The Winter of ’32

The Winter of ’32

by | Feb 20, 2020 | February 2020, History

How Lake Placid’s first Olympics brightened my childhood My father, Ruel Alford, was the son of Harvey and Effie Alford. In the early 20th century, his family owned a great deal of property in Lake Placid and the surrounding areas. Grandfather Alford started out...
Olympic Flames?

Olympic Flames?

by | Jan 30, 2020 | August 2019

Considering the “what-ifs” in the wake of Notre-Dame It is early in the morning, a day after the Notre-Dame fire in Paris, and I can’t sleep. I can’t stop thinking about work. I’m the director at the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, where I’ve worked for 15...