ADK Taste Guide

What happens when professional theatre, Adirondack scenery, and a historic train station come together?

This week on ADK Talks, Artistic Director Aaron Jodoin and Academy Director GiGi Mason take listeners behind the curtain at Westport's Depot Theatre.

From this summer's productions to the next generation of performers being trained at Depot Theatre Academy, this conversation explores one of the Adirondacks' most distinctive cultural institutions.

🎭 Why professional theatre matters here
🚂 The magic of performing inside a train station
🎶 This summer's productions
🎓 How local students are getting professional-level opportunities

Listen now at adktaste.co/073 or wherever you get your podcasts.

ADK Fact:

Most people think black flies bite like mosquitoes.

They don't.

Female black flies cut the skin and then lap up the pooling blood.

Suddenly those itchy Adirondack bites make a little more sense.

Did you already know this—or did we just ruin your day?

Read our Adirondack Black Fly Survival Guide: adktaste.co/bfly

Suddenly, those itchy Adirondack bites make a little more sense.

What's your worst Adirondack black fly story?

New episode: Memorial Day Mailbag — Adirondack Summer Starts Here.

What’s Memorial Day weekend really like in the Adirondacks?

Jane and Steve answer listener questions, share hidden gems, explain the biggest mistake visitors make, and preview the Adirondack summer ahead.

Spoiler: trying to see the entire Adirondack Park in one weekend is like trying to do all of New Jersey in 48 hours.

Also discussed:
🚤 Boats returning north
🎆 Local Memorial Day festivities
🛶 Summer events and festivals
🌌 Stargazing in the Adirondacks
🏍️ Americade
🍺 Adirondack breweries
🎭 Arts and culture across the Park

Listen now at adktaste.co/071 or wherever you get podcasts.

Despite spending much of their lives on the water, loons are not ducks.

They belong to an entirely different bird family — one uniquely adapted for diving, swimming, and life on northern lakes.

It’s one of the many fascinating things we learned during our recent ADK Talks conversation with the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation about loon behavior, lake health, and conservation in the Adirondacks.

🎧 Listen to the episode: adktaste.co/068

Did you already know this one?

What does “Adirondack cuisine” actually mean?

What does "Adirondack cuisine" actually mean?rt Dumas of Paul Smith's College takes us inside one of the country's top culinary programs — and explores how food, farms, outdoor recreation, and hospitality intersect in the Adirondacks.

From cooking on submarines to serving at the White House, Dumas brings a remarkable perspective to our latest Kitchen Confidential: ADK Edit episode.

🎧 Listen now: adktaste.co/070

One of the best parts of spring in the Adirondacks is that every town suddenly has something going on again.

Lake Placid has John Brown Day. Lake George has runners charging up Prospect Mountain. The Mill in Westport hosts a national comedy tour. And that barely scratches the surface of what’s happening around the region this weekend.

👉 Plan your Adirondack weekend → adktaste.co/May07

The largest Northern Pike ever caught in the U.S. came from the Adirondacks. 🎣

In 1940, a 46-pound giant was pulled from Great Sacandaga Lake—and the record still stands today.

We talk about why Adirondack waters continue to produce legendary fish in our latest ADK Talks episode with guide Aaron Gaza.

🎧 Listen here: adktaste.co/BigPike