1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (377+ words) Tri-Lakes Pride announced that the third annual Adirondack Winter Pride will take place Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7, bringing three days of winter recreation, entertainment and LGBTQIA+ Pride to the Olympic Village of Lake Placid and the surrounding Adirondack region....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (939+ words) Running through Sept. 12 at downtown locations in Malone Artists from across New York State and beyond will gather in the Malone area for the Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival, a celebration of painting, place, poetry and community presented by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) Twenty-five horses narrowly escaped slaughter this week after New York State Police stopped a truck transporting them from Pennsylvania to a slaughter plant in Quebec and arrested the driver under New York’s horse slaughter law. The Sept. 2 enforcement action is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) Across the Adirondack Park, an increasing number of towns are taking the same first step when it comes to utility scale battery energy storage systems: pressing pause. Battery energy storage systems, or BESS, are being proposed across New York State....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (789+ words) A federal judge has struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, ruling that it is “simply beyond the limits of state law.” U.S. District Court Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes stopped short of declaring the statute is unconstitutional,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (172+ words) William Reed, from Adirondack Community in the Town of Keene, shares his story, “Our 21st Century Library,” which shows how money was raised to upgrade the library. Upgrades to the historic, 19th century building required an investment of $1.5 million for a maker…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Now in its 11th year, the summit is moving from the Adirondacks to Albany and expanding statewide for the first time to bring science and public policy closer together. The summit will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Desmond…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (187+ words) On Aug. 3, Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Lake Placid’s Olympic Center, announcing progress her administration has made toward a third Olympic bid. According to reporting by Adirondack Explorer’s Brianna Kimmel, hosting the games in New York is not a new idea…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (165+ words) “Who is the newcomer?” is by Betsey Thomas-Train from the Adirondack community in the Town of Keene. Learn how, through a library lecture, Betsy discovered something shocking about her roots and connection to the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Almanack shares stories…...