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Linda Recommends 11/15/22
Since I woke up earlier than usual, I decided to read the book I started last night, ONCE UPON A WARDROBE, by Patti Callahan. This novel was one that had been suggested by a patron. I brought it home and I’m so glad I did.The book I had started to read on the weekend reminded […]
Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
This is a photo from the Fire Department folder in our archives. It isn’t dated, though we think it’s from sometime around the late nineteen fifties or early sixties. We have most of the names of the people in the photo, all except the second man from the right, kneeling in the first row. The […]
The Brewster Building 1973 by Rusty McKenna
This original watercolor of the Brewster building on the corner or Park and Main was painted by local artist Rusty McKenna in 1973. There is a note on the back that says, “Picture taken from Brewster Bldg after fire [in 1988], frame broken.” On the far left side of the painting you can see a […]
And the winners are…
Here are the winners of the 2022 Student Poster Contest.
From the archives, Heaven Hill Farm
This is a 3 1/2 by 5 inch photo from the Heaven Hill Farm folder in our archive. It is unlabeled, so we do not know who the people in the photo are or the precise date it was taken.
Hockey photo from the archive. Do you know what year this is?
This is a photo from the Hockey folder in the library’s archive. There are names written in cursive on the back, but no date for when this was taken. We’re pretty sure about most of the names, but there is one we are having trouble deciphering. Here’s what we know: Back Row – left to […]
Adirondack Family Book Festival
August 20, 2022 9:30 am – 4 pm John Brown Farm State Historic Site 115 John Brown Rd,Lake Placid, NY 12946 The Adirondack Family Book Festival brings together an illustrious and richly diverse group of children’s and YA authors and illustrators under a big convening tent and several smaller tents to meet their readers of […]
The Glidden Tour, 1950
These classic cars are parked in front of the Esso Service Center in September 1950. They made the news back then with the headline “Glidden Tour of Ancient Automobiles will Leave Mon. on 463-Mile Trip” LAKE PLACID NEWS, September 8, 1950. From our archives.
Doris, from the archives
Photograph of Doris from the library’s archives. There is a hand-written note on the back of this photo: “Doris” (90′ x 21′) Launched 1898. 4 cyl. – 55 HPGray & Bowen engineaprox. 12 MPH @ 525 RPM30 x 36 3 blade propSold 1951 to Mrs. Nohowel for $500.00
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