For Immediate Release March, 2019 ADIRONDACKS, USA - Golf courses and hotels in the Adirondacks, located just across the U.S. border in northern New York, have partnered to offer Canadian at par golf-and-stay packages. Golfers can save 25 percent on hotels and greens fees. Packages begin at $170 for one night’s lodging and two days of golf. Malone West Golf Course The promotion is aimed at Quebec and Ontario golfers, many of whom already enjoy these classically-designed courses and spectacular scenery, but will welcome the added savings by paying Canadian at par rates. The dollar-for-dollar deal includes 72 challenging holes at four picturesque courses, paired with select lodging that offers plenty of amenities. Drive time between the courses and Ottawa or Montreal is two to three hours. Golf and stay packages are valid through the fall and can be booked at GolfAtPar.com. They include one- or two-night accommodations, two or three days of unlimited golf, and guaranteed tee times when booked a week ahead. Golf bags will be stored for free at the clubs, and the cart is free for the first round each day. Participating courses include the beautifully manicured 36-hole Malone Golf Club, designed by golf architect Robert Trent Jones. The club was awarded 4.5 stars by Golf Digest and received the "Good Service" seal for both the East and West courses. Malone Golf Club Not-to-be-missed courses featured in the promotion include the Saranac Golf Club, an 18 hole, par 70 course designed by Seymour Dunn in classic Scottish style. The course is hailed as the most immaculately maintained course in the Adirondacks. In addition, the 18 hole Tupper Lake Golf Club is a 6,153-yard mountain course designed by Donald Ross with mountain and lake views. In addition to golf and stay packages, the Tupper Lake course offers greens fees at par. Saranac Inn Golf Course Tupper Lake Golf Course Hotels featured in the Golf At Par offer include Holiday Inn Express, Malone EconoLodge, Red Roof Plus and Suites, Four Seasons, Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort, Shaheens Adirondack Inn and Dreamland Motel. Shaheen's Adirondack Inn "This Canadian discount is just one more reason to visit in the Adirondack and Malone regions, which offer world-class golf, affordable accommodations and spectacular scenery,” said James McKenna, the president of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST). ROOST is the accredited destination marketing organization (DMO) responsible for promoting Essex County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, the town of North Elba, the town and village of Tupper Lake, Harrietstown, Lake Placid, Piercefield and Saranac Lake, New York, to the traveling public. For more information about the organization, visit roostadk.com. The Adirondacks is a six million-acre forest comprised of over 2,000 miles of hiking trails, 46 peaks over 4,000 feet, 1,200 miles of rivers and an estimated 3,000 lakes and ponds. The region provides the ideal backdrop for both adventure-seeking outdoor enthusiasts and for those looking for quiet solitude in nature. Within its borders are towns and villages with vibrant main streets, lodging, restaurants and breweries to round out your stay. ###

April, 2019 In its fourth year, Eat ADK, the Adirondacks’ restaurant week, has expanded to include more restaurants, culinary events; and special pricing at participating hotels. Adirondacks, USA - During EAT ADK, an eight-day celebration of culinary exploration, participating restaurants, pubs and bistros will be offering multiple course menus at fixed prices. EAT ADK is also full of food and beverage related events such as “dinner and a movie” at the Palace Theatre and the Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid and the State Theater in Tupper Lake; live music at area bars and restaurants; wine appreciation and culinary classes; and wine and whiskey tastings. Some area hotels will offer special packages to those looking to extend their stay in the Adirondacks. Details and a complete schedule of events is forthcoming and will be found at eatadk.com. With 45 participating dining establishments, residents and visitors can look forward to sampling the best dishes at discounted prices. Visit the Adirondack communities of Lake Placid, Long Lake, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, and Wilmington where restaurants will be offering special prix fixe menus with pricing options of $15, $20 and $30. This year’s event highlights both established restaurants as well as recently-opened enterprises. “We are very excited that this popular event keeps growing and more visitors and locals are experiencing the wonderful cuisine in our Adirondack region,” said EAT ADK organizer Kelsey Torrance. “The restaurants highlight the many culinary options available here.” “The Adirondacks offer diverse, world class dining and accommodations that attract visitors all year long,” said James McKenna, CEO of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST). “The specials offered during EAT ADK will encourage locals to try new establishments, and also attract out-of-region visitors who will stay at our hotels, shop in our stores, and discover what makes the Adirondacks such a unique destination.” Along with celebrating Adirondack cuisine, the event also strives to help local families who need food assistance. Those participating in EAT ADK are encouraged to bring prepared wrapped food or snacks that would be appropriate for school-aged children. The items will be distributed to area public schools that have a backpack program. The backpack programs helps alleviate child hunger by discreetly providing hungry children with backpacks full of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food on Friday afternoons so they have food to eat throughout the weekend. The idea for an Adirondack restaurant week was hatched at Paul Smith’s College, a four-year college in the Adirondacks with robust culinary and hospitality programs. In 2015, Professor Joe Conto, the Director of the Hotel, Resort, and Tourism Management Program, along with ten students from Paul Smith’s College Field Studies in Hospitality class led by Professor Kelly Cerialo, worked with Professor Conto, and the EAT ADK Volunteer Committee. Paul Smith’s College is now a proud sponsor of EAT ADK Restaurant Week. Students and faculty from the college continue to work closely with the restaurant week committee to organize this exciting event. For continuous updates and additions to EAT ADK, visit eatadk.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 3, 2019 Adirondacks, USA — Fly fishermen from across the country and Canada will convene in Wilmington, NY, May 16 - 18 for the Ausable Two-Fly Challenge. This year’s catch and release tournament is celebrating twenty years of fishing, storytelling and raising money to preserve the West Branch of the Ausable River. Proceeds go to regional preservation non-profits and to stock the river. To mark the 20th anniversary, organizers added an extra day of fishing, expanded fishing hours and added more non-fishing events including a comedy night with well-known comedian Louis Ramey. He’s been featured on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Comedy Central’s USO Tour, Comedy Central’s World Comedy Tour and on his own half hour special, Comedy Central Presents: Louis Ramey. The Two-Fly Challenge starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Wilmington Town Beach with a barbeque, beer, bonfire and a band. Anglers will fish all day Friday and Saturday morning on the beautiful and well-stocked Ausable River. Anglers are invited to a Fly Tier’s reception Friday evening, followed by the comedy night with Louis Ramey. The weekend wraps up Saturday evening with a banquet at Whiteface Mountain, complete with prizes, raffles, and awards and a new live auction. The 411 Anglers are allowed to bring two barb-less hook flies of any combination or patterns. Once the flies are lost or unusable, he or she is out. Anglers must fish with a partner and each must record the total number of fish caught, the length of each fish and the cumulative number of inches. The winner is determined by the highest cumulative length of each fish caught. There are four competitive categories: junior, men, women and professional. Each fisherman can choose just two flies to use per day. About the Ausable River and Wilmington It's the diversity of the river that allures many anglers to explore the West Branch of the Ausable River, located in New York’s Adirondack region. What stands out the most is the large amount of pocket water, where the best trout live. The river holds vast amounts of oxygen from water tumbling over the rocks and boulders, which provide plenty of hiding places, food and resting spots. The river also harbors slower sections that are deep with undercut banks. The town of Wilmington, just nine miles from Lake Placid, is home to fly-fishing shops, numerous guides, and affordable lodging and restaurants, not to mention gorgeous mountain scenery. Registration is open to the public, online at www.whitefaceregion.com/do/events/two-fly-challenge. For more information, contact the Whiteface Mountain Regional Visitors Bureau at 518-946-2255, or via email at info@whitefaceregion.com. ###

Date: April 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Carrie Gentile, Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism cgentile@roostadk.com Jon Lundin, Olympic Regional Development Authority jlundin@orda.org Legacy of the International Children’s Winter Games in Lake Placid continues Next program to air Saturday April 13 on NBC at 9 a.m. LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Over three months have elapsed since Lake Placid hosted the International Children’s Winter Games (ICWG), yet the message created by the young participating athletes continues to resonate through syndicated television. Emmy Award-winning Teen Kids News (TKN) - a weekly 30-minute television program – will air the second segment from Lake Placid. It is hosted, once again, by 12-year-old Lincoln Norfolk and produced by John F. Morgan. Teen Kids News debuted in 2003 and focuses on the efforts and achievements of young people. The show airs on more than 200 television stations, including NBC 5 in Plattsburgh, N.Y. The April 13 nordic segment will highlight Nina Schamberger, an ICWG gold medalist from Frisco, Colorado. “This is just another extension of the success of the 2019 International Children's Winter Games,” said Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall. “For us to be providing more distribution of an event that was staged 100 days ago is just perfect.” The first story aired by TKN in February captured the opening ceremony. A number of athletes welcomed viewers in their native language. During the January competitions, Norfolk anchored a nightly report, produced by Morgan, that aired on the event’s Facebook page. “Our goals were to find a medium that would create a legacy well beyond early January, find a youthful on-air presence to convey these great messages, and do it all with a small budget,” said Morgan. “We have achieved all three and maybe we’ve come across some concepts that can be applied to future events here.” Support for the 2019 International Children’s Winter Games is being provided by Empire State Development’s I LOVE NEW YORK program under the Market NY initiative.” In Northern New York, TKN airs every Saturday on WPTZ NBC 5 in Plattsburgh at 9 a.m.. ###

April, 2019Saranac Lake, NY - This June, the upstate New York village of Saranac Lake, located smack dab in the center of the Adirondacks’ 30,000 miles of paddling routes, is holding a month long paddling celebration.Local outfitters and guides are organizing Celebrate Paddling — with a full slate of activities including an SUP Festival, long and short-distance races, and much more. With a goal of hosting an event every day during June, the partners — Adirondack Lakes and Trails Outfitters, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, St. Regis Canoe Outfitters and Mac’s Canoe Livery — are offering demo days, guided canoe, kayak and guide boat trips, races, lectures, clinics on whitewater paddling, kayak strokes and general canoe use.New this year is the Celebrate Paddling Invitational on June 30 — canoe, kayak, guide boat and SUP paddling races for all abilities including youth, novice and marathon. Race distances are 1, 3 and 12 miles and start and finish on Lake Flower."Celebrate Paddling was created to promote paddling in the Saranac Lake area, one of the most scenic places in the northeast," said Mike Lynch, communications director for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail and an Adirondack guide. A schedule of events is listed here, and will continuously be updated as more events are added. About Saranac Lake and the AdirondacksNew York's Adirondack Park is a protected wilderness region larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks combined, encompassing more six million acres. Within its boundaries are 3,000 pristine lakes and ponds and more than 1,200 miles of rivers fed by an estimated 30,000 miles of brooks and streams.When a town has "lake" in its name, it better give off a solid water vibe. Saranac Lake doesn’t disappoint. It’s surrounded by an interconnected mix of scenic lakes, remote ponds and meandering rivers. The Saranac River, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Saranac lakes and St. Regis Canoe Area are all located within a 20-minute drive from downtown.Saranac Lake has right-out-your-backdoor paddling in abundance. Begin and end your day on the water right from downtown. Lake Flower is the showpiece in the middle of town. It's a result of damming the Saranac River that runs through town and connects to the Saranac Chain of Lakes. In a nutshell, the village itself is a place with an urban, creative vibe, and where the mountains and lakes are as accessible as they are beautiful. Downtown Saranac Lake is full of artsy shops, restaurants, bars, a farmers market and outdoor music concerts. You can begin and end your paddling adventure just a short walk from dining, shopping and nightlife. For more info on paddling and a Saranac Lake vacation, go to SaranacLake.com.