The Casino’s July Schedule


There are some changes at the Casino for 2015.

This summer the Casino welcomes Amanda and Andrew as the new management to the historic social staple of Huletts Landing. Artists and event organizers, Amanda and Andrew (both hailing from spending the last two summers living in a treehouse sculpture they built outside of Kingston, NY- (read article here) are hoping to bring a new definition to both fun and grace while serving up a tasty selection of refreshing cocktails, draft and bottled beer, and wine until October in Huletts Landing’s famous “Casino”.

Nestled in the southern Adirondack Mountains on Lake George – which oyster.com recently named the “#1 most beautiful lake in America” -the party will be served up 7 nights a week from 8ish pm to Lateish…

Amanda and Andrew both agree with Huletts Landing’s long time seasonal resident Colin Hurley in his assertion that “Lake George is America.”

The Casino has some exciting new cultural events lined up for July.

In addition to adding new and old classics to the bar’s amazing jukebox, The Casino will have several live acts and DJ’s, both local and visiting from other cities, performing for your added entertainment.

Schedule of FREE upcoming events:

Saturday July 11th: TBA

Saturday July 25th: FUN CHO Live Rock / Blues / Jam Band from Brooklyn, NYC

Friday July 31st: DJ PRETTY PAUL – Resident DJ of the Standard Hotel in NYC / LA

Saturday August 1st (Remembrance Day) – Comfort and Style (members of Franklin Turnpike) Rock / Jam

So please come out to the Casino for a few nights this summer. Bring some friends and make some new ones!

Tuesday at the Casino: Great Martini Magic


The magician, the Great Martini, pulls away one chair to make his young volunteer levitate on air in 2011.(Click on the image to see full scale.)

On Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM, the Great Martini will perform a magic show in the Huletts Casino. Young and old are welcome to attend.

LGA Enters Team in Iron Chef Contest At Lake George’s Sushi Yoshi Restaurant


Sushi Yoshi Chinese Gourmet Hibachi Steakhouse in Lake George Village.

Sushi Yoshi Chinese Gourmet Hibachi Steakhouse in Lake George will be transformed into “Kitchen Stadium” at the end of the month as teams from across the region battle it out to see who will be “IRON CHEF LAKE GEORGE.”

And even though Alton Brown probably won’t be there as commentator, the Lake George Association is fielding a team to compete in the Fourth Annual Iron Chef benefit event. The Lake George Association will also be the event’s beneficiary.

The charity event on Tuesday, June 23, starts at 8 pm at the restaurant, which is located south of Lake George Village at 1818 Route 9, Lake George. The restaurant will be open during the contest for Chinese dishes, sushi and cocktails, but because competitors will be using the Hibachi tables, patrons won’t be able to order from there.

During the evening, staff from Sushi Yoshi will be selling raffle tickets for the chance to win prizes donated by local and regional businesses. Proceeds from the raffle will go to the Lake George Association to benefit their Lake Protection programs and projects. The LGA team includes two members of the Lake George Association Board of Directors:

Carla Burhoe and Jim Casaccio – and LGA Executive Director Walt Lender.

Carla Burhoe and her husband, Tom, own Canoe Island Lodge in Diamond Point. Jim Casaccio is a salesman with Premier Properties who lives in Bolton Landing with his wife, Tenée.

“We’re going to have a great time at the hibachi table together,” said Lender. “Both board members bring culinary experience that will keep us in the running throughout the competition.”

Casaccio has a lifelong personal interest in cooking and very strong culinary skills, and is known in the community for preparing great gourmet meals. Burhoe has been in the hospitality business for her whole life and is noted for the amazing barbecues she hosts on Canoe Island for her guests.

Lender enjoys cooking (because he enjoys eating, he says) and his recipe book includes everything from macaroni and cheese to chateaubriand. He especially enjoys cooking for family and friends when they arrive for visits to his house on the Lake. Much of the evening will unfold as it does on the popular TV show. But unlike on the show, the famed Secret Ingredient has already been unveiled – and at the Sushi Yoshi event it is actually two ingredients:

1800 Coconut Tequila: The liquor is double-distilled 1800® Silver Tequila infused with natural, ripe coconut flavor, and

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum: The liquor is made with all-natural spices and flavors, with a taste that is characterized by top notes of vanilla and cinnamon.

Like on the TV show, the ingredients must be incorporated into the dish – or be used as a complimentary cocktail.

The contest rules also state that the food being prepared for judging must be prepared on the hibachi grill – there will be no stove top or oven available. The LGA encourages their friends to come to the event that night and root for the LGA team!

Video: The Romney Holyfield “Fight”

In case you missed it, the boxing event of the century (OK, maybe that is a bit much) was held on Friday night in Las Vegas.

Romney, 68, and Holyfield, 52, sparred, if you could call it that, for just two short rounds before Romney ran away from the boxer and threw in the towel, giving up a round early in the lighthearted fight that came amid several other fights by professional boxers and an auction.

The two barely threw any punches and largely just danced around, occasionally lightly jabbing each other in the midsection in what was much more of a comedic event than an actual bout.

All kidding aside, the two raised over $1 million for charity, which was worth the fun!

From the Deck of the USS Midway


Peter Ballantyne (right) standing on the deck of the USS Midway with the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Robert A. McDonald (left), and the President of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Al Kovach, Jr. (front), during a reception hosted by Mr. Ballantyne’s Paralyzed Veterans of America chapter. Secretary McDonald gave the keynote presentation this morning to the national PVA convention. (Click image to see larger-scale)

Saturday Quote

Had I serv’d my God with half the zeal
I serv’d my king, he would not in my age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.

William Shakespeare
Henry VIII