By the late Bill McLaughlin, reprinted from July 1977: “Robert Louis Stevenson was a beautiful writer—a powerful writer. I think he was a gentle person and I’m sure he must have loved children a great deal to have created Treasure Island which will live forever.” Sheree Neece is ...

“Following 20 years of operation by the Saranac Lake Village Board, ownership of the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage reverted to the Stevenson Society of America, Inc., upon abandonment of the Cottage by the village effective on May 31, 1972.” — President’s Report, Stevenson ...

“Whereas: John F. Delahant, Sr., served as curator of the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage for five years, and “Whereas: During these years he was noted for devotion to duty and as an exponent of courtesy which was contagious, and “Whereas: In his relatively short time with us, ...

“Dear Sir: The so deeply lamented passing of John F. Delahant has caused many old residents to turn back the pages of their Book of Memories to that period of 30 years ago when the Stevenson Society and Cottage were in their heyday. “At that period in the late twenties and early ’30s, ...

Carpenter’s Field today is a mini neighborhood behind the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage, which is on its north side. On its’ west side, it turns into Carpenter’s Hill, going down. Carpenter’s Hill used to be about 10 feet higher than at present, and if you played in the ...

“My dear Sidney Colvin—the journey which this little book is to describe was very agreeable and fortunate for me. After an uncouth beginning, I had the best of luck to the end. But we are all travelers in the wilderness of this world—all, too, travelers with a donkey; and the best that ...