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Halloween Encore: Whispers in the Woods - Paranormal Pursuits in the Adirondacks

2026-10-2650:54

Would you spend the night in a haunted Adirondack hotel? Wander through a historic battlefield after dark? Or go looking for the legendary Lake Champlain monster? The Adirondacks are full of fascinating history, but some of our favorite places have stories that don't quite fit into the history books. From mysterious footsteps in grand hotels to ghostly soldiers at Fort William Henry, there's no shortage of spooky tales hiding in these mountains. Just in time for Halloween, we're revisitin...

What It Takes for Adirondack Communities to Thrive

2026-10-1940:21

The Adirondacks are more than mountains, lakes, and spectacular scenery. They're also home to the people who run the restaurants, maintain the roads, staff the hospitals, operate the farms, and keep small towns alive. And the challenges facing those year-round communities affect everyone who loves spending time here. Why is your favorite restaurant closed several days a week? Why are housing and healthcare increasingly difficult to access? And what will it take to ensure the next generation c...

James Bond in the Adirondacks: Retracing The Spy Who Loved Me

2026-10-1246:41

James Bond in the Adirondacks? Believe it or not, 007 once traded the glamour of London and Monte Carlo for Route 9 and Lake George. In Ian Fleming’s 1962 novel The Spy Who Loved Me, a young woman named Vivienne Michel sets off from Montreal on a Vespa, eventually landing at a lonely Adirondack motor court near Lake George. That’s where Bond finally enters the story, in one of Fleming’s strangest and most fascinating departures from the usual 007 formula. We sat down with Adirondack local and...

The Dancing Witches: From the Harz Mountains to the Adirondacks

2026-09-2832:27

Pointed hats. Decorated broomsticks. Classic rock. And a whole lot of Adirondack joy. If you’ve been to a fall festival, parade, or community celebration around North Creek, Indian Lake, Lake George, or Gore Mountain, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted the Adirondack Dancing Witches. But what looks like a wonderfully quirky performance from the crowd has a much bigger story behind it. We sit down with Crystal, Raven, and Shabby to find out how an international dancing-witch phenomenon inspi...

Anne LaBastille: The Woman Behind Woodswoman

2026-09-2150:15

Fifty years after Woodswoman introduced readers to a woman building an independent life in a remote Adirondack cabin, Anne LaBastille still captures the imagination. But the cabin on Twitchell Lake was only one part of her remarkable story. We talk with seventh-generation Adirondacker and author Penny Harr about her new book, Anne LaBastille: A Biography of the Woodswoman, and the woman she discovered through years of interviews and archival research. Anne was a wildlife ecologist, writer, li...

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