The first Motus wildlife tracking system in the central Adirondacks will be located at Uihlein Farm in Lake Placid. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Motus wildlife tracking systems are a network of towers that track more than 200 species of tagged animals including songbirds, bats, raptors, butterflies, seabirds and migrating dragonflies. A ribbon-cutting will … Read more
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) hosted the 2024 ‘Round the Mountain Canoe & Kayak Race on Saturday, May 11, drawing a record 102 boats for the annual spring paddling tradition. Matthew Skeels of Canton, NY, posted the fastest time of the day, completing the 10.5-mile course in 1:25:30. Proceeds from all events support waterway … Read more
The Adirondack Center for Writing is set to host the 2024 Kickass Writers Festival, June 7-8 in Saranac Lake. The Kickass Writers Festival, held biennially, features writers, poets, comedians and other creatives from across the country. The festival is a celebration of how writing and storytelling — in all of their forms — are essential … Read more
The first annual Adirondack Nature Festival for People with Disabilities will be held this coming fall at the Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center, on Saturday September 7 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The festival is a free and accessible event, which is planned to run rain or shine. There will be guided walks along … Read more
The Lake Placid American Legion Post 326 will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2024 by lowering and raising flags in honor of local veterans who are no longer with us and who had honorably, unselfishly served and sacrificed for our country so we may enjoy our freedoms as Americans. They will have a … Read more
The North Country Community College Class of 2024 was celebrated Saturday at the college’s 56th Commencement ceremony. A total of 206 students graduated Saturday in front of a packed house of their family and friends in the Sparks Athletic Complex gymnasium on the college’s Saranac Lake campus.
On Saturday, a group of volunteers in Wilmington is set to gather and beautify the town on Saturday ahead of the busy summer tourist season. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports volunteers are asked to meet at the pavilion at the Wilmington Town Beach at 9 a.m. on Saturday and wear gloves and brightly colored clothes … Read more
The Saranac Lake Art Party will return for its fourth installment, promising another inclusive mixer designed to forge connections between creatives and friends. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it happens from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 at The Garagery (entrance at parking lot behind Grizle T’s).
A grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will support the Upper Saranac Foundation’s (USF) efforts to remove aquatic invasive species (AIS) from Follensby Clear Pond. A total of $3 million was awarded to municipalities and nonprofit organizations this year to combat aquatic and terrestrial invasive species statewide through the NYSDEC’s … Read more
Voters will decide on June 24 if the Lake Placid Central School District donates a plot of land to the town of North Elba for the Helping Hands Community Hub, a planned building that will house both the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry and shuttered Helping Hands Thrift Shop. The hub is set to go … Read more