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‘A Day to Remember’ – Saturday July 31st

A reminder that ‘A Day to Remember’ is this Saturday – July 31st.

Tickets are available from the McNelis house on Margot Way anytime and at the Caddyshack starting at 9:00 am on Saturday. $20/person (21+), $10 per child (under 21), $50 family (parents and children under 21).

9:00a: Purchase tickets/create luminaries (Caddyshack)
9:30a: Kerry McNelis run (Caddyshack)
12:00p: Golf (sign up now at the Caddyshack)
7:30p: Light hors d’oeuvres, soda, beer, wine, music (Huletts Pavilion)
9:00p: Luminaries ceremony (Huletts Pavilion)

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The Milky Way from Huletts

This stunning picture of the Milky Way, was taken by one of our guests near the first tee of the Huletts golf course in early July. Looking out towards the south, it captures our own Milky Way galaxy.

While it has been a very rainy summer and clear nights have been few, the joy of looking up into a beautiful night sky is always impressive. (Click image to see larger image.)

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National Grid Installs New Pole


On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, National Grid installed a new electric pole near the Huletts firehouse. As demand grows for electricity in Huletts, expect to see continued upgrades.(Click picture to see larger image.)

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FHHL Lecture Series Start: Tuesday July 6th

Please join the Friends of Historic Huletts Landing for the start of their lecture series on Tuesday, July 6th, at 7 pm in the Mountain Grove Memorial Church.

Dr. Brett Palfreyman, Associate Professor of History at Wagner College, will speak on “Life in the Slums: The Lower East Side in the Late Nineteenth Century”

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Gypsy Moths Munching Away


Gypsy moth caterpillars are crunching away on the leaves of many local trees.

If you look at the hills surrounding Lake George you will see many bare trees this year. The culprit? The gypsy moth. You will see leaf shards on the ground, ragged leaves, holes in leaves, and lots of green poop.

Gypsy moths have been present in the United States since the late 1800s. While a caterpillar, this destructive critter feeds on the leaves of over 300 different plant species. Gypsy moth caterpillars especially enjoy eating oak leaves, but if there is a large enough infestation the caterpillars will eat just about any tree species that grows in our forests. By July, the gypsy moths should fly away and hopefully our trees will re-leaf.

Until then, watch those black caterpillars and all those half eaten leaves and green poop.

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Pike Caught Off Huletts


I was forwarded this picture of a northern pike caught off of Huletts this past week. The fisherman who caught it threw it back, so it’s now a little ‘wiser’ and will be harder to catch again. As readers of the site know, I always enjoy and try to post pictures of fish caught in Lake George.

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NYS Drops Most COVID Restrictions As State Reaches 70% Vaccination Rate

During a press conference yesterday afternoon, Governor Cuomo announced that New York State has reached a 70% vaccination rate in the 18+ population, allowing for several of the remaining COVID restrictions to be lifted.

What Does This Mean for New Yorkers?
Effective immediately, the following state-mandated COVID restrictions are lifted across commercial and social settings.
– Social Gathering Limits
– Capacity Restrictions
– Social Distancing
– Health Screening
– Cleaning and Disinfection Protocols
– Contact Information for Tracting

This applies to the following: Sports & Recreation, Construction, Manufacturing, Trade, Child Care, Camps, Food Services, Offices, Real Estate, Buildings, Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry, Amusement & Family Entertainment, Personal Care Services, Gyms, Retail, Malls, and Movie Theaters.

*Institutional restrictions remain in place, including the following: large venues, schools, public transit, homeless, shelters, and correctional and healthcare facilities

NOTE: In addition to the institutional restrictions still in place, unvaccinated individuals are also still required to wear a mask in accordance with CDC guidelines.

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Fr. Torres – Announcement of Transfer


The Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Albany, Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D. (left), stands with Fr. Rendell Torres, Pastor of the Chapel of the Assumption (right) in a previous visit to Huletts Landing in 2014.

Fr. Rendell Torres, the Catholic priest who served at the Chapel of the Assumption in Huletts Landing and Our Lady of Hope in Whitehall for the past eight years announced this week that he has been transferred to a new parish. Below is his letter to parishioners.

June 12, 2021
+ The Immaculate Heart of Mary

Dear parishioners and visitors,

The Holy Spirit brought me to our parishes in 2013, and at the end of this month the Holy Spirit is moving me to another parish, St. Joseph the Worker in West Winfield and Richfield Springs. Their pastor died suddenly this past December, so they lost their spiritual father. My own father died a couple of months later, so it seems fitting that God is joining us together.

On the weekend of July 3-4, please welcome Father Zachariah Chichester, your new resident priest. Ordained in 2018, he will technically be the parochial vicar (or “associate pastor”), while the canonical (“official”) pastor will be Father Busch, who lives in Queensbury at Our Lady of the Annunciation. Father Chichester will live at the priest’s rectory at Our Lady of Hope in Whitehall and minister to your sacramental needs; additionally, he is also assigned to serve St. Mary’s in Granville (where retired priest Fr. Powhida has been the sacramental minister), although the three parishes in Whitehall, Fort Ann, and Granville remain distinct and are not being merged.

I am grateful to God and to you for the eight years that I have been blessed to serve as your parish priest. Please forgive me for my shortcomings, and pray for me to do God’s will always. I will also continue to pray for you.


Peace in Jesus
through Mary,
Fr. Rendell R. Torres

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Saturday Quote

“Happiness is a state of the soul; a state in which our natures are full of the wine of an ancient youth, in which banquets last for ever, and roads lead everywhere, where all things are under the exuberant leadership of faith, hope, and charity.”

G.K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

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State Senator Stec: Injured Firefighters Legislation Passes Legislature

The State Senate today gave final legislative approval of legislation that would add ‘vascular rupture’ to the list of injuries covered under New York State’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law.

The legislation, introduced this session by Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner and cosponsored by Senator Dan Stec, honors Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Chief James Brooks. Brooks died in September 2020 due to complications from an injury he suffered while responding to a fire in May earlier that year.

“Assistant Chief James Brooks died as a result of a line of duty injury,” said Stec. “He was doing what he loved, serving his community. The insurance fund that would help with medical expenses unfortunately did not cover his care, which totaled more than $1 million dollars.”

On May 2, 2020, Brooks suffered an aortic rupture while responding to a structural fire in the Town of Dresden, Washington County. The 27-year veteran of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company died on September 17, 2020, from health complications due his injury. The New York State Workers Compensation Board determined that Brooks’ injury does not qualify for insurance coverage.

The legislation (S4562a/A6767a) creates a presumption of coverage under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law for vascular ruptures suffered in the line of duty. It would assure coverage for this type of injury in the same way that heart attacks, for example, are covered.

The legislation passed the Assembly on Thursday, June 3.

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Gov. Cuomo Announces Most Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions to be Lifted When 70% of Adult NYers Have Received First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Governor Cuomo today announced that most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted once 70 percent of New Yorkers aged 18 or older have received the first dose of their COVID-19 vaccination series. New York’s Forward industry specific guidelines — including capacity restrictions, social distancing, cleaning and disinfection, health screening, and contact information for tracing — will become optional for retail, food services, offices, gyms and fitness centers, amusement and family entertainment, hair salons, barber shops and personal care services, among other commercial settings. Large-scale event venues, pre-K to 12 schools, public transit, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, and healthcare settings must continue to follow the State’s guidelines until more New Yorkers are vaccinated.

Unvaccinated individuals will still be responsible for maintaining proper social distancing of six feet and wearing a mask as per federal CDC guidance. Consistent with the State’s implementation of the recent CDC guidance, masks will still be required for unvaccinated individuals. Large-scale event venues, Pre-K to 12 schools, public transit, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes and health care settings will be exempt from the restriction lift. In those settings, New York State’s existing COVID-19 health protocols will remain in effect.

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Rep. Stefanik Announces Pregnancy