OK, let's take a few minutes to get outside because summer hiking season is here. And in New York's Adirondack Mountains, some of the most popular views are from historic fire towers. NPR's Brian Mann ...

Imagine a chain of mountains in the wilds of northern New York state, the towers on their rocky summits lit on a single night like giant beacons. This lighting ceremony marks the end of every summer ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, visitors can view the northern Catskills from the cab of the Bramley Mountain Fire Tower. Friends of the Bramley Mountain Fire Tower, the group that worked to ...

DELHI, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Using towers to spot fires in the Catskill Mountains is a thing of the past. Many were taken down and sold off, but others remain standing. One community in Delaware County ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain has quietly reclaimed the title for the world’s tallest drop tower after a sister park in New Jersey demolished a record-setting ride that stole the crown a decade ago — but ...

NEWCOMB, N.Y. — Oct. 10, 2025 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Goodnow Mountain Fire Tower in Newcomb with a ribbon ...

For decades, the fire towers in New York's Adirondack Mountains defended the wilderness against fires. The soaring structures offer a vantage point high above summits to take in beautiful sunrises. OK ...