News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
I Watched a Blackbird
By Thomas Hardy
I watched a blackbird on a budding sycamore
One Easter Day, when sap was stirring twigs to the core;
I saw his tongue, and crocus-coloured bill
Parting and closing as he turned his trill;
Then he flew down, seized on a stem of hay,
And upped to where his building scheme was under way,
As if so sure a nest was never shaped on spray.
“A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.”
Ogden Nash
Elvis and Ann-Margret singing the “The Lady Loves Me” from Viva Las Vegas.
One hundred years ago, on January 17, 1920, prohibition went into effect nationally. It would not be until national prohibition ended in 1933 that it would be legal to have some alcoholic drinks in New York state.
This 13 year period is a tough period to report on as it pertains to drinking and alcoholic consumption in Huletts. While I have heard many stories, I have no idea whether they are true or false.
During the 1910’s, the temperance movement was growing in Washington County and nationally. The Adirondack Almanack published a story in 2019 and a headline from that era, where federal prohibition agents seized a 100-gallon still across the lake in West Hague.
It certainly must have been an intriguing time and some of the stories regarding prohibition and Huletts may have a factual basis. I will be attempting to learn more about this time period and am open to anything people might know about this time.
I wanted to wish you and yours the best new year ever. That includes the very best today and every day to follow, and appreciate the fact that you are here.
To celebrate with a little fun – here are the 1st place winners from December’s OPEN Swing Dance Championships. Wishing all good things to everyone for 2020. May yours be joyful!
The Fund for Lake George posts an update regarding the Jefferson Project here.
IFLScience.com investigates the UFO seen near Huletts.
William Shatner recently visited the bridge of the Star Trek Enterprise in Ticonderoga, NY. The Times of Ti has the story.
I always like posting aerial pictures of Huletts. I received a nice one yesterday on Christmas day. So here it is. (Click image for slightly larger version.)
“Covfefe” wins the Breeder’s Cup event at Santa Anita today. Named after President Donald Trump’s famous mistweet, the filly has now won six of her first eight races.
If you have no idea what I am talking about – this article from the Guardian explains the background.
Two friends in music play songs and talk about the old time music. They should come to the Huletts Casino. Oh wait, one them already does.
Everyone needs a friend.
“Riviere achieved immense popularity with the Victorian public for his anecdotal and often humourous pictures of animals. ‘Sympathy’, showing a little girl sent in disgrace to sit on the stairs while being comforted by her dog, was among the most popular of all. The first version was shown at the Royal Academy in 1878, but the picture exhibited here is a study Riviere made for a second version.
Always a supreme technician in his pictures, Riviere also painted historical subjects and portraits, but it was always his animal scenes to which the public most warmly responded.”
Gallery label, August 2004
This is definitely an affair scene pic.twitter.com/CQIYtuRaZz
— Akki (@akkitwts) September 25, 2019
Entertainer Bobby Dick with his wife Susan a/k/a “DJ Susie Q” before Friday night’s show in the Casino.
Many thanks to entertainer, Bobby Dick, and his wife Susan, a/k/a “DJ Susie Q”, who brought their unique vocal gifts to the Casino for a show on Friday July 12th.
An enthusiastic crowd listened to some fantastic music and learned from Bobby some unique facts about Rock ‘n’ Roll’s great artists whom Bobby toured with.
The fun was enjoyed by an enthusiastic group of families.
Performer Bobby Dick will perform his ROCK ‘N’ ROLL 101 at the Huletts Casino on Friday, July 12th from 9 pm until midnight.
Bobby loves to engage the audience with his stage banter, comedy, parodies and just seeing the funny side of life. Bobby is joined by his wife Susan a/k/a “DJ Susie Q”, who provides background music, harmonies and a lead or two. Bobby adds, “She’s also younger and stronger and makes a great roadie too!” So if you want to be a part of rock ‘n’ roll history, come to the head of the class with Bobby Dick “Rock ‘n’ Roll 101” on Friday night at 9 pm at the Huletts Casino.