LAKE PLACID — The fear of losing jobs to an increasingly digitized world is not new, at least not for professional artists. Anthony Clark Pierce, who will be featured at this year’s Lake Placid Film Festival, was in art school more than 30 years ago when one film sent a shock wave ...
RAY BROOK — This Essex County hamlet is, for many Tri-Lakes residents, a place to simply pass through. It’s situated along a busy stretch of state Route 86, where commuters between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake whiz by. That’s part of the reason why Ana and Christian Rottner hope to ...
NORTH ELBA — Eleven of 12 cairns atop Wright Peak were deliberately knocked down on Sept. 15. Cairns are rock structures that are used for navigational purposes above the treeline, where trail marker discs aren’t feasible. They are one of two primary navigational sources in the ...
NORTH ELBA — The town of North Elba approved an application for a new Community Development Block Grant on Sept. 9, which would allow for more homes to be rehabilitated by the housing nonprofit Adirondack Roots. The last CDBG received by the town of North Elba in 2021 allowed the town to ...
ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation urges New Yorkers to exercise extra caution before any outdoor burning. Current warm and dry conditions are causing an increased fire risk across the state. DEC encourages people to put safety first, not leave fires unattended ...
KEENE — While it’s a fool’s errand to try to pinpoint exactly when peak foliage will occur in the Olympic region, the odds are quite strong that will be sometime this week. Wanting to make the most of this fleeting window, I began searching for a hike that offered spectacular views ...