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THE HILLCREST INN LAKE PLACID, NY The Hillcrest Inn is Lake Placid’s only fully-operational boarding house located on Hillcrest Avenue perched above Main Street and just steps from the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The Hillcrest Inn housed West German dignitaries during the 1980 Winter Olympics as well as many past and future Olympians and today caters to winter sports athletes from all over the world. This is an incredible opportunity to own athlete housing and capitalize on I LOVE NY’s $1 Million, twoYear global campaign aimed at Athletes Worldwide showcasing the region as premier location for High-Performance Sports, in conjunction with the 2023 World University games and nearly $240 million in funding committed by Governor Cuomo to support the state’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) properties and promote tourism in the North Country. The Inn affords endless housing possibilities, situated on a .8 acre triple lot and features 11-bedrooms and 11-baths including a 4-bedroom separate owner’s quarters and is adorned with 3-fireplaces, beautiful hardwood floors, 2-patios facing the back yard, French doors, tons of character, spacious rooms, large parking lot, 2-car garage and has been meticulously maintained. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

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Engel & Völkers Lake Placid 2284 Saranac Avenue • Lake Placid • NY 12946 • Phone + 1 518-523-4404 Learn More at lakeplacid.evrealestate.com

LAKE PLACID: Immaculate 4 BR, 3 BA home, kitchen w/granite & SS, living rm w/ fireplace, formal dining, large den, covered deck, 3-car garage. $699,000

KEENE: Two fully furnished, turn key cottages for the price of one home! Located on a bit over half an acre along the AuSable River, combined 5 BR, 4 BA. $450,000

SARANAC LAKE: Deerpath is a 3 BR, 2 BA, 2130 sq. ft., 239 ft. of Kiwassa lakefront, separate guest house, 2 slip, 2 story boathouse, 12.68 acres. $995,000

LAKE PLACID: 3 BR, 2 BA, home on 1.85 acres with deeded access to Lake Placid lake, attached garage. No village taxes.

Great seasonal views! $549,000

LAKE PLACID: Investor’s opportunity! Main level retail/restaurant space, newly constructed apartments on 2nd & 3rd floors, off street parking and high visibility! $925,000

UPPER ST. REGIS: Camp Limberlost 8 BR, 11 BA, 10,329 sq. ft. haven on 13.37 acres with a 4 slip live-in boathouse and 913 feet of pristine waterfront. $4,995,000

ESSEX: Charming lakefront cottage AND Main Street business location on Lake Champlain w/sandy beach. Great opptʼy, $389,000 only steps to VT ferry.

JAY: This 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA Adirondack Ranch style home features open living and dining room with lots of natural light, on 12.1 acres surrounded by trails. $243,900

LAKE PLACID: Fully renovated turn key 4 BR, 4 BA home, beautiful 12 acre setting, spectacular views, wooded, meadows, trails, barn, lean-to. $839,000

LAKE PLACID: 5 BR, 3 BA home on Averyville Rd, great rm w/ vaulted ceiling, updated kitchen, family rm, deck, 2-car garage, no village taxes. $385,000

JAY: Escape the hustle and bustle! Ski all day & relax together in this large 4 BR, 3 BA home 9 miles from Whiteface Mtn. Ski area, short drive to I-87 Adk Northway. $265,000

SARANAC LAKE: 3 BR, 2 BA with updated kitchen, master suite, all season porch and heated garage on .26 acres in a quiet village neighborhood. $310,000

LAKE PLACID: 3 BR, 3 BA Douglas Fir Timberframe home on 8.61 acres, 3788 sq. ft., Travertine marble floors, mountain views, shared waterfront on Alford Pond. $800,000

KEESEVILLE: Custom built, energy efficient, red oak timber frame on 17 acres overlooking Lake Champlain, features 3 BR, 2 BA, in-floor radiant heat. $775,000

JAY: 131 acres with nearly one mile of frontage on the East Branch of the Ausable River, 4 BR, 2 BA house, farm equipment incl., land can be subdivided into 14 lots. $895,000

LAKE PLACID: 3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, 1822 sq. ft. home with hardwood floors, hot tub, deck, bonus rm, walk to Main Street being sold furnished. $295,000

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If you want to build your dream lake house on Titus, this would be the place to be! Secluded Lake Titus is a gem with a 4.8 mile shoreline, great bass fishing, clear swimming water. MLS# 167427

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Spacious and well maintained 4 bedroom home, located on a quiet dead end road just outside the Village. Situated on 1.5 acres, offering plenty of privacy, as well as room for the entire family to enjoy.

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A great investment opportunity! A 2-self serve bays, plus a custom 3rd bay for self serve dog washing. Large vacuum area in the rear of the property. Several upgrades made including improved cash machines, and the addition of credit/debit card machines in the stalls making it easier for the user. Village water and sewer, in-floor radiant heat. Easy to maintain. MLS# 165539

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WELCOME FROM THE BOARD

NABOR NORTHERN ADIRONDACK BOARD OF REALTORS OFFICERS Jodi Gunther President

PJ Whitbeck Vice President

Tom MacDonald Treasurer

Brenda Goulette Secretary

Edward Legacy Director

Katie Stiles

CONGRATULATIONS to REALTOR® Jennifer Stevenson on being elected as the first North Country REALTOR® President of the New York State Association of REALTORS® in the associations 115 year history.

Although Jennifer lives in Ogdensburg and is a member of the St. Lawrence Board, she is also a member of the Northern Adirondack Board.

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GILLIS REALTY BIG TUPPER LAKE

• 4 BR, 2 BA-2 family home w/ private parking • 2 Acres, 125’ of lakefront, open deck with lake views. $519,000 MLS #153280

IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME!

• 3 BR, 2 BA ranch style home on .41 acres with lake views.

• 2 Car detached garage, paved driveway and private backyard. $215,000 MLS #167592

LONG LAKE - COZY CEDAR RANCH

• 2 BR, 2 BA with 100’ of deep lake frontage • Fantastic long-range lake view; • Walk-out bsmt.; private, quiet, trees $378,000 MLS #165090

BEAUTIFUL LAKE RETREAT

• 1.1 Acres and 155’ of waterfront.

• 3 BR, 1 BA home built with TLC by current owner.

• Cozy warm and inviting. $450,000 MLS #166310

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• 1 BR, 1 BA main camp and 2 BR guest cottage • 4.8 Acres, 600’ of lakefront, boat access only. $330,000 MLS #166407

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• .52 Acres, 180’ of riverfront, boathouse and stunning views. $199,900 MLS #166686

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• Yr. rd. 3+ BR, 2 BA; 2 acre peninsula • Cedar T&G, oak floors, huge stone F/P • Full bsmt; private/quiet/nature; turn-key $530,000 MLS #162440

BEAUTIFUL VIEWS ON LONG LAKE

• 3BR, 1 1/2 BA cottage with fireplace.

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And the Emmy goes to...

Lake Placid native Craig McCasland and his team at ESPN

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By Elizabeth Izzo

ake Placid native Craig McCasland was 15 years old when he first stepped behind the lens.

A local photographer, Dave Berner, asked him if he’d like to try his hand at filming a Can-Am hockey game at the Olympic Center.

“I just said, ‘sure,’” McCasland said.

What started as a hobby snowballed into a profession, and last year led to an Emmy Award win.

McCasland was part of an ESPN team that was on the ground filming the U.S. Open tennis championship last year, a broadcast that won the network the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Team Remote.

The team dropped in and patched together video, audio and graphics to capture the event.

“It was a huge undertaking,” he said.

“But it’s what we do every day.”

The 1987 Lake Placid High School graduate has sports in his veins. That’s a natural side effect, he said, of growing up in a village where the Olympic legacy looms large.

McCasland went to college at SUNY Canton and SUNY Cortland. While in school, he filmed a live puck drop at an ECAC hockey game, and he realized in that moment that being behind the camera at sporting events was something he wanted to do as a career.

It was 2002 when he was first assigned to cover an Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City. His Lake Placid roots made it easier.

“We grew up around all these Olympic sports around here, so the technical knowledge of the sport is already embedded in your mind,” he

said. “It becomes second nature to cover.”

McCasland was one of the cameramen assigned to film the bobsled events.

“I was at the top of the track, where all the action was,” he said. “Everybody at home could see me out there, working every day.”

McCasland has been present at six Olympic Games and has filmed athletes in bobsled, luge, skeleton, ski jumping, sailing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, wrestling, curling and figure skating.

Outside the Olympics, he’s covered NBA basketball, tennis, rodeo, soccer, horse racing, golf, rugby, skateboarding, air racing and volleyball.

But the sport where he got his start — hockey — remains his favorite to film.

“There’s so much drama in it,” he said. “I always call it the ‘cheap seats’ — you get the best seats in the house at these games, and they don’t cost anything. You work hard to get there.”

One of his favorite hockey moments is when the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in more than 50 years in 1994. He was there.

“It doesn’t get more exciting than that,” he said.

McCasland contributes his success as a cameraman to the support he’s received from his community and his parents, Ed and Kay McCasland.

“The people that I’ve come across, that I grew up with here, the elder people in this town, the people that built this town,” he said. “Their influence has a lot to do with it. They taught me to just work hard and always represent Lake Placid.

“I owe a lot of it to just being from Lake Placid. It takes a village.”

Craig McCasland is pictured with his Emmy award at Wiseguys sports bar in Lake Placid.

(Photo — Elizabeth Izzo)

PEOPLE & PLACES Saranac Lake First Night LEFT:

Erik Viscardo and Glenda Colon

RIGHT: Felix

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LEFT: Anna Tivel

RIGHT: Alex Torres

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ABOVE: Joe Weigand

ABOVE: Ellie

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as Teddy Roosevelt

People of all ages enjoy First Night Saranac Lake, a New Year’s Eve event that began here in 2006.This year it featured 17 performers at nine venues all over the village. Photos - Peter Crowley and Griffin Kelley.

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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH - GREAT LOCATION

Views of Lower Saranac and the state boat launch right across the street. Ampersand Bay Resort is a stone’s throw away. The 2.86 acres could be subdivided. The home has been gutted. The foundation has been repaired and the fireplace rebuilt. Hardwood floors and other original features remain. Architectural plans are available for finishing the house.

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INCREDIBLE WATERFRONT

Over 1000’ of frontage on Lake Flower and the channel to Oseetah Lake, 2.78 acres, year-round main house with huge deck for entertaining, 1-car garage with bedroom & bath, sleeping cabin, 2 tent platforms, multiple docks, amazing lot. You have to take a look.

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LOT WITH VIEWS

The downtown Saranac Lake, riverfront location makes for exceptional possibilities! Brewpub, outdoor sporting goods, canoe/kayak and bike rentals, retail space, office space, 6 overhead doors make it a great shop location. Over 8,600 square feet of heated space. This is an exceptional building.

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MOUNT PISGAH

Country setting, spacious open 1.41 acres of land, beautiful perennial gardens, mountain views with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths one level living. Enjoy a walk up the street to Mount Pisgah which offers downhill skiing, tubing, mountain bike & hiking trails and tennis courts.

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S FIT AS A FIDDLE

Large 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on 6.95 acres in the Rainbow Lake area. Wood floors, fireplace, sunroom, great attention to detail. Just wait till you see the built-ins in the oversized master closet! Bonus apartment in the 2-stall garage rents for $550/mth.

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ON THE RIVER

Nice, level, 2.41 acre lot with views of Whiteface Mountain. Located on the Saranac Lake side of Bloomingdale. This is a great opportunity for your Adirondack dream home.

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LAKE PLACID COTTAGE

Cute, one-bedroom cottage, secluded just outside the village on a one acre lot. Fenced patio area.

Tremendous garages, enough for 6 cars or a great workshop.

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3 bedroom, 2 bath home with oversized garage and office. Access to the St. Regis River is just a short walk across NYS land. Great fishing and small boat access. Take a look today!

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TOP5 Snowshoe Trips for the Entire Family in and Around Wilmington

By Spencer Morrissey Cobble Overlook ACTIVITY: Snowshoe, hike DIFFICULTY: Easy DISTANCE: 2.4 miles, round trip DIRECTIONS: From the four-way intersection in Wilmington follow the Whiteface Memorial Highway. At the top of the hill there is a split, left is the Toll Road and right is Gillespie Drive. Follow Gillespie Drive for about 0.3 miles to the trailhead on the right.

Copperas Pond ACTIVITY: Snowshoe, hike DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 1 mile, round trip DIRECTIONS: Follow state Route 86 out of Lake Placid and continue for 7 miles from the intersection of Route 86 and Route 73. The trailhead is on the right, with parking on the left.

Flume Knob ACTIVITY: Snowshoe, hike DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 4 miles, round trip DIRECTIONS: The main trailhead to the Flume Trail system is on state Route 86. When you’re driving from

Lake Placid toward Wilmington, you will pass the Hungry Trout Resort and Restaurant on your left 1 mile after the entrance to Whiteface Mountain. Just after the Hungry Trout, you will go over a bridge and the trailhead is immediately on your left.

Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain ACTIVITY: Snowshoe, hike DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 2.7 miles, round trip DIRECTIONS: Take exit 33 off the Northway and head south on state Route 9 for 2.5 miles until you reach the campground, where you will find the trailhead. To access the more gradual trail, from the intersection of 9 and 9N in Keeseville, follow route 9 south 8.5 miles to the trailhead on your right.

Silver Lake Mountain ACTIVITY: Snowshoe, hike DIFFICULTY: Moderate DISTANCE: 2.2 miles, round trip DIRECTIONS: From Wilmington, take Bonnieview Road to the end. At the T, take a left on Silver Lake Road.

Follow this road for just over 5.5 miles until you reach the trailhead on your right.

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Lewis Mountain Named dʼ Suffragist For Famed Womens

Inez Milholland is pictured at a women’s suffrage parade in New York City on May 3, 1913.

(Provided photo — George Grantham Bail Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

Inez Milholland handing out suffrage literature to bystanders at the Suffrage Parade in New York City in 1912 Photo: Everett Collection/Alamy

MOUNT INEZ

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By Elizabeth Izzo

mountain in the Essex County town of Lewis has been formally renamed after a famed women’s suffragist who partly grew up there.

Mount Discovery was officially renamed Mount Inez, in honor of Inez Milholland, by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Dec. 12, 2019. The town of Lewis had renamed the mountain for Milholland more than 100 years ago, but it was never made official at the federal level.

“These collective efforts have secured a lasting monument to one of Lewis’ most notable heroines and a significant U.S. historical figure, Inez Milholland,” Nancy Duff Campbell, a part-time Lewis resident who backed the proposal to rename Mount Discovery as Mount Inez, said in a statement.

Campbell is a founder of the National Women’s Law Center. The small mountain — which reaches about 1,552 feet in elevation — had been known locally as Mount Inez since at least December 1916, following Milholland’s death at the age of 30 in Los Angeles, according to an article at that time in the now-defunct Elizabethtown Post newspaper.

Milholland had been on a cross-country train trip to shore up support for candidates who backed the 19th Amendment, which guarantees the rights of citizens to vote regardless of gender, when she collapsed while delivering a speech. She died a few weeks later, on Nov. 25, 1916, and on Dec. 5 her body was laid to rest in Lewis, according to the Post.

“I have long admired Inez Milholland, not just for

her contributions to women’s suffrage, but also for her work to promote civil rights, labor rights, prison reform and world peace,” Campbell said. “I knew about the effort to rename Mount Discovery as Mount Inez after her death but was mystified by the fact that today’s maps and other descriptions of the mountain continued to refer to it as Mount Discovery. I hoped that historical and legal research would provide the answer.”

Campbell discovered that although the mountain was named in her honor locally, it was never changed at the federal level. After learning that, with support from local officials and residents, she submitted a proposal to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to formally change Mount Discovery’s name to Mount Inez.

“As the nation prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment next year, it is especially fitting to recognize the contributions of Inez Milholland, a lawyer and one of the most prominent suffragists of her time,” Campbell said.

The mountain was initially named “Discovery” because it was “a famous point to watch the British fleet during the Revolutionary War,” according to “Whispering Mountains,” a history of Lewis written

by Marilyn Cross in 2005.

Milholland’s father, John E. Milholland, was the inventor of the pneumatic tube. He purchased a part of Mount Discovery sometime before 1900 and established the Meadowmount Ranch. The Meadowmount Ranch was later leased by Ivan and Judith Galamian in 1944, who established the Meadowmount School of Music there.

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