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Journal of the Schroon Lake Association

Volume 5 Issue 2 Fall 2014 1

Schroon Lake Association

Volume 5 Issue 2

Fall 2014

Inside this issue:

Dealing with Storm water.

So, what the heck is a Hornbeck?

Regular Columns:

The Grainger Report

Life in the lake

The Water Shed Report

Lake Management

Got Milfoil? Not So Much!

Fall 2014



The Granger Report— If Only We Could Bottle It Having been unsuccessful in the development of the Paradox Winery, Mark has moved on to attempting to bottle the town’s exuberance displayed during this years ADK Marathon.

Mark Grainger—SLA President

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Life in the Lake The first in a series by our resident Limnologist dealing with the inhabitants of our lake. Don’t know what a Limnologist is? You’ll have to look inside.

Corrina Parnapy—SLA Director

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Teamwork Pays Off for Schroon Lake—Dealing with Storm Water Roger Friedman– SLA Vice-President

That pretty rainbow sheen on the puddle in Main Street won’t be going into the lake much longer

5

Commentary— Random Pickings from an old Folder Lester Speiser

6

So, What the Heck is Hornbeck? 7

Mrs. Smith Goes To Washington 8

The Watershed Report 10

The Schroon Lake Craft Fair in Pictures Our Annual Craft Fair in the Park is best appreciated in person but pictures are next best

11

2014 Aquatic Invasive Management’s Harvest Results and Lake Scout Program Results 12

2015 SLA Calendar 14

Membership Information 15

Area Partner Resources throughout

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Schroon Lake Association is a

501(c)3 not for profit volunteer

organization - dedicated to pre-

serving, promoting, and pro-

tecting the welfare of Schroon

Lake, the Schroon River, and the

watershed area.

Officers and board members

President Mark Granger

Vice President Anita Drozdyk

Vice President Roger Friedman

Vice President Chuck Harste

Treasurer J. Peter Seagle

Recording Secretary Eric Cordis

Corresponding Secretary Vacant

Director Eric Bright

Director Diane Dalto

Director Dr. David Frost

Director Corrina A. Parnapy

Director Glen Repko

Director Ron Roth

Director Mike Ryan

Director Lester Speiser

Director Helen Wildman

Director Mark Whitney

Contact Us:

Schroon Lake Association, Inc., PO Box 5, Schroon Lake, NY 12870. [email protected]

Editors Note: As You may have noticed we are experimenting with the name, size, format and content of the

Schroon Lake Association Newsletter. Our goal is to provide our members information about the SLA in a

interesting format. Also, please forgive any errors as we may have missed. Please feel free to provide feed-

back to us via our email: [email protected] your comments are welcomed.

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A DIRONDACK MARATHON COMMUNITY SPIRIT- IF WE COULD ON-LY BOTTLE IT!

Mark Granger I am writing this in the afterglow of the 18th Adirondack Distance Festival and my first experience with this amazing Schroon Lake institution. As a life-long trial lawyer I have always been “somewhere else” and not in our town for this amazing event. This year I dropped right into the middle of it as the Director of Public Safety. “The Marathon” was an amazing collec-tion of moving parts. Three towns (Chester, Schroon, Horicon), two counties (Warren and Essex), four police groups (Essex and Warren Sheriffs, State Police Troops B and G) and eight ambulance companies (from E-town south to Bolton Landing) all worked together like a well-oiled machine. Cheerleaders came from multiple schools. Hundreds of volunteers went where they were supposed to and did their jobs. Spectators stood with wa-ter, cowbells and horns along the roads. Roads were closed from 9 am to nearly 3

pm without incident. AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME!

Kudos of course to Joel Friedman and his Team- an amazing group of people which I had the honor of joining this year. But the biggest CONGRATS goes to the people of the Schroon Lake Area! They were clearly enthused and caught up in the community spirit. They were joyful and cooperative and helpful to the thousands of guests and each other. The Marathon Weekend clearly showed that Schroon Lake’s whole is greater than the sum of its parts. A large number of groups participated- Friends of the Li-

brary, the Lions, various churches, Word of Life, fire departments and ambulance squads, Schroon Lake Association, ESSLA, the Historical Society, municipal employ-ees and many others. Everyone had one purpose- to make it the best day possible for the Town and its guests. And by the way, those guests had a great time. The Marathon has received a lot of positive feedback from runners and their families. They will be back. Last year a Kent State University study showed the Marathon brought $1,000,000 into our area econo-my. But money cannot match the joy of simply being here and being a part of this event. The jewel in the crown of this wonderful blue skied weekend was our beautiful lake. Much of the race was along its crys-tal clear waters. The runners and their fans got to see how spectacular this place is and how blessed we are to be here. It

made all the

meetings, boat launch stewardship and political action to preserve our watershed worthwhile. So let us all make a pledge to bottle the wonderful cooperative spirit we saw this weekend and let it out in small doses over the year. In the midst of freezing, gray weather and difficult policy and financial problems, let us open a bottle of Septem-ber 28th sunshine and relive the coopera-tive spirit that made for such a great day. Enjoy the Fall!

The Granger Report

IF WE COULD ONLY BOTTLE IT

MARATHON SPIRIT

The jewel in the crown of this

wonderful blue skied weekend

was our beautiful lake. Much

of the race was along its crys-

tal clear waters.



S pecies of Fish Found Within Our Schroon Lake Series.

Corrina Parnapy Schroon Lake, like other Adi-rondack waters is home to many species of fish. From the mighty Lake Trout, to the Brown Bullhead, each spe-cies of fish is unique and has a special place in our aquatic environment. This article be-gins a series on Fish in Schroon Lake from a biological point of view. Lake Trout (Salvelinus na-maycush) Lake trout are the largest char native to North America and are highly sought after by an-glers. They are found in over 80 New York lakes, includ-ing

Schroon Lake. Lake trout are elongate fish, with a stream-lined body and a distinctly forked tail. The tops of lake trout are dark olive to gray-green, which fades into a greenish-bronze, and eventual-ly to white on the belly. They inhabit deep, cold lakes, espe-cially those with boulder-strewn or gravel bottoms.

Lake trout spawn during the fall between September and early December on gravel or boulder bottoms in the lake. Spawning is triggered by tem-perature and wind and cloud cover that are associated with the fall water turnover. Males usually enter the spawning area first. Unlike other trout or salmon, no nest is built; in-stead the bottom is swept clean by the movement of the fish. After a few days the fe-male enters the area and sev-eral males may spawn in groups with one or more fe-males. Spawning can last for up to a few weeks. Hatching takes around 4 months and the fry remain in the spawning area for another month, before moving off-shore. Females can produce up to 1,200 eggs for pound of weight. (Bigger the female, the more eggs she will lay.) Lake trout reach maturity between 6 and 7 years old, when they reach between 14 and 17 inch-es long. A Lake Trout can easily live to be over 25 years old, the average age being 10-20 years. In some deep, cold lakes, Lake Trout have been documented to live for up to 70+ years and reaching almost 50 pounds, however, the record in New York State is a little over 39 pounds. The older the Lake Trout is, the bigger it gets. The mighty Lake Trout is at the top of the food chain as an adult, feeding on smaller fish

species and other yummy critters. (Yummy to a Lake Trout that is.) Lake Trout are susceptible to competition from other stocked fish spe-cies, like Landlocked Salmon (also found in Schroon Lake.) This competition can cause the Lake Trout population to de-cline. Lake Trout can also expe-rience issues with thyme defi-ciencies from eating Rainbow Smelt, or in other bodies of water the Alewife. Eating Rain-bow Smelt for a Lake Trout is like us eating fast food. It tastes so good, but in the long run is not healthy. Lake trout are very susceptible to pollutants and water quality issues. In the 1970’s Lake trout populations state-wide de-clined due to pesticides (DDT). Within Schroon Lake, excessive

nutrients, invasive species and near-shore (littoral zone) ex-cessive algal growth and aquatic plant growth could have an impact on the popula-tion.

About the author [Editors note: Since this is the first time we have used one of Corrina’s articles it’s probably appropriate to provide some background about the author. From a purely Schroon Lake Association perspective Corrina has accepted a positon as a Director on the Schroon Lake Association Board of Directors. We welcome her expertise and experience and look forward to more of her articles] Corrina’s professional career spans 13 years in education and outreach and environmen-tal research. Most recently, she owned her own environmental consulting firm, Avacal Biologi-cal. She conducted algae analy-sis for local municipalities, not-for-profits, and homeown-ers. She works for The Fund for lake George, Lake George Water Keeper as the Water Quality Outreach Coordinator conducting outreach and aquatic research.

Corrina earned her Bachelor’s degree in Limnology/Biology from Skidmore College. Her final project: “A Guide to the Freshwater Algae of Lake George” was accepted with distinction. She also earned her Applied Associates of Sci-ence in Environmental Studies with a focus in Fisheries from SUNY Cobleskill.

She is currently a year round resident of Schroon Lake with her husband and son.

Corrina Parnapy

LIFE IN THE LAKE



T here is little doubt that for the Town of Schroon the biggest economic draw is Schroon Lake itself.

Roger Friedman

Five years ago the Schroon Lake Association under the guid-ance of Lake Manager Steve LaMere and the participation of the 3 Towns on Schroon Lake (Chester, Horicon and Schroon) embarked on the process of creating the Schroon Lake Watershed Master Plan. Shortly thereafter the East Shore Schroon Lake Association and War-ren County Soil and Water Conservation District joined in the effort and the result was a comprehensive Schroon Lake Wa-tershed Master Plan which includes a host of recommendations for the future. A steering committee was created as a result of the Watershed Master Plan that includes members from: the Schroon Lake Association, East Shore Schroon Lake Association, local government from the 3 Towns, Essex and Warren Counties Soil and Water and Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board. The goal of the Steering committee is to im-plement the Schroon Lake Watershed Master Plan and seek grant monies for the implementation. In 2012 a grant in the amount of $300,000 was awarded to Schroon Lake Watershed communities. The grant appli-cation was based off of findings in the Schroon Lake Watershed Management Plan. Warren County Soil and Water Con-servation District will administer project components that will include but not limited to: construction of storm water retrofit projects; a roadside erosion con-trol program; voluntary onsite wastewater education and cost shared

pump-outs; invasive species eradication efforts; and enhanced lake stewardship and water quality education activities. It is anticipated that in the Town of Schroon in the fall of 2014 a stormwater project is scheduled to begin and hope-fully be completed by the fall of 2015. While Schroon Lake and its watershed are not heavily developed in comparison to other lakes in New York State, there are identified stormwater impacts to the lake. Stormwater has been identified as an important source of non-point source pollution. Depending on where storm-water flows it can pick up a various nutri-ents, bacteria, metals, organic matter and other items (i.e. garbage) which are deposited into our waterways and can damage a lake’s fragile ecosystem. A re-cent 30 study of Lake George revealed that there has been a significant salt in-crease (sodium chloride) which can change the ecosystem of the lake. Over time the same can happen in Schroon Lake. Currently stormwater runs from Rt. 9 to an area near Town Hall and ends up by the Town’s boat launch. In addition Dock Street acts like a funnel where storm-water runs directly into the lake carrying pollutants which over time will signifi-cantly degrade lake water quali-ty. The goal of the Town of Schroon stormwater pro-ject is to create a stormwater col-lection system in the hamlet lead-ing to a filtration bed near the Town boat launch area on Dock Street. Installing rain barrels for

roof runoff collection where feasible (and use the water for irrigation) and the in-stallation of a bioretention area by the boat launch are also components of the project. Since the grant requires match-ing funds, in 2013 the Schroon Lake Asso-ciation completed volunteer work with a value of $27,500. Besides the volunteer hours, the Town of Schroon will provide in-kind services such as manpower, equipment and materials to help meet the match. All of the proposed projects of the grant are being evaluated by Warren County Soil and Water and the NYSDOS to en-sure that is the correct application of the practice and its effectiveness. In the Town of Schroon the Highway Depart-ments will be the primary installer of the stormwater installations. Mark Granger, President of the Schroon Lake Association stated that “this plan is a shining example of local government and local conservation groups working together to protect the future of Schroon Lake.” Indeed this is a great collaborative example of New York State, local govern-ments, 3 towns, 2 counties and 2 lake associations working together to make our environment safer and better.

Roger Friedman

TEAMWORK PAYS OFF FOR SCHROON LAKE



L ou Gehrig Snaps Outfield Homer/ Yank Star Smacks 18th Homerun (Times Union, Alba-ny, Saturday July 22, 1933). Lester Speiser

This clipping, among many others, came from old newspa-pers which I pulled out of the walls of our over 100 year house in Severance: The Times Union, New York Herald Trib-une, New York Times, New York Daily Mirror, The Sun some names of which have long vanished from the jour-nalism scene. But their news pieces were the television, smart phones etc. of their day, and holding them in your hands can give you a feel of history, of the folks in the area who bought these papers, and used them afterwards to help insulate against bitter/cold Adirondack winters.

Photos of personalities like

William Powell, Marlene Deitrich, ,Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Carol Lombard, , and Kay Francis (my God, Kay Francis!) bespangle these pub-lications. A headline stares balefully: Foes of Hitler Abroad Lose Citizenship. Another an-nounces that Britain’s Queen Mary’s skirts are slightly off the ground, and Ruby Keeler watches while her escort Al Jolson slugs it out with Walter Winchell “as four-thousand look on.” Giovanni Martinelli , the tenor, will be singing on

radio station WEAF. Most of the stuff in this

folder, however, is more dis-tinctly local and Adorandacki-an. The old newspapers add an element to the atmosphere ever present in the quotidian, the daily activities reflected in this folder. Well, let’s see: There’s a coated,cream col-ored paper folded in four, the front panel of which bears a message in red: Merry Christ-mas/ Happy New Year/ 1951.

You will soon be going back to the city. I hope you and your family will be coming back with lots of “real Schroon days” for years to come.

Inside, two sepia photos:

Stage Coach in the snow with the legend “Riverside to Schroon Lake New York,” the other, “The Little Tav-ern” (Schroon Lake).

In the folder, next to the

Christmas greeting, a 1937 restaurant menu. Someone in the house had journeyed to St. Regis Falls, NY., and brought it back, now ink- stained and yellow: WAVERLY HOUSE, FRED GONYEA, PROP/ DINE AND DANCE AT ALL TIMES, complete with a shadow and line drawing of two happy din-

ers and a genial waiter. “Unusually Fine Meals Served/ 50 Cents” / hamburg …10, with onion, 15 , and a “Hot Beef with Gravy (sandwich)….20” Incidentally, a shot of Haig and Haig Pinch cost forty cents. Gonyea, the proprietor had a penchant for poetry, some of which appears at the bottom of the liquor section:

The Frenchman loves his

native wine The German drinks his

beer (etcetera for other nation-

alities) and concludes: The American…he drinks it

all Besides vintage yellowed

clippings, quaint holiday re-membrances, and funky De-pression era “Blue-Line” men-us, I also keep letters that re-flect our own specific North Country nuanced encounters and experiences.

Louise Hargreaves was a

life-long resident of this area who wrote me in response to a column I had been running in the then named Ticonderoga Sentinel (Adirondack People and Places):

( dated 8/29/86) “How

kind of you to write up my little story of my sister and me growing up on the Platt farm years ago. I’m glad Paul Stapley gave you the story…

“I’ve often heard of you

from my good friends Mina &Albert. They must have met you on the beach (SEVERANCE BEACH-PARADOX LAKE)…I’ve known for some time that you own that nice old home…Has someone told you of Mrs. John Moore who with her husband perhaps built your home?...

…”Those were the days

the three Thacker boys from Carrisbrooke, Pauline and I could play all day long in the pastures….lots of real Schroon days…”

Louise Hargreaves also

reminisced about her child-hood days with her sister, Paul-ine, who , at the date of this letter, was apparently living in Brooklyn. She also waxed over homemade rug making with colorful “rags,” concluding this letter from a Ticonderoga nurs-ing home with:

You will soon be going

back to the city. I hope you and your family will be coming back with lots of “real Schroon days” for years to come.

REAL SCHROON DAYS.

These Days continue…clear and healthy waters…a thriving environment…made possible in part by the concerned mem-bers of the Schroon Lake and East Shore associations.

Lester Speiser

Commentary

RANDOM PICKINGS FROM AN OLD FOLDER NESTLING IN A DRAWER IN THE “STOCKTON HOUSE” WHICH WE HAVE BEEN OCCUPYING OFF AND ON SINCE NINETEEN- AND- 71



S o, what the heck is a Hornbeck? If you said it was a large black and white bird with an even larger yellow beak, actu-ally a Hornbill, you probably have signifi-cantly more knowledge about birds of My-anmar than any of us do AND we seriously need some of your apparently plentiful

volunteer time! Once again we dedicate one of our articles to the dis-cussion of Hornbecks - the watercraft not the birds! [And, yes they are not really spelled the same unless you happen to be in Germany]

Diane Tobin was this years luck winner of the canoe. [And, no, that’s not Diane in the in the very pretty New Trick canoe ]. Con-gratulations to Diane and for all of you who did not

win this years raffle prize, be sure and check back next year to see if we are lucky enough to be able to raffle off another one of those wonderful canoes, courtesy of Hornbeck Boats (http://www.hornbeckboats.com/) in

So What the Heck is Hornbeck?

SLA ANNOUNCES 2014-15 EVENT AND MEETING SCHEDULE It is a busy year ahead for the Schroon Lake Association. While more events will be scheduled our three signature events: The Arts and Crafts Fair (Saturday July 18, 2015), and our two Membership Meetings (Friday July 10, 2015 and Friday August 14,2015) are set to go. The wonderful Arts and Crafts Fair will for the 48th time delight the en-tire Schroon Community. Our Membership Meetings will strive to entertain and inform. More information on these meetings will be sent out down the road. Our Board of Directors meets monthly on Monday morn-ings at Town Hall in Schroon Lake. They are open to the public and we invite you to attend. We expect other events this coming year but see the full

page calendar on page 14 for a full listing of SLA events.

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Department of Interi-or hires local invasive species expert August 31, 2014

MIKE LYNCH

Hilary Smith, director of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program based in Keene Valley, has taken a high-level job with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.Starting Oct. 20, Smith, of Saranac Lake, will be the depart-ment's invasive species coordinator and its policy liaison to the National Invasive

Species Council. She will work in the de-partment's Office of Policy Analysis.

The department has 10 bureaus, including the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Man-agement. Smith will work with all of the bureaus to coordinate the department's strategic plan for dealing with invasive species and understanding that plan's policy needs. She will serve on the Office of Policy Analysis' senior leadership team and advise the Interior secretary, deputy secretary and assistant secretary on inva-sive species.

She will respond to any legislation pro-posals that might be coming out that will affect the bureaus or the Interior, and

provide testimony on the department's behalf if it is requested by Congress. She will serve as the department's liaison to the other federal agencies working on invasive species issues.

Smith will lead Interior's participation in the activities, programs and planning of the National Invasive Species Council and would represent the department at meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. She will coordinate the de-partment's input to the National Invasive Species Management Plan.

"It's really exciting," said Smith, a Saranac Lake resident who will move to Washing-ton along with her husband, Todd. "It's really an opportunity to plug in on the national level on really key federal issues in regard to invasives. Essentially they are working on the same types of strategies that we are here in New York: coordina-tion, prevention, early detection, rapid response, monitoring, management and so forth."

Smith has been working on invasive spe-cies issues in the Adirondack Park since 2002, when she was hired through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to help start an aquatic invasive plant moni-toring program. That grant-funded job lasted 18 months, and Smith was based at the state Adirondack Park Agency.

When the grant ended, Smith moved her office to the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy's office in Keene Val-ley. At about that time, the terrestrial in-vasive plant program merged with the aquatic plant program, helping form the early foundation of APIPP. In 2008, APIPP became the state's first Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, or PRISM. It now serves as a model for seven other regional PRISMs across the state.

"I can see why she's got the job," said Bill Wellman of Plattsburgh, who has been involved with the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited and is a former vice

president of the Lake Champlain chapter. "She's carried the invasive species ball in New York state. She's been instrumental in increasing everyone's awareness of the threat of invasive species in New York, whether it be terrestrial or aquatic. She's done a super job."

APIPP's founding partners include TNC, the state Department of Environmental

Mike Lynch

Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington

Hilary Smith, who directs the Adirondack Park Invasive Species Program, speaks at a press conference at The Wild Center museum in Tupper Lake in August 2009. (File photo — Nathan Brown)

"It really is the people of the Adi-rondacks that have inspired me to do the work," Smith said. "They're just in-credibly dedicat-ed and passion-ate about pro-tecting this spe-cial place."



Conservation, the APA and the state Department of Transportation. The partner list has since expanded to in-clude Paul Smith's College, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Cornell Co-operative Extension county offices, soil and water conservation districts, river and watershed associations, lake asso-ciations and more than 30 cooperating partners representing environmental, academic, advocacy, municipal, indus-try and resident groups.

APIPP is funded through the DEC's Environmental Protection Fund.

APIPP's mission is to serve as a clear-inghouse of information on invasive species, coordinate plans and actions to prevent the spread of invasive spe-cies, and communicate with policy makers on them. It also hosts regular meetings with stakeholders and edu-cates the public on invasive species.

"I feel like the work that I've done here prepared me well for the next step," Smith said. "I've just had an incredible opportunity through APIPP to be exposed to so many new and exciting initiatives to address invasive species, and many of the strategies that we started here were ground-breaking for the state, and so that allowed us to be out at the forefront, working with the state partners to shape what the statewide plan is to address invasives."

APIPP has been recognized statewide and nationally over the years. In 2013, the National Invasive Species Council awarded the program for "Outstanding Achievement in Invasive Species Leadership."

"We'll be very sad to see her leave," Adirondack Council spokesman John Sheehan said. "She's done terrific work here in the Adirondacks and really pioneered the invasive plant control program, but our loss will be the na-tion's gain. We're thrilled to see that she'll be taking her expertise and ap-plying it nationwide."

Smith said she is proud of APIPP's many accomplishments, including starting the first systematic regional monitoring program for invasive spe-cies in the state and helping to lever-age statewide legislation that address-es prevention and transport of inva-sive species.

"One of the greatest milestones is to have been a part of building a model for how to address invasive species at a landscape level that has been repli-cated not only across the state but also in other parts of the country, and have that be funded in our state budg-et," Smith said.

"Honestly, I view this job as a dream job, and I absolutely love my work, and I love the Adirondacks, and I really feel we can make a difference here. And it would take something this big to get me to leave, and it was really just an opportunity I couldn't pass up.

Smith will be replaced by Brendan Quirion, who is APIPP's terrestrial in-vasive plant coordinator. Her last day at APIPP will be Sept. 17.

"It really is the people of the Adiron-dacks that have inspired me to do the work," Smith said. "They're just incred-ibly dedicated and passionate about protecting this special place."

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"A Guide To The Adiron-

dacks Schroon River"

The Schroon River today is not well

known. Parts such as Schroon Lake,

"a wide spot in the river," have

been tourist destinations for years.

Yet how many campers on the

shore realize that Adirondack river

driving began on the little river in

1813? Thousands of logs once

floated down the Schroon to the

Hudson River and mills beyond.

The Schroon River is more than 60

miles in length, part of the Hudson

River Watershed that flows south

to the Atlantic Ocean passing with-

in five miles of Lake George, part of

the Lake Champlain Watershed

flowing north towards the St. Law-

rence River.

There are sections of the river for

all recreational enthusiasts. Fisher-

man can enjoy the deep water fish-

ing of Schroon Lake, while the fast-

er waters of Tumblehead Falls chal-

lenge fly fisherman. Paddlers can

drift along the lazy current of the

upper Schroon and whitewater

kayakers can play in the class III

and IV rapids. Boaters

can enjoy the 14-mile

length of Schroon Lake.

Hikers and wilderness

adventurers are able to

explore the mountains,

lakes, and ponds of the

Hoffman Notch, Dix

Mountain, and the

Pharaoh Lake Wilder-

ness areas as well as

the Hammond Pond

Wild Forest area.

The history of human

interaction with the

Schroon River is rich

with stories of logging,

industry, tourism, and community

development.

"The Armchair Paddlers' Guide

to the Schroon River" is illustrat-

ed with vintage photos and

postcards, as well as contempo-

rary photography that shows

what a paddler today would

experience along the river.

This article was first published in

the Rome Observer, April, 1 2010

It’s not just a lake

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fiting the residents and visitors of this

beautiful county."

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Annual Crafts Fair

Schroon Lake Association

Photo by Jelane A. Kennedy

Photo by Jelane A. Kennedy



2014 AQUATIC INVASIVE MANAGEMENT'S HARVEST RESULTS and LAKE SCOUT PROGRAM RESULTS

Courtesy: Gretchen Marcell, ESSLA

Once again the Schroon Lake Scout Program was busy with 39 volunteer Scouts Active in 22 Lake Zones and team coverage for 14 River zones, plus 1 individual Scout. The scouts covered 100% of the lake surface area as shown in the table below. The scouts made a total of 71 reports, 14 via the hotline and 57 via email with 3 suspicious plant samples checked to determine their identity. 33 zones were reported Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWN) free (no sightings):

Warren County, Lake- 9 (5 east and 4 west side) Warren County, River – 14 (7 on each side) Essex County- 10 (5 on each side

Aquatic Invasive Management (AIM) EWM Removal Statistics

A total of 41.5 bags or 1037.5 pounds- Adirondack Ecology (AE) EWM Removal Statistics- total of 1.5 bags

The following letters refer to the quadrants for the attached map. Active harvesting sites have been grouped for ease of reporting; more specific information is available in AIM's weekly harvest reports, also on the ESSLA website (www.essla.org).

A. Lockwood Bay- 45 EWM plants B. Tamarac, The Landings, south to Grove Point- a combined total of 7 bags EWM + 2 plants C. Bay south of the Marina channel, Terra Alta area- a combined total of 2 bags EWM + 92 plants, as well as 2/3 bag possibly split between A and C D. WOL Pier, Town Boat Launch, Public Beach and north- a combined total of 1 bag EWM + 50 plants E. Schroon Lake Marina- AIM reports a combined total of 2.75 bags EWM: AE reports 1.5 bags, for a total of 4.25 bags. F. Sandy Point- No report G. WOL Ranch Bay, Sand Point, Southern Boat Launch- Combined total of 2.75 bags EWM + 32 plants H. Clark Island- Combined total of 3 bags EWM + 56 plants I. Talichita Point Area- 50 EWM plants J. Steep Bay- the report in I may actually be for J- this site was described in the AIM report simply as the bay north east of Clark Island K. No Report L. Meadow Cove- a combined total of 3.5 bags EWM + 18 plants In addition, but not in a quadrant on the map:

The bay across from The Three Bears on the west side of the Narrows- a combined total of 2.75 bags + 93 plants EWM The Bay north of Taylor Point on the west side- a combined total of 30 EWM plants The Adirondack Lodges Inland Harbor on the east side- a combined total of 12.25 bags of

Warren County Lake Area 12 Zones 17 Scouts 9.5 miles of shoreline 100% coverage

Warren County River Area 14 Zones 1-two man team 10.5 miles of shoreline 100% coverage

Essex County Lake Area 22 Zones 22 Scouts 15 miles of shoreline 100% coverage

Total 48 Zones 41 Scouts 35 miles of shoreline 100% coverage



EWM

Note: Harvested quantities are usually reported in BAGS, but PLANT counts occur where there were insufficient plants to fill a bag. COMBINED TOTALS reflect more than one harvesting effort in the same site at different times. When combined totals for plants equalled more than one bag, I took the liberty of converting plants to bags for ease of reporting. AIM's week 2 harvest summary did not provide poundage; I converted the bag total to pounds for ease and consistency in re-porting. AIM did not always include individual plant counts in their bag and weight totals for each week's harvest, so my tallies do not always agree with the ones printed in their reports; my totals are the result of compiling all the information in the text of their reports, and I believe mine to be as accurate as possible. For more detailed information, AIM's four weekly harvest reports and Bob Bombard's follow up swim over reports are also available on the ESSLA website (www.essla.org).



No meetings are scheduled for January 2015 - Have a Prosperous New Year !

Monday, February 9 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Monday, March 9 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Monday, April 6 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Monday, May 4 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Monday, June 1 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Sat/Sun, June 27/28 Weekend - 1st Annual Schroon Lake Front/Town Beach

Lake Association Regatta (Planned) and Park

Monday, July 6 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

Friday, July 10 8:00 PM General Membership Schroon Lake Central School Auditorium

Saturday, July 18 10:00 AM 49th Annual Schroon Lake Town Park

SLA’s Arts & Crafts Fair

Monday, August 3 9:30 AM SLA Board Meeting Schroon Lake Town Hall

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