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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A group of mountains in northeast New York between the St. Lawrence River valley in the north and the Mohawk River valley in the south. The range is part of the Appalachian system and rises to 1,629 m (5,344 ft).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
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New York State, the Adirondack Mountains are a paradise for outdoor adventurers with more than 2,000 miles of
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He recently contributed $200,000 to the Nature Conservancy to support conservation in New York's Adirondack Mountains and to support a program that takes urban high-school students out of the city and provides paid, month-long internships at 19 nature preserves around the country.
Giving Back by Nature Melanie Grayce West 2011
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Every weekend in the summer, my father would plan a trip from our home in upstate New York to one of the magnificent lakes nestled among the tall pines and thick forests of the Adirondack Mountains.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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I often revisit a conversation I had a couple of years ago with a family friend, the mother of two boys my sisters and I grew up with during our summers in the Adirondack Mountains.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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The heaviest snow totals were reported in the Adirondack Mountains, in northeastern New York, and areas east of Syracuse.
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I often revisit a conversation I had a couple of years ago with a family friend, the mother of two boys my sisters and I grew up with during our summers in the Adirondack Mountains.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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Every weekend in the summer, my father would plan a trip from our home in upstate New York to one of the magnificent lakes nestled among the tall pines and thick forests of the Adirondack Mountains.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011
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Since the 1960s, more than half of large canopy red spruce in the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Green Mountains of Vermont and approximately one quarter of large canopy red spruce in the White Mountains of New Hampshire have died.
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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Located a few hours from New York City at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, this town is home to Skidmore College, a small liberal arts college.
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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Located a few hours from New York City at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, this town is home to Skidmore College, a small liberal arts college.
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