This Month's Best Family Travel Inspiration

Waterfalls on the Indian Ladder Trail

Minelot Falls | Indian Ladder Trail | Thatcher Park

There’s one good thing about rainy days–waterfalls. New York has many waterfalls, including the spectacular ones found at Niagara Falls. But in New York’s Capital Region, we’re lucky to have the impressive waterfalls of the historic Indian Ladder Trail in Thatcher Park. What a scenic [...]

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Golden Arrow In Lake Placid; Green and Family-Friendly Too

Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort on Mirror Lake. | Lake Placid, NY

If it were left up to Jenn Holderied, Golden Arrow Resort’s General Manager and second-generation proprietor, all of Lake Placid would be certified as a Green destination. As it is, the young mom and local Ice Meister has been instrumental in helping the hotel earn Audubon [...]

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A Grand Adventure in the Pine Bush Ends with a Little Moxie

Moxies

Of all the places I most enjoy in New York’s Capital Region, few surpass the Albany Pine Bush. When I was new to the area, hardly a day passed that I didn’t pack my young toddler, Kayla, into the Kelty carrier so that I could explore [...]

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Niagara Falls Photos; Wet and Wild Close-Ups

Niagara Falls

If you thought that the only way to capture great Niagara Falls photos was on a Maid of the Mist boat ride, think again. Having previously done the Maid of the Mist tour with kids on the New York side of the border, I wanted to [...]

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