
Image of the Week: November 5, 2026
This photograph was recently donated to us by the family of Thomas J. O’Connor, who came to Saranac Lake to cure around 1916. Thomas is
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This photograph was recently donated to us by the family of Thomas J. O’Connor, who came to Saranac Lake to cure around 1916. Thomas is

Historic Saranac Lake needs your help identifying the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and/or WHY of this photo. This photograph was recently donated to us. It

You might be surprised to hear that the Saranac Laboratory Museum is also an artist’s studio! Local artist Brayden Munn has been renting studio space

Happy Halloween, all you haunted history buffs! This photograph was taken in 1911 and shows Charles Swasey Barnett (bottom left) and his fellow cure cottage

Historic Saranac Lake needs your help identifying the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and/or WHY of this photo. We love a mystery boathouse for 5Ws Wednesdays!

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
Please note: The museum campus will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day.