One of the byproducts of the Ironman Task Force meetings last year was the new code of conduct for Ironman Lake Placid triathletes. Major complaints from locals have included Ironman athletes going to the bathroom on private property, being rude to locals and taking up too much highway space on ...
Residents and visitors of the Adirondack Park have more tools than ever to help spread terrestrial and aquatic invasive species that are harmful to our natural communities in New York state. The Adirondack Watershed Institute of Paul Smith’s College, for example, reminded us last week of ...
If you care, leave it there. That’s the message from the state Department of Environmental Conservation every spring and summer when young animals begin roaming around. Commissioner Basil Seggos recently reminded New Yorkers to admire wildlife from a distance. Moreover, they should resist ...
We’d like to recognize the Adirondack Mountain Club on its centennial and thank the organization — including thousands of volunteers, staff members and board members over the past 100 years — for its ongoing dedication to protecting the state Forest Preserve in New York’s Adirondack ...
The story of abolitionist John Brown and the free Black community of Timbuctoo in the town of North Elba before the Civil War exemplifies a rich history of inclusion in the Lake Placid region. On the other hand, the Lake Placid Club’s strict membership standards against Black and Jewish ...
The housing crisis in the Tri-Lakes region seems to be getting worse by the year, and sometimes, progress just seems too slow-moving. There are people in our community right now that need housing right now — it’s hard to see that again and again and not feel a little pessimistic about the ...