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The Saranac Lake Winter Festival 2021 is still on as scheduled....as of right now.

The 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival poster, designed by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau SARANAC LAKE — Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau has released his poster design for the 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. Using this Carnival’s designated theme, “Mask-erade” — which Trudeau spells with the more traditional “Masquerade” — the poster shows multiple “Doonesbury” characters with different face masks representing various features of the Adirondacks. Trudeau, who was raised in Saranac Lake, has created the Winter Carnival poster design since 2012 to benefit the Sa...

The annual festival designed as a break from cabin fever continues in a modified form during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rise of the rookie hikers: The pandemic pushed a new wave of people outside, for better or worse Updated Dec 29, 2020; Posted Dec 29, 2020 Hikers rest at a viewpoint on the hike to the top of Hamilton Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Facebook Share When it came to hiking, Jordan Bishop always wondered what the fuss was about. A Toronto native, he didn’t grow up with much nature close at hand, at least not as glorious and as alluring as the natural landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Bishop, 29, now lives in Portland, where hiking and camping are sewn into th...

Lake of the Ozarks is a summertime place, no doubt. Although... the spring boasts beautiful weather, awesome fishing and hunting, and forests full of blooms. And the fall offers perfect temps, radiant colors, and surprisingly excellent boating. So really, three of the four seasons present ample opportunities for enjoying the great outdoors. The question is, what to do in the winter? Frankly, many people answer the question with "Go to Florida." And while a January trip to the Sunshine State is a great way to soak up Vitamin D and warm temps mid-winter, the Lake area has plenty to offer when y...