New York’s Adirondack Park draws more than 12 million visitors each year, but most don’t venture far from the park’s population centers. Here’s where to go to avoid the crowds.
Category: Parks and Other Recreation Areas
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Photos: NYC Poetry Festival Takes Over Governors Island
Thousands of poetry fans and practitioners took the ferry out over the weekend to absorb one another’s work at the annual New York City Poetry Festival.
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The High Line Opened 15 Years Ago in NYC. What Has It Taught Us?
The world-famous New York City gardens offer a master class in how to grow and maintain a naturalistic landscape. Here are a few takeaways.
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5 Places to Visit for NYC Pride 2024
Check out the new Stonewall visitors’ center, bask on a queer-friendly beach, see works by a pioneering lesbian photographer and revel in L.G.B.T.Q. history in every borough.
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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More LImited
Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal agencies are imposing more restrictions.
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Veteran Describes Grizzly Bear Attack as ‘Most Violent’ Experience Ever
Shayne Patrick Burke, a disabled veteran in the Army Reserve, said the attack was “the most violent” thing he had experienced, including being shot at.
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Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock
The Scottish capital has maintained this mix of horology and horticulture since its installation in 1903.
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The Italian Region of Cilento is Cinematic, Spectacular and Undiscovered
In this less-traveled region of Italy, the scenery is spectacular, the water wine-dark. It has sun and sea, along with important Greek ruins, wild nature, curious legends and medieval religious sanctuaries.
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Big, Smoggy Bangkok Gets a Badly Needed Breath of Fresh Air
In the heart of this megacity, an industrial site has been turned into an oasis for residents (and birds, bats and mosquito-eating dragonflies).