Winter Speaker Series: High Flying Adventures: Aviation History in the High Peaks

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The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society's Winter Speaker Series, March 19th Program: High Flying Adventures: Aviation History in the High Peaks

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is pleased to announce its third program in the Society’s 2025 Winter Speaker Series: High Flying Adventures: Aviation History in the High Peaks, presented by Aurora Pfaff. From Adirondack hermits to national heroes, Lake Placid's aviation history is a unique one. In High-Flying Adventures local author, Aurora Pfaff, will share exciting stories from the area's aviation history, including Noah John Rondeau, Charles Lindbergh, flying circuses, and much more. The program is based on her 2024 book, Images of America: Aviation in the Adirondacks, published by Arcadia Publishing. The event will include a book signing by Aurora Pfaff at the end of the program. Books will also be available for purchase at that time.

Aurora Wheeler Pfaff is a writer based in Saranac Lake. A lifelong reader and devoted collector of books, Aurora graduated with a master’s degree in liberal arts from the Harvard Extension School, where she studied Victorian literature. As a freelance writer, Aurora has been published in the magazines Adirondack Life, Majesty, LOCALadk, New York Archives and Beyond Words literary magazine. She is currently at work on a memoir about her relationship with her grandmother, who helped raise her and for whom she cared for when her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

The program will be held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts auditorium on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00 pm. The event will be recorded and can be viewed on the Society’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalMedia-LPNEHS after March 19th.

Save the date for the fourth and final program in this year’s Winter Speaker Series:

April 16: Lake Placid Steamboats, Fancy Hotels & the Gilded Age. This program is an all-new historical photo tour with expanded material, anecdotes and images showcasing Lake Placid’s rich history. The program will be presented by RJ Potter, retired radio and television broadcaster.

All 2025 Winter Speaker Series programs are free and open to the public and will be held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts auditorium. Refreshments and an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a basket of goodies will be available at each program.

For more information, please contact the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society at (518) 523-1608, email: info@lakeplacidhistory.org or visit the Historical Society website at www.lakeplacidhistory.org