RIP: Thomas Arthur Flynn

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One of Schroon Lake’s most well known residents passed away Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. Thomas Arthur Flynn was 78. Tom had worked at Drake Lumber, Drake Harness Racing and for 27 years at the Schroon Highway Department. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 10, at Edward L. Kelly Funeral Home, 1019 U.S. Route 9, in Schroon Lake. Interment will take place in the spring.

Family and friends may call at the funeral home from noon until the service at 2 p.m. A reception to celebrate his life will follow the service. You can read Tom’s official obit from the PostStar here.

Schroon Lake History Treasure Trove

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For those who love learning about Schroon Lake’s storied history, there’s a treasure trove of information now on the official Schroon Lake Facebook Page, managed by Dave Peterson.

Facebooker  Elias Savada, has uploaded many pristine copies of the official catalogues from the original Schroon Lake Camp, a retreat started on the shores of the lake in the early 1900s, by New Yorker Dr. I.S Moses.

The catalogues  -- from the 1930s through the 19540s -- feature photos of camp activities, specializing in showing the healthy aspects of life in the Adirondacks.

From Elias: “My dad and I both attended Schroon Lake Camp. I have digitized numerous of the lavish annuals with camp descriptions, views, and bunk photos”.

The North Country's Elise Stefanik: Making A Crack In That Glass Ceiling

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Fom today forth, Elise  Stefanik will wear the moniker of being the "youngest woman elected to Congress." That is until  the next sub 30-year-old  makes her debut. Ms. Stefanik was sworn in as the North Country's Represenative, after winning as a Republican last November.

Many Schroon Lakers might remember her visit here this past summer by "then candidate" Stefanik, when she checked in with the lads (and lasses) at the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club's CHICKEN & Lobster Bake,

We recall first hand how Ms. Stefanik was gregarious and charming, as she posed for photos with the boys from the Chicken Cooking Crew, amid wafting smoke from the charcoal grilling pits. (Not to mention the smelly arm pits of the cooking crew!!!)

Before today's ceremony she sat down with CBS This Morning's Nora O'Donnell, for an exclusive interview, which you  can see here. She talks about her parents, how her thick skin helped her through the election,  how former VP candidate Paul Ryan was her mentor and how she is gonna make a crack in that glass ceiling.

For more on Ms. Stefanik, check out our Profiles section.