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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE PLACID — The John Brown Farm State Historic Site will host a Civil War encampment weekend from Friday, Aug. 9 to Sunday, Aug. 11 featuring historians and reenactors from the Black Phalanx Brigade and Fort Tribute. The weekend will include an encampment, demonstrations, films and ...