Waking up to hazy skies in Keene Valley as the sun comes up over Spread Eagle Mountain, I smile groggily. The early morning mist is so beautiful here in the Adirondacks. Then I remember that the mist is, at least in part, wildfire smoke, and it loses its bucolic appeal. I no longer find it ...

Ever wonder what it takes to make a baguette or croissant, or why the ones made in Montreal are just so much better than pretty much any baked around here or beyond? It’s in the technique and the materials; that’s what two Paul Smith’s College culinary arts students are finding out this ...

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 ...