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Outdoor retail therapy returns to Schroon, with the Adirondack Artists and Crafters Expo and Market’s opening day this Thursday, June 25.
You’ll find local artisans and farmers between 10am and 3pm every Thursday through September 3 at Memorial Park (near the Bandstand) on Dock Street).
Organizers request all visitors to follow New York State COVID-19 guidelines for social distancing and face masks.
A fund to help Schroon businesses most directly impacted by the pandemic has received thousands of dollars in donations, thanks to a unique video campaign featuring local entrepreneurs.
This week the fourth video was released by the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce. It features a conversation with Adirondack Inn owners John and Cheryl Fear.
The “Schroon Lake Cares” fundraising campaign is led by Schroon Lake Chamber Board members Darren Woods -- who hosts the video series – with David Peterson and Matt Curren. More from the Chamber:
“Schroon Lake Cares is asking those who live in, visit, and love the Schroon Lake area to think about how much they would spend on dining, lodging, shopping and activities during the summer season, and then make a gift to directly support our local member businesses. The campaign will run through mid-July”
You can click here to make a gift and watch all of the videos.
As more folks head to our part of the world for the summer season, they may notice coolers at the end of driveways. A heads up: these are not put out there as a freebie or giveaway. More from Becky Hartwell.
“If you are just arriving to the area for the weekend or summer...
1. Welcome.
2. FYI: (This isn’t snarky... just informative because often things by the road are free.) If you see coolers at the end of people’s driveways, they aren’t there because they are free to take. Our beautiful small town school makes food delivers to all the families with children in the district every Tuesday and Friday. We have to leave coolers out because they contain milk, meat and such. So... if you have found “free” coolers on the side of the road... please return them. Our SLCS families would appreciate it and understand how they could seem like free items because they are out by the road. If you see this and don’t know which driveway you got them from... feel free to reach out to me and I’ll track down the owners no questions asked
3. SLCS families: consider attaching a note to the top that states. “Please do not take this cooler... it is for our SLCS food deliveries.”
Meanwhile the Adirondack Foundation granted Schroon Lake Central School (SLCS) $8,000 to help the school purchase locally sourced food that will go directly to area families to help ease at least some of their worries, while at the same time, supporting local farmers.
"We are so thankful, and look forward to sending every family that is receiving meals, food from our local farms and farm hubs during the COVID-19 crisis," said SLCS Superintendent Stephen Gratto. Those farms include Juniper Hill Farm in Wadhams, North Country Creamery in Keeseville, Essex Farm in Essex and Donahue's Livestock Farm in Malone.
The Adirondack Foundation is a regular supporter of SLCS. They recently donated $5,000 to the school for cleaning supplies and personal care items for folks in the Schroon Lake community as well as money to help purchase a 3-D printer for their tech department. Previous grants from the foundation were used to buy equipment for the school's videography class and club.
If you would like to learn more about the Adirondack Foundation or learn how to make a donation, click here.
For almost three decades, Schroon Lake Central School’s Cookie Barker has shared her love of science, biology and chemistry with hundreds of students, and a bunch of locals.
Now, it’s time for Ms. Barker to put away her microscope and enjoy some quality time in retirement. At SLCS Ms. Barker taught college level biology, environmental science, regents biology, and regents chemistry. Just another reason why SLCS graduates have such terrific careers. In honor of her retirement, SLCS freshman Christian Gratto produced the above video. Nice work, Christian.
We would love to hear from you about your favorite memories of Ms. Barker in our comments section.
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