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Lake Placid, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Lake Placid! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Lake Placid’s sliding future could look like under Tuffy Latour
- Could Lake Placid really team up with NYC for another Olympics?
Today's riddle: What Do u call a pig that knows karate? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Latour becomes North Country's first IBSF rep in over 40 years (suncommunitynews.com) — A North Country local, Tuffield “Tuffy” Latour of nearby Saranac Lake, has been elected Vice President of Sport for the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, a big deal for Lake Placid’s sliding community. After Lake Placid hosted the 2025 World Championships, there are no World Cup events scheduled in North America through 2027, but Latour is expected to push for a more balanced future calendar. 
• New York Mixed Bag: DEC reminds public of shark and sturgeon salvage program (outdoornews.com) — Lake Placid is being eyed alongside New York City for a potential joint Winter Olympics bid, with a state exploratory committee looking at a possible 2042 Games that could again spotlight the village’s Olympic legacy. The broader roundup also covers DEC shark and sturgeon reporting, a temporary Saratoga County archery range closure, youth fishing gear donations, and Catskills fly‑fishing honors.
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Thursday July 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Saranac Lake
- New loon observation reporting tool allows public to record loon sightings (adirondackexplorer.org)
- Adirondack Rail Trail — rules, regulations and etiquette (dailygazette.com)
Keene
- Tales of the Adirondacks, past and present: Winning the Olympic gold medal (adirondackexplorer.org)
- North Country at Work: Tutoring students, young and old, in Franklin County (northcountrypublicradio.org)
- Wetlands violation in Moriah triggers $25K fine for solar company (adirondackexplorer.org)
Tupper Lake
- First Independence Day parade in decades kicks off day of semiquincentennial celebration in Tupper (tupperfreepress.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pork chop (Thank you Jody M. for sending it in!)
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