Our destinations in the media The Daily Dose, CDPHP's blog, lists the Lake Placid Olympic Museum as a great option for people who want to be a tourist in Upstate New York! READ THE ARTICLE

ROOST Administrative Assistant and DMP Coordinator Kerry Blinn is the overall winner of this year's holiday cubicle decorating contest. She turned her desk into a gingerbread house! ROOST Ironman Volunteer Director and Events Manager Sue Cameron won the prize for Best Use of Resources with her depiction of the North Pole, complete with a singing elf. ROOST Communications Manager Jess Collier won the prize for best theme with her Star Wars-themed "Happy Holidays from the ice planet Hoth" decoration scheme that included Star Wars characters cut into paper snowflakes. Congratulations to all who participated, and thanks for helping to make the Lake Placid office a festive place to work this time of year! And thanks to ORDA for judging the contest. Happy holidays!

Join us for ROOST's 2016 Annual Meeting and Winter Social on Jan. 18. Enjoy refreshments and great hors d'oeuvres while mingling with fellow community members from around the region! WHERE: The Lake House, 1 Mirror Lake Drive in Lake Placid WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 WHAT: Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar COST: $10 per person REGISTER HERE ROOST Annual Meeting and Reception sponsored by Champlain National Bank

ROOST partnered with ORDA this month to host a familiarization tour for a group of women influencers/writers to experience a girls' getaway in Lake Placid! The communications departments at the two organizations hosted four women — three from the New York City metro area and one from Florida — for three days, and showcased a variety of winter experiences, including Whiteface and the Olympic venues as well as local businesses. The Whiteface Lodge generously offered lodging and some meals for the group. Carol Cain, Susan Barnes, Ko Im and Maggie Parker had a great time staying at the Whiteface Lodge! Some of the women also viewed FIBT World Cup Bobsled & Skeleton practice competition runs, tried skiing at Whiteface Mountain, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Mt. Van Hoevenburg and Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and ice skating at the Olympic Oval. Carol and Susan had a great time snowshoeing with a local expert. Susan skied for the first time — and she did great! Maggie skates a final lap with ROOST's Kim Rielly and ORDA's Emily Dennin. They were also treated to brewery tours at both of Lake Placid's brew pubs. Lake Placid Pub and Brewery Brewmaster Kevin Litchfield answers questions. Robby Kane of Great Adirondack Brewing shows the ladies around their apparatus. They enjoyed meals at those local eateries as well as others including the Good Bite Kitchen and Cake Placid. And they saw impressive local landmarks like the Jay Covered Bridge. Carol Cain photographs the Jay Covered Bridge. The travel writers already did plenty of promoting via social media with the hashtag #lakeplacidgetaway while they were here, but they'll also produce content for their various outlets that we'll share as they roll in. Local businesses interested in gaining promotion through hosting familiarization tours should email ROOST Communications Coordinator Jess Collier.

Harrietstown and Saranac Lake residents gathered at Dewey Mountain Friday evening to send off Saranac Lake's three athletes heading to the Innsbruck International Children's Winter Games in Austria. Dewey Mountain Manager Jason Smith gave Kaylen Reiley, 12, a Mount Pisgah hoodie and he gave Adrian Hayden, 12, and Sylvie Linck, 13, Dewey Mountain flags to represent where they learned their sport. He also gave them each a Dewey hat. Then Harrietstown Councilman Ron Keough told the athletes how special it is that they're going to Austria to represent the area before sending them off with a round of thumbs up from the crowd. ROOST wishes all our local athletes the best of luck in Innsbruck!