Straw Poll, June 24 – June 30
Editorials
This week's straw poll: Do you like fireworks? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.
Opinion
Thanks for memorable events
Letters to the editor
To the editor: On behalf of the Friends of the Boothe River Park, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the community for helping make the recent River Reels Film Fest and Boothe Bitty Boat Race such memorable and successful events. From beginning to end, both events were a ...
Thank you for the free music
Columns
I taught my children at an early age that they didn’t need to spend money to have fun. Sometimes, it’s a matter of creating something yourself. Other times, it’s making time out of a busy schedule to attend a free event. Thankfully, our generous Adirondack communities and their sponsors ...
Garlic scapes
Columns
I bought garlic scapes at the Farmers’ Market last Saturday. Many shoppers are still unfamiliar with this relative newcomer to American cuisine. However, these hardneck garlic flower stalks are common in Chinese and Korean cuisines. Curling as they grow, they make one or two graceful loops ...
Parking, standing, stopping restrictions explained
Columns
Parking signs pertain to the parking, standing and stopping of vehicles along the roadway and in designated parking areas. They cover a wide variety of regulations. Parking signs are categorized as either (1) prohibiting parking or (2) permitting parking with restrictions how parking is ...
Saranac Lake centennial story
Columns
I have only read snippets of Alfred L. Donaldson’s volumes on the history of the Adirondacks. However, If you find and read the book our centennial committee published, the historical content by John J. Duquette is, in my opinion, also one of the best Adirondack/Saranac Lake historians. ...