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Lake Placid Institute’s Summer Roundtable Series begins Saturday

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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is joining the Lake Placid Institute in presenting this summer’s John C. Bogle Adirondack Roundtable series. On Saturday, July 12, starting at 8:30 a.m., author Christopher Shaw will give a presentation titled “The Mountains as Muse: ...

DEC launches citizen science wildlife monitoring program

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ALBANY — On Monday, July 7, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton, in collaboration with the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, today announced the launch of Snapshot NY, a citizen science program that allows the ...

Olympic Region hosts star-spangled events

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LAKE PLACID — This holiday weekend is packed with both indoor and outdoor events in the Lake Placid region. Read on to find out more about some of the calendar highlights. Friday, July 4 in Lake Placid will include a continuation of the I Love New York Horse Show. The events begin at 8 ...

Monument to Miracle kickstarts fundraising

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LAKE PLACID — There have been books, a movie, and documentaries on the subject. And now there will be a Monument to a Miracle. It pays homage to the stunning Olympic title captured by the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team in Lake Placid. The life-size monument will be created by Rob ...

VISITING LAKE PLACID: Looking up in awe from Lower Cascade Lake

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KEENE — Gazing up at towering cliffs and steep mountainside slopes staggering directly up from the water’s edge as my kayak glided along, I could have been mistaken for being at Yosemite National Park. But these scenes weren’t from some far-flung land way out west. Rather, they ...

Local veterans honored with flight to Washington, D.C.

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LAKE PLACID — Three Tri-Lakes veterans — Gifford Hosler, Gary Lawrence and David Staszak — were recently recognized for their service to the country with a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. with the North Country Honor Flight. At 7 a.m. Saturday, June 28, veterans and their guardians ...