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Outdoors

Bird groups counting on citizen scientists this coming weekend

SARANAC LAKE — Bird groups are looking for all types of birders — casual ones, hardcore ones, even beginners — to help count birds this weekend around the world during the 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Taking place from Friday, Feb. 17, to Monday, Feb. 20, the GBBC is a citizen ...

Toboggan Chute may reopen this weekend, weather permitting

LAKE PLACID — Town of North Elba Park District officials Friday, Feb. 10 announced that the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute — which was originally supposed to be open that evening, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon — will be closed until further notice “due to unseasonable ...

OSI plans trailhead at Lake Placid rail trail entrance

LAKE PLACID — A land conservation group is looking to build a trailhead and a parking area on the eastern end of the Adirondack Rail Trail, in this village, and is gathering state and private money to do so. The Open Space Institute is seeking to build the entrance to the rail trail on ...

Toboggan Chute operators eye possible weekend reopening

LAKE PLACID — Town of North Elba Park District officials on Friday, Feb. 10 announced that the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute — which was originally supposed to be open that evening, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon — will be closed until further notice “due to ...

Lake Placid Toboggan Chute closed until further notice

LAKE PLACID — Town of North Elba Park District officials Friday afternoon announced that the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute — which was supposed to be open on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon — will be closed until further notice "due to unseasonable ...

Toboggan Chute reopens

LAKE PLACID — Hundreds of people converged on Mirror Lake Sunday, Feb. 5 to play on the ice as temperatures rebounded into the 30s after two days of dangerous, subzero wind chills. Some took dogsled rides, and others skated in plowed-out rinks, but the main attraction was the Lake ...