Ben Franklin Spotted in Schroon Lake

Ever wonder where your money goes? We don’t mean on all the things we buy, but rather after your buy them! Well, as we all know by now, there seems to be a website for everything, and so it should come as no surprise to learn there’s one that literally tracks the actual journey of our cold hard cash. And a Ben Franklin was recently identified here in Schroon Lake.

According to the Where’s George? website – which allows you to enter a bill’s serial number and follow its journey - a $100 bill that was first tracked in Sicklerville, NJ, on January 1, 2011, turned up in Schroon Lake on January 30, 2012.  From Where’s George?:

The bill has now travelled 291 miles in 1Yr, 28 days, 18 Hrs, 47 mins at an average of .74 miles per day. It is now 291 miles from its starting location.

The Schroon Laker who registered the bill posted on the website the note came from a bank. Got a strange tale to tell us about money? Share it in comments.

Ice Sailing On Schroon Lake

When our lake freezes over, we’ve seen fishing huts, cars, trucks and even a mini-bike on our fine lake – but never have we witnessed a sail boat doing some ice sailing. Thankfully, Tom Fallon had his camera at the ready when he captured the incredible sight above and below on a sunshine filled winter’s day. A boat, which Tom estimates was about 15 feet long --  with a main sail and jib and two sailors onboard  -- scooted on top of the lake near the Word Of Life Dock at about noon on Saturday.

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Go Justin

For many of us this weekend, our focus will be on one single event: The Super Bowl, in Indianapolis. For a hard core group from Schroon and North Hudson, their attention will be focused on the Empire Games in Lake Placid and the fortunes of local Justin Wachowski.

This weekend the Schroon Lake Senior will compete in several events at the Empire State Games as he continues his quest to make the US Olympic Team and the chance to compete in future Winter Olympics.

We first met Justin and his mom Sally and dad Dan over the summer. The family was fund raising to help pay for Justin’s training on the Luge Junior Development Team.

“He is very dedicated and nothing will stop him as he tries to make the Olympic Team,” Sally told us. “We are so proud of everything he is putting into this,” said Dan.

Sally proudly showed us photos and a video of Justin training on a road "slider" luge. Over the summer Justin spent hundreds of hours on conditioning and strength and weight training, to ensure he would be at the top of his game for this weekend and beyond.

For the passed few months Justin has been living at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid. He continues his studies at Schroon Lake Central online.

We will be rooting for Justin this weekend and hope you will be too. And if you’d like to make a donation to help cover Justine’s training and competition travel expenses – which he now pays for – visit his Facebook page

The Ones That Didn't Get Away...

On a  freezing cold, digit numbing day back in February, we had the pleasure of meeting two very enthusiastic fisherman on the frozen tundra that was Schroon Lake. As an unforgiving  bitter wind smacked us all in the face, the lads steeled themselves for the big catch, warmed by chilled beer and a handle of Canadian whiskey. They were more than happy to give our son a go at ice-fishing. While the brutal elements and uncooperative fish made for a lousy day, the boys have had some recent success, judging by this video.