The Huletts Current

The Lake George Association, a not-for-profit membership organization that protects Lake George, announced today that Lynne M. Rosenthal has joined the organization as Communications Coordinator. She will be responsible for print and electronic publications, media and government relations, and the organization’s website. Previously she served as the Assistant Director for the World [...]

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The Lake George Association (LGA), in conjunction with the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York (CWICNY), is sponsoring a septic system training course on March 25, 2010 at the Fort William Henry in Lake George.
The one-day course, titled “Small Scale Wastewater System Design II – Alternative Systems” is designed for professionals in [...]

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If you have 52 minutes, this is one of the best documentaries I have seen in awhile.
In 1980, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in the Alaskan Interior, cutting off 19 million acres of prime boreal wilderness from the mitts of fur trappers, oil tycoons, and would-be lodge owners alike. Only six families of [...]

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GUY COHELEACH
Black River Snow
oil on canvas

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A major supplier of electricity to the Northeast is proposing to go down Lake Champlain, through the Champlain Canal in Whitehall, and back into the Hudson River to bring power to New York City and Long Island. This would be a new way to supply the growing power needs of our country without disrupting scenery.
It [...]

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Vermont Neighbor Wins Olympic Gold
Hannah Kearney from nearby Norwich, Vermont won the gold medal in the women’s moguls at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics!

Historic Lake George Photos Donated to Bolton Library
The Adirondack Almanack has a story which should interest all history lovers.
Beautiful Bird Pictures
This site: http://birdbook.org/ has some stunning photography of different birds.
You will need [...]

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Famous Jefferson Lake George Quote Put in Context
The Adirondack Almanack gives us great background information on Thomas Jefferson’s visit to Lake George which produced his memorable quote.
Effort to Save Bats Begins in Whitehall
I definitely noticed that the bat population in Huletts was down last summer, so this is some potentially good news that the Post [...]

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This is a beautiful video that zooms out from Tibet to the limits of the observable known universe.

It ’s astronomically accurate. It’s not a dramatization, it’s a map; the positioning data was pulled from Hayden Planetarium’s Digital Universe Atlas.

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Over the last month, I’ve noticed some performance issues with the website so I’ve decided to move it to a new hosting company. This will mean some “growing pains” but by the end of February the Huletts Current will be migrated to a new server and you’ll see some additional improvements.
In researching where I [...]

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The Lake George Association has recently completed a study, which I have posted in its entirety here, which concludes that fireworks do not harm the environment but more study is needed.
This is something that I’ve always wondered about. I’ve excerpted certain paragraphs below but I recommend you read the entire report. It’s quite interesting.
In [...]

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Can You Say Cold?
I grabbed this screen shot of the temperature this morning to have proof.

Residents Lash Out at APA Boathouse Proposal
Even the local press is now beginning to recognize the extreme anti-people agenda at the Adirondack Park Agency. This

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With so many media outlets declaring their top new stories for 2009, the Huletts Current continues the practice by naming the top story for Huletts Landing during the past year.

The Huletts Current pick for the top story of 2009 was the dredging and removal of the delta that had formed at the mouth of Foster [...]

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The Winter Solstice occurs exactly when the earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant in time, the term is also used colloquially to refer to the day on which it occurs. For most people in the high latitudes this is commonly known as the shortest day and [...]

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