The Huletts Current

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“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” P. J. O’Rourke

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Today is April 9th, which is the anniversary of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending the Civil War. It is one of the most significant events in the history of our nation. The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is famous [...]

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The greens of the Huletts Golf Course have come through the winter extremely well. I’m pleased to report that the mild winter has produced very little to almost no “snow mold” on the greens of the Huletts Golf Course. Last year the greens weathered a very difficult winter and a fungus attacked the greens. This [...]

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These maple taps, attached to trees near Pike Brook road, are almost finished producing syrup for this year. Some people may not realize that there are many small producers of maple syrup right here in the Town of Dresden. If you go for a ride toward Ticonderoga or even down Pike Brook road, you will [...]

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Recent training offered by the Lake George Association and the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York was well attended. While not exactly your typical cocktail conversation, alternative septic system design was a hot topic for 90 people in Lake George last week. Engineers, CEOs, municipal authorities and health professionals came to Lake George last [...]

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See Pictures of the iPad Engadget has some great pictures of the new iPad. Scaring the Birds Away The Post Star reports on a novel way to scare birds away from the lake. Report: School Hiring Increasing, Enrollment Decreasing All Over State The Post Star reports on a new study which documents the problems caused [...]

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Because today is Major League baseball’s opening day, I thought I would present the hand recorded score card from August 23, 1889 which shows Bolton and Sagamore losing to Pearl Point and Hundred Island in Lake George. It looks like the final score was 8-7 and Bolton and Sagamore played with only 8 players. (They [...]

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We Wish You & Yours a Happy Easter Resurrection, Alvise Vivarini, 1498 “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Mag’dalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salo’me, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the [...]

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“But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.” Walter Raleigh

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Sisto Badalocchio, The Entombment of Christ c. 1610 Click on Image to See Larger View

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