SARANAC LAKE — It’s time to head back “down to the watering hole.” After a three-year hiatus, the Blind Owl Band is reuniting for eight shows, starting with two at the Waterhole during the first weekend of Saranac Lake Winter Carnival early in February. The Carnival theme this year ...

SARANAC LAKE — Work on the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace started earlier than expected this year. On Friday, the all-volunteer Ice Palace Workers 101 set to work cutting ice blocks, making slush and laying the foundation of Carnival’s centerpiece. “Mother Nature was good ...

SARANAC LAKE — “Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau’s button and poster designs for the 2025 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival have been revealed and are now on sale at numerous places around town. The buttons and posters were created along this year’s Carnival theme, “Music ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee wants to know who should be the Carnival king and queen for the 2025 festival in February. In recent years, Carnival royalty co-chair Cherie Racette said they’ve been getting fewer nominations for these honored positions than in ...

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee Chair Rob Russell stepped down from his role and chose to not seek reelection to the position at Tuesday’s theme selection meeting. The committee then elected a familiar face to fill the role, Jeff Branch, who was the chair from 2016 ...