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Visiting Lake Placid

Fourth of July: a full slate in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID - There are several major events taking place in Lake Placid on the Fourth of July, highlighted by the annual Set the Night to Music Fireworks Show.Here is a compilation of the day's main events.The annual parade starts next to Olympic Center at 5 p.m., makes its way down Main ...

Music, action, and yes, food too

LAKE PLACID - Are you hungry?If you aren't now, you will be as soon as you approach the Olympic Speedskating Oval. The annual I Love BBQ and Music Festival is set to begin Thursday and run through Saturday, so the sweet and savory scents of smoking meats will be sending citizens within smelling ...

Horse Shows under way in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID - The 44th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC, opened on Tuesday, June 25 with a limited schedule of hunter classes.The horse show, which runs through Sunday, June 30 and is then followed by the 36th annual I Love New York Horse Show, July 2-7, ...

Zipline may be coming to Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID - The state Olympic Regional Development Authority is trying to move forward with the idea of installing ziplines at at least one of its facilities after the project has been put on hold several years in a row.At Tuesday's meeting of the ORDA board, President and CEO Ted Blazer ...

State to begin process to change Essex Co. law on last call for bars

LAKE PLACID - The state Liquor Authority scheduled a public hearing for Thursday, June 13 on changing last call for Essex County bars.The county Board of Supervisors passed a resolution in May that would move the closing time for bars and nightclubs from 4 a.m. to 3 a.m.Now the Liquor Authority ...