Just outside of the village on state Route 73, the Olympic Jumping Complex is a sight to behold, rich in the region’s ever-present Olympic history. Turning into the property, I was met with an empty parking lot. I thought, “This can’t be it.” I drove across the lot to a kiosk, which ...
Thinking about my career path, I wondered, “How did I end up working in a newsroom in Saranac Lake?” To help answer that question, I made a list of the opportunities I had at Tupper Lake High School (class of 1987) and SUNY Fredonia (class of 1991) that influenced my career. And ...
Frozen faces - Frozen faces caused the postponement of the North American two-man bobsled races on the Mount Van Hoevenberg bobrun Tuesday afternoon. Five of the six drivers who entered and completed the trial heats were badly frostbitten after the one run. Stinging snow clinging to their ...
Temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s and occasional showers were far from desired or ideal conditions for holding an international ski jumping event or a weekend festival of ice climbing and backcountry skiing. Still, both were successfully held from Feb. 9 to 11. The 2024 ...
I hope you got a lot of valentines. By the time this newspaper goes to press, Valentine’s Day will be safely over and February will be halfway over, since it is a short month, technically, even though it’s a leap year. Every year I claim to rake in a plethora of valentines, so many that ...
Passing the flag - The Olympic flag, which had been kept safe in Lake Placid for four years since the 1980 Winter Games, was passed to its new four-year owner, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, at the opening ceremony last week. In the photo, at left, is Mayor Robert Peacock, center is IOC President ...