SARANAC LAKE — On Monday, Oct. 14, the back rooms of RiverTrail Beer Works were bustling with anxious energy as staff prepared for the brewery’s grand opening the following day. General Manager Morgan McReynolds stuffed glass vases with flowers in the kitchen. In the expansive glassed-in ...

PLATTSBURGH — Small Town Cultures, a regional producer of fermented foods, announced Friday that it is partnering with Price Chopper and Tops Friendly Markets to expand the company’s diverse lineup of fermented foods to a wider audience. Lake Placid has a Price Chopper store, and there ...

KEENE VALLEY — Gabrielle and Steve Popp took a big “leap of faith” more than five years ago when they moved to this hamlet in the town of Keene to take over ownership of a coffee shop on state Route 73, which they rebranded as Old Mountain Coffee. Now, in order to spend more time with ...

WILMINGTON — Haselton Lumber Company is inviting local contractors to Contractor Day from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at its lumber yard, located at 1763 Haselton Road in Wilmington. This event will include an afternoon of music with the Mike Pedersen Band, food trucks featuring Lomeli ...

LAKE PLACID — For the past 40 straight years, the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid has claimed the AAA Four Diamond Award of Excellence, second longest in all of New York state. Now it can add the Michelin Guide One Key designation to its list of distinguished ...

KEENE VALLEY — The Adirondacks reminds Mathieu Fialon of his home near the Basque region of France on the border of Spain. Both areas have green mountains, rocks and a culture that revolves around the outdoors. When he came to the Adirondacks with his family, the pandemic having made ...