ROOST staffers were on the move in recent weeks, heading outside the Blue Line to learn new things and make lasting contacts that reach far beyond the Adirondacks. During this slow season, between the bustle of summer and what we except will be a snowy and...
Charlie Cowan is an Ironman and an avid skier and kayaker, and sometimes he takes a break from all of that to help with ROOST finances. The ROOST board treasurer grew up in Western New York. He started visiting the Adirondacks in high school when he...
TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake is looking to turn Flanders Park into a performance park, and it needs help from the community and visitors. The plan is to build a bandshell on the shore of the scenic Raquette Pond and build a stone plaza in front...
ROOST has partnered with ORDA to offer Ski & Stay Packages on ROOST's LakePlacid.com and WhitefaceRegion.com websites. This is the result of months of work by staff at both organizations and marks the first time lift tickets will be sold online through these channels. Lift tickets...
Small Business Saturday is a nationwide event to support our small businesses and local economy. Plus, it's a great way for customers to start or finish their holiday shopping. This year, the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all our small businesses to...
Tax season is right around the corner and, for many small business owners, that means dredging through receipts to try and cobble together a picture of their company’s finances over the last year. While more than 70 percent of small businesses outsource tax prep to a trusted tax...
The Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack (WCS) Program based in Saranac Lake was honored Thursday, Oct. 20, by the New York State Tourism Industry Association with a “Partner in Tourism” award for Cycle Adirondacks, an annual week-long road cycling tour of the Adirondacks and surrounding region....
The second annual Star Trek and pop culture convention – “Trekonderoga” – was held in Ticonderoga, New York on Aug. 12 to 14 this year. The Trekonderoga conventions are a partnership between James Cawley, the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance, and the scores of volunteers who helped...
The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, the NYS Department of Conservation and the Adirondack Mountain Club have collaborated to launch AdkAlert.com, a "one-stop-shop" with the latest alerts related to outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks, and links to additional resources. The impetus for the creation of the...
Jill Cardinale has been an active member of the ROOST board since 2012. But don’t ask her that. She tends to think forward rather than focus on the past. She’s also one of those people who sees a challenge and jumps in head first. Growing up...