If you looked up at the sky 114 years ago this week, you might have seen this Wright-Burgess Model B flown by George Gray! Local entrepreneur William “Caribou Bill” Cooper had arranged for Gray’s plane to be on display (for a cost) and hundreds watched Gray fly around the area. He even raced a car! Learn more about this flight on our wiki.
[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, 2024.2.63.]