Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks, surrounded by High Peaks and premier skiing mountains, the village of Lake Placid is a draw for avid hikers everywhere. But not all hiking opportunities end above 4,000 feet. Just across Mirror Lake from Main Street, Cobble Hill offers itself as a ...

Under a bluebird sky on Monday, Feb. 5, the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace stood tall in the midday sun. Families, school children, teachers, visitors and locals gathered inside and around the blue walls to soak up the sights and sun. “(It’s) pretty amazing,” said Dennis ...

Few places in the United States, if any, exude as much Olympic pride as Lake Placid. Deep in the Adirondacks, the small town stands as a focal point of Olympic Winter Games legacy. With such a rich history to sift through, visitors may have a hard time fully grasping the importance of this ...

SARANAC LAKE — Construction on the 2024 Ice Palace for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival continued as colder weather set in this past weekend. Volunteers from the Ice Palace Workers 101 (IPW 101) began to harvest ice from Lake Flower's Pontiac Bay on Monday, Jan. 22, and the palace walls ...

LAKE PLACID — North Elba Park District Manager Matt St. Louis said Tuesday, Jan. 23 that the ice on Mirror Lake is thick enough for his staff to begin preparing to open the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute on Parkside Drive, but it probably won’t open by this weekend. “We’re still looking ...

Just south of this village sits a little house at the end of a road, one with history that dates to the mid-1800s. Under the shadow of the Olympic ski jumps and with sweeping views of the High Peaks, the small abode — built in 1855 — would be easy to overlook, despite its great cultural ...