A Schroon Thanksgiving: The Best 20 Thanksgiving Quotes About Being Grateful

This is a shout out to many of our readers and friends  -- who will be at home in greater Schroon and beyond this year --  many warmed by their fireplaces or pot belly stoves (and the love of their families) , as their kitchens produce some amazing Thanksgiving table treats.

It's our favorite holiday by far -- one which doesn't involve the pressure of gift giving -- but provides the opportunity of a simply phrase: giving thanks for all we have: our family, God's Blessings, what we have worked hard for and what we hope the future brings.

This year especially we will pray --  with our hearts filled --  a wish for world peace, a better understanding of each other and the new world we live in.

A friend forwarded us the following. Enjoy.

Gratitude quote #1: “When you drink the water, remember the well.” – Chinese proverb

Gratitude quote #2: “When I started counting my blessings; my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson

Gratitude quote #3: “Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge.” – Carmelia Elliott

Gratitude quote #4: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~ William Ward

Gratitude quote #5: “Happiness is gratitude doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton

Gratitude quote #6: “Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.” – Betty Smith

Gratitude quote #7: Gratitude quote #5: “As we express our gratitude, may we never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

Gratitude quote #8: “God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘Thank you?'” – William Arthur Ward

Gratitude quote #9: “I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping green spirits of trees, for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.” – e. e. cummings

Gratitude quote #10: “When the eye wakes up to see again, it suddenly stops taking anything for granted.” – Frederick Franck

Gratitude quote #11: “When you give and carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, ‘Yes, this is how I ought to feel.’” – Rabbi Harold Kushner

Gratitude quote #12: “One of the very first things I figured out about life is that it’s better to be a grateful person than a grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you’re grateful, you have more fun.” —Barbara Kingsolver

Gratitude quote #13: “Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.” -Garrison Keillor

Gratitude quote #14: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” – Colette

Gratitude quote #15: “Unless people like you care a whole lot, things aren’t going to get better, they’re not!” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Gratitude quote #16: “Tell me to what you pay attention, and I will tell you who you are.” – Jose Ortega y Gasset

Gratitude quote #17: “What if you gave someone a gift and they didn’t thank you for it. Would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. If you want to attract more blessings, you must appreciate the ones you already have.” – Ralph Marston

Gratitude quote #18: “I didn’t realize all that was going on and never noticed. Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” – Emily in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town

Gratitude quote #19: “You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before I open a book, and before sketching, painting, swimming, walking, playing, dancing and before I dip the pen in the ink.” – G. K Chesterton

Gratitude quote #20: “Normal day, let me aware of the treasure you are. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may; for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth . . . or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.” – Mary Jean Iron

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Schroon's Severance Store Shuttered

The Severance Store at the north end of town -- once known for its kick butt subs, and a much needed stop for travellers on the ADK Trailways Bus Line -- has closed, Schroon Laker has confirmed.

The store’s last day in business was Sunday. Multiple sources told Schroon Laker.com they had noticed recently the store’s food inventory was low, the quality of their famous subs had declined and the availability of certain grades of gas was not always in stock.

The business was purchased about 18 months ago after being on the market fore more than a year. The new owners were from the Capital District. 

It is not known if the closure is for good, or if the current mortgage holder, the last owner of the business, will call the loan in.

Also unknown is its status as an official Trailways Bus Stop. The store was an official pick up and drop off point for passengers heading south to New York via Albany, and multiple stops north.

Passengers used the store as a chance to load up on subs and other snacks, as well as a bathroom stop.

The store closure joins a list of other eateries that have closed in the last two years, including The Paradox Store, Joanie’s Baked Goodies, El Mexicana Restaurant and Mr. P’s Mountain Smokehouse and Shelby’s Kitchen Therapy.

On the good news side SEVEN  businesses have opened in that time, bringing in thousands of tourists, while serving hundreds of area locals: Sticks and Stones, Paradox Brewery, Barley and Vine (in the Town Store), Pinecone Mercantile,  Northwoods Bakery, Witherbee's Lakeside cabins and the newly revamped Adirondack Inn.

Then there's the Schroon Lake Marina, which  -- under the guidance of Craig Kennedy -- has undergone a massive expansion, with several new service buildings and a newly expanded and renovated big city style showroom.

The marina offers a huge inventory of  new and used boats, docks swim platforms, stand up paddle boards, kayaks, outboard engines and an amazing array of accessories.

6 PM UPDATE: We were remiss in our original reporting by not mentioning another new business, that's adding to the allure of downtown: Anthony Ruiz's Giant Mountain Studio, which houses a world class fine arts gallery and is the headquarters for a photography and web business. (That brings the count to eight  new businesses!). 

For information on the purchase of the closed properties listed here, contact Brooke Clarke, by clicking here. Brook is an official sponsor of Schroonlaker.com.

Saturday Profiles: Lisa Hess-Marks

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The opening of Pine Cone Mercantile on Main Street Schroon Lake, has become a must see destination for folks from all over the North Country, as well as states near and far. This affordable high end ADK home furnishing store-- in the building which once housed the Morningstar Bistro -- is the glorious vision of owner Lisa Hess-Marks. Big band tunes play in the background as you browse their amazing inventory of unique items. And with her husband Ed in the back baking up daily treats and brewing fresh coffee, it's an experiences for all of your sense You can learn more about Lisa in our Profiles series, by clicking here.