When the winter snow melts in Lake Placid, trash and debris line the roadsides of our beautiful community. For more than 60 years, the Lake Placid community has come together at this time of year to collect trash along the region’s roads.
For two afternoons a few weeks ago, more than 200 Northwood students and faculty cleaned up 30 miles of roadsides, 1.5 miles of Mirror Lake shoreline, and 1.5 miles of Saranac River banks.
Ms. Lisa Wint organized and led the school’s cleanup efforts.
Many students said the cleanup day was a great bonding experience with people they didn’t regularly speak to. They said it felt great to help out the community and pick up trash.
Ms. Wint said the hard work of organizing cleanup day was worth it. “I am very proud of the collective cleanup work that Northwood students and faculty did to help our community and environment. Collecting trash from 35 miles of roadside and 3 miles of shoreline was an impressive accomplishment, but most of all, I was excited to hear how much fun many students had and that they are looking forward to doing this again. Maybe next year, we will aim for 40 miles in honor of Earth Day!”
