2021 ROOST visitors survey reveals a return to pre-covid numbers, for the most part By Jamie Organski The summer season has always reigned supreme in terms of tourism in the Adirondacks in comparison to winter, fall and spring, aka mud season. … [Read more...] about For visitors, is fall the new summer?
Economy
In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
Tensions grow as community weighs options on updating STR regulations By Leigh Hornbeck, Times Union Lake Placid has long been a happy place for the Gajda-Perdon family. Their trips started in the 1970s when there were just two of them, Jo-Ann … [Read more...] about In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
Once big landmarks, small theme parks no longer have a draw
Adirondack landscape littered with shuttered attractions By Melissa Manno, Times Union The first time Bob Carroll visited Gaslight Village, a theme park in the heart of Lake George that captivated visitors with its vaudeville-inspired … [Read more...] about Once big landmarks, small theme parks no longer have a draw
Series of raises set for employees at Olympic facilities
ORDA votes on six-year pact for union workforce By James M. OdatoMore than 160 employees of the state’s skiing and sledding mountains will be receiving a series of raises over the next four years under a contract recommended by the leaders of the … [Read more...] about Series of raises set for employees at Olympic facilities
A grassroots approach to growing local businesses
Point Positive investors support entrepreneurial ecosystem By Tim Rowland Cori Deans, founder of the fermented-food company Small Town Cultures, apologized to an audience of 30 that her notes were not as meticulously organized as they might … [Read more...] about A grassroots approach to growing local businesses
Military cannon test range proposed in Lewis
Applicant seeks to expand ballistics testing currently in place at former missile silo By Gwendolyn Craig Near a former Atlas F nuclear missile silo in Lewis, a national security consulting firm wants to fire military cannons into a pile of … [Read more...] about Military cannon test range proposed in Lewis