Stereographic view of 
, Saratoga Lake, circa 1900.
Saratoga Lake, known to the Mohawk as Caniad-eri-os-se-ra, or Lake of the Crooked Stream, has long been popular with tourists and today as a site for camps and homes.
In 1884 Thomas Luther began managing the White Sulphur Spring Hotel for the Saratoga Lake Railway Company. In 1888 he bought the hotel from the Troy, Saratoga, and Northern Railroad Company for $5,900 and was the first of three generations of Luthers to live on Saratoga Lake. The hotel was known for its fine food and amenities and a number of well-known guests stayed there. Lillian Russell’s favorite dish at the hotel was their corn fritters, and Jack Dempsey trained there in the 1920s.
Steamboats took tourists around the lake, and the most famous was the Lady of the Lake, a three-decker steamer that could carry hundreds of passengers. Its usual path was to take tourists from Kaydeross Park to the White Sulphur Spring Hotel for 25 cents. The steamer in this photo is more than likely the Lady of the Lake.
Gift of: Nancy Dederer
