LAKE PLACID — After hosting a handful of Ironman Canada triathlons in the 1990s, Canadian Graham Fraser decided it was time to expand to the United States. The 1985 Ironman World Championship finisher and his team had a list of places in the Northeast that they wanted to check out. But on ...
LAKE PLACID — Legendary announcer Mike Reilly — “The Voice of Ironman” — is coming out of retirement to call one more Ironman Lake Placid triathlon on Sunday, July 21. He called every Ironman race in this village from 1999 to 2022. “They asked me to come back to the 25th ...
LAKE PLACID — By the time the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon kicks off in the early hours of Sunday, July 21, a select group of people — experts considered the best in their trade — will have already put in a week of work on the event. Though the athletes are undeniably elite, it’s ...
LAKE PLACID — Under a bright sun and through a gentle breeze on Tuesday, July 16, I took an e-bike on the Adirondack Rail Trail for the first time. I started on the trail in Lake Placid, near the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society’s museum at the old train station on Station ...
WILMINGTON — High Falls Gorge on state Route 86 — showcasing a natural wonder along the West Branch of the AuSable River — spent just under $1 million to repair sections of their walkways and stairways, but the attraction remains open this summer. High Falls Gorge President Kathryn ...
LAKE PLACID — The forthcoming combined food pantry and thrift shop in Lake Placid has a new name and board and is setting its sights on crane day. Lake Placid Thrive and Thrift is the new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that’ll take over the operations of the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food ...