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ADIRONDACK BOOKS, GUIDES, BLOGS, AND RESOURCES Adirondack Almanack http://adirondackalmanack.blogspot.com/ Blogging From Behind The Blue Line of the Adirondacks Adirondack Attic http://adkattic.blogspot.com/ Explore the Adirondack Museum's collection in this online edition of the Adirondack Attic. Adirondack Base Camp http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com Travel, Tourism, Outdoors, News and Information for the Adirondack Region Adirondack Diary http://adirondackdiary.blogspot.com/ An ongoing journal of my life and adventures in the Adirondack Park of Upstate New York. Adirondack Forum http://www.adkforum.com/ General Adirondack discussion, trail reports, recreation information, and more. Adirondack High Peaks Forums http://www.adkhighpeaks.com/forums/ Information, opinions, advice, aid with trip planning , hiking partners and a helping hand are all to be found here throughout the year. City Mouse / Country House http://citymousecountryhouse.blogspot.com/ Rural renovation adventures in the Adirondack Mountains, by way of the Big City. Cottage Chat http://www.mli.typepad.com/the_cottage_chat/ After a day on the slopes or on the trails, The Cottage is the place to meet in Lake Placid. The Cottage Chat is the place to meet online. It is the insider source for everything Lake Placid. Golden Gab http://blog.golden-arrow.com/ The Golden Arrow's blog. Lake Placid Bureau Blog http://mylakeplacid.blogspot.com/ The village in the heart of the Adirondacks with an Olympic heritage. Views from the Top - NY Trail Conditions http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/trail/ny/index.html Trail condition reports. ADIRONDACK ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES Adirondack Architectural Heritage http://www.aarch.org Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is the private, non-profit , historic preservation for New York State's Adirondack Park. AARCH's education mission is to promote better public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the region's distinct architecture, historic places, and special communities. AARCH fulfills its mission by sponsoring tours, workshops, public lectures, programs in the public schools, through publications, by offering technical assistance, via public-private partnerships, and through effective advocacy. AARCH is a membership organization with more than 1000 engaged and active members. Adirondack Experience - Plattsburgh State University http://www.plattsburgh.edu/adx The Adirondack Experience offers academic and experiential opportunities that promote recreation in the natural environment as a setting for intellectual and personal growth. Adirondack Mountain Club http://www.adk.org The Adirondack Mountain Club -- ADK -- is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks and other wild lands and waters. The Club, founded in 1922, is a member-directed organization committed to public service and stewardship. ADK employs a balanced approach to outdoor recreation, advocacy, environmental education and natural resource conservation. Adirondack North Country Association http://www.adirondack.org The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is a 14-county association in New York’s North Country that is committed to economic improvement. Adirondack Park Agency http://www.apa.state.ny.us/ The Adirondack Park Agency is an independent, bipartisan state agency responsible for developing long-range Park policy in a forum that balances statewide concerns and the interests of local governments in the Park. Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers - Paul Smiths and Newcomb http://www.adkvic.org/ The New York State Adirondack Park Agency operates the Visitor Interpretive Centers in Paul Smiths and Newcomb.Open year-round, the facilities serve the 6 million-acre Park as environmental education and traveler orientation centers. Bike Adirondacks http://www.bikeadirondacks.org Bicycling Information for the Adirondack region of Upstate New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation http://www.dec.ny.gov/ Conserving, improving, and protecting New York's natural resources and environment Olympic Regional Development Authority http://www.orda.com Olympic Center, Gore Mountain, Whiteface Mountain, Verizon Sports Complex, Ski Jumping Complex. The Wild Center http://www.wildcenter.org/home.htm To inspire a broad public understanding of the natural systems that shape and sustain life in the Adirondacks. BIRDING RESOURCES Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ The Lab is a nonprofit membership institution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. Our programs work with citizen scientists, government and nongovernment agencies across North America and beyond. We believe that bird enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels can and do make a difference. We invite you to learn more about our areas of study. TRAVEL AND TOURISM AGENCIES Adirondack Coast http://www.goadirondack.com/ Includes Plattsburgh, Saranac, Dannemora, the Saranac River and Northern Lake Champlain. Abundant skiing, boating and site seeing opportunities. Travel Holiday Magazine puts Lake Champlain "in a league with Lake Tahoe or Lake Geneva,except that it is larger, its scenery more varied, and its shoreline far more unspoiled..." Hamilton County Tourism http://www.hamiltoncounty.com/ Includes Blue Mountain Lake, the Adirondack Museum, Long Lake, Speculator, Raquette Lake, Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant. The least populated Adirondack county, where rustic lodges and cozy B&B's are tucked along country roads. 750 miles of pure snowmobiling heaven and over 90 lakes and streams with fishing to suit anyone. Lake George - Warren County http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/ Includes Bolton Landing, Queensbury, Glens Falls, Warrensburg and North Creek. 200+ miles of groomed snowmobile trails, over 170 km of cross country skiing, 3 downhill ski centers, plus whitewater rafting, fishing, and year-round activities on and around magnificent, 32 mile long Lake George. Lake Placid / Essex County Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.foreveradirondack.com/ Includes Lake Placid, host to the 1932 & 1980 Olympic Winter Games, Wilmington, home of Whiteface Mt., the Lake Champlain towns of Westport, historic Fort Ticonderoga and Essex, Schroon Lake and Newcomb in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks. Lewis County Chamber of Commerce http://www.lewiscountychamber.org One highlight of Lewis County is the The Tug Hill Plateau, a winter enthusiast’s dream come true! The Plateau gets the most snowfall East of the Rockies with an average of 250+ inches a winter. Snowmobiling at its finest. Kite skiing events are growing on the plateau due to the abundance of wind and snow. Lewis County is also home of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm, the largest wind farm east of the Mississippi. In the summer months, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, ATV riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bird watching and golf, just to name a few. The summer is concluded with the 4th Annual Cream Cheese Festival, held Saturday, September 20, 2008. The festival is a street event, and includes food and art vendors, live music, and the largest cheesecake in the world! Old Forge, NY http://www.oldforgeny.com Old Forge, New York and the Central Adirondack Region offers much for the vacationer during all seasons. In the summer we are pleased to offer all kinds of activities including; boating, golf, water skiing, fishing, canoeing, hiking, swimming and mountain biking. Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Malone - Franklin County http://www.adirondacklakes.com/ Adirondack Lakes Country, includes: The St. Regis Wilderness Canoe Area, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Paul Smiths and Malone. The home of Big Tupper and Titus Mountains, sporting 150" of snowfall a year. Numerous lodging packages are available for golf, canoeing, hiking, fishing and skiing. St. Lawrence River Region - St. Lawrence County http://www.northcountryguide.com/ Includes the St. Lawrence River Valley, Canton, Potsdam, Cranberry Lake and Star Lake. The St. Lawrence region offers a large network of cross country skiing and biking trails over every kind of terrain, around the spectacular St. Lawrence River and its network of over 200 lakes and ponds. |
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