Long Lake Historical Society

02/05/2026

Long Lake Town Historian shares a new installment of her series on the Whitney's.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🌲 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝, 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧
Trace the Whitney family’s presence in Long Lake, NY in the Adirondacks, from early travel routes and camps to rail connections and life on the lakes at the turn of the 20th century.
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11/13/2025

10/31/2025

Latest Blog post by Long Lake Historian Hallie Bond posted 10.31.25

Those early Adirondack travelers were an intrepid, energetic bunch. Say you were an indigeneous hunter 500 years ago or a Boston banker on a fishing holiday a mere 150 years ago who wanted to go from Forked Lake to Little Tupper Lake. The route is only about 15 miles, but

08/15/2025

Please join us at 5:00 pm this Monday, August 18, 2025 at the Long Lake Town Hall for a presentation by Matt Burnett, Adirondack Guide. Based in Saranac Lake, native Matt Burnett has spent most of his life in the Central Adirondacks. He grew up in what is now the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area and is a licensed NYS guide. Join us as Matt shares stories about his family’s history, guiding, canoe trips & other Adirondack adventures.

Our annual meeting will be held after the presentation. Approximately 6:00 pm.

Light refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there!

07/24/2025

Please join us at 5:00 pm this Monday, July 28, 2025 at the Long Lake Town Hall for a celebration of Long Lake Central School's
100 year anniversary. Hallie Bond, Town Historian, will provide a brief history of the school buildings through the years. Long Lake natives and locals will discuss what it was like to attend the school. In addition, there will be an exhibit of photos and documents.

Light refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there!

06/25/2025

LLHS is back from our hiatus and will be resuming programs this summer!

Please join us at 5:00 pm this Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Long Lake Town Hall for a book talk and signing by local author, Gail Huntley. Her long awaited book, In a Blaze of Fire, has just been published. Gail will be providing highlights and answering questions about her publication and her craft.

Light refreshments will be served.

For more details go to our new website: longlakenyhistory.org

We hope to see you there!

11/19/2024

The Long Lake Historical Society board has decided to take a hiatus from programs until May 2025. This decision was made due to difficulty in booking speakers and a lack of volunteers to run programs and events.

If you, or anyone you know, would be willing to volunteer and help in May, please reach out and let us know.

LLHS wishes you a happy and healthy holiday season! We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you in May!

10/22/2024

The Long Lake Historical Society would love to see everyone at our next speaker program this Monday, October 28, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall. The Friends of the Tuscarora will be discussing its history and current restoration project. All of our speaker programs are open to the public and free. Donations appreciated. Light refreshments will be served. There will not be a general meeting this month after the program.

09/25/2024

Please join us this Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall for our speaker program. Bran Potter will be discussing the life of Paulina Brandreth. Light refreshments will be served. There will not be a general meeting this month.

08/15/2024

Please join us this Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall for another interesting program. Tom Thacher will be discussing The Legend of Sir John Johnson's Raquettes. Light refreshments will be served. Our annual meeting will be held right after the program.

Please join us this Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall for another interesting program. Tom Thacher will be discussing The Legend of Sir John Johnson's Raquettes. Our annual meeting will be held right after the program.

08/15/2024

Please join us this Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall for another interesting program. Tom Thacher will be discussing The Legend of Sir John Johnson's Raquettes. Our annual meeting will be held right after the program.

07/23/2024

Please join us this Monday, July 29, 2024 at 5:00 pm at the Long Lake Town Hall for our July program. Mike Prescott will be discussing Farrand Benedict's scheme to divert the Raquette River to the Hudson River.

Light refreshmemts wil be provided. There will not be a general meeting following this month's program.