Michael Rawitz & Tracy Einhorn We just learned that Michael Rawitz, who many remember from his days working in the Casino, recently got married. Michael is the son of Charlie Rawitz who lives on Pike Brook Road. To see the happy couple, here is the story from the New York Post. Congratulations Mike and Tracy! [...]
Entries from March 2009
The Social Scene
March 15th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: Our Neighbors · The Landing
You Know You Like That!
March 15th, 2009 · Comments Off
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Tags: Technical Updates
New Hudson River Exhibit in Albany
March 15th, 2009 · Comments Off
The Albany Institute of History & Art has a very interesting collection. Here is a video about their new exhibit about the Hudson River. There’s an interesting story about the chain which George Washington used to close the Hudson River.
Tags: History
Bits of Everything
March 15th, 2009 · Comments Off
Plans for County Beach Moving Forward The Post Star has an interview with Dresden Supervisor Bob Banks about plans for the Washington County Beach this summer. A Picture’s Worth a 1000 Words Adirondack Life Magazine has a photo contest every year. Here is the page showing their winning pictures for 2009. If you’re a photographer [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · The Landing · Washington County
Legacy Banks Refuse TARP Funds
March 14th, 2009 · Comments Off
We received the following letter from Legacy Banks (which has a branch office in Whitehall), where they state they will not participate in the federal TARP bailout. “You may have read in the most recent edition of Your Legacy newsletter that we received preliminary approval to participate in the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program (CPP), [...]
Tags: Whitehall
Bits of Everything
March 14th, 2009 · Comments Off
More People Using State Parks CBS 6 has a story that reservations are up in state parks. Road Salt is Bad for Your Health The Albany Times Union has a story about how road salt can be damaging, not only to the environment, but to your health also. This is Like Asking the Whitehall School [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · Lake George · The Environment
Saturday Quote
March 14th, 2009 · Comments Off
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men, the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx
Tags: Casino Fun
Test Out the Webcam
March 13th, 2009 · Comments Off
Jeff Klauder has been kind enough to give us access to his webcam which continually monitors the condition of Lake George in Kitchel Bay looking out towards Noble Island. This is a trial run of accessing his webcam. 1.) Because this is a test, you will need to enter: user name: KitchelBay password: 123456 2.) [...]
Tags: Lake George · The Landing
Bits of Everything
March 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
Warren County Resolution Opposes Stream Rules Read the resolution the Warren County Supervisors passed opposing the stream rules the Lake George Park Commission is proposing. You won’t be getting a copy of this from the LGPC. What Did Samuel de Champlain Look Like? See PBS’s conception of Champlain as created in the new documentary; Dead [...]
Tags: History · Lake George · Washington County
Deers Leap: Then & Now
March 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
1903 Today
Tags: Lake George · The Environment
Warren County Unanimously Opposes Draft Stream Rules
March 11th, 2009 · Comments Off
At their last meeting, the Warren County Board of Supervisors, representing all the Towns of Warren County, unanimously voted to oppose the stream regulations as proposed by the Lake George Park Commission. Mr. Belden (Hague Town Supervisor) recommended that the board members approve a resolution supporting the Towns and opposing the Lake George Park Commission’s [...]
Tags: Lake George
Bits of Everything
March 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
Flood Watch for Washington County The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for an area which includes Huletts. Bears Be Gone WNBZ Radio has an interesting story on the DEC’s release of how many bears were taken by hunters in the state this past year. “Harvest increased in the Adirondacks as well, with [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · Local Wildlife · The Environment
Get Your Absentee Ballot
March 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
Please know that the General Election is now set for Tuesday, March 31st for the purpose of electing a Congressman from the 20th District to replace Kirsten Gillibrad. Huletts residents who are registered as voters will have to send in applications for absentee ballots ASAP in order to receive a ballot. You can get an [...]
Tags: The Landing
An Interview with “Grandma’s” Great-Grandson
March 8th, 2009 · Comments Off
The renowned American folk artist, “Grandma Moses”, was probably one of the most famous people to have ever lived in Washington County. What many people do not know is that her great-grandson, Will Moses, carries on her wonderful legacy and is a painter and artist extraordinaire in his own right. He lives and paints in [...]
Tags: Our Neighbors · Washington County


