Author Christopher Shaw used his Lake Placid Institute opening Adirondack Roundtable Lecture on Saturday, July 12 to praise regional authors, a description often used to deride such writers as being less than noteworthy. However, there are many examples of celebrated regional writers whose ...
Dr. Phil is riding around with you in your car today. Why would he do that? We don’t know. Why does Dr. Phil do anything? Years ago, we saw him on television, in New Orleans, where the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina were still lapping at people’s second-story windows. Dr. ...
Ever wonder what it takes to be an equestrian rider, the difference between a Hunter and a Grand Prix Ring, or how and why the jumps are laid out at the Lake Placid Horse Shows? In comparison to attending high-caliber events in Europe and the United States, as well as elsewhere, the ...
As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still and drinking coffee. Jupiter, my 17-year-old cat, who yowled me awake somewhat before the crack ...
The Lake Placid Horse Show is being re-born. For the first time in years, it had a significant waiting list, which represents a radical change from several years of declining attendance. The renewed interest is an outcome of a substantial investment in redesigning the overall layout, the ...
They’re here! Every year visitors to the Adirondacks, including, but not limited to, campers, hikers, climbers, bikers, boaters, fly fishing enthusiasts, artists, photographers and Summer People reliably arrive for the Fourth of July. It’s the beginning of our summer season. The ...