We understand when town of North Elba Supervisor Derek Doty says that it’s “unattainable” at this time to pay for an ambitious plan to upgrade the 1980 Olympic flame cauldron site. We could hear in his voice that the prospect of raising $1 million or more to develop a “welcome ...

Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee President J. Bernard Fell gave a passionate speech on Feb. 13, 1980, during the opening ceremony of the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. A recording of this speech is usually played when the Olympic flame cauldron is re-lit for special ...

The Lake Placid News and Adirondack Daily Enterprise last month announced their 2023 volunteer of the year for the Tri-Lakes Region — Larry Brockway of Lake Placid. You can read the story about Brockway and other volunteers in our newly published Community Resource Guide, which is available ...

Who should protect Mirror Lake, and who should pay for that protection? Those are the main questions we’re asking this week. The short answer is everyone — all the people who own the lake, own property around the lake, use the lake, make money directly and indirectly from the lake and ...

Do we want more — of Elise Stefanik — in 2024? She thinks so. That’s one reason she’s broken a promise to only occupy her seat in the 21st Congressional District for five two-year terms. The Republican, of Schuylerville, announced on Tuesday, April 11, that she will be seeking a sixth ...

Congrats to the staff of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism for their announcement this week that the Conference Center at Lake Placid will welcome more than 2,700 visitors at upcoming conferences between now and October 2024. This spring and fall, the village will welcome a ...