The Huletts Current

Saturday Afternoon - September 5th
Picnic on the Golf Course
Saturday Night - September 5th
Talent Show @ the Casino 7:30 p.m.
Sunday - September 6th
Serving Breakfast @ the Casino 8:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
(11:30 special brunch with the launch of the new cancer “Colondar” with
special appearances by Molly McMaster and Kathy Aiken, cancer survivors.)
Sunday Afternoon - September 6th
Canoe [...]

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The Colon Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of colorectal cancer in out-of-the-box ways. Its goals are to educate as many people as possible, as early as possible, about the risk factors and symptoms of colorectal cancer, and for people to get screened when it’s appropriate for them.
The yearly “Colondar” [...]

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The Road Less Traveled to Lake George
The Daily Gazette has an interesting story with directions to Shelving Rock from Fort Ann. This is a little known road that will bring you into a great spot overlooking Lake George.
The APA’s Wrong Opinion Will Cost Us
Denton Publications reports the latest with the Lewis family farm. In brief, [...]

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.. in a supermarket for wild mushrooms like this.

I found these as I was hiking through the woods. This illustrates how wet it has been this summer.

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“The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.”
Bill Cosby

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Giants Break Camp in Albany, Perhaps for Good
The Times Union takes a look at the Giant’s recently completed training camp and if they’ll return next year.
Bike Trip Around Lake George
The Warren Pieces blog tells about a planned bike ride around the entire lake.
People Coming Upstate to Vote
WNBZ has a story about people who live downstate, [...]

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As you pass the pond on top of the mountain, you’ll see a beaver’s nest on the far side.

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake has a number of great exhibits. When I was there recently, I took a shot of this three-dimensional display which shows what the inside of a beaver’s nest looks like [...]

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National Geographic has a neat video which recreates what Henry Hudson saw when he landed on Manhattan Island in 1609. Take a look.

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This is a newly restored high definition picture of Abraham Lincoln shortly before he was assassinated. Click on the “full size” link below the picture. This is truly remarkable. The suffering that he had to deal with is fully evident in his eyes and he certainly looks tired. It’s also interesting [...]

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February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
The Kennedy’s have many connections to Huletts Landing so I thought I would tell of my one brief encounter with Sen. Edward Kennedy.
During a short period when I worked on Capitol Hill, I attended a church named St. Joseph’s. Here is a picture of the entrance. It is [...]

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Giuliani Mulling Run
The NY Times reports on Rudy Giuliani’s plans.
Fair Starts
The Whitehall Times tells about the start of the Washington County Fair.
Ticonderoga Adds Launch
The Press Republican reports on what people want more of on Lake George.
Bravos to the Samaritans & Chasing Geese
The Post Star’s Boos and Bravos for this week honor the Dresden Good Samaritans [...]

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Seen on top of the mountain.

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Long time golf course volunteers Bob Quick and Bernie Derencin were honored after the Skip Linhart Memorial Golf Tournament with special signs that will hang on Skip’s Shack commemorating their work.
Sometimes words simply cannot express the admiration and appreciation that a community holds for the hard work and dedication of certain people.
That’s why golf course [...]

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George Reis tested his boat, El Lagarto, (The Lizard) in Lake George before winning the Gold Cup for three consecutive years in the 1930’s. A sign marks the spot where he lived, on the road that leads to the Sagamore resort.
The Gold Cup is the oldest active trophy in all of motorboat racing. Bolton Landing [...]

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