SARANAC LAKE — Over the last 36 years the Winter Carnival fireworks shows have changed, but the man behind them has not. His name is Peter Henry, he lives in Rainbow Lake, and he’s been working with fireworks since he was a kid. “Fireworks are something to be enjoyed by young ...

SARANAC LAKE — What were once 100 rooms are now 82, but it’s still as regal, as oblong, built to its European plan at six stories, and as fireproof as first advertised in 1927. The Hotel Saranac has been open and operating under new ownership now for a full year, and it is doing well, ...

The 110th Saranac Lake Winter Carnival has come and gone, and by all accounts, the traditional event was another wonderful success. Perhaps the biggest, as well as the only flop that may have been associated with this year’s Carnival couldn’t be controlled. It was the warm, rainy, sleety ...

LAKE PLACID — I fell. After a good half-hour of ice skating, I was only a couple hundred feet away from the shores of Mirror Lake when I bailed and busted my knee. My partner in crime, Jesse Adcock, took photos as I gripped my leg and winced in pain. With that out of the way, ...

TUPPER LAKE — “Why are we here?” It’s one of the essential mysteries of life, a question facing everyone from time to time. I asked myself this while sitting out on an icy pond on a cold Sunday morning. The official answer was to fish for smelt. The reality was the wind ...

The Lake Placid high school Nordic ski team has won four straight state titles, undoubtedly making a dynasty over the past few years. But the Blue Bombers’ main rival — Saranac Lake — is on the upswing and could be poised to break the Lake Placid hold on state championships. Saranac ...