The Huletts Current

Father William Esmond, 1923-2012 I am sad to report that the former long-serving Pastor of the Chapel of the Assumption in Huletts Landing and Our Lady of Angels Church in Whitehall passed away recently. Father Esmond spent a good portion of his adult life in Whitehall and Huletts Landing and was loved by the people [...]

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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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So you love looking at old photographs of Huletts Landing and Lake George, but you thought you had seen them all. Well the #1 reason to read The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George, is that it contains a treasure trove of pictures, published together for the first time, of Huletts Landing and Lake George. [...]

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Don’t we all grow by learning new things? Isn’t learning imaginatively enriching? Well, if you want to learn something new about something old, while capturing your imagination in new ways, you’ll definitely want to read the The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. The book includes almost two years of research, so I can confidently [...]

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There’s an old saying that says in effect; “the people make the place.” Well a hundred years ago is a long time though, and history sometimes forgets the people “that made the place.” One of things I enjoyed while writing, The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George was researching the many interesting characters that the [...]

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Do you like a good story? How about a good mystery? Well you’ll read a really great story and find a mystery in a mystery in the book; The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. A mystery in a mystery? You’re probably asking; “What’s he talking about?” Well, I can’t give it away, you’ll have [...]

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Did you know that the Hulett Hotel Fire of 1915 was one of the largest fires ever on the shores of Lake George? In chapter five of The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George you’ll learn what happened on that day in 1915 when the fire occurred. You’ll see the only known photographs of the [...]

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I’m happy to unveil the cover of my new book: The Hulett Hotel Fire on Lake George. On a clear November day in 1915, the Hulett Hotel on Lake George caught fire and burned to the ground. Quickly rebuilt, the “new” Hulett became a popular tourist destination. However, after the rebuilding, a mysterious figure claimed [...]

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… for including in this year’s tax bill an easy to read, concise explanation as to where every cent of every tax dollar goes. It’s a real eye opener. Now if only the school districts would do the same. What caught my attention is how bloated NY’s Medicaid system is: The largest single mandated program [...]

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Whitehall School Board Takes Early Stance on Tax Levy The Post Star reports that the the school board doesn’t want taxes to exceed the new property tax cap. How about decreasing taxes by the enrollment loss? NY Post: What Cuomo Must Do in 2012 Inside Albany looks at five things Governor Cuomo must do in [...]

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Over the past year and a half, my writing on this site has been off a bit because I have been working on a very special project. I am now happy to announce ….. drum roll………. that my second book is officially complete and headed to the presses!!! So on Monday, January 9, 2012 I [...]

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I just received the sad news that Francis “Frank” Holland died on December 16, 2011. Frank Holland was a good friend and was only 48 years old when he died. He had liver cancer. He was a spirited artist and an entertainer at heart. Here he is playing at the Casino. He is on the [...]

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While I’ve been writing here on the Huletts Current I’ve gotten in the habit of posting what I consider to be the top news story of Huletts Landing from the past year. This year was tough to pick, so I ultimately decided to name two stories as “co-top stories” of Huletts 2011. Before announcing my [...]

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The Postal Service has postponed the Clemons Post Office closure slated for January 6th. I spoke with Clemons Postmaster Debbie Winkler this morning who confirmed that the Clemons Post Office will not close on January 6th as originally planned. Evidently, a number of United States senators pushed for a moratorium on post office closings until [...]

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