A vendor event will be held at the Raquette Lake School on Route 28 on Saturday, February 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Shoppers can stop by for a variety of products by Lia Sophia, Pampered Chef, 31, Clutter Bug, and Raquette Lake’s WW Durant.
Raquette Lake Winter Carnival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 15 and 16 at various venues throughout the village along with snowshoe outings at Great Camp Sagamore.
The weekend kicks off on Saturday at 10 a.m. with activities for the kids, competitions and games.
At noon the Ladies Frying Pan Toss and Golf Drive competitions will begin. Continue reading
Raquette Lake Supply Company has begun preparations for the annual Raquette Lake Ice Harvest on Saturday, February 1, a tradition that dates back over a hundred years.
Raquette Lake Ice Harvest activity from 2013.
File photo
Pre-cutting of the ice, which is currently 12 to 16 inches thick, has begun by a team of volunteers who are working to open up the channel so the ice can be moved up the lake.
On Saturday at 8 a.m., they will team up to make the final cuts and help push the cubes of ice down the channel and up onto a conveyor belt to be transported by truck to the ice house at Raquette Lake Supply. Continue reading
The Raquette Lake Firehall will be the site of a Hunters Dinner on Saturday, October 26th. Members of the Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club and Raquette Lake Fire Department will be serving a roast pork dinner with all the trimmings.
Fish & Game memberships will be available at the door as well as 50/50 raffle tickets.
Dinner starts at 5 p.m. and ends when the food runs out. Take-outs will be available. he price is 10 for adults and $8 for kids.
Proceeds from the dinner and 50/50 raffle will support the purchase of new snowmobile signage to promote the 7th Lake Mountain Community Connector Trail.
The Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department announces the appointment of Kathryn Forsell to assist as the seasonal winter events coordinator for the Hamlet of Raquette Lake.
Kat Forsell
In her new position she will work closely with Alexandra Roalsvig, Long Lake Director of Parks and Recreation, and Events Coordinator Erin Barton in planning and implementing community-based events for the winter months.
Forsell is a fourth generation Raquette Laker, having graduated from Raquette Lake Union Free School and Indian Lake Central School. She studied hotel and restaurant management in college. Continue reading
Photo by Theresa Taylor
Jim Dillon (who happens to be one of the nicest guys you are ever going to meet) annually throws a dart at his “pin up” oil truck calendar and whatever Saturday in February it lands closest to becomes the day of the Annual Ice Harvest in Raquette Lake.
Okay, not really.
Generally, the date of the harvest is determined by the amount of ice and the availability and proper running order of the equipment used. (Sometimes the Adirondack Museum has it on display and/or the rubber bands, bungee cords and duct tape have to be replaced.)
Photo by Theresa Taylor
Another factor is the availability of the 4th, and now 5th, generations of Dillons who along with their strappingly young and strong friends make the road trip to be enslaved for a day or two by Uncle Jim.
This year someone with the foresight of an eagle, started plowing the ice job area shortly after freeze over which kept it free of this season’s huge (note the sarcasm) snow accumulations.
This produced crystal clear (minus a few weeds) ice blocks measuring halfway to your hips (if you’re six feet tall) by a little wider than your hips (if you’ve been on this planet 50 years or more).
This is a precise measurement so as not to strain the conveyor belts or the assortment of aged workers.
The stars seemed to be lining up as the Adirondack Museum had no dibs on the ice harvesting equipment, or on Jim or any of his brothers for that matter. Continue reading
Raquette Lake Supply Company will begin preparations for the annual Raquette Lake Ice Harvest on Friday, February 10, a tradition that dates back over a hundred years.
Ice cutting on Adirondack lakes was originally—and still is—used as a means of refrigeration during the summer months.
During the winter, blocks of ice called cakes were cut and stored in insulated barns with an additional insulating layer of saw dust to keep the ice frozen in the summer months. Continue reading