North Country Reflections: On Life and Living in the Foothills and the Valleys

New York's North Country can be hard to define: the region has solid boundaries on three sides but not on the south, where it mingles with the Adirondack Mountains. The spare and isolated landscape experiences long and harsh winters tempered with bucolic scenery. Small—town life and farming—both traditional and innovative—have found a haven and even thrive. The region plays host to determined, community—oriented people who have traded the financial lure of big cities for the satisfaction of...