CHAMP DAY

THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN MONSTER FESTIVAL

We are excited to officially announce this year’s Champ Day Festival will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Champ Beach Park in Port Henry, NY! Many thanks to the Town of Moriah officials for approving our site use permission request!

Watch our Facebook page HERE for further updates and announcements OR you can join our email list for all the latest info on the festival by messaging us your email address or contacting champdayfest@gmail.com.

Meanwhile, keep watching the lake – you never know, Champ just might peek through the ice!

COME OUT AND PLAY!

The Empire State Winter Games are back!

Join us from Thursday, February 3 – Sunday, February 6, 2022!

Empire State Winter Games is the largest multi-sport amateur athletic winter sporting event in North America, held in the Adirondacks of New York State.

The ESWG is a community-driven event, courtesy of a partnership between the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST); the towns of North Elba, Wilmington, Tupper Lake, Harrietstown, Malone, and Brighton; the villages of Lake Placid, Tupper Lake, Paul Smiths, Malone, Wilmington, and Saranac Lake; the counties of Essex and Franklin; and the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority.

Sport venues are located in Lake Placid, Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Malone, and Paul Smiths. Venues include: Lake Placid Olympic Center Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid Olympic Jumping and Sliding complexes, Mid’s Park in Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain, Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smith’s College VIC, Saranac Lake Civic Center Ice Rink, Dewey Mountain Recreation Area, Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center, Olympic Cross Country and Biathlon Center, Titus Mountain, and Mount Pisgah.

For more information and to find your specific sport, visit HERE.

ADIRONDACK CENTER FOR WRITING PRESENTS

AUTHOR ADVICE WITH KATE MESSNER

On Thursday, January 27th at 7 pm the Adirondack Center for Writing will kick-off a new virtual series called Author Advice, a monthly, informal talk with an author about their personal paths to publication. The event will include an audience Q&A.

In Author Advice, published authors will offer wisdom and experience as they answer audience questions like: How does a manuscript become a physical book? What’s it like working with an agent? Should you self-publish, go indie, submit to contests, or send hundreds of copies to publishing houses all over the country and hope for the best? (Pro tip: don’t do the latter!) The guest author will break down why they did what they did to make their book a reality, and what they learned from the process.

January’s guest is Kate Messner, a writer of dozens of award-winning picture books, easy readers, chapter book series, and novels for young readers. She’ll talk about her myriad publishing experiences and offer advice to attendees looking to get their children’s book or YA novel published. In July 2021, Messner published the best-selling Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor. She lives in the North Country.

Registration is HERE.

More information is HERE.

Deer Pond, Seasonal Transition by Mark Kurtz by Adirondack Artists Guild

Photograph 16 x 20 $125

Collection: TRANSITION: Silent Auction for High Peaks Hospice

Adirondack Artist Guild, 52 Main St, Saranac Lake, (518) 891-2615

ICE CASTLES

Sunday, 1/23/2022 11 am to 8 pm Lake George , NY

Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring, must-see winter phenomenon that brings fairy tales to life. This winter, escape into an icy wonderland at The Festival Commons in beautiful Lake George, New York.

Lake George, New York is one of only five locations across the United States. Each castle is approximately an acre in size and consists of more than 25 million pounds of ice.

More information HERE.

Purchase tickets in advance (recommended) HERE.