Adirondack Life

Embrace the Season

We can be forgiven for wanting to spend early spring with our heads under the covers, but there’s plenty to tempt us out of our hidey-holes during the great in-between. Read on for dozens of cabin-fever-busting ideas.

Winter 2.0

There’s still time to frolic in the snowy moonlight at Lake Placid’s Cascade Cross Country Ski Center (518-523-1111, ) during its on March 7, when revelers ski out to bonfires for hot dogs and beer, then catch a band back at the lodge. Northville’s Lapland Lake (518-863-4974, ) offers a family-friendly tour the same evening, fueled by bowls of chili

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