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New York's premier award winning web site showcasing hundreds of exciting attractions throughout upstate New York and the neighboring region of Vermont's beautiful Lake Champlain Valley (as well as the Canadian border city of Montreal.)
We invite you to take a virtual tour of some of our most popular travel destinations in the Adirondacks including Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Glens Falls, Lake George, Ticonderoga, Old Forge, Blue Mt. Lake, Canton, Watertown, Saranac Lake, Lake Placid (host of the 1932 & 1980 winter Olympics) and the City of Plattsburgh. In neighboring Vermont, experience the beauty of Lake Champlain and the Lake Champlain Valley featuring the historic communities of Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Vergennes, Middlebury, St Albans, and the Grand Isles of NW Vermont. The state of Vermont is also well known for its world class skiing at Killington, Stowe, Mad River Valley and Stratton.

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All of these resort destinations are located within an easy 1-2 hour drive of the Adirondacks and Upstate New York and offer visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural attractions.
Our editors have put together one of the largest and most comprehensive trail map systems in the Adirondacks and Upstate New York for Hiking, Camping, Mountain Biking, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling and back country skiing and trekking. Adirondacks.com also offers a comprehensive overview of the most popular canoe and kayak waterways throughout the 6 million acre Adirondack park including detailed canoe routes with maps and narrative descriptions of favorite waterways. We also offer an in-depth description of campgrounds throughout the Adirondacks with maps and detailed locations of every campground, including island campgrounds and backcountry lean-tos.

Each year, when the snow finally melts from the mountaintops, a magical transformation occurs in the Adirondacks with the arrival of summer! Suddenly, Alpine ski trails give way to rugged mountain bike paths. Frozen lakes and rivers dissolve into miles of exciting canoe and kayak waterways. And backcountry ski trails turn into beautiful day hikes! With over 1500 lakes and ponds, 46 major peaks, and hundreds of miles of hiking and bike trails, the Adirondack Park is, quite literally, a 6 million acre playground and anglers paradise!

Browse our exciting selection of summer sports featuring everything from rock climbing to canoeing, fly fishing, Biking, Hiking, White water rafting, Ballooning , Mountain climbing and Golf.
White Water Rafting Season begins in early April and runs through late September in most parts of the Adirondacks.
Each spring, the streams and rivers fill up with fresh waters from snow melting down from the mountains. This water pours into the rivers and streams that can cause some pretty fast running water. Whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river. click here for more information.

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Take a virtual tour of hundreds of hotels and motels, Adirondack retreats and spas, Adirondack real estate and vacation rentals, B & B's, children's camps, New York campgrounds, rustic Adirondack furniture, canoe routes, Adirondack Guides, arts & crafts and great restaurants. We also feature the largest on-line calendar of events for the entire Adirondack Park and Vermont's Champlain Valley Region including Lake George, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs as well as the neighboring areas of Burlington, Vermont, Montreal, Hudson Valley, and the Capital Region.
Explore the high peaks region of the Adirondacks online with our topo maps and get the latest Vermont and Adirondack weather.
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Lake Placid New York

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The Lake Placid Region is famous for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid has also been host for a variety of world class events including , World Cup bobsled and luge, the Ironman Triathalon, international figure skating, Empire State Games and the "I Love NY" Horse Shows. The Lake Placid region offers visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural attractions.

Lake Placid's Olympic attractions include famous Whiteface Mountain and the Mackenzie Intervale Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, where you can ride to the top of the 26 story, 120 meter ski jump in a glass enclosed elevator! Other venues include the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled and luge track where you can take an exhilarating ride down the only dedicated bobsled run in the US.



Lake Placid Region Summer 2010 Highlights:
Lake Placid Marathon & Relay Lake Placid Marathon, 4 Person Marathon Relay and Optional Half Marathon in Lake Placid, Sunday, June 13, 2010.

The Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows-
Held June 29 - July 11, 2010, at the North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid, NY. 41th Year!

Lake Placid, NY - I Love Barbecue Festival
3 day community festival, July 2-4, 2010, featuring music, kids rides, food demonstrations, and a professional barbecue competition sanctioned by Kansas City Barbecue Society.

Ironman USA/Lake Placid On Sunday, July 25, 2010,
12th Annual Celebration! Competitors from around the world will arrive in Lake Placid to compete in one of only 5 official Ironman Triathlons to be held in the continental U.S. click here for pictures

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See why Lake Placid was picked twice to be host of the Winter Olympic Games!
Visit Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled and luge track, the Olympic Center, Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and so much more!

Visit the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York
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Adirondack Culinary Arts
The Adirondacks & the Lake Champlain Valley of Upstate New York & Vermont have long been known for their truly unique & varied cuisine ranging from fresh caught native brook trout cooked over an open campfire to world class dining at five star resorts. In the internationally acclaimed Olympic Village of Lake Placid, diners can choose from exciting restaurants with menus featuring everything from sushi and health foods to hearty Adirondack homecooked meals. The Culinary Arts program at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks was founded on the principle of learning by doing. Many of todays local chefs learned their trade at Paul Smith's. Click here to learn more about culinary arts and fine dining in the Adirondacks.

Culinary Arts Schools click here Search for two- & four-year degrees in Culinary Arts & Baking Side-by-side comparisons of 35 culinary schools. Learn the culinary skills you need to get ahead!

ADIRONDACK CHAIRS

Huge selection of Adirondack chairs, ottomans, tables & more! ADIRONDACK CHAIR .ORG We invite you to visit our gallery of hand crafted Adirondack chairs and Adirondack furniture. click here ADIRONDACK FURNITURE click here

The idea of behind rustic furniture was to create interesting pieces using natural materials such as twigs and logs that would blend into a decor and not stand out . Rustic furniture makers today follow the age old tradition of using natural materials to create spectacular furniture and rustic decor pieces. Rustic furniture usually has no set line or angles. Each piece is individually crafted .
Once you have a log home with rustic elements you will want to continue that element with the furniture and decorations.
Finding beautiful log furniture, stairs and railings, and other pieces that will complement your beautiful log home is easier than you might think. Log furniture is naturally beautiful. You can see all of the character and wood grain of the logs used in every piece of wood furniture. Log furniture made with timbers, twigs and branches brings nature right into your home or cabin. From custom crafted twig furniture, stairs and railings to antler chandeliers, your unique rustic look is just a few clicks away.
Here you will find a wealth of information about Adirondack log cabin homes, log home floor plans, financing for log homes, construction tips on log homes, Adirondack custom log homes, log home photographs, and much, much more!

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We invite you to visit our Adirondack Gallery showcasing unique Adirondack Furniture ~ Antler Chandeliers & Lamps ~ Hand Painted Canoe Paddles ~ Adirondack Packbaskets ~ Adirondack Prints ~ Authentic Birch Bark Framing ~ and hand crafted gifts for the holidays. Click here! We also offer interior design services for Adirondack style camps & homes.
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Saratoga Springs New York
Visit the premier online guide to the Saratoga Springs Region showcasing hundreds of exciting attractions in historic Saratoga Springs, New York . This historic Victorian city in Upstate New York has been attracting visitors since the 1700's.

We invite you to discover Saratoga Springs and explore the many famous landmarks including the 2,000 acre Saratoga Spa State Park which includes the Lincoln Baths and the Crystal Spa. Learn about the famous mineral springs and geysers and their ledgendary healing powers. Saratoga Springs gained renown as a resort town in the late 19th century, earning the nickname "Queen of Spas." Both are places where you can indulge in massages, mineral baths, and other relaxing treatments. The famed mineral spring spas continue to attract tens of thousands of visitors each year.

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KAYAK BASS FISHING - SUMMER 2010 There is no greater joy for any bass angler than being alone in the Adirondacks in a kayak on a primeval bog pond surrounded by four foot high reeds, buzzing dragon flys and voracious feeding bass. click here for more photos

Worried About Losing your Job? Our goal is to help make your life recession proof! We have put together a directory of resources to help you navigate around the storm on the economic horizon. There is job security if you have the skills and services people need. Avoid managerial jobs in retail sectors or construction-related jobs that could possibly feel the pinch when cash gets tight. Get the training you need at home - on line! Get a 'recession proof' job in criminal justice & security and enjoy great medical benefits & high salaries. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLEGE.COM click here Earn a degree in criminal justice or security online in your free time. Search for the perfect online program to suit your lifestyle & time constraints. Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Info Security, Homeland Security and more. New York State Correctional Jobs There are many great job opportunities in the criminal justice field available right here in the Adirondacks. The majority of jobs in the New York State Department of Correctional Services are filled by Correction Officers, who are required to pass a written Civil Service exam and undergo extensive medical, psychological, and background checks. Correction Officer positions are located throughout New York State & the Adirondacksin various facilities of the Department of Correctional Services. Correction Officers are responsible for the custody and security as well as the safety and well being, of criminal offenders in State Correctional Facilities. We invite you to visit our online resource guide click here RECESSION PROOF CAREERS .COM click here

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Adirondack History & its Museums
The history of the Adirondacks has been shaped and influenced by many powerful forces. Logging, mining, farming, tourism and even medicine have all played a major role in the development of the region. In the early 1800's, towns like St. Regis, Paul Smiths and Old Forge sprang up taking advantage of the vast timber resources and iron ore deposits. In the central Adirondacks, pioneers cleared the large tracts of land for farming creating the first settlements. And beginning in the late nineteenth century, the Adirondacks became a popular destination for the rich and famous. Known as the "Gilded Age", this period is famous for the construction of huge rustic compounds called Great Camps. We invite you to learn more about the history of the Adirondacks by visiting the many museums and historic sites. click here to visit www. Adirondack Museums .com

FEATURED ADIRONDACK MUSEUMS

Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
THE WILD CENTER
518-359-7800
866-765-7800 Tupper Lake
The Wall Street Journal called it 'glorious' and the New York Times said it was 'stunning' . This new kind of museum, spread over 31 acres, is an Adirondack 'must see' according to USA Today. Designed by the firm that created Washington DC's Air and Space Museum, the Center features live exhibits, including splashing river otters, a wide screen theater and tons of hands on exhibits.
This is a museum where the wild world of the Adirondacks opens right before your eyes. This interactive museum opened its doors in 2006. The Wild Center will let you experience the Adirondacks in ways you never thought possible. Take a tour, check out our living exhibits. Admission fee. Start enjoying this engaging new center of an amazing world. In 2009 The Wild Center features Mother of Invention starting July 4. This theme that will be featured inside and out, will look at how people are learning to design and invent using serious ideas from nature that could change how we think about technology. Everything from energy to homes and medicine will be effected by these exciting new abilities to look deeply into nature as an invention genius. The Panoramas widescreen theater features 2008 Banff Mountain FIlm Festival finalist A Matter of Degrees. It that will take you back to the age of mastadons and ice to see how much the world is impacted by changes in climate, and the importance of a few degrees of change.
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The Adirondack Museum - Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812
(518) 352-7311
A complete museum complex with an emphasis on the Adirondack mountains. Exhibits are both indoors and outdoors. The complex is located on the slopes of Blue Mountain, overlooking Blue Mountain Lake. Open Memorial Day through Columbus Day, 9:30AM-5:30PM. Handicap accessible. Admission fee. click here for calendar of events and exhibit information

Historic Saranac Lake
Historic Saranac Lake, a not-for-profit organization, formed to seek National Register of Historic Places listing for buildings in and around Saranac Lake, New York, works to encourage historic preservation in the community through education and research. Activities have included: the listing of 170 properties to the National Register of Historic Places, operation of a rural preservation company, completion of a comprehensive housing survey, two rehabilitation conferences, full rehabilitation of two houses in the community and publication of two books and two videos on local history and architecture.



Six Nation Indian Museum HCR 1 Box 1. Onchiota, N.Y. 12989 (518) 891-2299
The Museum's design reflects the architecture of a traditional Haudenosaunee (Six Iroquois Nations Confederacy) bark house. Paintings, drawings, maps and artifacts that reflect the historic and contemporary aspects of the Six Iroquois Nations Federacy culture (Haudenosaunees). The Museum's design reflects the architecture of a traditional Haudenosaunee (Six Iroquois Nations Confederacy) bark house. The long bark house is a metaphor for the Six Nations Confederacy, symbolically stretching from East to West across ancestral territory. The Mohawks are the Keepers of the Eastern Door, the Senecas are the Keepers of the Western Door, the Onondagas are the Fire Keepers and the Oneidas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras (admitted into the Confederation in the early 18th century) are the Younger Brothers.

Chapman Historical Museum 348 Glen Street Glens Falls, NY Phone (518) 793-2826 Take a walk through southeastern Adirondack history. Galleries, special exhibits, etc... Open year round. Delong House, Victorian period home restored to 1865-1910 era. Exhibitions on history of southern Adirondacks

Daffest.com launches in the Village of Saranac Lake!
Daffest is Saranac Lake's newest community event. And like Winter Carnival, First Night and the Art Walks, just to name a few-it depends on Saranac Lakers coming together and helping out. And, just as a daffodil hibernates and blooms to full beauty each spring, Saranac Lake will bloom, as it does in the other seasons of the year, to its full majesty of community participation and pride in May 2011. Now is the time to start planning the massive September planting that will give us the May Daffest. We need everyone's help in this community wide venture as, this fall, we will plant one MILLION bulbs throughout Saranac Lake, that will explode in community-wide splendor in Spring. The vision, held by local residents and businesses, will make Saranac Lake a beautiful showcase for the many visitors who will come to appreciate our village and our festival effort. click here for more photos!

Annual Kate Smith Festival held in Lake Placid, NY June 4th - 6th 2010 click here for more information

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Have you ever thought about publishing your very own book about the Adirondacks?

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For those who decide that finding a publisher isn’t the right choice for them, self-publishing can be a great alternative. With self-publishing a writer can maintain editorial control, as well as keep all proceeds from the book sales. Whatever your preference, BookPublishers.com wants to help you on your journey to become a published author! You have the talent, we have the resources.
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If you are thinking of relocating to the Upstate New York & the Adirondacks!
Check out these great resource sites filled with information about real estate, jobs & classifieds, colleges, schools, retirement and vacation rentals.

Adirondack Fishing

Great Trips in the Adirondacks!
The Village of Saranac Lake is located in the heart of the magnificent High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks and is famous for its many beautiful lakes and streams including the Upper, Lower and Middle Saranac Lakes, Kiwassa Lake, Oseetah Lake, Lake Flower and Upper and Lower St. Regis Lakes. These waters offer some of the finest fishing in the country and are home to many native species of trout, bass and pike. The Saranac Lake region offers visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural attractions.

Visit Historic Saranac Lake
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Spacious Apartments & Residential Suites:
Prime residential apartments & office space is now available in the Grant Building located in the heart of historic Saranac Lake village.
Considered one of the finest retail & residential apartment buildings in the Adirondacks, the Grant Building features many amenities including 24 hour security & on-site building management, private laundry facilities, an ideal living & working location in the center of the village within walking distance to all shops & restaurants ( adjacent to the US Post Office) & one of the largest private off-street parking areas in Saranac Lake. For additional information & availability, please call Eva @ 518-891-3745 (Rob Grant & Assoc. Real Estate)
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National Launch of new CD Music Spotlight

Visit Lana Del Ray's website & Download her new EP now! click here

Lana Del Ray stands striking and platinum at her residence in the New Jersey trailer park, where she writes and resides under the name Lana Del Ray.
Singer extraordinare Del Ray has been called the 'unofficial sweetheart of rock and roll' by the finest of hipster musicologists. Her latest triumph is the soon to be released record Kill Kill.

The sound of the record defies genre, as Lana sings the narcotic blues in the David Kahne-designed world of electric flourishes and orchestral bangs. Both Del Ray and Kahne have cited Coney Island and America as the touchstones of the new record.

Lana Del Ray is now a regular performer and influence on the New York City scene, having opened for the likes of Moby, Mirah and The Blow. She distinguishes caffeine, G-d and David Lee Roth as the primary influences on her sound, and has named Nirvana, The Beach Boys and Elvis as the foremost of her great loves.

On the dark stage and on the latest EP, her voice rings eerily glamorous. Check out the new music from Lana Del Ray available now on iTunes. Visit her myspace page- click here

IRONMAN LAKE PLACID - 2010 click here for more photos

North Country Universities, Community Colleges & Trade Schools
The Adirondacks are the perfect place to continue your education!
The North Country includes several great opportunities for higher learning including: Clarkson University, Clinton County Community College, Jefferson Community College, North Country College of Essex and Franklin , Paul Smiths College, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Canton, SUNY Plattsburgh, and The State University at Potsdam. Abundant in natural resources, the area is surrounded by numerous skicenters, rivers and lakes, and the high peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains. It is also home to cultural sites such as the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Adirondack VIC Centers, and the Westport Depot Theater. The region earns high rankings for its academic programs, student satisfaction and career placement. To learn more we invite you to visit our resource pages: North Country Schools & Trade Schools

Local charities are in desperate need of funds! In this recession...all donations to local charities have dropped to record lows! You can help! www.CarsDonation.com click here Donate your used car, boat, motorcycle, van or RV to your favorite charity & receive full fair market value as a tax deduction !Search and choose from hundreds of religious institutions, schools, and charitable organizations including cancer research, multiple sclerosis and heart disease. Click here to learn more and search for your favorite charity!

Adirondacks .com and New York State Arts .org join forces with Florida Arts .org to cross promote the arts and non-profit organizations in an unique bi-coastal collaboration. Rob Grant, president of the Adirondacks .com travel network and New York State Arts .org, announced the launch of a powerful new network in the state of Florida. Florida Visitor Guides.com & www.Florida Arts .org will cross promote tourism, the arts and non-profit organizations throughout the Empire state and the Sunshine state. We invite you to visit www.Florida Arts .org & www.New York State Arts .org

ADIRONDACK GICLÉE DIGITAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
We invite you to preview the newest portfilio of photographic prints of the Adirondacks by Frank Houck in our Adirondack Gallery.

The Adirondacks offer a wonderful four season lifestyle for people looking for a unique retirement alternative. To learn more about retiring in the "All America City" Saranac Lake click here.