The Huletts Current

“In 1995…A Line Of Damaging Thunderstorms Developed In The Northern Great Lakes During The Night Of July 14 And Quickly Strengthened As It Moved Into Northern New York By 4 Am On July 15…And Then Into Southern New England By 8 Am. Estimated Peak Wind Speeds In Excess Of 100 Mph Occurred In The Adirondacks [...]

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Governor’s Poll Numbers Continue to Drop The Governor’s poll numbers reach a new low. Your Yard and Spring: What You Should Know North Country Public Radio has an interesting story about how you should care for your yard now that Spring has arrived.

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In the early dawn of May 10, 1775, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold took Ticonderoga “in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress.” Crown Point was also captured. The Colonies knew the importance of these forts which protected the great water gateway to and from Canada and stored valuable ammunition. In November [...]

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This was in the national news a few days ago but in case you missed it, here it is again. The Terrafugia is billed as the first flying car. It just completed its test flights from the Plattsburgh airport. So here we see it leaving Plattsburgh by land and by air. Click on the pictures [...]

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Gaslight Village Decision Favored by Many The Post Star has more on the Gaslight Village Property. “A total of 21 letters were in support of Concept 1 — the removal of both buildings; four letters were supportive of Concept 2; and 249 letters and signatures on petitions supported Concept 3 and the use of both [...]

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“The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession.” Mark Twain

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An interesting project is close to being finalized by Warren County, the Town of Lake George and Lake George Village. There is an approximately 12 acre parcel which is now owned 62% by Warren County, 19% by the Town of Lake George and 19% by Lake George Village. It is the former location of Gaslight [...]

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The public comment period for the draft stream corridor rules being considered by the Lake George Park Commission has now expired. Instead of focusing on the environmental or property rights issues involved, I thought this letter was probably the best I’ve seen at explaining the legal issues involved. It is written by Mark Schachner, an [...]

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ALBANY, NY (03/19/2009) An extensive undercover investigation into the poaching, smuggling and illegal sale of protected reptiles and amphibians by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has led to charges against 18 individuals for 14 felonies, 11 misdemeanors and dozens of violations, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. These are some of the [...]

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When I first saw this video, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. I will say, if you ever see any golfers that do this, you might want to run away. Or then again, you might want to watch.

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If This Isn’t Squatting, What Is? Isn’t there a sci-fi movie plot where there’s a little town out in the middle of no-where and they do things there “differently?” The Wash Blog has a piece on how the Town of Whitehall goes about occupying their office space. There are only a few problems: they don’t [...]

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With the country’s recent economic difficulties, and our treasury printing money like crazy, this is an interesting piece of memorabilia. It is an actual bank note issued by the Bolton National Bank of Bolton Landing in 1927. Banks once issued their own notes as “currency” which could be used to purchase things. Maybe it was [...]

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The Legend of St. Patrick The boy with his hands bound behind his back was chained to other slaves on the deck of the pirate ship. He had been in the dark hold so long that now the daylight blinded him. Beyond the shoreline the earth wore the greenest-green he had ever seen. Above it, [...]

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