Help us keep bringing you the Adirondack information you value.
Email
Twitter
RSS
Facebook
A new documentary film, North Pole, NY is set to premier at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA), 17 Algonquin Drive, on Saturday, June 23 at 7 pm. A Q & A with Director Ali Cotterill and Producer Christa Orth will follow.
North Pole, NY is a revealing look at the battle for survival of one of the first theme parks in the U.S., Santa’s Workshop, in Wilmington. The film examines the park’s legacy, the dedicated staff and loyal residents, and its struggles to survive in the larger context of the decline of the American roadside attraction.
The inaugural Skip Baker Memorial Fundraising Hike, benefiting the Equicenter Heroes and Horses Veterans Program, has been set for Saturday, August 11th.
The annual Lake Placid Marathon and Half is set to take place from 8 am to 2 pm on Sunday, June 10, with an expected 1,100 runners from 32 states and six countries.
The Ausable River Association (AsRA) is set to host a benefit for Mirror Lake on Thursday, May 31st at The Breakfast Club in Lake Placid. Entry is $30 per person and includes two cocktails and appetizers. All net proceeds go to support the work AsRA is doing to protect Mirror Lake. 
Three Olympic venues open this weekend as the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) ramps up a schedule of family fun and activities.
The 25th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks has been set for May 22nd and 23rd at the Conference Center at Lake Placid.
The annual John Brown Day has been set for Saturday, May 5th at 2 pm at the John Brown Farm in Lake Placid. Environmental advocate Jen Kretser, criminal justice reformer Soffiyah Elijah and poet Martín Espada are set to receive Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awards.
The Ausable River Association (AsRA) and Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) have released the 2017 Water Quality Report for Mirror Lake.
The 2018 John Brown Day has been set for Saturday, May 5th, at John Brown Farm Historic Site, in Lake Placid. The event will honor the awardees of The Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awards dedicated to honoring women and men whose work invokes the passion and conviction of the 19th century abolitionist who dedicated his life to the cause of liberation. 
Fifteen of the 19 remaining 1980 USA Hockey Team players will be back in Lake Placid, Sunday through Wednesday, March 25-28, to participate in the fourth annual Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp.
The pairings for the 2018 ECAC Men’s Hockey Championship weekend have been set for Friday and Saturday, March 16-17, at the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. 
The International University Sports Federation has selected Lake Placid as the site for the 2023 Winter World University Games. Delegates from the Adirondack North Country Global Sports Committee and FISU signed a memorandum of understanding at the FISU headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland last week after nearly a year and a half of negotiations.
The Third Adirondack Destination Marketing Summit has been set for Wednesday, March 14th, from 8 am to 3:30 pm, at the Conference Center at Lake Placid, 77 Mirror Lake Dr, Lake Placid.
General inquiries about the Adirondack Almanack should be directed to editor 
Recent Almanack Comments