Blog
Longer reads from the cabins: ski weekends, the Jøtul stoves, how the neighbors work, the night sky, Malone's history and the drive from Montreal.
Cooking at the Cabins
What the kitchens at The Modern Pine, The Aviator and The Modern Tiny Home have, what to bring, and menus for a ski day, a lake day and a fire night.
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The Holidays at the Cabins
Your First Trip to the Adirondacks
The Drive Up Route 30
Food of the North Country
The Fenian Raids from Malone
The Dutch Schultz Trial in Malone
Rum-Running in the North Country
The Underground Railroad in the North Country
The Old Hotels of the Northern Adirondacks
The Northern Lights from the Cabins
The Modern Tiny Home
Where the Adirondack Chair Came From
Après-Ski at The Modern Pine
Stargazing from the Hot Tub
The Aviator, a Cabin for Airplane People
The Jøtul Stoves at The Modern Pine and The Aviator
The Trout River Crossing Is Closed Southbound Until 2028
How the Two Cabins Share a Property
A Week at the Cabins, Day by Day
A Farmer Boy Day around Malone
Montreal to the Cabins
Ski Titus Mountain, Then Soak
Snowmobile Season from the Cabin Door
What the blog is for
The guides answer the practical questions; the blog posts are the longer reads. Some are about the cabins themselves: how two cabins share one property and still keep their privacy, the Jøtul gas stoves in The Modern Pine and The Aviator, the après-ski and aviation themes, and the history of the Adirondack chair by the fire pit. Others are about the place: a ski day at Titus that ends in the hot tub, the snowmobile season, the night sky from the deck, the Farmer Boy farm, a week in the North Country, and the drive from Montreal while the Trout River crossing is closed.
Every post lists its sources at the end, and posts about things that change, like the border crossings, carry the date they were last updated. For the practical side, start with the guides or the FAQ.
Photos on this page: Meacham Lake Franklin County New York by Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0; Malone NY by P199, CC BY-SA 3.0; Franklin County Fairgrounds Malone by Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0; Franklin County Courthouse NY by Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0; 20170809-Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle US-Canada (NY-Quebec) border crossing by Aude, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and cropped for this site. All photo credits