The Ironman Lake Placid triathlon is one step closer to securing another three-year contract extension from local leadership. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, North Elba Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize Supervisor Derek Doty to sign a three-year contract extension with Ironman. The contract extension was approved as presented, meaning that the town … Read more
Saranac Lake’s Main Street repaving project started on Tuesday, rerouting Main Street traffic onto Broadway and Dorsey Street. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the village plans to remove old cobblestone bricks from beneath the pavement and repave the street in hopes that the pavement will last longer. Businesses remain open, and construction is expected to … Read more
Bionique Testing Laboratories held a groundbreaking ceremony for its facility and laboratory expansion. The facility expansion consists of an additional 35,000 sq. ft. that includes 16,000 sq. ft. of laboratories and support space. This is an addition to Bionique’s existing campus in the Harrietstown Business Park, Saranac Lake, New York. Construction is expected to last … Read more
Franklin County is pushing for a judge to allow a foreclosure on the long-defunct Big Tupper Ski Area property. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the foreclosure, for nearly half a million dollars of delinquent taxes on the failed resort, has been challenged by creditors of the property. But the county is asking the judge to … Read more
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.