LOCALadk Magazine

Who's Who LOCALadk 6 Spring 2015 LOCALadk Magazine SARAH HART is a freelance writer, and editor, and an instructor at Paul Smith's College. Sarah grew up overseas, but came to the Adirondacks at age 12 to attend North Country School. She has loved this area deeply ever since. Work and education took her elsewhere for many years, but two years ago Sarah was able to return to the North Country, and has never been happier. She particularly enjoys cross country skiing, biking the back roads, and trying to learn how to grow vegetables in our so-short-and-sweet summer season. Sarah Anne ANNE BREWER lives in Lake Placid with her husband, Peter Evans, his daughter Ellie, and their dog Juni. She is an avid outdoor sports enthusiast, kayaker, hiker, skier, photographer, and traveler. She has a passion for Central and South America and enjoys visiting places that are off the beaten path. Anne earned a degree in International Business and Communications from SUNY Brockport. In addition to being the Managing Editor for LOCALadk, Anne guides for Adventures in Good Company, and operates her own summer business: Placid Waters Kayaking. Scott Scott Martin is an internationally published photographer. Born and raised in South Africa he now resides in the United States and frequently visits home. A passion for travel, unique cultures, and rivers has led him around the globe with camera and kayak in hand. Scott attended the Cape Town School of Photography, but is primarily self taught. Wide open spaces, river gorges and the ocean are his main inspirations. Since moving to the states he has been exploring the Adirondack Park as much as he can. Scott lives in PA with his wife Ashleigh and their dog Che. Bethany BETHANY GARRETSON, an Environmental Studies instructor at Paul Smith's College, got her first taste of the Adirondacks from fishing trips with her grandparents. She grew up in Cherry Valley, New York, a small farming community west of Albany. After working four years in wilderness therapy as a field instructor, Bethany studied conservation models in India, Namibia, Nepal, and the United States as part of her Master's in Conservation and Community Development. She's an avid hiker and believes in the empowering and healing nature of the outdoors. Bethany lives in Paul Smith's with her husband. SCOTT MIEROP is the Founder of LOCALadk Magazine and a long time Adirondack enthusiast, visiting since 1969 and living within the Blue Line for the past 14 years. After a long career in the corporate world of marketing and sales, he escaped. He's an avid outdoor enthusiast and enjoys mountain biking, paddling, rock climbing, hiking, and skiing. He has been an alpine racing coach at NYSEF and National Sports Academy. He's also a pilot and loves to fly. He devotes the majority of his time to LOCALadk Magazine, and can often be seen with his camera and black & tan Dachshund, Gary. Scott Hilary and Evan Williams met in 2005 while attending Clarkson University. During Hilary's childhood she spent summers camping with her family in the Adirondacks. Evan grew up as an Adirondack native and called Wilmington, NY his home. Both of them quickly discovered their common interests and passion for outdoor adventures, so today they're often found exploring the Adirondack Mountains or globally in far off places. Now living in Syracuse, NY, Hilary and Evan are working on their careers in their respective fields, environmental science and marketing. To keep their close connection to the Adirondack Park, they launched a website called PureADK.com to share their adventures and provide an insider's perspective. They enjoy skiing, biking, paddling, camping, hiking, and snowshoeing. Hilary & Evan

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