LAKE PLACID — Following last week’s icy escapade up to the 2,939-foot Mount Van Hoevenberg, I decided to play it low and scout out a trail that stuck below the elevation where the ice began cropping up then. Despite my best efforts, I was not completely spared from the ice — a ...
LAKE PLACID — Tuesday, April 15 marked one of the most visible local harbingers that spring is in swing: the ice went out on Mirror Lake. This season’s ice-in date was Dec. 13, 2024, making for a total of 123 days of ice cover — inclusive of the ice-in date and exclusive of the ice-out ...
LAKE PLACID — The North Elba Town Council approved 15 grants on Tuesday, April 8 from the Local Enhancement and Advancement Fund. These grants support projects by local organizations that provide direct benefit to the community. The council also approved three applicants to the Cannabis ...
WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain ski resort rounded out last weekend on a sweet note. On the heels of the International Pond Skimming Competition on Saturday, April 12, the following day featured the Apple Butter Open, a no-pressure all-for-fun moguls and jump competition that ...
WILMINGTON — Between the light drizzle, thick clouds and temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, it wasn’t quite the iconic spring day for the Whiteface Mountain ski resort’s International Pond Skimming Competition — yet there were those who loved it. Over 90 jubilant competitors ...
LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District board voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 8 to approve the district’s budget for the 2025-26 school year. This budget is an increase of about 3% from last year, and will be beneath the tax cap. Although some costs are projected to ...