LAKE PLACID — Several days after the Olympic Arena opened its summer ice skating season, and while the Palace Theatre was screening “The Sound of Music,” the Lake Placid High School Class of 1967 — 57 seniors — graduated in the school’s auditorium on Friday, June 23, 1967 ...

“I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me.” — Bob Dylan, from “Idiot Wind” Some people have no boundaries. Biff says, why does everybody want to come pouring across our borders, into the United States, like some kind of stew pot boiling ...

Summer has arrived with beautiful weather, many visitors and exciting upcoming events at the Lake Placid Public Library. The sixth annual Community Day in Lake Placid was held on June 2 at the North Elba Show Grounds. This year’s event had a “Superhero” theme and featured almost 40 ...

LPHS graduation - The 13th annual commencement of the Lake Placid High School was held Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, and a large representation of the people of the village was in attendance. The stage was a scene of much beauty. The graduates, members of the board of education, ...

I hate hot, humid days. My muscles and bones ache. I don’t function well. I am not alone; most people I know have lived here for at least a decade, some for far longer, and some recent arrivals like cool nights, warm days and near zero humidity. Weather was similar to what we had up until ...

It’s strawberry season! I just baked a strawberry rhubarb pie with very juicy berries from Rulfs Orchard, and I think I overcompensated for their juiciness by using too much cornstarch. We’ll see. I am sentimental about strawberries. They bring back childhood memories of foraging in ...