Forgive Me, Ma’am... Bears Don’t Wear Blue
by Larry Weill, with Kelly Weill
6 x 9 – 256 pages – Maps
Paper – $17.95 – ISBN 978-1-59531-030-9

Forgive Me, Ma’am... Bears Don’t Wear Blue is the final book in the trilogy that includes Excuse Me, Sir... Your Socks Are On Fire and Pardon Me, Sir... There’s a Moose In Your Tent, about the experiences of a wilderness park ranger in the Adirondack Mountains. This installment includes more stories of the time Larry Weill spent living in the West Canada Lakes Wilderness Area, as well as several tales of the author’s experiences working at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Two chapters from Weill’s daughter, Kelly, bring the story full circle.

Adirondack Mysteries
And Other Mountain Tales
compiled and edited by Dennis Webster
6 x 9 – 232 pages
Paper – $17.95 – ISBN 978-1-59531-032-3

The Adirondacks hold many secrets and mysteries. What happened on top of Panther Mountain? Do you dare dig deeper into the Adirondack General Hospital morgue? Did Bigfoot commit murder in Lumberjack Hollow? Will the Adirondack Detective, Jason Black, solve his next case? Adirondack Mysteries and Other Mountain Tales is a collection of mysteries and thrillers that take place in the rugged and hearty Adirondack Mountains of New York State. So spark the flame in your fireplace, sit in your stuffed chair, dim the lights, and prepare to be tantalized.

Ghosts of Clinton County
by Gordie Little
6 x 9 – 160 pages
Paper – $15.95 – ISBN 978-1-59531-031-6

Have you been awakened at night to see an ethereal figure standing at the foot of your bed? Have your faucets turned on and off as if guided by some unseen hand? If you enjoy telling or reading such tales, this book of “true” ghost stories is made for you. North Country media personality Gordie Little has collected and told ghost stories for many years. Now, for the first time, he has selected over thirty of his best stories for publication in Ghosts of Clinton County.

LAKE GEORGE
by Carl Heilman
7 x 5 – 200 pages – Photos
Cloth – $19.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-051-7
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-051-4

In this first photography book on Lake George, award-winning photographer, Carl Heilman, has worked to capture the essence of the beauty and features of the lake, as well as the energy of life and activities that make Lake George one of the top tourist destinations in the country. While many visitors only see the lake in the splendor of summer, Carl’s photographs offer a look at the wonder and drama of the region throughout the year. The landscape format of the book offers a unique perspective for the 160 standard and panoramic images that portray the dynamic diversity of the region. From historical re-enactments and snowstorm scenes in Lake George Village to panoramic views of the lake from the ridge-line of the Tongue Mountain Range, this book provides a look at the wonders of Lake George through the eyes of one of the region’s best known landscape photographers.

THE ADIRONDACKS In Celebration of the Seasons
by Mark Bowie 71/2 x 7 – 144 pages – Photos
Cloth – $19.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-027-4
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-027-9

The Adirondack landscape is supremely beautiful, endowed with lofty mountains and rich northern forests reflected in over 2,800 lakes and ponds and thousands of miles of flowing waterways. Imprinted with four distinct seasons, the scenery evolves continually. Each season brings new wonders and challenges, yet this landscape retains a sense of place unique in our nation – a distinctly Adirondack heart and soul. Photographed over several years, spanning the geographic diversity of the six-million acre Adirondack Park, Mark Bowie presents a breathtaking tribute to the ever-changing seasons that decorate this magnificent assemblage of mountains, woods, and waters. The seasons’ passage is recorded in the foliage, their moods reflected in the waters. Each season showcases the landscape in different light, and in each we see the wealth, the beauty, the resilience of life.

ADIRONDACK ABC’S
by Joyce Burgess Snavlin, illustrated by Linda Davis Reed
81/2 x 11 – 32 pages – Illus.
Paper – $ Not Set – ISBN 1-59531-028-2
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-028-6

In this beautifully-illustrated book, young readers will learn the alphabet while gaining an appreciation for the wild side of the Adirondacks. Each page features a cleverly-formed letter among an Adirondack scene. From bears and beavers to frogs and ferns to lean-tos and loons, Adirondack ABCs invites the reader to journey through the Adirondack alphabet!

THEFT AT THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE
A New York State Adventure
by Sally Valentine 6 x 9 – 88 pages – Illus.
Paper – $9.95 – ISBN 1-59531-029-0
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-029-3

“Smile!” Click. Flash. Mrs. Levine’s fifth grade students are learning about photography and about George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Co. They progress from one misadventure to another as they experience the different stages of photography from sun prints to film. When they take a field trip to The George Eastman House museum and Mr. Eastman’s former home, things turn serious. Steven, a teenage chaperone and Lamar’s brother, is accused of stealing an irreplaceable candlestick. Mrs. Levine leads the students in finding the real thief by teaching them the steps involved in solving a mystery. Photography becomes a metaphor for life as white develops into black and black develops into white, and a photograph becomes instrumental in solving the mystery.

CHAMPLAIN AND THE SILENT ONE A North Country Adventure
by Kate Messner 6 x 9 – 152 pages – Illus. – Maps
Paper – $9.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-050-9
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-050-7

His tribe calls him Silent One. He hasn’t spoken since his uncle died fighting the Iroquois. But in the winter of 1609, a new language echoes through the north woods. Samuel de Champlain and his Frenchmen speak of friendship and promise to help the Innu people fight their enemies. This time, Silent One must join the war party, journey far from home, and find his voice to save his brother and his own spirit.

TUG HILL A Four Season Guide to the Natural Side
edited and illustrated by Robert McNamara
5¾ x 8½ – 288 pages – Maps – Illus. – Index
Paper – $24.95 – ISBN 0-925168-76-9

ISBN-13 978-0-925168-76-4 Travel the different habitats of the Tug Hill region and discover the wonders of the plants and animals in this fascinating ecosystem located between the Adirondacks and Lake Ontario in northern New York State. The material is presented in a way that will engage the amateur naturalist. Each chapter describes one of the ten habitats that make up the Hill, with a narrative describing the habitat organized seasonally and a “Facts, Tips, and Lore” section presenting a wealth of information about plants, birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and insects. The book contains full color illustrations of over 350 plants and animals by nationally renowned wildlife artist, Robert McNamara. The reader will discover the richness and diversity of the Tug Hill region with this exquisitely illustrated, colorful, and informative nature guide.

IN STODDARD’S FOOTSTEPS
The Adirondacks: Then & Now
photographs by Seneca Ray Stoddard and Mark Bowie
text by Mark Bowie and Tim Weidner
11 x 81/2 - 128 pages - Photos
Cloth - $35.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-024-X
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-024-8
Paper – $24.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-022-3
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-022-4

In a career spanning the settling of the Adirondack wilderness, the heyday of the guide, the steamship, and the grand hotel, pioneer photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard produced more than eight thousand images of the evolving landscape – the most comprehensive photo-documentary record of late nineteenth century life in the region. A skilled mapmaker, surveyor, illustrator, and writer, Stoddard was an unabashed Adirondack promoter, as prolific with pen as with a camera. From his Glens Falls studio, he and his assistants published photographic prints and stereographs, guidebooks, brochures, train schedules, newsletters, and maps. More than a century after Stoddard focused his cameras on the region, renowned Adirondack photographer and writer Mark Bowie literally followed in his footsteps, faithfully re-photographing the exact locations of some of his classic images, revealing changes in the landscape and its people over the last one hundred to one hundred twenty-five years. It is a fascinating study, the results sometimes surprising, in every case, illuminating.

THE HISTORY AND ART OF 25 TRAVERS
by Vic Zast, artwork by Greg Montgomery
9 x 12 – 144 pages – Photos – Illus.
Cloth – $45.00 – ISBN-10 1-59531-023-1
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-023-1

Told from the perspective of a man who for five decades has attended the races in Saratoga, The History and Art of 25 Travers is Vic Zast’s personal account of the last twenty-two Travers Stakes and a look back at three of the greatest races in history. This beautiful book contains the entire collection of Greg Montgomery’s Travers Stakes posters – the longest continuing series of sporting art in the world. The artist’s thoughts and sketches, along with new artwork commemorating three of Saratoga’s most memorable Travers Stakes, are included in the grand presentation. Individual chapters are devoted to such soul-stirring races as the 1988 Travers, in which Forty-Niner held off Seeking the Gold and Brian’s Time; the 1995 running, in which future Horse of the Year Holy Bull led from bell to wire; the 1998 blanket finish of Coronado’s Quest, Victory Gallop and Raffie’s Majesty in the closest Travers ever; and the 2004 Travers that Birdstone, owned by Marylou Whitney, won in the dark before a sudden summer rainstorm. Jim Dandy’s 1930 Travers victory at odds of 100-1 over Triple Crown champion Gallant Fox, the record-breaking 1962 running in which Jaipur and Ridan raced head to head for the full length of the Travers, and the tenth and last meeting between Triple Crown champion Affirmed and his longtime rival Alydar in the 1978 Travers are all vividly described and illustrated.

NEW YORK STATE IN FICTION (1751–1999) & NEW YORK CITY IN FICTION (1751–1930)
An Annotated Bibliography
by Robert B. Slocum
8 ½ x 11 – 1056 pages
Paper – $29.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-019-3
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-019-4

This annotated bibliography of fictional books is an invaluable reference to historians, book collectors, librarians and researchers. New York State in Fiction is a guide for all people interested in learning more about New York State, and how the state has been portrayed in fictional works of the past two hundred and fifty years.

NEW YORK PATRIOTS
A New York State Adventure
by Dorothy Blackman
6 x 9 – 128 pages – Maps – Illus.
Paper – $9.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-020-7
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-020-0

New York Patriots is a collection of historically accurate adventure stories for the young reader. The fifteen men portrayed in this book were true patriots in America’s quest for independence. Some are well-known and some are not, but each man displayed admirable characteristics in difficult situations. All across the state, every courageous and innovative maneuver brought the country closer to the freedom its citizens so earnestly sought.

SPITFIRE
by Kate Messner
6 x 9 – 144 pages – Maps – Illus.
Paper – $9.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-018-5
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-018-7

October 1776…Twelve-year-old Abigail Smith disguises herself as a boy, steals a leaky rowboat, and sets out to join the American Fleet on Lake Champlain. She's desperate to find her uncle, her only living relative and her only hope for a real home. Young Pascal De Angelis is on board an American ship awaiting battle with the British when Abigail climbs aboard. When the British ships approach and the first shots are fired, Abigail and Pascal forge a fast friendship, see things no child should see, and grow up more quickly than either of them could have imagined.

GHOSTS ALONG THE ERIE
by Mary Ann Johnson
6 x 9 – 144 pages – Illus.
Paper – $15.95 – ISBN-10 0-925168-34-3
ISBN-13 978-0-925168-34-4

This book has helped preserve Erie Canal ghost stories for generations to come. Towns along the Erie have always had their share of ghosts and Johnson has a knack for sharing these spooky tales with the reader. Adults and children will enjoy these chilling stories. Reprint.

HISTORIC IMAGES OF THE ADIRONDACKS
From the Adirondack Museum
edited by the Adirondack Museum &
North Country Books
6 x 9 – 128 pages – Photos
Paper – $17.95 – ISBN 1-59531-016-9
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-016-3

Historic Images of the Adirondacks features a diverse selection of images from the Adirondack Museum’s collection of over 65,000 photographs. Included are images of great camps, hotels, Adirondack Guides, lumber camps, early settlers, and much more. “If nature has always been the measure of the Adirondacks, the story of man in these mountains has been the measure of the Adirondack Museum. Here, preserved for generations to see and enjoy, is the beauty he created in response to the beauty around him.” —from the book Museum of the Adirondacks

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