Growing up in Lake Placid, I had four grandmothers: great-grandmother Effie Preston Alford “Gram”; her best friend, Grace Doty of Vermontville; Climena Alford Wikoff, “Grama”; and Grossmama, my mother’s mom, Else Schweitzer Gerstenberger, who lived most of the year in Shaker ...

Every year, from Labor Day right up until Columbus Day, I fret about peak leaf. For those unfamiliar with northern climes, the term “peak leaf” describes the all too brief moment in autumn when leaves are most colorful. Here in the Adirondacks, the yellows, reds and oranges of maples and ...

Summer is traditionally a quiet time for the Educational Opportunity Fund of the Lake Placid Central School District. As students, faculty and staff enjoy a well-deserved rest after a packed school year, the Fund’s board also takes the time to take stock, reflect on newly created ...

A “jack of all trades” has a mediocre reputation. The full saying is, “a jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one.” When it comes to location management on a film set, the saying quickly loses traction. As I listened to John Maher describe his ...

On Saturday, Sept. 20, a small gathering of EV, Hybrid, Solar panel, and other forms of sun-generated electrical users gathered at Marcy Field in Keene to celebrate energy generated by the sun. The gathering began a week-long celebration of sun and other forms of renewable energy, now the ...

What’s going on in your backyard after dark? No matter how sophisticated you think yourself in your daily life, no matter how strictly you control your environment, there is a lot of nature out there. So many life forms you know nothing about! These life forms, many of them nocturnal, are ...