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VISITING LAKE PLACID: Cobble Lookout: A short walk to a long view

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WILMINGTON — At first glance, the 180-plus degree views from Cobble Lookout seem like it would require an arduous hike that climbs high above the woodlands to secure such an expansive scene. Au contraire. Much of the elevation gain comes en route to the trailhead parking area as one ...

PEOPLE AT WORK: Art and apples with Zach Clemens at Sandy’s Cidery

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UPPER JAY — September. The days are shorter, the nights are colder and school has started. For weeks now the goldenrod has taken over fields and roadsides, blooming profusely. The season has turned, and perhaps no one is more aware of the change than Zach Clemens, of Sandy’s Cidery, located ...

Some takeaways from NCPR and WAMC simulcast

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LAKE PLACID — North Country Public Radio and Albany-based WAMC hosted an “Adirondack Roundtable” discussion about tourism and the economy in the North Country during a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the two public radio stations on Monday, Sept. 8 at the High Peaks Resort on Main ...

Effort to resist sale of Cascade Acres appears successful

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LAKE PLACID — A last-minute attempt by the residents of the Cascade Acres mobile home park to stop the sale of the park to a private equity firm appears to be successful. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Brandon Montag — the executor for the park’s new homeowners association — said all parties ...

Stronger together

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LAKE PLACID — The doors to the meeting room at Heaven Hill Farm were cracked open, and the breeze and sunshine beckoned people outside. Representatives from a diverse range of North Country organizations meandered in the sun and sat in the grass, discussing one question: How can collaboration ...

Lake Placid fire chief is suspended 30 days

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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department has suspended Chief Mike St. Louis following a driving complaint. St. Louis will be suspended for 30 days, First Assistant Chief Jen Marshall confirmed. Marshall said the department received a written complaint related to one of the ...