January 17, 2015

ADK Marathon Festival’s Big Bucks For Area Students and Non Profits

January 17, 2015/ anthony batson

There were many big winners at the In 2014 Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival -- namely the thousands of entrants and volunteers, who each year make the weekend the premiere running event in Upstate New York. And last year several non-profit organizations and individuals were also Big winners, sharing in approximately $20,000, in the events first fundraiser, “Racing for Good.”

A ccording to organizers of the festival the funds went to the Adirondack Community Action Programs (ACAP), Helpers Fund, Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY, the Schroon Lake Central School Back Pack Program, the American Cancer Society, scholarships for college bound students and the ambulance squads who were out in force over the race weekend.

You can read more about this worthy program -- and how you can help -- after the jump.

St Patty's Day Is Not That Far Away....

January 17, 2015/ anthony batson

Hard to believe, but it won't be too long before St Patrick's Day -- and our buddies at the Tri Lakes Business Alliance, are already making plans for the Big Day. The alliance is made up of the Towns and hamlets of of Chestertown, Brant Lake, Pottersville and Adirondack.

Find out more about everything happening in North Warren County, after the jump.

Let The Sunshine In!

January 17, 2015/ anthony batson

Sharing this amazing photo from Sharron Hozley Tyrrell: The view going down Chilson last Wednesday!

January 15, 2015

The 2015 Adirondack Sportsmen's Dinner

January 15, 2015/ anthony batson

One of “Dacks premiere events, the annual Adirondack Sportsmen Dinner, has almost sold out. That’s the happy headline from Pastor David Peterson, from Schroon Lake's Mountainside Bible Chapel, sponsor of the March 15 event. Click here for information to get the last of the tickets.

The event, which attracts hundreds from all over the ADKS, the Flatlands, Vermont and Canada is free, but donations (buckets are passed at the event) are warmly received. We’ve attended two Sportsmen’s Dinners and have been impressed with the quality of the event, from the dinner (and AMAZING PIES), the seminars and workshops, and guest speakers.

This year’s speaker is Big Game Hunter, Paige Patterson, the eighth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Besides his evangelism and global missions, he is an avid outdoorsman, from scuba diving and hunting: he has taken three of the African "big five" (lion, leopards, and buffalo.

Another big draw: Thousands of dollars worth of door prizes are given away throughout the program. Check out our handy checklist for the big day, in our Winter in The ‘Dacks section.