Adirondack Family Time™

Each year Whiteface Mountain Ski Resort, located in Wilmington (outside of Lake Placid) in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains offers five Sundays featuring low-cost lift tickets! There are also food and drink specials at the Cloudspin Lounge, slope-side games, raffles, contests and more! We are all looking for a bargain and these tickets are  $40 Adult | $35 Teen | $30 Junior

The Lake Placid Golden Skates Marathon, formerly known as the Lake Placid Marathon and the Dimon Sports Marathon, is a new event taking place in Lake Placid, NY on December 7-9 at the historic 400m Olympic Speed Skating Oval used during the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. This new event is named for the hand-crafted 14-karat gold jewelry awards that the winning skaters (male and female) will receive, made by from Devillt Studios in Jay NY.

Lake Placid, NY presents its annual Holiday Village Stroll with many free activities, crafts for kids and movies. Take time to enjoy a wine tasting at The Pines Inn and get your parcels wrapped while children watch a holiday film. Ice Skat at the Olympic Center and search for the High Peaks Resort's Yule Log. There is hockey, and even a gingerbread house craft at Generations Restaurant. So much to do! Have fun. Click below for the compete schedule.

Saratoga Restaurant Week,  November 30- December 6, 2012 3 Course Menus For Just $10, $20 Or $30  Lunch For $5 Or $10! Participating local restaurants offer 3-course dinner specials during the Saratoga County Restaurant Week. Start off with your choice of an appetizer or salad, then choose from a menu of sumptuous entrees, and top it off with a decadent dessert! Plus some participating restaurants are offering  lunch specials for just $5 or $10 . Saratoga Restaurant Week is the perfect time to get out and try new restaurants in the Spa City! 2012 Restaurant Week presented by American Express:

Scroll down to see a list of stores around the Adirondacks and beyond that carry the Adirondack Family Time guidebooks!  If you do not see your local bookshop, please let me know and I will contact them. Thank you for your continued support!  Champlain Valley Plattsburgh to Ticonderoga $17.95 (plus shipping)   The second Adirondack Family activities guidebook is available now. Adirondack Family Time: Champlain Valley Plattsburgh to Ticonderoga is a comprehensive four-season guide to over 300 activities in the Adirondack Champlain Valley for the towns of Plattsburgh, Willsboro, Westport, Essex, Port Henry, Crown Point and Ticonderoga. COMING SOON: Long Lake to Old Forge (2013) and North Creek to Lake George. (2014) Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks: Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities (with GPS Coordinates) is a comprehensive four-seaon guide for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake,

Many thanks to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for this handy guide to New York State's salamander population. Did you know there are 18 species of salamanders?   Some of are even endangered list like the Eastern tiger salamander . Others like the Marbled, Blue-spotted and Jefferson's are of " special concern. "

Here is an article about the latest Adirondack Family Time book from the Press Republican!  'It became about exploring where we live' By ROBIN CAUDELL Press-Republican BLOOMINGDALE — Fall into the season with Diane Chase’s “Adirondack Family Time Champlain Valley: Plattsburgh to Ticonderoga,” a four-season guide to 300 activities with GPS coordinates. “The first book covered the Tri-Lakes and the High Peaks regions of the Adirondacks,” said Chase, who lives in Bloomingdale. “The plan was to create four books based on the four regions of the Adirondacks. From what we found as a family and going out and doing things, the whole Adirondack Park is so diverse, and there’s so much to do.”   For the full article:   Book offers fun family-outing ideas for region