by Katelin Rank | Dec 8, 2025
At the corner of North Glade Road and Rt. 495 stands a store on a residential lot which is grandfathered for commercial use. Through the years it has had several owners, names and products to sell. It was built 1950 by Curt Miller and family as a convenience store...
by Katelin Rank | Dec 8, 2025
At Will O’ the Wisp in 1964 the Ace and Evelyn Heise opened the Four Seasons Dining Room. Their son Martin after returning from Cornell with a major in hospitality management was given roles in the restaurant. In Operation: No Start Date:...
by Katelin Rank | Nov 30, 2025
At the corner of Turkey Neck Road and Rt. 135 is where Herman O. Schmidt and Marie (Steiding) Schmidt opened this store in May of 1930. The store was run by Marie and she sold groceries and Pennzoil gasoline along with other items found in a convenience store. She...
by Katelin Rank | Nov 30, 2025
In 1929 a parcel containing .60 of an acre (deed 100/178) including a barn was conveyed back to John O. Thayer from the original acquisition of land for the flodding of the lake. After the lake was flooded, John Philips (Pip) Thayer, the grandson of John O., had the...
by Katelin Rank | Nov 30, 2025
In 1951 Francis and Laura Kelly purchased a small parcel along Rt. 219 at the south end of Fox Den Road. The lot was across the road from the lake, had very little space for parking but did have a boat dock. They operated Kelly’s Store until 1972 when it was sold to...
