Schroon’s Ice Fishing Derby Is A Go

Fishing Shanties on Schroon Lake

The Annual Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club Ice Fishing Derby is on for this weekend. Organizers say there is enough ice to hold the tournament, and are encouraging folks who were on the fence about attending the event to come on out.

Weekend Temps for this weekend's Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club Ice Fishing Derby

From the organizers: The ice-fishing derby still is and will be open for this weekend! We have NEVER cancelled it and never will UNLESS there is not enough ice on Schroon Lake of course. In an event if this were to ever happen, we would make sure to let everyone know. Otherwise, the derby is still open! Once again, there is still more than enough ice on Schroon Lake for fishing. See you all this weekend!

Registration is $15 and tickets are available at Flanagan’s the Crossroad and Timberwolf. Here are last year’s winners, to give you an idea of what to expect.

Lake Trout
1st place Joseph Cassar 6.83 lbs
2nd place Doug Hopping 5.98 lbs
3rd place Dough Hopping 5.92 lbs
Salmon
1st place Jim Bowen 3.81 lbs
2nd place Louis Galarza 3.40 lbs
3rd place Bob Rea 2.98 lbs
Northern Pike
1st place Jared Fuess 21.44 lbs
2nd place Kim Gage 17.59 lbs
3rd place Kathan Dupuis 13.25 lbs
Perch
Mickey Planty 1.30 lbs
Pickerel
John Bentlet 4.01 lbs

Schroon Lakers Helping Others

Every year the community comes together to help those who need a little help over the holidays with the Christmas Express Program. Saturday, there’s a Bake Sale at the Schroon Lake Shopping Mall (AKA: The Dollar General).

Stop on by from 10am to 4pm and get some yummy treats, including, we are told, Thanksgiving worthy pies!

Look for the wishes of young people at the specialChristmas Express Christmas Tree at the Tops. Pick up a tags with a child’s wish. It’s a feel good experience.

Popular ADK Attraction Rail Explorers May Soon Be Off The Rails For Good

The Rail Explorers bike rides -- one of the most popular attractions in the Adirondacks baased in Saranac Lake -- will soon be making their last trip down the rails.

That’s the word from the Australian owners, Mary-Joy Lu, and her husband, Alex Catchpoole, who fear plans by the state to remove the track they use will destroy their business.

“We’d really love to stay here, but the future is uncertain," Mary-Joy told Schroon Laker last week.

Read more in our Fall Fun in The Adirondacks 2016 section.

Adirondack Mild Winter? You Bet! The Satellite Doesn’t Lie!

Sure, it was one of the warmest months of February, a lot of us can remember, but just how warm? Well, it was warm enough for the Schroon Lions Club to have the earliest Ice Out in its history, warm enough for to keep most folks off their sleds, and warm enoughnot to give half of you pay check to National Grid!.

But if you want visual proof, check out this recent story and graphic in the Washington Post, that tells the sorry story of the Winter That Never Was!

From The Wash-Po:: The record warm satellite reading in February follows news that meteorological winter (encompassing December, January and February) was among the warmest on record in many parts of the northern contiguous United States and Alaska. The Weather Channel reported the following cities had their warmest and second-warmest winters on record:

Warmest: Albany, N.Y.; Allentown, Pa.; Barrow, Alaska; Burlington, Vt.; Caribou, Maine; Concord, N.H.; Minot, N.D.; and Providence, R.I.

Second-warmest: Anchorage; Boston; Buffalo; Flint, Mich.; Hartford, Conn.; Medford, Ore.; New York; and Wichita.

You can read more, here.