This fall, many Adirondackers are concerned about “the Enemy From Within.” That’s right. I’m not talking about foreign invaders here. I’m talking about Adirondack natives — although it is certainly possible that many of them are descended from ancestors who crossed our Northern ...

Outings by the Garden Club of Lake Placid took full advantage of the changing leaf colors as they visited two Olympic Regional Development Authority venues and walked the Peninsula Trail last month. ORDA representative Charlie Jones shared the history of the venues and described the ...

Pratt at ORDA - Ray Pratt, former sports director for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, will act as interim president and CEO of the state Olympic Regional Development Authority. Pratt replaced Bob Fries, who is resigning effective Nov. 2. Pratt was a teacher and athletic director at Lake ...

When Martha Swan launched John Brown Lives! 25 years ago, little did she know that she’d be helping to revolutionize how friends groups of New York state historic sites operate. Like most friends groups, JBL! helps interpret and promote the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake ...

It’s so dark! It’s starting to snow! We haven’t had frost yet in Keene Valley as I write this column, but I believe we will by the time the paper goes to press. As it happens most years, there will be a killing frost to put a stop to our gardens — If you haven’t given up on your ...

School addition - Pouring of cement has been started for the foundation of the addition to the Lake Placid High School and is progressing rapidly. The pit for the boilers has been completed and is ready for the installation. Seventy-six men were employed during the last completed work ...