The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has awarded the 2025 IBSF World Championships and the 2022 IBSF World Push Championships to Lake Placid. Both events will be held at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, which has been fully modernized with improvements including the new Mountain Pass Lodge, updated track refrigeration, indoor push facilities, and an expanded … Read more
A Lake George company has filed suit seeking to halt construction on the new ORDA headquarters in Lake Placid. Adirondack Explorer reports Cutting Edge Group LLC’s suit in state Supreme Court seeks to annul the contract, complaining that ORDA chose a more expensive contractor, Bast Hatfield, of Clifton Park. A state judge ordered a hearing … Read more
A ranger rescue in the town of Keene. Essex County 911 contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 32-year-old hiker from Texas with a head injury on Giant Mountain. Lt. Dubay requested New York State Police (NYSP) Aviation assistance to insert Rangers into the location. Two Forest Rangers were inserted by NYSP one-half mile from … Read more
Assemblyman Billy Jones is out with a statement regarding the continued border closure. It reads, in part, “The announcement today that the United States-Canada border closure has been extended until October 21 while air travel for vaccinated foreign travelers will be permitted starting in November is disappointing and infuriating. It makes absolutely no sense to … Read more
North Country Live will explore and celebrate the art and music scenes in our communities with a series of free, online programs set to begin Sept. 23. Hosted on Zoom by North Country Community College and its partners, North Country Live was launched in spring 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide … Read more
In Saranac Lake, a Renter & Homeowner Public Forum is happening next week. It takes place Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Harrietstown Town Hall. The Village will host an open forum for renters and homeowners to discuss questions from the online Housing Plan Survey, get input on the draft housing … Read more
The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation has announced that Winterberg, Germany and Lake Placid will be the hosts for the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports delegates at the 2021 Annual Congresss of the IBSF approved the bids of both tracks.
New Yorkers will be able to fish for free Saturday, September 25 to celebrate the annual promotion of outdoor activities like hunting, fishing and target shooting. New Yorkers get six free fishing days a year and Saturday will be the fifth. The last and final free fishing day this year will be on Veterans Day, … Read more
Assemblyman Billy Jones has issued a statement on the state Comptroller’s Office Broadband Report. It reads, in part, “No one who lives in the North Country is surprised by the recent report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office that puts our region at the top of the list of households that still do not … Read more
A ranger rescue in North Elba. DEC dispatch got a call reporting a distressed hiker near MacIntyre Falls on the Algonquin Trail in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. The 27-year-old man from Brooklyn was unprepared for the weather and requested assistance. The man was assisted by another hiker who volunteered to help him down the … Read more