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Visiting Lake Placid

Exploring Phase 2 of the rail trail

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 ...

Adirondak Loj is a gem for all

LAKE PLACID — Hikers near and far know the Adirondak Loj. As a 46er, I have had the privilege of making dozens of drives down the 5-mile Adirondack Loj Road. Some, hours before daybreak. Some, in the middle of a 90-degree July day or when it’s 25 below in February. Some, while stuck ...

Olympic legacy in one hour

As I stood beneath the 13-foot concrete wall that shoulders Curve 4 at Mount Van Hoevenberg’s sliding track, I was in awe. It was almost impossible to imagine slingshotting around it at a velocity that exceeds the state speed limit while lying flat, face first, on a skeleton sled. To me, ...

Free watershed tours begin on Wednesday

WILMINGTON — The Ausable Freshwater Center is launching the sixth year of its guided watershed tours in the AuSable watershed and beyond. These tours are free to the public and include paddling, hiking and other interpretive programs. Gear is available for tour participants to use when ...

Adirondack Family Book Festival is Saturday

LAKE PLACID — The John Brown Farm State Historic Site will host the 3rd annual Adirondack Family Book Festival from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. A vibrant partnership of John Brown Lives!, Lake Placid Public Library, The Bookstore Plus and several other community organizations, ...

Plein air festival wraps up this weekend

SARANAC LAKE — The 16th Adirondack Plein Air Festival will be held from Aug. 12 to 17, featuring dozens of artists. More than 90 artists applied to participate, and only 40 were selected. Several artists are coming from as far away as Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia and Maryland, in ...