An interview with Saranac Lake Mayor Jimmy Williams in the Feb. 14 Enterprise, “Paying for 33 Petrova,” raises more questions than it answers. - Price - The community has not seen current plans, but the cost to build a proposed emergency services complex at 33 Petrova Ave. was ...

Saranac Lake loves a parade, and Saturday’s was one for the ages. About 100 entries danced through town, cheered on by enormous crowds. There were so many fabulous entries, like Saranac Lake Marina’s “Yacht Rocks” and John and Yoko’s “Bed-In for World Peace,” the Lawn Chair ...

We’re fortunate to have Adirondack Wilderness nearby. But what does Wilderness with a capital “W” mean? We commonly talk about wild land as “wilderness” but often forget that Wilderness has a legal definition with specific protections. The Forest Preserve in New York state is ...

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, the Union may well have lost the Civil War. Born 50 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809, his personal life was one of heartbreak and loss. His ...

Everyone is familiar with Cervantes’ Don Quixote, an old man who has lost his wits through over-immersion in chivalric romances and become disconnected from ordinary reality. He sees windmills as menacing giants, an old washbasin as the glorious “helmet of Mambrino,” and roams the ...

The Village of Lake Placid is responsible for highway, water, sewer, police, fire and electric. It always amazes me that the work that gets done is done by only 72 full-time employees, a few part-timers and our volunteer fire department. When you consider that we live in an area that has ...