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Alice Keough standing in front of her summer motel in Saranac Lake

Alice Keough standing in front of her summer motel in Saranac Lake

Alice Keough standing in front of her summer motel. She started by converting a barn into a cottage and just kept building. Alice made all the curtains, bedspreads, and did the interior decorating. She was one of the first businesswomen in Saranac Lake. Around 1930. Saranac Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Ronald Keough.

For more information, check out our story on Alice here. Or listen to a short memory of his grandmather’s work from Ronald Keough here.

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