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.

Lake Placid, Adirondacks USA – Approximately 1,500 restaurant industry professionals are expected to attend the Renzi Food Show at the Conference Center at Lake Placid on Tuesday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The invitation-only annual event is generating overnight bookings at area hotels on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30. As in past years, it is expected that attendees will not only be participating in the food show, but will also be visiting local businesses during those two days. Many attendees are expected to arrive Monday evening and will be participating in the Renzi Dine Around Program, and therefore eating at local establishments. “With the conference center’s central location in the Lake Placid village, attendees can easily browse Main Street shops and experience the great restaurants. Hopefully it will expose new future leisure travelers to our spectacular destination,” said Sarah Wheeler, ROOST’s director of sales.The attendance at previous years' shows exceeded 1,000 people. ROOST is alerting local businesses to the potential extra foot traffic during the event.###

Contacts: Shannon L. Oborne, chief marketing officer, Paul Smith’s College soborne@paulsmiths.edu Carrie Gentile, communications coordinator, Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism cgentile@roostadk.com Public invited to Grand Opening Tasting Event at Moody Farm celebrating the new Adirondack Lakes Cuisine Trail April 2019 Adirondacks, USA - The Adirondack Lakes Cuisine Trail will launch its inaugural season with a local food and beverage tasting event at Moody Tree Farm in Saranac Lake on Tuesday, April 30 from 5 - 8 p.m. The gathering is a preview event for EAT ADK, the Adirondacks’ restaurant week held May 2-9, featuring food and beverages from businesses located along the new trail. Tapping into the locavore food trend, the Adirondacks Lakes Cuisine Trail is designed to highlight some of the best food and beverage producers in the region and is a way to connect local businesses with visitors. "We are excited to get this initiative off the ground, which will enhance our area as a culinary destination,” said Cathy Hohmeyer, executive chef and co-owner of the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat in Lake Clear. “Our emphasis on local foods is rich in history and we look forward to being a part of telling this flavorful story." Paul Smith’s College faculty and students will present information from a recently-completed strategic study they conducted about the cuisine trail. The Adirondacks Lakes Cuisine Trail is one of six new cuisine-themed trails Governor Andrew Cuomo launched last fall in the North Country, doubling the number of trails across New York. It features 20 businesses located on a scenic route that takes travelers through Tupper Lake, Lake Clear, Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake. The new network of trails, featuring 83 businesses in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties, is a mechanism to boost the state's growing agritourism sector and spotlight the region's unique farms, food and beverage businesses, the governor said. More about the trail: The Adirondack Lake Cuisine Trails includes: Adk Cavu Café; Campfire Adirondack Grill; Adk Made; The Packbasket at the VIC; The Ganzi at Paul Smith’s College; The Lake Clear Lodge; The Trading Post at Fish Creek Ponds / Adirondack Perk Coffee House; Waterside Café at The Wild Center; The Fiddlehead Bistro; Blue Moon Café; Nori’s Village Market; Donnelly’s Ice Cream; Skyview Springs Farm; Moody Tree Farm; Tucker Farm; The Health Hub; The Well-Dressed Food Company; Big Tupper Brewing and Raquette River Brewing. All participating venues on New York’s cuisine trails are committed to offering consumers locally sourced agricultural products. The trail program is administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in collaboration with New York State Department of Transportation. The trails are part of the Taste of New York marketing campaign. More info can be found at https://taste.ny.gov/cuisine-and-beverage-trails. ###