The first store at Sand Lake was started about 1795 by Solomon Taylor.

To make the switch from the lower to upper sluice, the outlet of Sand Lake was blocked off.

Sand Lake is south of the centre of Rensselaer county.

The first permanent settlements in Sand Lake were made in its western part, probably in 1765 or 1766.

The early records of the town meetings in Sand Lake, unfortunately, are incomplete.

None of the hamlets in Sand Lake are very large.

Olive chapel, at Sand Lake, was built in 1874.

There is a growing population of minorities in Sand Lake.

Visits can be made to the restored pioneer log church at Sand Lake as well as many other points of interest along the way.

The community is located in the northwest corner of the town of Sand Lake.