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Guest Commentary

‘We all liked Saranac Lake very good’

This Thanksgiving season, I am grateful for the stories that surround me here at the museum. Stories are good company. They remind us of what matters, help us appreciate what we have, and sometimes they also make us smile. A letter in our collection does all of those things. It is from ...

Notes on the life of a local law, Part I

Adopted in the fall of 2021, Wilmington’s local law regulating short-term vacation rentals (STRs) is directly derived from a law that North Elba wrote in 2019 and passed in early 2020. This has been publicly acknowledged and can be seen in the fact that the two towns’ laws are extremely ...

The power of giving

Giving back to the people and places we love is one of the most sustainable and reliable ways we can strengthen communities in the Adirondack region. When we support our friends and neighbors through generosity, we can leverage opportunities to improve quality of life and create resiliency ...

Letting go

Have you ever been told to “just let it go?” I have — many times. But it’s easier said than done, as the saying goes. Being a sensitive and emotional person, I take comments more seriously than most. And, therefore, it’s hard to “just let it go.” I have carried hurts for ...

Ignorant, dishonest and electable

Donald Trump will be campaigning for Herschel Walker in the days before the latter’s Dec. 6 runoff election with incumbent Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock. Walker and Trump have a great deal in common as both men are arrogant, hypocritical, dishonest and profoundly ignorant. When asked ...

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs annually on Nov. 20. It is a day to memorialize people killed as the result of transphobia, (hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming/non-binary people). We also remember those who died as a result of suicide. This day serves to bring ...