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 ...

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, ...

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 ...