The Essex County Guide to Surviving Hurricane Sandy

Flat Landers are clearing out supermarkets of batteries and water. This picture of an empty shelf which once held cases of water is at the A&P in Montclair, NJ, where several Schroon Lakers call home. Photo Courtesy of Baristanet.

Essex County has the definitive list of all of the links you;ll need to get information about Hurriicane Sandy. From protecting your pets, to what to have ready incase you need to evacutae, it's all here. Do you have all of your supp0lies at the ready? Tell us in comments.

The Fall Colors of Schroon

Photos By Rannei Rambow

Did Schroon have one of its most spectacular leaf peeking seasons ever? Judging by the stunning pictures taken by Rannei Rambow, the verdict would be: YES! Rannei's pictures have an almost dream like quality to them, transporting the viewer to the magical land that we know and love as Schroon. As Rannei writes: "We are so blessed to live here." Amen!

Got photos you'd like to share? Send 'em to us at Schroonlaker@me.com  

Schroon Readies For Sandy: "We Are All Set"

Hurricane Sandy has the potential to impact 64 million people – that’s one in five of all Americans. Here inSchroon Lake the town is prepared for whatever Sandy has in store for us.

We caught up with Town Supervisor Mike Marnell via phone at Stewarts this morning. Marnell gave us the headlines about the plans Schroon has in place.

“We are all set,” Marnell told Schroon Laker today.

Marnell told us that last night town officials met at the Fire House with the Supervisor of Highways, the Superintendent of Schools, EMS and fire officials and a National Grid employee, who is also a fire fighter.

If the situation calls for it, the Fire House will open as a shelter.

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Catching A Memory

Photo by Brian Hickey

Brian Hickey, of Erie, Pennsylvania, sent us this picture he took with his iphone this past July. The several layers of blues and grays capture the lake at dusk.

In the background is Nipple Mountain. Brian snapped the shot from the east side of the lake at dusk looking northwest. Thanks for the memories, Brian. Got photos you’d like to share of your summer and fall in Schroon? Send ‘em to us at schroonlaker@me.com.

Sandy is Serious

Did you spend Saturday battening down the hatches, securing furniture and getting  your watercraft out of the lake and river?

We hope you did because Sandy could kick Schroon’s butt  big time.

According to the latest forecast, from the National Weather Service, it’s potentially high winds that could whack our part of the Adirondacks.

The folks at National Grid have sent us this advisory, which we are passing on to fellow Schroon Lakers. The highlights:

Sign up for National Grid state-level broadcast text* alerts by texting the word STORM to NGRID (64743). You can opt out of receiving text messages at any time by texting the word STOP to NGRID (64743).  

You can now get safety and outage information on your mobile phone via our new mobile web browser at www.nationalgrid.com. 

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