Lake freezes - Residents of this village were surprised upon rising Thursday morning to find that the waters of Mirror Lake had closed from shore to shore. According to the record that has been kept by F. B. Guild for the past 30 years, the only time the lake has frozen over as early as Nov. ...

Horse shooting - The chief excitement the early part of the week in Lake Placid was the shooting of a horse on McLenathen Avenue Sunday. The horse belonged to Patrick Foley of River Street and was shot by Alfred Beaney on his own premises. Mr. Beaney said the animal was dangerous. This is ...

Whiteface Highway - Realization of the dreams of an Adirondack pioneer and retired North Country merchant, 89-year-old Marcellus A. Leonard of Saranac Lake, the ribbon of new macadam winding up the granite side of Whiteface Mountain is gradually approaching completion. Work on the road is ...

‘Miracle’ rematch - A Dec. 9 rematch between the Soviet Union and the U.S. Olympic hockey team in Lake Placid has been confirmed by the Amateur Hockey Association. Lake Placid’s Olympic Center will host the game — the only match to be televised prior to the 1984 Olympics in ...

Olympic vote - Residents of the town of North Elba Park District voted to pursue the 1980 Winter Olympics for Lake Placid in a special referendum on Tuesday. The vote was 726 to 576 against. The referendum gave the officials of the town of North Elba permission to expend up to $20,000 ...

Major earthquake - Many North Country residents were just waking up, feeding still-sleepy babies, having a first cup of morning coffee, taking showers. Just about everyone heard the first deep rumble, then felt a jolt and a steady shaking as the strongest earthquake in four decades rocked ...