Lake Placid’s culture is intertwined with the wondrous Adirondack natural environment and sport, particularly winter sports, though summer events such as the horse show, Ironman, lacrosse and rugby have grown in stature. These two fundamental assets are being significantly impacted by ...

By MARTHA SEZ I watched Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on YouTube, but not until this morning because I didn’t want all that football to get in the way. It was great. Did anyone catch the “All-American Turning Point USA Alternative show?” I haven’t seen it but I read that ...

The new Netflix documentary, “Miracle: The Boys of 80” illustrates how well-deserving it was to re-name Lake Placid’s 1980 aArena after the U.S. hockey team coach Herb Brooks, now honored with the unveiling of his statue on Saturday evening, Jan. 31. More than anyone, Brooks turned ...

As I write this, Groundhog Day has just come and gone, leaving many in the North Country confused and slightly discombobulated. But only slightly, because Groundhog Day is, after all, a very minor holiday. People have more pressing concerns and perplexities to ponder as they get on with ...

Should (or could) Lake Placid host another Olympics? Not alone, but worth exploring was the consensus of the well-attended panel discussion held at the Mount Van Hoevenberg base lodge on Thursday, Jan. 22. Organized by the Adirondack Explorer, sponsored by the Adirondack Council and ...

How much snow did you get? A winter storm that meteorologists are calling potentially historic started in the Pacific Ocean off the Baja Peninsula of California last Thursday, Jan. 22, and cut a swath about 2,000 miles long across the country before exiting off Cape Cod on Jan. 26. The ...