News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
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Sounds innocent by todays standards.
Delaware and Hudson Detective Investigation |
“Delaware and Hudson railroad detectives arrived in Ticonderoga around May 8, 1919 to investigate the local branch railroad. The railroad received reports that the local branch railroad coach that rested on an isolated (side) east of the station in the Ticonderoga yard was a favorite spot for men playing cards. The news accounts stated that the dectives sharply questioned the men.”
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The last time we spoke to local standout, Adam Terry of the Baltimore Ravens, was before the Ravens made it to the playoffs. Since then the Ravens beat Jacksonville to secure a playoff berth and have gone on to reach the AFC title game.
Adam had a few minutes this week, so we had a chance to interview him and get caught up on the last few weeks. |
The last time we spoke, the Ravens hadn’t clinched a playoff spot yet. What has it been like going from needing that win against Jacksonville to get into the playoffs to now preparing for the AFC Championship Game?
“I think we treated that game against Jacksonville just how you have to treat it now. You win, you’re in. You win, you keep moving. You lose, you go home, pack up, and everybody goes their own way until preseason conditioning and everything. It’s a tough one coming up. Pittsburgh’s a sound defense with very good pass rushers off the edge. We’ve got to keep our defense off the field.”
The offensive line hasn’t allowed a sack through the first two playoff games. How much pride and motivation do you guys take from a stat like that?
“It’s a great statistic, but there are a lot of variables that come into play – running backs, wide receivers getting open, [Quaterback] Joe [Flacco] getting rid of the ball. Whether it’s a completion or just getting rid of the ball, that helps out. It’s a good number. Going forward, we’re going to try to keep it that way.”
A lot of people from Huletts Landing and upstate NY have been following you and the Ravens. What message do you have for those people?
“It’s great. That’s where I’m from, and my wife and I will probably end up somewhere in New York between Rochester and upstate New York, Queensbury area. It’s a good feeling. You really don’t get to see it until you get to go back home and everybody congratulates you, and you get to see the support. Sometimes, you get letters and stuff here, but for the most part you really don’t realize until you get back there.”
Adam, we appreciate your time this week. We know you’re headed to Pittsburgh but we just wanted to tell you that all your fans from Huletts Landing wish you well. Thanks again.
One of the most interesting local industries, especially in winter, is the maple syrup business. Most maple farmers have been in the business for generations. This is a short video from Maple Land Farms in Salem, located in southern Washington County, about how maple syrup is processed.
If you ever want a fun thing to do with children in the winter, take them to a maple syrup farm. There are a number in Washington County and Vermont and they usually have tours. There is nothing like the sweet smell of maple syrup being processed in winter.
This video shows the production of pure maple syrup. Look closely at the containers you buy, because many of the large brands use only a small percentage of real maple syrup in their products. Local maple syrup is usually 100% pure.
On December 13, 2008, an unveiling ceremony was held for two new historic signs, erected by the Washington County Historian’s Office, in Huletts Landing and the Town of Dresden. The signs tell the story of the famous French and Indian War event, the Rogers’ Rangers Trek, that took place in Huletts Landing in 1758. One sign is located at the southern rest area, on Rt. 22 in Dresden, and the other sign was placed in the Washington County Park at Hulett’s Landing.
Capt. Robert Rogers led his rangers up Lake George to Hulett’s Landing where over a period of three days they hauled their five boats over the mountains to Lake Champlain.
The signs go into detail of how this tremendous effort was accomplished. Participating in the unveiling were Commissioner Paul Loding of the New York State French and Indian War Commemoration Commission, Dresden Town Historian Agnes Peterson, Washington County Deputy Historian Loretta Bates and Washington County Historian Dona Crandall.
Bravos to Dresden Town Supervisor, Bob Banks, for helping to secure the funding.
The Post Star has a cool graphic on how the new AMD computer chip plant in Saratoga County will affect towns in southern Washington County.
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait c. 1890
During the last two years, two sides of the Casino were painted and the electrical service inside was upgraded. This year we will be painting the other two sides and undertaking some major improvements which we will announce here in the weeks ahead.
However, we will also be cleaning up the back of the building too. We mailed this announcement out last week but we’re asking that you read it here if you didn’t get it. Thank you for your cooperation. Your help will make the area a lot nicer.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I was not a Jew.When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)
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Attention Property Owners. |
The Adirondack Park Agency has revised its rules and regulations to apply to the expansion of shorefront homes built before the APA came into existence.
The APA has been traditionally criticized for overstepping its authority but nine counties within the park all clearly feel this is an abuse of the APA’s statutory powers. What the Agency is seeking to do is to apply their shorefront restrictions to those shorefront structures built before the APA even came into existence.
Thankfully, nine Adirondack counties are speaking out in unison against this. After watching the goings on at the APA for 25 years, if the APA is successful, all property owners should be concerned because they will be coming for your property next.
“It is a good thing to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.”
Winston Churchill
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The Lake George Park Commission released their proposed stream corridor rules this past week. |
You can read the draft regulations here on the LGPC’s website.
We’ll post some further thoughts on these proposed rules in the weeks ahead.
While this doesn’t look like it will affect any local Catholic churches right now, there was some pretty significant news from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany this week:
As reported by the Albany Times Union.
“Roughly 20 percent of worship sites in the 164-parish Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany will close or merge in an unprecedented restructuring plan expected to be released this month, Bishop Howard Hubbard said Wednesday.”
During the early to mid-1980’s, Mountain Dew received permission and filmed a commercial on the Paulist Islands off of Huletts. The camera crew took their equipment out to the islands from Huletts. I remember speaking to the crew and it was quite a production. They had numerous cameras and a lot of equipment.
The commercial wasn’t on TV that long and many people never saw it or even knew about it.
However, after a lot of searching, we found a copy. You’ll definitely recognize the background. Doing it Mountain Dew – Huletts 1980’s. Those were the days!
Here are some links which I thought people would like to know about.
Here’s a story about the completion of a deal to protect 104,000 acres of Adirondack forest. That’s a lot of land.
While they may be acquiring acreage, here is an update on how the state is at the same time proposing to not pay their share of property taxes on their Adirondack land. This issue is bringing together groups from both ends of the political spectrum.
Finally, this is something the Huletts fire department may want to consider in the future. The Hague fire department just purchased a new fire/rescue boat to protect shoreline property and make lake rescues. Perhaps something to consider for Huletts someday?
