The construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is well underway, with thick ice blocks being stacked, sculpted and sealed in place. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the centerpiece of Carnival is a major draw for tourists to visit Saranac Lake on the weekends of the 10-day festival, which starts on Feb. … Read more
Around 150 packed the Lake Placid Olympic Center’s Miracle Plaza for the unveiling of the statue of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Brooks’ children and grandchildren were there to pull the cover off the life-size bronze statue of the legendary hockey coach whose team pulled off … Read more
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is aiming to begin repair work on the Avalanche Pass trail this summer. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the large swath of the trail — from its intersection with the Lake Arnold Trail to the southern end of Avalanche Lake — has been officially closed since July 14, … Read more
The Village of Saranac Lake Department of Public Works will be closing the municipal parking lot for snow removal on Wednesday, Feb. 4 from midnight to 7 a.m., as well as the parking lot at 1-3 Main St. and the Midtown lot on Thursday, Feb. 5 from midnight to 7 a.m. According to the Adirondack … Read more
U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested a U.S. citizen and two Canadian citizens on human smuggling charges in two traffic stops on Lake Simond Road in Tupper Lake on Jan. 12. Agents also detained 10 Vietnamese citizens who had passports but allegedly no legal status to live or stay in the U.S. The Adirondack Daily … Read more
Tupper Lake’s water crisis was at the top of state Sen. Dan Stec’s mind at a Wednesday state environmental conservation budget hearing. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Stec, R-Queensbury, said he could have gone on for hours about the litany of environmental and infrastructure issues throughout the state’s 45th Senate district, which encompasses 84 … Read more
Recently, the Keeseville 250 Committee met in the Town of Chesterfield office on Vine Street for the first time this year to not only gather and discuss new ideas, but also begin to solidify them for this week-long celebration, from July 19 (the last day of the Keeseville Plein Air Festival) through July 26. The … Read more
Two candidates joined the contested race for the two open village board seats in Saranac Lake at the Republican caucus on Tuesday — realtor Katie Stiles and hotel sales director Joshua King. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, both candidates are registered independents. King sought the Democratic party line at that party’s caucus last week, … Read more
Saranac Lake Village Republicans selected incumbent Mayor Jimmy Williams to run for election at a caucus on Tuesday, setting up a contested March 18 election after Democrats selected Trustee Kelly Brunette as their candidate recently. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports no vote was needed, as Williams was the only candidate nominated. Williams is a registered … Read more
The Village Mercantile in Saranac Lake — the only community-owned department store in the state and one of the few remaining in the country — is at risk of closing, as it’s been struggling financially since it opened in 2011. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the store’s board of directors is holding a meeting that … Read more