Aurora Pfaff
Blogs by Aurora Pfaff
2
Dec
2021
I didn't grow up in Tupper Lake. In fact, as a kid I knew absolutely nothing about a town that I now visit regularly, where...
25
Aug
2021
When you hear the word “history,” what’s your reaction? Do you think, “ooooh, sign me up!” or are...
24
May
2021
Picture it: Tupper Lake, 2021. Adventurous families, happy couples, and travelers of all shapes and sizes find themselves...
27
Apr
2021
Have you ever traveled somewhere just to (hopefully) see wildlife? Maybe you’ve been to Yellowstone to see bison, bears,...
8
Mar
2021
Growing up, how many of us made a wish on a falling star? The experience of seeing a bright, glimmering spark streaking across...
22
Dec
2020
In my family, it isn’t Christmas — or any holiday, for that matter — without a French-Canadian meat pie, or...
25
Nov
2020
Take a look up at the night sky. It's full of amazing things: stars, planets, nebulae, whole galaxies that make our home...
29
Oct
2020
"Food is our common ground, a universal experience." - James Beard
"There's no end to imagination in the...
22
Sep
2020
What do frogs, otters, and climate change have in common? They're all subjects of the excellent back to school education...
17
Aug
2020
If you've ever traveled through Tupper Lake, you've probably spotted a row of nine charming, tidy, adorably small white...
15
Feb
2020
Picture it: the Adirondack Mountains, 20,000 years ago. An astonishingly vast and thick sheet of ice covers all of what would...
8
Jan
2020
Mark Jessie sees a side of the Adirondack Mountains that most people don’t. While most of us are nestled in our beds or just...
30
Dec
2019
If you do it right, eating isn't just about taking in nourishment. Food is a celebration: it's family time, laughs with...
2
Dec
2019
Part of the fun of going to a new place, whether for a weeklong vacation or a day, is exploring and learning something new....
23
Oct
2019
The night sky is an amazing thing. Think about it this way: every star you look at is quite literally a part of the past. As...
13
Sep
2019
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house."
-Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1842
You...
23
Jul
2019
I'm going to tell you something that might surprise you. Paddling in the Adirondacks, whether by canoe or kayak, is an awesome...
20
May
2019
Family summer vacations are one of the hallmarks of growing up: creating memories of new places and adventures shared. Tupper...