RIP: Daisy The Calf

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We are saddened to report that Daisy -- the little calf that fought a tough battle against winter and Mother Nature -- has died.

We recently reported on the brave attempts by Anna and Dan Hay, who bought Daisy in from the cold and nursed her back to good health in their living room.

She regained full strength, before being returned to the barn. From Anna:

“RIP Daisy
The extreme tempts were too much for our little winter calf. Even with her own bedded cubby in the barn she just didn't make it. Our hearts are so sad!!”

Our condolences go out to Anna and her family.

State of the Lake: Early March Edition

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State of the Lake: Early March Edition

Every time it rains in Schroon -- or there’s a big snow melt -- all the debris in the gutters of Main Street, oil residue and solvents on the road, and everything else (between The Yellow Coach Motel and the Schroon Lake Central School) head for one place: our lake!

And all of that crud, “has to be eradicated”, says Schroon Lake Association President Mark Granger.

“Remember that all of the storm water in the village of Schroon, all the run off the entirety of the Route 9, Main Street, from the movie theatre down to the bridge, goes into that basin under Dock Street and goes into the Lake,” Mark told Schroon Laker, in a wide ranging interview about the current and future health of the lake.

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Six Degrees of Schroon Separation and our Frosty The Snowman

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New York's Long Island Newsday picks up today on a story that we first broke a couple of weeks ago, on Schroon's Frosty the Snowman (and potentially Mrs. Frosty!) and their frozen in place status on Leland Ave.

As we first reported, the sculpture is the work of the Maisonville family, who are known throughout the North Country for their fine works placing Frosty is all sorts of adventures. The photo and caption above, appears on page a40 in the State section of the tabloid.

Maybe during the next storm, the weather team at WPTZ could do a live shot from here with the Maisonville's next installation, as long the weather team correctly pronounces Schroon!

Below is one last year's works of art.

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