When I was a kid, the “shoulder season” lasted nine months interrupted by winter weekends when skiers arrived to hit the slopes of Whiteface and Whitney, and in the fall, for those who had professional guides in the family as we did, by hunters seeking the wily deer. Today, ...
Crowds gathered Saturday, Oct. 18, in suburbs, towns and cities in all 50 states, as well as overseas, for the second major No Kings rally. Approximately 7 million people in more than 2,700 protests in the United States participated to call for the defense of Constitutional rights in ...
As this garden season draws to a close, Garden Club of Lake Placid recognized several residential gardeners with a Green Thumb award for brightening their neighborhood with colorful flower displays. Recognizing the efforts and time which goes into gardening, four home owners were ...
Halloween is just around the corner, and if you have a child or are a child at heart, you’re probably thinking about your costume. For most of us, the fun of dreaming up costume ideas comes once a year at the end of October. Still, if you’re a professional costume designer like Lisa ...
The other “Miracle on Ice” is the impact that Sonja Henie had not just on the United States during the 1932 Winter Olympics, but through the media, on people the world over. In Lake Placid, the then European phenom took our country by storm, lifting the spirits of so many beaten down ...
As a marker that the season has changed, the last Keene Valley Farmers Market was held Sunday, Oct. 12. Beset by swarms of yellow jackets — particularly at stations selling maple syrup, wine and other beverages and comestibles fancied by these brazen insects — and threatened by gusting ...