To the editor: We would like to thank the residents of Saranac Lake and the surrounding communities for voting the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge #1508 as the Best in the Mountains Civic Organization 2025. We recognize there are many strong civic groups that contribute so much ...
Imagine it’s 1851. You and a companion, both aspiring landscape artists captivated by the Romantic principles of the Hudson River School of painting, are trekking across the central Adirondacks, west to east, in search of inspiration and subject material. It’s a nearly trackless, almost ...
Have you ever pondered how you ended up on the path that you took? Robert Frost in his classic poem, “The Road Not Taken,” highlights the idea that choices, no matter how big or small, shape our lives. I think it was author Jack London who talked about walking down the street in San ...
I asked my daughter if she knew how butterflies taste. She gave me a surprised look and responded with, “I’ve never had one.” I am so confused. No. It doesn’t help to keep repeating the exact words, but with a different tone and inflection. I tried. Embarrassingly enough, it took me a ...
This week's straw poll: Do you wear white after Labor Day? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.