Buyers are invited to register to attend the show and shop high-quality local products like boutique apparel, spa, housewares, souvenir, stationery, jewelry, pet, fine art, specialty food & beverage, and more!

• What: Adirondack Buyer Days
• When: March 23 and 24, 2026
• Where: Saratoga City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

There are still a few vendor booths available at this juried wholesale gift show. Artisan businesses are invited to submit a vendor application. Learn more and apply.

Pictured: 2025 vendors Down to Earth Jewelry and Third Wolf Designs

Build a Better Booth Workshop

Want to build an eye-catching and user-friendly booth for Adirondack Buyer Days and other trade shows? Join the North Country Small Business Development Center and ANCA for a free virtual presentation that will inform and inspire:


• Build a Better Booth for Wholesale Shows: Tuesday, February 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Photo: Menai & Co. at our 2025 show

Walking the Walk: One EV Owner's Story

In this month's What's Up North blog, ANCA Climate & Energy Program Director Jill Henck describes her experience purchasing an electric vehicle, charging it, and using it to travel across our rural region. She reflects on benefits and barriers of EV adoption in the North Country as individual drivers, private businesses, local communities, and state leaders aim to improve access and reliability of EVs and EV charging infrastructure.

Be an Early Bird! Sign Up Soon

ANCA's 2026 Climate & Energy Conference in Lake Placid will bring together leaders, innovators, and community advocates to explore current climate and energy issues, including the following themes:


• Generation & Transmission Expansion
• Innovation & Emerging Technologies
• Community Needs & Involvement
• Generational Innovations for Climate & Clean Energy

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Thank you to our 2026 Climate & Energy Conference Sponsors who make these important conversations and connections possible.

A special shout out to our headline Terawatt level sponsor, Champlain Hudson Power Express (Hydro‑Québec), for their renewed support of this gathering.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, view the conference sponsor prospectus or contact us at events@adirondack.org.

Lewis County Climate Resilience Survey

Lewis County and ANCA are developing a County-Wide Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Plan (CCARP), and we would love community members' input. The plan will give Lewis County the tools to protect what matters most — our homes, our neighborhoods, and our future — by making safety a shared priority. The first of two surveys focuses on experiences with past weather events, concerns for the future, and the places, services, and systems you rely on. 

Your responses will help identify local vulnerabilities, community strengths, and the resources people need to stay safe and resilient.

Celebrating Black Birders Week

Join the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and John Brown Lives! for our second annual local celebration of National Black Birders Week!

In partnership with NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, we are excited to host a special day of birding at John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Later that evening, ADI and JBL! are thrilled to welcome renowned conservation ornithologist and author Dr. J. Drew Lanham (pictured) for a community conversation at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake.

Illuminating the Black Experience

Do you have objects or artifacts that would help tell the story of Black life in the Adirondacks?

ADI is helping Adirondack Experience collect items for a landmark exhibition opening in 2027 on The Black Experience in the Adirondacks. Meet ADKX Project Curator Charles Clark III for the remaining collection date at The Devlin in Lake Placid on Monday, February 23.

Exhibit organizers are seeking a wide range of materials, including photographs, souvenirs, letters, postcards, recipes, clothing, and video.

Can't make it to Lake Placid? You can also submit items through this online form.

Welcoming Lucienne Nicholson

The ADI Team is excited to welcome independent contractor Lucienne Nicholson who will help us continue to expand capacity for new and exciting programming. Lucienne facilitates our Sustaining BIPOC Leadership retreats and supports our Emerging Stewards program. Grounded in the belief that a relationship with nature is essential for all persons, she affirms that equitable access to the outdoors for children, families, and communities of people of color in lower socioeconomic standing is a way to improve the physical, mental and spiritual health of vulnerable populations. We are happy to welcome Lucienne's passion and expertise!

Soil Health Saturdays

Soil Health Saturday is getting social. Join Compost for Good each Saturday on our Facebook page to learn about food scrap haulers and composting operations in the Adirondack North Country. Each week we will highlight one member of the North Country Community Composting Coalition (N4C), including opportunities to participate, accepted organic materials, and how these small businesses are serving their communities. 

Community Composting in Clayton

Kudos to the Village of Clayton for kicking off their food scrap collection program last year. Compost for Good and Clarkson University partners provided early support for this program by assisting with site engineering and registration through New York State.

Learn more from Clayton's Climate Smart Communities Task Force. It's inspiring to see this program up and running!

Calling Farmers' Market Vendors

Even in the depths of our North Country winter, we still dream of the warmth and bounty of summer. The High Peaks Farmers' Market, hosted by ANCA, is currently accepting vendor applications for the 2026 season. Application deadlines are March 1 for the Saranac Lake market and April 1 for the Lake Placid market (pictured).

ANCA Board Welcomes John Walker

ANCA's Board of Directors recently welcomed marketing executive John Walker to our leadership team. John brings extensive marketing and strategic leadership experience to the organization at a pivotal time in ANCA's development.

Learn more about John's background, professional experience, and his connection to the region in our press release announcement or in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. And join us in welcoming John to the team!

Visit our jobs page for openings with member and partner organizations and regional nonprofits:

• Project Coordinator: AdkAction
• Accountant/ Bookkeeper: View Arts Center
• Weekend/ Evening Assistant: Tannery Pond Center
• Communications Specialist: Lake George Association
• Business Counselor: Adirondack Economic Development Corporation 
• 4H Educator: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County
• Adirondack Program Coordinator: Northern Forest Center

Have an opening you want to promote? Send a web link to jobs@adirondack.org.