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Iconic building at Lake Placid’s Olympic Center to be torn down

By James Odato

Former bar, currently a gift shop to be razed to make room for expanded entrance to complex

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Seagle Festival: Uncovering future opera stars for 110 years

By Lauren Dorsey

Schroon Lake's Seagle Festival attracts talent from around the world to take part in summer theater season

A gold course green at the Lake Placid Resort

Uncovering golf’s rich history in the Adirondack Mountains

By Contributing Writer

Golf courses provide views, jobs and four-season workouts

green and yellow historic cabin with "Douglass" on it

Generations of ‘rustic simplicity’ at Corlear Bay Club

By Tom French

The history of a generational community nestled on the shores of Lake Champlain near Port Douglass and Keeseville

Fort Ticonderoga from the air. Photo by Carl Heilman II

Adirondack historic sites gear up for 250th anniversary events

By Holly Riddle

Fort Ticonderoga, Crown Point History Site prep for America250, with celebrations planned to mark key dates around the country's formation

Adam Kessel, Jr. (left) with family by fireplace at the Kessel Park Inn. Photo Courtesy of Richard & Zoanne Schnell.

Keeseville’s Hollywood past

By Tom French

Film pioneer Adam Kessel Jr. built a Hollywood empire while retreating to his Adirondack estate, now a historic landmark

Crown Point Bridge with the British barracks in the foreground.

Crown Point Historic Site kicks off celebration of America’s 250th anniversary early

By Tim Rowland

America’s 250th anniversary comes in July 2026. At the Crown Point Historic Site it will happen 14 months earlier.

Controversial library closure inspires new musical in upstate New York

By David Escobar

Local playwright adapts Lake Luzerne drag story hour controversy into satirical show

Hickory Hill

Hickory Ski Center: Reviving an Adirondack legend

By Rick Karlin

The revival of the Hickory ski center is the focus of a new documentary, with key elements being on the nostalgia it offers Adirondackers.

Team Jamaica practices at Mt. Van Hoevenberg's Olympic Bobsled Run

Jamaican bobsled team trains for Olympics in ‘home away from home’

By David Escobar

Team members have been making annual trek to Adirondacks for 37 years

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