About the town » Schroon Lake, Essex County, New York, United States

Schroon Lake is a town in the Adirondack Park, in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census. The town is also known as Schroon or "Lake Paradox" which is actually a centrally located lake, and the name of a hamlet on the lake.The Town of Schroon is in the southern part of Essex County and is north of Albany. The Town of Schroon contains two lakes: nine-mile (14 km) long Schroon Lake, and five-mile (8 km) long Paradox Lake. The two lakes are connected by the Schroon River.