News Staff The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is gearing up for its big summer fundraiser, “Summer in the Adirondacks: The Sights, Sounds, Smells and Tastes” at the Hotel Saranac. The event will begin at 6:00 PM on Thursday, Aug. 11 with appetizers, sweet treats, a cash bar, and a raffle and silent auction. “Sounds of Summer” is the … Read more
A two bathroom building being constructed in the Pontiac parking lot on Broadway in Saranac Lake will come at a price tag just shy of half a million dollars. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports workers with MJ Raymond Construction were breaking ground on Monday. The bathrooms are one piece of the village’s broader Berkeley Green … Read more
Renovations are getting underwa at the former Bowlwinkles bowling alley in Lake Placid, and new owners Rob Kane and Tom Anderson hope to open the alley by the end of this year as Big Z’s Hangout at Lake Placid Lanes. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, their hope is that the bowling alley would be … Read more
Lake Placid will be conducting a hydrant flow test tomorrow, Tuesday. There will be a flow test starting at 9 a.m. on Saranac Avenue, where a hotel is being built, according to the village. The immediately surrounding area may experience cloudy water that day.
A Lake Placid estate, owned by Saratoga Springs philanthropists Michele and Ronald Riggi, hit the real estate market Thursday with an asking price of more than $31 million. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the more than 46-acre property is called “Casa Del Paradiso, ” and is located off of Bear Cub Road near the John … Read more
Thursday of this week, you can head to one of two meetings at the Harrietstown Town Hall Auditorium in Saranac Lake to find out more about the World University Games. On Thursday, at either 8am or 7pm, you can join the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Tricia Preston, Manager of Community Relations & … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees this week passed two local laws that raised village sewer rates by around 5% and established a 5 mph motorboat speed limit on Mirror Lake and Mill Pond. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports one law sets a 5 mph speed limit for motorboats and prohibits the use of … Read more
Four years ago, Saranac Lake was awarded $10 million dollars in Downtown Revitalization Initiative money and the first project started Wednesday at William Morris Park, where the Adirondack Carousel is located. Preceeding the construction was alot of planning and additional projects are on the way including utility work, urban forestry and much more, reports the … Read more
(DEC), Essex County, town of Keene, and Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) have announced the Route 73 shuttle system launched in 2021 will return on Saturday, July 9. The shuttle system helps manage safe, sustainable visitation along the busy Route 73 corridor in the Adirondack High Peaks region. The free shuttle system will operate … Read more
The Music on the Green Kick-Off Concert is happening in Riverside Park in Saranac Lake Wednesday from 7-8:30pm featuring Folkfaces. Music on the Green is the free weekly concert series in Riverside Park that runs to August 10th, showcasing talented artists in folk, funk, bluegrass, and indie. Folkfaces is New York State based roots music … Read more