Growing up, our trips to Minerva Lake in the Adirondacks became a staple, and one of the landmarks that signaled we were getting close a the dam along the way. As a kid, I’d look forward to seeing the water cascading over it, wondering about its purpose. Last year, during a solo outing back to Minerva Lake with the dogs, I made it a point to revisit that memory, stopping to take in the waterfall I once looked forward to […]