Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:Lake Street
Tupper Lake, New York
Tel:
(315) 347-3580
Northwest of Saranac Lake, near Tupper Lake, stands the oldest synagogue in the Adirondacks, Beth Joseph. Considered an "architectural gem," the facility was built in 1905 by Russian-Jewish immigrants who had started in northern New York as peddlers. Beth Joseph Synagogue was closed in 1959, but is now on the State Registry of Historic Buildings, operating as a small museum. All of the fixtures and furnishings are original, with an interesting exhibit detailing the early Jewish community of the Adirondacks, as well as a small art gallery. Beth Joseph is open in July and August.