More 'Love' For Schroon Tennis Courts?

Cracks in the Courts: Summer 2012

Tennis and Schroon Lake go back a long way – from the days of courts at the Brown Swan Lake Club to Scaroon Manor. In more recent decades the town has been the keeper of the  public courts, which we reported last year had seen much better days.

Until recently the Town had seven full working courts,  but disrepair, the elements and age led to only five being opened last summer.

Town Supervisor Mike Marnell heard an earful from tennis lovers last year, dismayed at the current court situation and was blamed for not doing enough.

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Schroon’s Spring Spruce Up

Under brilliant blue skies and glorious sunny days Spring Fever is gripping Schroon Lake. From landscaping at the Town Golf course, to repairs to the Town Floating docks, there are signs everywhere that Schroon is getting ready early for the season.

The changes at the Golf Course include getting rid of an eyesore patch of a wooded, weedy area behind the barn, Supervisor Mike Marnell told us.

Repairs are planned for the Town tennis courts and they will be ready well in advance of the summer.

Town crews are also making repairs to the town docks and replacing some floats.

“We might have a couple in by this weekend,” Marnell said.

Meanwhile, down at Schroon Lake Marina, Craig Kennedy and his crew have taken advantage of this spectacular week of weather to put in their own floating docks. This time last year rising water in our Spring Floods of 2011 made that task impossible.

In the days ahead a large concrete slab is expected to be lifted into place to extend their boat ramp, currentl;y out of commission.

Are you sprucing up for Spring? Taking the boat out this weekend? Tell us in comments.

Town Supervisor Mike Marnell’s Hands on Approach To Getting Things Done

Part of the construction of the new wheelchair access path to the Town Beach

It was last winter when a news report about wheel chair bound soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq  -- who were given the chance to learn how to ski --  caught the attention of then Town Supervisor candidate Mike Marnell.

Mike, a former vet himself, was impressed with how the ski resort provided access to the soldiers  -- who used modified skis --  to hit the slopes and enjoy themselves. And that got him thinking: what about Schroon Lake providing access to those brave young men to our world famous Town Beach, now only accessible by either walking down the hilly, lush lawn, or navigating several hundred steps.

“We have this beautiful beach here, but if you are in a wheel chair or have trouble walking you can’t get to it,” Mike told Schroon Laker today. So when Mike was elected to Town Supervisor, he’d already drawn up plans in his head that he hoped would one day allow handicapped folks  -- particularly war veterans -- access to our beach.

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