Wow, has it really been 30 years? The Lake Placid Olympic cauldron was re-lit tonight to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Games. The event included a torch run, video presentations, fireworks, and a visit by Olympian Buzz Schneider, who scored the first goal for the US hockey team...

Don’t forget! This weekend is the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Spend 15 minutes – or as long as you want – counting birds in your backyard (or anywhere) and record your findings online. It’s that simple. Your participation will help researchers at the Cornell Lab...

Winters in the Adirondacks are long and cold – not that I’m complaining. To combat the long, cold days, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake is offering its Winter Wildays each Saturday and Sunday. From now until the end of March, every Saturday will offer a program on how to “grow your...

This is such a great promotion, I can’t wait to check it out. From Friday, January 29 until Sunday, March 7 the Big Tupper ski area and The Wild Center will offer their See and Ski package deal. For the price of one adult ticket, you can ski Big Tupper and then see all of the cool exhibits at...

The 14th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest takes place January 15-17, 2010. This year’s fest will include instructional clinics from local and guest guides, as well as slide shows by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer (Friday night) and world-class alpinist Steve House (Saturday Night). Eric...

“Signatures,” a Backcountry Ski Movie, will air on Dec 19th at 7pm at the Mountaineer on Route 73 in Keene Valley, NY. This backcountry ski film, shot from deep in the coastal mountains of Niseko, Hokkaido, is full of remote freeride lines, deep powder and mountain culture. Amongst Japan’s...

Eastern Mountain Sports will be shutting their store doors this Tuesday so that employees can work on local environmental projects. How cool is that? I worked a summer at EMS waaaaay back in the day, and they were a great company with admirable priorities. In fact, you can say that about the industry...

The 22nd Annual Rustic Furniture Fair will take place at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY on Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 10am-5pm and Sunday, September 6, 2009 from 10am-4pm. The Adirondack Museum’s Rustic Furniture Fair is recognized as the premier rustic furniture show in...

Could the Adirondacks go from being Forever Wild, to Forever Wired? That is what the Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work is trying to figure out.  Hosted by Clarkson University, this initiative represents a group of regional leaders and working professionals who are committed to sustainable economic...

If you love to camp out (and I know lots of you do) or you just can’t pass up a good giveaway opportunity, the grand opening for the new L.L. Bean store in Dedham is scheduled for July 24-26. Doors open at 9am on Friday, and the first 500 people in line will receive an L.L. Bean gift card worth...