June is Race Month

The Whiteface Region is gearing up for a variety of races in the month of June.

First up is the annual Uphill Foot Race on Sunday, June 1, followed by the Uphill Bike Race on June 14. Both races follow Veterans Memorial Highway 8 miles up to the top of Whiteface Mountain - at an 8% grade.

On June 21, it's the first annual Wilmington/Whiteface Road Race, a US Cycling Federation-sanctioned event.

For more information visit www.whitefacenewyork.com or call the Visitors Bureau toll free at (888) 944-8332.

1st Annual Wilmington-Whiteface Road Race

Team Placid Planet announces its first annual Wilmington-Whiteface Road Race on June 21. This is a us Cycling Federation-sanctioned cycling event that will offer a variety of distances for racers ranging from Cub Junior level boys and girls (age 10-12 and 13-14) to the top men’s and women’s field of professionals and elite amateurs, and including men and women of all ages. Recreational cyclists of all ages who like to go fast and have thought of racing are encouraged to take part. The race course will be a challenge for all, with the final uphill climb to the finish line on one of the Adirondack Park’s most scenic peaks. Not only will racers be able to boast about riding an inaugural event, but they will be the first to take on the challenge of our local backroad racecourse and its exciting, roller-coaster-like terrain.

For more information, call Jim Walker at (518) 873-2413 (before 9pm). Or visit www.teamplacidplanet.org. You can also register online at www.bikereg.com.

Two-Fly Challenge Coming Up

Calling all fishermen! There's still time to sign up for the annual Ausable River Two-Fly Challenge, to be held Saturday, May 17 in Wilmington. Call the visitors bureau at 1-888-944-8332 or visit their fishing website at www.ausableflyfishing.com.

A kid's fishing derby will also be held at Steven's Pond (located next to the Toll House on Veteran's Memorial Highway, Route 431) from 9am-12noon.

Got Coffee?

The visitors bureau has recently developed its own blend of coffee which is available for purchase. Whiteface Mountain Sunrise Blend (regular and decaf) is a fair trade, organic blend that was developed specifically for the visitors bureau by Adirondack Coffee Roasters of Peru, New York, one of our newest members.

The ground coffee is available at the information center in small one-pot bags as well as larger bags, in addition to bags of whole beans you can grind yourself. The cost is $10.00 for a 12 oz. bag and $2 for a 2oz. (one pot) bag. Discounted prices are offered to visitor bureau members.

So if you drink coffee, why not drink coffee and support the visitors bureau at the same time?