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More than 400 run/walk in Turkey Trot around Mirror Lake

LAKE PLACID — More than 400 residents and visitors participated in the 14th annual Adirondack Health 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 23, making their way around Mirror Lake. “This is our largest year,” race organizer Andrea Chamberlain said after being told before ...

Local luge duo slides into new season

USA Luge National team members Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford, Massachusetts and Sophie Kirkby of Ray Brook are preparing for their first-ever FIL World Cup in Lake Placid. The World Cup will take place on Dec. 8 and 9 at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The duo now live in the Lake Placid area and ...

Three Blue Bombers spikers earn league honors

Three student-athletes from the Lake Placid volleyball team were honored as all-stars in their respective leagues this past season. The Blue Bombers’ season ended in the Section VII, Class C semifinal game against Saranac Lake. The team finished with a 5-14 record and had three ...

LP chosen to host 2024 sliding sports congresses

LAKE PLACID — The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation announced last week that they have selected Lake Placid as the host city for their 2024 Congresses. “Hosting the IBSF and FIL Congresses in Lake Placid is an amazing way to ...

Barfly raises $10K for humane society

LAKE PLACID — The golf season in the Adirondacks is long over, but many area players will not forget the record-breaking effort that happened during the 2023 Barfly Open Golf Tournament at the Lake Placid Club Resort. A total of $10,038 was raised for the Tri-Lakes Humane Society in ...

IOC picks France to host 2030 Winter Olympics, and Salt Lake City for 2034

Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Aiming to finalize back-to-back Winter Games hosts next year, the International Olympic Committee ...