Mount Marcy
Mount Marcy (photo taken from Mount Haystack, looking across Panther Gorge)
Elevation	5,344 ft (1,629 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	4,914 ft (1,498 m)[2]
Listing	Adirondack High Peaks U.S. state high point
Location
Mount Marcy Keene, Essex County, New York, USA
Range	Adirondack Mountains
Coordinates	44°06′45.84″N 73°55′25.41″W / 44.1127333°N 73.923725°W / 44.1127333; -73.923725Coordinates: 44°06′45.84″N 73°55′25.41″W / 44.1127333°N 73.923725°W / 44.1127333; -73.923725[1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Marcy
Climbing
First ascent	1837 by Ebenezer Emmons and party
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York State,^[3] with an elevation of 5,344 feet (1,629 m).^[1] It is a popular destination for hikers due to its stature and great views, and the peak can get very crowded in the summer months.^{[citation needed]} Located in Essex County, the mountain is in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks Region of the High Peaks Wilderness Area.

History[link]

The mountain is named after former governor William L. Marcy, who authorized the environmental survey that explored the area including its highest peak, known at that time as Tahawus. "Tahawus" is an Indian word that means "cloud splitter;" the local Indians, however, actually had no name for this mountain - the name Tahawus was given to the mountain by white settlers of the area.^[4] The first recorded ascent of Mount Marcy was in 1837 by a large party led by Ebenezer Emmons. Today the ascent is easier due to existing trails that require no technical skills, allowing ascent and descent to be made in a day. Vice President (and former governor) Theodore Roosevelt had just finished climbing Mount Marcy when he learned that President William McKinley, who had been shot in Buffalo but had apparently recovered, had taken a sudden turn for the worse and would not survive his wounds.

Routes[link]

Mount Marcy is one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. The majority of the mountain is forested, although the final few hundred feet is above tree line. The peak is dominated by rocky outcrops, lichens, and alpine shrubs. There are two plaques at the top commemorating the centennial of the climb as well as the mountain summit itself.

The shortest and most frequently used route up the mountain is from the northwest, the Van Hoevenberg Trail, which starts at the Adirondak Loj near Heart Lake. From there it is 7.4 miles (11.2 km) to the summit, a lengthy roundtrip which can nevertheless be done in a day. A large section of the trail is suitable for alpine skiing and snowboard on the way down, although there are a few locations where snowboarders will have to take off their snowboard and walk up a little.

Hikers starting up the Johns Brook Trail from the Garden parking north of the mountain in Keene Valley have a 9-mile (14.4 km) journey to the summit, and sometimes spend a night at Johns Brook Lodge in the process.

A lengthier southern approach can be made from either of the two major trailheads for the southern High Peaks, Upper Works or Elk Lake.

Mount Marcy is in the Town of Keene in Essex County.

Mount Marcy photo-stitch panorama

Mount Marcy photo-stitch panorama

Lake Tear of the Clouds[link]

Lake Tear of the Clouds, at the col between Mount Marcy and Skylight, is the source of the Hudson River. Theodore Roosevelt was camped there on September 14, 1901 after summiting Marcy when he was informed that President William McKinley, who had been shot a week earlier, had taken a serious turn for the worse.

Roosevelt and his party hiked ten miles (16 km) down the southwest face of the mountain to Long Lake, New York where he hired a stage coach to take him to the closest train station at North Creek, New York. The route from Long Lake to North Creek has been designated as the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail.

Gallery[link]

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  Summit of Mount Marcy seen from near Little Marcy

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  Mount Marcy summit

• Marcy-summit-panorama.jpg

  Mount Marcy Summit Panorama

See also[link]

	Geography portal
	North America portal
	United States portal
	New York portal
	Mountains portal

• Outline of New York
• Bibliography of New York
• Index of New York-related articles
• Adirondack Park
• High Peaks Wilderness Area
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the United States

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mount Marcy

• Mount Marcy hike and trip report. June 2010.

Frontier Ruckus
Frontier Ruckus performing at the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival
Background information
Origin	Metro Detroit, Michigan
Genres	Folk, indie folk, bluegrass, country, folk rock, Americana
Years active	2003-Present
Labels	Ramseur Records, Quite Scientific Records
Website	Official website
Members
Matthew Milia David Jones Zachary Nichols Ryan Etzcorn
Past members
Anna Burch Eli Eisman

Frontier Ruckus is an American folk-rock band from Michigan. The project is centered on the lyrically intensive songs of Matthew Milia, and was formed by Milia and banjo player David Winston Jones while living in Metro Detroit.^[1] In 2008, the band released its debut full-length record, The Orion Songbook.

Biography[link]

Milia and Jones formed the band while attending high school together at Brother Rice in Metro Detroit. They began by playing a mixture of Milia's early compositions and traditional bluegrass songs that Jones had collected. Around this time they also recruited Eli Eisman as a bassist. While Milia attended Michigan State University—where he studied poetry under Diane Wakoski—and Jones attended the University of Michigan, Frontier Ruckus expanded into a six-piece. The new formation included Zachary Nichols playing trumpet, musical saw, and melodica; Ryan Etzcorn playing drums; and Anna Burch singing harmony vocals—all of whom Milia met while in East Lansing.^[2][3]

In the beginning of 2007, shortly after the release of I Am The Water You Are Pumping, Frontier Ruckus began to receive attention in Michigan, with Metro Times considering the band "already one of the very best sounds to come out of Michigan this entire decade," and Real Detroit Weekly stating: "This is the best band you haven't heard and Milia is the most impressive wordsmith I've listened to in a really long time. I'm not sure If I can recall a voice as untreated and honest as Milia's ... ever. His is a voice whose timbre carries as much meaning as the words that come through it."^[4][5]

Frontier Ruckus was named "Best Folk Group" in Detroit by Real Detroit Weekly, who were also among the first to laud The Orion Songbook^[4] prior to the album's official release, during an eMusic advance feature.^[6]

Released on November 6, 2008 through Quite Scientific Records, The Orion Songbook received positive reviews, garnering attention from Blurt Magazine, Crawdaddy!, and Under the Radar, who gave the album an 8/10.^[7][8] Hear/Say called it "the year's best alt-country album."^[9]

In 2009, Way Upstate and the Crippled Summer, pt. 1, a six-song EP, was released as the fourth side of the double-vinyl edition of The Orion Songbook.^[10] Frontier Ruckus toured the entire US and to Europe for the first time, playing Slottsfjell Festival in Norway, among shows in the UK, Germany, and Holland.^[11] The band was also featured as Paste Magazine's Live MP3 of the Week and recorded several videos in their studios.^[12]

In 2010 the band toured extensively, including a month-long European tour and a performance at Bonnaroo Music Festival, for which Rolling Stone listed the band as one of their Essential Sets, calling the band "the perfect recipe for Gothic Americana."^[13] It was also announced that Deadmalls and Nightfalls, their second full-length album, would be released July 20 via Ramseur Records.^[14][15] Versions of several new songs were released through a Daytrotter session on February 14, 2010.^[16]

Deadmalls and Nightfalls received positive critical reviews—given 9 out of 10 stars by PopMatters, who called the record "a musical map to the psyches of its performers" that "not only outdoes it predecessor, it reaches a level of top-notch songwriting most groups never attain on a greatest hits compilation."^[17] A music video was shot for the song "Nerves of the Nightmind" which featured members of the band in downtown Los Angeles and was premiered by the blog Muzzle of Bees.^[18] Deadmalls and Nightfalls served to broaden public appreciation for the group's songcraft and instrumentation, as it also left an impression with songwriters of note. Upon hearing the album, musician Ryan Adams posted on his Twitter page: "Loving the new Frontier Ruckus! Great band ... this is what I want to get back to. Those tunes go forever ...."^[19]

Frontier Ruckus returned to Europe in May of 2011 for the third time, expanding to new countries such as Ireland, Sweden, and Italy. Their performance at the 2011 Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots festival was described as "a particular highlight" by The Irish Times.^[20]

The band taped a performance for the NPR radio program Mountain Stage in August of 2011 alongside John Oates of Hall and Oates, performing with him for the encore number.^[21]

Adult Swim used Frontier Ruckus' song "Dark Autumn Hour" for three ads in their well-known series of bumps, first airing in September of 2011.^[22] Around this time, Deadmalls and Nightfalls was released in a deluxe double-vinyl package including the bonus EP Way Upstate & the Crippled Summer, pt. 2.

In March 2012, the band streamed the recording of their third Daytrotter session live. A music film shot on Super 8 mm film for the song "Mona and Emmy" was premiered by Paste Magazine who also announced the first official details on the band's upcoming third full-length record Eternity of Dimming—slated to be a double album of 20 songs.^[23]

In May of 2012, footage of Jones and Nichols performing a medley of theme songs from The Legend of Zelda—on banjo and musical saw, melodica, and Casio keyboard respectively—gained viral video momentum after being posted by Geekologie and the Kotaku site of Gawker Media.^{[24] [25]}

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• I Am The Water You Are Pumping EP (2006)
• The Orion Songbook (2008)
• Way Upstate and the Crippled Summer, pt. 1 (2009)
• Deadmalls & Nightfalls (2010)

Compilations[link]

• Quite Scientific: Camp Summer, Summer Comp (2009)
• Folk Yeah! Indie Folk For Fall (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Frontier Ruckus on Myspace
• Label artist page - Quite Scientific Records