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[https://historicsaranaclake.org Historic Saranac Lake] operates this online archive of local history. Started in December, 2008, this project has grown to more than eight thousand pages and twelve thousand images. You can create an account and add your knowledge by clicking "Create Account," or "Login" at the top right corner of any page. Once you are logged in, you can add new pages or make additions to existing ones. Search for any term in the search box at top of every page. This site is monitored by Historic Saranac Lake staff and volunteers.
[https://historicsaranaclake.org Historic Saranac Lake] operates this online archive of local history. Started in December, 2008, this project has grown to more than eight thousand pages and twelve thousand images. You can create an account and add your knowledge by clicking "Create Account," or "Login" at the top right corner of any page. Once you are logged in, you can add new pages or make additions to existing ones. Search for any term in the search box at top of every page. This site is monitored by Historic Saranac Lake staff and volunteers.


Saranac Lake is a village of five thousand, located near the center of the Adirondacks. This wiki covers the neighboring communities that make up the [[Saranac%20Lake%20Central%20School%20District|Saranac Lake Central School District]]. These communities share much of the history of the "outdoor life" of the region for both work and recreation, going back to the early nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, Saranac Lake became an internationally known center for treating tuberculosis, a contagious disease that afflicted people in the prime of life, and killed many of those who contracted it. That history profoundly affected the village and its surrounding area, from its architecture to the astonishing variety of people who were drawn here in hope of a cure, many of whom stayed on. For a time it was also a center for winter sports, hosting international competitions well before nearby Lake Placid hosted the 1932 [[Winter%20Olympics|Winter Olympics]]. See also: [[A%20History%20of%20Saranac%20Lake|A History of Saranac Lake]] and [[Time%20Line|Saranac Lake Timeline]].
Saranac Lake is a village of five thousand, located near the center of the Adirondacks. This wiki covers the neighboring communities that make up the [[Saranac Lake Central School District]]. These communities share much of the history of the "outdoor life" of the region for both work and recreation, going back to the early nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, Saranac Lake became an internationally known center for treating tuberculosis, a contagious disease that afflicted people in the prime of life, and killed many of those who contracted it. That history profoundly affected the village and its surrounding area, from its architecture to the astonishing variety of people who were drawn here in hope of a cure, many of whom stayed on. For a time it was also a center for winter sports, hosting international competitions well before nearby Lake Placid hosted the 1932 [[Winter Olympics]]. See also: [[A History of Saranac Lake]] and [[Time Line|Saranac Lake Timeline]].




'''Major pages:''' [[Streets|Streets]],  [[Time Line]], [[About%20HSL%20Wiki|About HSL Wiki]][[File:Ski Jumping from Maple Hill - 1899.jpg|thumb|Ski Jumping from Blood Hill, 1899.|500x500px]]<h3>Activities</h3>
'''Major pages:''' [[Streets]],  [[Time Line]], [[About HSL Wiki]]
 
[[File:Ski Jumping from Maple Hill - 1899.jpg|thumb|Ski Jumping from Blood Hill, 1899.|500x500px]]
 
=== Activities ===


* [[Boating and Boat Building]]
* [[Boating and Boat Building]]
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* [[Winter Carnival]]
* [[Winter Carnival]]


[[File:Baker Memorial Chapel.jpg|thumb|Baker Memorial Chapel|500x500px]]<h3>Buildings</h3>
[[File:Baker Memorial Chapel.jpg|thumb|Baker Memorial Chapel|500x500px]]
 
===Buildings===
* [[Banks]]
* [[Banks]]
* [[Churches]]
* [[Churches]]
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* [[Theatres]]
* [[Theatres]]


[[File:Hotel Ampersand - 1907.jpg|thumb|Ampersand Hotel|500x500px]][[File:Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium - 1902.jpg|thumb|Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium - 1902|500x500px]]
[[File:Hotel Ampersand - 1907.jpg|thumb|Ampersand Hotel|500x500px]]
[[File:Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium - 1902.jpg|thumb|Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium - 1902|500x500px]]


=== Businesses ===
=== Businesses ===
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* [[Theatres]]
* [[Theatres]]


<h3>Community Organizations</h3>
===Community Organizations===


* [[Clubs and Associations]]
* [[Clubs and Associations]]
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* [[Saranac%20Lake%20Schools|Schools]]
* [[Saranac%20Lake%20Schools|Schools]]


<h3>Family Scrapbooks, Albums and Reminiscences</h3>
===Family Scrapbooks, Albums and Reminiscences===


* [[Scrapbooks, Photo Albums and Letters]]
* [[Scrapbooks, Photo Albums and Letters]]
* [[Reminiscences & Oral Histories]]  
* [[Reminiscences & Oral Histories]]  


[[File:Edward R. Baldwin.jpg|thumb|[[Edward R. Baldwin]] |500x500px]]'''<h3>People</h3>Most people on the wiki appear on [[People|this list]]
[[File:Edward R. Baldwin.jpg|thumb|[[Edward R. Baldwin]] |500x500px]]'''
 
===People===
Most people on the wiki appear on [[People|this list]]


* [[Architects]]
* [[Architects]]
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* [[Summer Camps|Summer Camps/Group Camps]]
* [[Summer Camps|Summer Camps/Group Camps]]
* [[Towns, Villages and Hamlets]]
* [[Towns, Villages and Hamlets]]
<h3>Events</h3>
 
===Events===


* The [[Circus]]
* The [[Circus]]
* [[Fires|Fires]]
* [[Fires|Fires]]
* [[Forest%20Fires|Forest Fires]]
* [[Forest Fires]]
* [[Murders|Murders]]
* [[Extreme Weather]]
* [[Extreme%20Weather|Extreme Weather]]
* [[Murders]]


<h3>Transportation</h3>
===Transportation===
* [[Railroads]]
* [[Railroads]]
* [[Roads, Streets and Avenues]]
* [[Roads, Streets and Avenues]]
* [[Stagecoaches]]
* [[Stagecoaches]]
'''<h3>''See also''</h3>
 
===''See also''===
* [[A History of Saranac Lake]]
* [[Books and Other Resources]]
* [[Books and Other Resources]]
* [[Directories of TB Institutions]]
* [[Directories of TB Institutions]]
* [[History Day Displays]]
* [[History Day Displays]]
* [[A History of Saranac Lake]]
* [[Snippets]]
* [[Snippets]]
* [[Thematic Index]]
* [[Thematic Index]]
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* [[Weather]]
* [[Weather]]
* [[Queries]]  
* [[Queries]]  
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[[File:Saranac Lake Panorama.jpg|thumb|1000x1000px|left|[[William F. Kollecker]] Undated, but clearly after 1914 (the [[Saranac Lake Boys' Club]] exists) and before 1926 (the old [[Harrietstown Town Hall]] is in place).<br>Courtesy of Ted Comstock.]]<br>
[[File:Saranac Lake Panorama.jpg|thumb|1000x1000px|left|[[William F. Kollecker]] Undated, but clearly after 1914 (the [[Saranac Lake Boys' Club]] exists) and before 1926 (the old [[Harrietstown Town Hall]] is in place).<br>Courtesy of Ted Comstock.]]<br>

Revision as of 22:05, 29 November 2025


Historic Saranac Lake operates this online archive of local history. Started in December, 2008, this project has grown to more than eight thousand pages and twelve thousand images. You can create an account and add your knowledge by clicking "Create Account," or "Login" at the top right corner of any page. Once you are logged in, you can add new pages or make additions to existing ones. Search for any term in the search box at top of every page. This site is monitored by Historic Saranac Lake staff and volunteers.

Saranac Lake is a village of five thousand, located near the center of the Adirondacks. This wiki covers the neighboring communities that make up the Saranac Lake Central School District. These communities share much of the history of the "outdoor life" of the region for both work and recreation, going back to the early nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, Saranac Lake became an internationally known center for treating tuberculosis, a contagious disease that afflicted people in the prime of life, and killed many of those who contracted it. That history profoundly affected the village and its surrounding area, from its architecture to the astonishing variety of people who were drawn here in hope of a cure, many of whom stayed on. For a time it was also a center for winter sports, hosting international competitions well before nearby Lake Placid hosted the 1932 Winter Olympics. See also: A History of Saranac Lake and Saranac Lake Timeline.


Major pages: Streets, Time Line, About HSL Wiki

Ski Jumping from Blood Hill, 1899.

Activities

Baker Memorial Chapel

Buildings

Ampersand Hotel
Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium - 1902

Businesses

Community Organizations

Family Scrapbooks, Albums and Reminiscences

Edward R. Baldwin

People

Most people on the wiki appear on this list

Places

Events

Transportation

See also

William F. Kollecker Undated, but clearly after 1914 (the Saranac Lake Boys' Club exists) and before 1926 (the old Harrietstown Town Hall is in place).
Courtesy of Ted Comstock.

For more panoramic photographs of Saranac Lake, see Saranac Lake Village

  Acknowledgments


Comments

2013-03-30 20:10:40   I am a childhood friend of Irene La Pan Peck, we have lost contact over the years. I'm trying to locate my best friend I last spoke to her in New England. Elizabeth Levensky ( Iskyan). [[1]] —Users/Elizabethlevensky

2013-03-30 20:33:43   I'm afraid all I can find is a 1981 news story indicating that she had moved from New Hampshire to Salado, Texas. Good luck! —Users/Mwanner

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