Need A Reason To Visit Schroon? Here's Just One!

Photo Courtesy of Davis Peterson

If you are under the impression that Schroon Lake is just for lovers of Summer -- we are going to correct you. As this amazing photo, taken by David Peterson at 6:15 am today shows how beauty abounds here, even on a chilly December Day. Our Fall hiking in the 'Dacks is amazing, so use Schroon as your home base and come on up. And this weekend you'll be happy to know that there are plenty of rooms in our B&Bs and motels, with some of our finest shops, restaurants and bars  -- and a brewery no less -- open for business. So what are you waiting for?

A Little Bit of Gore Opens This Weekend

Photo: Courtesy Gore Mountain

With snow makers blasting non-stop over the last week, there will be enough of the white stuff this weekend to give avid snowboarders and skiers a taste of what awaits us this winter.

Gore will be opening this Saturday and Sunday with Jamboree serviced by the Sunway Chair. The resort hopes to have a park features on The Arena open as well.

And there’s special rates to get you onto the slopes: Ages 13 and over hit the slopes for just $18, and ages 7-12, $9  -- as long as you donate  two non-perishable food items per person for the resort’s holiday drive. And if you still want to get a great deal on a season pass – Gore has extended their deadline two days until Sunday.

Meanwhile, snowmakers are working away on a two-mile stretch from the gondola down that combines Foxlair, Sunway, 3B, Quicksilver, and Jamboree. They hope to be open for the weekend of Saturday, the 23rd and Sunday, the 24th.

George J. Linendoll: 1940 - 2013

Schroon Lake recently mourned the loss another friend of many with the passing of George J. Linendoll. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Troy, N.Y.

From The Post-Star:

George J. Linendoll, 73, passed into eternal rest suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at his home.

George was born July 29, 1940, in Troy, N.Y., the son of the late George B. and Mary Gallo Linendoll.

George was a graduate of Augustine’s School and Catholic Central High School, Class of 1959.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era.

George worked at Zac’s in Green Island and retired as a machinist from General Electric in Schenectady.

George was an avid outdoors man who loved to fish and hunt.

Survivors include his brother, Tom; his sister, Joan Rice; several nephews; a niece; and many cousins. He also leaves behind many friends and hunting and fishing buddies who will miss him, too.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Troy, N.Y.

Interment with military honors will follow in the family lot at St. Johns Cemetery in Troy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials take the form of donations to American Heart Association.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Edward L. Kelly Funeral Home, Schroon Lake.