Last week this space covered a piece about John Stock, who had been superintendent of Litchfield Park, giving a talk at the Beth Joseph Synagogue about the history of Tupper Lake and Litchfield Park. My nephew, Kevin Littlefield, has been superintendent of that park now for many years. The ...

I am lucky to find so many good, old Enterprise stories in my meticulous (not) files. The following is by Matthew Russell, a great reporter, now giving me an opportunity to connect the dots that made my connection to many events and visits to Litchfield Castle. John Stock, as you will ...

Considering the trove of favorable e-mails I have received (hey, there was at least three) concerning the columns from my 1921 Enterprise ... and to appease me and my happy readers, the following is the last of those great stories, large and small, about everyday life more than 100 years ...

Well, the economy has changed a little in the last 104 years, especially when we look at the Saranac Lake Central School District. The budget for 2025 is $38.1 million and the tax rate is $7.93 per thousand. The 1921 budget total of $106,687.12 has been reduced by about $23,000 “from the ...

Page One — “Raises Wild Ducks with A Hen, Saranac Lake Jury Says That J. J. Rafferty is A Game Benefactor” “The duck was a wild duck and seems to have left her bed and board, although the Game Wardens contend that the interference of J. J. Rafferty prevented her from performing her ...

This 105-year-old Enterprise is filled with interesting, odd stories — some we probably would not print today. When I was a town justice, we had a slang name, “stay away order,” for issuing a restraining order. Now, I found a judge in 1921 issuing a kind of stay away order. More about ...