News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
With the end of the summer, comes the end of thunderstorm season. The first two minutes of this video show the Perpetuum Jazzile of Africa performing the sounds of a thunderstorm. (Be sure to turn you speakers up for the beginning.) Wow!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjbpwlqp5Qw
Man Wanted for Murder Arrested in Whitehall
The Post Star reports on an arrest made this week in Whitehall.
Triathlon Scheduled for October
The Adirondack Almanack reports on the Rogers Rangers Challenge triathlon scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd, in the area.
Study Shows Men Lose Their Mind Talking to Pretty Women
There is now proof! Beautiful women have an effect on men. Read about it in the Telegraph.
Now Becoming the Weak State: Business Must Now Pay Tax to Collect Sales Tax
Forget the empire state, we’ve become the tax state! This Times Union piece illustrates what NY has become.
On a trip over to Whitehall, I saw this turtle on the side of the road.
So I jammed on the brakes, grabbed my camera, jumped out of the car, and endured my wife yelling; “what are you doing!”, only to realize that the turtle hadn’t moved at all. So here is the closeup of our slow moving friend.
So after this shot, we left it there and would you believe, it was in the same spot when we returned home!
How it out-raced a hare, I’ll never know.
Just a quick note that the Whitehall transfer station will be closed on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. If you were planning on bringing trash over on Saturday, you’ll have to wait until the following Wednesday.
Saturday Afternoon – September 5th
Picnic on the Golf Course
Saturday Night – September 5th
Talent Show @ the Casino 7:30 p.m.
Sunday – September 6th
Serving Breakfast @ the Casino 8:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.
(11:30 special brunch with the launch of the new cancer “Colondar” with
special appearances by Molly McMaster and Kathy Aiken, cancer survivors.)
Sunday Afternoon – September 6th
Canoe Races
After Labor Day
The Casino will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday through Columbus Day
The Colon Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of colorectal cancer in out-of-the-box ways. Its goals are to educate as many people as possible, as early as possible, about the risk factors and symptoms of colorectal cancer, and for people to get screened when it’s appropriate for them.
The yearly “Colondar” Calendar is once again sure to raise eyebrows and awareness with beautiful images of strong and vibrant survivors of colorectal cancer – all diagnosed under the stereotypical age of 50. By showing off their scars and sharing their extraordinary personal stories, they are giving hope while saving lives and teaching about colorectal cancer in an unexpected way.
This year, come and meet the Colondar’s newest model, Cathy Aiken, at the Casino on Sunday, September 6th at 11:00 a.m. for brunch!
See a preview of our new Huletts Cover Girl here!
The Road Less Traveled to Lake George
The Daily Gazette has an interesting story with directions to Shelving Rock from Fort Ann. This is a little known road that will bring you into a great spot overlooking Lake George.
The APA’s Wrong Opinion Will Cost Us
Denton Publications reports the latest with the Lewis family farm. In brief, the Lewis family has won their case against the Adirondack Park Agency and has now asked to be reimbursed for their legal fees.
Start of School Brings Flu Fear
Time had a good story about what may happen with the new strain of flu once school starts. This article also has a great graphic on how the H1N1 virus started.
.. in a supermarket for wild mushrooms like this.
I found these as I was hiking through the woods. This illustrates how wet it has been this summer.
“The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.”
Bill Cosby
Giants Break Camp in Albany, Perhaps for Good
The Times Union takes a look at the Giant’s recently completed training camp and if they’ll return next year.
Bike Trip Around Lake George
The Warren Pieces blog tells about a planned bike ride around the entire lake.
People Coming Upstate to Vote
WNBZ has a story about people who live downstate, coming upstate to vote.
Diving Deep for Art
The Post Star takes a look at a new exhibition, which runs through Sept. 10 at the Lake George Arts Project Courthouse Gallery, that “combines art and science to study how testate amoebae living at the bottom of Lake George have interacted for centuries with the submerged remnants of the “Sunken Fleet of 1758.”
As you pass the pond on top of the mountain, you’ll see a beaver’s nest on the far side.
The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake has a number of great exhibits. When I was there recently, I took a shot of this three-dimensional display which shows what the inside of a beaver’s nest looks like (Click on this picture to see it in full screen.).
The entrance is actually underwater and the beavers swim into it from below. The mud and sticks form a protective cover which hardens almost like cement. So now you know what the inside of a beaver’s house looks like.
National Geographic has a neat video which recreates what Henry Hudson saw when he landed on Manhattan Island in 1609. Take a look.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKh91QWxB8k
This is a newly restored high definition picture of Abraham Lincoln shortly before he was assassinated. Click on the “full size” link below the picture. This is truly remarkable. The suffering that he had to deal with is fully evident in his eyes and he certainly looks tired. It’s also interesting because people think of him as dark-skinned, and thus dark-eyed. His contemporaries, however, always remarked upon his “grey” eyes. You can clearly see that in this picture. Fascinating. Check it out.
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
The Kennedy’s have many connections to Huletts Landing so I thought I would tell of my one brief encounter with Sen. Edward Kennedy.
During a short period when I worked on Capitol Hill, I attended a church named St. Joseph’s. Here is a picture of the entrance. It is located right across the street from the Senate Hart Office Building.
One day at Mass, I was sitting toward the front, and at the sign of peace, I turned around to shake hands with whomever was behind me and Senator Kennedy was standing there in the pew behind me with his hand outstretched to greet mine. Well, I must have given him a surprised look but I did say; “peace be with you” and his reply was the same. I wanted to say hello when Mass was over but when I turned around when Mass had ended, he had already gone.
So today on Senator Kennedy’s passing, I hope he finds eternal rest and peace. I never had a chance to say hello, and all we did was offer each other a simple greeting of peace. However, this brief exchange on life’s journey is something I will never forget. Peace be with you Senator Kennedy.