North Country Adirondack Links

Links to New York's Adirondack North Country sites of interest. If you would like to suggest a new category or add your site to this list please email Joe

Area History

Index to Beer's 1869 Clinton Co., NY Atlas
This is a collection from the mid thru late 1800s by D. G. Beers Co. who compiled and published a series of county atlases taken from actual surveys and official records.
Index to 1865 Beer's Atlas for St Lawrence County, NY
This is the index to the 1865 Beer's Atlas of Saint Lawrence County NY.
Your Gateway to New York Genealogy and History
NYGenWeb is a member of the USGenWeb Project.
Northern New York Historical Newspapers
Northern New York Historical Newspapers are provided by the Northern New York Library Network to enhance access to the region's unique local history. The online collection currently consists of more than 1,693,000 pages from forty-four newspapers.

Travel and Tourism Agencies

Adirondack Coast
Includes Plattsburgh, Saranac, Dannemora, the Saranac River and Northern Lake Champlain. Abundant skiing, boating and site seeing opportunities. Travel Holiday Magazine puts Lake Champlain "in a league with Lake Tahoe or Lake Geneva,except that it is larger, its scenery more varied, and its shoreline far more unspoiled..."
Hamilton County Tourism
Includes Blue Mountain Lake, the Adirondack Museum, Long Lake, Speculator, Raquette Lake, Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant. The least populated Adirondack county, where rustic lodges and cozy B&B's are tucked along country roads. 750 miles of pure snowmobiling heaven and over 90 lakes and streams with fishing to suit anyone
Lake George - Warren County
Includes Bolton Landing, Queensbury, Glens Falls, Warrensburg and North Creek. 200+ miles of groomed snowmobile trails, over 170 km of cross country skiing, 3 downhill ski centers, plus whitewater rafting, fishing, and year-round activities on and around magnificent, 32 mile long Lake George.
Lake Placid / Essex County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Includes Lake Placid, host to the 1932 & 1980 Olympic Winter Games, Wilmington, home of Whiteface Mt., the Lake Champlain towns of Westport, historic Fort Ticonderoga and Essex, Schroon Lake and Newcomb in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks.
Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
One highlight of Lewis County is the The Tug Hill Plateau, a winter enthusiast’s dream come true! The Plateau gets the most snowfall East of the Rockies with an average of 250+ inches a winter. Snowmobiling at its finest. Kite skiing events are growing on the plateau due to the abundance of wind and snow. Lewis County is also home of the Maple Ridge Wind Farm, the largest wind farm east of the Mississippi. In the summer months, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, ATV riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bird watching and golf, just to name a few. The summer is concluded with the 4th Annual Cream Cheese Festival, held Saturday, September 20, 2008. The festival is a street event, and includes food and art vendors, live music, and the largest cheesecake in the world!
Old Forge, NY
Old Forge, New York and the Central Adirondack Region offers much for the vacationer during all seasons. In the summer we are pleased to offer all kinds of activities including; boating, golf, water skiing, fishing, canoeing, hiking, swimming and mountain biking.
Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Malone - Franklin County
Adirondack Lakes Country, includes: The St. Regis Wilderness Canoe Area, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Paul Smiths and Malone. The home of Big Tupper and Titus Mountains, sporting 150" of snowfall a year. Numerous lodging packages are available for golf, canoeing, hiking, fishing and skiing.
St. Lawrence River Region - St. Lawrence County
Includes the St. Lawrence River Valley, Canton, Potsdam, Cranberry Lake and Star Lake. The St. Lawrence region offers a large network of cross country skiing and biking trails over every kind of terrain, around the spectacular St. Lawrence River and its network of over 200 lakes and ponds.

Adirondack Organizations and Agencies

Adirondack Architectural Heritage
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) is the private, non-profit, historic preservation for New York State's Adirondack Park. AARCH's education mission is to promote better public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the region's distinct architecture, historic places, and special communities. AARCH fulfills its mission by sponsoring tours, workshops, public lectures, programs in the public schools, through publications, by offering technical assistance, via public-private partnerships, and through effective advocacy. AARCH is a membershiporganization with more than 1000 engaged and active members.
Adirondack Experience - Plattsburgh State University
The Adirondack Experience offers academic and experiential opportunities that promote recreation in the natural environment as a setting for intellectual and personal growth.
Adirondack Mountain Club
The Adirondack Mountain Club -- ADK -- is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks and other wild lands and waters. The Club, founded in 1922, is a member-directed organization committed to public service and stewardship. ADK employs a balanced approach to outdoor recreation, advocacy, environmental education and natural resource conservation.
Adirondack North Country Association
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is a 14-county association in New York’s North Country that is committed to economic improvement
Adirondack Park Agency
The Adirondack Park Agency is an independent, bipartisan state agency responsible for developing long-range Park policy in a forum that balances statewide concerns and the interests of local governments in the Park.
Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers - Paul Smiths and Newcomb
The New York State Adirondack Park Agency operates the Visitor Interpretive Centers in Paul Smiths and Newcomb.Open year-round, the facilities serve the 6 million-acre Park as environmental education and traveler orientation centers.
Bike Adirondacks
Bicycling Information for the Adirondack region of Upstate New York.
Board of Trade Metropolitan Montreal
The Board of Trade aims to be the most relevant, credible, and influential organization in Greater Montreal , in terms of both representing the business community and delivering services to that community. It requires a strong membership that is representative of the entire Montreal Metropolitan Community.
Business Council of New York
The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is the largest and most powerful broad-based organization representing the interests of large and small firms throughout the state.
Elizabethtown-Lewis Chamber of Commerce
Located in the heart of the six-million acre Adirondack Park – the largest forest preserve in the continental United States – Elizabethtown is central to exploring everything the Adirondacks has to offer. Known as "The Gateway to the Adirondacks," Elizabethtown is the historic entry to the High Peaks area of Northern New York State and just minutes from any Hiking and ski trails, Lake Champlain, and Lake Placid.
Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration
This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of French explorer Samuel de Champlain on Lake Champlain. The towns and villages lining Lake Champlain will soon be flying the ExploreNY 400 flag as designated Quadricentennial communities. Watch these pages and join in so we can coordinate and host events and celebrations.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Conserving, improving, and protecting New York's natural resources and environment
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
The 147-mile New York section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail traverses the heart of the Adirondack Park, from Old Forge and the intimate Fulton Chain of Lakes to the dramatic Saranac River that opens into Lake Champlain at Plattsburgh. This nationally recognized water trail traces Native American travel routes and represents a series of interconnected kayak and canoe destinations.
North Warren Chamber of Commerce
Located between Lake George and Gore Mountain, the towns of Chester and Horicon are minutes from the Adirondack Northway I-87, but are still peaceful and uncrowded. Surrounded by mountains, forests, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, the North Warren area provides endless opportunities for outdoor recreation.
Olympic Regional Development Authority
Olympic Center, Gore Mountain, Whiteface Mountain, Verizon Sports Complex, Ski Jumping Complex.
Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce
The PLATTSBURGH-NORTH COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is a regional chamber serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin and northern Warren Counties in New York State and southern Quebec. With more than 3,200 members, it is the largest business and economic development alliance in northern New York and one of the five largest chambers in the state.
Scroon Lake Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Schroon Lake area, an exciting resort community nestled in the Adirondack Mountains, just off the Northway (I-87). A quaint village and peaceful countryside in the world renowned Adirondack Park. An ideal year round vacation destination. Whether you are an avid outdoorsman or simply want to unwind and enjoy the magnificent scenic vistas, our Adirondack hospitality will charm you.
The Wild Center
To inspire a broad public understanding of the natural systems that shape and sustain life in the Adirondacks.
Ticonderoga Chamber of Commerce
The Town of Ticonderoga extends a warm welcome and invites you to enjoy the beautiful settings along the western shore of Lake Champlain, the northern end of Lake George, and the Adirondack Mountains. To the visitor, business, or resident, this area offers a unique quality of life. It is always our pleasure to share the history and heritage of our area.
Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce
Tupper Lake is a town in Franklin County, New York. The population was 6,137 at the 2000 census. Formerly known as Altamont, the Town of Tupper Lake is located in the southwest corner of the county. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake.