News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
The Friends of Historic Huletts Landing children’s event, held on Thursday, was lots of fun.
The Friends of Historic Huletts Landing had an interesting program on colonial dress on Thursday morning with two terrific speakers from Ft Ti. The kids tried on clothes themselves and then we had a sampling of drum and fife songs out back. The quality of the program was excellent!
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I’m pleased to announce that on Saturday August 6th at 7:30 pm, the Mountain Grove Memorial Church will host pianist; Findlay Cockrell. You will not want to miss this event!
This event will be a fundraiser for the church. Tickets are $25 each. Tickets will be limited and are sure to sell out fast so be sure to get yours soon.
Findlay Cockrell, is a retired professor of music at SUNY Albany, a teacher, pianist and mentor. Findlay attended Harvard and the Juilliard School (BS, MS), and has taught at Albany for almost 50 years. Those in the Capital District have enjoyed his recitals (especially the Noon Concert series), chamber music, and performances with the Albany Symphony and other local orchestras. Findlay was also the first performing artist to play at the EGG (The Empire State theater of performing arts in Albany). He was also guest soloist with the San Francisco Symphony under Arthur Fiedler, and a highlight of his career were guest solo performances in Tula, Russia and in Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow with the noted Ossipov Russian Instrumental Orchestra.
A native of California, and a part time resident of the Napa Valley, Findlay has his own amphitheater there for local concerts.
The Times Union had an update with more information and pictures about those charged in the recent fatal Lake George crash.
While, I haven’t shared statistics for the Huletts Current in the past, I was fairly surprised when I checked the statistics lately.
With the month of July now almost finished, I wanted to share that 2016 is shaping up to be the most visited year in the history of the Huletts Current. The number of “visits” for the year has just recently surpassed 72,000. Now while this includes repeat visits, we’re on pace to exceed 100,000 visits for the year.
Anecdotally, people always either ask or email me to post “more news.” I continue to look for a variety of information about those things that would interest you, the reader. I can’t read minds though, so if you have news or interesting ideas, please let me know. So thank you for reading the Huletts Current, this year is shaping up to be a great one!
On Saturday, August 6th, the annual “Day to Remember” Race to Lands End will be held. Please meet at the caddy shack at 9:30 am. Run (or walk) in your age bracket. All are welcome!
Group of youth and parents enjoy the view at the top of the Pinnacle during the LGLC’s Scavenger Hunt and Hike event.
The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) hosted its 2nd annual scavenger hunt and hike for kids on Tuesday, July 26. Designed by 15-year-old Jahnavi Bhavsar of Huletts Landing, this year’s hike focused on wilderness survival skills.
Starting with a brief lesson in map reading led by volunteer Todd Earl, the group of 23 youth and a parents were divided into teams before heading for the trail at The Pinnacle Preserve in Bolton Landing. The Pinnacle, which is owned by the Town of Bolton and managed by the LGLC, was protected through a unique partnership between the LGLC, the Town of Bolton, and the Fund for Lake George in 2015.
The teams encountered trivia questions along the trail that tested their knowledge in hiking safety and wilderness survival. Lunch at the summit concluded with an additional challenge of finding a list of edible and poisonous plants in the woods and along the trail on their descent. Prizes were awarded and everyone cooled off with some ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s, where they all were able to look up at the Pinnacle peak from the front porch.
Bhavsar has big plans for 2017, including a shelter building challenge and animal tracking at the LGLC’s Amy’s Park. The date for this free event is to be determined, but those interested may contact Helen Barton Benedict at hbartonbenedict@lglc.org or check lglc.org for updates
An aerial view over the wetlands of Amy’s Park, which is a major part of the Indian Brook watershed. The peak in the middle is Pole Hill; on the right is High Nopit, and on the far left is Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge is part of the New York state Pole Hill Pond Forest Preserve, and the future Isabel La Roche Godwin Preserve lies adjacent, to the east. (View southeast toward Bolton, (near side of lake) and Diamond point, (opposite side of lake).(Click image to see full-scale.)
The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) has received a grant of $200,250 from the Helen V. Froehlich Foundation in support of focused conservation projects and initiatives that will help protect the land that protects the lake forever.
The grant will be used on priority projects highlighted within the LGLC’s recently adopted Strategic Plan, which focuses on core conservation values that include: community partnerships to protect land and places that are important to the people who live and play in Lake George; and projects that protect land vital to protecting the water quality of Lake George as well as provide recreational opportunities, and protect habitat, viewshed, and historical and cultural resources.
Of the amount received, $82,000 will be used to support land protection efforts within the relatively undeveloped area of the Indian Brook watershed in Bolton.
An additional $82,000 will go towards several key parcels on the northeastern shore of the lake that will link the proposed ridgeline trail along South Mountain to the LGLC’s Last Great Shoreline and Gull Bay Preserves. New properties will also be added to the Preserves, increasing the acreage of protected wetlands and tributaries so as to protect water quality, as well as important wildlife habitat and hiking trails.
The LGLC is currently working to conserve a total of 470 acres in these two regions that will result in the immediate protection of the water quality of Lake George, as well as provide better access to state protected land, link trail systems, preserve a wetland complex, and create additional recreational opportunities. By working with willing landowners to ensure that sensitive lands are protected forever, the LGLC is making a substantial, lasting impact on the water quality of Lake George.
An additional $36,250 will enable LGLC staff to further the organization’s mission. The staff are responsible for managing over 35 miles of trails, monitoring easements, and working with landowners to protect sensitive lands.
“We are so grateful to the Froehlich Foundation for its generous support of our work,” stated LGLC Executive Director Jamie Brown. “They have been an important part of what we do for a long time, and helped us to make a real impact on the protection of Lake George They are making a real difference.”
The Helen V. Froehlich Foundation was created in 1993 with funds provided by the late Helen V. Froehlich to assist with the conservation and preservation of Lake George. The Lake George Land Conservancy is just one of several local organizations that benefit from the Foundation’s generosity. This most recent gift is the 22nd consecutive grant awarded to the LGLC by the Froehlich Foundation, a total of over $3 million.
The Friends of Historic Huletts Landing will sponsor an event for children in the Huletts Gallery on August 4th between 10:00 and 11:00 am.
Come visit 1775 as a soldier garrisoning Fort Ticonderoga. Kids learn all about what it was really like to be a soldier on the Lake Champlain frontier during the American Revolution. What was daily life like? What did you have to carry around with you? Pounds and pounds of stuff. Kids get to touch representative objects like blankets, food, soap, canteens, gunpowder and writing notebooks, and try on clothing. Kids learn about the purpose and function of each item and big ideas about what it was to serve in America’s War for Independence. It was a very big deal to equip and feed an army in a remote location. $5 suggested donation.
Bring a dish to share , beverage of your choice and cutlery. There will be a raffle to support the outreach of The Women’s Guild of Huletts Landing. All are welcome!
400 people attended this year’s Lake George Association Gala at the Sagamore. (Click for full-scale.)
It may be known as the best party on the Lake, but the Lake George Association’s annual gala has another important function: To raise money to protect Lake George’s famous water quality. Thanks to the generosity of more than 400 guests at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton, the 2016 Gala (themed “Celebrate at the Speakeasy to Safeguard our Queen”) raised more than $120,000 after expenses, according to the LGA’s preliminary estimates.
All of that money will be used on projects that benefit the Lake George watershed from Ticonderoga to Lake George Village. “We are so pleased that people from every community around the Lake came to Celebrate at the Speakeasy,” said Nancy Cobb-Zoll, LGA Director of Development. “It is the largest gala and most support we’ve ever had.”
“There are few places other than Lake George where you can get that kind of wide support, and we are humbled that our Lake and the Lake George Association has that kind of endorsement from the public,” Cobb-Zoll said.
The evening included cocktails, dinner, a silent auction that included hundreds of items that were donated by local businesses and restaurants, and constant conversations as attendees renewed old friendships and made new ones. Many dressed to the Speakeasy theme of “Prohibition and Pearls,” and danced to the music of The Bob Halek Band.
A final tally will be released after everything has been settled, and planning is already beginning for the 2017 gala!
The LGA’s next two gatherings are Sunday, August 14 – a Clambake at the Boathouse Restaurant – and Friday, August 19 – the LGA’s Annual Meeting at the Lake George Club. See their website for more details.
Lucinda Bhavsar, Board Trustee for the Fund for Lake George and Huletts Landing resident (left), welcomes Jessica Rubin, Director of Development and Marketing for the Fund for Lake George (right), to Huletts Landing prior to Ms. Rubin’s talk to the Friends of Historic Huletts Landing on Thursday night.
Ms. Rubin spoke about the Fund for Lake George’s important work to a large group of Huletts Landing residents and visitors. To learn more about the Fund for Lake George, visit their website at: fundforlakegeorge.org