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ON THE SCENE: Elk Lake Lodge in North Hudson is special

When it comes to setting aside the noise and bustle that are so much a part of daily life, few lodging venues in the Adirondacks or the nation can compare to the Elk Lake Lodge in the Adirondack Park. Located in the center of a 12,000-acre preserve in the town of North Hudson, Essex ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘A few nights back I was tossing and turning …’

The bad thing about waking up in the middle of the night is that you’re usually worrying about something you can’t do anything about. A few nights back I was tossing and turning, annoying Jupiter the cat beyond endurance until finally he felt impelled to jump off the bed. Was it the ...

ON THE SCENE: Dmitry Day outshines the weather

On an overcast and somewhat dreary day, Dmitry Day on Saturday, Aug. 30 shone with great music, snakes and a sloth, delightful food, and engaging activities that included learning how to luge. Dmitry’s Feast of the Peaks is a trimmed-down Lake Placid I Love BBQ Festival founded by the ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘I was flooded with relief. Help was on the way.’

Right before Labor Day, I was sitting in a waiting room at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital before a routine appointment. In the old days, doctors and dentists and hairdressers subscribed to “Time” and “Good Housekeeping” and “House and Garden” and “People.” Patients sat ...

ON THE SCENE: Depot Theatre in Westport wraps up a great season

Sarah Wilson of Keene has a new gig, serving as the executive director of the Depot Theatre in Westport, the Adirondacks Park’s oldest professional equity theater. Three months in, she seems to have been born for the job. Wilson brings to the theater decades of experience representing ...