Adirondack Outlaws

Dark Deeds and Mayhem in the Adirondack Wilds



A vacationer’s paradise of forested mountains and crystal lakes, Adirondack State Park was once the haunt of rogues and ne’er-do-wells—bank robbers, jewel thieves, smugglers, and cold-blooded murderers. Their tales come to life in Adirondack Outlaws: Bad Boys and Lawless Ladies, as told by Niki Kourofsky, historian and senior editor at Adirondack Life magazine.


Kourofsky’s Adirondack roots run generations deep, grounded in the ore sand of the one-time mining community of Lyon Mountain. Her knowledge of the local landscape and history brings a savvy immediacy to her vivid storytelling.


And what yarns they are! From the exploits of gunpowder expert Eddie Collins to cop-killer James Call, from manhunts involving famed Adirondack guides to a trail gone cold in the murder of wealthy Orrando Dexter, Kourofsky chronicles the region’s shadowy underworld.


Spanning eighty years of Adirondack history and ranging from Glens Falls to the Canadian border, Adirondack Outlaws is a rollicking page-turner, rich in chilling details and amply illustrated with historical photographs.