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A land mark property with a colorful history will be up for grabs in an upcoming auction, Schroon Laker has learned.
The Tavern at Schroon Lake – a large sprawling bar and restaurant right next to the Schroon Lake Bed and Breakfast -- will go under the auctioneer’s hammer on April 30, 2014 at the Best Western in Ticonderoga. Find out more in our Real Estate Section.
Photo: A Frozen Schroon Lake, Winter 2014
Both the Schroon Lake Association (SLA) and the East Shore Schroon Lake Association (ESSLA) have something to be very proud of: the number of hours volunteers from both associations have contributed to help secure matching grant money for various projects to protect and improve Schroon Lake.
Bill McGhie, ESSLA past president and current board member, says that in 2013 volunteers committed 1,477 hours (valued at @ $25 an hour for a total of $36,925) towards the $200,000 grant.
“We have every active volunteers throughout our organization,” Bill told Schroon Laker. “And for 2014 volunteers have contributed 158 hours so far.”
Added ESSLA President Jane Smith: “We have a very hands on lake steward program and dedicated members whose job it is to educate the public on invasive species. That has gone a long way to educate people being aware of the dangers of invasive species.
“I am proud of all of the ESSLA members who have volunteered to educate the public over the last three years at various crafts fairs and public events.
“Sometimes people just chuckle when they see us, but they come back and learn something.”
Over at SLA, they have equally impressive volunteer hours: more than 1100, (valued at $27,000) according to President Mark Granger.
In a statement Mark said the SLA’s Steering Committee Representative Paul Conolly handed over 1100 volunteer hours to the storm water runoff project being managed by Warren County Soil and Water, the group responsible for collecting the hours for the grant.
“Our Board Members held educational programs, trained and supervised Lake Stewards scouted for milfoil and did scores of other things over the past 9 months” said Conolly
Like ESSLA, the work of SLA Board members was done to provide matching funds for the grant received from the state.
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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).
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