Whether you are a resident or a visitor of the town of North Elba and the village of Lake Placid, you have a unique opportunity to help this community with its next Joint Comprehensive Plan, which is being updated this year. To get the planning process started, town and village officials ...
The late Bunny Sheffield was far more than a champion speedskater and bobsledder; he was a champion promoter and supporter of all sports at all levels, from Pee Wee to Olympic. Sheffield believed in every fiber of his being that Lake Placid was the perfect community to host a second Winter ...
To the editor: We’ve known Dmitry Feld for years from his career with USA Luge and his personal efforts within the community, the Shipman Youth Center and the I Love BBQ & Music Festival. He was such a kind and generous man. His personality was infectious. How could this guy give such ...
It is 6 o’clock on a mid-January morning, and the new year is a big empty field that stretches away to the horizon. It snowed last night, and it’s still snowing big, feathery flakes. Jupiter the cat and I are the first ones up. Nobody has stepped on the new snow. When I opened the ...
In 2024, as we celebrate the Lake Placid Public Library’s 140th anniversary, we recognize the community’s significance in this institution’s history and growth. This year is expected to be a busy one at the library with the addition of new programs and many existing ones. We are always ...
To walk into High Falls Gorge in Wilmington is to step into the old world. Here there are no roads, no cars, no plow trucks or cellphones. Here there is only time, etched into the walls of the gorge as a lasting reminder of our fleeting personal histories. After the Yaktrax were secured on ...