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 [...]
By: Carla Eilo If you read our article from last month, you know I have been busy learning the history of the town and organizing and familiarizing myself with the Historical Society's broad museum collection. As I meet new people in Lake Placid, I quickly find that they are excited to tell me about their [...]
By Beverley P. Reid, Historian It is just an ordinary black, cast-iron fountain but it has quite a story. It begins at the end of the 19th. century. A ladies group known as “Women’s Christian Temperance Union” was organized to rid the Village of Lake Placid from the evils of drink. However, the odds were [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano Even the most die hard winter lover must be ready for a little relief from this intense weather. While March has traditionally been our ‘transition into spring’ article, there’s no pretending winter isn’t here to stay for a while longer. Why fight it? To that end, please enjoy an excerpt from [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano Off Season Two years ago, the LP-NEHS installed a new exhibit entitled “ICE” and exhibited photographs and documents explaining the impact ice has had on our region through the decades. One image in particular caught my eye. It was one of a large, horse-drawn cart dragging what looked like building materials [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano We’ve MOVED! Many of you know we operate a seasonal museum at the historic train station depot on Station Street. This building is not insulated so we move out after Columbus Day and put the museum to bed for the winter. What many of you do not know is that over [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano “I guess every woman has a hobby. Mine is baking. Ever since I’ve been a youngster, I’ve loved to putter in a big, homey kitchen with a good recipe at my elbow, and all the “fixin’s” for a lovely cake or hot bread sitting on the table before me.” From Kate [...]
