News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
The Beast of Whitehall, a new documentary produced by Small Town Monsters, will be shown numerous times this summer in the Huletts Casino.
I’m happy to announce that a new documentary entitled the “Beast of Whitehall” which documents an historic sighting of Bigfoot in Whitehall will be playing in the Huletts Casino this summer. There will be a small admission charge to cover the licensing fee to show the documentary. Stay tuned for dates and times.
Whitehall’s Amphitheatre in Skenesborough Park, will host a production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on August 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 2:00 pm.
If you have talent and would like to be considered for a role in this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Whitehall, then you’ll want to head to the casting tryouts held Sunday, March 27th or Tuesday, March 29th at the Whitehall Municipal Building. Otherwise see you in the audience this summer!
Learn more about this production at the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/whitehallpublictheater/
Whitehall Times: Whitehall McDonald’s Future Uncertain
What’s going on with the Whitehall McDonald’s? The Whitehall Times reports.
Post Star: Washington County budget to increase tax levy 1.5 percent.
See why Washington County taxes are headed up again next year.
Adirondack Almanack: Adirondack Downhill Ski Season Begins
See when the trails will open here.
Adirondack Almanack: Battle Hill Brewing, Fort Ann
Learn about a new craft brewery that recently opened in Fort Ann.
Well, here it is another November 9th which is the day I celebrate the “birthday” of the Huletts Current. It’s now been exactly seven years since my first post in 2008.
I love hearing from everyone with story ideas, news and community “goings-on.” It gets a little slow during the winter and when I’m busy with other things I can’t update the blog as much as I would like. However, I enjoy hearing from you and sharing your thoughts and pictures about Huletts. Here is an email I recently received which demonstrates how certain posts trigger other memories.
I want to thank you for having this blog available to read. My family (parents and 6 kids) spent 2 weeks every summer from about 1962 to around 1980 at Huletts Landing. We stayed in the cottage called DelNoce. We were there the year the Mohican sank. Mr. Eichler asked all the Dad’s to drive the folks from the ship over the mountain to Whitehall (It was a church party). My Dad tells stories about how much fun these folks were as he drove them to Whitehall.
Thanks again,
Kevin Burns
As is my custom, here are the most read posts from the past year.
1.) Eichlerville Bridge Opens
2.) Pictures from the Huletts Christmas Party
3.) The Ride of My Life
4.) Man Finds Unique Hulett Treasure
5.) 1915 – 2015 Hulett Hotel Fire Anniversary: Judge Erskine C. Rogers
6.) Former Vietnam POW Proudly Wears Whitehall Shirt
7.) Interview with Michael Rocque: Candidate for School Board
8.) Pictures from Dresden’s Christmas Party
9.) Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) Officially Sworn In
10.) An Interview with Adirondack Artist, Sandra Hildreth
I was even surprised that some of these stories were linked to by other media outlets.
So thanks again for reading and now onto year eight!!
The entrance of the Washington County Beach.
Supervisor Gang informs me that Washington County has agreed to leave the gate opened at the Washington County Public Beach over the winter. This is the same policy that has been in effect as before.
The gate will be open on November 1st until sometime in the Spring.
The three fire departments, Dresden, Huletts and Whitehall, also will have keys to the gate so that they can get into the parking area at anytime for practice or water refilling.
August, 1976: Three teens driving on an isolated stretch of road somewhere in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York have a brush with a bizarre creature. Standing over 7 feet tall and covered in hair, they referred to it as a “beast”. Hours later, Abair Road was crawling with local and state police. Many of them recounted seeing the creature, as well.
As the weeks and months passed more individuals came forward with their own sightings. The “Abair Incident” became the impetus for a rash of sightings around the town of Whitehall that continue to this day. Today, Whitehall is frequently referred to as “the Bigfoot Capitol of the East Coast”.
Now, a film has been made about the Abair Incident. The studio behind indie hit, Minerva Monster, has set out to tell the Whitehall story as it never has been before. Featuring interviews with witnesses and local figures, Beast of Whitehall highlights one of the single most important stories in Bigfoot lore.
The full length documentary is scheduled for release in 2016.
Whitehall McDonald’s Closing Temporarily
The Whitehall Times reports on the Whitehall McDonald’s restaurant.
Whitehall Hires New Elementary School Principal
The Whitehall Times tells us about the new elementary school principal, Rich Trowbridge.
Hiker Tells Story of Near-Deadly Bear Encounter
The Adirondack Almanack tells of a frightening encounter between a man, his dog and a bear in the southern Adirondacks.
According to a letter posted on the Whitehall School District website, two teachers have been placed on paid administrative leave.
The Champlain Canal as seen from Whitehall.
Submissions of pictures for the 10th annual Erie Canal Photo Contest will be accepted until August 28th. Winning entries will be featured in the 2016 Erie Canal calendar.
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit photos in four different categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Communities, and Classic Canal.
Images must be from the National Heritage Corridor, which is comprised of the Cayuga-Seneca, Champlain (which runs through Whitehall), Erie and Oswego Canals.
Official rules can be found at: http://www.eriecanalway.org/get-involved_photo-contest.htm
The New York State Department of Education has invalidated all of the assessments from both the 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts (ELA) Examination at the Whitehall Central School.
Read the Superintendent’s letter posted on the Whitehall School District’s website.
What a mess.
The Whitehall Athletic Club will host a Washington County Business Showcase on Thursday, June 11th.
The Washington County Local Development Corporation and Washington County Tourism will present the 2015 Washington County Business Showcase on June 11, 2015 at the Whitehall Athletic Club.
Please consider taking the time to come to this event as Washington County showcases the unique businesses and service providers in Washington County. You’ll better understand what a diverse, successful and thriving business climate we have here. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet business leaders, learn about growing sectors and identify ways we can collectively support the thriving business base in Washington County.
The New York State Department of Education is investigating issues revolving around Common Core testing in some lower grades at the Whitehall Central school. While I don’t have much information on this, the next Whitehall Board of Education meeting will be held on June 15th and more information may become known then.
Yesterday’s vote to choose three members of the school board resulted in Patricia Norton and Michael Rocque winning five-year terms with 315 and 310 respective votes.
Anthony Scrimo won a four-year term with 287 votes.
The other candidates gathered these totals:
Harold Nicholson, Jr. 187
Marcia Rocque 182
Steven St.Claire 148
Joseph Swahn 81
Stiling Knight 31
The budget for the 2014-2015 school year passed with 379 “yes” votes and 96 “no” votes.
The proposition for buying new school buses passed, with 316 “yes” and 91 “no” votes.