There’s finally snow on the ground again, with more predicted on the way. But winter has been slow to start in the Adirondacks, with an unseasonably warm and wet December that destroyed the snowpack. Last month marked the second warmest December on record in the Adirondacks, according ...

SARANAC LAKE — As the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival approaches, the fate of the famed Ice Palace is still in question after a warm start to winter. But one Tupper Lake man is preparing anyway. He says he has hope. “I’m forever the optimist. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst,” ...

SARANAC LAKE — The 2024 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Grand Marshal is a woman who once saved the event when it faced elimination in the 1970s and was instrumental in the transformation of the annual celebration, as well as many other Saranac Lake traditions. The list of cherished events ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society this week announced the first program for the 2024 Winter Lecture Series: “An Untold History of Black and White Community-Building on the Adirondack Frontier,” presented by Amy Godine. Godine is a lecturer and author of the ...

LAKE PLACID — Residents and visitors are invited to join organizers at John Brown Farm for a stargazing event on Jan. 12. From 7 to 9 p.m. at John Brown Farm, located at 115 John Brown Road in North Elba, stargazers will be able to view the celestial heavens with provided telescopes. ...

SARANAC LAKE — BluSeed Studios is inviting the community to celebrate the new year with three chances to experience music. On Friday, Jan. 19, BluSeed Studios will host a Sober Open Minded Mic with spotlight artist Jeffrey Wanzer Dupra. Since late 2022, when the studio’s Open-Minded ...