New York's Adirondack Region

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        America's original vacation playground -
        the Adirondacks of New York State.

 

 

Best known for the 6 million acre Adirondack State Park, featuring 46 "High Peaks" dominated by Mt. Marcy at 5,344 feet, New York's highest point.  Over 85% of the wilderness east of the Mississippi is located within the park.  With over 3,000 lakes and ponds, 2,000 miles of hiking trails, and 4-seasons, this is a recreationalist's paradise.

Adirondack Lens Network 

Adirondack Travel Guide
Resources to help plan an Adirondack vacation or visit.
Adirondack Birding Guide
Birdwatching guide for the Adirondack Region.
Adirondack Hiking Guide
Resources and Information about Adirondack Hiking and Trekking.
Getting to the Adirondacks
Information and Tools to Help you Get to the Adirondacks.

Adirondack Books 

In the Bleak Midwinter

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Building Strip-Planked Boats

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Blog Entries 

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Adirondack Links 

Adirondack Base Camp
Travel, Tourism, Outdoors, News and Information for the Adirondack Region.
Adirondack Almanack
Blogging from behind the Blue Line of the Adirondack Park since 2005 on local and regional politics, culture, history, and other stuff.
Adirondack Park HQ
Discover the New York State Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Centers at Paul Smiths & Newcomb. Two VICs, one 6-million-acre Adirondack Park.
Adirondack Attic
Adirondack Museum artifacts tell stories about life in the East's greatest Wilderness, New York State's 6-million-acre Adirondack Park.
Adirondack Museum -- Blue Mountain Lake New York
The Adirondack Museum, a premier open air museum for preserving the history and culture of the Adirondacks in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, offering a variety of special exhibits, demonstrations and events for the whole family.
Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers
Visit a VIC today, your Adirondack Park headquarters, in Paul Smiths and Newcomb.
Region 5 - Fishing and Hunting Hotline for the Adirondack Region
Hunting and Fishing information for the Adirondacks of New York State

Adirondack News 

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General Facts and Information 

The Adirondack Forest Preserve
The Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York are home to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, a patchwork of public and private lands protected under state law.
Adirondack Weather
Map with links to Current Weather Conditions throughout the Adirondacks.
History of the region closely linked to Lake Champlain
From the 1700s and the French and Indian Wars through the Cold War, the Champlain Valley and its surrounding regions have had a close connection with the formation and growth of the nation.