SARANAC LAKE - Instead of bemoaning the existence of a tourist train, a local advocacy group is trying to highlight the economic benefits of a year-round, multi-use recreational trail between Lake Placid and Old Forge. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

RAY BROOK - Using chainsaws, firefighters cut out a swath of trees to contain a forest fire along the north side of the railroad tracks, roughly halfway between Ray Brook and Lake Placid. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

SARANAC INN - A ground and brush fire consumed about an acre of state land along the shore of Upper Saranac Lake Tuesday evening. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A University of Vermont biologist says a new invasive species is headed for Lake Champlain through the Champlain Canal system. Read more.

From: Plattsburgh Press-Republican

Some Adirondack Park Agency commissioners and local governments are looking to turn the system of local zoning on its head, by promoting less complicated local regulations, instead of the broad-based zoning the agency has spent the past four decades pushing. Read more.

From: Glens Falls Post-Star

PERU — Efforts to control a population of feral hogs in the Town of Peru continue, though it is not clear how many of the animals may still be running free. Read more.

From: Plattsburgh Press-Republican