Bad Boys and Girls, Whatya Gonna Do?

Shootouts, jewel heists, bank robberies, manhunts, and unsolved murders…why it’s just another day in the North Country, but in a bygone era. Local author and historian Niki Kourofsky’s new book ,Adirondack Outlaws: Bad Boys and Lawless Ladies, exposes the North Country's shadowy past of felons and their foibles and their dirty deeds.  Niki’s Adirondack roots run generations deep, grounded in the ore sand of the one-time mining community of Lyon Mountain.

And you can hear Niki read from Armed and dangerous: Adirondack Outlaws at the Schroon Lake Library, on Wednesday, April 15. You may be familiar with Niki’s work as she is a senior editor at Adirondack Life magazine. Here is the mini review from Amazon

“Her wry, lively storytelling puts readers right in the thick of. Spanning eight decades of Adirondack history and ranging from Glens Falls to the Canadian border, Adirondack Outlaws is a rollicking page-turner, rich in chilling details and amply illustrated with historical photographs”

Niki holds a bachelor's degree in history, with a concentration in museum studies, and a master's degree in writing and editing. Her award-winning articles include "Frontier Town" and "Grass Roots," which won silver and gold, respectively, from the International Regional Magazine Association.  Get a taste of what’s in the book from her blog "Armed and Dangerous: Adirondack Outlaws."

Chili Cook Off Produces Cold Hard Cash

Pictured are, back from left - Jeff Subra, Orlando Swinton, Amy Wheeler, Mike Marnell, Larry Gleason, Bill Tribou, Wayne Dewey, Donald Whitty, Lester McCoy, Mary Jane McCoy; front from left - Lynn Donaldson, Tammy Whitty-Brown, Tony Kostecki, Shelby Davis, Mary Gleason, Ed Russell, Arlene “Punkie” Whitty, Fran Ramirez, Marion Weaver, and Tony Ramirez.

The folks at the Schroon Lake EMS have good reason to be so happy in the above photo! After all, they had just received a cool $1,000 check from Shelby Davis, the chief honcho of last month’s Annual Cook-Off, one of the premiere events on the Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce calendar.

From the EMS Squad:

A great big Thank You! to the cooks, volunteers and everyone else that came out to support our squad in the 4th Annual Chili Cook Off! We are proud to announce that we won 2 trophies, Best Meaty Chili and Best Fire/Rescue Squad Chili! and 2nd place for People's Choice Award! A HUGE Thank You to Shelby and Chris from Mr.P's Mountain Smokehouse and Tammy from Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce for all of your hard work to make this happen! Thank you to Mountainside Academy for the use of their facility! We are truly grateful for everyone's support!

The funds were raised through entry fees, ticket sales and local sponsors. SchroonLaker.com is a proud sponsor. You can check out all the winners, here!

Cinderella Comes To Schroon

We can’t think of a more wonderful way to welcome in Spring – following the adventures of a would be princess, as she battles to find and keep her prince.

For months now the actors and tech crew have been working their buns off to get ready for Schroon Lake’s Central School’s Spring Musicial: Cinderalla. Performances are Friday and Saturday night at 7pm. Congrats to vocal director Anita Masiello,celebrating her 8th production at SLCS.

The cast includes: Alyssa De Cesare, Grace Higgens, Chris Barror, Him, Danielle Ramirez, Lillian Slyman, Grace Higgins, Micheal Foote, Joseph Foote, Joseph Maisonville and Aiden Finnerty,  Lidia Vickery, Natalia Stout, Levi Williams, Molly Wisser, Ashlyn Lough, Dakota Gadway, Joelle Kowalka, Bryce Vallie, Jacob Beecher, Harrison Gereau, Emily Maisonville, Marcus Peace, Derrick Loiselle, Ruth Jabout, Brianna Berton, Victoria Buell,

The crew includes Michael Tracy with musical accompaniment, Kristin Stroebel as choreographer, set design by Brie Livingston and construction by Dennis Root. Sargent made the costumes and Root designed the lighting.

The Leprechaun of Schroon Lake

If it’s St Patty’s Day  here in Schroon, it’s time to remind everyone about the Leprechaun of O’Schroon Lake. Legend has it that he once lived in the basement of the old Leland House Hotel many years ago, when it stood proudly atop the hill overlooking the Town Beach. But rumor has it that he now resides in a lean to at the top of Mt Severance. And if you don’t believe us, one of our readers, Seamus O’Callan, has this story to tell you:

"Yes, you youngsters, I have seen not only the leprechaun of Schroon Lake, but I saw him riding the Schroon Lake Loch Ness Monster --or at least our version of it. It was on a moonlit night, the great monster reared his long neck out of the water and there was the leprechaun a whoopin' and a whompin' with his legs clinging strong around the monster's neck, ridin' him like a bucking bronco. It was a dazzling sight.

I must add that this occurred on March 17 last year, after a day of celebratin the Irishness in me and all my family, and there's a wee possibility that my mind may have been a-clouded by a couple of bottles of Jameson's and perhaps some other breakfastory and lunchonesque imbibements. But I maintain that I saw what I saw, so let the record show it, and thus it is now writ".