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Amid real estate turbulence, Adirondack brokers see upswing

New York’s real estate market has seen significant turbulence in the last few months as the coronavirus pandemic, and state guidelines designed to curb the spread of the virus, temporarily shuttered businesses and left millions of people out of work. But local real estate brokers are ...

Officials stress importance of U.S.-Canada relationship

PLATTSBURGH — For the North Country, the pathway to renewed prosperity runs north, North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas said. “More importantly than ever, we need to be collaborating on a north-south axis to reinvigorate that relationship with Canada as part of ...

Ice cream openings say it’s time for summer

BLOOMINGDALE — When Teddy’s Ice Cream and Grill opened on Saturday, it was a pleasant surprise for local residents, tourists and staff, but the man it surprised most was owner and operator Steve Schmidt. Teddy’s usually opens in the second week in May, a bit earlier than most ...

Tourism swells for long weekend

Tourists meandered down Lake Placid’s Main Street this weekend, eyeing the scenery. Parking lots for multiple popular High Peaks trails filled to capacity early on Saturday and Sunday. Small groups of people took walks around local parks, stopped by restaurants to get take-out, and took to ...

Small protest group tells tourists, ‘Go home’

Tourists coming to the Adirondacks on the Northway may have been surprised as they got off on Exit 30 over the weekend. A few cars were parked there with signs, such as a bright yellow one reading, “YOU’RE WELCOME ... TO GO HOME!” The posterboard signs were created by Kelly Thoreck ...