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HISTORY IS COOL: 90 years ago

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 ...

ON THE SCENE: Mountainfest, World Cup undaunted by weather

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 ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘The great horned owls are already sitting on eggs’

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 ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 40 years ago

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 ...

INTO THE TREES: A rewarding hike up Cobble Hill

Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks, surrounded by High Peaks and premier skiing mountains, the village of Lake Placid is a draw for avid hikers everywhere. But not all hiking opportunities end above 4,000 feet. Just across Mirror Lake from Main Street, Cobble Hill offers itself as a ...