Maybe climate change in the Adirondacks can best be tested by the time the ice goes out of the lakes. The Conservation Department, reporting on the deer starving, claimed 1939 was, “the most severe winter in several years.” But in any year, “The Ice Guessing Contest” was a fun event. ...

Most nice days we walk the Main Street in Lake Placid and our observation is that most people love dogs. Because the dog owners and walkers, and there are many of them, also love to exercise on Main Street and around Mirror Lake, they know they will be constantly stopped so every adult and ...

I have searched many times to find a story that would reveal to me that the famous actor and humorist Will Rogers may have visited the equally famous Will Rogers tuberculosis hospital. And now, because of CEO Jamie Whidden, the equally famous senior living facility manager at Will Rogers, we ...

People who have been around for a while love to talk about how much they enjoyed being in “politics.” It was interesting, it was rewarding and it was fun. I believe that politics, especially on a local level, can still be all of the above. And remember, you are performing an honorable ...

What better time to look back at our Irish heritage than this day before St. Patrick’s on March 17. So much of the population of Saranac Lake was increased over the years by the Irish that migrated from Alder Brook. I can’t tell how clear the accompanying photo will reproduce. It is ...

There was a lot going on 51 years ago, with the village elections coming up; the Adirondack Park Agency (established in 1971) heading for Albany to defend complaints regarding the agency; and a 12-county organizational meeting of local officials was scheduled with “concerns” about the ...