Tupper Lake is a town in the southwest corner of Franklin County, New York, United States.

A clearing left by clear-cutting the forest by Raquette Pond became the site of the village of Tupper Lake.

The former village of Faust began where Main Street meets Demars Boulevard and continued west beyond the cemetery.

The former village of Faust is now known as "The Junction", still called to this day by the people of Tupper Lake.

The Faust Roundhouse (one of the largest buildings in the area at the time) was located behind Webb Row and near the railroad station.

The original railroad station in Tupper Lake Junction was built in 1895 during the community's early rapid development.

[7] The Adirondack Railroad restored seasonal passenger rail service to the station in spring 2023.

[8][9] As of July 2024, the construction of new platforms at Tupper Lake Station was underway, as well as a maintenance garage, a new wye, and a walking path.

[10] The Oval Wood Dish Corporation mill was located in the area between the villages of Faust and Tupper Lake and was originally owned by the Sisson family of Potsdam.

The large smokestack bearing the letters "OWD" in the center of town still stands as an icon of Tupper Lake's lumbering past.

In an effort to avoid confusion with the other Altamont in Albany County and to strengthen ties with the village of Tupper Lake, town councilors changed the town name from "Altamont" to "Tupper Lake" on July 16, 2004.

Water in Raquette Pond is held back by Setting Pole Dam, which is located on the river near the southwestern boundary of the town.