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Oktoberfest is back at Whiteface Mt. this weekend

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WILMINGTON — The Whiteface Mountain ski center will be hosting its annual Oktoberfest this Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28. It’s the mountain’s premier fall event, with performances by die Schlauberger in the main music and entertainment tent, as well as The Adlers and ...

State Police want more eyes on local manhunt

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BRIGHTON — A manhunt for a homicide suspect in the Brighton-Paul Smiths area has lasted for more than a week, with the Cohoes man suspected in the death of his girlfriend still on the run. State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23 that they will hold a press conference on the search at ...

ORDA board approves $1.8M for venue improvements

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LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority board of directors approved funding for three projects at two of its venues during a meeting on Friday, Sept. 19 with the total cost estimated at $1.8 million. This includes repairs to the observation deck at the Olympic Ski ...

Learn about practical effects at Lake Placid Film Festival

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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 ...

The Coffee Pot, a ‘camper cafe,’ proposed for Ray Brook

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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 ...

ADK rebuilding knocked down Wright Peak cairns

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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 ...