Editing Schroon, New York (section)

== History ==
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The Town of Schroon was first settled by Europeans in 1804 from part of the Town of [[Crown Point, New York|Crown Point]], north of the current Schroon Lake hamlet, as part of France's colonial holdings south of Quebec. The town was partitioned to form the newer Town of [[Minerva, New York|Minerva]] in 1817. In 1840, part of Schroon was returned to Crown Point. As with other towns of Essex County, the early economy was heavily involved in [[lumber]] production. The origination of the name "Schroon" is not precisely known. Some believe it to be derived from a Native American word for "large lake". Others believe it devolved from French soldiers who inhabited the region during the French & Indian Wars. The soldiers were enamored with Madame Scarron (a popular paramour of French King [[Louis XIV]] and prior to that the wife of noted French poet/playwright [[Paul Scarron]]). In the late 1800s the Village of Schroon became a destination for wealthy families from the NY Metropolitan area.  Their trip started in New York City by rail to the town of Riverside, then a stagecoach to [[Pottersville, New York|Pottersville]], and finally aboard a steamer that traveled up the lake to the Village.  By 1915, after the introduction of automobiles, people from the cities were flocking to the Schroon Lake region. Capitalizing on this booming tourist trade, grand resorts such as Taylor's on Schroon (later Scaroon Manor), the Leland House and the Brown Swan – along with a number of Adirondack Style Lodges – made Schroon Lake a premier summer vacation spot.  
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Prior to the construction of the [[Adirondack Northway]] ([[Interstate 87 (New York)|Interstate 87]]), US Route 9 was the major north–south highway between Albany and [[Montreal]], which made Schroon Lake a convenient stopping point for travelers to purchase gas, lodging, and meals.

The [[Scaroon Manor]] resort, which closed in 1962, was the site for the 1957 filming of the [[Warner Brothers]] movie [[Marjorie Morningstar (film)|''Marjorie Morningstar'']],<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Maxam|first=June|date=October 19, 1969|title=New York Converting Scaroon Manor Into Park|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/10/19/archives/new-york-converting-scaroon-manor-into-park.html|access-date=May 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which starred [[Gene Kelly]], [[Natalie Wood]]. [[Carolyn Jones]] and [[Ed Wynn]]. Also featured in the film was Camp Red Wing (though not mentioned by name) on the east side of the lake, from which Wood and Jones depart by canoe at night for their escape to the musical South Winds (Scaroon Manor). Open to the public for many years, the old Scaroon Manor site is now a NY State Campground.

The "Scaroons" is/are mentioned twice in ''[[The Last of the Mohicans]]'' by [[James Fenimore Cooper]], as a place seen by Hawkeye ([[Natty Bumppo]]), [[Chingachgook]] and [[Uncas]] after they had departed Horicon (the name used by Cooper for [[Lake George (lake), New York|Lake George]]) while traveling northward chasing Magua and his two captives, Cora and Alice Munro. It is unclear from the context in the book whether Cooper is referring to the lake or a chain of mountains, the latter being a more likely interpretation.