[neverdem]

Nancie Battaglia for The New York times
Don Dew, a real estate agent, in a former ski resort in a part of the Adirondacks that would be developed.

Nancie Battaglia for The New York times
The trails and forests that used to be part of the Big Tupper Ski Area would be part of a development that would add hundreds of new buildings on a 6,300-acre site.

[denydenydeny]

For a second there, I almost thought a private-sector job or two was going to be created in upstate New York.

Fortunately, the ever-vigilant Times is on the case.

[2111USMC]

I've never been there. But by the pictures, those look more like hills than mountains.

[MudPuppy]

I worked at the Massewepie Scout Reservation in the summer of 1982...very near Tupper Lake.
Sure was a beautiful area - I have many found memories of my summer there.

[timydnuc]

I like their chairs.

[Clemenza]

1. Lake Placid rocks, although it can get really icey in late January and February, ie dangerous for skiing IMHO.

2. The Adirondack Mountain Loj (that's how its spelled) is the best hostel in the US.

[goldstategop]

Its a great refuge from New York City. If you like mountain life, the Adirondacks are your neck of the woods!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

Maybe one day the NY Times will stop putting "Or Not." in their article titles. Or Not.

God, what an annoying meme.

[Stars&StripesNE]

I was born and raised in upstate New York. My sister and I still own a beautiful place in the middle of the Adirondack State Park, that by the grace of God our parents left us. Nobody can build within miles of us. It's just a beautiful camp in the woods on the Sacandaga River.

It is God's country. It is my haven, my place to regain my strength and gather myself from the world which we have become.

Tupper Lake is placid in of itself. I am sick that developers have discovered the untouched world that I lived every summer.

I only get up there a couple of times a year - but it cleanses my soul.

John Denver called it his 'Rocky Mountain High'. I call it "Sailor's Delight" -- a name my Dad gave to the camp during World War II. (My Dad served in WWII, as did all his brothers and they found peace in our mountain retreat)

[Alberta's Child]

Upstate NY ping!