LAKE PLACID — John Brown Lives! welcomes all to join in a 2.23-mile snowshoe at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site on Feb. 21 to remember 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery who was killed while out for a jog on a quiet neighborhood street by a white father-son duo in Georgia. We will gather ...

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton Feb. 13 announced the release of proposed changes to coolwater sportfish regulations that will help protect fish while spawning, increase the reproductive capacity of walleye in Lake Ontario’s ...

WILMINGTON — A Georgia man died while skiing at the Whiteface Mountain ski center on Feb. 4. State Police said that Michael E. Vacek Jr., 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was reported missing around 10 a.m. to the Whiteface Mountain Ski Patrol by the group of friends he was skiing with after he ...

NORTH ELBA — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is aiming to begin repair work on the Avalanche Pass trail this summer. The large swath of the trail — from its intersection with the Lake Arnold Trail to the southern end of Avalanche Lake — has been officially closed ...

LAKE PLACID — The Ed Op Fund for Lake Placid Central School District will again host a free family skate night on Wednesday, Feb. 11, for students, families and staff of the LPCSD. Thanks to the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the Olympic Speedskating Oval will ring out to the ...

KEENE — Though it sounds hard to believe, if not insane, I kid you not when I say that I find winter hiking in the Adirondacks easier than summer hiking, if — and it’s a big if — conditions are ideal. A well-packed winter trail avoids stepping around ankle-twisting boulders, ...