Less than four months before the start of the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, a delegation from the Adirondack Sports Council (ADKSC) and New York State traveled to Torino, Italy, over the weekend to collect the symbolic flame bound for Lake Placid and the Opening Ceremony on Jan. 12, 2023. The Lake Placid … Read more
A group of about 40 short-term vacation rental owners in Lake Placid is reemerging with a new name and a goal to loosen village officials’ restrictions on day limits and unhosted STR permits in their newly-proposed STR regulations. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, members of the coalition are advocating for changes to the village’s … Read more
The village of Tupper Lake is preparing an application for funding from the first round of the state’s new NY Forward grant program in an effort to weave together the state’s Adirondack Rail Trail and the Junction train station into the business district. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the Junction area is the entrance and … Read more
An upcoming project designed to improve reliability and resiliency of utilities for residents and to support events, such as the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, will require a 10-hour planned outage. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the outage was originally planned for 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. this coming Tuesday, but is now … Read more
A fire was started early Wednesday by a suspected propane heater malfunction in an apartment above Little Italy on Main Street In Saranac Lake. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the sprinkler system inside saved the building from flames but also flooded the building. Six apartments in the building were affected, and 11 people were … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $230 million in awards to nine upstate airports for revitalization projects that reimagine and further modernize airports across upstate New York. Adirondack Regional Airport: $8.5 million for revitalization of the terminal building. The project will make reconfigurations that will expand the central receiving area for improved flow of people. … Read more
The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the opening of “Shop at TheBlu”, the new art supplies thrift shop at BluSeed Studios on Sunday Sept. 18 at 12pm with a ribbon cutting. The public is invited to attend, celebrate, and view the new store. BluSeed Studios Community Arts Center is a nonprofit artist … Read more
DEC is making slow but steady progress on the rail-trail project connecting Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid with a flat, forested trail — a former train line. The state ripped up those rails in 2021. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the Adirondack Park Agency issued a wetland permit to the DEC on … Read more
Tuesday a train engine carrying passengers will pull into the Tupper Lake Depot on its way from Thendara. It’s the first such trip since 1981 on the tracks owned by the state DOT. There were trips during the 1980 Olympics but the state decided to invest $30 million to refurbish the tracks between Remsen and … Read more
Historic Saranac Lake announced Wednesday that it has successfully secured a series of grants for its project to expand the museum into the Trudeau building. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the most recent grant, received by HSL last month, is a $350,000 grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission. With the latest NBRC grant, … Read more