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 ...
We’d like to echo the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual reminder to leave young wildlife undisturbed, even if they seem in distress. Should you find a fawn or other young wildlife, please consider the saying, “If You Care, Leave It There.” The DEC recently ...
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen many volunteers out and about cleaning up our roadsides, trails and waterways, some taking part in a more formal event and some just out there on their own picking up trash. It’s sad that we need to do this every year, but it’s nothing new. We’ve had ...
Local residents have the power to help monarch butterflies and other pollinators as they continue to struggle to survive in this overdeveloped world of ours. In 2011, AdkAction, based in Keeseville, began teaching the public about how to help monarch butterflies — by designing and ...
Soon after Ruth Hart was selected by the Essex County Bar Association to receive its annual Liberty Bell Award in the spring of 2016, the Lake Placid News asked her about the one community service project she was most proud of during her life in Lake Placid. She didn’t hesitate. “Well, ...