ADK Taste Guide

ADK Taste Guide ADK Taste is the destination guide to the Adirondacks featuring the best restaurants, shopping, places to stay and things to do.

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šŸ Peak color has arrived in the Adirondacks.Lake Placid and Tupper Lake are reporting peak conditions this week, while W...
09/30/2026

šŸ Peak color has arrived in the Adirondacks.
Lake Placid and Tupper Lake are reporting peak conditions this week, while Whiteface, Old Forge, Newcomb, Lake Pleasant and much of the interior Adirondacks are near peak.
And Lake George? Still only about 25% changed. There's plenty more fall to come farther south.
Here's where Adirondack foliage stands as of Sept. 30. šŸ‘‡

The loons are getting ready to leave us. šŸ–¤One of our favorite Adirondack summer residents has a rather different winter ...
09/29/2026

The loons are getting ready to leave us. šŸ–¤

One of our favorite Adirondack summer residents has a rather different winter address.

Each fall, Common Loons leave their freshwater breeding grounds and head for the coast, spending winter on the ocean. Some Adirondack loons travel as far south as North Carolina and Florida.

Lake bird by summer. Ocean bird by winter. Who knew?

We talked about where loons goā€”and a whole lot moreā€”with the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation on ADK Talks. Link in the comments.

And yes, Loon Facts are back. It's been a minute.

Youā€™ve probably seen them. But do you know their story? šŸ§¹Theyā€™re 45 to 85. They dance to classic rock. They travel with ...
09/28/2026

Youā€™ve probably seen them. But do you know their story? šŸ§¹

Theyā€™re 45 to 85. They dance to classic rock. They travel with broomsticks. And Adirondack crowds canā€™t seem to get enough of them.

Meet The Adirondack Dancing Witches.

In the newest ADK Talks, Crystal, Raven and Shabby take us behind the broomsticksā€”from the German phenomenon that helped inspire the group to the costumes, choreography and 18 women who now make up their Adirondack coven.

But somewhere along the way, our conversation became about something more: friendship, community, healingā€”and what happens when grown women give themselves permission to play.

And yes, apparently being a Dancing Witch is a little like being a rock star.
šŸŽ§ The Dancing Witches: From Germany to the Adirondacks
Listen on ADKTaste.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

Would you have done this at 20?Eleven weeks in the Adirondacks. No phone. No Wi-Fi. No indoor plumbing.Right now, a grou...
09/25/2026

Would you have done this at 20?

Eleven weeks in the Adirondacks. No phone. No Wi-Fi. No indoor plumbing.

Right now, a group of St. Lawrence University students is living and learning off-grid as part of the Adirondack Semester.

They take classes. Cook together. Haul water. Explore the Park. And figure out how to live in a small community without many of the distractions the rest of us take for granted.

We talked with the people behind the program about what happens out thereā€”and why some of the most important lessons aren't found in a textbook.

So, would you have signed up?

šŸŽ§ Listen to ADK Talks. Link in the first comment.

09/24/2026

šŸ‘£ Going to the Whitehall Sasquatch Calling Festival this weekend?
Do a little pre-Squatching with us first.

Adirondack Bigfoot creator John Sheridan joins us on ADK Talks to share the eyewitness stories and field investigations that have taken him across the Adirondacksā€”from Lake George and Brant Lake to Wells, Ticonderoga and Keeseville.

Then catch John in person Saturday at the Sasquatch Calling Festival in Whitehall.
šŸŽ§ Somethingā€™s Out There: Searching for Bigfoot in the Adirondacks
Listen before you go. And maybe keep an eye on the treeline. šŸ‘€

šŸ Fall color is taking its time in parts of the Adirondacks this year.Color is coming on quickly in the High Peaks, with...
09/23/2026

šŸ Fall color is taking its time in parts of the Adirondacks this year.
Color is coming on quickly in the High Peaks, with Whiteface already near peak, while other parts of the region still have plenty of changing to do.
Where should you go nowā€”and where should you wait?
We've mapped the latest Adirondack foliage reports for Sept. 23.
šŸ‚ See where the color is now.

You probably know the cabin. You may know Woodswoman.But how well do you know Anne LaBastille?Fifty years after "Woodswo...
09/21/2026

You probably know the cabin. You may know Woodswoman.

But how well do you know Anne LaBastille?

Fifty years after "Woodswoman" was published, weā€™re going beyond the Adirondack legend with Penny Harr, author of the new Anne LaBastille: A Biography of the Woodswoman.

Anne was a writer and fiercely independent Adirondack icon. But she was also a wildlife ecologist, international conservationist, licensed outdoor guide and outspoken environmental advocate whose work took her far beyond her cabin on Twitchell Lake.

And the real woman turns out to be even more fascinating than the legend.

šŸŽ§ New on ADK Talks: Anne LaBastille: The Woman Behind Woodswoman

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

09/21/2026

Todayā€™s podcast is about my favorite Adirondack Hero - who had such a powerful and strong message for women. Check this episode out!

What if your next Adirondack adventure wasnā€™t about getting anywhere?No summit to reach. No miles to log. No trail to fi...
09/14/2026

What if your next Adirondack adventure wasnā€™t about getting anywhere?

No summit to reach. No miles to log. No trail to finish.

Just slow down. Look around. Breathe.

On the new ADK Talks, NYS-certified outdoor guide Nathan June introduces us to forest bathingā€”a practice built around experiencing the outdoors differently.

For Nathan, that idea is deeply personal. After a serious health crisis and liver transplant changed the trajectory of his life, time in nature became part of how he thought about recovery, well-being, and simply being present.

We talk about why even experienced hikers can find slowing down surprisingly difficult, the wonderfully named idea of ā€œsoft fascination,ā€ what happens when you sit still in the woods long enough for the wildlife to forget you're thereā€”and the porcupine that did exactly that. šŸ¦”

And Nathan gives us something anyone can try the next time they step outside.

šŸŽ§ The Adirondacks at a Slower Pace: Forest Bathing with Nathan June ā€” new on ADK Talks.

Link in the first comment. šŸ‘‡

Bigfoot. Hot air balloons. Jazz by the lake. And a Lake Placid favorite worth knowing about.That was just part of what l...
09/13/2026

Bigfoot. Hot air balloons. Jazz by the lake. And a Lake Placid favorite worth knowing about.

That was just part of what landed in ADK Taste subscribersā€™ inboxes last Thursday.

Every week, we sort through the Adirondacks to find the stories, places and happenings actually worth your time. Less searching. More discovering.

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