The Huletts Current

The Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom will visit Huletts Landing twice during the summer of 2010, courtesy of the Friends of Historic Huletts
The Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom teaches children, and adults about lake ecology, geology and stewardship.
It is scheduled to make two stops in Huletts this summer: Saturday July 10th at 2 [...]

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“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.”
Abraham Lincoln

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Wall lettuce (Mycelis Muralis), one of the newer invasive species on a watch list for the Adirondacks, is now growing off of Rt. 9L near Dunham’s Bay in Lake George. The Lake George Association is gathering data to assess the spread of the species in the Watershed. Property owners who believe that [...]

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Georgia O’Keefe’s Lake George Years
The Free George does a good job detailing Georgia O’Keefe’s time in Lake George.
What Would Really Happen if NY Shut Down?
The Post Star opines on what might really happen if NY State shuts down.
Ground Zero Mosque?
Of Mosques and Men presents an original piece about the Mosque proposed near ground zero in [...]

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A group of Ticonderoga Cub Scouts recently completed their requirements for Wildlife Conservation loops and pins aboard the Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom.
Last week, four dens from Ticonderoga Cub Scout Pack 72 enjoyed an eco-learning adventure aboard the Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom. Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelo scouts learned how to use the tools [...]

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Andrew Cuomo’s Private Life Not Private After All
The Washington Times does an expose on Andrew Cuomo’s private life.
What is Rock Snot?
WNBZ does a story about a new form of invasive species.
Birding in the Adirondacks
Learn all you want about boreal birds, bugs, and bears at laurakammermeier.com.

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LGA Lake Steward Monika LaPlante holds samples of three invasive species Eurasian watermilfoil, curly-leaf pondweed and zebra mussels. These were pulled off a boat at Norowal Marina during her first day on the job for 2010.
LGA lake stewards are once again on duty at boat launches around Lake George for the summer, inspecting boats and [...]

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The Darrin Fresh Water Institute and the Historical Society of Bolton recently announced their 2010 summer lecture series.
These events are open to the public and free of charge. The programs are on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM. To learn more call 518-644-3541 or visit the website: www.rpi.edu/dept/DFWI.

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Support the Huletts Post Office
The Washington Post details a GAO report that endorses postal cuts.
“Lawmakers also should consider establishing a panel similar to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to independently recommend changes, the report said. Auditors, however, also suggested that more details are needed about potential delivery cuts and post office closures.”
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Over the last couple of days, if you tried to access the Huletts Current, you were greeted by a message that said, “Error establishing a database connection”.
Well, I migrated the Huletts Current to a new “green” web server on Thursday and as you can imagine, we ran into some small technical difficulties.
However, now when [...]

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Rogers Ranger Challenge: Fort Ann to Lake George
Are you up to the Rogers Rangers Challenge? Find out what it is on the Adirondack Almanack.
Info-graphic: Teens and Their Mobile Phones
Here’s a great graphic from Flowtown showing how teens use their cell phones.
Lawns on Lake George Face Scrutiny
The Post Star reports on [...]

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May 1st is the start of Spring turkey season.
For the Spring Turkey Season, May 1 through 31, hunting is permitted in most areas of the state, except for New York City and Long Island; hunters must have a turkey hunting permit in addition to their small game hunting or sportsman license; shooting hours are from [...]

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