Category Archives: Essex County

Saranac Lake Winter Festival is One of New York’s Largest!

February 6, 2015 begins the historic Saranac lake Winter festival.  This multi-day festival is one of the oldest winter revelries in the nation and this year will be the 118th anniversary of this great family event. Get a full schedule … Continue reading →

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Lake Placid says “Come to our Annual Victorian Stroll!”

Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll Dec. 12-14, 2014.   A Lake Placid tradition, the Stroll is a family and couples weekend chock full of events, entertainment, parties, dining specials and shopping in the fairy-tale winter wonderland of Lake Placid. The … Continue reading →

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It’s An Adirondack Boat Festival!

Queensbury hosts the annual Great Upstate Boat Show April 4-6. This is always one of the great harbingers of Spring as folks emerge from their winter hibernation and start thinking about spending time on the many pristine lakes in the … Continue reading →

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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Now in It’s 117th Year!

Talk about tradition.  The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival began in 1897!  It is now the second largest winter carnival in the world. The dates this year are January 31 to February 9.  This small, beautiful Adirondack community welcomes thousands of … Continue reading →

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Saranac Lake Hosts “Adirondack Plein Air Festival”…Art in the Great Outdoors!

“Plein art” (painting in the outdoors) will take over the picturesque Adirondack Village of Saranac Lake from August 15-18, 2013.  It is the 5th Annual Adirondack Plein Art Festival. Dozens of artists can be viewed creating their own masterpieces along … Continue reading →

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8th Annual Adirondack Food and Wine Festival in Lake Placid! (VIDEO)

Plan you visit now to the Adirondacks for April 19 to 21, 2013 as food and wine enthusiasts unite at the 8th-annual Adirondack Festival of Food and Wine. Fittingly taking place in Lake Placid, a town that has long been … Continue reading →

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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival with a New Event in 2013

The 2013 for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is “Under the Sea”, an ode to Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Each year this great festival celebrates winter with ice sculptures a giant castle, fireworks, food and fun. This year the Carnival … Continue reading →

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Adirondacks Prepare For 17th Annual Mountainfest!

The Mountaineer and Adirondack Rock and River have teamed up to host the 17th annual Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival which is fast approaching on Martin Luther King weekend, January 18th through January 20th. Mountainfest kicks off on Friday night with … Continue reading →

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