The Passing Of A Schroon Lake Legend

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Bruce Robinson, who owned the Marina up until 2005 when it was known as the Maypine Marina, died after suffering a long illness last week.

Robinson, from Maryland, New York, was 67 when he passed away on Friday, April 12.

From his official obituary from the Heller Funeral Home:

"He was a very active member of the small community, accepting responsibilities in the local school board and volunteer fire department, among others. Living in the Adirondacks allowed him to spend a great deal of time hunting, skiing and hiking outdoors, which he loved tremendously"

You can read the full obit here, or after the jump. Did you know Bruce? Share you memories with us in comments.

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FINALLY -- THE ICE IS OUT ON SCHROON LAKE

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Depending on your vantage point the ice went out in Schroon either Wednesday or today. By us  -- north of the Narrows, it was around 3.20 pm today, according to what we witnessed on our Dropcam. The gallery of frame grabs from our Dropcam above shows the dates and times of what the lake looked like over the last several days. If you were participating in the Schroon Lake Lions Club Ice Out Contest, the official results are after the jump:

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Throwback Thursday: 1967 Edition

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The Year was 1967, and folks with planes were being encouraged to fly to Schroon. At least that's the pitch in this old advertising pamphlet we dug up from the Schroon Laker Collection.

The glossy ad features a picture with a couple clad in denim shorts looking at a map?, standing next to their plane which presumably has just landed on the "3000' Paved Runway."

Enticing the Adirondack bound pilot/holiday maker, the brochure says the airp

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Yes, There will be a Summer

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If Spring ever decides to get its act together, there will eventually be warm, sunny days with blue skies, just like over the 2012 Schroon Opening Weekend. Here to get us all in the mood for Summer, and the opening weekend, is a slide show of what we saw around Town that splendid weekend. What was your favorite memory of that weekend? Tell us in comments.