Lake Placid Blog

Combining turkey hunting and trout fishing is a May ritual for many hunting anglers, or angling hunters ready to seize every opportunity offered by the month when gobblers are strutting and trout are rising. continue reading
It had been kind of a strange spring gobbler season for Paula, coming on the heels of the previous spring when she killed two birds in three days of hunting, including a double-bearded slammer that now sits in our living room, the only gobbler we've ever taken to a taxidermist.This particular season, however, she hadn't hunted much. Her schedule dictated that she'd be out of town on two of the first three weekends of May, and her "other" job resigned her to a couple of quick off-the-roost efforts before heading up the road to work. continue reading
I've been looking forward to this event ever since Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) Executive Director James Lemons first mentioned it to me several blogs (aka weeks) ago.Whenever two of my favorite things—food and live theatre—are paired, I make every effort to be there. continue reading
When it comes to deciding where to start your Mountain Bike Ride in Lake Placid, There are a lot of choices. The wide varitety of loops and routes can leave a rider with a lot of decisions to make. Here are a few ideas to get you started: continue reading
The Balanced Boulders is a classic Adirondack Mountain hike for all makes and models of outdoor enthusiasts. It is also one of those hikes that I like to guide for those who only want a half day outing, but want some serious bang for their buck, no pun intended. Seriously, if you have not visited the Balanced Rocks you are truly missing out on the jewel of Sentinel Range. Yes, it's part of the daunting Sentinel Range, just like Stewart and Kilburn and about a half dozen other trailless peaks, but, what's nice about this, there's a perfectly good trail right up to them. continue reading
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