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!

Hey all you athletes out there! Are your ready to run a marathon? No!?
Well, time to lace up those shoes as Lake Placid is the place to be this weekend. RICH YOUR SPORTSCASTERjust back..pant pant..from a run around the lake…(out of breath). Hold on let me grab a drink. AHHH!! Thats better. Okay, so as I was saying Lake Placid is the stop to be to watch some great athletes.

Lake Placid and the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort is the host for the 2010 LAKE PLACID MARATHON. That is right! Lake Placid has their very own marathon that has been taking place for over 5 years now. Forget the Boston or the NYC Marathon, come on over to the Adirondacks and watch these atheltes run for themselves or some great charities. They will be participating in a full marathon of 26 miles or half marathon of 13 miles and you can cheer them on to the finish. (whew i am tired after 4 miles..gotta work on that endurance) The race will be taking place this coming Sunday June 13th from the start of the race at 8AM until the finish by 2PM.

The world’s leading running magazine, Runner’s World, reports that a recent readership survey voted the Lake Placid Marathon as the second most popular “Best Destination” race in the United States! Results are listed in the January 2010 issue of Runner’s World Marathon Guide now on newsstands nation wide.
According to the survey, the Lake Placid Marathon’s high ranking is the result of voting done by 7,980 runners who took the 2008 runnersworld.com survey online over a 383 day period. There were 435 marathons held in the United States in 2008 (Runner’s World, 2010).
The Lake Placid Marathon was the national runner-up behind the Big Sur Marathon in California.

As you can see, we have a sporty quaint village that has some of the top rated races in the US. Stop into the Golden Arrow this weekend and check out the great view we have of the lake and who knows you may be back next year to participate in the race! Well, time for me to hit the showers. Feeling a little tired after the run. Hope for sunny weather for race day and everyone have a glorious weekend!!

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.

A question for all of our avid readers out there in blog land! What do “#24 scored a hockey goal with 5 minutes left on the clock” and “I pronounce you man and wife” have in common? Absolutely nothing right? I am sorry but you would be completely incorrect!!!!

RICH YOUR SPORTSCASTER (no, has not gone off his rocker, at least I dont think so) here to tell everyone that exactly these two events happened simutaneously to one great family! On the weekend of April 2nd through the 4th, 2010, the CANAM HOCKEY ASSOCIATION was holding their weekly children’s hockey tournament. Staying at the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort was the MINNESOTA PRIDE hockey teams. As their usual form several divisions of the the organization had made it to the Gold Medal round on Sunday morning April 4th. The children were busy skating around the ice in the 1980 HERB BROOKS ARENA trying to score those all important goals to win the Gold Medal. One Minnesota Pride team did just that and won gold. CONGRATULATIONS! GUYS YOU DESERVED IT!!!

Everyone from the team was celebrating their much deserved victory and one family in particular had just a little bit more ice time to endure. Here comes the great part of this story!

The game had finished and one couple with their family decided they were going to make it official and get married there in the afternoon!!! That is exactly what they did! STEVE AND AMY walked out on the ice with their children and decided it was time to tie the knot. Our very own, PRINCESS AMANDA RECLA-WYLIE performed the marriage right on the ice of the 1980 arena!!! (Yes, no joke right on the ice) Each individual said their vows and made it official.

CONGRATULATIONS STEVE & AMY FOR SHARING THIS GREAT MOMENT WITH THE GOLDEN ARROW!!! FROM FAMILY AND STAFF OF THE RESORT WE HOPE FOR MANY BLISSFUL YEARS OF MARRIAGE!

So, as you can see, this was a very exciting day on April 4th, 2010. Not only for the Minnesota Pride Hockey Team but also for Steve and Amy whom got married. Wondering how you are going to propose to that special someone or looking to hold a small intimate wedding ceremony at the Golden Arrow or any other location in the Lake Placid area? Then please check out AMANDA’S PRINCESS PERKS as she will make your special day unforgettable!!!

Time for this boy to head off the ice. Everyone have a great and wonderful day! I look forward to seeing each of you in the future for whatever special occassion brings you to Lake Placid.

RICH YOUR NEWSCASTER finally back at you after a short break. Hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and spent time with your family and loved ones!! Hope you did not eat too much (boy did I, think the waist gained a few inches…lol). Now that “turkey day” is over it is time to make those plans for the upcoming Holiday Season!

As of today, our first snowfall is falling in the air as I speak! Expected is 3-5 inches of snow! The news from WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN is that they will be able to start making the much needed snow and trails should be open within the next few weeks. YAY! For all of you avid skiiers just itching, to get on the slopes. The snow is finally coming….yippee!!

Now is the time to call the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort to book your ski or holiday vacation. We still have plenty of our Deluxe Guest Rooms and Suites or Specialty with fireplaces to roast those toes after a long winter day! Do not forget as of December 18th our restaurant in the Golden Arrow will be run by a new management team with exciting new options to enjoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We are keeping our very own MADAME CUISINE in the kitchen to whip up thoses delectable delights that all of our guests have come to enjoy.

OH! One other thing before I rush away and enjoy making a snow angel outside. Almost forgot that my very own friends, staff members of the Golden Arrow, “THE THREE CRAFTY WITCHES” have opened up their very own craft store inside the Golden Arrow’s very own ALPINE MALL. Everything is handcrafted and I am sure you will be able to find that special gift for your loved one. Please check them out, Cindy, Sunny and Amanda while you are in Downtown Lake Placid and tell them Richard sent you for your very own discount. (Sorry, girls discounts discounts…hehe…had to do it). For now everyone get that Holiday Shopping done and I look forward to meeting each and everyone in Lake Placid.

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!!