LAKE PLACID — The assignment was simple. Pick an artifact, research its history and tell its story. It’s a task I’ve been practicing for more than 20 years. From 2003 to early 2009, I wrote a newspaper column, — “Adirondack Attic” — for publications across the North Country, ...

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Elementary School fourth-grade students in Allison Smith's class recently spent a week preparing for their annual History Fair. From Friday, June 2 to Friday, June 9, each student chose an artifact, researched it and created a presentation for the end of the ...

LAKE PLACID — On a cold, dark morning in late February of last year, a 14-year-old boy named Yehor woke up before sunrise at his home in Kharkiv, Ukraine. “I woke up pretty early in the morning to do my homework because I like to do my homework in the morning,” Yehor explained, “and ...

LAKE PLACID — Long-time resident Ben Frantz has always been an active part of the Lake Placid community. Outdoor enthusiast, music lover, father and friend, he has always enjoyed supporting local youth. Frantz’s roots start in New Canaan, Connecticut, a small town outside of New York ...

PAUL SMITHS — A class of 109 students graduated from Paul Smith’s College on Sunday, May 21, with hugs, tears, calls to action and pineapples abounding. The spiny fruit was abundant on campus. A symbol of hospitality, the pineapples represented the many hospitality students and ...

SARANAC LAKE — Hundreds of people filled North Country Community College’s Sparks Athletic Complex on Saturday, May 20 with cheers, spring flowers and joyful tears on Saturday as the college recognized 210 graduates from its class of 2023. Commencement speakers described a graduating ...