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GARDEN CLUB NEWS: From lavender farm to fashion show

Garden Club of Lake Placid Club members enjoyed a mid-July outing to Adirondack View Lavender. The field in Keeseville is in its final harvest of fresh stems. Growing seven different varieties, of both English and French varieties, has proven successful for owner Lindsey Pashow on her ...

LIBRARY NEWS: Lake Placid Public Library gears up for more summer events

The Lake Placid Public Library is busy as summer reaches its peak season. Elizabeth (Baz) Perry, the new library director, and Joshua Allen, the new information technology librarian, are effectively managing the library’s daily operations and are enjoying meeting all the patrons and visitors. ...

ON THE SCENE: Lake Placid Sinfonietta in transition

The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is in transition, a transition that includes new leadership and being without its traditional home for a year. This spring, long-serving Executive Director Deborah Fitts stepped down and was replaced by the multi-talented Emily Dobmeier. Following the close of ...

WORLD FOCUS: Beijing Olympics, a pivotal moment for China

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 ...

ON THE SCENE: In praise of aging regional authors

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 ...