March 21, 2014

The Top 15 Reasons To Come to Greater Schroon & The North Country This Weekend!

March 21, 2014/ anthony batson

FROM THE PIRATE TRANSLATION WEBSITE: Th' whole crew get on over 'n spy wit' ye eye th' show!! (Everybody should get on over and see the show!) — **FROM THE PIRATE TRANSLATION WEBSITE: Th' whole crew get on over 'n spy wit' ye eye th' show!!** **(Everybody should get on over and see the show!)**

Peter Pan: The Musical at the Schroon Lake Central School
Tubing at the Schroon Ski Tow
Sledding on your snowmobile
Cabin Fever Party at the ‘Wolf
Amazing After Party at Mr. P’s Mountain Smokehouse
Breathtaking photo opportunities
Fantastic snow-shoeing. Try it here
Great beer tasting at Paradox Brewery
Great eats at our restaurants
Plenty of places to stay
Spring skiing at Gore
Take a romantic walk on our Lakes!
Sit by the fires at Sticks and Stones and Witherbee’s Carriage House
Fun activities at our Schroon Lake Llbrary!

January 08, 2014

Edward Noxon 1923 - 2014

January 08, 2014/ anthony batson

Photo: Ed in the July 4th Parade, 2013.

Edward Noxon, one of the most loved, admired, respected and finest citizens the Town Of Schroon has ever produced, will be laid to rest this Saturday.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Saturday, January. 11, 2014, at Edward L. Kelly Funeral Home, 1019 U.S. Route 9, in Schroon Lake. Interment will follow at The Schroon Lake Community Cemetery.

Calling hours are from 5 pm until 8 pm. Friday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home.

You can read Ed's official obituary after the jump.

The Strand's Big Night Out

January 07, 2014/ anthony batson

When folks travel from near and far to Schroon Lake – to help out a good cause – then you are pretty much guaranteed it is going to be a huge success. And that was the story on Saturday, December 28, when a near capacity crowd turned out for a fun evening of movies, memories and memorabilia for a fundraiser to Save the Strand Theatre.

In the lobby stood beaming Strand owners Larry and Liz McNamara, greeting dozens of folks. They were joined by event organizers, including Patti Mehm and Emily Rossi-Snook.

There was something about the energy of the event that simply made the art deco cinema glow. That art deco is untouched from when the Rossi family, who purchased the Strand in 1937, enlisted New York City theater designers to reimagine the interior.

We learned that nugget from Emily Rossi-Snook, who gave a brief history of how her family got involved in the Strand. (Emily is also the chairperson for the Save the Strand Committee).

Schroon Lake Citizens of the Year: 2013

June 18, 2013/ anthony batson

Jane Claus and her husband Bob will most likely never forget the day they got the call letting them know they were the 2013 Schroon Lake Citizens of the Year.

“I was blown away,” Bob told Schroon Laker.

“Bob was speechless,” recalled Jane. “He said: ‘Can you say that again? I am going to put you on speaker phone’.”

The caller was Tony Kostecki, the new head of the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the award. The couple was presented with the honor at a dinner at Witherbee’s Restaurant on Tuesday night (June 18).