New Book Describes Historical Walking Tour of Ballston Spa, New York

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - June 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Ballston Spa History Walkaround: A Guide to Historic Places and Interesting People describes a history walking tour of Ballston Spa, New York, which will take between one and two hours to make. The terrain is mostly easy, the buildings are remarkable, and the stories of past residents are intriguing. Author David Fiske has researched and written numerous local history articles about the region. Fiske, a librarian and researcher, has resided in the Ballston Spa area for over 25 years.

Locations/buildings featured on the walking tour include: O’Brien Pharmacy, Soldiers Monument, Submariners Memorial, Armory/Christ Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Medbery Hotel, Village Office Building, Old Iron Spring, Doubleday House, Coffee Planet Cafe, Samuel F. Day House, Dr. Ralph Baker Post Home, L’Amoreaux House/Masonic Temple, Old Chocolate Factory, Kayderosseras Creek, and the Jim Tedisco Fitness Trail.

Past residents discussed in the book include: Sherman Hayner, proprietor of the Hayner House hotel, who exhibited an assortment of squirrels in a large cage near the hotel, and Elias Hannah, a Syrian immigrant who had enough success as a fruit vendor that he was able to purchase the Lincoln Hotel (now the Coffee Planet).

Ballston Spa History Walkaround  (list price, just $7.99) can be ordered at:

http://www.createspace.com/4289103

It is also available from Amazon, and – as an e-book – from smashwords.com.

Available for these e-book readers -

iPad/iPhone, Nook, and Kobo reader.