Historic Saranac Lake offers tours, lectures, and other events year-round. New events are being added regularly, so check back often.
Click the links below to learn more about each event!
Humanities New York Speaker Series
This summer and fall we will host a speaker series supported by Humanities New York on the following four topics as they relate to Saranac Lake’s history as a tuberculosis sanatorium community: 
  • Wednesday August 4. 10:00AM -- Cure Porch Architecture with Amy Catania: Join us for a morning of celebrating cure porch architecture and educating our neighbors about historic preservation. We need your help to spread the word! Meet at the Cure Porch on Wheels parked behind the Saranac Laboratory Museum for a brief training with Executive Director Amy Catania on cure porch architecture and the importance of historic preservation. Then help us educate the local community with a walk through Helen Hill Historic District distributing flyers.  We will leave from the museum following the introduction at the Cure Porch and walk through the main streets of Helen Hill, rain or shine! This program is part of a series of educational talks and programs sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant.
  • Thursday August 5th at 6:00pm on Zoom: The Roles of Women in Medical History, R.E. Fulton
    Register Here.  This talk will discuss the variety of roles that women played in the medical field in the United States prior to the twentieth century, using Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a lifelong activist who became the first woman to serve as a surgeon for the US Army, as a case study. Dr. Walker’s career demonstrates the roles that women could take in healthcare outside of the traditionally “feminine” positions of nurse or patient. . This program is part of a series of educational talks sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant.
  • Tuesday, August 10, 1:00PM -- Trudeau Sanatorium Walking Tour: Tour the grounds of the former Trudeau Sanatorium. This is an entirely outdoor walking tour and takes place rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs required by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum and are non-refundable. Reserve tickets  here.
  • Wednesday, August 11, 12:00-1:30PM -- Don't miss this upcoming online discussion hosted by the Preservation League -- "Preservation in the Adirondacks". Our Executive Director, Amy Catania, will be participating as a panelist along with Steven Engelhart, Howard Kirschenbaum, and Anne Van Ingen. For more information and to register click here.
  • Saturday, August 14, 12:00-4:00PM -- Cure Porch on Wheels at Kate Mountain Park: The Cure Porch on Wheels will be visiting Kate Mountain Park in Vermontville, NY for the Town of Franklin’s “Kate Mountain Jam at the Park”.  Come check it out to see components of Historic Saranac Lake's new exhibit "Pandemic Perspectives.” Learn more about the event the Town of Franklin Newsletter 

  • Tuesday, August 24, 1:00PM -- Little Red and Trudeau Statute Tour: Take a tour of one of Saranac Lake's first cure cottages! You will get to go inside Little Red, visit the statue of Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, and learn about their history and significance. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs are required in advance by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets are non-refundable. Masks are required if not vaccinated! Rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum. Reserve tickets here.
NOW through September 14 — Online Auction of Paintings by Ursula Trudeau: Historic Saranac Lake is honored to offer for auction a collection of twenty paintings by Saranac Lake’s legendary artist, Ursula Trudeau. Visit the auction website to place your bid​. 
  • Tuesday, August 24, 5:30-7PM  -- Join us for a wine and cheese reception to view the paintings, place bids, and share memories of Ursula. Space is limited; RSVPs required. Reserve your spot at the reception by contacting us. The auction will continue online until it closes at noon on September 14. Plans for this in-person event may change due to COVID-19. Stay tuned to our website for updated information.​ Our thanks to the Trudeau Family for donating this collection to support the work of Historic Saranac Lake.​
  • Thursday September 2nd at 6:00pm on Zoom: Patients’ Stories: Saranac Lake’s History through the Lens of Narrative Medicine, Danielle Spencer
    Register Here. More details to come. This program is part of a series of educational talks sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant. 

  • Tuesday, September 14, 1:00PM -- Trudeau Sanatorium Walking Tour: Tour the grounds of the former Trudeau Sanatorium. This is an entirely outdoor walking tour and takes place rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs required by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum and are non-refundable. Reserve tickets here.
  • Tuesday, September 28, 1:00PM -- Little Red and Trudeau Statute Tour: Take a tour of one of Saranac Lake's first cure cottages! You will get to go inside Little Red, visit the statue of Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, and learn about their history and significance. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs are required in advance by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets are non-refundable. Masks are required if not vaccinated! Rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum. Reserve tickets here.
  • Saturday October 2nd at the Trudeau Sanatorium Workshop: The Healing Power of Occupational Therapy, Beth Randall
    More details to come. This program is part of a series of educational talks sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant. ​
  • Tuesday, October 12, 1:00PM -- Trudeau Sanatorium Walking Tour: Tour the grounds of the former Trudeau Sanatorium. This is an entirely outdoor walking tour and takes place rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs required by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum and are non-refundable. Reserve tickets here.
  • Tuesday, October 26, 1:00PM -- Little Red and Trudeau Statute Tour: Take a tour of one of Saranac Lake's first cure cottages! You will get to go inside Little Red, visit the statue of Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, and learn about their history and significance. Advance ticket purchases or RSVPs are required in advance by noon on the Monday before the tour. A maximum of 8 tickets will be available for this tour. Tickets are non-refundable. Masks are required if not vaccinated! Rain or shine. $10/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. Tickets include same-day admission to the Saranac Laboratory Museum. Reserve tickets here.
Book Talks on the Anniversary of the APA --  In June and July, we hosted a series of online conversations exploring the history of the Adirondacks and the development of the APA. The talks featured:
- Melissa Otis, author of Rural Indigenousness, with moderator, Iakonikonriiosta, Museum Manager of the Akwesasne Cultural Center
- Phil Terrie author of Contested Terrain, with moderator, Dr. Ann Norton Greene
- Brad Edmondson, author of A Wild Idea, with moderator, Jim Hotaling
Contact us for a link to the video recordings of these online discussions.

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.
Historic Saranac Lake at the Saranac Laboratory Museum
​89 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, New York 12983
​(518) 891-4606 - mail@historicsaranaclake.org ​
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© 2020 Historic Saranac Lake. All Rights Reserved. Historic photographs courtesy of the Adirondack Room, Saranac Lake Free Library, unless otherwise noted. Copy and reuse restrictions apply. Made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Also supported by an Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program Grant supported by the Essex County Board of Supervisors.