What's At The End Of The Rat Race? Schroon!

Photo: Schroon Laker Collection. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2014.

For those of us know Schroon and our surrounding sister towns, we are all blessed and lucky enough to know what this slice of the ‘Dacks means to us: in all seasons. So we were tickled pink when we read about freelance writer Anne Shabert’s Schroon Lake Winter ritual:  escaping the rat race and retreating here, enjoying the amazing winter-time offerings.  It’s now a well established family tradition for Anne:

"Every family has a Christmas tradition, but have you ever wondered how your tradition began?When I was in my early twenties, my family began a Christmas tradition. Christmas was always so very busy for all of us that one Christmas we decided to go to a retreat center in Schroon Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State for the week after Christmas. We left our New Jersey home the day after Christmas and returned right after New Year’s Day. That first Christmas was so enjoyable, and renewing and restful, that spending the week in Schroon Lake between Christmas and New Year’s quickly became a family Christmas tradition". You can read more of Anne’s story, here.

The Winter Blue(Jays)

Photo by Pat Thorne. copyright 2014. all rights reserved!

Nature lover and keen eyed photographer Pat Thorne sent us the above gorgeous photo, after our recent Nor' Easter and its big snow dumps. From Pat: "This Blue Jay was waiting patiently for me to get out and fill the feeder after 2 days of snow with the North Easter storm Enjoy! 

We most certainly will. Thanks Pat

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A Big Finish For Schroon Laker Travis Stone

Travis Stone, a former Schroon Laker, has landed one of the most prestigious jobs in the horse racing industry: being named as the track announcer at the world famous Churchill Downs Race Track. Among his duties? Calling a rather small race known as the Kentucky Derby! Stone is a former race announcer at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Racetrack.  Check out Travis's Demo Reel (above) to get acquainted with his energized and unique calling style. More about Travis's big promotion from Louisville Business First reporter Marty Finley:

“Stone, 30, will take over when racing returns at the 2015 Spring Meet in April. He is the eighth announcer in Churchill Downs history and replaces Larry Collmus, who left the racetrack after a year to call races at the New York Racing Association. Oddly enough, Stone replaced Collmus at Monmouth Park, too, in 2014". You can read more of the story, here.