Philip “Bunk” Griffin is described as an odd duck, and a unique one. In addition to being a lifelong resident, he is also fourth generation. In the course of his 50-year career as a cook he worked at two classic town dining establishments. While on duty at the Dew Drop Inn he saw ...
SARANAC LAKE — Winter Carnival this year boasts a new event: Skate Lake Colby. “I would say the most exciting new event that we have is called Skate Lake Colby,” said Colleen O’Neill, who handles publicity for the Winter Carnival Committee. “It’s sponsored by Adirondack ...
SARANAC LAKE — A group of high school students hope to restore a 1940s replica firetruck in time for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival parade next Saturday, Feb. 9. Raymond Amell is a senior studying automotive technology at the Adirondack Educational Center, part of the ...
SARANAC LAKE — Winter Carnival starts this weekend. On top of festivities such as the lady’s frying pan toss, snowshoe races and the parade, many local establishments will host their own events that coincide with the celebration. - Waterhole The Waterhole bar and live music venue on ...
SARANAC LAKE — It is said that all politics are local; then that means all of the government wanted Travis Rex dead. The departed mayor of Trout Lake was found dead in a pool of chemicals that were not accidental. Thus is the beginning “Death & Acids” as the Gem*Boy Productions ...
SARANAC LAKE — Raptors invade the Waterhole, a caveman steps out of the Dew Drop Inn, and a giant Tyrannosaurus rex marches down Main Street. These are just a few of the images from the mind and brush of local artist Scott Rohe. The paintings are inspired by the theme for this year’s ...
SARANAC LAKE — The same 80-year-old saw and same two operators have been used to cut the blocks for the Winter Carnival Ice Palace since 1955. “The saw was originally built in 1939 by Harry Duso, my grandfather,” Kim Duso said. “We’d harvest it out of the lake, then pack it in the ...
SARANAC LAKE — The Lake Flower boat launch parking lot next to the Ice Palace will be reserved for handicap parking only on Saturdays and Sundays during Winter Carnival: Feb. 2, 3, 9 and 10, the Winter Carnival Committee announced Friday. To compensate, on these weekends more parking ...
SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Headquarters opens for the season on Feb. 1 at the ROOST office at 193 River St. The headquarters offers a gift shop, maps and information about the various events of the 10-day festival, and serves as a central planning resource for ...
SARANAC LAKE — There was no work done on the Ice Palace by volunteers Monday due to the dangerously frigid temperatures, which the National Weather Service said the wind chill hovered around minus 40. The Tupper Lake Central School was also on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning due to ...
SARANAC LAKE — Construction on the Ice Palace formally began Thursday with the Ice Palace Worker volunteers cutting grid lines in the ice and sawing 200 to 300 blocks. “We’re cutting ice for the first day,” said Dean Baker, who runs the operation. “Yesterday they put down ...
SARANAC LAKE — Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace is scheduled to begin on Thursday, the Carnival Committee announced in a press release Tuesday night. Construction involves harvesting ice from Lake Flower, transporting it to the shore and assembling it according ...