Adirondacks

What I remember most from Lake Placid

Beyond the racing, the World Cup Finals revealed something deeper: the fans, the energy, and the community that gave the weekend its soul.

Mar 30 • Jenn Woltjen

Spring skiing in the quiet season: last tracks of winter

Adventures across Adirondack mountain trails and state forests—through crust, corn, slush, and more.

Mar 15 • Jenn Woltjen

Getting Kids Started in Cross-Country Skiing

A no-pressure guide for parents who want winter to feel like play, not practice.

Feb 23 • Jenn Woltjen

Celebrating 40 Years of the Jackrabbit Trail

How Jackrabbit Johannsen’s approach to winter reshaped skiing in North America

Feb 10 • Jenn Woltjen

Seeking solitude: three Adirondack winter trails beckon

Frozen water, quiet corners, and trails that disappear into the forest

Jan 27 • Jenn Woltjen

Five Reasons I Love Adirondack Winters

From frozen lakes and snow-covered trails to mountain towns worth the winter drive

Jan 5 • Jenn Woltjen

The Adirondacks never disappoint: a wild and crazy paddle in the St Regis wilderness

Beaver dams, portages and unplanned adventures

Oct 1, 2025 • Jenn Woltjen

September’s dawn unfolding in the Adirondacks

Misty ponds, loons calling, a sunrise that never looks the same. In the Adirondacks’ St. Regis Canoe Area, every portage, every dawn, is a new…

Sep 20, 2025 • Jenn Woltjen

Woodswoman by Anne LaBastille: From ecologist to pioneer

A book review: her story of living and thriving in the Adirondack wilderness

Jul 22, 2025 • Jenn Woltjen

Now is the time to escape to an Adirondack Great Camp: retreat, relax and recreate

How history repeats itself and how to escape to an Adirondack Great Camp

May 5, 2025 • Jenn Woltjen

Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail in the Adirondacks: tracking the legendary Jackrabbit Johannsen

How a transplanted Norwegian influenced the development of ski trails in North America

Dec 21, 2024 • Jenn Woltjen

Paddling to Eagle Lake: on the trail of Ned Buntline, the infamous desperado of the 1800's

How a dime-store novelist created the culture of Buffalo Bill and the Wild West

Oct 6, 2024 • Jenn Woltjen

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