1,242 AOE map entries + 19,200 AOE map visits
AVAILABLE THIS NOVEMBER
With the Trans Adirondack Route being refined since creation in 2010, a righteous guidebook refresh was required. The second edition Blue Line to Blue Line will soon be available. Check here for updates.
WICKED AWESOME ADIRONDACK CHRONOLOGY
$24.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2024, 510 pages, 6 images, signed. 4,000 entries chronologically convey every significant event that has ever taken place in the entire range during the past five centuries.
"Though his works vary in theme, each share his passion for exploring wild land and chronicling the history of these far-flung places."
~ The Bookstore Plus co-owner
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CRANBERRY LAKE FIFTY PLACE NAMES
$16.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2024, 90 pages, signed. The only place name book that historically details all 35 named features along New York's Cranberry Lake Fifty hiking trail.
"Even if you don't undertake a circumambulation of the Cranberry Lake Fifty, you'll still enjoy reading about the places this trail takes hikers to."
~ Towns of Clifton and Fine, New York, historian
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WITH AN AX AND A RIFLE
$48.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2023, 1,170 pgs., 184 images, signed. The most thorough Adirondack Mountain history book ever written, and a cool 18" x 24" settlement poster comes with this set.
"Highly recommended to everyone. They're just so jam-packed. If you like Adirondack history. you must pick these up."
~The 46 of 46 Podcast
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DEEP HISTORY
$24.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2023, 430 pages, 63 images, signed. The only place name book that historically details all 392 named features of New York and Vermont's mighty Lake Champlain.
“His efforts will become the definitive resource for Lake Champlain toponyms and a reference that will only increase in significance.”
~ Town of Charlotte, Vermont, historian
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FROM NORTHVILLE TO PLACID
$16.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2021, 160 pages, 49 images, signed. The only place name book that historically details all seventy named features along the Northville Placid Trail, New York's oldest long trail.
"From Northville to Placid creates the opportunity for hikers to experience this trail in a way no one before Erik has offered."
~ The 46 of 46 Podcast
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CRADLE OF THE UNION
$24.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2019, 510 pages, 135 images, signed. The only place name book that historically details all 785 street names in the capital city of New York State, loved and loathed Albany.
"Dipping into this book is like opening a bag of potato chips. You're not going to be able to read just one entry."
~ Times Union
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COLOR REMOTE
$40.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2019, 340 pages, 321 images, signed and numbered. Most expansive Adirondack photo book ever produced, all photos taken off-trail, no Photoshop, only 1,000 to be published.
"If you’re looking for a photo book that illustrates the true wild side of the Adirondack Mountains, Color Remote is a must-have.”
~ LOCALadk Magazine
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AMONG THE CLOUD SPLITTERS
$16.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2016, 230 pages, 45 images, signed. The only place name book that historically details all 224 named features within 192,000-acre High Peaks Wilderness Area.
“I hope Schlimmer keeps writing. We need authors in the Adirondacks who appreciate the molehills.”
~ The Adirondack Almanack
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MY ADIRONDACKS
$18.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2015, 270 pages, 10 images, signed. The Northeast's notorious explorer conveys tales from the backcountry through this title voted Best Memoir by Adirondack Center for Writing.
"He has an easy-to-read style, throwing in zingers that made me smile."
~ The Adirondack Almanack
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HISTORY INSIDE THE BLUE LINE
$18.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2014, 240 pages, 30 images, signed. The only place name book that historically details all 125 toponyms along the New York's mighty 240-mile Trans Adirondack Route.
“The origins of place names eventually disappear unless someone like Erik Schlimmer takes the time to do the research and write a book."
~ International Appalachian Trail founder
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THE WHOLE DAMN SHEBANG + free shipping
$199.00
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All ten signed titles at a package deal price – Wicked Awesome Adirondack Chronology, Cranberry Lake Fifty Place Names, With an Ax and a Rifle, Deep History, From Northville to Placid, Color Remote, Cradle of the Union, Among the Cloud Splitters, My Adirondacks, and History Inside the Blue Line plus cool Adirondack settlement poster
Normally $284, now $199, save $85 (30%)
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TRANS ADIRONACK ROUTE MAP SET + free shipping
$15.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2025, 28 pages. The only map set for the entire 240-mile route. 1:40,000 scale, 100-foot contour intervals, 8.5" x 11.0", 5.1 ounces. Designed to complement Blue Line to Blue Line.
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SETTLEMENT POSTER + free shipping
$10.00
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Published by Beechwood Books in 2024. Unique and very cool settlement poster. If you want a free one, order With an Ax and a Rifle or The Whole Damn Shebang. If you want just the poster, get it here.
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