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Editorials

Best of Mountains Readers’ Choice contest returns

The Readers’ Choice for Best of the Mountains 2025 is back! This annual contest is where you, our readers, have the last word. This is our third year with all the nominating and voting done online. This proved very successful with over 64,000 votes last year! This contest will once again ...

Child-care dilemma plagues North Country

Dan Mayberry understands the importance of child care in the North Country. As superintendent of Keene Central School, he knows it could be the difference between a new hire or a continued vacancy at his district. “Right after housing, child care is the next question that people usually ask ...

Christmas spirit gives region, world hope

On this oftentimes dreadful planet, it is hard to imagine how the words "Peace on Earth" have any true relevance anymore. To many people on this Christmas Day, that phrase is considered obsolete, just a minuscule remnant of a better time, although looking at this planet as a whole, there ...

Hitting the trails safely this season

If this weekend is any indication, we have officially ventured into the winter season. With that snow comes a number of events so many cherish — and venture to our region to partake in. Here, one of the most popular locations includes the Adirondack Rail Trail, which is a versatile and ...

Shop small, local during holiday season

On Saturday, the Tri-Lakes region will join the rest of the nation in celebrating Small Business Saturday. It’s a celebration too big and too good to pass up. Geared to the start of the holiday shopping season and coming on the heels of Black Friday blowouts at national big-box retailers, ...

Thanks for the memories, Lake Placid

There seems to be some confusion from a year-old story. In a Facebook post from November 2023, announcing my appointment as editor/publisher of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News, some people are now under the assumption that I’ve just been promoted to the position and ...