In this column I have often borrowed from my great-grandmother’s guide, “The Successful Housekeeper,” published in Detroit, Michigan, in 1886. I suspect the chapters I chose — elaborate instructions for hostessing a garden party or preparing for a camping expedition, accompanied by ...

It was during the 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, that the proverbial “ice” was broken, and China rejoined the Olympic movement. But it was the day of July 13, 2001, that proved to be a pivotal moment for China — and the world. This is when Beijing won the hosting rights ...

Author Christopher Shaw used his Lake Placid Institute opening Adirondack Roundtable Lecture on Saturday, July 12 to praise regional authors, a description often used to deride such writers as being less than noteworthy. However, there are many examples of celebrated regional writers whose ...

Dr. Phil is riding around with you in your car today. Why would he do that? We don’t know. Why does Dr. Phil do anything? Years ago, we saw him on television, in New Orleans, where the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina were still lapping at people’s second-story windows. Dr. ...

Ever wonder what it takes to be an equestrian rider, the difference between a Hunter and a Grand Prix Ring, or how and why the jumps are laid out at the Lake Placid Horse Shows? In comparison to attending high-caliber events in Europe and the United States, as well as elsewhere, the ...

As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still and drinking coffee. Jupiter, my 17-year-old cat, who yowled me awake somewhat before the crack ...