The Mobile Farmers Market has returned for the 2021 season, with community-based stops set across Franklin and Clinton counties. The Mobile Market provides access to fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods and a salad bar; the market made its debut in 2018 and has since expanded its stops and offerings. The Mobile Market accepts Supplemental … Read more
The Tupper Lake 8-miler will take place Saturday, June 26, with check-in taking place 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the event beginning at 11 a.m. The race starts at the Town of Tupper Lake Boat Launch — paddlers then head to the Route 30 bridge, up the Raquette River to the Oxbow, and then back … Read more
The Adirondack Mountain Reserve has announced a series of updates in response to feedback from the hiker community accessing the AMR parking lot. Among them: Reducing the reservation system closing time from 24 hours to 12 hours in advance. Moving the start of the rolling two week opening of future dates from midnight to noon, … Read more
Harrietstown Democrats have selected council member Jordanna Mallach to run for supervisor, even though she will be stationed overseas with the military for the next nine months, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Also, they picked council member Tracey Schrader to run for reelection and local businessman Johnny Williams to run for the board as well. … Read more
Saturday in Malone, a Second Dose Vaccine Clinic from 9am-2pm. First Dose Walk-ins Welcome. St. Andre’s Outreach Center, 12 Homestead Park (Holy Family). Moderna will be the vaccine administered, approved for those 18 and older. First dose recipients will get a free ice cream cone gift card from Stewart’s Shops (while supplies last).
A diverse group of Adirondack Common Ground Alliance stakeholders praised state legislators for strengthening protections for Adirondack waters from unwanted invasive species. The law would make permanent the New York State Aquatic Invasive Species Transport Law, which requires boaters to take precautions like cleaning, draining, and drying their watercraft before launching and retrieving in New … Read more
Forest Rangers got a call reporting a missing hiker, overdue from a trip in the Lake Placid Region. Forest Rangers found the vehicle at the Adirondak Loj parking lot and determined the man was hiking Mount Marcy. Rangers set out by foot and aerial surveillance joined in and located the missing hiker a quarter mile … Read more
North Country Chamber of Commerce releasing a statement welcoming reports that the Canadian Government is actively considering interim reopening steps at the U.S.-Canadian border, including possible elimination of quarantine requirements for travelers who have been fully vaccinated. Chamber President Garry Douglas says, “Possible actions are also being actively considered by the U.S. government in the … Read more
The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa in Lake Placid wants to give employees a shot in the arm, and is ready to make it happen. On July 12, eight lucky winners will take home over $13,000 in cash or hotel prizes just by getting vaccinated for the coronavirus. Vaccinated employees will be entered to … Read more
Eleven New Friendship Volunteers completed training and were commissioned to become Mercy Care for the Adirondacks Friendship Volunteers to assist their elder neighbors on May 19, 2021. The next Mercy Care Friendship Volunteer Training Program is scheduled for October 13th and 14th in Lake Placid. If you are interested in becoming a Mercy Care Friendship … Read more