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See What Former Supervisor, Joe Rota, is Doing

Today’s Post Star has an interesting story about a project which former Town Supervisor, Joe Rota, is pursuing.

Can You Hear Me Now? – I’m in Lake George Village

Somehow, I missed this press release from Verizon wireless which came out about a month ago, where they announced they had completed a cell phone tower/receiver in Lake George Village. This will help with cell phone calls from the village, parts of southern Lake George, and the Northway.

Lake George Association Starts “Don’t Trash the Ice”

The Lake George Association has started a new public service campaign aimed at winter enthusiasts. The Lake George Association is the oldest environmental organization dedicated to protecting Lake George.

School Enrollment Continues to Plummet – Why No Reduction in Taxes?

The Post Star has a good article on school enrollment in the area. This sentence caught my attention: “Ticonderoga has 960 students, and 88 come from Hague. The high value of property in Hague, the result of homes on Lake George, has its residents paying for half of the school district’s $16 million budget.” Sound familiar?

Readers of the Current may not know, that during the vote about the expansion of the Whitehall school a few years ago, the Whitehall school when asked to release the number of students enrolled by town released the information by zip code. Many Dresden and Clemons residents have Whitehall zip codes. This made it impossible to figure out the number of Dresden school children as a percentage of the total. The Whitehall District knows this number but my guess is that our proportion is even worse than Hague/Ticonderga. Sadly, Hague/Ticonderoga can at least get their number. We just know this …..

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Saturday Quote

“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them.”

St Therese of Lisieux

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There’s Proof – The Air is Cleaner

Here is a good article from the Watertown Daily Times which cites an EPA study that shows that decreased emissions from the nation’s power plants have led to cleaner air and water in the Adirondacks.

Election Date Set for Congressional Election

The Albany Times Union, reports that the Governor has set a date for the special election to fill the empty congressional seat in the 20th district.

AMD Plant Snags

The proposed AMD computer chip plant has run into a few snags, the Post Star reports. While not unexpected, these may slow down the plant’s development.

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They’ll Take Your Land & Not Pay Their Taxes

This may seem like a strange headline but here is a press release we received from the Lake George Property Owner’s Group, where they call the proposed stream corridor regulations being considered by the Lake George Park Commission a confiscation of private property. Many of their arguments are valid and worthy of discussion.

Additionally, here are two links from the Adirondack Journal and the Times of Ti to stories about the Governor’s proposal to alter the payment of real estate taxes on state forest preserve land.

These stories may combine to make a funny headline but they should be taken very seriously. If they both come to pass in their present form, they will cause property taxes to explode.

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Land by the Numbers

This little graphic is pretty interesting. It shows the amount of land preserved over the last 38 years in the Adirondacks. The total forest preserve has grown by 348,575 acres and the total conservation easement lands have grown by 580,443 acres. That’s an increase of almost a million acres of land over the last 38 years. That’s almost twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Now that’s growth. Let’s just hope the state of NY keeps paying its property taxes.


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Adirondack Forest Preserve

2008
Adirondack Forest Preserve

2,404,536 acres

2,753,111 acres

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Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands

2008
Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands

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580,443 acres

* Source – Adirondack Life Magazine January 2009

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Where Are They Now?

Richard and Edie Cerosky have lived on Bluff Head Road for many years. Their sons, Scott and Bruce along with their daughter, Lyn, were always big water-skiers and for many years they had a water skiing course in front of their house. The Cerosky’s were always very kind in letting novice water skiers use their course and helping them with advice.

It seems that after 9/11, Bruce Cerosky was looking to return to a simpler way of life and he and his family relocated to Bolton Landing. Recently the Huletts Current had a chance to catch up with Bruce Cerosky and his wife, Kathy, to learn about their business endeavors in Bolton Landing.

For those familiar with Bolton Landing, the Cerosky’s own both the Sagamore Pub and the Fins & Claws Seafood Shop on Route 9N. Both of these are easy to get to by boat from Huletts in the summer. You would simply dock your boat at the public dock at Rogers Park, and walk up through the park, to Route 9N. (The public dock is just south of the bridge which leads to the Sagamore Resort and is next to the public beach in Bolton Landing.)

The Sagamore Pub is located at 4983 County Route 9N, at the entrance to the Sagamore resort, and Fins & Claws is located at 4933 County Route 9N. (County Route 9N is also known as Lake Shore Drive.) Both restaurants are within about 100 yards of each other. “We bought Fins & Claws in the summer of ’07 and we opened the Sagamore Pub on April 23, 2008,” Kathy Cerosky recalled. “We love Huletts and we would be very happy to have people come down.”

To give you a feel for both restaurants, we were given a tour by the Cerosky’s. The Sagamore Pub is decorated in classic Adirondack style and you’ll want to check out the magnificant winter picture of Lake George which hangs above the bar. Lake George history books are readily available in a fascinating book display. Fins & Claws is a great place for fresh seafood and is a nice summer getaway.

“Please tell people from Huletts that if they stop down, to tell us that they are from Huletts,” the Cerosky’s said. “Richard and Edie have had their house there for over 30 years and we consider it home also. Any person from Huletts is a friend of ours.”

So now you know where Bruce Cerosky is today and you learned it here on the Huletts Current. Stop in and say hello to the Cerosky’s and tell them you’re from Huletts. You’ll be glad you did.

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This Deal is Pure Garbage

Here is a good article from the Post Star about the Hudson Falls trash burn plant. All of our garbage from Huletts goes to the trash burn plant. It has always operated at a deficit and Washington County has always lost money on it. When it was constructed, it was believed Washington County would make money every year on its waste disposal. However, this never happened because the state allowed other landfills to remain open and accept trash. This has resulted in increased competition for garbage from other counties. The result is that the plant doesn’t get the amount of trash that it was expected to receive and thus loses money. So instead of making money, it has been a terrible deal for Washington County. The agreement is up in 2 years.

Bolton Landing Says No to Proposed Stream Rules

The Bolton Landing Town Board has just passed a resolution against the draft proposed stream corridor rules that the Lake George Park Commission is accepting comments on. It is expected that other municipalities around the lake will be opposing them also. Common sense exemptions are no where to be found in the proposed rules. Read more about Bolton Landing’s resolution in the Albany Times Union.

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Winter 2009

Many times we get the question; “What is Huletts like in the winter?” So I thought this picture would be appropriate. It’s cold, there’s a lot of snow and it gets dark with very little cloud cover. Oh what a difference a few months makes!

A Winter Day in Huletts
A Winter Day in Huletts

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Safe from an Icy Doom

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Neal Vandorsten pictured with his faithful dog, says he will never go on the frozen Lake again without having an ice axe with him. Neal shares his story about falling through the ice on one of the coldest nights of the winter.

Many readers of the Huletts Current know longtime Huletts resident and developer Neal Vandorsten. Neal emailed this story to us about an encounter with the lake he had a few weeks ago that he will never forget.

“Made an illconcieved plan to walk across the lake to an island with (son) Keating and visit some folks we know that live there … It is called Three Brothers Island and sits about a half mile from Bolton. Keating and I put our headlamps and gear on and took the dog and off we went. It was a beautiful night and the lake creaked a little, but seemed firm enough. We arrived at the island and had a nice visit with our friends. On our return we lost our tracks and took a different route.. Keating was ahead, the dog was way off, when suddenly I went thru the ice, into the freezing abyss.

The temp was minus 15 and I couldn’t get back out of the water. Every time I tried to climb onto the ice I was back in to the dark and frozen water. I screamed to Keating to stay away, as I didn’t want two of us to expire, but he came closer and closer. My large winter boots acted like anchors pulling me beneath the black waters, I struggled to get up, again and again. Finally, Keating risked all and made a mad dash toward me and pulled me out. We stayed on our bellies for a bit, then got up and ran off the weak ice toward land. We thought for sure we would both go back in but it was luck that put us on some thicker ice. The trip back to the mainland is a blur as I lost my senses for a bit and next I knew we were on terra firma, but I was thinking I was still in the lake. Keating ripped my top clothes off and put his jacket and gloves on me and I began to get reoriented.. We then walked back to the house. Our only salvation is providence. That was the case that night. Anyway, in the morning I went back to the beach to retrieve some of my clothing and looked out across the frozen lake and saw the big hole from the night before.. I was a little beat up on the face and knees from the ice, but the next day felt pretty good..”

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Winter Carnival Fun

We took Saturday off and went down to the Winter Carnival in Lake George Village. Here are some pictures.


The winter carnival continues on weekends until March 1st in Lake George Village.

Learn more about it here.