When possible during the winter, the North Elba Park District plows areas of Mirror Lake for people to skate and walk.

Each community has its own vibe - but of these small towns offers a welcoming atmosphere, according to the World Atlas. Here are the 11 friendliest towns in New York, according to the publication. A ...

The final day of next month's Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina will mark 46 years since arguably the greatest sporting upset of all time. On Feb. 22, 1980, amateur hockey players from the United ...

Few things in life can instantly transport you back to the carefree days of childhood—when fun was found playing outdoors, and indulgence was in the simple things, like evening cones at the local ice ...

Lake Placid’s East Lake is seen from Eagle Eyrie, with Mount Whitney seen in the foreground in Lake Placid on Monday, Sept. 29. The mountains in the background, from left, are Mount Colden, Wright, ...

With the scourge of the mountains in the past, it was time to get back on the trails. Yes, the infamous blackfly season is just a memory, so a couple of weeks ago I was once again hiking in the ...

This gallery looks at some of the prettiest little lake towns all across Upstate New York (the smallest town has less than 600 residents in it). The lakes range from just a little bit bigger than a ...

Two hikers in their early 40s from Quebec were attempting to climb the Trap Dike on Oct. 12 when they got found themselves in a precarious spot, unable to move in any direction. The Trap Dike is one ...

On the night of Aug. 27, three campers at Lower Saranac Lake campground, a popular Adirondack boat camping destination, started a campfire using gasoline. The fire quickly got out of control, torching ...

Zachary Matson, Adirondack Explorer writer, left, and Explorer columnist Klarisse Torriente hike a section of the Northville-Placid Trail in Benson. Explorer file photo by Cindy Schultz Keep up with ...

A hiker is lucky to be alive after falling 10 feet and landing head-first on a pile of rocks in the New York mountains. A call came into Hamilton County 911 about an SOS beacon in Indian Lake. It was ...