Explore the Adirondack Mountains

We love spending time exploring and adventuring in the outdoors and we want to share that love with you! Read our blog to learn about popular locations, get some great ideas for creating your own adventures, and experience some of the most beautiful views and natural beauty the Adirondack park has to offer.

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Maple Sugaring in the Adirondacks

Maple syrup production is a centuries-old tradition in the Adirondacks, and an important part of Adirondack life. Sugar Maple and Black Maple trees, preferred for their sap’s high sugar content, thrive in the Adirondacks. In addition, the temperatures in winter and early spring offer the ideal conditions for harvesting sap. Adirondack Mountain Land’s owner Mike Black knows […]

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sugar shack

Homesteading in the Adirondacks

More than a passing trend, homesteading in the Adirondacks is a lifestyle that dates back thousands of years. With the best hunting and fishing east of the Mississippi, trees for timber harvesting and maple sugaring, and acres of land for gardening, gathering and raising livestock, it’s easy to see why the Adirondacks continue to attract […]

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boreas pond

Trophy Fishing Less than 2 Hours from Montreal

Both Quebec and Ontario have their fair share of prime fishing spots, including the St. Lawrence River and Lake St. Pierre, but for truly legendary fishing near Montreal, experienced anglers recommend crossing the U.S. border into New York’s Adirondack Park. The Adirondack’s crystal-clear lakes and ponds, fast streams and rivers, rocky shorelines and fish-favorite hiding […]

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Algonquin Peak

Spring Hiking Notices for the Adirondacks

Winter has come to a close, signaling a new season of outdoor recreation, and many outdoor enthusiasts are eager to hit the hiking trails. While spring has definitely arrived, it’s important to remember that April-June, often referred to as Mud Season, can be unpredictable in the Adirondacks with heavy rainfall, large temperature swings, high water […]

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adirondack trees

Don’t Sleep on Spring Leaf Peeping Across the Adirondacks

From late September through October, the leaf peepers are out in force throughout the Adirondack region. The scarlet, yellow, and gold colors contrasted with the vibrant evergreens are breathtaking. But the locals know when the oaks, maples, birches, and hickory trees start to show their new leaves in the spring, it creates another awesome leaf-peeping […]

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Adirondack Small Towns Have Big Appeal

The first thing folks who haven’t spent much time in the Adirondacks notice when visiting one of our small towns is that they really are small. The biggest town we have is Saranac Lake with a population of a little under 5,000 people.  It’s not uncommon for the towns dotted through the region to only […]

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Benefits of Motor-Free Adirondack Lakes

There’s something incredibly peaceful about paddling across a calm, quiet lake, surrounded by untouched wilderness and the natural beauty of the Adirondack Mountains. Although the number of motor-free lakes in the Adirondacks is limited, these quiet waters provide many benefits, not only for recreation, but for natural resource protection. 5 Benefits of Motor-Free Lakes in […]

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Two people in a canoe paddling at Twin Ponds Preserve in the Adirondacks

Motor-Free Lakes in the Adirondack Park

The Adirondacks are revered for their abundance of untouched wilderness and natural beauty. People travel from near and far to experience the great outdoors in this 6-million-acre park, which offers many wild mountains to climb, trails to hike, and backcountry to bushwhack, all free of motor vehicles. Of course, the park also features thousands of […]

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