St. Eustace Episcopal Church was founded in 1894. At first, services were held in the parlors of the famous old Stevens House as part of the mission of Rev. Walter W. Larom of Saranac Lake.

Summer services were in various hotels. With the initial contributions of $7,000 the construction of a little Gothic church, St. Eustace-by-the-Lakes, was begun on Signal Hill overlooking Placid & Mirror lakes.

It was completed with an additional $8,000 in the spring of 1900, mainly due to the efforts of the remarkable Rev. William W. Moir. On September 9, 1900, having grown to a congregation of 250, it was consecrated.

Before his early death at 46 of appendicitis the Rev. Moir also established a Parish House, remodeled the Rectory, founded an Industrial School, and formed the first boys hockey team in 1901.

He raised the foundation of the second church, St. Hubert’s, designed by William Distin and completed in 1902, which was a winter place of worship.

For close to 25 years, this pair of churches served the parish.