The Huletts Current

The next time you’re heading to Whitehall, on the top of the mountain before you start down the other side, you can see this marker through the woods on the right hand side. What is this? Well next time don’t drive by so fast. It marks a very historic spot. It is actually a monument [...]

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Seen this morning after 12 hours of rain.

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A stuffed bobcat on display at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Huletts Current reader, Karen Wagner, submitted the following question: Hi George, There is an animal in the mountains that produces a sound like a woman sreaming! We’ve asked around, but no one seems to know what it is. I assumed it was [...]

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The Wyatt’s cove culvert has shown remarkable improvement in water quality over the last 20 years. I was sitting on the porch today thinking of things to write about and saw the boat from the Darrin Freshwater Institute pull up and take a water sample from what they call the Wyatt’s cove culvert. So I [...]

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Concepts Proposed for Exit 20 A number of concepts that could ease congestion and improve access along the Exit 20 corridor, also known as the Factory Outlets on Route 9, were proposed recently. The most popular seems to be a number of round-abouts or traffic circles along the stretch to keep traffic moving. You can [...]

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Black Mountain Point 1870 – Seneca Ray Stoddard Sat. July 25th, 10:00 a.m. – Black Mountain Point* Serving Eggs, Bacon, Pancakes, Sausage, French Toast, Bagels, Fruit Salad, Coffee, Orange Juice, Bloody Mary Mix and more… (Please bring your own Booze ) Cost: $15 per person ($10 kids 7 and under) [*] Proceeds will be donated [...]

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The Post Star reports on what happened at the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting on Friday. I was there for the beginning of the meeting and presented my pictures of the Center for Watershed Protection’s own backyard. What the Lake George Park Commission is proposing is completely in the extreme. They want no cutting [...]

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We are happy to report that the Washington County Beach is now sellling t-shirts to raise money. They really look great! They are asking for a $10 donation for each shirt. They have youth sizes S-XL and adult sizes S-2XL. Get one quick, they’ll go fast.

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Jim McMaster forwarded this along about the Friends of Historic Huletts grand opening party of their new gallery and library – which was a great success. It was well attended by about 100-150 people, there was lots of looking at the exhibits and much general satisfaction with the way the place looked. The back yard [...]

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The Lake George Park Commission has regularly informed the public that they have hired the Center for Watershed Protection, based in Maryland, to help them draft the proposed stream corridor rules now being considered for the Lake George basin. The centerpiece of these proposed rules is a buffer area around any streams where virtually no [...]

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I have heard periodically that British soldiers are buried on the Harbor Islands owned by the Paulist Fathers. This small historical reference about the Islands gives some context on how this may have occurred. “This group of 5 privately-owned islands in Lake George is located a little over 2 miles south of Sabbath Day Point. [...]

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I was not aware of this, but at one time it was necessary to obtain a license from NY State to pilot a steam boat. Recently, Gordon B. Foster provided me with a copy of his grandfather’s license which enabled his grandfather to be a pilot and an engineer on a “steam motor vessel”. This [...]

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Thoughts going through your mind as you’re climbing a tree at 7:30 in the morning trying to get some scenic shots: I hope my wife doesn’t find me dead. If only I weighed what I did in high-school. If only that branch was a little thicker. Boy what a great view, why isn’t the camera [...]

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At the regular board meeting of the Town of Dresden this month, the repaving of part of Pike Brook Road was discussed. Preliminary work has already been completed and repaving should begin shortly. Approximately one mile of the road, starting at County Route 6 and continuing past the trail head for Black Mountain, will be [...]

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