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June 30, 2025 45 mins

Part 2 of my "Logging in the Northeast" miniseries has me exploring the forest history of the Adirondack Mountains in New York state.

New York's Adirondack Mountains is the largest state park in the United States, protecting 6,000 square miles of land. Created in 1892, it is larger than many National Parks. It is a unique public-private partnership where many people live in numerous communities within the park. Where it is now a place of recreation, featuring 42 mountain peaks over 4,000 feet tall, 3,000 lakes, and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, including the headwaters of the Hudson River, the Adirondacks were once nearly stripped of its forest cover. 

I ventured into the Adirondacks in October of last year during my Northeastern vacation. It was a couple of rather rainy days, but the beauty of the Adirondack Mountains could not be hidden by the rain and fog. 

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https://northcountryhistorywithrobburg.buzzsprout.com/

For Additional Information:

The Adirondack Experience-The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. https://www.theadkx.org/

Adirondack Interpretive Center.                     https://wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-interpretive-center.html

https://www.esf.edu/aic/index.php

Episode Sources:

 "A Gift of Wilderness: The Adirondack Park." www.wildadirondacks.org/forever-wild-the-adirondack-park.html

"Adirondacks: Lumber Industry and Forest Conservation."  www.nps.gov/articles/adirondacks-lumber-industry-forest-conservation.htm




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