For 133 years, the Adirondack Park has stood as America’s greatest experiment in wilderness and community—a place where ancient Indigenous trails, rugged mountains, and vibrant small towns are bound together by a promise to keep the land “forever wild.” From Cartier’s first distant glimpse to the fierce fights for conservation and stewardship today, the story of the Adirondacks is still being written by every hiker, educator, and steward who calls these mountains home.
