ADK Taste Guide

12/30/2025

Fresh episode drop 🎙️ We’re heading west of the Blue Line to the Tug Hill Plateau, home to Snow Ridge Ski Resort —an independent ski area where lake-effect storms can deliver deep snow while towns ten miles away stay dry.

Snow Ridge averages ~230 inches of snow in a typical year, and owner Nick Mir (who runs the place with his mom) shares what’s new this season, how they’re upgrading snowmaking, why indie mountains matter, and what a powder morning really feels like.

Listen wherever you get podcasts or at ADKTaste.com.
And if you’ve been craving an “undiscovered gem” ski day? Put this one on your radar.

12/29/2025

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12/28/2025

12/26/2025

That strange, snack-filled vortex between Christmas and New Year’s is real.
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Lucky for you, the Adirondacks came prepared.

From Souper Saturday in Long Lake to fireworks in Saranac Lake to First Day Hikes all over the ADK, we rounded up the best things to do from Dec 26 through Jan 1—so you don’t have to scroll endlessly wondering, “Should we leave the house?”

👉 Full hand-picked ADK holiday events guide: adktaste.com

Tag your “what day is it?” friend 👇

12/23/2025

🎧 New ADK Talks episode!
Sheila Flanagan of Nettle Meadow & The Kemp Sanctuary joins us to talk Adirondack terroir, award-winning cheesemaking, and how partnerships with makers like Oscar's Smokehouse and Toad Hill Maple Farm help turn local ingredients into nationally celebrated cheeses.

From farm life to The Hitching Post Tavern, this episode is pure Adirondack pride.
Listen: adktaste.co/052 or wherever you get your podcasts. 🧀🐐

12/19/2025

Cold temps. Hot plans. 🔥❄️
Luge World Cup 🛷 • Local holiday shopping 🛍️ • Luminaria magic ✨
If you’re wondering what to do this weekend, we’ve done the planning for you.
Save this post and check out the full ADK weekend guide at adktaste.co/Dec18

12/18/2025

Forestry doesn’t operate on a semester system. 🌲

At Paul Smith's College, thinking long-term means planning decades — sometimes a century — into the future. It’s a powerful reminder of what “education in the wild” really looks like in the Adirondacks.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of ADK Talks wherever you get your podcasts.

12/16/2025

Where else can your classroom be a forest, your lab a frozen lake, and your campus stretch across 14,000 acres of Adirondack wilderness?

In our latest podcast episode, we explore Paul Smith's College — the only four-year college located entirely within the Adirondack Park — and how it’s shaping climate resilience, careers, and community across the region.

From forestry and fish restoration to hospitality, guiding, and hands-on learning, this conversation dives into what it truly means to be the College of the Adirondacks.

🎧 Listen to ADK Talks wherever you get your podcasts or at ADKtaste.co/051

12/06/2025

In case you missed it, great article about Oscar's Smokehouse in the The Wall Street Journal.

Since 1943, Oscar’s Smokehouse has provisioned locals and travelers alike with bacons in various styles, sausages, hams, cheeses and other savory treats. This is how you wow the foodies on your list convinced they’ve tried everything.

12/05/2025

The ADK on Jeopardy!

12/02/2025

What does it really mean to eat local in the Adirondacks year-round? 🌾
From winter markets to drought resilience to the roots of the annual Harvest Festival, this conversation with Adirondack Harvest covers it all. Find us wherever you get podcasts or visit adktaste .co/Talk049