Bob and Frances Grant built Stone Gate Motel in 1953. They owned and operated the motel along with the cottages, grocery store, and restaurant on the property until their retirement in 1984. Previously they built and operated Pine Grove Cottages, one of the first Lake George family resorts.
Bob was a trustee for the village of Lake George in 1946. He was serving as mayor of the village when Gov. Dewey dedicated the Million Dollar Beach in 1949. He was recognized at the Lake George Village Courthouse at the mock 1903 recreation of the first village meeting, incorporating the village of Lake George.