Adirondack Life

Adirondack Vampires

fter years of living along the East Branch of the Ausable River, wading in its ankle-deep shallows and swimming its sandy-bottomed stretches, I’ve accepted leeches as part of the Adirondack package. My kids do, too. I recall a long-ago swim when my son was little. We trudged home in towels and flip-flops and, when it was time to peel off our wet clothes, he

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