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 [...]
October, 2013 The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society has enjoyed one of the highest rates of museum attendance in many years. Many locals and visitors alike came to enjoy and engage with our new photographic exhibit “Developing our History, Finding Our Family; The Stedman and Moses Collection of Historic Photographs. People, places and events [...]
August, 2013 History is fun! History is cool! History is H.I.P.! Ok, well, maybe that last one is a stretch. But for this summer’s group of nine local youth, a week spent at History in Progress (H.I.P.) camp, camp leaders did their best to make it so. As is the case every summer, myriad [...]
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 [...]
We’ve all heard of Antiques Roadshow, that PBS production in which regular people bring in their vases, paintings, tea sets, and other odds and ends to find out some provenance (where something came from) and value. The hope, of course, is the old stamp collection handed down from Uncle James is worth hundreds or thousands [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano Festivals are not new and I’m sure when you think back on past summers, you can recall your own favorite summer events whether here in the Adirondacks or at other beloved places. While taking a dip into the Northern New York Library Network’s historical papers, I came across a couple interesting festivals [...]
Excerpted from a researched report by Mary MacKenzie, former Town and Village Historian The Garden Club of Lake Placid was formed on September 10, 1933 at the home of Mrs. Wilton L. (Edna) Bernstein at Red Gables on Lake Placid. At the organization meeting the following officers were elected: Mrs. Milton L. Bernstein, president; [...]
In our beautiful, little mountain town there are many ways to enjoy all it has to offer. One could hop on a mountain bike to explore remote trails or slide into Nordic or downhill ski boots, strap on skis and explore the mountain tops, lakes, and golf courses. Hop on the Mirror Lake dogsled and [...]
By: Jennifer Tufano It’s late February and as the icicles drip away on the roof lines, it’s hard not to feel the pull of spring. The days are growing longer and this season’s fantastic snow has allowed for plenty of winter pursuits. After writing the January article on the former Mt. Whitney, a ski [...]
