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Alberto Michan wins LP Grand Prix

LAKE PLACID — A dramatic win by three-time Olympic veteran Alberto Michan of Israel in the $100,000 Grand Prix of Lake Placid culminated the first week of competition at the 2025 Lake Placid Horse Shows. Michan was one of eight entries from the starting field of 29 representing six ...

First ace of the season at Whiteface Club

LAKE PLACID — Whiteface Club Golf Course member and homeowner Jonathon King registered the first hole-in-one of the season at the time-honored track on June 26. King used a seven iron to ace the par-three, 154-yard eighth hole. The Whiteface Club is now looking forward to its annual ...

Hundreds take on the Tinman

TUPPER LAKE — Around 500 people took part in Saturday’s Tupper Lake Tinman race as triathletes —competing in five different races — swam, biked and ran on a cloudy day. Eric Nielsen of Williamstown, Ontario, won the overall Tinman title — a 70.3-mile race that combines a ...

Ken Morrow, Allan Kreda sign books in LP

LAKE PLACID — There are only about 3,100 names engraved into the Stanley Cup, which has been around since 1893. Ken Morrow’s name appears four times, the same number as Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky. He’s there for his four NHL championships with the New York Islanders — once for ...

Horse Show return to Lake Placid on some new grounds

LAKE PLACID — While the 56th annual Lake Placid Horse Show kicked off on Tuesday at the North Elba Show Grounds, the show’s Communications Manager, Marty Bauman, said things look different this year. The grounds underwent massive renovations over the past year that Bauman said are ...

More new records in the Tupper Lake 8-Miler

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake 8-Miler Canoe and Kayak race continued with its record-breaking ways this year after several were broken last year. The annual event, which took place on Saturday, featured canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboard races. It’s a part of the New York ...