How to unlock the LOCAL LOVE
Unlock the LOCAL LOVE and enter to win some great prizes every week in February 2012! Winners of each week's drawing will compete for the Grand Prize...a weekend stay at the majestic Garnet Hill Lodge in North River!
Step 1: Buy something from one of the participating shops ($10 minimum), or ride the Snow Train
Step 2: Show your receipt (or Train ticket) at the next participating shop
Step 3: Receive a LOCAL LOVE special discount from that participant!
Step 4: Fill out a “I LOVE LOCAL” Card and drop it in the heart-shaped box at checkout, which enters you into the weekly drawing for a chance to win more LOCAL LOVE prizes
Step 5: Like EcoLocalLiving on Facebook, and get updates on the prizes and winners!
Last Updated (Wednesday, 25 January 2012 17:54)
eco-LOCAL Winter 2012The Spirit of Local LoveWith Valentines Day in the middle of February, it is certainly the season of love. How about involving the community of local businesses in the declaration of love? How about lovingly going local? To advance this concept, Eco-Local-Living has developed a LOCAL LOVE campaign and promotion with the logo “Unlock the LOCAL LOVE.”We are starting out in this Winter 2012 edition celebrating a marriage of sorts – that of the communities of Saratoga Springs and the Adirondack hamlet of North Creek, home of Gore Mountain. These two towns have been brought together by the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad. This historic rail line is known for bringing Teddy Roosevelt from out of the Adirondacks and down to the White House to become President after the McKinley assassination. 50 years ago the Snow Train brought skiers from the Capital District and elsewhere up to North Creek for the emerging sport of downhill skiing. Now the Snow Train is back, and it’s a great opportunity not just for skiers, but for everyone to ride this historic rail line that follows the Hudson River into the Adirondacks from Saratoga Springs. Leave your car in Saratoga Springs and see how easy it is to get around in North Creek and environs. Free shuttles can take you up to Gore Mountain or Garnet Hill Lodge to have an Adirondack adventure for the day or maybe the weekend. The hamlet of North Creek is a wonderful community of locally owned shops and eateries, all within walking distance to the train station. Upon your return to Saratoga Springs, don’t forget to visit the many locally owned shops and eateries there as well. It is in these two uniquely local towns that we are introducing the new LOCAL LOVE campaign. LOCAL LOVE allows stores, restaurants, local banks, businesses and organizations to declare that they want to be part of rendering the community more loving. You can unlock the LOCAL LOVE by showing your Snow Train ticket at a participating shop, or buy something at one place and show your receipt to the next participant, and you will get a discount on that purchase by showing your love for local! Look for that very pretty logo with the green sun and the red heart. We have only just started spreading the word, but it is quite possible that this idea spreads wildly as people long to create new local communities. Check it out and participate. Fill out a “I Love Local” card in either town (after a $10 minimum purchase) and you can enter a drawing for some free stuff, with a Grand Prize being awarded at the end of February for an overnight stay for two at the Garnet Hill Lodge. It’s Winter; love is in the air, new loving, healthier concepts and lifestyles are germinating; as Spring approaches we’ll may just see LOCAL LOVE blossoming… Last Updated (Monday, 23 January 2012 14:14) Saratoga North Creek Snow Train - So Much More Than Transportation
Saratoga Springs New York ...The long awaited Snow Train made it's debut on Friday, December 30, 2011 with 38 passengers boarding at Saratoga Springs for an excursion to the Adirondack village of North Creek. The conductor opened the door to the platform and exclaimed "All aboard!" to the delight of the waiting passengers. Freddie Anderson, local ski pioneer and Director of the Schenectady Ski School at Maple Ski Ridge, was the first to board the train. It was a special moment for Ms. Anderson, as she had also ridden the last Snow Train that ran 50 years ago. "I am so thrilled to be able to ride the train again," said Ms. Anderson. "I have so many memories of taking the train to North Creek when I was young, and to able to see it run again is just wonderful!" Last Updated (Sunday, 01 January 2012 15:22) THE PRESENT OF BEING PRESENTIt’s the Season of Giving ….By Prof. Johanna Sophia “Come NOW, please,” Fiona’s husband said. “I had planned for next week,” Josie replied. “It may be too late.” – “Oh -- I’ll fly tomorrow then.” And immediately Josie packed her bags. Memories flashed through her mind. A whole childhood, youth, young adult adventures unthinkable without Fiona! Where was that picture of the two of them in pajamas making kissy mouths to the camera that night in the old cloister hotel in the South of France, roses from the curtain call stuck in their disheveled hair the night after their best performance ever on tour with the London youth symphony, where was that again? was it in the famous city of Cannes? They were so full of butterflies, first for the performance and then for the French boys who had insisted on kissing them… oh what glorious times at the age of 15! And now she was dying. Where was that picture?? One more time Josie wanted to relive those moments with Fiona – there! The picture was in the old album! How young they were! But then again, sometimes she still felt so young – yet, at 34, Fiona was dying. Not for a moment did Josie consider just mailing the album or getting on Skype, she needed to be there in person. She would spend thousands of dollars for that one more look into each other’s eyes seeing that unique smile, holding hands, hugging. Why? Why is it so important to be there in person? Don’t we have all the technology to be ‘virtually’ present in sound and image? Radiating Warmth – Local entrepreneur finds his place in the sun Achieving success in business is not an easy task today, and often times what appears to be a smooth sailing ship is the result of a steadfast captain who has been through the raging storms, the rocky shoals, and stuck in the water with no wind, but continues to press on.Terry Moag, owner of the Radiant Store, Inc. of Malta is such a captain. His enterprise is leading the charge toward a clean energy future that captures the power of the sun that hits our planet every day. The Radiant Store specializes in solar thermal energy for domestic hot water and radiant space heating applications. Anybody who has followed the solar industry knows that it’s been a business of ups and downs. It’s a ride that Terry Moag knows all too well, but just like the roller coaster, it’s been worthwhile ride. |
