What do you think? ROOST is conducting a survey of visitors and locals to learn more about shopping interests and behavior regarding the retail business district in Lake Placid. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey at THIS LINK. The information gained from this survey will inform future marketing and product mix needs on Main Street, Lake Placid. (Be assured that you and your answers will remain anonymous.) THANK YOU!

North Country Business Council Business After Hours Sponsored by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism and the Conference Center at Lake Placid DATE: Thursday, September 11 TIME: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: ROOST/Lake Placid CVB and Conference Center at Lake Placid, 2608 Main Street Join us for an evening of networking, tour the Conference Center and meet the ROOST staff! Complimentary hors d’ouevres and cash bar. RSVP in advance with Kerry Shannon at 518.524.6974 or by email. Admission $2 with a reservation/ $3 without. Business After Hours is open to members of the North Country Business Council, North Country Chamber of Commerce, and partner organizations (ROOST, Saranac Lake Area Chamber, Tupper Lake Chamber, Ticonderoga Area Chamber, Schroon Lake Chamber, Malone Chamber, North Warren Chamber, Adirondack Speculator Region Chamber, Indian Lake Chamber, Gore Mountain Regional Chamber, Whiteface Region Chamber, Stony Creek Chamber.) The North Country Business Council is a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. If you are not yet a member of the NCBC or any partner members, please contact us for a guest pass.

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Ticonderoga, NY – September 3, 2014 – The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce will continue to host monthly Open Houses with the North Country Small Business Development Center. Services provided by the North Country SBDC will be available at the Chamber office typically on the second Tuesday of each month (unless otherwise indicated). The open house will be from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (unless otherwise indicated). The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce office located at 94 Montcalm Street, Suite 1 in downtown Ticonderoga. Fall/Winter 2014 Open Houses: Tuesday, September 9th from 9 AM – 3 PM Tuesday, October 14th from 10 AM – 3 PM *Note a business seminar will be held from 8:00 – 9:30 AM Wednesday, November 12th from 1:00 – 4:00 PM *Note a business seminar will be held from 5:30 – 7:00 PM In addition the Chamber is working with the North Country Small Business Development Center to host a variety of business seminars for the fall of 2014. All seminars are free for Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce members. Look for information on the 2014 Fall Business Seminars to be announced. The North Country Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Plattsburgh is part of a statewide network of 24 regional centers located throughout New York State. The New York State SBDC (NYS/SBDC) is accredited by the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) and has more than two decades of serving the small business community. Their core services are: Free and confidential one-on-one counseling, Market/industry research assistance Customized business training seminars The North Country SBDC is supported by the State University of New York and the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide high quality business counseling and training to New Yorkers who want to start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. Due to this support, their services are free of charge. We are physically located at 194 US Oval at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The SBDC business advisors provide support to North Country entrepreneurs by providing information, counseling, technical assistance and training to help them meet the challenge of today’s complex economy. Counselors will tailor one-on-one counseling to meet your needs. Some topics commonly addressed include: Business plan development / Cash flow projections Financial analysis / Legal and regulatory information Marketing assistance / Business start-up information Buying and selling a business / Human resource development Import/export assistance / Government procurement Their staff is comprised of business professionals with either small business ownership or executive management experience. They can help you develop practical solutions to deal with the challenges of starting and operating a successful business. For more information about the Open House at the Chamber Office visit www.ticonderogany.com, email chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com or call 518-585-6619. For additional information on the North Country Small Business Development Center or to make an appointment with their staff while they are at the Chamber Office call 518-564-2524 or visit www.northcountrysbdc.org. The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce – The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is a non-profit organization that serves, markets, and promotes the Ticonderoga area including, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Hague, Moriah, and Putnam, NY. TACC’s vision is to be the leading advocate for business, serving as a driving force in the economic vitality of the greater Ticonderoga Area, uniting communities and maximizing resources. The mission of the TACC is to initiate and provide programs, services, and leadership which will enhance a cooperative business community and create a vibrant economy, making the Ticonderoga Area an exceptional place to live, work, and visit. The Ticonderoga Area in New York is located in the Adirondacks along Lake Champlain and Lake George. For more information on the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce or the Ticonderoga Area please visit www.ticonderogany.com, “like” the Chamber on facebook or “follow” TiconderogaADK on twitter. ###

WHAT: Cycle Adirondacks Community Bicycle Ride WHEN: Friday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. WHERE: Berkeley Green in Historic Downtown Saranac Lake, NY Saranac Lake, NY – Sept. 3, 2014 – The new Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cycle Adirondacks event is inviting community members and their families to join its organizational team on a fun bicycle ride through the historic Village of Saranac Lake on Friday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. to kick off a test ride of the route for the inaugural tour, slated for August 2015. The community ride will begin at the Berkeley Green in downtown Saranac Lake and circle Moody Pond before returning to the Berkeley Green. Announced on Aug. 26, Cycle Adirondacks is the first fully supported, week-long road bike tour through the Adirondack Park, featuring daily routes that will allow riders to be immersed in the forests, lakes, streams and abundant wildlife habitat of the famed Adirondacks region. The Aug. 23-29, 2015, tour starts and ends in Saranac Lake, the headquarters of the WCS Adirondack Program, and includes overnight stops in Star Lake, Boonville, Camden, Old Forge and Long Lake. Cycle Adirondacks will benefit host communities by bringing roughly 600 riders and 100 volunteers to each town. Cycle Adirondacks will also enlist local volunteers to help stage the event in each community. This past year, WCS received a marketing grant from I Love New York through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council to help build and promote Cycle Adirondacks. The regional economic impact of the event is estimated at well over $1 million. Registration is open, along with a volunteer application for the 2015 event, at www.cycleadirondacks.com. Photos, blog posts and other coverage of the organizational team’s Sept. 6-13 Preview Tour will be available daily through the event’s social channels. Follow Cycle Adirondacks (@CycleADK) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To see a promotional video for the event, click here. About the Adirondack Park Spanning 6 million acres, Adirondack Park is one of the largest intact temperate forests in the world. Roughly the size of Vermont, the park is a mosaic of publicly and privately owned lands, and includes more than 100 towns and villages among its forests and lakeshores. The region is within a day’s drive of over 90 million people, and in close proximity to many major urban areas such as New York City, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and more. Established in 1894, the Adirondack’s state-owned lands are constitutionally protected as “forever wild.” The vast network of connected wilderness areas intermixed with private lands is a model of successful conservation work and provides wildlife habitat for some of the most iconic wildlife species in the northeastern U.S., including black bear, bobcat, moose, and loons. About the Wildlife Conservation Society MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. VISION: WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in more than 60 countries and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: www.wcs.org; http://www.facebook.com/TheWCS; http://www.youtube.com/user/WCSMedia Follow: @thewcs.