Tourism is a huge part of the North Country economy, and it’s been just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic changed almost everything about it here. The Canadian border closed, interstate travel dried up, and what visitors were looking for changed drastically. But the region did ...

TUPPER LAKE — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism and local leaders are inviting residents to register for the 11th annual Great Adirondack Garage Sale. For 2021, the event is moving back to its Memorial Day weekend schedule. The dates this year are May 28 to 30. The garage sale ...

Lake Placid officials are mixed on whether to opt out of allowing the sale of marijuana in their village. In Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, boards have not discussed the topic yet, but mayors say they do not expect to opt out. A new state law legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 ...

BEEKMANTOWN — Some seasonal food stops are emerging from winter hibernation, and Udder Delight Dairy Shop owner and operator Jerry Deno says he can feel the North Country excitement. His Route 22 ice cream and food stand, situated less than a mile from Beekmantown Central School, began ...

SARANAC LAKE — The village board agreed to expedite a River Walk expansion Monday night after a request from the owner of a brewery opening on Woodruff Street. On Tuesday, the state approved a grant the village filed in 2016 that could provide funding for the construction outside of the ...

WILMINGTON — Around two dozen members of the general public attended the Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting on Monday. It was held in the town’s firehouse rather than in the town’s Community Center building in order to accommodate the expected turnout and allow for social ...