News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
Cool Pictures from the Air
I found this site recently, www.PhotosFromOnHigh.com, and there was a page dedicated to local sites which everyone should recognize.
New Lake George Mystery Book
If you want to curl up on a cold winter night with a good Lake George mystery you might want to check out Perky’s Projects review of Cold Winter Nights by Anne White.
Finally the Train May Run on Time
The Post Star reports that things may be speeding up for train service into Whitehall.
It was announced on Fort Ticonderoga’s Facebook page that the episode of Ghost Hunters that was filmed at Fort Ticonderoga will air on March 10th.
“YEEHA! Ghost Hunters is MARCH 10TH!!! Check local listings – as they say. One of the producers said it was one of his favorite episodes ever”
Mark your calendar’s now. (We are.)
Hat tip to Joanne Farley for the info.
Get a Mask, Pickup Trash
The Post Star notes some great work by scuba divers who pickup garbage from the lake bottom.
Whitehall: Boats & Recycling
The Whitehall Times had two interesting stories this week which I’m linking to. The Town of Whitehall is concerned with boats on the Longtin property and the Whitehall transfer station won a recycling challenge with an 18-percent increase in their recycling. Bravos to all who recycle!!
Ticonderoga Makes A Plan
Denton Publications has a description of an 8-point plan that Ticonderoga has come up with to increase tourism.
In Case You Missed Times Square
Here’s a great panoramic view of Times Square on New Years complete with sound from panoramas.com. Can you see the ball drop? (Hint: Grab the mouse and look up.)
No Bridge, No Rest
The Post Star did an interesting follow-up on what people are doing without the Crown Point bridge.
This picture of the recently demolished Lake Champlain Bridge comes from my brother Al’s extensive collection of Adirondack memorabilia. The Champlain monument appears at the bottom of the picture. The road to Ticonderoga would be off of the bottom of the picture.
Now that the Lake Champlain Bridge from Crown Point to Addison Vermont is gone, I thought people might not know that the Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer movie, What Lies Beneath, which was released back in 2000, was filmed on and near the Crown Point Bridge.
Filming closed the bridge for several days, causing problems for locals on both sides of Lake Champlain. The bridge appears throughout the film. You can learn more about the movie here and I posted the movie trailer below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4Fw2QElA4
Polar Plungers Get Real Cold
The Post Star reports on this years Polar Plunge in Lake George.
MSNBC Reports on Bridge Demolition (with sound)
Early Footage of an Adirondack Log Drive
The Adirondack Almanack has some great historical video of an Adirondack log drive here.
Hollywood Wants Your Kids to Smoke
This University of California, San Francisco website is devoted to showing how Hollywoood promotes smoking in movies, especially those flicks targeted at kids. It has gotten so noticable that major national health organizations have endorsed an R-rating for future smoking scenes and other voluntary measures to encourage producers to keep kid’s movies smoke free. If you have children, you need to look at this.
The Lake Champlain Bridge between Crown Point, NY and Addison, Vermont was demolished this morning. Here is the video.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYzzGlcSKU
Boathouse Hearings to be Held
The Adirondack Park Agency is going to hold a series of hearings before revising their boathouse regulations, the Adirondack Almanack reports.
Salt Alternatives to Protect the Environment
This is an interesting piece I ran across regarding alternatives to rock salt from the Mother Nature Network.
This is What Happens When You Overspend
David Paterson announced the budget mess is so bad, he’s withholding 10% of school and local aid, it was reported by the NY Post. Why not start tying school aid to enrollment figures?
Cool Pictures of Lake Champlain Bridge Design Concepts
The NY State Dept of Transportation has released different design concepts for the new Lake Champlain Bridge between Crown Point, NY and Addison, VT.
DEC Demands Lake George Village Make Sewage Upgrades
The Adirondack Almanack has a good story about some improvements that will hopefully be made in Lake George Village.
Small Town Vulnerable: USPS loses $3.8 billion for Year as Volume Falls
The Washington Post reports on the problems at the U.S. Postal Service because of falling mail volume. Remember, please buy your postage form the Huletts Post Office.
Have Yourself a Microscopic Christmas: The World’s Smallest Snowman
Just in time with the first snow, Mail Online has pictures of the world’s smallest snowman.
Old Lake Champlain Bridge: Demolition Soon; Public Invited to Safely View ‘Implosion’
Denton Publications Online lets everyone know the meeting schedule today in Ticonderoga where it will be announced what is going on with the Lake Champlain bridge.
The grave of Duncan Campbell is located in Fort Edward, NY.
One of the most famous ghost stories ever began in Scotland and ended, hundreds of miles away, in North America in 1758. Read the legend here.
Read more about Duncan Campbell here.
NBC News had a great segment on the extreme measures people have been forced to take to cross Lake Champlain now that the Lake Champlain Bridge in Crown Point has been closed.
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USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), click here
One little known fact about the USS Ticonderoga is that it participated in the recovery of the Apollo 16 moon mission capsule in April 1972.
Post Star Notices Adirondack Park Agency Craziness
There was an editorial in the Post Star about new proposed Adirondack Park Agency regulations regarding boat houses. Everyone is noticing how fast the APA is killing communities. Read the whole thing.
“The APA apparently has a lot of free time on its hands, now that half the land in the Adirondack Park is protected by statute and the other half is being abandoned faster than an underage drinking party during a police raid. Lacking a sufficient number of puppies to kick and left to its own gluttonous impulses, the agency has decided to extend its regulatory reach to telling lakeside property owners what they can do with the roofs of boathouses.”
Washington County Sales Tax Revenue Up This Month
Nick Reisman at the Wash Blog reports some good news and bad news.
Bridge Must Go
The Addison County Independent has a story about the need to demolish the Lake Champlain Bridge spanning Lake Champlain at Crown Point and Addison, VT.
No Deficit Deal So Far in Special Session
More of doing nothing, makes the deficit go up. Read the Associated Press article.
Vermont Catamounts Open Season at Loyola Friday
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEz2ozOzFqE
Cool Science Website Shows How Small Things Really Are
This is for anyone who loves science. Here is a cool website from the University of Utah that I stumbled upon which shows how small things really are at the microbiological level. Use the scroll bar to zoom in on the bottom.
Please Buy Postage from Huletts
Please remember that even when you’re not in Huletts, you can still buy postage for all your mailing needs from the Huletts Post Office. I recently received a copy of our Postmaster’s appeal, which I pass along here.
PBS Stations Picking Up Locally Made Documentary
The Adirondack Almanack tells about a documentary shot locally at Fort Ticonderoga that will be seen on PBS stations throughout the country.
Governor Says Deficit Worse Than Expected
Governor Paterson says the state’s deficit will hit $10 billion over the next two years. The NY Post reports on it here.
WOW Picture of Chimps Grieving
This National Geographic picture really jumped out at me. It shows chimpanzees grieving for one of their own.
Rachael Ray Wants These Rockers Inducted
Spinner reports that Lake George’s own Rachael Ray wants some certain rockers inducted into the Hall of Fame. If successful, maybe she can get them to play the Casino.