The Huletts Current

So you love looking at old photographs of Huletts Landing and Lake George, but you thought you had seen them all. Well the #1 reason to read The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George, is that it contains a treasure trove of pictures, published together for the first time, of Huletts Landing and Lake George. [...]

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Don’t we all grow by learning new things? Isn’t learning imaginatively enriching? Well, if you want to learn something new about something old, while capturing your imagination in new ways, you’ll definitely want to read the The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. The book includes almost two years of research, so I can confidently [...]

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There’s an old saying that says in effect; “the people make the place.” Well a hundred years ago is a long time though, and history sometimes forgets the people “that made the place.” One of things I enjoyed while writing, The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George was researching the many interesting characters that the [...]

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Do you like a good story? How about a good mystery? Well you’ll read a really great story and find a mystery in a mystery in the book; The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. A mystery in a mystery? You’re probably asking; “What’s he talking about?” Well, I can’t give it away, you’ll have [...]

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Did you know that the Hulett Hotel Fire of 1915 was one of the largest fires ever on the shores of Lake George? In chapter five of The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George you’ll learn what happened on that day in 1915 when the fire occurred. You’ll see the only known photographs of the [...]

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I’m happy to unveil the cover of my new book: The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. On a clear November day in 1915, the Hulett Hotel on Lake George caught fire and burned to the ground. Quickly rebuilt, the “new” Hulett became a popular tourist destination. However, after the rebuilding, a mysterious figure claimed [...]

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Contestants from last year’s Adirondack Donegal Beard Contest in 2011. This year’s Donegal Contest will be held at Basil and Wicks (formerly Casey’s North), on Route 28 in North Creek, NY, March 17, 20011. Contestants should be clean shaven on New Years Day. Participants in the 4th Annual Adirondack Donegal Beard Contest are preparing to [...]

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Kateri Tekakwitha Rising to Sainthood The Montreal Gazette reports that Pope Benedict XVI has deemed Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha worthy of sainthood, so she will be canonized at a ceremony sometime in the future. Fort Ticonderoga to Study Repair of Walls The New York History Blog has a story about a grant awarded to the Fort [...]

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A rabid goat has been confirmed north of Huletts Landing in Essex County. In addition to this, there have been 4 rabies positive raccoon’s, multiple skunks, and 1 fox in Washington County within the past year. Rabies is spread through the saliva or brain tissue of an infected animal. In many instances, it comes through [...]

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NY Times: Adirondacks Warming? The NY Times follows Jerry Jenkins, an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Hard frosts that a generation ago came in mid-September now arrive in October. Lake Champlain, a huge freshwater body that divides New York and Vermont, once froze over completely every winter, but now remains open in the middle [...]

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Theodore Reale, Designer & Engineer of Huletts Sewer Systems, R.I.P. Recently the Times of Ti carried the obituary of Theodore Reale. “Ted” as his friends called him, was the principal of A.P. Reale and Sons, the primary designer and contractor for both of the sewer systems that serve Huletts. Washington County Leaders Want Budget Lowered [...]

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A painting of Marie Antoinette with her son, Louis-Charles, on her lap. (circa 1787) At the time of the French Revolution, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, was known as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France. He was abducted on August 10, 1792, when only eight years old, as the French revolution waged on. When [...]

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Popular Ti Restaurant Closes The Times of Ti reports on the closing of the Carillon Restaurant. Lake George Rock Climbing Gets National Exposure The Lake George Mirror tells us about Paddle to Crag on Lake George. Saranac Lake Community Store Profiled in NY Times The hearty residents of Saranac Lake started their own store and [...]

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The Lake George Land Conservancy has announced the hiring of Chad Knisely as the Land Conservancy’s new Land Protection and Stewardship Specialist. Prior to joining LGLC, Chad worked as acting director for Grand River Partners in Painesville, Ohio, where he managed land protection projects, watershed planning, community outreach and organizational fundraising. As LGLC’s Land Protection [...]

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