Lake Placid - North Elba Historical Society

Lake Placid - North Elba Historical Society The Lake Placid - North Elba Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history that makes up our town and village.

While our museum is open during the summer season, we offer year-round programming for all to enjoy!

On this dreary and rainy Monday we want to share a photo that captures the sunny beauty of Lake Placid! Featuring an uni...
06/22/2026

On this dreary and rainy Monday we want to share a photo that captures the sunny beauty of Lake Placid! Featuring an unidentified windsurfer on an unidentified lake, we are looking for your help in putting some information with this 1985 photo from Nancie Battaglia! Let us know down in the comments below if you have any ideas as to who this could be!

Happy Father's Day and Happy Sunday! If you are looking for something fun to do with that special father or father figur...
06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day and Happy Sunday! If you are looking for something fun to do with that special father or father figure in your life, we have two great events this week!

We have our first Monday Music at the Museum, happening rain or shine, with a performance from The Buehlers, sponsored by Statewide Insurance, at 6:00 PM!

Then on Thursday at 5:00 PM, we have our Opening Reception with food, drinks, and exhibits galore! We hope you'll join us, and we look forward to seeing you all this week!

As we look back on an epic week of Porsches entering our town and village, we wanted to share some highlights of the ral...
06/19/2026

As we look back on an epic week of Porsches entering our town and village, we wanted to share some highlights of the rallies held at the museum! Thank you to the Porsche Parade and all event attendees; we look forward to welcoming you back to the museum at some point in the future!

06/17/2026

What was the first car/vehicle you purchased?🏎 🚙 🚌 🚜

As we welcome some beautiful vehicles to our town this week, on this Monday Moment, we wanted to share this historic and...
06/15/2026

As we welcome some beautiful vehicles to our town this week, on this Monday Moment, we wanted to share this historic and tranquil scene of an old 1930s-era vehicle traveling on a road in Lake Placid! Enjoy the Porsche Parade and come visit us as we host rallies at the museum this week on Tuesday and Thursday!

Happening in the coming days!! We are excited to welcome over 100 Porsche cars this week as we open the museum for this ...
06/14/2026

Happening in the coming days!! We are excited to welcome over 100 Porsche cars this week as we open the museum for this historic event! On Tuesday and Thursday these cars will be starting and finishing their day here at the museum as part of their rallies during Porsche Week! And a little bonus for our visitors… On the mornings of Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00am to 11:00am, not only will you be able to explore the museum, but you will also be able to see the beauty of Porsche as these vehicles 'take over' the museum parking lot for their rallies!

What day is today? Postcard Friday! This week's postcard captures Lake Placid in its early and infant days! On the front...
06/12/2026

What day is today? Postcard Friday! This week's postcard captures Lake Placid in its early and infant days! On the front of the card it says "Lake Placid, N.Y. 40 Years Ago" with "The Homestead Lake Placid, NY" written on the back! It isn't quite 40 years ago now; it is possibly, and more likely, 100+ years ago! Let us know if you have a guesstimate for the age of this postcard or any stories about the historic Homestead in the comments below! Have a wonderful weekend!

06/10/2026

What was your first job in Lake Placid? 🧑🏻‍💻💼🔎

Look at this Monday Moment! This week we have a historic photo from June 5, 1948, of a Heaven Hill Farm cow on its way t...
06/08/2026

Look at this Monday Moment! This week we have a historic photo from June 5, 1948, of a Heaven Hill Farm cow on its way to Costa Rica! Clearly this cow had its sights set on somewhere warmer for the winters! Does anyone know the story behind this cow's journey, know the men in this photo or have any more information? Tell us in the comments and enjoy this sunny and warm Monday!

Well, it is a beautiful day for another Postcard Friday! This week we have a little twist... This postcard is from and f...
06/05/2026

Well, it is a beautiful day for another Postcard Friday! This week we have a little twist... This postcard is from and for our most recent visitors! Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting the Lake Placid Central School 7th graders! These historians toured the museum and were on the hunt to discover buildings in Lake Placid, seeing and determining what they were like before and what they are like now! We loved having them and look forward to welcoming all curious folks to the museum! Have a wonderful weekend!

Address

242 Station St
Lake Placid, NY
12946

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+15185233830

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