LAKE PLACID - Planning continues for the annual I Love BBQ and Music Festival, set for July 5-7 at the Olympic Speedskating Oval, but some of the competitions are not yet finalized.The festival is a fundraiser for the Shipman Youth Center and features barbecue teams from the U.S. and Canada ...

With this summertime Savor the Season special edition of the Lake Placid News, we continue to celebrate the growing industry of agriculture in Essex County.Since debuting Savor the Season a year ago, we've explored and celebrated many aspects of agriculture in this county: history, education, ...

LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid Elementary School is putting a spotlight on healthy eating and sustainable living with an expanded gardening initiative.Three vertical hydroponic gardens were installed at the school last month.The Tower Garden systems, when lit, look like something out of the ...

KEESEVILLE - More than eight months after the state of New York launched six new cuisine trails in the Adirondack region, those trails remain in development.Local, regional and state officials unveiled these intangible tethers between local farms, food and drink producers and restaurants around ...

Summer's bounty is surely one to savor. The brimming abundance of all things fresh from your own garden or from overflowing tables and baskets at markets sparks creativity.Each year I find myself with more rhubarb than our family can possibly consume. So we typically give some away and then ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. - U.S. maple syrup production increased slightly this year, even though the sap-collecting season was shorter than last year's, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The country produced 4.2 million gallons of the pancake topper, up 1% from 2018.Vermont, the country's ...