Happy Limbo week! I am speaking of that interval between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the week that is neither one thing nor the other. After Christmas is finally over and there is nothing left to do but gather up the wrapping paper, there is this hiatus, this gap, this limbo. Wrapping ...
It’s the end of the year, and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank the readers of the Lake Placid News, many of whom support our work and that of other nonprofits protecting ecosystems throughout the Adirondacks. We say it often, but we wouldn’t be here without you. For 24 years, ...
Olympic tryouts - The Olympic speedskating tryout meet scheduled for Friday has been set back until Saturday to meet the unusual weather conditions of this year. Never before in the history of skating, either here or at Saranac Lake, has real winter, the kind that makes perfect ice, ...
So far this year, the Thomas Shipman Youth Center in Lake Placid is busier than ever. How busy? Around 30 to 35 youth a day, with spikes of over 50. The center provides Lake Placid youth not engaged in organized sports with a safe place to hang out, play games, socialize and work on ...
Conversation overheard at the Keene Valley VPO (Village Post Office): “Well, looks like we won’t be having a white Christmas.” “Yes, it looks that way.” “Is this global warming?” “Probably. Aren’t we supposed to say global climate change ...
December at the Lake Placid Public Library is busy with holiday activities and visitors browsing the holiday art show while enjoying the views of Mirror Lake and the mountains from the reading porch. The Lake Placid Elementary School Art Show will be on display in the library’s art gallery ...