Gokey's Big Auction Saturday In North Hudson

Antique dealers, collectors, bric-a-brac store keepers from near and far – as well as a ton of locals are  -- salivating at the prospect of picking up a bargain or three at this Saturday’s auction at Gokey’s.

Up for grabs are more than 800 lots from the Warren Estate of Glens Falls, along with partial contents from Keene Valley and Paradox Lake homes, topped off with some unique barn finds from Crown Point.

As John Gokey likes to say: “This makes for a well-rounded sale.”

Well rounded, indeed: antiques, collectibles, modern, vintage and rustic furniture and furnishings plus attic, cellar and barn contents, tools, shop equipment and more than 100 pieces of “quality furniture.”

Here’s the deal: Preview 8:30 am to 10am. From 10am – 12:00: the contents of two tents worth of attic, cellar and barn contents, tools and shop equipment.

From 12:00 – 3:00pm:  inside the building with antiques, collectibles and quality furniture.

To see photos of all the lots, click here.

Expanding The Narrows: What's Your Take?

There’s a lively discussion on the official Schroon Lake Facebook page started by Bucky Buchholtz, about what folks would like to see at the site of the former Narrows Restaurant.

Ideas range from a food court style space to pizza, Italian and ice-cream jionts. There’s even a couple of shout outs for the return of the mini golf park, demolished several years ago. This prompted us to dig into the Schroon Laker archives. Check out our links from 2017 and 2011 for some background.

Meanwhile, the restaurant --  and the 245 plus acres it is a part of -- is still for sale. The asking price is $2.85 million dollars. It would be an ideal property for a resort or a very large family compound.

Sunday in the Park: Cosy Sheridan in Schroon

Cosy Sheridan brings her unique vocals and songs to Schroon's Sunday in The Park this wekend.

Cosy has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters"  She first appeared on the national folk scene in 1992 when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

She has released 10 cds, written a one-woman-show and her music has appeared in books and film. She has taught songwriting, guitar and performance workshops at music camps for the past 15 years, including The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and The Swannanoa Gathering. She is the director of  The Moab Folk Camp in Moab, Utah.