Origin Coffee Co. proprietor Jecinda Hughes is one of the newest additions to the ROOST board, starting in January of this year. The Saranac Lake businesswoman adds a youthful voice to the group. Jecinda grew up in northeastern Tennessee, venturing to the Adirondacks in 2000 to...
Wilmington spruce-up, millennial marketing, county fairs, DMAI and more - check out the latest ROOST News! ow.ly/SRoi30398ov ...
Have you been to Wilmington, home of Whiteface Mountain lately? If you have, you might have noticed some fancy new signs, an even fancier new bridge and some other notable improvements that really gussy the community up! Curb appeal is an important aspect of a community...
ROOST staffers have enjoyed the company of three wonderful interns this summer. The interns have added a lot to the office, and we hope they've learned plenty from their experience here! Emilee Hazelden 23, graduated from SUNY Potsdam in December 2015 with a BFA in Digital Design and...
ROOST staffers Ashley Andrews and Kerry Blinn had an educational and exciting experience at Destination Marketing Association International's annual conference last week in Minneapolis. The conference began Monday, Aug. 1, and ran through Wednesday, Aug. 3. It included a variety of interesting speakers, workshops, and opportunities to...
Ed Finnerty, the vice chairman of the ROOST Board of Directors, has been on the board for seven years in his current stint, but his involvement with the organization goes back decades. It’s hard to get Ed to talk about himself. He’s definitely not interested in...
In the coming weeks, ROOST will start creating and promoting ‘Lake Placid Packages' through the new Inntopia booking system on lakeplacid.com. These packages will bundle a stay in Lake Placid with value-added attractions/activities that are also available a la carte on the system. Once the packages...
Ironman and Star Trek - this week's ROOST News has it all! ...
Five members of the ROOST team traveled to Old Forge’s The View last week to attend the 10th annual Common Ground Alliance Forum, “Building Blocks for the Adirondack Community Success.” [caption id="attachment_19231" align="aligncenter" width="300"] ROOST staff at Common Ground from left: James McKenna, Kerry Blinn, Marjorie...
Symposium will focus on diversity and economics Aaron Mair, Professor Wallace Ford headline speakers KEENE — The Adirondack Diversity Advisory Council (ADAC) announced its 2016 Symposium, Towards a More Diverse Adirondacks,” to be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the SUNY ESF Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb. This...