Invest in Your Future Adventures in Schroon By Supporting Businesses Now From Far Away

New Graphic designed by the Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

No matter where you are, your dollars can help Schroon Area businesses stay afloat during this time of staying in place, thanks to novel gift certificate purchase program. It’s the brain child of Sue Palisano and the folks at the Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.

By simply clicking here, you’ll be taken to a Chamber webpage  where you can buy gift certificates for the businesses list below.

Think of it this way. When we are given the all clear to return to Schroon, we’ll all be going about the activities we’d always be doing: looking for a place to stay, being healthy, eating, drinking and shopping. So you are just investing in your future adventures in Schroon. Once your order is processed your Gift Certificates  — sequentially numbered to assure one-time use. — will be sent to you via the the US Postal Service. Contact the Chamber at 518-532-7675 with any questions or issues with ordering.

Schroon Laker Update

G’day All:

It’s been about a week since we last updated Schroon Laker. On that sunny Wednesday last week the world was rapidly changing and continues to do so at warp speed. Our memories of that day include watching Schroon Lake’s kite skater sluicing on the ice, the walkers  -- with and without dogs --  joggers and runners, hoofing  up and down Route 9 and the noise from construction crews at Pitkins and the new 9 Mile Coffee Building.

(Pitkins is getting a total make-over and 9 Mile Coffee was getting ready for a soft opening, now planned sometime in the future.)

That day we ran into Joel Friedman ad Tony Kostecki, both optimistic about the future.

Up the road in North Hudson, Paradox Brewery Founder Paul Mrocka was overseeing canning of what they had in their finishing tanks. Production is on hold for a couple of weeks.

Two nights before we were with folks enjoying a glass at Sticks and Stones, the last night Steve and Gary had a full service.

Our last stop was at the Dollar General, where a large semi was being unloaded for much needed supplies, including, we were told, toilet paper.

Our family is hunkered down in Montclair, New Jersey, with everyone safe. I’m working remotely as the Senior Broadcast Producer for CBS News 48 Hours, helping our staff get the show on the air each week from our remote offices and edit suites: that would be our living, dining and bedrooms, kitchen tables and whatever space is available. Our two sons are occupied and our daughter, a senior at Syracuse, is finishing her year via online and video classes. Like millions of young men and women, there will be no traditional graduation coming up in May.  

So I’m now back on the Schroon Lake grid, and will continue to report on happenings around town. We pray that everyone in greater Schroon is safe and well, and like you we can’t wait to get back to what life was like before COVID-19 became part of our vocabulary.

And if there’s are sure signs that summer is around the corner, it’s that email from Craig at the Schroon Lake Marina asking when we’d like our boat back in the water…and that shelf full of sun screen at the DG.

If you’ve got news to share, drop us an email at schroonlaker@me.com or leave us a note in comments.

The Changing Minute By Minute Landscape for Schroon Businesses

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.

Schroon Foodie Alert

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