November 28, 2o17 Members of the public attended on November 20 an Adirondack North Country Global Sports Committee meeting to learn more about its plans to submit a bid for the 2023 Winter World University Games. More than 50 people attended, asking various questions pertaining to the costs associated with both the bidding process and hosting the games, and the merits of hosting such a large sporting event. Click here for press coverage of the meeting. As discussed at the meeting, information is being made available including the bidding process timeline and budget, as well as the membership of the Global Sports Committee. It can be found at LakePlacid2023.com. More information will be added as it becomes available. Future meetings on the World University Winter Games are being planned and ROOST will inform the public as soon as they are scheduled. The World University Games is an 11 day, worldwide competition of student-athletes. It stages events every two years, and they include summer and winter games. More than 170 national federations from five continents belong to the sports organization. The winter games include alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, hockey, short track speed skating, and snowboarding. Lake Placid hosted previously hosted the games in 1972.

November 30, 2017 With the arrival of winter weather, so comes the 2017/18 Lake Placid Winter Guide. The 38-page full-color planning guide is an in-market tool aimed at improving the Lake Placid experience for travelers. In other words, it is meant to help travelers who are already here plan a perfect vacation. It’s full of inspiration and insider tips, covering ways to play in the snow, where to relax, and where to eat, stay and shop. The guides are available at the Lake Placid ROOST office, 2608 Main Street. To request copies for your guests and customers, contact ROOST’s Visitor Service Manager Sharron Miller at Sharron@LakePlacid.com.

Nov. 30, 2017 Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) representatives provided a status report, recapping trends found in the 2016 Tourism Economics Report commissioned by New York State, to Indian Lake area residents and officials on Nov. 15 at the Indian Lake Central School. ROOST CEO James McKenna was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Indian Lake Community Development Committee (ILCDC). Attendees were members of the ILCDC, Darrin Harr from the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce, some community members and Christy Wilt from Hamilton County's tourism and economic development office in Lake Pleasant.

December 13, 2017 Essex County's Winter Valley Shuttle begins today and will operate through the end of March. The free shuttle makes various stops in Jay, Ausable Forks, Wilmington and Lake Placid. Two versions of the full schedule in PDF form are available to download for your guests and customers. Winter mvs 2017 2018 front & back customer schedule Winter mvs 2017 2018 schedule combo large for hotels