The Hidden Legacies of Slavery Amy Godine In 1778, Alexander Henry “the Elder,” a rich merchant in Montreal, found himself inconvenienced by a non-paying debto... Read More
The Trudeau Family Legacy in Saranac Lake Annie Stoltie He was dying. And after caring for his brother eight years earlier—comforting him until his last gasp—he knew how thi... Read More
When the NFL Summered in Saranac Lake Clayton Trutor For a handful of Augusts, Saranac Lake was the summer home of professional football in the Northeast. Between 1946 an... Read More
The Lost Generation in Saranac Lake Philip Kokotailo Glazed off-white bricks were chosen, 125 years ago, for the interior of the first laboratory devoted to the study of ... Read More
Gone but Not Forgotten Bret Yager The leads have all ended the same—evaporating like smoke against a landscape that holds the promise of beauty and the... Read More
Millionaire’s Row Brad Edmondson The view from the top of Lake George’s Prospect Mountain is amazing. You don’t have to take a long, sweaty hike to en... Read More
The Girls Next Door Niki Kourofsky It wasn’t a very polite question to ask an older gentleman—one of the last of the Adirondack lumber-camp generation—w... Read More
Uncle Fitz Neal Burdick The first thing I notice about the watch is its weight—it seems heavy for a timepiece, maybe more than a pound. Made ... Read More
Taylor, Tankard and King Amy Godine February is Black History Month. What this means in Adirondack classrooms is pretty much what it means everywhere: St... Read More
The Noteworthy Mr. Appo Amy Godine Memories of London would seem an odd conversation topic for two Adirondack farmers in the 1850s. But suppose the frie... Read More
Adirondack Blackface Amy Godine George Primrose and Lew Dockstader, “veteran stars of the minstrel world,” according to The Post-Star, brought their ... Read More