KEESEVILLE — Some of the region’s leading thinkers gathered in a drafty stone mill along the Ausable River last week to ponder a fundamental question: How to unpack the secrets of successful communities? Why are some downtowns bustling, while others...
More than 100 riders, supporters and community members turned out for the first Bike the Barns, a 50-mile loop in and around the Adirondack community of Keeseville on Sept. 24. The event celebrates the Champlain Valley's farming culture and was...
KEESEVILLE - More than 100 riders, supporters and community members turned out for Bike the Barns on Saturday. The sunny weather and early fall colors were ideal for cyclists pedaling through the Champlain Valley, visiting farms. The event featured three...
KEESEVILLE - Fall foliage and farm prodice are expected to be on display during Bike the Barns on Saturday, Sept. 24. The one-day farm-by-bike experience, presented by the Adirondack North Country Association, takes cyclists on rural roads through the rich...
Registration is now open for Bike the Barns, a new, fully supported recreational road cycling tour providing a personal connection with the rich agricultural movement of the North Country. The Saturday, Sept. 24 agritourism event is presented by the Adirondack...
As he navigates the storm over a controversial program on his home turf, Chris Louras offers local leaders some tips from the trenches Rutland Mayor Chris Louras is navigating controversy as he attempts to spearhead refugee resettlement efforts in his...
The scene at the inaugural Bike the Barns ride is pastoral calm. The registration tent at Mace Chasm Farm in Keeseville, New York is bookended a dozen movable chicken coops. It’s September 24 and a friend and I push off,...
The Adirondack North Country is home to a number of passionate small farmers who work under the region's unique and challenging conditions to make a living doing what they love. ANCA and Josh Clement Productions created a short film highlighting...
I’m on my trusty touring bike, hauling my 5-year-old in the Burly buggy. She’d rather be pedaling her big-girl bike, but she’ll have to be content admiring the view from the trailer. My husband and son are up ahead pedaling...
The ADAC, a coalition of community, environmental and business leaders, says in this era of shifting demographics, the future of local communities is directly tied to building a more welcoming Adirondack Park. That can include, for instance, targeted tourism marketing...
