The Huletts Current

The Lake George Association announced today that Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company is donating an additional $20,000 to the LGA for the West Brook Conservation Initiative (WBCI) project, located on the former Gaslight Village property. This gift brings Glens Falls National Bank’s total commitment to the project to $25,000. “In all of our [...]

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Whitehall Times: Finch and Chubb and Marina to Close The Whitehall Times reports that the Finch and Chubb restaurant is closing. But that’s OK; folks can always go to the Silver Diner…oh…wait… Lake George Village Underwater The Lake George Mirror has some amazing pictures of Irene damage at the southern end of the lake. (Page [...]

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LGA Volunteer and board member Salim Amersi works as part of a LGA beach clean-up effort after Tropical Storm Irene. Tropical Storm Irene left large amounts of debris on the beaches at the southern end of Lake George, and due to the wide-spread damage caused by the storm, officials weren’t able to attend to it [...]

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As of 5:05 A.M. EDT on Thursday, September 22nd, the FALL EQUINOX began. This means summer has officially ended. There are many ways to look at this. However going with the glass is half full approach, autumn now begins with its vibrant colors and cool nights! And it’s also one day closer to next summer! [...]

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Walt Lender, executive director of the LGA, comments at a public hearing before the Warren County Board of Supervisors, about the new invasive species transport law they recently passed. The LGA provided information to the supervisors which led to the drafting of the new law. The county law is based on a law that is [...]

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Walt Lender, executive director of the Lake George Association, testifies at a New York State Assembly hearing on invasive species on Tuesday, September 13th. Mr. Lender spoke out in support of laws to prohibit and regulate the transport and sale of invasive species, both terrestrial and aquatic. Lake George Association Executive Director Walt Lender testified [...]

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Here is what I can report regarding Thursday (9/1) in Huletts. Phone service has been restored to many homes and the cleanup is well underway. The Labor Day weekend weather looks good. All-in-all Huletts was very lucky. Vermont still has a long way to go.

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The effect of Irene is still being felt across the communities served by National Grid. At its peak, nearly 850,000 New England customers and more than 150,000 New York customers were without power. We have now restored power to approximately 80% of our New England customers and more than 90% of our New York customers. [...]

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Here is what I can report regarding Wednesday (8/31) in Huletts. Power has been restored to most of Huletts Landing. Some houses are still out but for the most part the power is on. All roads seem to be open. It is possible to reach the Marina and the Casino. Bluff Head Road and Lands [...]

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Here is what I can report regarding Tuesday (8/30) in Huletts. Power has been restored to the center section of Huletts Landing. Power is still out in parts of Bluff Head and Meadow Point. Power has been restored up to approximately Sheep Meadow Lane on Lands End Road. There are two broken poles and one [...]

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Photo on the Eichlerville bridge looking up Foster brook on Monday afternoon. What exactly happened on Sunday? Well I was told by one local official that they heard that Irene caused Lake Champlain (all 125 miles) to rise 7 feet on Sunday! This is simply unheard of. I am trying to keep up with updates [...]

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Irene Update as of Monday Morning: Power & Phones Out Lands End & Bluff Head Closed Eichlerville Bridge Closed Numerous Trees Down Update: 7:00 pm – Monday Bluff Head Road – Now Passable – Some Debris on County Section / Town Section Clear Lands End Road – Now Open Tree Cleared Chase Road – Now [...]

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One-hundred-twenty-seven members and friends of the Lake George Association gathered at the Lake George Club on Friday, August 19 to learn about the organization’s lake protection and conservation efforts, elect new directors of the board, and receive program updates for the past year. Here are some of the highlights of this years meeting. Lee Woodruff [...]

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Just wanted those to know who are not in Huletts, that there was some small shaking but no damage of any kind that I can discern. I spoke to some people in Whitehall who felt the earthquake and some who didn’t feel anything. All in all, everything seems to be fine.

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