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

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 ...

Saranac Lake is all page one

Ed Worthington was throwing his hat in the ring for the GOP nomination for Harrietstown Supervisor, Frank Buck was resigning as Saranac Lake Village Manager and train service to Malone had been restored. - The Worthington story - “Edward H. Worthington, Jr., announced today his ...

The plane crash on Wright Peak

I love the history pieces by Marty Podskoch and Sam Glanzman that appear in the Enterprise on a regular basis. Memories were triggered when I read their drawing and commentary which appeared in the Enterprise on Tuesday, Oct. 19 depicting an event that happened 62 years ago. It included a ...