KEENE VALLEY — Charity Marlatt loves to tell the story of her father, Alan Washbond, a Keene Valley native who competed in the 1936 Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. At the time, Adolf Hitler was in power in Germany and many people questioned whether American athletes ...

AVALANCHE PASS — Multiple rock and mud slides that occurred on Monday, July 14 in and around Avalanche Pass have closed a popular High Peaks Wilderness hiking route until further notice. There were no reported injuries or deaths, although a video posted to the state Department of ...

LAKE PLACID — Stepping onto The Pristine Nine golf course at the Lake Placid Club during the sun-soaked afternoon of Wednesday, July 9, one could be forgiven for second-guessing whether it’s 2025. The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society hosted its inaugural one-club golf ...

ST. HUBERTS — Tucked in a narrow valley between the towering cliffs and lush mountain slope forests of Round Mountain and Giant’s Nubble, Chapel Pond’s backdrop is among the most iconic in the Adirondacks. On Tuesday, July 15, it seemed to sparkle endlessly under deep blue ...

LAKE PLACID — Ironman Lake Placid, the second-longest-running Ironman event in North America, is set to return for its 26th edition on Sunday, July 20. Around 2,300 competitors from all over the world take part in the 140.6-mile Ironman race that consists of a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid-North Elba joint Planning Review Board is currently considering an application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary, which would be the first of its kind in the village of Lake Placid. A public hearing was held during the board’s normal meeting on ...