WILMINGTON — Wes Poe looked into the camera, flashed a thumbs-up, said “Sept. 8th” and took off on his skis across extremely thin snow cover on the deck at the summit of Whiteface Mountain. On Sunday, Sept. 8, Poe, Brayden Olden, Brenna Towne and Sasha Baker — all 20- and 21-year old ...

LAKE PLACID — As its name suggests, Mirror Lake should be smooth as glass. While theory doesn’t always match with reality, the lake sure lived up to its name around daybreak on Wednesday, Sept. 11. As the planets and stars slowly drifted away in the salmon skies above, there was not ...

LAKE PLACID — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism is debuting its newly developed weekly foliage report on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The report, emailed weekly to those who request it, will provide information about fall foliage in the Adirondacks. The report will indicate which areas ...

SARANAC LAKE — I have never been on a seaplane before. My imagination wandered as I glided down the causeway over Lake Colby along the newly completed section of the Adirondack Rail Trail on a bicycle. Glancing off to the side, tree branches gave way to beautiful blue open water just feet ...

KEENE — The Adirondack Garden Club has awarded 15 grants from the club’s Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund, the 1928 AGC Founders Fund and the Francesca Paine Irwin Conservation Fund to nonprofits around the region. Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund grants were awarded to: - ...

TUPPER LAKE — The sixth annual Tupper Lake Triad Challenge will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 8 a.m. The event is organized by the Tupper Lake Rotary Club; proceeds benefit the community through the club’s various projects and activities. The triad challenge is a ...