Eagle Eye Spies Elegant Eagle

Photo by Pat Thorne. Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.

The keen eye of Pat Thorne captures a bald eagle in this graceful pose on Schroon Lake earlier this week. From Pat:

"I thought you might like this photo of this bald eagle who landed early in the morning looking for breakfast.  The hawks and eagles will be beginning their fall migration in the next week as it peaks on September 15th.  So keep a lookout for these migrating birds around the lake".

Thanks pat for the great tip and picture. Got photos to share? Send them to us here.

Schroon Central’s New School Board Member

Schroon Lake’s Anne Durkee is a new member of the Schroon Lake Board of Education. Durkee received 130 votes to beat former board member Bruce Murdock’s (118 votes)  on Tuesday for the open seat, created when Peter Veverka resigned in July.

More from the Post-Star:

"Durkee will serve until June 30, 2015, and would have to stand for election to a full term in May 2015. Murdock formerly served on the school board for 16 years and spent 12 years as president".

You can read more of the story here.

Schroon Lake's “Elephant Man” Found Dead

In this 2012 Associated Press photo, Jim Laurita, executive director of Hope Elephants, feeds a carrot to one of the two retired circus elephants at his nonprofit rehabilitation and educational facility.

A vet who grew up in Schroon Lake, who won approval to open an elephant preserve at his home in Hope, Maine, for  two retired circus elephants was killed Tuesday morning when one of the animals apparently stepped on him after he fell in their enclosure.

James Laurita, co-founder of Hope Elephants, was found dead in a corral shortly after he went in to feed the two elephants, Rosie and Opal, around 7 am

From The Press Herald: "The Knox County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tim Carroll believes Laurita fell into the corral and hit his head on concrete. An autopsy conducted later Tuesday by the state medical examiner concluded that Laurita, 56, died from asphyxiation and multiple fractures resulting from compression of the chest, presumably because one of the giant mammals stepped on him".

We first wrote about Jim when he won approval for the sanctuary in 2011. You can read our story, here. Do you have memories of Jim as a youngster? Share them with us in comments.

Schroon’s Mini Accommodation Building Boom

Photo Courtesy Adirondack Lakes Cabins

There’s a mini building boom in new and renovated places to rest your weary head in Schroon these days.  In the heart of town there’s the newly renovated Adirondack Inn: Schroon Lake (Formerly he Yellow Coach Motel), just across the street from the very popular all season Schroon Lake Place.

At the south end of town, the owners of Witherbee’s have added three Adirondack Style Cabins to their property, joining another summer and fall favorite, The Lake View Inn, in offering guests filtered views of the lake. Read more in our Real Estate section.