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Historic Towers Will Remain

Governor Paterson said, "My approval represents a balanced approach for a truly wild place that also serves as home to approximately 135,000 permanent residents and is a vital four-season recreational asset for New York State. Working closely with all stakeholders we achieved an outcome that will promote a wide variety of recreational pursuits, stimulate economic opportunity and protect the area's unique ecological, cultural and historic resources. I commend all involved for their persistence and commitment to this monumental planning effort."
http://www.apa.state.ny.us/Press/pressrelease.cfm?PressReleaseID=444

The Adirondack Park is larger than any of the seven smallest states in the United States: Hawaii, Connecticut, New hampshire, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, and New Jeersey.
It would take five national parks added together to equal the size of the Adirondack Park: Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Everglades and Great Smoky National Parks.
(Source: The Adirondack Guide, c.1983 Sagamore Institute)
The Adirondack Park is slightly larger than Denali National Park in Alaska.

Panorama by Hutter Selected Best of 2006

A panoramic view from the Hurricane Fire Tower by Eduardo Hutter has been selected by The World Wide Panorama as Best of 2006.
The panorama can be viewed at http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp1206/html/EduardoHutter.html

Facts About the Adirondacks

Paterson Approves Legacy State Land Classifications