As I prepare to retire as the founding executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS), I think back on the amazing journey we've had since CATS started in 2007. One part of our mission has always been simple: to connect folks and towns through trails in the Champlain Valley. Embracing this ...

Colder weather is upon us, but that doesn’t mean outdoor play for young children should be shelved until spring. The Heart Network’s Creating Healthy Schools & Communities (CHSC) program, which is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, works throughout Franklin ...

Have you ever been peacefully driving along a busy road and then suddenly had to slam on the brakes for a crossing white-tailed deer? We have, and while in most cases the deer and car drivers come out unscathed, in many other cases deer are killed, cars are totaled, and the driver forever ...

November marks American Diabetes Month, with healthcare providers, public health agencies, educators and community organizations across the country rallying against the diabetes epidemic. Here in northern New York, a regionwide coalition has been in the trenches combating diabetes and ...

Too often, the debate over solving the affordable housing crisis that has gripped our state and nation overlooks rural communities, which are blessed with ample space and a lower cost of living – at least compared to urban centers. But the truth is that nowhere is fully immune from the ...

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson arrived in Saranac Lake in October of 1887 a global celebrity. In the previous four years, he had published “Treasure Island,” “Kidnapped,” “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” and, most sensationally, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ...