The Huletts Current

Courtesy of the Lake George Association

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Over 30 people, including many children, enjoyed having the Lake George Association’s Floating classroom stop in Huletts in 2011. I’m pleased to announce that the Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom, will return to Huletts on Friday, July 20th at 1:00 pm, courtesy of the Friends of Historic Huletts Landing who is sponsoring this event. A [...]

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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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The water off of Huletts Landing was measured to be some of the clearest water in the lake in 2011. Lake George received the best reading on a measurement for clarity among 98 New York lakes in 2011, the Lake George Association announced today. “If you want clear water in New York State, Gull Bay [...]

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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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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 Association has constructed a new sediment pond at English Brook. The pond is designed to capture hundreds of tons of sediment before it enters Lake George. The Lake George Association has completed the construction of a new sediment basin at the mouth of English Brook in the town of Lake George at [...]

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Last week, crews cleaned out the sediment that has built up in a retention basin on Hague Brook. This pond on the upper part of the brook was originally constructed by the LGA in 2006. Over 45 dump trucks full of material was removed from two different retention basins on the brook. This past week, [...]

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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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About an inch of snow fell last night. It’s mostly melted today though.

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Michael Abrahamson, LGA lake steward, inspects a boat for invasive species at the Dunham’s Bay launch this summer. Dunham’s was a new location for the program this year. The Lake George Association (LGA) has released preliminary results from the 2011 Lake Steward program. The LGA has managed training, hiring, supervision and reporting for the Lake [...]

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The Lake George Association ran a series of ads this summer spotlighting individuals who are contributing to improving the quality of Lake George. Because things have been quiet lately, I thought I would continue with some of the individuals that were profiled. Here is Peter Leyh’s LGA ad. (Click on the picture to follow the [...]

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Flooding Spawns Aggressive Mosquitoes The Burlington Free Press has an article on a new round of late mosquitoes. Town of Whitehall Considering a 10% Tax Increase The Post Star reports that the town of Whitehall already wants to override the new tax cap. Milfoil Found in Lake Champlain South Bay The Adirondack Almanack has a [...]

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