Mirror Lake is still very warm and is great for swimming. Try out our White Sanded Beach made out of crushed limestone. (oh…feels so good on the toes) Hop into one of our many canoes, kayaks, rowboats and pedalboats and enjoy a relaxing paddle in the lake. Weather forecast is looking great and mother nature has been very good to us this summer season.

Of course, while you are in the area head over to all the OLYMPIC VENUES and enjoy the history of the 1932 and 1980 Olympics. Your family will have such a great time. In the hiking mood then I suggest heading up to the Mount Marcy and the Cascade Lake region where there is hiking trails for everyone. Pack a lunch and enough water as some of the trails are a full day hike. The children will love hopping on the ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD which takes you through the back area from Lake Placid to Saranac lake and back. (I love riding the train and dreaming of running the locomotive..hehe).

So, stop wondering what happened to summer! There is still plenty left to enjoy and now is the time to take advantage of all that Lake Placid and the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort has to offer. Have a great day everyone! See you soon!!

Back by popular demand the Adirondack Harvest is back!! That is right! In our very own GENERATIONS restaurant Chef Dave Hunt will be working with local vendors and farmers again to bring back this great meal. Instead of dinner this time we will be having a Sunday Brunch!! (yes you wanted brunch and we aim to please) This event will be happening this coming Sunday July 18th, 2010 at 11:00AM. Reservations will not be required and the cost will be $28 per person. (small fee to enjoy great food). I will now let our very own MADAME CUISINE remind everyone what an Adirondack Harvest is all about!! Take it away gal!

OH LA LA!! Madame Cuisine taking time out of my busy schedule in the kitchen to inform you about this delicious meal. An Adirondack Harvest Brunch is a meal designed to promote discussion about the challenges of purchasing/dining locally. Guests will sit down to a locally grown, 5 course, family style meal with our very own head chef David Hunt, Generations Restaurant Manager Mark Corr, area farmers and local brewers. (Of course do not forget this gourmet queen..i will be whipping up some great dishes..yummy)

Check out the great Brunch Menu:
* Chilled Athena Melon Soup with wild blueberries and champagne
* N.Y. state cantaloupe melon from great lakes region
* Northern N.Y. Blueberries from Rulfs Orchard
* Asgaard Farm Maple Goat cheese Blintz with Local maple syrup

* Asgaard Farm Fresh Eggs Benedict with wilted fledgling crow spinach on English muffin and hollandaise sauce

* Braised Kilcoyne sauerbraten with fledgling crow red cabbage and farm purple potato pancakes

* Stir Fried Oriental Greens with Soba noodles – a combination from two farms – tot soi from fledgling crow and bok choy from Rulfs.

* N.Y. state cherry clafouti with poma liqueur reduction and whipped farm fresh cream.

* Screwdrivers made with lake placid vodka

CHEF DAVID HUNT

We would like to thank Cris Winters for joining us at the first Adirondack Harvest and writing in the Adirondack Explorer about her experience at this event. If you would like to read about this article please click on ADIRONDACK EXPLORER.
I am so glad that you and your friends enjoyed every savory bite..OH! LA! LA!

I am looking forward to having more individuals enjoy this great meal. So, why are you still sitting there? Get in the car and head up to Lake Placid to Generations Restaraunt on Sunday for a great Brunch. Your taste buds will be glad you did. Do not forget to tell them that Madame Cuisine sent you. I am being waved to help in the kitchen. Until then have a delicious day!! OH! LA! LA!

So, who out there is in the mood for a delicious and appetizing dinner? Do not want to cook at home? You dont have to! Join us at GENERATIONS RESTAURANT where we will be holding our first ever ADIRONDACK HARVEST DINNER. What is a Harvest Dinner you may ask? Well, let our very own MADAME CUISINE fill you in on all the details.

OH LA LA!! Madame Cuisine taking time out of my busy schedule in the kitchen to inform you about this Dinner. An Adirondack Harvest Dinner is a meal designed to promote discussion about the challenges of purchasing/dining locally. Guests will sit down to a locally grown, 5 course, family style meal with our very own head chef David Hunt, Generations Restaurant Manager Mark Corr, area farmers and local brewers. (Of course do not forget this gourmet queen..i will be whipping up some great dishes..yummy)

When is this taking place you may ask? It is happening this Sunday June 27th, 2010 at 5:30pm and will happen monthly throughout the growing season. If you feed your belly too much you are welcome to stay over at the Golden Arrow in one of our comfortable rooms. For just $40 per person you can sit down to a great meal and enjoy one alcoholic beverage if you like.

CHECK OUT THE MENU FOR THIS UPCOMING HARVEST DINNER:

TO START:

KEESVILLE FARM STRAWBERRIES WITH COUNTRY BISCUIT
FRESH CREAM AND MINT

WOW! This gals mouth is watering from all the great choices! OH LA LA! Why are we holding this event? The Holderied family (god bless them) owns and operates the Golden Arrow in Lake Placid. It has been recognized as one of the greenest hotels in the State of NY and was awarded the Audubon Societies highest rate of 5 green leaves for its sustainability initiatives. The family recently took over operations of the restaurant Generations and are working towards holding the restaurant to the same green standards as the resort. Generations will be hosting the Harvest Dinner where local farmers and brewers are bringing their food and beer. Chef Hunt will create a meal using those ingredients. The goal will be to raise awareness by discussing the challenges and benefits of eating locally.

As you can see, this is going to be a very enjoyable and delicious evening. Time for this gal to get back in the kitchen and get busy. I am looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you this coming Sunday. Toodles!!!

CINDY YOUR EFQ is back and blooming with excitement from all of the great environmental friendly news that I have just received from the Golden Arrow. Through a two week program created in recognition of EARTH DAY 2010, The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, New York has permanently retired 48 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. (Oh the greenness is coursing through my veins….and cannot wait to continue with all these “green” efforts). How did we go about doing this you ask? Well, it was as simple as becoming a FACEBOOK FAN of the Golden Arrow!!! The program was very simple, for every 25 new fans added between April 8 to 22nd, the Golden Arrow agreed to retire 3 tons of Carbon through the Adirondack Council. In total The Golden Arrow added 400 new Facebook fans in that 2 week period. I am so appreciative of all of our new facebook fans helping with this great cause. We have received new fans from all over the world.

We worked jointly with the Adirondack Council and their Cool Park/Healthy Planet Carbon Retirement Program. This was developed to prevent thousands of tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted by power plants from Maine to Delaware.

Our very own Jennifer Holderied had these words that I felt should be shared with everyone. “We’re so grateful to be able to work with the Adirondack Council again and take advantage of this program.” “It is was a fun way to take advantage of free social media and celebrate Earth Day at the same time. It is nice to see so many people on the same page when it comes to sustainability and helping the environment.” (I am so glad that Jennifer is on the environment’s side and for that I am going to kiss the very earth we walk on…figuratively speaking…lol).

This queen of the environment, also, has to mention the great support and help that some of the staff of the Golden Arrow has also done in the past few weeks. The Village of Lake Placid held its annual VILLAGE CLEAN-UP DAY and being the “green” resort that we are. Several employees took the time on Sunday morning and helped clean up the streets and sides of the roads of Lake Placid. Their friends and family came out and picked up all kinds of debris and garbage and disposed of it in a proper location. (Gosh! I feel so much love from these people! That my wings are ready to lift me right off the ground!!!)

Check out these “great people” hard at work!!

Before I go, this gal just wants to thank everyone who has helped support the Golden Arrow in our “green efforts”. Keep up the good work in making our environment a better place to live. Give yourself a big pat on the back and I look forward to spreading more green news in the future.

CINDY YOUR EFQ is already back with another great idea that hoping everyone will participate in. How can you help conserve energy by just a click of a switch or a turn of a knob? All my “green” dears, let this sweet ole gal tell you!!! World Wildlife Fund has come up with an interesting and great way to make a statement about climate change and to find solutions and protect our environment. This historic event is called EARTH HOUR!!! (my foliage is getting greener by the minute from this great event).

I am sure everyone is wondering what is Earth Hour? Earth Hour is a global event created to symbolize that each one of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change. This will be taking place on Saturday March 27th, 2010 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. We are asking everyone to do something very simple. Just turn off your lights for one hour during this period. This bold statement will be made by tens of millions of people and this gal is hoping you will be one of them. Our friends in NYC participate in this event every year and conserve billions of electricty!

If you are planning on making your trip to the Golden Arrow in Lake Placid this weekend, please have it in your heart to shut those lights off in your room for one hour to help in this effort. Being the eco-friendly resort that we are, yours truly, is wishing everyone to follow this simple procedure. Well, I am off to spread this “green” aspect to all of our friends in the Lake Placid village. Thank you everyone in advance for supporting this great environmental idea!!! I will see you in the spring with some other great tips on how to conserve energy and help out this great planet of ours!!!

MR. FIX-IT back as promised with some great photos of our finished lawn and beach area. It took long strenuous hours and big strains on the back(OY! are these muscles sore…need a nice relaxing deep in the adult hottub) but we have finally finished. The sod and grass are greener than ever and our stairs leading down to the beach have nice garden on both sides. The white sandy beach is looking great!!!

Do not just take my word for it! Check out these great photos of the finished project and let me know what you think about it?

I would like to hear on our GUESTBOOK if you have any ideas for the future or what you think of this area.

Almost forgot! (God help me if I did) The dearest MS DEAL MAKER would like to remind all of you who are traveling to the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in beautiful downtown Lake Placid to check out our Summer Packages. Some great specials that you will not want to miss. For now have a great summer everyone and look for more improvements to come in the near future. Gotta run!!!

CINDY YOUR EFQ(environmentally friendly queen) is ecstatic and doing cartwheels through out the whole resort. Why you may ask? We just received the greatest news about our sustainable resort and being “green” that could not wait to share with each and every one of you. It is a prestigous award handed out once a year from the NYS HOSPITALITY & TOURISM ASSOCIATION – STARS OF THE INDUSTRY for a business’s commitment to being green and earth friendly. Our very own Jennifer Holderied went to Albany to receive this award. Enough chatter from this gal (cause I could go on and on and on and on…hehe), read for yourself 1st hand what this award is all about. OH I AM SO PROUD!!!

JENNIFER HOLDERIED ACCEPTING THE AWARD!!! (YOU GO GIRL)

The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort located in Lake Placid, New York, received the “Good Earthkeeping – Stars of the Industry” award from the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association. The award was presented to Jenn Holderied owner of the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort by Dan Murphy, President of the Association and K. William Gunther, Chairman of the Association’s Board of Director’s, on Monday April 27th 2009, at their Annual Conference in Saratoga, New York.
“It is nice to have the Golden Arrow recognized by NYSHTA as one of the most sustainable resorts in New York State. I send out my thanks & congratulations to the members of our Green Team & each member of the Golden Arrow family. Everyone has worked very diligently to ensure that we are always exploring the greener options & making informed decisions. We could not be where we are today without each employee being committed to this cause. They are the ones who are being acknowledged with this award.” Said Jenn Holderied, owner of the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort.
Now in their 15th year, the New York State Hospitality and Tourism Association present the “Stars of the Industry” awards annually in recognition of exemplary professionalism and exceptional service from individuals in the hospitality and tourism industry. The Good Earthkeeping award recognizes lodging properties that have developed a culture toward improving everyday operations and the bottom line, while maintaining quality service and meeting guest expectations.

Since the start of their “Green” program in 2005, The Golden Arrow has made significant advances in their Green Initiatives including an in-room recycling program, an allergen free floor & the installation of a green roof. They are a leader in green efforts throughout the State and have set high expectations for other green hotels and resorts nationally in their quest to preserve the valuable resources provided by the lush region of the Adirondack Mountains. The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort recently received the Environmental Excellence Award from New York State DEC. They are the only resort in the United States to have achieved a 4-Green Leaf rating from International Audubon.

Now all of you can see why I am just bounding with excitement over this environmentally friendly award. I want to thank, personally, all the staff and management who have made the Golden Arrow the sustainable resort that it is today. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!! It is because of you and all of our guests that we received this great award! Time to hit the green road and think of some more sustainable ideas. Bye for now!!