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

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

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

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

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

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

How a tiny Adirondack town is poised to gain big rewards from the future Whitney estate sale, and what Long Lake's residents ...

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

New York's 2019 Climate Act promised cleaner energy, but implementation struggles mean rising utility bills and uncertain ...

ORDA board questions $3M consultant contract to develop maintenance plan for $625M in Olympic facilities across Lake Placid ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Rep. Elise Stefanik by 19 points in a new poll of New York's 2026 gubernatorial race, with Stefanik's ...

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