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Date Change for the Historical Association’s “The Golden Age of the Cigar Trade in Downtown Plattsburgh”

February 25,  6 pm, (This is a date change. The event was originally scheduled for Feb. 24) Advisor’s Room, Beekmantown High School, Haynes Road Entrance, West Chazy. The Golden Age of the Cigar Trade in Downtown Plattsburgh – photos and stories of the men who generated this prosperous local industry. Seating is limited. Call 518-561-0340 before […]

DiNapoli: State Comptroller releases Beekmantown Fire District No. 1 Audit Findings

Several shortcomings identified.  Beekmantown Fire District No. 1 – Board Oversight (Clinton County) The board did not adequately oversee the district’s financial operations related to maintaining accounting records, preparing bank reconciliations, submitting monthly and annual financial reports, auditing and approving claims and performing annual audits. The board did not provide oversight of the secretary-treasurer’s duties […]

Rich in History: Horse ferries on Lake Champlain

Before modern ferries and suspension bridges, horses were used to power boats across Lake Champlain Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Statewide Environmental Stewardship Award Presented to Champlain Valley Farm

02/18/2026 – By Isabella Susino | Adirondack Harvest Program Lead The New York Beef Producers Association and New York Beef Council have awarded the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award to Ben Wever Farm in Willsboro, New York. The Environmental Stewardship Award presented to Ben Wever Farm in 2025 by NY Beef Council and the NY Beef […]

Au Sable Forks Historic District now on the National Register

Residential, commercial, municipal owners in the district now eligible for tax credits, funding Click here for the Sum Community News story 

AVCS plans for future amidst financial crisis

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

$240 million state money to create and preserve affordable homes in every region of the state

$9.7 million for Fireman’s Field Apartments in Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County – Construction of a 60-unit affordable and supportive mixed-use project. Albany, NYS News Release of Feb. 17, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $240 million in tax credits and subsidies was awarded to create and preserve 1,800 affordable, modern homes […]

Lake Champlain fully freezes for the first time in 7 years

Click here for the vtdigger story 

21 year-old hiker from New Jersey dies after losing the trail near Mt. Marcy summit

Click here for the NCPR story 

Whitney Park: W.C. Whitney and his legacy in the Adirondacks

Before Whitney Park was established, wealthy businessman W.C. Whitney built up his Adirondack empire Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Peru Wrestlers are Section VII Champions

Congratulations to Peru! The Nighthawks are your 2026 Section VII Wrestling Champions! Congratulations to all our wrestlers making the trip to state competition following a great day of sectionals yesterday! #SectionVII #Wrestling : @joey_lafranca

Regional Office of Sustainab Tourism publishes 2025 year-end report

Report highlights $411 million in visitor spending, key community initiatives, and regional promotion effort LAKE PLACID, NY (February 12, 2026) – The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) released its 2025 year-end report, showcasing initiatives that promote the Adirondacks as a premier destination while simultaneously investing in community priorities and sustainable tourism. The report highlights […]

History on parade: Adirondackers stand against eugenics at 1916 Winter Carnival

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

My NBC reports this is the coldest winter in many years

February 13, 2026   

MY NBC 5 says Lake Champlain is Frozen Over – First Ice in 7 years

February 13, 2025 

Daily Gazette of Schenectady to acquire Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News Ogden Newspapers selling both papers; deal closes March 2

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Fish populations double in Adirondack streams following 40 years of acid rain recovery

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State Police confirm second skier fatality at Whiteface Mountain this season

Victims identified in separate accidents Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Chairwoman Stefanik, Senator Welch Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Preserve Lake Champlain Basin

WASHINGTON, D.C. , Feb. 12, 2026 Congresswoman Stefanie News Release – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Enhancements Act of 2026 to reauthorize the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) for five years to support the health and […]

Aaron Woolf’s Adirondack vision: Transforming old pharmacy into community hub

A dream takes shape: Mountain biking shop meets modern-day general store in Elizabethtown venture Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Part 2: The longest log slide in the Adirondacks

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Motorized vehicles in the wilderness? Here’s what you need to know about new DEC accessibility rules

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT INTO NEW YORK STATE LAW

Governor Hochul states that the bill’s guardrails will ensure integrity of patient decision and preparedness of medical institutions, February 6, 2026 – Governor Hochul today signed legislation S.138/A.136 that will allow medical aid in dying to be available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. This historic bill signing comes […]

Feb. 7 A.I. Training Course Offered – Hands on Training

Meet the Adirondack ski jumper in his first Winter Olympics

Tate Frantz, native of Lake Placid, is representing Team USA in Milan Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story