A new historical marker was unveiled at the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown on Saturday, July 15. While the New York Historical Association created most roadside historical plaques in New York from the mid-1920s to the 1930s, the state Education Department took over their creation ...

Who vandalized Marcy Field last Saturday? The world wants to know. My first thought, when I saw the tire marks, was crop circles! It seemed so obvious. Aliens must have done it. Although, on closer inspection, the circles in the muddy turf of Marcy Field were nowhere near as geometrical as ...

The Lake Placid Public Library’s summer fun has begun! Patrons, visitors, and children have filled the rooms with excitement and creativity. On Tuesday, June 24, we celebrated pollinator month with a visit form the AdkAction Library Buzz Program. The hands-on activities were enjoyed ...

Power outage - Many residents of this section of the Adirondacks were forced to eat cold evening meals on Monday this week when the Paul Smith’s electric power line went out of commission about 5 p.m. It was not until about 8:30 p.m. that the current was again available. Communities ...

Many young people today are concerned about the health and well-being of others and our planet, and they increasingly act to address those concerns. One young rider at the Lake Placid Horse Shows decided to organize a fundraiser for Just World International, a foundation affiliated with ...

This rain! Every few years we get one of these wet summers. The world is green and lush. Some of the garden flowers love this weather (zinnias don’t). I love the sound of pouring-down rain, especially when I’m lying in bed listening, without anything I have to do or anyplace I have to ...