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Adirondacks NY Fall Foliage 2009 Travel and Tourism Information

by COLORMEFALL

Thanks to Ron Ofner of Visit Adirondacks for providing the following information about Autumn in the Adirondacks.

Foliage.org: What are the projected dates for the Adirondacks 2009 peak foliage season?

Peak leaf peeping moves steadily through the Adirondacks with the decreasing elevation. Mid-September in the Blue Mountain Lake, Speculator and Old Forge areas is the best time to visit these higher elevation areas. In mid-to-late October, peep along Lake Champlain and Lake George areas.

Foliage.org: Are there towns within the Adirondacks that are known for their autumn foliage displays?

At six million acres of beautiful wilderness, freckled with quaint towns and sparkling lakes, the entire Adirondack Region is on display. Take a drive along one of the region’s 14 Scenic Byways, wind along gorgeous mountain lakes, stop and enjoy one of several Harvest Festivals, take a turn in a corn maze or simply enjoy the beauty of the landscape.

Foliage.org: What roads and highways in the Adirondacks are popular scenic routes for fall tourists?

The Adirondacks boast of 14 Adirondack North County Scenic Byways – perfect for leaf peepers with plenty of fairs, festivals and cozy lodging properties along the way. From the Revolutionary Byway, a 158-mile road connecting Port Ontario to Albany, to the Seaway Trail, a National Scenic Byway crossing more than 450 miles of gorgeous countryside, the byways are sure to afford spectacular view of the Adirondack Foliage. Click here for a map of byways

List of 14 Adirondack North Country Scenic Byways:
1. Lakes to Locks Passage
2. Seaway Trail
3. Adirondack Trail
4. Black River Trail
5. Central Adirondack Trail
6. Dude Ranch Trail
7. Military Byway
8. Olympic Byway
9. Roosevelt-Marcy Byway
10. High Peaks Byway
11. Blue Ridge Road
12. Southern Adirondack trail
13. Revolutionary Byway
12. Mohawk Towpath Byway

Foliage.org: Please describe any fall festivals or other public events that place in the Adirondacks during foliage season.4. Please describe any fall festivals or other public events that place in the Adirondacks during foliage season.

• Adirondack Museum 22nd Annual Rustic Fair – Blue Mountain Lake – Sept. 5-6
• Festival of Colors – Wilmington/Whiteface Region – Sept. 12
• Inlet Fall Festival – Inlet – Sept. 19-20
• Adirondack Balloon Festival – Queensbury – Sept. 24-27
• Fireworks Cruise – Lake George Steamboat Company – Sept. 26
• Oktoberfest – Malone – Sept. 27 (518) 483-3740
• Adirondack Harvest Festival – Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake – Oct. 3-4
• Flaming Leaves Festival – Lake Placid/ORDA – Oct. 10-11
• Gore Mtn Harvest Festival – Oct. 10-11
• Annual Harvest Festival – Long Lake – Oct. 10
• Lake George Brewers Octoberfest – Adirondack Pub & Brewery – Lake George – Oct. 17
• Pumpkin Festival Old Forge – Oct. 24 .

5. Are there historic sites in the Adirondacks that are also known for their fall foliage displays?

Crown Point Historic Site – A National Historic Landmark featuring the ruins of Fort Saint Frederic and Fort Crown Point – circa 1700s. Visitors center and exhibits. Open through October. Free admission. Located in Crown Point, NY

John Brown Farm State Historic Site – Home and gravesite of abolitionist John Brown featuring nature trail and tours. Open through October. Located in Lake Placid, NY

Almanzo Wilder Homestead – Boyhood homes of Almanzo Wilder, husband of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Open through Labor Day. Tours daily. Open in off-season by appointment. Located in Malone, NY.

Great Camp Sagamore – Historic Adirondack Great Camp built by William West Durant. Features 26 fireplaes and 29 buildings. Open daily through Labor Day. Off-season by appointment. Located in Raquette Lake, NY.

Fort Ticonderoga – Restored military fort featuring military museum, fife and drum parades, weapon demonstrations and historical re-enactments. Open though October 20. Located in Ticonderoga, NY.

Foliage.org: What are favorite tourist attractions of autumn travelers? What are some of the less well known but much loved attractions?

Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake

The Wild Center in Tupper Lake

Old Forge – The Falling Leaves Craft Show – Sept. 5, Harvest Family Music Festival – Sept. 12, Gun Show and Adirondack Expo Oct. 2-4, Falling Leaves Craft Show – Oct. 3 & 10, Pumpkin Festival Oct. 24

Whiteface and Gore Mountain Gondola Rides – Experience the autumn foliage from the breathtaking vantage point of the region’s famed ski resorts.

Foliage.org: Are there towns that are favorite destinations for history, literature, or architecture buffs, or antique collectors?

• Blue Mountain Lake – the Adirondack Museum hosts several events in the fall – including the Rustic Fair, the Antiques Show Preview and Benefit
• Indian Lake – Adirondack Mountain Antiques Weekend – Sept. 17-20
• Warrensburg – World’s Largest Garage Sale – Oct. 3-4
• Saranac Lake – Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage and Tearoom
• Old Forge – Webb Historical Association
• Bolton Landing
• Lake George – Scherer’s Antiques
• Peru A Poor Man’s Collectibles
• Plattsburgh Town & Country Antique Shop
• Queensbury Glenwood Manor Antiques

Foliage.org: What are favorite fall destinations or activities of families traveling with children in the Adirondacks?

Fright Fest at the Great Escape Oct. 2 – Nov. 1
Thrills by Day, Chills by Night! By day a Halloween playground, costume & scream contests & Trick-or-Treat Trail. When the sun starts to set the ghouls come creeping out, hair-raising shows, electrifying street entertainment, haunted attractions.

Hiking the High (and Low) Peaks – Many hikes are perfect for families with easy-to-access trail heads and spectacular rewards at the top. For hike ideas and suggestions, click here.

In addition, these attractions are a perfect way to enjoy the Adirondack Autumn:

• 1000 Acres Ranch Resort Rodeo – Stony Creek, NY
• Herkimer Diamond Mines – Hermiker, NY
• Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course – Bolton Landing, NY
• Adirondack Scenic Flights – Lake Placid, NY
• Great Adirondack Corn Maze – Gabriels, NY
• Scenic Northwoods Gondola Skyrides – North Creek, NY
• Upper Hudson River Railroad – North Creek, NY
• Ausable Chasm – Ausable Chasm, NY

Foliage.org: Please name a few helpful resources for discovering the Adirondacks inns, B&B’s, and boutique hotels?

Visit Adirondacks is a one-stop-shop where you can find everything you need to book your Adirondack Adventure- from lodging packages to room availability.

Foliage.org: Anything else you would like to add to help visitors thinking about traveling the Adirondacks for the fall foliage season?

There are so many ways to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the region; by hiking along the 2,000 miles of trails, canoeing the waterways or simply relaxing at one of the region’s charming resorts. Be sure to bring your binoculars and camera – wildlife sightings, coupled with the sensational beauty of an Adirondack Autumn make for a spectacular time. You may even spot a moose!

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Really cool stop-motion video using Post-It notes. This guy definitely has too much free time.

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Texting While Driving PSA

This may be a little graphic, but it pales in comparison to what people really have to go through in these situations.

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New bike trail system opens in Wilmington

Lake Placid News, link to original post

The first trail system on Adirondack Forest Preserve land designed to allow mountain biking officially opened Saturday.

The Flume Trail System is located in Wilmington and includes about eight miles of trails for four-season recreational activities including mountain biking, hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The trails were designed to meet the specifications of the International Mountain Bicycling Association and include trails rated as easy, moderate and hard. The system includes a trail along the West Branch of the Ausable River and a hiking-only trail to Flume Knob.

For years, the trails were used by locals. A push by mountain-biking enthusiasts that started more than a decade ago has led to this current system. “I’ve always said that this was one of Wilmington’s best-kept secrets,” town Supervisor Randy Preston said.

It likely won’t be anymore. Many of those who have worked on the trails are hoping it will complement the nearby Whiteface Mountain Ski Area’s summer mountain-biking program and make the town a destination for biking tourists.

The majority of the trails lie within the Wilmington Wild Forest unit of the Forest Preserve, but about two miles of trail are located on the Whiteface Mountain Ski Area.

The town of Wilmington strongly advocated for mountain-bike trails during the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s development of the management plan for the Wilmington Wild Forest. In addition to the Flume Trail System, the management plan, which was approved in October 2005, also proposes a seven-mile multi-use trail system in the Beaver Brook Tract, off of Hardy Road in Wilmington, designed to include mountain biking. The town of Wilmington paid the Adirondack Mountain Club’s professional trail crew to construct new trail segments at the Flume in 2007.

Preston was one of several dozen people to show up for the ribbon cutting and barbecue Saturday at the trailhead where state Route 86 crosses the Ausable River, near the Flume waterfall and the Hungry Trout Resort. Representatives and staff from the DEC, the town, the Wilmington Mountain Peddlers, Adirondack Mountain Club and Whiteface Mountain Ski Area were there.

“This project should serve as a model for other recreational projects in the Park,” Preston said. “The partnership between the town of Wilmington and DEC has been a very positive one. People of all ages and abilities can enjoy the trails, whether it be mountain biking or a walk along the river; this is truly a beautiful spot.”

The Wilmington Mountain Peddlers have been involved from the early days of trail development at the Flume and have also been strong advocates for mountain bike trails. The group has volunteered countless hours to construct and maintain the trails. They will continue to maintain the Flume Trail System under DEC’s Adopt-A-Natural-Resource program.

“It has taken a long time to get the Flume Trail System open but I am proud of the work all of the partners have done to reach this point,” said Bert Yost, a member of the Wilmington Mountain Peddlers and local bed-and-breakfast owner. “Our success today exemplifies the best example of private citizens, organized groups and state and local government all working together for one goal — mountain biking in the Wilmington Wild Forest.”

In addition to work by their professional crew, the Adirondack Mountain Club has organized numerous volunteer work projects to upgrade existing trails and construct new trail segments at the Flume. An Adirondack Mountain Club volunteer trail crew will be constructing a new trail to connect the Flume Trail System with the Whiteface Trail from the Wilmington reservoir this summer.

“The Flume Trail System and the Beaver Brook Tract provide an ideal opportunity for us to develop fun and sustainable trails for a diversity of different users,” said Matt McNamara, Adirondack Mountain Club’s trails coordinator. “It’s been encouraging to get positive feedback from bikers, hikers and trail runners — all talking about the same trails. This area is a great example of how, with good planning and good trail building, we can successfully accommodate multiple users within wild forest areas.”

Whiteface Mountain Ski Area has allowed some of its trails to be included in the Flume trail network for free use by the public. These include a scenic trail along the West Branch of the Ausable River for bikers, hikers and anglers. Mountain bikers can pay a fee to access the ski area’s other 25 trails and the gondola to the top of Little Whiteface. Crews from Whiteface also assisted in the construction of some of the initial trails in the trail system. A proposed hiking-only trail to Bear Den Cliffs will be constructed in the future on the Whiteface Mountain Ski Area lands and will be open to the public as part of the Flume Trail system.

From the Whiteface Mountain Ski Area, the Flume Trail System can be accessed from the Kid’s Campus parking lot.

“This trail system is a great example of how DEC can partner with municipalities and organizations to develop environmentally safe recreational opportunities on state lands in the Adirondacks,” said DEC Region 5 Director Betsy Lowe. “The trail system demonstrates the value of the Forest Preserve to the people of Wilmington as well as outdoor enthusiasts across New York state.”

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Galeville Crime!

Well, tonight our neighbor scared off a couple kids trying get into our back yard by hopping the fence & trying to get the gate open. WTF? This was around 12:45am & they were so loud, apparently, that they woke our neighbor up. She initially thought that it was me outside her window & yelled my name at them. Once she realized it wasn't me, she freaked out & called 911. She then came over & woke us up by ringing the door bell. Of course at that point, the dog was going nuts, barking at her.

Not long after, the K-9 Sheriff showed up, but there was little he could do at that point. He searched the yards up & down the street & said he would keep a vigilant eye on the neighborhood the rest of the night.

There has been a rash of car break-ins & spray paint vandalism around Galeville recently, but this is the first time we've heard of someone trying to gain access to a house or secured area like a fenced in yard or shed. Needless to say, we'll be leaving the back deck & side walkway lights on over-night from now on & we WILL be looking into getting a home security system installed ASAP!

I am also considering starting a neighborhood watch website or twitter following & see where it leads. It could be a real good way for ever one to stay connected about what's going on at their end of the "HOOD". Its late & I'm going back to bed. Nite & stay the hell outta my yard!

UPDATE: Chrissie was on her way to work this morning & stopped @ one of the houses down the street because the was a Sheriff's car out front. She was able to find out that apparently their house was burglarized last night. A couple "kids" people were able to gain access to the house overnight through a partially open window - ON THE SECOND LEVEL! We're not sure what they were able to get, but they were in the house w/ the people home. Kinda Bawlsy if you ask me. As far as I know, they didn't even get a description. WTF is the neighborhood coming to?

High Speed video of Bullet hitting a wall.

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Top 20 Ways to Share a Great Blog Post

One of the best things about the web and social media is how much great information is written and produced every single day. If you’re a regular reader of blogs, you probably come across great articles that you just want everyone to know about. But what’s the best way to share these posts?

Luckily, there’s no shortage of ways to spread the word. Blogs, social networks, instant messenger, and mobile phones are some of the many ways to let others know about the best content on the web. Here are our 20 favorite ways to share a great blog post:

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Sharing Via Social Media:

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1. Using Twitter to Tweet and Share: Perhaps the fastest and most effective way to share a great blog post is through Twitter. Sharing or retweeting a link in Twitter can spread like wildfire. Use a URL shortener such as tinyurl or bit.ly to shorten links to fit within 140 characters.

2. Posting to Facebook: Sharing a blog post on the world’s largest social network is as simple as going to the Facebook homepage and posting a link.

3. Digg it: Not only will you help bring that blog post one step closer to reaching the front page of the news site Digg (which will spread it even further), but all of your Digg friends will see it as well.

4. Post on MySpace Profile: Don’t forget about the world’s second largest social network when sharing your favorite articles. Post the link to your MySpace profile so your friends can enjoy it too.

5. Posting to LinkedIn: Some blog posts are worthy of being shared by your business network onLinkedIn. Post a link to the Network Updates area in the homepage.

6. Stumbling on StumbleUpon Stumble the post! StumbleUpon is a favorite network for discovering fun websites and useful information, so make sure that you give the post a thumbs up. The StumbleUpon Toolbar is the easiest way to Stumble.

7. Bookmarking to Delicious: Delicious is great for not only sharing posts, but for helping categorize blog posts for others to find. In addition, you can import your delicious bookmarks toFacebook, FriendFeed, and other social media websites.

8. Sharing on FriendFeed: The social media aggregator FriendFeed has a vibrant community who love to share videos, links, and pictures. Use the FriendFeed bookmarklet to quickly share a good blog post to FriendFeed.

9. Adding to Reddit: Reddit is another great social media site for sharing and voting on articles. It’s quick and easy to submit a link

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Sharing Via Blogs:

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10. Reblogging Great Posts: Blogging about a great article is one of the best ways to engage with the topics being discussed. Post a link, write some commentary, and share it with all of your readers. And don’t forget to share your own blog post as well!

11. Sharing via Google Reader: Google Reader has a great feature for sharing blog posts. If you use Google Reader as your news reader of choice, all you have to do is click the “share” button at the bottom of blog posts to share it with all of your Google friends. You can also add notes and comment as well.

12. Posting on Tumblr or Posterous: If you want to share something via a blog, but don’t want to write a full blog post about it, there are great options for that as well, primarily Tumblr andPosterous. They are the quick and easy versions of full-fledged blogs, ideal for posting about pictures and blog posts.

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Useful Tools for Sharing

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13. TwitThat: TwitThat is one of the quickest and easiest tools for sharing blog posts. It will post to your Twitter quickly and easily. Just add the bookmarklet to your browser toolbar and click it whenever you come across a great post.

14. Shareaholic Firefox Extension: There are a lot of great social networks where you can share a great post, but who wants to visit Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and LinkedIn to share a post? If you are a Firefox user, then install Shareaholic, an extension that goes on your toolbar. It provides quick links for sharing to all of the major social networks.

15. Ping.fm: If you’re a busy person, you might not have time to share on all of these social media websites. Isn’t there an easy way to share a blog post everywhere, all at once? Ping.fm links to all of your social networks and sends your updates to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, to any other website you wish to link to it. You can even update from your instant messenger. It’s the perfect solution for those who like to share content all over the web.

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Other Ways to Share:

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16. Emailing: Email has always been a good way to share articles, especially with close friends and family. Although it may not reach as many people as Twitter, it will definitely reach anyone who isn’t as deep into social media as you are.

17. Texting: Did you know you that many blogs, including Mashable, support sharing an article via text message? Look out for the ShareThis button (three green dots connected by lines) under blog posts and select the “text” option. iPhones and mobile browsers have made it easy to read links sent by texts.

18. Changing IM Statuses: You probably have dozens, if not hundreds of IM contacts. Share great posts with all of them by changing your IM status to a great post you just read or wrote.

19. IMing a friend: If changing an IM status seems too impersonal, then just IM your friends the link. You can then have a fun chat about the blog post.

20. Talking to Friends: If you don’t have a computer handy, then don’t forget about the analog approach – call a friend or tell him or her over coffee about a great blog post you read. You can always send the link later if necessary.

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How Do You Share Blog Posts?

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This post only scratches the surface of sharing in social media. There are hundreds of tools and resources at your disposal. If you have another great way to share blog posts, please add it in the comments.

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