Whatya Doin' This Long Weekend?

The ski tow is open for business all weekend, there are free activities and movies at the Town Hall Saturday courtesy of the Schroon Lake Library, and good eats around town.

Over at Gore Mountain on Sunday starting at dusk, there is a free fireworks show, with a live band  -- Dirt Cheap -- at their Tannery Pub.

And as the lake continues to freeze, more and more fishermen and women are looking for a big catch

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Frigid Cold Warning For Tonight

The National Weather Service has issued an alert for severe cold weather across the Northern Adirondacks

A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS CONTINUES TO OVERSPREAD THE NORTH COUNTRY

FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT EARLIER TODAY. APPARENT

TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN

ADIRONDACKS...ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY

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Señor P’s! Ole!

Mr. P’s Mountain Smokehouse is going south of the border with a Mexican Fiesta! Find out what Chef Shelby Davis has planned for these poblano chiles in our Comida section !

Skating on Thin and Thick Ice

Our post below -- "Risky Business?" which dealt with warm temperatures and ice coverage on our lake last weekend -- sparked quite a conversation on the Schroon Lake Facebook Page -- where we linked to our story. Local Tony Tenda, who has been walking on Schroon Lake's ice fore more than 30 years, posted what thickness and what weight ice on lakes will hold.

Writes Tony: Required Minimum Ice Thickness in inches Description of Safe Moving Load

1-3/4 One person on skies
2 One person on foot or skates
3 One snowmobile
3 A group of people walking single file
7 A single passenger automobile

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Risky Business?

A few brave souls were out on the ice just after 12 noon today, about 300 feet from the Schroon Town boat launch. With temps forecast to hit the mid-40s today, we can't imagine how much longer the ice will hold.