One community that has made some progress downtown is Saranac Lake. The signature Hotel Saranac has been restored and reopened. There's a major resort hotel about to go up on the village's lakefront. A boardwalk-style river walk follows the Saranac River right through the heart of the village and there's a sense of energy downtown. There's also a new set of projects in the works as part of the state's $10-million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI).