Although spring may feel like it’s eons away, it’s coming, at some point. And in Lake Placid, one of the classic harbingers ...

The tiny village was named after its tranquil little lake. My dictionary defines placid as serene, gentle, calm. Writing last week’s column about the 1980 Olympics brought back memories that were ...

Reba McEntire has won three Grammys, but she's never performed at the awards show. Until now. For the first time in her more than 45-year career, the Nashville country star took the Grammy Awards ...

Reba McEntire will always hold Brandon Blackstock close. And during the 2026 Grammy Awards, the late talent manager—whose father, Narvel Blackstock, was married to Reba for over 20 years—will be among ...

Reba McEntire posted a video of her fiancé, Rex Linn, pranking her to celebrate their sixth anniversary. The singer said that Linn is "still scaring me every chance he gets." McEntire and Linn ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Nearly a century after its first athletes sped down an icy track carved into the mountainside, Mt. Van Hoevenberg remains one of the most important training grounds for sliding ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It’s home to former Olympians, future Olympians and unforgettable moments. This is where miracles were made, and where the Olympic flame still burns bright. Nestled between the ...

Reba Wade, a beloved wife, mother, family member, and friend passed away peacefully, with her daughter by her side on Friday, January 16, 2026 at the age of 101. Reba was a long-term resident of ...

U.S. Olympic hockey player Mike Ramsey checks the Soviet Union's Valeri Kharlamov, No. 17, during an upset victory for the U.S. at the Winter Olympic Games on February 22, 1980, in Lake Placid. The ...

LAKE PLACID — One of the community’s most iconic winter staples, the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute, opened for the season Jan. 17. It’s scheduled to open from noon to 4 p.m., then again from 7 to 9 p.m.

Lake Placid has hosted two Winter Olympics — in 1932 and 1980 — and there remain dreams of the village being the center-point for a future Winter Olympics. The Adirondack Explorer brought together a ...