The health of the AuSable River watershed is vital to the economic, physical and emotional well-being of all who live within it. Imagine if the waters of Lake Placid, Mirror Lake, the Cascade and AuSable lakes, the Chubb and AuSable rivers and their tributaries were too polluted to swim in, ...
Oh no! It’s starting to rain. In a minute I absolutely have to go bring everything in off the porch, where I draped some wet blouses over the backs of three Adirondack chairs to dry. Well, the sun was out then. They may be dry by now. My friend Charlotte came over this morning and dragged ...
During the past few weeks, we have been enjoying wonderful spring weather. With the end of spring break and, of course, the solar eclipse behind us, the library is planning exciting events for the coming summer. On Monday, April 8, many visitors came to enjoy the beautiful view of Mirror ...
Another Earth Day has come and gone, but for the Mirror Lake Watershed Association, the goals of Earth Day mirror our goals. Of course, for it to create effective change, Earth Day needs to be a way of life, not a brief celebration once a year. Likewise, the MLWA remains vigilant in its ...
Olympic bobsled - Determined to have the first entry in the Olympics, to be held here, and equally determined to have this sled an Adirondack product, five local men are now hard at work on plans for the five-man bob. These men are J. Hubert Stevens, Frank S. Leonard, J. Vernon Lamb, ...
Our sincerest thanks to the New York State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul for including a local media tax credit in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which was passed on April 20. We’re optimistic it will help sustain our newsroom in Saranac Lake — for the Lake Placid News and Adirondack ...