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ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that its 56 campgrounds and day use areas are now open to the public. While two DEC campgrounds opened earlier this spring — Fish Creek on April 2 and Wilmington Notch on May 7 — most DEC campgrounds opened the weekend prior to Memorial Day weekend. Camping reservations are at an all-time high, the DEC said. The department also announced improvements at several of its campgrounds. At the Fron...

Mt. Marcy rescue: Hiker with hip injury carried down snowy trail by Forest Rangers and others at night Updated May 18, 2021; State Forest Rangers in recent weeks were kept busy rescuing injured or lost hikers, along with fighting wildfires and doing prescribed burns. In one instance, a woman who suffered a hip injury after slipping on ice on top of Mt. Marcy in the Adirondacks had to be carried down the mountain trail in a litter during the night. The trail had two to three feet of snow and ic...

the Enterprise staff Ice and snow are seen on Mount Marcy Saturday, when forest rangers, rescue volunteers, a paramedic and police carried an injured hiker off the mountain and out of the High Peaks Wilderness. (Provided photo — DEC) A forest ranger cares for an injured hiker while rescuing her from the summit of Mount Marcy Saturday. (Provided photo — DEC) Forest rangers carry an injured hiker out of the High Peaks Wilderness Saturday. (Provided photo — DEC) Ice a...

acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com An open space has appeared as the fuel tanks behind the HomEnergy building, right, were removed recently as the fuel and heating company plans to move to a new location. Tim Reilly, who owns this land, is converting the building into apartments and office space. He hopes to construct a building in this open space where the pole barn once stood. The large red building to the left is the site of the planned Play ADK children’s museum, which Reilly said ...

May 12, 2021 — Adirondack forest rangers rescued an injured hiker near the summit of Mt. Marcy. Photo: Forest Ranger Scott Van Laer, NYSDEC Adirondack forest rangers completed a 16-hour rescue mission on Mt. Marcy last weekend. On Saturday morning, the DEC’s Ray Brook dispatch received a call that a woman slipped on ice on the summit and suffered a hip injury.  The hiker was a 52-year-old woman from Colorado. Around 5 p.m. Saturday, two rangers reached the woman and determined that she c...

A fawn tries to hide among leaves and underbrush. (Enterprise file photo — Mike Lynch) ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on Friday reminded New Yorkers to resist the urge to touch or pick up newborn fawns and other young wildlife. Human contact with wildlife can carry unintended consequences detrimental to the animals people intend to help, according to the DEC. “At this time of year, New Yorkers may encounter young or newborn ...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Exhibits from the Lake Placid Arts Alliance went up in the windows of the former home of Pure Placid on Main Street in August 2020, celebrating the arts, culture and history of the village, which is mostly known for its sports heritage. (News photo — Andy Flynn) LAKE PLACID — A representative of the Lake Placid Arts Alliance outlined the group’s proposal for a local public art master plan on Monday, May 3, which calls for the creation of an inventory of...

the Enterprise staff Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to two search-and-rescue missions in the Adirondacks in the past week, both at the southern ends of the park. – – On April 30 at 10:57 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook dispatch received a call from Herkimer County 911 requesting forest ranger assistance in locating a 66-year-old man from Erieville, in Central New York. The man’s vehicle was located by family and New York State Police earlier in ...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — A representative of the Lake Placid Arts Alliance outlined the group’s proposal for a local public art master plan on Monday, which calls for the creation of an inventory of existing public art pieces, suggests the creation of a maintenance plan for those pieces moving forward and the creation of an art fund. The plan, presented by LPAA Chairperson Lori Fitzgerald to the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees, comes as officials consider re...

May 4, 2021 On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Gay Lefebvre, 82, loving wife and mother passed away in Southport, NC. She was born November 15, 1938, in Middletown, CT to Ruth and Carl Byloff. Gay graduated from East Hampton High School, East Hampton CT, where she met her beloved husband of 60 years, Richard H. Lefebvre and they raised two daughters in Johnstown, NY. Gay was a gifted artist and teacher. With two young children at home, she returned to school and graduated with high honors from Skidmore Co...