Adirondack Explorer

Unidentified swimming objects

The animal you see moving quickly across the surface of an Adirondack pond, lake or river is furry and brown. What is it? As a naturalist and guide, I hear this question often.

It depends on a variety of things. How long, from nose to tip of tail, was the unidentified swimming object, the USO? Let’s consider the lengths of the main options: the muskrat and the beaver, which are

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