9+ hour, 29+ min ago  (885+ words) Only in the Adirondacks, while chasing the mythical remnants of a likely long-lost iron artifact on a dirt road in the northwest corner of the Adirondack Park, would you happen upon an oasis of a mowed avenue lined with large…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (417+ words) A Texas owner is restoring the 30-room Graves Mansion in Au Sable Forks for under $100 K, joining the Cheap Old Houses movement. What historic buildings in your Adirondack community deserve saving? Wait, don't miss out on Adirondack updates! - Backcountry Journal…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (878+ words) Let's talk about hoop houses. First of all, what are they? A greenhouse? A high tunnel? Something else? I'm an ambitious gardening amateur. For me, a hoop house is a structure using arched rails (or "hoops) and plastic sheeting to…...