FOR 10 YEARS WE HAD NO PROBLEMS
AT THIS WONDERFUL LOCATION.
THEN THE LANDLORDS DAUGHTER RAN AWAY FROM HER
PROBLEMS TO LAKE GEORGE.
SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T "LIKE MY
CLIENTELE" - NOW IT IS A TATTOO PARLOR.
DOESN'T SAY MUCH FOR
US, BUT THEN AGAIN CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
SO ONE OF OUR NEW LOCATIONS IN
TOWN WAS AT THE WATERS EDGE
NEXT TO THE WONDERFUL NEW HOTEL BUILT BY THE FORT WILLIAM
HENRY.
AS KARMA WOULD HAVE IT,
OUR
OPENING DAY WAS GREETED BY
THIS BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW WITH THE ST. SAC IN THE
FOREGROUND
BRADLEY ERCEG HAS BEEN
ELECTED THE STORE HISTORIAN.
HIS FIRST TASK WAS TO MAKE SURE HE HAD
AT LEAST ONE
OF EVERY PATCH EVER MADE.
APRIL 2008
MYA ON THE LEFT 2004
ALONG WITH MISSY AND JEN FROM SCOTLAND
JILL AND DANICA AT 6 MONTHS OLD
MARISSA AND MYA IN '95
CHARLIE CAME AND WORKED WITH US
FROM ENGLAND IN 2000.
WHEN
SHOWING CHARLIE HOUSES BUILT IN THE 1700'S
HIS
IMMEDIATE COMMENT WAS " OH, I SEE CURRENT
EVENTS!"
WE CALL OUR NEW STORE SHAKEDOWN
STREET.
AFTER ALL HOW MANY SILVERMINES CAN ONE SMALL TOWN TAKE?
GEANINA COMES ASKING FOR WORK
KATIE & GEANINA 2004
MISSIE AND LAUREN 2005
(TURNING HEADS FASTER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE - SEE GUY IN
BACKGROUND)
GEANINA IS NOW A POLICE OFFICER IN ROMANIA
JEN AFTER A HARD DAY
CHARLIE AND HIS PIKE
OUR POWER OF 3 - GEANINA MISSY AND JEN
KIM AND KRISTIN RAN OUR NEW STORE DURING 2003.
WITH THAT SAID MY IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
WELCOMES YOU TO A LOOK BACK
AT MY ACQUIRED FAMILY IN OUR OLD AND NEW
SURROUNDINGS
NEVER IN THE FOREGROUND,
BUT
ALWAYS THERE WHEN NEEDED...
YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE A FRIEND AS GOOD AS "DJ"
THIS MURAL WAS 10' HIGH AND
20' LONG.
IT WAS PAINTED BY BEN AND AMY TO ACCENT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ROOM
27 YEARS SHE HAS PUT UP WITH ME. GOD BLESS HER
FROM LEFT: LAURA D, ILLEANA,
JESS E, JESS W, AND LAURA F.
THIS MADE FOR A VERY EASY YEAR. EVERYONE HAD
THE SAME NAMES
JEN AND AMY ON THE LEFT
BEN, BROOKE, AMY, AND JEREMY ON THE RIGHT
ROOM 2 AT 179 CANADA ST. SAFE TO SAY WE USED EVERY INCH OF SPACE
JESS, ILLEANA, AND JESS AT CHRISTMAS PARTY
THE BIRTH OF THE DRIP CANDLE 1994
ILLEANA ADDED THAT CERTAIN SPICE TO OUR STORE - AND TEMPER
FIREWORKS EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT ALL SUMMER LONG
THE VIP ROOM AT THE SILVERMINE
WITH JEN.
JESS GRADUATED FROM HOLY CROSS AND WILL RETURN TO AUSTRALA SOME
DAY
ABOVE OUR INCENSE DEPARTMENT IN
1994.
BELOW THE 2003 VERSION AT THE SILVERMINE
NEXT TO BEN & JERRY'S ICE
CREAM
KIM 2003
JESS (LEFT) ONCE HAD A LONG
WEEKEND OFF
AND DROVE TO DENVER TO SEE A FRIEND.
LAURA D IS GRADUATING AND
HAS BEEN OFFERED NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTS WORLD.
CATHY WAS THE FIRST MANAGER IN OUR BURLINGTON VT STORE
KIM (LEFT) JOINED US IN
2003.
MYA RUNS (RIGHT) SILVERMINE ON CANADA ST.
SHE HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR 4
YEARS.
MISSY, EXCUSE ME - MELISSA HAS
BEEN A FRIEND FOR 10
YEARS.
SHE MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN
2003
ABOVE - OUR FIRST PATCH CASE
BELOW - OUR STICKER DEPARTMENT
1994
LAURA (LEFT) RAN THINGS FOR 5
YEARS
BEFORE GRADUATING FROM BRYANT COLLEGE.
SHE IS NOW RUNNING WALL
STREET.
RHEANNE (RIGHT) WORKED WITH US FOR 2 YEARS
OUR FIRST COLLECTIBLE SECTION
IN 1995
CONSISTED OF SLATE AND FOAM CLOCKS.
2003 SILVERMINE ABOVE AND SHAKEDOWN STREET BELOW
TABITHA WAS THE FIRST IN A
CONTINUING LINE OF EMPLOYEES
RECOMMENDING SOMEONE WHO SHOULD WORK HERE.
SHE RECOMMENDED LAURA, WHO RECOMMENDED CARISA,
WHO THEN BROUGHT KRISTIN ON
BOARD.
LIKE LAURA, TABITHA IS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST
WHO NEVER FAILED TO
AMAZE ME WITH HER ABILITY TO CREATE.
SHE NOW LIVES HAPPILY IN ISRAEL.
ERICA CAME FROM THE LEFT COAST
TO VISIT HER MOM - MAXINE - ONE SUMMER.
OUR SWEATER DEPARTMENT IN 1994. THE PRICE IS STILL JUST $30
MAXINE-MY SISTER- AND HER OTHER
DAUGHTER MICHELLE BELOW.
MAXINE TRULY WAS MISTAKEN FOR MICHELLE AND
ERICA'S SISTER.
I THINK IT IS THAT WEST COAST THING
MY OTHER NIECE- MICHELLE- GOT MARRIED THIS SUMMER
THIS WAS OUR SHIRT WALL IN 1994
WORD GOT OUT ABOUT THE
SILVERMINE
AND VIKI AND FRIENDS CAME FROM SLOVAKIA TO WORK IN 2002.
A PICTURE IS WORTH...
IN 1994 THIS WAS OUR LADIES DEPARTMENT
LADIES CLOTHES 2003 AND ACCESSORIES BELOW
FOR 10 YEARS MICHELLE PUT UP
WITH ME.
SHE RAN THE VT STORE
AND HERE IS PILOTING A 60' CATAMARAN IN THE
BAHAMAS.
ON THE RIGHT SHE IS SHOPPING AT THE FLEA MARKET
(SINCE BURNED
DOWN) IN NASSAU.
SHE AND LAUREN WERE TAKEN ON A CRUISE
AS A CHRISTMAS
PRESENT IN 1999.
SUNSET SAILING ON LAKE GEORGE
DEBBIE LASTED 2 YEARS
(SHE
SAYS SHE CAN'T SPEND ANY LONGER TIME AT ONE JOB)
HERE WE ARE TRYING TO
BREAK THE PARKING METERS
MY WIFE-CAROL, LAUREN AND MICHELLE IN NASSAU
IS THAT JERRY ?
MARISSA WORKED FOR 3 YEARS WITH
US.
NEVER DID SHE COME TO WORK WITHOUT THAT LOVELY SMILE
IF
YOU LIKE YOUR JOB YOU NEVER HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
MYA HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE
BEST EMPLOYEE
YEAR AFTER YEAR - BY HER FELLOW EMPLOYEES
...BY ME TOO!
ALICIA WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
HERE.
SHE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL IN BURLINGTON
AND THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE A
STORE THERE.
SHE WAS RIGHT. WE STAYED THERE FOR 10 YEARS
THE BLACKLIGHT POSTER ROOM
DIDN'T CHANGE OVER IT'S 10 YEARS.
MORE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE POSTER ROOM
THAN WENT TO THE FORT WILLIAM HENRY.
MYA, BASKA, VIKI, VLADMIRA AT VIKI'S BIRTHDAY
VIKI, BASKA, DAVE, MYKA, KRISTIN 2003
AMERICADE - BIKE WEEK IN JUNE - GREAT FOLKS
BALLOON FESTIVAL - MORE GREAT FOLKS - SEPT
OPENING OF THE NEW FORT HOTEL JUNE 2003
ON MY DECK WATCHING LAKE.
IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF THE LAMP POST
YOU WILL SEE A WATERSPOUT (SEA
TORNADO)
PULLING WATER OUT OF THE LAKE AND FORMING A HUGE DARK CLOUD.
AS
THE WIND PUSHES RIGHT TO LEFT
THE CLOUDS DUMPS IT'S RAIN ON THE TOUR BOATS
NIGHT LIFE IN LAKE GEORGE.
PEACEFUL DURING THE DAY