Recently we celebrated the release of a new book by John Green, “Everything is Tuberculosis.” An award winning author and something of a legend with the younger crowd, John Green has come to share our obsession with TB. Each Historic Saranac Lake staff member read the book in one fell ...

“What season is this anyway?” A visitor asked me a week or so ago. It was during our cold snap that had followed a brief, glorious stint of warm weather. According to the popular meme, we’re somewhere between the Spring of Deception and the Third Winter. According to scientists, ...

I researched the proper punctuation for April Fools’ Day because one misplaced apostrophe is the difference between just one fool and countless fools. Alas, April Fools’ Day is for the masses, whether you are being the fool or the one fooling around. My children decided long ago that ...

March has gone out like a lion. The past week brought chilly, damp, wintry weather: snow, ice and rain. It’s a good time for enjoying warm, comforting soup. During the past few weeks, I’ve attended Lenten Soup Wednesdays at St. Luke’s Church in Saranac Lake. The first supper only had ...

Automakers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking systems following the introduction of a tougher front crash prevention evaluation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last year. “The rapid progress manufacturers have made to improve these ...