Historic Saranac Lake offers tours, lectures, and other events year-round. New events are being added regularly, so check back often.
Book Talks on the Anniversary of the APA: We will host a series of online conversations exploring the history of the Adirondacks and the development of the APA. REGISTER HERE for any or all of these three presentations. Please consider making a donation to help support these great presentations!
Art by Ursula Trudeau -- This summer we look forward to celebrating the life and work of Ursula Trudeau with an auction of a collection of her beautiful paintings. Stay tuned for details.
- June 18 at 2:00 pm -- Adirondack History: Rural Indigenousness -- an online discussion with Melissa Otis, author of Rural Indigenousness and Iakonikonriiosta, Museum Manager of the Akwesasne Cultural Center. In advance of the discussion, attendees are encouraged to read Otis' groundbreaking book which documents the Adirondacks as an Indigenous homeland over the course of millennia. The book explores the rich history of Algonquian and Iroquoian people in the Adirondacks, challenging the popular misconception that the region was only occasionally used as a hunting ground. Iakonikonriiosta, will share her knowledge of the Mohawk culture of Akwesasne and serve as discussion moderator.
- June 30 at 6:00pm -- Adirondack History: Contested Terrain -- an online discussion with Phil Terrie about his book, Contested Terrain. Dr. Terrie is Professor Emeritus, American Culture Studies and Environmental Studies Bowling Green State University. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Ann Norton Greene, Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. In advance of the discussion, attendees are encouraged to read Terrie's influential book about the history of the Park, described by the New York Review of Books as, "the finest general Adirondack history yet written, the book to which all subsequent accounts will have to refer."
- July 8 at 6:00pm -- 50 Years of the APA: A Wild Idea -- a discussion with Brad Edmondson, author of the new book on the APA, A Wild Idea. The discussion will be moderated by Jim Hotaling who served as head of the APA's Local Government Services from 1977 to 2003. Register for the talk and receive a 30 percent discount to order and read the book in advance. According to the publisher, "A Wild Idea is based on in-depth interviews with five dozen insiders who are central to the story. Their observations contain many surprising and shocking revelations. This is a rich, exciting narrative about state power and how it was imposed on rural residents. It shows how the Adirondacks were "saved," and also why that campaign sparked a passionate rebellion."
Art by Ursula Trudeau -- This summer we look forward to celebrating the life and work of Ursula Trudeau with an auction of a collection of her beautiful paintings. Stay tuned for details.
If you have any questions about events, including directions, please call us at 518-891-4606 or email mail@historicsaranaclake.org. To see Historic Saranac Lake newsletters, press releases, and recent news coverage, visit the Press Page.
