Come In From The Cold...

...And discover where the hottest musicians gather each Thursday night: Open Mic at Witherbee’s Carriage House. To get you in the mood, enjoy the video below, then watch some more of the action uploaded by Open Mic honcho, the talented Mr. Mark Piper. The action starts at 6:30pm.

The Strand, Taugo and Edward Haroff

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With the kind permission of Shannon Kelley, we are sharing her photo, which she released yesterday on the official Schroon Lake Facebook page. The significance of the photo, as Shannon pionts out,  is that it shows two Schroon Lake icons: The Strand Theatre and Edward T. Haroff, as Santa.

As many of you may be aware, Ed’s friends and family are praying for him as he battles back after a nasty fall two weeks ago that caused a brain injury.

Writes Shannon: “Ed is the Santa in the photo. He was my foster father during my jr. high and high school years in SL.The other kids in the neighborhood and I were his assistants when he did the Santa (and every other) gig. The horse is our beloved Taugo.”

You can read more about Ed’s courageous battle -- and the massive prayer circle organized by his loved ones --  on the Schroon Lake Facebook Page.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ed’s family and friends.

Pop Up Crafts

Photo Courtesy: Etsy

Photo Courtesy: Etsy

Add a Saturday drop in crafts workshop for children to the list of winter fun the folks at the Schroon Lake Public Library are offering on Saturdays.

Between 11 am and 1:30 pm warm up and let your kids be creative with a hands on arts and crafts project. It’s for youngsters 3 years and up, and there’s a different themed craft each week. For more information call the Library at (518) 532-7737, ext 13.

Grandma Mate

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Grandma Mate Locke Cheney was a feisty woman with a quick wit and a love for Schroon Lake and a Steamboat captain, who sailed here in the late 1800s. Author and historian Ann Breen Metcalfe shares the life story of Mate -- her great grand mother -- in the February issue of Adironack Life magazine. Find out more in our "My Story" section.