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2024 Solar Eclipse

Eclipse engagement

SARANAC LAKE — Photographer Jordan Craig — widely known for his drone shots — was grounded Monday, April 8 here at the Lake Colby village beach taking photos of his client, Jacob Platt, who planned on proposing marriage to his girlfriend during the solar eclipse. Platt’s idea was ...

Thousands converge on region to watch April 8 solar eclipse

SARANAC LAKE — Thousands of visitors arrived in the Tri-Lakes on Monday, April 8 in hopes of experiencing more than three minutes of darkness as the sun was completely eclipsed by the moon. A solar eclipse of this scale has been called a once-in-a-lifetime event, especially in the ...

ON THE SCENE: Keene welcomes visitors for solar eclipse

On Monday, April 8, a large crowd, well into the hundreds, filled the south end of Marcy Field in Keene, with many spread out into the north end and large pockets filling the town beach, pull-offs on either end, the overlook at the base of Spruce Hill, and, south of the field, the park across ...

The solar eclipse watch party of one, sort of …

Even as I was having trouble breathing and experiencing an irregular heartbeat late last week, I was planning to cover the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 for the Lake Placid News and Adirondack Daily Enterprise. I thought it would be neat to watch totality at the North Elba Show Grounds or ...

Wenzlers hold family watch party for eclipse in Lake Placid

My dad said to me on the morning of Monday, April 8, “This is probably a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience a solar eclipse.” I had never experienced any type of eclipse before, so I was pretty curious about what was about to happen. As the eclipse approached, my mother and ...