I came to Saranac Lake in the summer of 1966 to visit my great-aunt and enjoy the Adirondacks. I dreamt it was going to be a great summer of outdoor fun, boating on the lake with my little 10-horsepower Evinrude, fishing, going up the lake to hang out with the Cantwell family and hanging out ...

Over the years, my husband has taught our children, family members and numerous visitors how to fish. I’m not on that list. Fishing requires patience, resilience, perseverance, problem-solving and an appreciation for nature. I have four out of those five skills, but patience is not one of ...

It’s time for Strawberries! At last Saturday’s Farmers’ Market, I bought strawberries. Surprise! They were red all the way through. Delicious. Fragrant. Sweet. Fresh. No resemblance to those white berries from the supermarket. Delicious. On Tuesday, the strawberry full moon was low ...

Last week’s article was about e-bikes and e-scooters and the applicable Vehicle and Traffic Laws (VTL) for both. In that article, I cited violations by e-bike riders on a daily basis and listed just some of what I was seeing. This week, I am focusing on pedestrians who violate VTL while ...

With summer upon us, parents are hot to ask me about sun protection for their children. Let me see if I have any bright ideas on this topic. First, it is important to remember that there is no such thing as a healthy suntan. One blistering sunburn on a child’s sensitive skin will ...

“The Merry Month of May” was the title of a poem written by someone named Thomas Dekker in 1599. I don’t know what May 1599 was like for Good Old Tom, but for me in 2025 it was anything but merry. Looking back, I see it as grey, cold, rainy, and about as merry as a five-mile funeral ...