On the Seventh Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

On the seventh day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... kids a-swimming on Lake Flower! The lake was formed in 1827 when Pliny Miller built the first dam across the Saranac River to power a sawmill.

To learn more about the history of Lake Flower, including the origin of its name, visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Lake_Flower

[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, courtesy of Peter MacIntyre.]