eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID The Adirondak Loj and High Peaks Information Center are now closed until further notice after at least one person connected to the facility tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), which operates the Loj and HPIC, said on Monday that scant details were available because the Essex County Health Department was still conducting contact tracing. ADK Communications Director Ben Brosseau did not say how many people connected to the facility have tested positive for COVID-19, but he did say the club was made aware of a positive result on Friday. The club announced the closure of the Loj and HPIC on Saturday evening.
Storm over the Adirondacks seen from the Adirondack Loj Road. Archive Photo of the Day: Rod MacIvor, Ottawa
Feb 16, 2021 One of the main jumping-off points for trips in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks is closed after someone connected to the facility tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Adirondack Loj, outside of Lake Placid, and the High Peaks Visitors Center have been closed since last Friday and will remain closed until further notice. The Adirondack Mountain Club, which operates the facilities, says the parking lots will remain open, as will the public restrooms. Ski and snowshoe rentals will not be available.