Time to get over Wawbeek melodrama
The story of the now-probable demolition of two old Wawbeek Resort buildings on Upper Saranac Lake has been melodramatic of late, and like all melodrama, the players have been oversimplified into stock “good guy” and “bad guy” characterizations. That’s too bad.
There aren’t really any heroes or villains here. All those involved are, more or less, doing their best to do what they think they need to do.
Unfortunately, those leading the charge to move the former Wawbeek Restaurant and Mountain House to Tupper Lake don’t have the money to do so, and that’s pretty much that. A concert in the park is not going to drum up the estimated $126,000 needed to move those buildings. I’d love to think it could happen, but it would require every man, woman and child in the town of Tupper Lake to give an average of $2,100.
Meanwhile, the couple that owns those buildings can’t be expected to wait around indefinitely. They’re planning to build a place of their own,
Shuffle brings more
We’re shaking things up next week — or, in a different way of looking at it, we’re de-shaking them up.
By that, we mean that we think the changes we’re instigating make sense, and we think you’ll think so, too.
For many year
Having fun at prom
Prom season is a time for glamour and excitement for students. While parents and teachers may also look forward to seeing teenagers all decked out in their fancy gowns and sleek tuxedos, many are anxious about the parties and underage drinking that s
» Full StoryAvoid scheduling budget meetings on top of each other
With budget season in full swing, village and school boards are hard at work chipping away at the numbers in an attempt to make ends meet without breaking the pocketbooks of taxpayers.
While so many meetings are in the works to allow th
Less easy, but doable
I’ve heard a lot of praise from Saranac Lakers and some criticism from the Essex County seat for my recent “Against the Great Divide” series. I’m glad it got people talking, but as the conversation unfolds I have to apologize for getting some facts w
» Full StoryVacation Photo Contest deadline extended to May 1
Contests are a lot of fun, especially during mud season. Every year we look forward to our Vacation Photo Contest, in which readers send us pictures of them vacationing with a copy of the Enterprise, and our Best of the Mountains Reader’s Choice awar
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