Aug 21, 2020 — New national unemployment data out this week suggests a slowing economic rebound. Many businesses in the North Country are still reeling from the shutdown this spring, but there are some sectors of the local economy that have fared better than most.
Emily Russell spoke to Adirondack Daily Enterprise reporter Amy Scattergood, who says a number of businesses in the TriLakes area are doing really well right now.
HHOTT House staff (left to right) Lori Dinsmore, Ann Costigan and Morgan Hammond in the greenhouse with Arthur the rooster. (Enterprise photo -- Amy Scattergood)
AMY SCATTERGOOD: Bookstores because people once they stopped binging on Netflix, [they] actually picked up books. Also because schools closed and kids actually needed books, so they turned to local bookstores, as well as Amazon. What else up here in the Adirondacks? Unsurprisingly, I think for locals, both boat shops and bike shops have done ridiculously well. Another business that's done quite well as gardening. People, I guess, according to the people I talked to, were not only growing their own vegetables, but [also] flowers because, you know, it's a form of therapy apparently.
Jason Smith of Adirondack Lakes and Trails Outfitters takes a break in front of kayaks at his store in Saranac Lake. (Enterprise photo -- Amy Scattergood)
SCATTERGOOD: Well, most of the businesses I talked to said that their business has been up anywhere from 10 to 20% And a lot of it is out-of-towners. Locals have been pretty consistent, but the the boats and the bike [purchases] tended to be out of towners, again first time a lot of first time people who had always dreamt of you know, buying a kayak or a canoe and finally decided that this was the time to do it. Some of the people I've talked to were a little surprised because they thought given the economic uncertainty that of boat was the last thing people would buy, but it's not as if they're coming up in buying like zillion dollar boats, they're buying the lower end boats and kayaks and bikes, and I guess they figure that it's a good investment. It's a lot less expensive sometimes then staying at home going nuts and it's it's safe, and it's fun, right?
Jessie Fischer, owner of Saranac Lake’s The Book Nook, in her 3-year-old bookstore. .(Enterprise photo -- Amy Scattergood)
SCATTERGOOD: I think it just depends. I mean, I think we're more fortunate than many areas because this is a region where people depend on boaters and people to rent their kayaks and so forth. I mean, there are a lot of boating businesses that have benefited from this. The problem is that there's so many other businesses that haven't, restaurants specifically have just been decimated and many of them are still closed.
Many restaurants can't make up the lost revenue just doing takeout. That's such a necessary part of the economy. In any economy, and I think that that's been a real troublesome, to be kind, aspect of this. And in as much as I think this area's doing better than many because of its reliance on outdoor activities, I don't know that it goes towards making up for how many other businesses have just been destroyed.
Find more of Amy Scattergood's reporting at AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com, including the stories referenced in this interview: Boat shops booming, Local booksellers begin a new chapter, and It's been a long season of pandemic victory gardening.
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