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VISITING LAKE PLACID: Fleeting fall colors from Flume Knob

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WILMINGTON — It was as if I was walking on lava. Yet, my feet were well within the range of their normal temperature. This was no eruption of molten magma, but rather the fresh fall from a grove of red maple trees above. As I made my way up to Flume Knob, there was a 10th of a mile or ...

Mark Hall is the new APA chair

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RAY BROOK — Mark Hall is the Adirondack Park Agency’s next board chair. Hall, who has served as an APA board member since June 2020, was selected by Gov. Kathy Hochul to fill the role, the governor’s office announced Friday, Oct. 3. The position opened in June when then-chair John ...

St. Eustace holds Blessing of the Animals ceremony

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LAKE PLACID — It was a lively scene in front of St. Eustace Episcopal Church Sunday, Oct. 5 as a dozen or so pets — mostly real and a few stuffed — gathered for the annual Blessing of the Animals. The event was held as part of the celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint ...

Answers, unknowns on fatal Lake Placid plane crash

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LAKE PLACID — Nearly two years to the day after a plane crash at the Lake Placid Airport left two dead, a report has been released detailing some of what led to the 2023 crash, but there are still some unknowns. The report finds that a partial loss of engine power, an abrupt maneuver ...

‘Miracle on Ice’ medals bill may be signed soon

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LAKE PLACID — A bill that would have the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury create three Congressional Gold Medals recognizing the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team will soon be on President Donald Trump’s desk to sign into law. One of the proposed locations for these awards is the Lake Placid ...