(Aug 17, 2026) The Adirondack Community Foundation gives out about 10 million dollars in grants each year and is working to strengthen rural communities in the park; police in Akwesasne are warning community members about an illegal drug called pink cocaine that contains dangerous ingredients; and we listen back to a conversation with North Country sculptor Margaret Jacobs and her take on the Adirondack pack basket.

(Aug 17, 2026) The Adirondack Community Foundation gives out about $10 million in grants each year and is working to strengthen rural communities in the park. Also: Police in Akwesasne are warning community members about an illegal drug called “pink cocaine" that contains dangerous ingredients.

(Aug 14, 2026) A Plattsburgh woman has written a new book about the extraordinary life and career of the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" singer

(Aug 14, 2026) Danish artist Thomas Dambo's wooden troll sculptures are here to push us to reconnect with our environment and, in turn, take better care of it.

(Aug 14, 2026) Saturday night temperatures could get down to the low 40s in some valleys, and trailheads, camp areas, and launches could be busy.

(Aug 14, 2026) Wooden trolls have taken over Tupper Lake, and they're on a mission to help us reconnect with our environment. We visit the TROLLS: Save The Humans installation at the Wild Center that's become a summer sensation on social media and in person. Also: At its meeting yesterday, the APA had a complicated debate over a logging project in southern St. Lawrence County.

(Aug 14, 2026) The new boat launch will be at Baldwin Park in Saranac Lake. Meanwhile, Lyme Timber got approval to log 680 acres in southern St. Lawrence County.

(Aug 14, 2026) The Adirondack Park Agency had a complicated debate over a logging project in southern St. Lawrence County at its meeting yesterday; wooden trolls have taken over Tupper Lake, and they're on a mission to help us reconnect with our environment; John Warren checks on trail conditions in the Adirondacks; and we have a preview of Songs at Mirror Lake's 20th anniversary festival in Lake Placid this weekend.

(Aug 13, 2026) President Trump's 50% tariff on many Canadian goods is scheduled to take effect next week. We talk with North Country firms on both sides of the border that say the uncertainty is straining their business. Also: New York is considering suing the federal government over new electric shock gloves that ICE agents may begin using.

(Aug 13, 2026) The best professional anglers in the U.S. are here in the North Country fishing their tails off to earn the title of Angler of the Year in the Bassmaster Elite Series.