Image of the Week

The Ice Palace is almost complete, so that means it’s almost Winter Carnival time! This photograph, taken by TB patient Fletcher Durbin, is one of the earliest images of ice palace construction in our collection. It was taken around 1911, and shows workers using a horse-drawn lift to raise ice blocks. Thanks to our awesome IPW crew, past and present! Happy Carnival, everyone! (Photo provided — Historic Saranac Lake Collection, 2020.2.141. Gift of John and Cece Durbin.)