Stories

There is always solitude to be had in the Adirondacks, if you work for it. Living here for 15 years, we’ve identified tricks to get summits to ourselves, lakes at their calmest, and skies at their seemingly clearest. Usually this takes significant effort and sacrifice: early mornings, cool nights, and long treks into the wilderness.  As is typical in the Adirondacks, nothing good comes easy.   But there is also one special weekend where seclusion comes with just a bit less work. A time when the summer crowds have tapered off and it's not quite leaf season. This invaluable time is...

August is the start of the locals’ favorite season. The daytime temperatures are still ideal for swimming in the cool mountain lakes and rivers, but the air is drier and more comfortable than that of July. With the sun setting earlier, the evenings become more comfortable and sundowners and dinners are spent on the deck watching the waters and mountains undulate to the gentle late summer breezes. This is Adirondack heaven.   This is the season we built the Keene for. Knit-to-order in New York with a lightweight 15-gauge stitch, the Keene has a soft, breezy feel that caresses your skin...

Circa 1880 -1890. Town of Diana, NY. This photo was found in the home of Cora and Ted Luther of Harrsiville, NY Life in the Adirondacks is hard. Harsh winters, rugged topography, and distance from major markets make living in the region a perpetual challenge. It’s largely understood that because of its remoteness, the Adirondacks was the last area mapped in New York. Henry Hudson reached Albany in 1609 but it wasn't until 1865, over 250 years later, when Verplanck Colvin charted the furthest reaches of the mountains. The absence of maps never meant an absence of people. Dr. Curt...