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Courtesy of Covid 19 —nothing is for certain during these times. Things are changing minute by minute. The full impact of the virus on Schroon area businesses is yet to be realized. Take for instance the food service industry and this post from Sticks and Stones early Monday afternoon.

To our loyal guests:

First of all, thank you for supporting us over the last challenging week!
Secondly, we are forced to adjust our operations starting at 8 PM tonight.

We will open as usually today at 4 PM for regular dine in and take out. We will close at 8 PM tonight.

Tomorrow we will post our plan moving forward, as directives could be different in 24 hours.

Thank you all. Be safe. Cherish your time with family.

Steve & Gary

And this from DeCesare’s Pizza:

To our friends and family:

During this COVID-19 epidemic, DeCesare’s Pizza is currently open for our normal business hours. We are taking additional precautions to keep our customers safe. We are sanitizing all tables, chairs, menus, bathrooms, and all surfaces more frequently throughout the day. In addition to our inside dining, beginning Thursday, March 19th we will be offering curbside delivery. Place your order via phone, then give us a call when you arrive. We will deliver to your car. You won’t even have to leave your car! Be safe everyone and please support your local eateries. We all depend on you. 🙂. Thank you!

NOTE: There is currently no reported COVID-19 cases in Essex County and we will continue to monitor the situation and all information available.

Here’s the latest from Flanagan’s:

As you are all aware of by now, N.Y. State governor Cuomo, has put a moratorium on Restaurants/Bars as of tonight at 8:00 because of the COVID-19 Virus, Making take out our only option for service. We normally close to do our cleaning in a week anyway, so in trying to make a BAD situtation, a tad better. We are going to close and get even more extensive projects done. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ST PATRICK'S DAY when we are able to reopen. GREEN BEER AND CORN BEEF WILL HAVE TO WAIT. 😭😭 Thanks to ALL of you, Good Luck and hugs.

And there’s some positive news from the Adirondack General Store:

We will be changing our hours so we can accommodate the community during this unprecedented time. Beginning Wednesday, March 18th we will be open every day 8am-2pm.

We will do our best to have as many essential items stocked as we can. We will have limits so everyone will have the same opportunity to purchase the many essential items that are out of stock at the larger grocery stores.

We have toilet paper, paper towels, milk, juice, half & half, bread, eggs & bottled water, We will also have chicken breast, hamburger, deli meats & cheeses by the pound.

As of now we will still be open until 8pm on Saturday, serving dinner. We will remain open through April as well, instead of closing for vacation, if the need is still there.

If there are any special food requests please reach out to us, we will do our best to accommodate any request. Also, If you know of anyone who can't get to the store we will also have some ability to deliver.

You can email us adirondackgeneralstore@gmail.com, message us here @ADKGeneralStore or call the store at 518-494-4408. Leave a message if we don't answer. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Joe & Yvette.

We’ll post more as we know it. We hope everyone stays safe and businesses will rebound ASAP.

With the arrival of spring in the Adirondacks, come the season’s blooms, returning wild life and the opening of camps and seasonal businesses.

And so it is in Schroon, with this weekend’s re-opening of the Patti Mehm’s Towne Store on Main Street. Spring hours Fri & Sat 10am - 4pm and Sun 11am - 4pm.

We are also hearing that Drake’s Restaurant is getting ready to re-open, -- but without Chef Lorenzo Cecunjanin and his wife Jasmina. (We will have full report soon!).

DeCesare’s recently hosted a fundraiser for the SLCS Class of 2016.

DeCesare fans rejoice: There are new hours are Wednesday 4pm – 8 pm, Thursday 4pm – 8pm, Friday 4pm – 9pm Saturday 4pm - 9pm and Sunday 11:30 am – 8pm.

And it’s just a short month away until Sticks and Stones goes 7 days a week for lunch and dinner!

Spring hours for the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club Bar are Friday nights from 5 – 9pm and Saturday from 12pm – 7pm. The club is closed on Sundays.

And Save The Date: Witherbee's Carriage House will be hosting a Kentucky Derby Party, Saturday May 7th at 4:00pm! There will be Mint Juleps (and other Kentucky Bourbon Specials). There’s a contest for the best "Derby Hat."