The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee invites the public to the Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the Hotel Saranac.The Carnival Committee has chosen Josh Dann as its 2026 Grand Marshall for the Gala Parade on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports Dann is a Saranac Lake native … Read more
Harrietstown has received a grant to start work on a major and overdue plumbing upgrade to replace all the 50-year-old pipes in the nine-story Lake Flower Apartments building. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports currently, there are concerns of a “catastrophic” failure in the rusted, cracked and eroded plumbing at the Harrietstown Housing Authority-owned apartments.
Saranac Lake Village Trustee Kelly Brunette announced that she is running for mayor on Tuesday, setting the March 18 election up to be a potentially contested race for the village’s top spot. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Brunette said she made the decision to run for mayor recently and that she’s seeking to bring … Read more
The second annual Adirondack Winter Pride weekend will be held Feb. 27 through March 1 in Lake Placid and surrounding communities. The weekend serves as an opportunity for the LGBTQIa-plus community and their allies to celebrate and connect. Planning is still underway; a full schedule is coming soon. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, event … Read more
For the fourth year in a row, The Wild Center is honored to be nominated as “Best Science Museum” in USA TODAY’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Friends and supporters of The Wild Center are encouraged to vote online now until Feb. 9. Selected by a panel of travel experts, the list of 20 nominees … Read more
The Adirondack Food System Network (AFSN) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Adirondack Food Justice Summit will take place on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York. Registration is now open. The Summit’s 2026 theme, “Community as Nourishment: Sowing the Seeds of Interdependence,” invites participants to explore how … Read more
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $5,000,000 in federal funding for critical North Country projects in the pending fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill currently being voted on in the House of Representatives and expected to come to a vote in the Senate later this month. Recipients include … Read more
It looks to be a busy week at the North Elba Town Hall. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the town of North Elba and village of Lake Placid will hold a vote on a series of proposed updates on the joint Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Then on Thursday, Jan. 15, the joint … Read more
As a January thaw sets in across the region today and Saturday, local outdoors experts are urging those venturing onto area trails to prepare for especially difficult winter conditions, and in the case of the Adirondack Rail Trail, consider staying off of it altogether until colder temperatures return later on Saturday. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise … Read more
In Saranac Lake, a crowd of people carrying signs, flags and bullhorns lined River Street on Thursday, reacting to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross on Wednesday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports more than 70 people showed up for the pop-up, mid-day protest in Riverside … Read more