The Huletts Current

Many people have seen the old sundial which still sits in close proximity to where the first Huletts hotel stood. To the best of my knowledge, it still keeps pretty accurate time. As the summer draws to a close, I thought this might make an interesting post.
Wikipedia has a long description about sundials here [...]

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Congratulations to Nicholas Mir who hit a hole-in-one of the 2nd hole of the Huletts Golf Course on Thursday, August 19th.
Using an 8 iron on the 2nd hole during a late afternoon round, he recounted the event in an email to me.
“I was with my dad and he actually called it in mid-air, he [...]

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The annual
CHAPEL OF THE ASSUMPTION
Labor Day Drawing
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
at the Huletts Landing
Labor Day Weekend Community Picnic
GRAND PRIZE:
greens fees & carts for four
at the SAGAMORE RESORT
plus $100 CASH!
PLUS 18 ADDITIONAL PRIZES
A combined cash value of $1000!
More prizes than any Chapel drawing ever!
$5 per chance
$25 for six
Winner need not be present at drawing to [...]

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After reading the entry about the Bald Eagle sighting I wanted to share that we also saw a bald eagle the first week of August, just past lands end. We sat there in the boat and watched for a while. He/She didn’t seem to mind us, and preened.
Heather Bondesen

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Just a quick notice that the FHHL Board of Trustees meeting will be held:
Saturday, August 28 at 9:00 am in the new Huletts Firehouse.
(The children’s sing-along will be on Saturday at the Gallery - the old firehouse)
After the Trustees meeting, the yearly annual meeting will be held and is open to the public.
So if you’re [...]

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Tuesday’s children’s program sponsored by Friends of Historic Huletts drew a large crowd to listen to stories about the American Revolution.

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Scuba divers working for Lycott Environmental install barriers over a small milfoil bed off of Huletts.
This morning I took a short kayak ride out to some scuba divers who I spotted in the bay. It turns out they work for Lycott Environmental, a company that has been hired by the Lake George Park Commission to [...]

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The garbage I collected from County Route 6 from the “steep hill” sign at the top of the mountain to the old firehouse at the bottom of the mountain.
With the recent news that the DEC will no longer be collecting garbage from the islands next year, I decided to conduct a small “test” yesterday.
I [...]

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Aug 13 (Fri) - 10am - 12noon - Pember Museum of Natural History - Bernadette, Museum Educator at this amazing Granville, NY museum, talks about mammals and birds of the Adirondacks.
Aug 17 (Tue) - 10am - 11:30am - Molly McMaster Reading - Adirondack Myths
Aug 21 (Sat) - 9:30am - 10:45am - Childrens’ Sing-A-Long - Elizabeth [...]

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Post Star Editorial: No Reason to Delay Cell Tower
The Post Star Editorial Board released an editorial dedicated to the Huletts Fire Department’s application for a cell tower.
Garbage Collection on Lake George Islands to End
The Adirondack Almanack spotlights a major change in DEC policy.
Union Rejects Washington County Furlough Plan
A vote by the highway department union is [...]

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On Saturday, August 14 at 9:30am at the Huletts Landing Fire House, The Federation of Huletts Landing is presenting Joseph W. Zarzynski and a discussion about his documentary called “Wooden Bones: The Sunken Fleet of 1758”. Please see the attached press release and website (www.woodenbones.com) If you haven’t had a chance to get a copy [...]

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I am happy to announce that the Nobel Island webcam on the left sidebar is back on-line!
I hope to bring another interesting view online soon!
Many thanks go out to our webcam providers for sharing their beautiful views over the Internet!

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Albert T. Kapusinski: October 16, 1937 - July 30, 2010
I’m sad to inform everyone that my father, Dr. Albert T. Kapusinski, passed away this morning from complications arising from recent surgery.
DR. ALBERT T. KAPUSINSKI, 72, of Salisbury, MD, and Huletts Landing, NY and formerly of Cedar Grove, NJ, died Friday, July 30, 2010 at [...]

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