More than 600 paddlers competing in the Adirondack Canoe Classic — commonly known as the 90-Miler race — wrapped up their three-day journey in Saranac Lake on Sunday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the race featured around 250 canoes, kayaks, guideboats and stand-up paddleboards on a segment of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The … Read more
The Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees voted to increase sewer rates on Tuesday. This is the second sewer rate hike in two years for the village. Not all rates were increased. The rates for residential sewer customers inside the village, as well as eligible senior citizens both inside and outside of the village, will … Read more
While a lawsuit holds up the state cannabis dispensary licensing process, Elevate ADK’s new storefront in the Saranac Lake plaza on Lake Flower Avenue still can’t open as Saranac Lake’s first recreational cannabis dispensary. Emery, the general manager, got a permit approved by the village development board in June and got an inspection from the … Read more
DEC has announced a pilot River Creel survey is being conducted on the Saranac and Boquet rivers to complement the Lake Champlain Angler Creel survey. The survey began Sept. 1 and is focused on the Atlantic salmon spawning runs in the Saranac and Boquet rivers. Survey results will provide DEC fisheries biologists with a better … Read more
The Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education heard a presentation about proposed tax exemptions this week. Officials say there are 165 veterans who could file for an exemption in North Elba and the village of Lake Placid. Calculations based on the maximum limits of the different classes of veteran’s exemptions — wartime, combat … Read more
DEC announced the $1.6 million rehabilitation project for the Upper Locks on the Saranac Chain of Lakes in the Adirondacks. Rehabilitation work will include: Refurbishing the upstream and downstream miter gate lock doors and wicket (filling/emptying) gates, including replacing all seals and bearings; Replacing deck boards on the push decks and lever arms; Replacing downstream … Read more
A ranger rescue in the town of Wilmington. On Sept. 2, rangers were alerted to a hiker with a possible broken ankle on Whiteface Mountain. The subject’s boyfriend was able to carry her for approximately a quarter of a mile before calling for help. A ranger reached the 26-year-old from New Hampshire, splinted their fractured … Read more
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the opening of Heartwood Studios on Friday September 15 at 5:00pm located at 13 Broadway, Saranac Lake. The public and area business members are invited to attend and celebrate the opening of Heartwood Studios: Goods and Gifts from the Heart, owned and operated by Kyle and … Read more
Amtrak is again resuming train service on the Adirondack line through the North Country, with a tentative start date set for Monday, Sept. 11. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the rails between New York City and Montreal have been closed since late June, after only being open for three months following a nearly three-year … Read more
The Adirondack Singers will begin rehearsals for the fall/winter season next Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Adirondack Alliance Church on Lapan Highway in Saranac Lake. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports rehearsals will continue every Tuesday evening through Nov. 28. This group of adult singers from communities in the Tri-Lakes and beyond will … Read more