Roy Hurd in Schroon This Sunday

Roy Hurd’s Walk On The Mountain Storytelling Program has been engaging and inspiring elementary school children, in the Adirondack Mountains and beyond, for more than three decades.

Using a blend of Native American stories, shared with him by his Native American friends and teachers from the woodland Indian nations of the North East, his own original Adirondack Mountain songs, and disarming, mountain humor, this veteran performer plants the seed of “Earth Morals” in the minds and hearts of his listeners.

Within his stories and his songs, Roy gently shares the importance of family values, pride in his home, the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, and the importance of caring for the earth and our environment. This caring for the environment, to insure a healthy future for the unborn generations, is a cornerstone in the foundation of traditional Native American culture.

Roy’s music is a breath of fresh mountain air, and his storytelling innocently disarming. No matter what their age, his listeners leave with the feeling they have just experienced a special time in the mountains listening to a real back-woods, but well-traveled storytelling song man.

The show is Free and  starts at 1 pm in the Town Park.

Will New York Cut the Cord on Spectrum TV and Internet?

Could hundreds of Schroon Lakers soon be looking for a new TV, phone and internet provider? Well, if you are a former Time Warner – now Spectrum customer – that fate may await you.

New York’s public service commission is trying to remove Spectrum, the state’s largest TV and Internet service provider, for bad behavior. (Spectrum is owned by Charter Communications).

Bad acts include allegedly reneging on commitments and breaking promises the company would get high-speed Internet service to rural communities, which the commission views, as its most serious failing. 

The website Deadline Hollywood, which broke the story, reports:

“Charter countered by claiming broadband service has been provided to 86,000 homes and businesses. The commission said it will seek fines of $100,000 per day until the company meets its promise to extend service to households with slow or no Internet connection”

Read more of Deadline Hollywood’s story, by clicking here.

Also, we would love to hear from readers about their experiences with their new internet services from SLIC. Let us know in comments.

ADK Life Hacks: How To Get Into a Canoe from a Beach

Don't want to get wet while trying to get into your canoe? The folks at Hornbeck Boats have it all figured out. Check out their video in our Summer Fun in The Adirondacks section, by clicking here.

For better or worse, there's no video about this recent story from the New York Times

For better or worse, there's no video on a recent story involving a different use for canoes, published by the esteemed New York Times, which you can read all about, by clicking here.

Patchouli Back in Schroon

The sweet sounds of Patchouli return to the Boathouse Tuesday night (joy 31st), in what's sure to be a packed house.

This awesome, award winning duo have a huge following and they seem to love playing in Schroon. The concert is proudly sponsored by the Schroon Lake Arts Council.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. You can order online in advance, by clicking here.