Spring Has Sprung

It wouldn’t be spring in Schroon if there was snow in late April. Like yesterday!

And it definitely wouldn't be spring if we weren’t blessed with return of our avian friends from the south, who at this time of the season find solace and food, in and on our very peaceful bodies of water. And we know they are back when nature lover Pat Thorne has her eagle eye focused, and camera at the ready, to capture these glorious creatures.

From Pat today: “This loon (above) caught this perch for breakfast.   Oh, was he happy! Still waters drew this loon (below) in close to shore for a lovely photographic moment in the early morning”.

Thank you Pat, for sharing your beautiful images. If you have pictures or a story to share, send then our way via email, by clicking here. schroonlaker@me.com

Schroon Gets Ready For Super Bowl XLVI

Picture:  Smoked Wings fresh from the smoker, Sunday, from Mr. P's Mountain Smokehouse

The wings are smokin’ , bakin' and fryin’ – the burgers are ready and the beer is cold.  We’ve got the playbook on what's cookin' in Schroon Lake this Super Bowl Sunday in Food.

Ben Franklin Spotted in Schroon Lake

Ever wonder where your money goes? We don’t mean on all the things we buy, but rather after your buy them! Well, as we all know by now, there seems to be a website for everything, and so it should come as no surprise to learn there’s one that literally tracks the actual journey of our cold hard cash. And a Ben Franklin was recently identified here in Schroon Lake.

According to the Where’s George? website – which allows you to enter a bill’s serial number and follow its journey - a $100 bill that was first tracked in Sicklerville, NJ, on January 1, 2011, turned up in Schroon Lake on January 30, 2012.  From Where’s George?:

The bill has now travelled 291 miles in 1Yr, 28 days, 18 Hrs, 47 mins at an average of .74 miles per day. It is now 291 miles from its starting location.

The Schroon Laker who registered the bill posted on the website the note came from a bank. Got a strange tale to tell us about money? Share it in comments.