Black River Wars with Paul Schaefer and succeeded in persuading Congress to pass the Wilderness Act of 1964, had a “tenacity in lost causes,” his son Ed writes n a new memoir.