How in the heck did Roger Tubby, Enterprise owner and publisher, get into the Tour de France? Let me tell you, quite by accident; or better yet, let Roger tell you. I was again searching though the Enterprise files in the Adirondack Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library when Roger’s ...

Let me first draw your attention to the caption under the 1909 photo which documents the building of the ‘yellow brick roads’ in Saranac Lake. Also, every few years the Colby Beach jumps into the news because many, many residents want the beach returned to Lake Flower — as Village ...

The National Recovery Act was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and passed by Congress on June 16, 1933. The NRA “supervised fair trade codes and guaranteed laborers a right to collective bargaining.” Before we get into the story about Saranac Lake’s NRA role in 1933 we ...

Maybe climate change in the Adirondacks can best be tested by the time the ice goes out of the lakes. The Conservation Department, reporting on the deer starving, claimed 1939 was, “the most severe winter in several years.” But in any year, “The Ice Guessing Contest” was a fun event. ...

Most nice days we walk the Main Street in Lake Placid and our observation is that most people love dogs. Because the dog owners and walkers, and there are many of them, also love to exercise on Main Street and around Mirror Lake, they know they will be constantly stopped so every adult and ...

I have searched many times to find a story that would reveal to me that the famous actor and humorist Will Rogers may have visited the equally famous Will Rogers tuberculosis hospital. And now, because of CEO Jamie Whidden, the equally famous senior living facility manager at Will Rogers, we ...