One of the more affordable and egalitarian art shows is the High Peaks Artists exhibition, held the first weekend of August at Keene Arts in the hamlet of Keene. Over three dozen artists’ works are regularly displayed, along with a section featuring the talents of the very young. For ...

It’s August, and, as my friend Lorie Gregory used to say, the light is different. It’s the first week of August when you notice that the slant of the sunlight is different and the days are shorter. The summer solstice — longest day of the year! — was a while ago. Those of us who wait ...

We have a rescue dog that has behavioral issues, specifically termed as “reactive.” When we brought her home not realizing the problems she had, we considered taking her back, but we didn’t. We are not strangers to dogs with issues. It’s just that we knew what lay ahead and weren’t ...

Sole Olympic bid - Lake Placid probably would have won the 1980 Winter Olympics bid in competition with Vancouver, British Columbia, and now that Vancouver has withdrawn, it is certain to be the site. This is what Douglas F. Roby, the United States representative on the International ...

Rugby and curling have much in common, mainly because competing teams like to hang out, eat and drink together after a match. From that standpoint, Saranac Lake’s becoming a center of both sports is not surprising. Saranac Lakers love socializing, as abundantly evident during the 50th ...

We who live in the Adirondacks consider ourselves fortunate in many ways. I’m thinking here of the wildlife problems that do not plague us, the animal problems we are spared. Yes, our garbage may be strewn around the yard by raccoons or black bears; sometimes these North Country natives ...