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§ From the Editor's Desk · Fall 2026

The Turn is on.
Chase peak color
across the Park.

Our Fall field guide maps the color week-by-week and times the drives; the live Foliage Tracker reads it from orbit — refreshed every couple of days across six million acres.

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Mountain Peaks0Lakes & Rivers0Trail Miles0Cross-linked POIs0Field Guides Live0
The AlmanacFor the Week of Oct 18, MMXXVI
Sun7:13a — 6:07p10h 54m of daylight
FoliagePeak ColorAdirondack belt at peak
In SeasonFall Trout & BassCool-water bite peaks
On TrailFoliage HikingPeak color, daylight shrinking
§ Field Guides

Three guides for the season.

Foliage Tracker→All Guides→
Vol. I · No. 001Fall in the Adirondacks.Foliage windows by elevation and region, the fall hiking window, apple picking and cider season, Oktoberfest weekends, and where to be when the colors peak.Read the Guide→Vol. I · No. 002Top Scenic Drives.The Olympic Byway, the Roosevelt-Marcy Highway, the Adirondack Trail — eight named state byways and twelve regional drives, with the overlooks, roadside attractions, and foliage windows that make them.Read the Guide→Vol. I · No. 003Paddling & Kayaking the Adirondacks.The largest wilderness canoe area in the Northeast, the Saranac Chain, the Fulton Chain, the Raquette River, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and the 90-Miler — plus a sortable atlas of major paddleable waters.Read the Guide→
§ The iPhone App · Now in Beta

The Park, in your pocket.

Offline maps, voice directions, live DEC conditions — every trail, peak, lake and lean-to, on the trail with you.

§ In the field→Turn-by-turn route guidance, spoken aloud→Live weather & radar, layered on your trail→Portage routes for the canoe country→Trailhead parking, mapped and rated→Every lean-to in the Park, catalogued→Live DEC advisories before you commit→3D terrain, and it all works offline
Meet the App→Free · Beta installs through Apple’s TestFlight
The classic map over Great Sacandaga Lake: dozens of POI pins for water access, camps, marinas, and fuel, the user's blue location dot on the shore, and 2D/3D/SAT map controls.The app's Explore tab: a live map near Great Sacandaga Lake showing 97 places within 15 miles — trails, lakes, peaks, beaches, campsites, and parking — with filter chips and a map/list toggle.The app's Plan tab: a trip-planning hub with cards for trails, peaks, lakes, towns, lodging, dining, things to do, events, shopping, and medical — plus a Getting Here guide.The app's DEC advisories feed: a bridge-repair notice for the Canyon Bridge on the River Crossover Trail and the Eastern High Peaks bear-canister requirement, each sourced to NYS DEC and linked to the trail page it affects.
Whiteface Mountain in the app's 3D satellite view: the peak pin at 4,867 feet, No. 5 of 46, ski trails carved down the face, nearby peaks labeled, 2D/3D/SAT toggles, and a Saved-for-offline card for the Lake Placid map.Trail navigation with the rain-radar overlay on: a storm system sweeping the map near Saratoga Springs, the trail drawn in green, voice and recenter controls, and section stats — elapsed time, miles hiked, to end, to start.The Logbook tally: first place in monthly check-ins, 26 percent of the 46 High Peaks, 1,386 trail miles, 58,652 summit feet, 12 summits, 18 entries logged in 2026, and a month-by-month rhythm chart.
A trail sheet for Lime Kiln Lake–Cedar River Road in 3D: the route drawn in green past numbered Moose River Plains campsites, 3.0 miles, 541 feet of gain, estimated 1 hour 15 minutes, with Follow-this-trail and Save-map buttons.The app following the Northville–Placid Trail: voice directions on, 124 landmarks ahead and behind, a section picker, an off-trail heading banner, the elevation profile with 5,049 feet of gain, and elapsed, hiked, and miles-to-end stats.The app's long-distance trails list: the Northville–Placid Trail, the North Country National Scenic Trail, and the Cranberry Lake 50 loop, each with length, elevation gain, estimated book time, difficulty, and distance to the trailhead.
§ Editor’s Picks

Three for the table, three for the bed, three for the day.

Hand-curated picks, each with the reasoning. No paid placement, ever.

§ No. I

Where to Stay.

Dartbrook LodgeVerifiedKeene · hotels motelsCabin-style lodging on Route 9N in Keene.Hotel SaranacVerifiedSaranac Lake · hotels motelsA historic boutique resort, on the National Register since 1927.Mirror Lake Inn Resort and SpaVerifiedLake Placid · resorts and great campsLakefront resort and spa on Mirror Lake.
§ No. II

Where to Eat.

Alpine GrilleSpeculator · casual diningA North Country bar and grill on Route 30, with the bar as the heart of it.Beyond the SeaVerifiedLake George · fine diningElevated dining with a focus on fresh, artfully presented dishes.Forty SixVerifiedKeene · fine diningSeasonal Adirondack tasting plates in Keene.
§ No. III

What to Do.

Adirondack Experience — Museum on Blue Mountain LakeVerifiedBlue Mountain Lake · museumsA 121-acre museum campus exploring Adirondack culture, art, and wildernessGreat Camp SagamoreRaquette Lake · great camps toursThe most complete Adirondack Great Camp, open to the public.The Wild CenterTupper Lake · museumsAdirondack natural history on 115 acres.
§ On the Calendar

What’s coming up.

All Events (87)→
Oct17SatAdirondack Brewery Oktoberfest 2026Lake George · beerFeb5FriSaranac Lake Winter Carnival 2027Saranac Lake · festival
§ The Reader of Record

Open the Register.

Track your 46. Catalogue your paddles. File field notes from places you know. Every entry compounds — your record, contributed back to the catalogue. Free, and always will be.

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§ The Register · Eight Chapters

The proprietor directory.

Every business inside the Blue Line, organized by chapter. Free listings, paid tiers, verified seals.

No. ILodging217 entries→No. IIProvisions & Table197 entries→No. IIIPursuits & Outdoors147 entries→No. IVThe Mercantile68 entries→No. VAttractions73 entries→No. VIGatherings & Events87 this season→No. VIIReal EstateOpening soon→No. VIIINecessities100 entries→
§ Recently Filed · From the Reader of Record

Signs of life from the catalogue.

11 hrs agoCustard’s Last Stand was verified by an editor.Verified
2 days agoAdirondack Medical Center — Saranac Lake was verified by an editor.Verified
3 days agoMirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa was verified by an editor.Verified
6 days agoRaquette River Brewing was verified by an editor.Verified
4 days agoA reader contributed a photo — from the Adirondacks.Filed