I’ve had the privilege of vacationing in the Adirondacks for a number of years. They are an incredibly beautiful place, full of gorgeous lakes, evergreen mountains, unique adventures, and terrifying rural homes. Its finest and only college is a leader in northern Appalachian forestry management, and its winter sports facilities are incredibly nostalgic places for those that remember 1980 well. So I was sad to see the negative attention brought to the area by this summer’s escape of two convicts from Clinton Correctional Facility, especially since it overshadowed Dannemora’s fascinating history of iron smelting. Fortunately, the saga ended before I … Continue reading The Adirondacks Are Awfully Moldy