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You Know What …? (local history), by Howard Riley

Enterprise winter vacation issue, part 3

In the last two columns I have tried to capture the sheer size of the special edition of The Enterprise, not in the number of pages but in words all under the 72-point headline “Adirondacks Offer Winter Vacations.” Enterprise Publisher Jim Loeb, in a brief editorial, easily explains ...

Enterprise winter vacation issue, part 2

The following few words come from quite a few contributors to this special edition. Following Christmas break, we will cover more of the stories in depth. FRANCIS B. CANTWELL (Barry and Bills Grandfather) says: “The history of sled dog racing in the Adirondacks should begin about 1923 ...

Enterprise winter vacation issue

I wish I could remember more about this incredible eight-page edition. Every inch crammed with locally written stories and another section about winter sports in the Tri-Lakes. Hard for me to believe the size (measurement) of the newspaper. Open the paper to look at pages 2 and 3 and your ...

Village and town names new board

In a show of great cooperation between the village of Saranac Lake board of trustees and the Harrietstown town council, a joint planning board was appointed. It’s nice to cover news from the village of long ago. I try to find stories with lots of local names because their relatives ...

Closing of Trudeau Sanatorium — Part III

The past two columns have covered the reasons for the closing — tuberculosis somewhat under control, fewer patients — jobs lost and the history of that world famous tuberculosis hospital, the first in the United States. - A look to the future - “Dr. Francis Trudeau Sr. and Dr. ...

Closing of Trudeau Sanatorium — Part I

The 72-point headline above the Enterprise logo on Page One read: “TRUDEAU SANATORIUM TO CLOSE DEC.1” The closing 70 years ago, stunned the community; although many connected with this historic tuberculosis hospital, the first built in the United States, had read the writing on the ...