The Huletts Current

Congratulations to Courtney Laczko for winning first place in the Lake George Land Conservancy’s first Scholarship contest! Courtney is a senior at Lake George High School. For her winning essay Courtney will receive $500 and her school’s science program will receive $250 to help towards equipment, field trips or other educational opportunities. Click here to [...]

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Iron ore can be seen locally in many spots. Seen here behind the Washington County Highway facility in Whitehall, NY, iron production is referenced in many historical writings. During the nineteenth century the Adirondacks were mined for iron ore. Streaks of iron ore can still be seen in local rock outcroppings today. The Adirondack Iron [...]

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The Lake George Land Conservancy’s Spring Newsletter is here. Read about: The Richard Hayes Phillips Trail, (named after the local Dresden resident) in honor of the man whose respect and devotion to these mountains is unparalleled. The LGLC’s new campaign to protect the most sensitive lands and waters, from the lake’s peaks to its shore; [...]

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A driveway in Putnam carries stormwater runoff, laden with sediment, into Lake George. The Lake George Association plans to complete a major storm-water remediation project this summer to address the problem. A $21,000 LGA stormwater project on Black Point Road in the town of Putnam will start this summer with funding support from the Lake [...]

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The Lake George Park Commission’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Invasive Species made a presentation at meeting on Wednesday with approximately 50 people in attendance, including representatives from the Lake George Fishing Alliance, Warren County Conservation Council and Washington County Federation of Sportsman Clubs. The AIS reiterated what has already been reported here about their plans for [...]

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A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2, 2012 between numerous sportsmen groups and the LGPC AIS on the proposed invasive species boat inspection and washing program. The meeting is scheduled to begin 6:30 PM at the Lake George American Legion.

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Post Star: LG Park Commission Hires New Leader Post Star: $100,000 in state money secured for Lake George clam fight News Enterprise: Post-Star lays off one-third of news reporting staff

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The Lake George Association supports a new bill on invasive species introduced in the New York State Senate by Senator Betty Little, Bill S6826. A companion to the bill introduced earlier this month in the assembly, this new Senate bill will authorize the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to establish a list of invasive species [...]

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The view south from Vicars island campsite # 9 has been added as a desktop wallpaper on the “Wallpaper” page. George, My family has been camping on the LG islands since 1961 and we’ve kept a boat at Island View Marina for the past 20 years or so. I just wanted to submit a wallpaper [...]

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Post Star: Whitehall School Board Approves Spending Plan Post Star: Fishing Group Leader Has Concerns About Boat Washing Adirondack Daily Enterprise: Congressional Map Changes The Free George: The Battles of Saratoga Times Union: Fort to Reclaim Human Bones

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On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Lake George Park Commission met to review the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Invasive Species (AIS) at Fort William Henry Conference Center in Lake George, NY. The Ad-Hoc Committee on Invasive Species (AIS) is a sub-committee of the Lake George Park Commission. Here is a summary of what [...]

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The Lake George Association’s Lake Steward program has collected data from 2008-2011 indicating that boats have come from over 300 different waterbodies across the region to Lake George. These include 121 waterbodies in New York and 197 waterbodies in other states. This 7 page pdf document summarizes the program’s finding over this 4 year period. [...]

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The deadline to apply for the Lake George Land Conservancy’s annual scholarship totaling $1,000 has been extended from April 1st to April 15th. To apply, a high school senior must submit an essay between 1,000 and 2,000 words addressing this year’s question: “If you were elected the Wizard Mayor of the Lake George watershed, what [...]

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And the winner is…. Peg Olsen! Peg’s name was drawn by Art Franz as the winner of our 2012 Lake George Land Conservancy Name the Trail Drawing. Held March 6th, the drawing ended a fundraiser for continued support of the Last Great Shoreline acquisition. At stake was the right to name the Cook Mountain Preserve’s [...]

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