Who we are
Sekon Association is a homeowner association representing property owners of
camps (vacation homes) on Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of
New York. The properties include many historic buildings dating to the Great
Camp era.
"As Close to Family as it Gets"...Long May It Be So
In a letter of thanks for a Sekon photo album shared, one longtime member wrote
in Fall, 2011, that the album "captured so many beautiful shots of the character
and personality of the place (and I do mean characters). I love the photos of the
meetings, too. These people are the salt of the earth. And it comes through
clearly. As close to family as it gets."
Sekon Association is a homeowner association representing property owners of
camps (vacation homes) on Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of
New York. The properties include many historic buildings dating to the Great
Camp era.
"As Close to Family as it Gets"...Long May It Be So
In a letter of thanks for a Sekon photo album shared, one longtime member wrote
in Fall, 2011, that the album "captured so many beautiful shots of the character
and personality of the place (and I do mean characters). I love the photos of the
meetings, too. These people are the salt of the earth. And it comes through
clearly. As close to family as it gets."
Site overview
This site is meant to be a tool for the Sekon board and members. Its purpose is
to provide a central source for community documents such as bylaws, minutes of
meetings, rental rules, contact information, community news, a calendar of
events, history of the former great camp and useful links.
This site is meant to be a tool for the Sekon board and members. Its purpose is
to provide a central source for community documents such as bylaws, minutes of
meetings, rental rules, contact information, community news, a calendar of
events, history of the former great camp and useful links.
Sekon Association
An Adirondack Community
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| Sekon News Briefs: |
Find Older News Briefs and Photo Links
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| Our History Page Check out Our History tab for postings about the history of Sekon, originally Fish Rock Camp. The Sekon Lodge memory book has been digitized and uploaded. Also find there a digital copy of Warren Longacker's A History of Sekon and Its Surroundings. We have added timeline pages (link on top of Our History page) which include historic highlights and links to many old newspaper clippings, illustrations and documents. |
| Harrietstown Zoning Code For a quick link to a searchable copy of the Harrietstown zoning code, click here. |
| 2011 Minutes Posted Minutes for the July 2, 2011 Sekon Annual Meeting are posted on the Board page. They will be considered for approval at the 2012 annual meeting. Contact marsha.stanley@gmail.com with any suggested changes or additions. |
| Dog Barking Problems To report nuisance dog barking, call Lena Bombard, Harrietstown Dog Control Officer at 891-0016. A polite call to the dog owner first, if known, would be appreciated. |
| 2011 Steakroast Breaks Last Year's Record; Photos Posted The 2011 Sekon Steakroast raised more than $6,000 to benefit the Sekon Association's activities, another all-time record. Many thanks to co-chairs Carleen Menkes and Marie Wood and to auctioneer-extraordinaire Tom Gregory. Relive the day of fun by viewing Tom Curley's pictures. |
| Fish Rock Prominently Featured in New Great Camp Book Great Camp Fish Rock, Sekon's historic alter ego, earned big play in a new coffee table book of Adirondack great camps titled ADIRONDACK STYLE: Great Camps and Rustic Lodges. Fish Rock is featured on six full-color pages with photographs of the Danker cottage, the jerkinhead roof of the old ice house, the Powell's home, the Oslander's sitting room and a wide-angle view of the camps from the water that bleeds across two pages. The text by freelance writer Lynn Woods is accurate and in-depth. Ms. Woods gives high praise to Sekon owners for their preservation efforts: "The buildings have been returned to nearly original condition, thanks to the sensitive restoration efforts of the multiple family owners." For Sekons families who would like a copy, the book is available for purchase for $50 in many Adirondack stores and on Amazon for $31.25. |
| Final Replacement Dock Drawing and DEC Permit At the 2011 membership meeting, Sekon members voted to replace the 30-plus-year-old docks. Use these links to view the final drawing for placement of the docks and the DEC permit. |
| Helpful Links and Info: |
| New Sekon Docks Completed |
| Sekon's new docks were completed the week of Nov. 14 by contractor Dock Doctors, replacing deteriorating docks which had been in use for nearly 30 years. Installation was much later than anticipated because summer flooding damaged Dock Doctors manufacturing facilities in Vermont. The new docks, firmly held by steel pipes driven into the lake bed, will offer secure, safe footing for Sekon residents, some of whom had become fearful of getting into boats because the old docks pitched wildly in the water. A set of gradual, non-slip stairs with handrails on each side will be added this spring. allowing easy and safe access to the water for young and old alike. The sad scene witnessed last summer of an elderly woman crawling out of the lake and up onto the beach will not have to be repeated. Sekon members voted yes with no dissenting vote at the July annual meeting to proceed with the new docks. Eleven dock users committed more than $40,000 of their own money to finance the docks at no expense to the Sekon Association. Acting in good faith on the community's July 2 vote in favor of new docks, Sekon Association signed a legally binding contract with Dock Doctors in August and by Oct. 1 had turned over two-thirds of the funds, Several lake-front owners fought installation of the docks in the final two weeks before work began, threatening to go to court to get a temporary restraining order and asking the DEC to revoke the permit it issued for the work. DEC did not revoke the permit. The dock committee and Sekon Board persevered to complete the work rather than risk breach of contract and a significant loss of money on behalf of the dock users who had raised the money for the project. |
| Significant acrimony on behalf of some remains. To fully inform all members who are interested in the facts, a PDF is being created which will include all the details and will be available on the website soon. It is hoped that the joy next summer of seeing our octogenarian residents taking frequent boat rides, and perhaps even swimming in the lake for the first time in years, will trigger a healing process that will restore Sekon's sense of friendship and community. # |
