The Summer Season: It’s About To Begin

We have been craving this since last Fall!. Find out where you can find this in our Food and Drink Section

We have been craving this since last Fall!. Find out where you can find this in our Food and Drink Section

Can you feel it in the air? Can you see it in our freshly scrubbed area restaurants and bars? Can you hear it with boat engines back on our lakes? Why its summer of course, and our area eateries are getting ready. And we've got the scoop in our Food and Drink section.

Dragging Up Old Memories

Dragging Up Old Memories

Back in the day, along Wonder View Road in North Hudson, the sounds of revving engines, Beach Boys music and the smell of burning rubber filled the Saturday night air on many a summer night.

In the stands, the crowd ate Michigans (hot dogs with Michigan Sauce). These were the glory years of the North Hudson Drag Strip: 1963 – 1970. It was fondly called “going to the drags”.

And this Saturday marks the 7th annual Classic Car Cruise In And Dragway Reunion.  Photo Courtesy Doug B.

 

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A Big Day In Schroon Real Estate!!!

The Schroon Lake Tavern -- the controversial property which has sat for years abandoned and unloved -- has a new owner as of today.

And another Schroon Lake landmark -- Bobcat Sports --avoided the auctioneer’s hammer, after an agreement was reached to pay back taxes.

The drama unfolded before, during and after today’s Essex County Foreclosure Auction.

So who is the new owner of one of Schroon Lake’s most controversial properties?

Read more in our Real Estate section.

 

 

Paradox Brewery in Schroon: Pull Up A Bar Stool

In the few short months that the Paradox Brewery has been open in Schroon, a lot has happened. Projections for how much beer the brewery was going to make in its first year have been tossed out the window, the tasting room on some weekends is  -- as my old boss Dan Rather might say “ tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach”  and the beer is attracting a large, enthusiastic, vocal and thirsty fan base.

All of this has left Paradox founder Paul Mrocka – and his partner in life and beer, his wife Joan -- a little over whelmed, very busy and very happy.

The projection for the first 12 months was for the brewery to produce around 300 barrels of beer. Right now their output is more than 500 barrels, with three months of beer making left before the brewery celebrates their 1st anniversary on July 22.  Read more of our story in our Food and Drink Section.