The proposed new parking changes along Lake Placid’s busiest parts of Main Street are not settling well with year-round residents. Making sure all parking is the same at $2/hour — instead of giving a $1/ break at less busy locations — and extending the parking enforcement hours from 6 ...
It’s that time again to start submitting nominations for the Lake Placid Hall of Fame. Being inducted is really a big deal in this community, as it highlights the people who have made major contributions to the Olympic Region. The Lake Placid Hall of Fame Committee has a set of criteria ...
It was the morning of Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism announced that its president and CEO, Jim McKenna, would retire at the end of April this year. Several hours later, Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn sat down with him at the Uihlein Farm in Lake Placid ...
The village of Lake Placid is moving forward with plans to purchase a $249,000 property by the old railyard on Station Street and, working with the Open Space Institute, convert it into a new trailhead for the Adirondack Rail Trail. This is an exciting project and one that showcases the best of ...
Many who have grown up in, moved to or visited the Olympic Region have fallen in love with this place for a variety of reasons. For us, we love the eternal inspiration of Olympians and the community members who are responsible for bringing the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics here and ...
Memorial Day 1942 - Memorial Day this year will mean more to us. Because on May 30, 1942, it brought home to us the fact that our men and boys are again dying in wars. Our memories might have become a bit hazy in the intervening years since the first world war and few remember much of ...