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Recent News3rd Annual Common Ground Alliance Forum on July 15, 2009 Dear Colleague, We are writing to invite you to once again join us in ongoing dialogue on important Adirondack Park issues at the 3rd annual Common Ground Alliance Forum at the Sabbitis Pavilion in Long Lake on July 15, 2009, from 9:00 to 4:00. Please RSVP using the attached form. This year’s agenda will focus on our continued need to broaden the discussion with state agency officials, staff and you to address the economic future of our Adirondack Park communities. Read more... Over 100 Adirondack North Country tourism and economic development people attend ANCA launch of innovative website June 4, 2009 – The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) today launched a new website designed to enhance the experience of travelers to the 14-county Adirondack North Country Region. More than 1,116 communities, events, and attractions along three Scenic Byways are featured. The initial three routes are the Adirondack Trail, the Olympic Scenic Byway, and the Central Adirondack Trail. Other byways will be added to the website in the future. "All of us at ANCA are proud of the collaboration with community leaders on these scenic byways that has brought us to this exciting day," said Terry Martino, Executive Director of ANCA. "It’s an important step forward in achieving ANCA’s mission to promote economic development throughout the North Country." Read more... Sidewalk interview survey of Adirondack North Country Scenic Byways visitors--First of Its Kind June 4, 2009 – The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) today released the results of an important new survey of visitors to the Adirondack North Country. Targeted at "boomer and mature" first time and occasional visitors, this qualitative survey is the first to provide the results of face-to-face interviews about why travelers come to the Adirondack Region. The results and implications for tourism related businesses on North Country Scenic Byways were presented to more than 100 local community leaders and owners of tourism services and attractions, and hospitality businesses at a meeting held at the Adirondack Museum. The survey was conducted during the period starting on August 15 and ending on October 15, 2008. Read more... Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Report Released June 3, 2009 - A long-awaited report that profiles all the 103 municipalities that comprise the Adirondack Park was released today by the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages (AATV), one of the leading sponsors of the study. The report—the result of a two-year research effort by and for the communities of the park—is intended to provide a data-rich, factual baseline for discussion and planning of park issues at both the local and regional levels. The assessment employs a modular format detailing community life, government operations, land use, infrastructure, emergency services, education and park-wide demographics. A computer disc containing individual community profiles is included. Soon, an "Access" formatted CD will be available offering substantial information on both a community and park-wide basis. Read more... 2009 Common Ground Alliance Forum July 15, 2009 Mark Your Calendar The 2009 Common Ground Alliance Forum is scheduled for July 15, 2009 at the Mt. Sabattis Pavilion Long Lake, NY Read more... New Online Directory Helps North Country Giftshop Owners Buy Local Product February 23, 2009 - To help giftshop owners, especially in this challenging year when budgets are restricted, the Adirondack North Country Association’s craft website, www.AdkNCcrafts.com now features the American Handmade Wholesale Directory. Read more... Grazing Schools to be Offered for Farmers February 11, 2009 - North Country farmers use grasslands to pasture livestock and lower production costs by taking advantage of a "free" feed source. To help producers increase their knowledge, the Adirondack North Country Association and Cornell Cooperative Extension are co-sponsoring two advanced-grazing schools Feb. 27 and 28. Read more... Workshop for Craftspeople and Food Producers with Popular Gift Lines As a artisan or food producer do you have popular product lines with high profit margins? Have shopowners approached you at craft fairs to ask if you sell wholesale? If the answer is yes to either of these questions, attending the Adirondack North Country Association’s Workshop on How to Establish and Maintain Wholesale Accounts on Saturday, February 21 may be of benefit to you. Read more... ANCA Launches 2009 Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway Marketing Project: Communities and businesses will learn how to make the most of byway designation January 6, 2009 - Community leaders and owners of businesses and attractions along the east-west travel corridor designated the Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway—which begins in the Rome area, traverses communities in Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton, and Warren Counties, and terminates in the Glens Falls area—have a powerful, cost effective resource for economic development and community enhancement. Read more... Farmers Discuss Energy Saving Practices December 19, 2008 - The Adirondack North Country Association hosted its Ag Energy Workshop and Annual Meeting on October 30, 2008 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chateaugay, NY. The Ag Energy Workshop featured Commissioner Patrick Hooker, NYS Department of Ag and Markets as keynote speaker. The ANCA Board of Directors’ Meeting took place after the Ag Workshop, and in the annual reappointment of officers and appointment of new directors, Howard Lowe of Clinton County was appointed to the Board. Don Caldera of Lake Placid will continue as President of the Board. Read more... ANCA Moves to New Offices November 24, 2008 - In the early part of November, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) completed a move to new offices at 67 Main Street Suite 201, Saranac Lake, New York 12983 The offices are now headquartered in the second floor of the Adirondack Bank building and collocated with the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). Read more... ANCA Ag Energy Workshop & Annual Meeting Features Self-help on Energy Issues for Area Farmers October 16, 2008 - On October 30, 2008 farmers and agricultural producers in the Adirondack North Country Region will share hands-on experiences in using energy in their operations at a workshop organized by the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) in Chateaugay, New York. Read more... Four-Seasons Scenic Byway Map October 8, 2008 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), in partnership with the Adirondack Regional Tourism Council (ARTC), is pleased to announce the release of the 6th edition of the travel and touring map entitled, "Adirondack North Country Region Road Map and Scenic Byways Birding Guide. " The touring map promotes all fourteen designated New York State Byways from Lake Champlain to Lake Ontario and from the Canadian border to the Mohawk Valley. Read more... Ag Energy Workshop and Annual Meeting On behalf of the Adirondack North Country Association, we invite you to the Ag Energy Workshop and ANCA Board of Directors’ Annual Meeting featuring Commissioner Patrick Hooker as Keynote Speaker. We hope to see you in Chateaugay, NY on October 30, 2008. Read more... 2008 Common Ground Forum To Be Held July 16 Dear Common Ground Colleague: We are writing to formally invite you to the 2008 Common Ground Forum to be held July 16 at the Sabattis Pavilion in Long Lake. The 9:30 am to 4:00 pm program will be devoted to developing specific strategies to improve the economic and cultural vitality of Adirondack Park communities in balance with environmental stewardship goals. Read more... Adirondack North Country Association sponsors Ways of the Woods visit to Saranac Lake Saranac Lake - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced its sponsorship of a visit to Saranac Lake High School later this week by Ways of the Woods: People and the Land in the Northern Forest—the Northern Forest Center’s mobile museum about forest heritage and culture across northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Read more... Delegation Presents North Country Agenda in Washington By Dan Heath, Staff Writer, Press Republican Plattsburgh - A 14-member delegation recently met with federal leaders for the annual North Country Day in Washington. The group was headed by Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas. "The North Country has been punching above its weight in Washington for the last several years, but it takes a coordinated and pragmatic agenda backed up with consistent messaging for a small area like ours to be effective," he said. Read more... Conference Introduces Use of Wood Biomass as Alternative Heating Fuel For North Country and Adirondack Facilities Saranac Lake - On May 13th, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Energy $mart Park Initiative (E$PI) held the North Country Woody Biomass Conference at "The Wild Center" in Tupper Lake. Sloane Crawford, project lead, noted that: "A community-based model for biomass utilization has strong potential for application throughout the region." Read more... Common Ground Forum on July 16 May 19, 2008 Dear Common Ground Colleague: Last year, one of the most important meetings in the history of the Adirondacks occurred in Long Lake, when nearly 150 people attended the Common Ground Forum and enthusiastically discussed the Blueprint for the Blue Line. New lines of communication were opened and critical issues were identified. A lot has transpired since last July, but as our economy continues to falter, a lot of work remains to be done. Read more... Market Trend Assessment of Scenic Byway Visitors RFP May 7, 2008 Dear Colleague: The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received several grants to promote Scenic Byway communities along special touring routes across the North Country region. The series of promotional projects will stimulate tourist visitation to natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources in towns and villages and increase visitor spending at attractions, events, and businesses in the fourteen counties. Read more... Conference to Introduce Use of Wood Biomass as Alternative Heating Fuel for North Country and Adirondack Facilities May 5, 2008 - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Energy $mart Park Initiative (E$PI) announce the North Country Woody Biomass Conference on May 13th, 9am-4pm, at "The Wild Center" in Tupper Lake. The conference costs $40. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Read more... Marketing Workshop for Gift Shop and Studio Owners May 1, 2008 - On May 15th, in Glens Falls, The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) and the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will be offering a workshop for gift shop and studio owners. The workshop identifies how to drive traffic to shops and studios and how to entice potential customers to come in. Read more... Economic Development Strategy Gains Momentum, Recognition April 30, 2008 - Implementation of the Saranac Lake Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) gained additional, significant traction recently, according to Keith Wells, Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors’ member and head of the CEDS core team overseeing the effort. As a result of its "Green Team-Creative Core" partnership with the Syracuse Center of Excellence, the CEDS group learned it soon will receive a key marketing report that details green industry opportunities and prospects for all of central upstate New York. Read more... ANCA Awarded Several National Scenic Byway Program Grants April 29, 2008 - The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has received eight marketing grants totaling $320,000 to promote Scenic Byway communities along special touring routes across the North Country region. The series of promotional projects will stimulate tourist visitation to natural, cultural, historical, scenic and recreational resources in towns and villages and increase visitor spending at attractions, events, and businesses throughout the Adirondack North Country region. Read more... ANCA Board Appoints Donald L. Caldera President 
New Board President Donald Caldera April 24, 2008 - At a special Adirondack North Country Association Board of Directors’ meeting held on April 23, 2008, Donald L. Caldera was appointed to the position of ANCA Board President to succeed outgoing President, Ronald Ofner. Ofner will remain a contributing member of the Board and has recently been appointed Executive Director of the Adirondack Regional Tourism Council. "I welcome this opportunity to assume the Presidency of ANCA and to help our members, businesses and communities from throughout our fourteen upstate counties to address the many economic and quality of life issues we face collectively," Caldera stated. Read more... Energy and Environment Lead Saranac Lake Economic Development Strategy March 18, 2008 - A core group of citizens has been hard at work recently on a major prong of Saranac Lake’s recently completed Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The group, which has been meeting regularly since the strategy was finalized, has been exploring the establishment of the Saranac Lake region as a central location for applied environmental and biological enterprises that commercialize the results of research in these fields. Read more... The Role of Adirondack North Country Foods in Community and Economic Development February 21, 2008 - On behalf of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), we think you will be interested in the following conference on April 18, 2008. Please mark your calendar and note that Jerry Cosgrove, Deputy Commissioner NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets will be the featured speaker and the day will include a Northern New York Luncheon. Read more... Annual Meeting Follow-Up 
From left to right: Ronald Ofner, ANCA Board President; Daniel Gundersen, Chairman Upstate Empire State Development; Jamie Rogers, Mayor of the Village of Lake Placid; Terry Martino, ANCA Executive Director at the Adirondack North Country Association Annual Meeting in Lake Placid The Adirondack North Country Association hosted its Annual Meeting — Profiles in Partnership and Luncheon in December 2007 at the Hilton Lake Placid Resort in Lake Placid, NY. The Keynote Speaker was Dan Gundersen, Chairman, Upstate Empire State Development. Read more... Blueprint for the Blue Line Update Dear Common Ground Participants and Colleagues: We are writing to seek your further review, and hopefully your endorsement of the Blueprint for the Blue Line. At the July 18, 2007 forum in Long Lake, nearly one-hundred and fifty people provided additional commentary on the original Blueprint. Read more... Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Study Regional Meeting Invitation January 4, 2008 - Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages (AATV) and Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), and the towns of Chester and Arietta, sponsors of the Adirondack Regional Assessment Study, invite all interested municipal officials throughout the Adirondack Park to a series of regional meetings designed to inform you about and involve you in this economic/community development research project. Representatives of the Steering Committee and their consultants will give an overview of the study and answer questions about the survey that will be conducted in all 103 towns and villages in the Park. Read more... Full APA Board to Vote Today on Railside Path from Lake Placid to Ray Brook Ray Brook, NY: — The state Adirondack Park Agency’s Regulatory Programs Committee unanimously approved the plan for phase one of a multi-use recreation path between Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. The path would be adjacent to Read more... Broadband is key, state economic development chief says in Placid Lake Placid, NY: — More than 100 local business leaders, elected officials and community members turned out at the Adirondack North Country Association’s 53rd annual meeting at the Hilton in Lake Placid Thursday. Attendees at Thursday’s event heard Read more... Regional Assessment of Adirondack Park Communities to Begin Saranac Lake, NY: – The LA Group, a Saratoga Springs-based community and regional planning firm will be the lead consultant for the Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project. The study will look at all 103 towns and villages located wholly or partially within the Adirondack Park to establish a fact-based assessment of municipal infrastructure and the life in each community. Read more... Profiles in Partnership At ANCA’s Fifty-Third Annual Meeting Lake Placid, NY: – The Board of Directors of the Adirondack North Country Association Cordially Invites You to Attend ANCA’s Fifty-Third Annual Meeting featuring Empire State Development Upstate Chairman Dan Gundersen Keynote Speaker. Read more... Common Ground Alliance to Gather in Long Lake to Further Action on an Adirondack Blueprint LONG LAKE, NY: – The Common Ground Alliance of the Adirondacks will meet in Long Lake on Wednesday, July 18, to refine its Blueprint for the Blue Line plan for government actions that will assist the Park’s communities, their economies and the environment. More than 100 participants are expected to attend the event, including local, state and federal elected officials and their staffs. Read more... ANCA Director in Washington, D.C. 
Pictured from right, Terry Martino, Executive Director Adirondack North Country Association with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and Sylvie Nelson, left, Executive Director Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce Saranac Lake, NY: On May 10 – 11, 2007 Terry Martino, Executive Director of the Adirondack North Country Association, participated in the New York Delegation that attended the New York / North Country Day in Washington, D.C. The delegation was led by Garry Douglass, Executive Director of the North Country Chamber and included thirteen members representing North Country interests and crossborder issues. Members participated in the New York Day Legislative Breakfast Forum where Senator Schumer and Senator Clinton provided comments about the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, the need for the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax, and discussions for a national Energy Policy. The senators were joined by Derek Douglas, Director of the NYS Office of Federal Affairs who discussed the goals of Governor Spitzer in partnering with New York businesses and communities. Read more... Greenwich Hosts Cross-Border Artisan Exchange Workshop On May 10th Greenwich's busy Main Street will welcome studio and shop owners benefiting from the Adirondack North Country Association’s Marketing Toolkit Workshop critiques and peer exchanges. The owners of the new studio Amy Pollard Photography and new shop Trionda Treasures and of two well-established shops, Over Time Antiques & More and Union Village LTD were invited to be critiqued as part of the workshop on April 6 by workshop partners Nadia Korths, Craft Programs Coordinator/ANCA; Tori Riley, Program Manager/Adirondack Regional Chamber of commerce and Kathy Nichols-Tompkins, Office Manager/Greenwich Chamber of Commerce. Read more... ANCA Farm-to-Table Lunch & Forum, May 17, 2007 Invitation The Board of Directors of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Cordially invites you to a Farm to Table Luncheon and The Rebuilding of the Farming Community Forum: Read more... Lake Placid-Saranac Lake Recreation Pathway - 2007 Update For many years residents of Lake Placid and Saranac Lake have talked about building a pathway to connect their two communities. The railroad corridor provides an opportunity to bring that dream to reality because the State owns the corridor, it is 100-feet wide, and it is managed for developed recreational use. Read more... Yellow Wood Associates Presents Green Building Options to the Town of Franklin, New York On February 5, 2007, Yellow Wood Associates presented its final report to the Town of Franklin, New York on how to proceed with its buildings, using a Green Community TechnologiesSM approach. Green Community TechnologiesSM is a service provided exclusively by Yellow Wood Associates to help rural communities make choices about their infrastructure that will save money, improve municipal service delivery, and create jobs. The Town of Franklin was interested in the Green Community TechnologiesSM process as a way to help determine how to proceed with its buildings in a manner that will meet the immediate and long-term needs of the community while addressing regulatory compliance issues, minimizing costs of construction, operations, and maintenance, and reducing or eliminating negative environmental impacts. In assisting the Town, Yellow Wood’s goal was to help maximize the use of existing assets and minimize the amount of new construction required to meet Town goals. Franklin was the first town in New York to be involved in the Green Community TechnologiesSM process. Read more... ANCA Expands Community Assistance Staff 
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has added a second Community Assistant Specialist to its staff, Executive Director Terry Martino announced recently. Joining the staff is Gregory A. Hill, of Lake Clear, NY, who retired from the Adirondack Park Agency in 1996 following a lengthy career there. Hill joins Jim Ellis on ANCA’s staff in the role of helping communities fulfill their economic development and quality of life goals. Read more... ANCA's Board of Directors' Response Concerning the Adirondack Club and Resort Project January 19, 2007 Mr. George Outcalt Environmental Program Specialist Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 RE: Adirondack Club and Resort Project Dear Mr. Outcalt: I am writing on behalf of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors in reference to the Adirondack Club and Resort Project planned for the community of Tupper Lake. Please note ANCA Directors Brad Jackson, Steve Erman and JR Risley have recused themselves from commenting on the project on behalf of ANCA. Read more... 2006 News 2005 News 2004 News |
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