Schroon's Glorious Gardens

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Image supplied by Schroon Lake Library 

Image supplied by Schroon Lake Library

 

If you think the beauty of our lake, is only confined to the lake, then you would be overlooking some amazing local houses and gardens in our area.

And you can get a private tour of some of the most interesting properties, featuring stunning views, restorations and renovations, at the 2014 House & Garden Tour, coming up on Sunday, July 27th.

The event, sponsored by the Friends of Schroon Lake Library, goes from  from 12pm -  4pm. Admission of $20 (before June 28 -- $22 after) includes the tour and a lecture by master gardener, Mary Jane Honeycutt, from Cornell Cooperative Extension, at the Boat House.

If you can’t make the tour, but are interested in Mary’s talk, tickets are available at the Boat House at 3:45 pm for $10.

There’s a brunch before the tour at Drake's Restaurant, from 10am – 12pm. ($18 person for the brunch).

You can buy your tickets at the library, or download the ticket form here. Tickets always are a hot item, so don’t delay!

Keeping Boaters Safe: A New Approach

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Photo Courtesy World News Network

Photo Courtesy World News Network

There will be new faces patrolling Schroon Lake this year, as part of a new approach by the Warren County Sheriff Nathan "Bud"  York to save money.

York has hired seven retired police officers to work part-time manning patrol boats, according to a report in the Post Star.

Under an arrangement between Essex and Warren Counties, sheriff's deputies from Warren County patrol the Essex County portion of Schroon Lake.

The new boat patrol officers will be paid between $17 and $18 an hour, which is less than full-time officers and a huge savings when overtime had to be paid to full-time officers, who previously split their time between their regular and lake patrols.

You can read more about the new officers here.