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Saranac Laboratory, Saranac Lake, New York, 8-21-2010
The Saranac Laboratory, an important building before the Trudeau Institute. Today, it's home to Historic Saranac Lake.
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The Union Depot in Saranac Lake.

Historic Saranac Lake is a group that helps save and share the history and cool old buildings of the Saranac Lake area. This area is in the Adirondacks part of New York State. It's a non-profit organization, which means it uses its money to help the community, not to make a profit.

Saving History in Saranac Lake

Historic Saranac Lake started on January 15, 1980. Since then, they have helped get over 170 buildings and places listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This list includes places that are very important to the history of the United States.

Since 1987, the group has also held talks about local history. They even put on concerts featuring traditional Adirondack music. They've worked with other groups to save some really special buildings. These include:

  • The 1894 laboratory of Edward Livingston Trudeau. He was a doctor who studied tuberculosis.
  • The 1904 Union Depot, which was a train station for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and New York Central Railroad.
  • The small house where the famous composer Béla Bartók lived in 1945. He wrote some of his last music there.

Historic Saranac Lake has also fixed up several old houses. These houses were almost torn down, but the organization saved them.

Who Runs Historic Saranac Lake?

Historic Saranac Lake is led by a team of dedicated people. Amy B. Catania is the Executive Director. Chessie Monks-Kelly is the Museum Administrator, and Emily Banach is the Museum Specialist. They all work hard to keep Saranac Lake's history alive.

Fun Programs and Learning

The organization offers exciting walking tours of the village. On these tours, you can learn about the history of the area. They also host educational events that show off historic places. These events include talks about the unique history of the region.

Saranac Lake was a popular spot for people who loved sports and nature starting in the mid-1700s. Later, from 1890 to 1950, it became very important for treating tuberculosis. This was a serious lung sickness.

Historic Saranac Lake has also published many articles and books. These books tell stories about the lives of people in the region and show off its architecture. One famous book is Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake by Philip L. Gallos.

Since 2008, Historic Saranac Lake has run a special online wiki. This wiki is like a huge online encyclopedia. It has grown to include more than eight thousand pages and over thirteen thousand photos! It covers the large school district of Saranac Lake, which is more than 600 square miles. This includes areas like Coreys, Loon Lake, Paul Smiths, and Gabriels. The Smithsonian Institution even mentioned this wiki in an article in 2010.

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