Lake Placid

Lake Placid Speed Skating Oval Renovations Complete; Free Skating Jan 6th

December 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has announced that after a 10-month construction project, the 400-meter James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval at the Olympic Center has reopened to the public.

The Speed Skating Oval was dedicated to James C. “Bunnie” Sheffield by the Olympic Organizing Committee in 1978. Sheffield was inducted into the National Speed Skating Hall of Fame in 1971, and his inspiration contributed to the organization and promotion of winter sports, including the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid. [Read more…] about Lake Placid Speed Skating Oval Renovations Complete; Free Skating Jan 6th

Salt Survey Planned For Lake Placid, Chubb River Watershed

December 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Ausable River Association (AsRA) will distribute a salt use survey this winter to residents, businesses, and independent contractors in Lake Placid, Essex County, NY.

Developed with the Adirondack Watershed Institute, the survey hopes to determine the amount of salt entering Mirror Lake and the Chubb River. [Read more…] about Salt Survey Planned For Lake Placid, Chubb River Watershed

Mirror Lake Water Quality Report Released

December 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

This week, the Ausable River Association released their fifth annual report on Mirror Lake at Lake Placid in the Adirondacks in partnership with Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute.

The technical brief focuses on data collected throughout the 2020 field season and documents the effects of road salt runoff entering the lake. The lake completed turnover in spring and fall of 2020 after a mild 2019-2020 winter season. This was the first time spring turnover occurred since 2016. [Read more…] about Mirror Lake Water Quality Report Released

Lake Placid Olympic Museum Joins Olympic Museums Network

November 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Lake Placid Olympic Museum was confirmed by the general assembly of the Olympic Museums Network as their newest member.

The vote followed a presentation by Alison Haas, Lake Placid Olympic Museum’s director, on the nonprofit’s work to expand access to the world’s second largest collection of Winter Olympic artifacts. [Read more…] about Lake Placid Olympic Museum Joins Olympic Museums Network

Travel Unity Summit in Lake Placid, Virtually Nov. 5-6

October 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Travel Unity will host its 2021 Summit both online and in-person, with virtual sessions taking place October 27th through 29th, and live sessions in Lake Placid, NY on November 5th and 6th. This year’s theme is “How to Practice Applied DEI.”

DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. [Read more…] about Travel Unity Summit in Lake Placid, Virtually Nov. 5-6

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Focus of Upcoming Tourism Event

October 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Travel Unity will host its 2021 Summit both online and in-person, with virtual sessions taking place October 27th through 29th, and live sessions in Lake Placid, on November 5th and 6th. This year’s theme is “How to Practice Applied DEI” (diversity, equity, and inclusion). [Read more…] about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Focus of Upcoming Tourism Event

New Adirondack History Book About The Northville-Placid Trail

August 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The new book From Northville to Placid: Place Name History of New York’s Oldest Long Trail (Beechwood Books, 2021) by Erik Schlimmer, with foreword by James Appleton, features historical accounts of seventy of the named features along this 138-mile path through the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about New Adirondack History Book About The Northville-Placid Trail

New York’s Olympic Bobsled Track: Some History

August 2, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 1932 and 1980 Olympic bobsled track, located on Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., is on The National Register of Historic Places.

Clearing for the original one and a half, 26-curve course began in August 1930 and the track, specifically built for the 1932 winter games, was open to the public just 148 days later on Christmas Day 1930. [Read more…] about New York’s Olympic Bobsled Track: Some History

IRONMAN Returning to Lake Placid Sunday

July 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Placid, NY, two-time host of the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1980, is preparing for the return of the longest running IRONMAN event in North America on Sunday, July 25th.

The 21st annual event is expected to include approximately 2,000 registered participants and some 10,000 spectators. [Read more…] about IRONMAN Returning to Lake Placid Sunday

NY’s Voter Suppression History & John Brown’s Farm

July 15, 2021 by Peter Slocum Leave a Comment

This year we are celebrating New York State’s acquisition of John Brown Farm 125 years ago. And it’s good that we are.

But let us also recall a 200th anniversary linked to the John Brown Farm – a connection that has particular importance this year as we witness a voter suppression spree around our country. Two hundred years ago, that was us – our New York ancestors – enacting explicit rules to keep blacks from voting.

John Brown and his family moved to the Adirondacks as part of an effort to counteract New York State-sponsored suppression of voting rights for black men.

We are now seeing a wave of voter suppression efforts in states controlled by Republican legislators fearful of losing their majority power. Well, guess what? That’s exactly what was going on here in good old New York back in the early 1800s. We New Yorkers apparently were leaders in voter suppression. We even put it into the state constitution! That’s more than the states are doing today. [Read more…] about NY’s Voter Suppression History & John Brown’s Farm