A Luncheon and a Dinner Menu, both dated August 1, 1957. From the Scaroon Manor Honeymoon Resort in Schroon Lake New York . These menus are from the collection of one of the Cooksback.  Each menu measures about 7" x 12' and both have been folded. On the back of the Dinner menu is serving information on the Napoleons on the menu.

On each menu is a pair of Hearts with a banner that reads " Where Hearts Are Happier".


The Scaroon Manor was the site for the 1957 Warner Brothers movie Marjorie Morningstar, which starred Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood. Carolyn Jones and Ed Wynn. These menus date from the time when the movie was being filmed there.


From the Albany Kid
The land – which became an Adirondack resort for the wealthy, was originally bought and built up by a man named Charles Taylor in 1880, and known as Taylor’s on Schroon. At a time when transportation was becoming more widespread, it was a hot spot and provided easier beach access than having to travel to the ocean. When Taylor died, it was bought and rebuilt in the 1920’s by Joseph Frieber, and became known as Scaroon Manor. The amenities included a grand hotel with a large ballroom, guest cottages, a golf course, tennis and handball courts, shuffle boards, horseback riding, gardens, and an amphitheater, which when walking by or through it in its current state, one feels chills, as if haunted! It‘s easy to picture the life that used to exist here. Scaroon Manor reached its heyday from the 1930’s to the 1950’s as one of the grandest Adirondack resorts, during which time its amphitheatre was alive with shows and singers . Apparently it was known as a stairway to the stars. Perhaps most notably, in 1957, the Manor became the backdrop for the film, “Marjorie Morningstar”, featuring some names that might ring a bell: Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly. It is for this film that the Morningstar Bistro in town and a campground loop are named. You’ll find information panels boasting the history throughout the campground. The comedian, Red Skelton, also performed there. The Manor’s hotel business declined until it was sold in 1960, and finally, it was acquired by New York State in 1967. A decision was made to tear and burn down the main building and cottages. In recent years, after residents complained that Adirondack areas lacked access for the disabled, the DEC stepped up and designed an accessible campground. It has been described as possibly the most ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant campground in the country.



Due to the size limitations of my scanner, the entire menu may not show in some of the scans.