By: Carla Eilo It is always exciting walking into a library or favorite bookstore and perusing the travel section. You can research an area's best day trips, learn about great hotels, and see pictures of some of the attractions. Opening up a travel guide from the late 1800s is just as exciting, especially when [...]
The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society announces the second installment of the 2016 Winter Lecture Series scheduled on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 7:00pm at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid. Presented by Historic Saranac Lake, the film “Hotel Hope” tells the story of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, where those affected by [...]
By: Carla Eilo 2019 With the History Museum being closed for the season, we are excited to plan a new Lake Placid timeline exhibit for the 2016 season. This exhibit will be featured in the space best known to visitors as the General Store. The General Store exhibit shares so many of the domestic items [...]
The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is pleased to announce the first program of its 2016 Winter Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Smoke Signals in Lake Placid. The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm with attendees encouraged to come for dinner prior to the event. This opening program in the four-part series [...]
By: Carla Eilo Amid the many yuletide festivities that take place, there are any number of concerts, plays and gatherings filled with holiday music and performances. Whether you find yourself at one of these events or hear music being piped in through shop speakers, there are several seasonal standards that we have all come [...]
Christmas and New Year’s at the Lake Placid Club was an especially lively and festive time. The first Christmas celebrations occurred in 1907 when the winter clubhouse and its stone fireplaces were draped in evergreens, Christmas balls and mistletoe. A grand Christmas tree stood in the library with beautiful candles that lit up the room. Christmas [...]
Andy Flynn recently visited the History Museum to find out more about the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department exhibit and the Newman Fire Badge found in the collection. Listen or read the rest of the interview on North Country Public Radio.
By: Beverley Pratt Reid, Historian The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society wanted to send out a huge Welcome! to all our summer visitors and guests. We’re lucky to have so many people come to our region to enjoy both relaxation and adventure. For many residents and visitors alike, the history of our town and village maybe [...]
April, 2014 Inspiration can strike anywhere at any time. For former Historical Society trustee Sue Cameron, it happened two years ago while in Saranac Lake when she noticed a walking tour map in town. She realized there was nothing similar in Lake Placid and brought it to the attention of the historical society Board. The [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano While in the process of scanning thousands of glass plate negatives as part of an ongoing conservation project at the historical society, we came across some striking and elegant images of the Whiteface Inn. As a way to understand this elegant property, Mary MacKenzie offers the following answer to a [...]
