I was recently in the Washington County municipal center and hanging on the wall in the county clerk’s office was a picture of the Washington County Board of Supervisors from 1926-1927. Arthur Wyatt, who was the owner of the Huletts Hotel, was also Town Supervisor of Dresden during that time. So I took a quick [...]
Entries from June 2010
Now for Some History: 1927
June 30th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tags: History
Baseball’s All-Star Ballot
June 30th, 2010 · Comments Off
With Major League Baseball’s All-Star game approaching fast, here is the official ballot to cast your vote. You’ll need to fill out your email address and date of birth but this is a ballot you’ll want to complete! Hurry because voting ends soon.
Tags: National News
Washington County Beach Opens for Daily Use
June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off
Lifeguards; Carly Nichols, Cole Rocque, and Kelsie Benjamin stand in front of the lifeguard chair at the Washington County Beach The Washington county beach at Huletts Landing is now open daily for the 2010 season. The park is open 7 days a week from 8 a.m – 8 p.m. and the swimming beach is open [...]
Tags: Lake George · The Landing
What is a 403.6 Error?
June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off
I am currently aware of an issue causing intermittent 403.6 errors to be displayed when trying to reach this site. The error indicates “The IP address from which you are browsing is not permitted to access the requested Web site” but despite the indication in that error, this is not a case of your specific [...]
Tags: Technical Updates
Buoys in the Morning
June 29th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tags: Lake George · The Environment · The Landing
Signup Now for Floating Classroom
June 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
The Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom will visit Huletts Landing twice during the summer of 2010, courtesy of the Friends of Historic Huletts The Lake George Association’s Floating Classroom teaches children, and adults about lake ecology, geology and stewardship. It is scheduled to make two stops in Huletts this summer: Saturday July 10th at 2 [...]
Tags: Lake George · The Environment
Local Catholic Church Renovation Plan Presented
June 27th, 2010 · Comments Off
A concept drawing of a renovated sanctuary at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Whitehall. Recently, I received this letter from Fr. Michael Flannery, pastor of Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church in Whitehall and the Chapel of the Assumption in Huletts Landing. Fr. Flannery is proposing a renovation of Our Lady of [...]
Tags: The Landing · Whitehall
Lake George Village to Replace Docks
June 26th, 2010 · Comments Off
Lake George Village is in the process of applying for a grant to cover part of the funding to replace 6 public docks with new wider crib docks. The plan is for an improved and visually friendly area with benches and street lights. These docks are presently used by the public to access the downtown [...]
Tags: Lake George
Flowers in the Morning
June 25th, 2010 · Comments Off
“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.” Abraham Lincoln
Tags: The Environment · The Landing
Bluebird of Happiness
June 24th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tags: Local Wildlife
Chuck Foster Obituary
June 24th, 2010 · Comments Off
Chuck Foster’s obituary and funeral details are in the Post Star.
Tags: Our Neighbors · The Landing
Stop By For A Drink
June 24th, 2010 · Comments Off
Leann wanted to let everyone know that she received the Liquor License for the Casino. The Casino will be open this week from Thursday thru Sunday, then, beginning Thursday July 1st, it will be open every night. Cheers!
Tags: The Landing
New Invasive Terrestrial Plant Identified on Lake George – Wall Lettuce
June 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off
Wall lettuce (Mycelis Muralis), one of the newer invasive species on a watch list for the Adirondacks, is now growing off of Rt. 9L near Dunham’s Bay in Lake George. The Lake George Association is gathering data to assess the spread of the species in the Watershed. Property owners who believe that this plant is [...]
Tags: Lake George · The Environment
Bits of Everything
June 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off
Supermarket Turndown to be Reconsidered The Wash Blog reports on Whitehall’s bad decision. We Love Soccer, You Love Soccer, They Really Love Soccer Google has sponsored a contest entitled: Doodle 4 Google – “I Love Soccer”. Children of 17 countries have designed the Google logo around the theme “I Love Soccer”, for the Doodle 4 [...]
Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · Whitehall


