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Entries from August 2009

Towns To Make Complaint Against Waterkeeper

August 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

The Towns of Lake George and Bolton have passed resolutions to make a complaint to the Department of Education and the Attorney General against the Lake George Waterkeeper for misusing the letters P.E. after his name for approximately 18 months. Looks like they are even going to work together and submit the documents that were [...]

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Tags: Lake George · The Environment

We Got Mail and a Clarification

August 11th, 2009 · Comments Off

I received the following email from Jeffrey Klauder, clarifying my earlier post on next year’s life jacket change. George: Just a quick clarification on the new life jacket rule – it only applies to boaters from November 1 to May 1. It would not be applicable during the period each year from May 2 to [...]

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Tags: Lake George · The Landing

Two Beautiful Birds

August 11th, 2009 · Comments Off

When I’m out and about I try to carry my camera with me. I am by no means a professional photographer though. When I see something unique I grab my camera, fumble with the settings and try to shoot as quickly as I can. This past weekend I spotted these two beautiful birds. A great [...]

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Tags: Local Wildlife

Bits of Everything

August 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

Ravens Lose Adam Terry for Season I’m sorry to report that the Baltimore Ravens have lost offensive lineman and local standout, Adam Terry, for the season. Adam was gracious enough to allow me to interview him while the Ravens were making their playoff run last year. His interview is one of the most read posts [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors · Whitehall

The Keough’s & Vice President Biden

August 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Kevin Keough and daughters Lauren (age 7) and Kristen (age 10) recently had a chance to see old friend, Vice President Joe Biden, again. This is one of those stories that’s just so good, we had to share it with everyone. The Keough family is well-known throughout Huletts. Kevin is the past president of the [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors · The Landing

Lecture Enlightens Crowd

August 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

John Warren, publisher of the Adirondack Almanack blog, and author of the new book entitled; Historic Tales from the Adirondack Almanack, enlightened the Casino audience on Saturday night with stories about early Huletts life and local history. If you missed John Warren’s lecture on Saturday night, you missed a good one. John’s talk started with [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · History · Lake George · Our Neighbors · The Landing

Piano Man

August 7th, 2009 · Comments Off

Tristan Allen, son of Louie & Miryam Allen of Huletts Landing, plays his original music at the Casino on Friday night. The beautiful music heard coming from the Casino on Friday night was played by 16 year old Tristan Allen, a Junior at Saratoga Springs high-school. Tristan writes his own contemporary music and performed on [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors · The Landing

They Were a Diverse Group

August 7th, 2009 · Comments Off

I took away two things from the NY Giant’s training camp that I wasn’t really aware of before I attended. The first was the fact that the players come from all areas of the country and were actually more diverse than I had expected. Gone are the days, when players on a certain team actually [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors

The Recipient of “The Catch”: Interviewed

August 6th, 2009 · Comments Off

New England fans I’m really sorry to do this to you, but I had the chance to interview David Tyree briefly, and I couldn’t pass it up. Here on the Huletts Current is the recipient of “The Catch”, probably the greatest play in Super Bowl history.

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Tags: Our Neighbors

Behind the Plays: NY Giants Training Camp

August 6th, 2009 · Comments Off

Here is a short 5 minute video that I put together which should give a glimpse into what training camp is like for the NY Giants. The drive to the University of Albany from Huletts was exactly 88 miles. It was really a fun day and I would highly recommend it. The morning practice lasted [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors

Giants Training Camp Preview

August 6th, 2009 · Comments Off

I just returned from the NY Giants training camp in Albany with some great video. I also did some interesting interviews. I will be working over the next few hours getting the video cut and up on the site but here are some pictures that I took this morning. In brief, there was a lot [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors

Coming Soon: Mandatory Life Jackets

August 5th, 2009 · Comments Off

Lightweight, inflatable type III life vests will be all the rage next year, so you may want to buy one soon. The New York State Legislature, despite its recent dysfunction, has passed a new navigation law which is awaiting the Governor’s signature. Dubbed the “seat belt law for boaters”, it will require mandatory use of [...]

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Tags: Lake George · The Landing

There They Go Again

August 5th, 2009 · Comments Off

Another building sits idle and “for sale” in Whitehall because of bad tax and spend policies put in place by the school board. The Whitehall School Board has set the date of September 25th for a special election to decide on proposed renovations to the high school gymnasium with a cost not to exceed $525,000. [...]

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Tags: The Landing · Whitehall

Lady Bug Sitting on a Flower Balloon

August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

Spotted over Kingsbury in the early evening.

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Tags: Washington County