Five projects and events in the Tri-Lakes collectively received more than $1.3 million in funding in the state’s latest round of Regional Economic Development Council Initiative awards. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the $1,338,126 in awards, announced this past Friday, will help support the 2023 Luge World Cup and the 2023 Empire State Winter Games, as well as fund the third phase of renovations at the Eagle Island Great Camp on Upper Saranac Lake, the construction of a Lake Placid trailhead along the Adirondack Rail Trail and improvements at the Cascade Welcome Center.