Schroon Lake: Did Someone Say Action Packed?

This memory burning image comes from the wonderful creative eye of Rännei Rambow.

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This weekend is gonna be the primo weekend for leaf peeping, spectacular fall hiking and biking, and boating – and a whole lot more. And on the arts scene there's The ADK Shakespeare's Farm to Table event , Love's Labor's Lost!

Right here in greater Schroon, there are trails a'plenty to stretch your legs and seek out some superb sights – and a little further a field it’s the annual Gore Mountain Harvest Fest on Saturday and Sunday.

There’s live entertainment all weekend long with Cosmic Jackson playing Saturday from 12 – 4 pm and Council Fire on  stage Sunday from 12 – 4pm.

There’s a host of family fun activities, as well as Gondola rides – free to 2013/2014 season pass-holders. There will also be ADK arts and crafts with a special Petting Zoo and Pony rides, hosted by Schroon and Pottersville’s own Word Of Life.

And if you’ve never seen Gore from the air – and who has???  – now is your chance with a 5 or 10 minute helicopter ride.  Call at (518) 361-1380 to reserve a spot.

Price is $30 pp for five minutes and $50 pp for 10-minute ride.  And it’s up to three people per trip. For the full schedule check out our Family and Kids section.

Love’s Labor’s Lost: Why ADK Shakes Is Sticking Around This Fall

Tara Bradway, Artistic Director of the ADK Shakes Company, at a performance at the Schroon Lake Boathouse

How much do we love ADK Shakes? Oh, you know the answer. And you know we have plugged tonight’s Love’s Labor’s Lost nosh up and performance (just a bit!)

Season 4 was a tough year for ADK Shakes, due to funding  -- but as the ADK Shake’s Artistic Director Tara Bradway recently told Todd Moe from NCPR, the future forthe company is bright. You can listen to Tara talk about why performing in the ’Dacks is important and why they do it HERE, instead of bigger markets.

Saving The Strand

The ol’ Schroon Laker email has been flooded with notes from folks looking to help out our beloved Strand Theatre, since we first published our story about the lights (hopefully) not going out on Larry and Liz McNamara’s livelihood – and a Schroon lake staple and tradition for decades!

Last week we reported the State of New York came to the potential rescue of theatres like The Strand, in offering loans to help them convert from 35 mm to digital projectors.

Starting this fall, most new releases will only be available in digital format and that means cinemas like The Strand will need to convert to a digital projector. So if you wanna help, here is the direct, official link to give money to Save The Strand. It’s online and easy. But digital is not the end of old school celluloid, we hear from Elena Rossi-Snook, who tells us the beloved 35 mm format will live on.

Writes Elena:

“My family owned The Strand from 1932 until the early 1980s. A group of community members have joined with Larry and Liz McNamara to create the Save the Strand Steering Committee. We will be pursuing a number of funding opportunities, possibly including the loans offered by the Cuomo administration, to purchase a digital projector. However, I must correct the assumption that the digital projector will replace the 35mm film projector. This is not the case. Our objective is for The Strand to continue showing film prints whether they come in the form of first-run features from the studios or older productions from repertory libraries like those at Sony, Park Circus and the Academy Film Archive.

Amen to that, Elena. Got Strand memories? Please share them with us in comments.

Showing Off Your Restored Sled

A restored Polaris Sno Traveler from the 1950s

We recently learned that folks who love their snowmobiles, really love their sport. And there are plenty of riders that fit that profile from the Schroon-North Hudson Snowmobile Club.

The sport goes back to the 1950s -- although there are prototypes from the early 1900s  -- and there are many enthusiasts who have restored many an older 'mobile, who are quite proud of their efforts. Dwayne Anderson, President of the Schroon-North Hudson Snowmobile Club, hope many of those grand machines will be on display at the club's first show and swap meet. on Saturday (October 12).

"There are a lot of people who have restored old snowmobiles. And then there's a lot of folks who are looking for parts to restore their old sleds," Dwayne told Schroon Laker today. 

And that's the genesis behind Saturday's show and swap meet. Sledding, as it's called, is extremely popular sport in our area, with a series of trials connectinmg multiple towns to Schroon. It's a big economic driver for local businesses in the cold months, with a few lucky taverns and pubs near and close to snow mobile trails. ( Which make great hiking paths in the summer!)

And that economic boost to the town is what Dwayne hopes for this weekend, and in future years.

"This is our first year and the club would like to grow it from here. When you bring people to our town they stay here, buy gas here and eat and drink here."

Saturday's event kicks off with coffee and donuts and registration from 7 am to 10am at the Town Garage on Hoffman. The club hopes to raise much needed funds selling 'dogs, hamburgers, chicken tenders and peppers and sausages.

Dwayne is hopeful that riders with old parts, paraphernalia, and riding gear will come out and strike a deal with those looking for similair items.

The show goes to about 4pm, when the winners of the Best In Show Awards will be handed out.  

"We have three prizes and they will not be chosen by official judges, but by People's Choice."  The Club will also be selling tickets for a new sled. Admission is free! Are you going?