Six of the many people from our region who have competed in the Winter Olympics, most medalists, shared their experiences and thoughts Thursday evening, Feb. 19, at a reception and roundtable held at the Mirror Lake Inn. Organized by two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht, a benefit ...
Every once in a while, I look back at columns I’ve written over the years and reminisce. There was the time, back in the early 1990s, when a rogue logging truck lost its brakes coming down through the Cascades into Keene and took the kitchen off the house where my daughter, Molly, and I ...
This winter, Craig Wood, Mount Van Hoevenberg and Whiteface are not the only recreational venues where skiing and other snow sports are having a banner year; so too are such settings as the High Peaks’ cliffs and mountains, where backcountry skiers, ice climbers, and snowshoe enthusiasts ...
Yippee-ki-o-ki-yay, galloping all the way, here comes Year of the Horse! My apologies to Hanna-Barbera Animation Company and to Quick Draw McGraw, their cartoon wild West Sheriff horse, for appropriating Quick Draw’s theme song. And yes, as I type these words, Snake Year is slithering away ...
The Lake Placid Lions Club has had a busy start to the 2025-26 seasons involving the Annual Radio Auction, Children’s Christmas Party and bimonthly meetings to discuss club business, and upcoming additional fund raisers and events such as the Lake Placid Lions Club Annual fun-filled Toboggan ...
Lake Placid’s culture is intertwined with the wondrous Adirondack natural environment and sport, particularly winter sports, though summer events such as the horse show, Ironman, lacrosse and rugby have grown in stature. These two fundamental assets are being significantly impacted by ...