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Linda Durfee Sakmar and her son Connor, descendants of the Silver Spruce Inn Bed & Breakfast\u2019s famous owner Sallie Miller Smith, pose with author, Maureen Werther, on right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Local freelance writer Maureen Werther recently celebrated the launch of her new book, \u201cThem That Has \u2013 the Story of a 1790\u2019s Adirondack House and the People Who Made It Famous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Werther co-hosted an open house at the Silver Spruce Inn Bed & Breakfast, 2005 Route 9, Schroon Lake, with Phyllis Rogers, owner of the inn.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rogers gave guided tours of the home she has turned into a successful Adirondack bed and breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI took the expression, \u2018I could write a book,\u2019 quite literally when I learned about the house and its owners,\u201d said Werther, adding that the Silver Spruce Inn has a fascinating and entertaining history. \u201cIt just had to be turned into a book.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Silver Spruce Inn was originally built in the late 1700s and had a series of owners before a wealthy and eccentric heiress from Waterbury, Conn., named Sallie Miller Smith decided to buy it at the onset of Prohibition and turn it into the nearly 10,000-square-foot Adirondack retreat it is today.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the lore surrounding the house, visitors from across the country have been faithfully returning there to spend time in the Adirondacks for the last 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Werther called the event a \u201cbig success,\u201d and she is excited about future book readings and other events that are being planned in and around Saratoga Springs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Werther\u2019s business, WriteForYou, offers content solutions for businesses of all sizes, creating white papers, blog posts, web page content and other professional writing services. She is also a regular contributor to local magazines and newspapers, including the Saratoga Business Journal and the Glens Falls Business Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local freelance writer Maureen Werther recently celebrated the launch of her new book, \u201cThem That Has \u2013 the Story of a 1790\u2019s Adirondack House and the People Who Made It Famous.\u201d Werther co-hosted an open house at the Silver Spruce Inn Bed & Breakfast, 2005 Route 9, Schroon Lake, with Phyllis Rogers, owner of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":29760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\nLocal Freelance Write Authors Book About Silver Spruce Bed And Breakfast, Schroon Lake - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/06\/local-freelance-write-authors-book-silver-spruce-bed-breakfast-schroon-lake\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local Freelance Write Authors Book About Silver Spruce Bed And Breakfast, Schroon Lake - 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