LAKE PLACID — One of the marquee features of the Olympic Region is being at the figurative doorstep of, so, so many hiking trails. High Peaks hikers often brag big time about harrowing rock scrambles, epic distances or — my personal favorite to roll my eyes at — their early morning ...

LAKE PLACID — One of the most iconic stretches of the year has once again fallen upon the Olympic Region: peak foliage. Right on, if not slightly behind, schedule, the precise dates and definitions of “peak” are always subject to the eyes of the beholder, occasionally sparking ...

WILMINGTON — I’m not an engineer. Calculus and physics were my kryptonite in high school, and I was fortunate enough to not have to cross paths with them in college. Derivatives could have been a foreign — or extraterrestrial — language, as far as I was concerned. Despite my ...

Faithful readers of the Lake Placid News may recall that a couple of weeks ago, we visited the new phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail. This week, we return to the trail’s eastern terminus in Lake Placid. Don’t let the location fool you. Rather than stepping on a bike, this week we ...

LAKE PLACID — As its name suggests, Mirror Lake should be smooth as glass. While theory doesn’t always match with reality, the lake sure lived up to its name around daybreak on Wednesday, Sept. 11. As the planets and stars slowly drifted away in the salmon skies above, there was not ...

SARANAC LAKE — I have never been on a seaplane before. My imagination wandered as I glided down the causeway over Lake Colby along the newly completed section of the Adirondack Rail Trail on a bicycle. Glancing off to the side, tree branches gave way to beautiful blue open water just feet ...