I wake up early in the morning, around 5 o’clock, and go to the window. Because it’s summer, the eastern sky is light and growing brighter. Only one star is still visible. It’s Venus, just shining away. Star light, star bright: What do you say when it’s not first star I see tonight, ...
Garden Club of Lake Placid Club members enjoyed a mid-July outing to Adirondack View Lavender. The field in Keeseville is in its final harvest of fresh stems. Growing seven different varieties, of both English and French varieties, has proven successful for owner Lindsey Pashow on her ...
The Lake Placid Public Library is busy as summer reaches its peak season. Elizabeth (Baz) Perry, the new library director, and Joshua Allen, the new information technology librarian, are effectively managing the library’s daily operations and are enjoying meeting all the patrons and visitors. ...
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is in transition, a transition that includes new leadership and being without its traditional home for a year. This spring, long-serving Executive Director Deborah Fitts stepped down and was replaced by the multi-talented Emily Dobmeier. Following the close of ...
In this column I have often borrowed from my great-grandmother’s guide, “The Successful Housekeeper,” published in Detroit, Michigan, in 1886. I suspect the chapters I chose — elaborate instructions for hostessing a garden party or preparing for a camping expedition, accompanied by ...
It was during the 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, that the proverbial “ice” was broken, and China rejoined the Olympic movement. But it was the day of July 13, 2001, that proved to be a pivotal moment for China — and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights ...