If you’re a struggling student interested in breaking into the film industry, the Lake Placid Film Festival from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 will offer a unique opportunity. The Student Summit is a program that aims to provide knowledge, inspiration, and a network for students who love film. “You ...
October is full of treats at the Lake Placid Public Library. We’re celebrating the season with a spooky community art show featuring eerie submissions from local teens, new after-hours game nights to laugh away the darkness and a regional Library Crawl to get us out exploring while the fall ...
Growing up in Lake Placid, I had four grandmothers: great-grandmother Effie Preston Alford “Gram”; her best friend, Grace Doty of Vermontville; Climena Alford Wikoff, “Grama”; and Grossmama, my mother’s mom, Else Schweitzer Gerstenberger, who lived most of the year in Shaker ...
Every year, from Labor Day right up until Columbus Day, I fret about peak leaf. For those unfamiliar with northern climes, the term “peak leaf” describes the all too brief moment in autumn when leaves are most colorful. Here in the Adirondacks, the yellows, reds and oranges of maples and ...
Summer is traditionally a quiet time for the Educational Opportunity Fund of the Lake Placid Central School District. As students, faculty and staff enjoy a well-deserved rest after a packed school year, the Fund’s board also takes the time to take stock, reflect on newly created ...
A “jack of all trades” has a mediocre reputation. The full saying is, “a jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one.” When it comes to location management on a film set, the saying quickly loses traction. As I listened to John Maher describe his ...