Previously I had posted the names of the Republican and Democratic nominated candidates for the Dresden Town Board. This year there are two open seats on the Board. Both parties have nominated two candidates. I have posted all 4 of these candidates answers to my questions already. However, I was recently made aware that there [...]
Entries from October 2009
The 5th Town Board Candidate
October 19th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: Our Neighbors · The Landing
Bits of Everything
October 19th, 2009 · Comments Off
Blogosphere Here to Stay, NY Times Latest to Cut Workforce The New York Times will cut up to 150 positions because of declines in advertising revenue, it was announced Monday. Victim of Canon Blast Still Hurts The Post Star follows-up on the canon accident at Fort William Henry. Queensbury Moose Relocated The Post Star reports [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · Lake George
Can You Hear Me Now? Not From Huletts
October 18th, 2009 · Comments Off
“My boss didn’t believe me when I told him, ‘I’m going to a place where there isn’t any cell phone service’.” Sadly, this is an actual remark that I heard this past summer and it illustrates an issue that must be addressed in Huletts. It impacts everyone and it’s not only a health and safety [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · The Landing
Sign Time
October 17th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: Whitehall
Saturday Quote
October 17th, 2009 · Comments Off
“If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze!” St. Catherine of Siena
Tags: Our Neighbors
A Bedtime Poem on Cold Nights for Little Leaves
October 14th, 2009 · Comments Off
I’ll tell you how the leaves came down, The great tree to his children said. You’re getting sleepy, yellow and brown, Yes very sleepy, little red. It’s quite time to go to bed. “Ah,” begged each silly pouting leaf, Let us a littler longer stay. Dear Father Tree, behold our grief, ‘Tis such a very [...]
Tags: Casino Fun
Now for Some History: 1947
October 14th, 2009 · Comments Off
Two hotel guests stand next to the original Casino in 1947.
Tags: History
Seasons Come and Go
October 13th, 2009 · Comments Off
With Columbus Day behind us, and the days getting shorter and colder, here is a great image courtesy of NOAA & NASA which shows the earth’s position and axis in relation to the sun. Someone recently described this time to me as the “sad days away from Huletts.” This is a photograph of a poster [...]
Tags: The Environment
Bits of Everything
October 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
Study Shows Adirondackers Pay High Taxes The Adirondack Journal reports on an interesting study. Canon Mishap Story Questioned The Post Star tells about a freak accident at Fort William Henry in Lake George. Pakistani President Lands in Rutland Who would have known? According to Denton Publications the President of Pakistan touched down in Rutland recently. [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · Lake George · Our Neighbors · Washington County
Columbus Day 2009
October 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
Columbus Before the Queen – Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze – 1843 Click the Image to See Full Scale October 12, 1492 “On the thirty-fifth day of the voyage, two hours after midnight, a sailor on the Pinta shouted “Land!” He could see land by the light of the moon. That morning, October 12, 1492 all the [...]
Tags: History
Foster Brook Dredging Pictures
October 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
For those who have been waiting patiently, here are a series of pictures which show the dredging work on Foster Brook. (You’ll need to click on the picture to see it in full resolution and then use the “Back” button to return to this page.)
Tags: Lake George · The Environment · The Landing
Saturday Quote
October 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
“Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the [...]
Tags: Our Neighbors
Now for Some History: 1960?
October 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
I came across this old picture of some folks enjoying the soda fountain. My guess is that it is from approximately 1960. If you know any of the people in the photo, please let me know.
Tags: History
Friday Afternoon Fun
October 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
Never Underestimate the Power of a Great Story
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