Weather and Exchange Rate - makes you wonder about all the marketing dollars. 

A political "Chaingate". 

Not your normal North Country crime. 

I just paid $157 for parking in Montreal. 

"Officials worry the McAllister could hold several thousand gallons of diesel fuel and lubricants." 

"Recreator is the story of three teenage hikers who discover an abandoned laboratory in the woods and accidentally trigger a deadly experiment that creates their duplicates – clones who are stronger, faster, smarter, and plot to kill the teenagers and assume their identities." 

Let's talk about it for another 100 years. 

Weather Forecast, Interior Conditions, Closures and Other Notices - Compiled July 29, 2010 

"It will be a snowshoe trail in the winter and in the summer it will be set up as a mountain bike trail" 

Super-sad story. 

A useful tool for your next hike. 

"At 11 PM on Sunday November 17, 1963 the tugboat William H. McAllister was towing an empty oil barge when it struck Schuyler Reef." 

I thought she was a US Citizen? "Nelson crosses the border several times a month to visit relatives, friends and her family's second home, using her Canadian passport to leave the country and her U.S. passport to get back in." 

A little downhill action? Turn up the sound. 

Please watch, and Share. Thanks. 

Hmmm, interesting. 

"Paterson is gutless, he's potentially a moron, but someone smart is pulling the puppet strings behind this guy." 

Our friends at Local Motion, and Todd in particular, Rock the Trail World. 

Places that need development? Or concentrate on the places with assets. 

"Images of the fires that are engulfing the surrounding forests of the Wemotaci reserve, 100km north of La Tuque in Northern Quebec, on Saturday, May 29, 2010." 

Sporadic connection with nature just won't do. 

Up close with Slugs and Bugs. 

"despite my grumpy mcpooperface attitude early in the day, the hike was rewarding right from the get-go." 

NCPR/Mann/Brown/Explorer are paddlers. 

It's a Loon! 

Interesting, but http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2008/06/snakes-at-split-rock/ 

"The privately-owned site has been a popular tourist attraction for more than a century." 

"A pipe organ is made up of thousands of pipes, relays, cables, switches, racks, the control console, huge bellows." 

"Last night there was the most wonderful sunset at nine o'clock. The sky was all the beautiful shades of pink; then the dark mountains and then the reflection in the water." 

"It was a technicolor yawn. I tossed my cookies. Upchucked. Barfed. Threw up. Hurled." 

It might be anecdotal, but Gary is a pretty good source. 

"The increase in occupancy tax is a windfall for the county marketing agency ROOST, as 95 percent of the tax on hotel rooms goes directly to the organization for operational costs." 

Wait, let me guess. Another "placement". 

ROOST: The shift could result in local businesses adjusting their models to fit younger generations looking to “wing it” in the woods. 

"Each of those Essex County communities has its own unique set of community goals, needs, concerns and tourism opportunities." - Marketing by Committee....wheeeee! 

It's the ultimate Free-lunch! 

"We provide our Twitter followers with trendy and appealing topics to engage their interest in New York and excite them to travel throughout our 11 vacation regions." 

Even if they had the money, that doesn't mean it would be spent effectively. 

"...state officials confirmed there is no state-funded advertising campaign planned for this summer." 

Interesting lists.