WILMINGTON — “You know you could have just driven up, right?” Right. That Q&A, or variations of it, is a time-honored tradition for hikers summiting Whiteface Mountain when its Memorial Highway is open, especially during a busy holiday weekend. Motorists’ reactions tend ...

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is selling its 198-acre Cascade Welcome Center Property for $2.85 million. ADK announced the sale in a statement on Thursday. It marks an abrupt about-face for the organization that bought the property three years ago. Executive Director ...

LAKE PLACID — Joan Valentine’s walk-in basement looks a bit strange with adult-sized chairs. For nearly 40 years, it’s been filled with kid-sized chairs and tables, at least since she learned that kids focus better when their feet can touch the ground. The little nook that was ...

LAKE PLACID — Community members joined village leaders at a public open house at Generations Tap and Grill on Wednesday, Oct. 8 to give feedback on projects that will be submitted next month to the state for the village’s second bid for Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant ...

There’s a slew of local, county and state offices up for election this year. With election day exactly one month away — and early voting starting on Oct. 25 — the Lake Placid News has compiled a list of local offices to be filled, as well as the candidates running for those ...

SARANAC LAKE — The election for numerous local, county and state offices is exactly one month away. This article contains information on deadlines to register to vote or get absentee ballots, when and where early voting will take place, who is running, how to write a candidate in, the ...