by Bob Beckstead MASSENA — More than 15 entrepreneurs will be sharing their experiences, successes and challenges when the Adirondack North Country Association holds its annual meeting from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach...
SARANAC LAKE — Dozens of artists, businesses owners and other North Country residents met Tuesday to discuss how to use the arts as an economic driver. The two-part meeting began with a talk called “The Creative Economy: Re-imagining Our Rural...
SARANAC LAKE | A group of art, history and business executives convened last week to talk about ways the arts can spur economic development in the North Country. The panel discussion, attended by over 50 residents, was hosted by the...
SARANAC LAKE – Throughout rural America, artists, creative businesses, cultural organizations and community leaders are creating economic opportunity by developing a strong cultural sector. This movement and the experiences of regional revitalization experts, including Philip Morris of Proctors theater in...
CANTON -- Vendor application is open for Adirondack Buyer Days North, an intimate artisan trade show, organized by the Adirondack North Country Association Inc., on Sept. 10, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Best Western. Are you a maker in...
Three new route options and four new farm stops have been added to the second annual Bike the Barns, a one-day recreational bicycle tour that takes riders through the agricultural landscapes of the Adirondack region, on Sunday, October 1st. This...
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has appointed a north country woman to its Board of Directors. The authority announced Monday that Kate Fish, executive director of the Adirondack North Country Association, will serve six years on...
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced that Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Executive Director Kate Fish has joined its Board of Directors. Fish will serve six years on the NYSERDA board. Her new role...
VERMONTVILLE — Registered voters in the town of Franklin will decide next month whether the town should build a $700,000 community center in Kate Mountain Park. The public will also have a chance to comment on the project at a...
LOWVILLE — Lewis County is the first north country municipality to gain Clean Energy Community designation from the New York State Energy and Development Authority. “It’s quite an honor for our county,” said Legislature Chairman Michael A. Tabolt, R-Croghan.
Imagine biking from farm to farm, getting samples of food raised right there where you stop to take a break, cows lingering in the pasture as you glide by on your bike. That is the idea of a new event...
by Alan Wechsler The Champlain Valley sometimes seems like a forgotten part of the Adirondack Park. Instead of big mountains and valleys, it offers rolling vistas of farms, fields, and forests stretching to the shores of Lake Champlain. There’s no...
by Todd Moe (Weekday Morning Host and Producer) , in Canton, NY Jul 06, 2016 — Cyclists and foodies will share a recreational ride through the Champlain Valley in September, stopping for tours of local farms along the way. Seven...
KEESEVILLE – Fall foliage and farm prodice are expected to be on display during Bike the Barns on Saturday, Sept. 24. The one-day farm-by-bike experience, presented by the Adirondack North Country Association, takes cyclists on rural roads through the rich...
NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today launched the Community Advisory Group (CAG), composed of leaders of nonprofit and community organizations from throughout the Federal Reserve’s Second District. CAG members will provide the New York Fed...
BY TEAH DOWLING PERU — Fresh veggies and herbs grown in-house are coming to Peru Central. The district will soon grow and serve fresh herbs and salad greens to all its students starting next school year thanks to a grant...
BY KIM DEDAM SARANAC LAKE — Regional support for local farm to school initiatives has been expanded to a half-dozen area school districts this spring — just in time for planting season. School districts receiving a collective $3,000 in grant...
By STEVE VIRKLER THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017 LOWVILLE — Thanks to a shorter-than-expected construction plan, work on Lewis County’s solar project won’t need to kick off until early July to get it up and running by late November. “Things will...
By Alan Wechsler Photos by Nancie Battaglia The Champlain Valley sometimes seems like a forgotten part of the Adirondack Park. Instead of big mountains and valleys, it offers rolling vistas of farms, fields, and forests stretching to the shores of...
APRIL 20, 2017 ELIZABETHTOWN — New York has made an aggressive effort to position itself as a national leader in renewable energy. The state’s Clean Energy Standard has mandated 50 percent of the state’s electricity must be generated by renewable...
