Tupper Lake Public Library

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

Chair Fitness will be at 10AM on the 26th.

05/20/2026

Have you completed the Tupper Lake Hiking Triad Challenge before? Planning to do it again this summer? Many people start with Coney Mountain, and it's not difficult to understand why: a relatively gentle hike with spectacular views at the summit, Coney allows hikers of all ages and experience levels to take in the grandeur of the Adirondacks.

In his article, "Coney Mountain of Tupper Lake," John Sasso writes about Archibald Campbell's incomplete survey of the Totten and Crossfield Purchase, as well as Coney's role in and proximity to determining land boundaries in the region throughout United States history. Indeed, the triangulation station marker at the summit stands as a testament to this. Folks today may not think deeply about the fact that the mountain sits at the border of Franklin and Hamilton counties, but this is no accident.

Campbell famously wrote about his survey stopping short at Coney Mountain: "At this point, the rum ran out," though Sasso reminds us that "[whether] Campbell and his party aborted the survey. . .due to the lack of this libation has never been substantiated." Rum and land disputes aside, Coney's named, written history starts with a reference to it as "Peaked Mountain" by surveyor Verplanck Colvin. By 1882, though, Colvin was calling it "Monument Mountain." A year later, in 1883, Seneca Ray Stoddard's "Map of the Adirondack Wilderness" labeled it "Cone Mountain," evidently a reference to its shape.

It's tempting to believe that the present day name, "Coney Mountain," is a derivative of "Cone Mountain," but as Sasso tells us, it's uncertain why the USGS selected this name in its first official map of the region in 1907; Sasso explains: "Coney (or cony) does not pertain to the conic shape of an object but is an older term for rabbit. For example, New York City's Coney Island is purported to be named so because it was once inhabited by a large population of rabbits. The island was originally called "Conyne Eylant" ("Rabbit Island") by the early Dutch settlers."

Whether or not you'll see any rabbits on your hike, we can't say, but be sure to share your own pictures from hiking Coney in the comments below.

The full text of John Sasso's article used to inform this post: https://bit.ly/43kWdmW

More info on the Tupper Lake Hiking Challenge Triad: https://www.tupperlake.com/tupper-lake-hiking-triad

More info on hiking Coney: https://www.tupperlake.com/hiking/coney-mountain

05/20/2026

Are you ready? We have a busy summer reading season planned! With author visits, special guests, and a concert coming later in the summer, we hope you are as ready as we are to Unearth A Story. We'll be giving out small prizes for reading all season long, and you can enter for chances to win bigger gifts. Stay tuned for more information!

Our Summer Reading program is made possible this year largely by the support of the Generous Acts Grant. Thank you to the Adirondack Community Foundation for their unwavering support of our mission to provide lifelong learning opportunities to the community of Tupper Lake.

05/19/2026

Give a pint, get a pint: Thursday June 11, Tupper Lake Fire Department is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross, and Stewart's is giving out pints to donors. Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code TUPPERLAKEFD to schedule.

05/13/2026

Thank you again to ROOST! We are so excited to share their deisgns.

05/13/2026

We are pleased to announce that the Library's budget passed, and Suzanne Orlando was reelected to the Library's Board of Trustees.

Thank you to all who came out to make their voices heard. We look forward to continuing our mission to connect the community with resources and programs.