New data from a village report on short-term rentals shows that although vacation rentals only make up 4% of village residences, the number of STRs in Saranac Lake has risen by 60% over the past three years, and the vast majority of these new listings are.
After more than a decade in office, Saranac Lake mayor Clyde Rabideau is retiring. Rabideau oversaw a multimillion-dollar state-funded downtown revitalization initiative, significant economic growth in the village, and the development of tourism campaigns.
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Fireworks burst over the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace Saturday, Feb. 6.
(Enterprise photo â Lou Reuter) SARANAC LAKE A former Wall Street executive and his wife have donated $20,000 to the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee to launch what the committee is calling a Mobile Museum. “The museum will feature exhibits, artifacts and mementos regaling gala parades, elaborate floats, costumes, and sporting events,” the committee said in a press release Saturday. “The incredible ice fortresses of the past, as well as the modern-day process of building the present-day ‘people’s palace’ and highlights from more recent decades of family fun will all be celebrated. Exhibits will be rotated regularly so that each visit will bring a new and fresh experience and hopefully generate some additional revenue for village businesses throughout the year.”
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com With Baker Mountain looming in the background, this sign shows where the village of Saranac Lake ends and where town of St. Armand jurisdiction begins on Forest Hill Avenue, which circles Moody Pond.
(Enterprise photo â Griffin Kelly)
With Baker Mountain looming in the background, this sign shows where the village of Saranac Lake ends and where town of St. Armand jurisdiction begins on Forest Hill Avenue, which circles Moody Pond.
(Enterprise photo â Griffin Kelly) SARANAC LAKE A committee is being formed by the town of St. Armand and village of Saranac Lake to tackle the issue of parking and road safety on Forest Hill Avenue around Moody Pond, particularly near the trailhead to Baker Mountain.
SARANAC LAKE In spite of COVID-19 and a rough start to the winter season, the Mount Pisgah Ski Area, like other ski mountains in the Adirondacks, did we