North Country Auto Glass & Trim Shop
Eye on Business
When Johnson’s Auto Glass and Trim Shop closed Oct. 26, Kevin Bushey and Trevor Gillespie decided it was time to open a shop of their own.
Adirondack-inspired art at Soul Roots
Rachel King sat in Soul Roots Studio, carefully bending a thin strip of sterling silver into the shape of a lotus petal. The studio is almost hidden, quietly tucked into the back of the Alpine Mall in Lake Placid. Inside, its earth-tone colored walls are accented by simple, white birch tree silhouettes, and there is artwork displayed everywhere.
Plattsburgh author prints second edition of “Heart of a Horse”
Katherine Call-Morin has always been a writer.
Local filmmaker prepares to make third independent film
A local filmmaker is seeking a few good actors and actresses to be a part of his newest independent film, “A Promise Made of Wax.”
Artist Jenny Curtis: Nature made abstract
Saranac Lake artist Jenny Curtis has a solo exhibition on display at ROTA Gallery in Plattsburgh.
Local filmmaker to hold open audition at ROTA
Local filmmaker Jason Torrance is seeking a few good actors and actresses to be a part of his newest independent film, “A Promise Made of Wax.”
ORDA looking forward to 2013 winter sports season
“We have great weather coming our direction,” ORDA President and CEO Ted Blazer said during the Dec. 18 ORDA Board meeting at the Olympic Center. “I think it’s important that we go in with enthusiasm.”
ORDA looking forward to winter season
The state Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) is looking forward to a lucrative winter season.
Farmers market ongoing throughout the winter
Summer is long gone in the North Country, but the Plattsburgh farmers market is still going strong.
A frack-tastic film showing
A recent showing of the documentary “Gasland” sparked a discussion at the Plattsburgh Public Library.
Holiday wine tasting tour this weekend
The first-ever event will feature five wineries and one cidery in the Plattsburgh area. Amazing Grace Vineyard and Winery in Chazy, Hid-In-Pines Vineyard in Morrisonville, Vesco Ridge Vineyards in West Chazy, and the Champlain Wine Company, Everett Orchards and Elf’s Farm, Winery and Cidermill, all in Plattsburgh, are participating in the tour.
NCCCA begins weekend holiday art workshops
Ten young artists, 5 to 8 years of age, crowded around a rectangular table in the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, busily putting the final touches on their ceramic cookie plates.
A frack-tastic film showing
A recent showing of the documentary “Gasland” sparked a discussion at the Plattsburgh Public Library.
NCCCA begins weekend holiday art workshops
They rolled up their sleeves, rolled out the clay, shaped it and colored it with all of the reds, greens and whites of Christmas. Ten young artists, 5 to 8 years of age, crowded around a rectangular table in the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, busily putting the final touches on their ceramic cookie plates.
Essex County Board votes to table bed tax
The Essex County Board of Supervisors has decided to place on hold a move to increase the county occupancy tax from 3 to 5 percent.
Trail review: A new path up an old favorite
Adirondack Bark
The first time I set out to hike Jay Mountain a few years ago I remember thinking that if it hadn’t been for the cars parked along the shoulder of the road, I would have driven right past the beginning of the unmarked, unmaintained trail.
Local artist creates glass bottle kiln
The crisp November evening was set ablaze by firelight as it passed through hundreds of differently colored bottles.
Essex County Board of Supervisors proposes a budget to meet the tax cap
Options were debated, votes were held and the Essex County Board of Supervisors made some progress in balancing the county budget at a budget workshop held Nov. 29.
Model train exhibit to open at the Tahawus Lodge
Two trains will make their rounds in the Tahawus Lodge Center this holiday season. The exhibit, which opens Saturday, Dec. 14, will feature two miniature trains running on separate tracks, both chugging past realistic miniature buildings that include a circus tent, wild west town and barn.
The Nutcracker comes to Plattsburgh and Lake Placid
The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for fans of the show and a labor of love for those who put it together. This year, the North Country Ballet Ensemble performed the popular ballet in Plattsburgh Nov. 23-25 and will perform in Lake Placid Dec. 1 and 2.
High Peaks Hospice helps people cope with death and dying
Hospice care isn’t about giving up, it’s about making a decision—a decision that can define how the final days of a person’s life will be lived.
Local businesses begin accepting Adirondack Bucks
Anna Busser thinks the key to the survival of the United States is found in small communities.
Essex County budget in peril
Essex County officials traded ideas on how to balance the county budget at a meeting on Nov. 19.
Mooers Fire Department receives Bucket Brigade grant
Fire gear only has a shelf life of 10 years. It doesn’t go moldy or stale, but it does begin to offer less protection to the person wearing it.
The winter creep at Point au Roche
Adirondack Bark
Winter comes with little warning in the North Country.
Taste of Home comes to Plattsburgh
More than 900 people flocked to the Crete Center for a little Taste of Home Nov. 3.
Stec takes 114th Assembly district
Daniel Stec (R) beat Dennis Tarantino (D), accumulating 27,644 votes to Tarantino’s 20,340, in the race for the 114th Assembly District.
Public information meeting ambulance
About 30 people attended a meeting Oct. 25 in the Town of Jay Community Center to upgrade the Au Sable Forks Ambulance Service into a 24-hour service.
Two run for Stony Creek Town Board seat
Two candidates are vying to fill an empty seat on the Stony Creek Town Board. John Thomas and John F. O’Neill are running for a seat last held by William Liebl, who retired in June due to health issues after serving on the Stony Creek Town Board for almost two decades.
Little runs unopposed in 45th District
District drops Hamilton County, adds parts of others
Betty Little (R-Queensbury) is running unopposed for the state’s new 45th Senate District this fall and is seeking a sixth term.
Two faceoff in race for Dannemora Highway Department Superintendent
Lloyd J. Clukey will face challenger Mark A. Siskavich for the post of highway superintendent in the Town of Dannemora Nov. 6.
Coming of age
Adirondack Bark
When 2-year-old Danika Parent was faced with a 50-foot-high waterfall, she turned to the stone wall behind her and began inspecting a tiny rock fern, common polypody, that was growing from a crack in the gorge.
Regional transportation forum to be held Nov. 5
A forum to discuss transportation methods that don’t require fossil fuels will be held at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls on Nov. 5.
Halloween events set for Warrensburg region
There’s plenty of spooky, creepy fun to be had in Lake George and Warrensburg this Halloween.
Plattsburgh League of Women Voters helps inform electorate
League of Women Voters keeps the public informed.
Final dissolution committee meeting held in Keeseville
Almost 50 people attended the final dissolution study committee public input meeting on Oct. 17.
The audacity of laughter
Adirondack Bark
From the top of Round Mountain in the Adirondacks, it can be easy to mentally drift away from some of the issues plaguing us on a national level.
New director at Underground Railroad Museum
The location is one of many along the North Star Underground Railroad Museum’s tour of underground railroad sites in Peru and Keeseville.
Long Lake residents mourn black bear shot by DEC
Colleen Smith is so upset that an environmental conservation officer killed a black bear here that she’s writing a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, requesting an investigation into the incident.
Keeseville dissolution study wrapping up
The Keeseville dissolution study committee is almost finished.
The scale of change
Adirondack Outdoors
Nothing in nature remains static for very long, and this time of year the most obvious example of this is the gradual emergence of fall foliage.
Why we seek nature
It only took 10 minutes for the view to disappear, 10 minutes for the bright autumn leaves decorating Giant Mountain to be enveloped in a cloud of mist.
Three run for Thurman Town Board seat
Three candidates are hoping to take a vacant seat on the Thurman Town Board. The seat is currently held by Bob Hitchcock, who took over the position for his wife, Rebecca, who died last May. The election is for a one-year term on the board and will be subject to another election in 2013.
Revitalize Keeseville group is still going strong
It’s now almost one year later, and the Revitalize Keeseville group is still going strong.
A family legacy honored
A blue spruce planted to honor the Lawrence family at the Elizabethtown Social Center
The tree was planted to honor Elizabeth “Betsy” Lawrence, who died from cancer Feb. 14, 2012, and her family.
Mohawk art exhibit opens at the Tahawus Lodge
The “Mohawk of the Adirondacks” art exhibit opened Sept. 21 with a prayer.