The 9th annual Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit packed the Lake Placid Conference Center for much of Tuesday. The event focused on ways to reduce salt use for treating surfaces during winter.
The summit’s main portion featured a slate of experts speaking to a room of about 120, with additional people watching the event virtually on a live stream. Outside of the lecture room, vendor tables were set up for attendees to learn more about private contractors and public agencies, such as the state Department of Environmental Conservation, who were focused on spearheading efforts to reduce salt use while maintaining safe surfaces in winter. Outside the building, a portion of the adjacent municipal parking lot was closed off so vendors, contractors and highway departments could showcase their latest surface-treating technologies.