Tourism Economics has shared the results of its recent economic impact analysis of three prominent summer events: the Lake Placid Summit Classic, IRONMAN Lake Placid, and the Lake Placid and I Love NY Horse Shows. The key findings include: Combined economic impact of the three events in 2022 was more than $49 million. The events … Read more
AdkAction’s Adirondack Pollinator Project is celebrating its 6th annual Native Plant Sale with a Pollinator Festival next Saturday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Uihlein Farm Greenhouse in Lake Placid, at 281 Bear Cub Road, there will be a plant sale, which serves as the main fundraiser for … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on New York State highways will be suspended from 6 a.m. on Friday, May 26, to 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, to ease travel throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Motorists should be aware that some work may continue … Read more
The New York State Police will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired, and reckless driving throughout this Memorial Day weekend. The special enforcement period starts on Friday,May 26, 2023, and runs through Tuesday, May 30, 2023.Memorial Day is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year and police will be out in force to … Read more
Adirondack Health Foundation Board Chair Dan Kelleher has announced the Board of Trustees’ newest members, Dr. Thomas Green and Heidi Holderied. Green is a radiologist practicing with Millennium Medical Imaging at Adirondack Medical Center. Holderied is a practicing physical therapist working for Essex County, providing services to children in their homes.
The fifth annual Lake Placid Community Day celebration will take place on Sunday, June 4, from 1-4 p.m. at the North Elba Horse Show Grounds. Sun Community News reports the event features live entertainment, exhibits, activities and refreshments. Residents, seasonal homeowners, those who work in the town and those who volunteer their time and effort … Read more
52 year old Conrad Phillips of Hogansburg was arrested by State Police for one count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell and other counts after he was found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets at the Tractor Supply in the town of Malone. Phillipes was also charged with … Read more
Lake Placid’s annual Memorial Day parade will return on Monday, May 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Main Street reconstruction project. The last time the Memorial Day parade was held was in 2019; the pandemic forced its cancellation a year later and Main Street was being reconstructed in 2021 … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the details for the next five locations in the statewide educational listening tour to advance the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. Overwhelmingly approved by voters last fall, the Bond Act prioritizes investments in environmental justice, climate change mitigation, shoreline restoration, flood resilience, water quality, … Read more
A new paddling challenge is coming to Saranac Lake on June 1. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, organizers brought together prominent figures in the local paddling community to establish the Saranac Lake Paddling Challenge. In all, the challenge will consist of five paddling routes in the area.