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The Adirondacks Around The Web This Week
The Big Adirondack News Stories This Week
- Court Orders Trial In Paddlers’ Rights Dispute
- State Officials Rethink Rail-Trail Plan
- Janet Duprey Announces Retirement
- Dean Skelos Gets 5 Years In Prison
- DEC Proposes Hunting, Trapping Changes
- Dannemora Prison Investigations Unfinished
- Gov Won’t Fight Lewis Co Workers’ Rights Suit
- County Will Cordon-Off Frontier Town Ruins
- Tractor Trailer Crash Spills Battery Acid
- Alice Hyde Joins Vermont Health Network
Outdoor Conditions in the Adirondacks (May 12)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is issued each Thursday afternoon and can be heard at North Country Public Radio on Friday mornings.
Sunrise Saturday in Lake Placid will be at 5:30 am; sunset at 8:16 pm, providing 14 hours and 46 minutes of sunlight. The Moon will rise at 1:21 pm Saturday and set at 2:41 am, Sunday morning. There will be a First Quarter Moon on Friday and Saturday’s Moon will be Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated. The next full moon will be next Saturday, May 21st. Throughout May, Mars will reach its brightest in a decade. Learn more about the night sky here.
Essex Community Fund Calls For Grant Applications
The Essex Community Fund (ECF) is now accepting applications for 2016 grants.
ECF, a component fund of Adirondack Foundation, offers grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, churches, and local government activities operating in the town of Essex. ECF awards grants in support of community beautification, historic preservation, culture, the arts, education, and programs for youth and senior citizens. » Continue Reading.
Free Historic Walking Tours in Potsdam, Ticonderoga, Bluff Point
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), the historic preservation organization for the Adirondack region, will host a series of walking tours this spring in three communities with unique architecture. Free and open to the public, the tours will take place in Potsdam on May 14, Ticonderoga on May 21, and at Clinton Community College at Bluff Point on Lake Champlain on June 4.
Participants will join local experts and historians in exploring the distinct styles, materials and building designs, and the fascinating history of these very different Adirondack places. » Continue Reading.
Warrensburg-Glens Falls Trolley Program, Ceremony May 15
A program on the early 20th century trolley route from Warrensburg to Glens Falls will be presented at the Richards Library in Warrensburg on Sunday, May 15, at 3:30 by Paul Gilchrist, PhD.
Warrensburg was the northern terminus of the Hudson Valley Railway’s trolley line from 1902 until 1928. The presentation of photographs, maps, and aerial photos will follow a ceremony unveiling a roadside plaque marking the location of the Schroon River hydroelectric plant that supplied the trolley line » Continue Reading.
Adirondack Birth To 3 Conference This Weekend
Educators, caregivers, community leaders, and other professionals involved in the lives of young children will meet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lake Placid on May 13-14 for the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance (BT3) annual meeting and conference. All are welcome to attend.
The conference theme “Completing the Circle of Care for North Country Children” is dedicated to alliance building and professional development for individuals and organizations, focusing on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. » Continue Reading.
APA Promoting Lake George Economic Development Plan
The Town and Village of Lake George, in collaboration with The Adirondack Park Agency (APA), will prepare an economic development plan for the Hamlet areas and commercial centers of the communities of Lake George. The APA is working in partnership with the municipalities through its Hamlet Economic Planning and Assistance (HEPA) initiative.
The planning process is expected to involve public outreach to local stakeholders, identify a vision for the communities, and formulate plan components. An initial kickoff meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th at 6 pm. The public is encouraged to attend.
51 Campsites Closed At Caroga Lake Campground
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced it will close 51 of 161 campsites at the Caroga Lake Campground in order to replace a wastewater system. The campground is located off Route 29A on East Caroga Lake in the Town of Caroga, Fulton County, just inside the Blue Line of the Adirondack Park.
An announcement from DEC said campers with reservations to these campsites will be given a full refund and offered an opportunity to reserve another available campsite at Caroga Lake Campground or reserve a campsite at another nearby DEC campground. » Continue Reading.
Southern Franklin County Cuisine Trail Sought
A proposal to create a state-designated cuisine trail following a transportation loop that includes two scenic byways connecting Saranac Lake, Paul Smiths and Tupper Lake, is moving forward.
More than 30 businesses and organizations have expressed interest. The next step is to gain letters of support from those interested in participating or supporting the initiative.
A public information meeting is scheduled for 6 pm Wednesday, May 11, at Paul Smith’s College in the Pine Room, located in the Joan Weill Student Center. An RSVP is requested by Tuesday, May 10. » Continue Reading.
The Adirondacks Around The Web This Week
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- Saratoga Skier: 2015-16 Ski Season Wrap-up
- Local Blacksmiths Help Create WWI Memorial
- Brian Mann: Is Matt Funiciello A Spoiler?
- Mother’s Pub Owner John Perras Honored At 70
A Paddlers Guide To The Champlain Valley
In their regional bestseller, A Kayaker’s Guide to Lake Champlain, now in its 3rd printing, Catherine Frank and Margaret Holden offered detailed paddling tours circumnavigating America’s “other great lake.”
Now, in A Paddler’s Guide to the Champlain Valley: Exploring the Rivers, Creeks, Wetlands and Ponds (Black Dome Press, 2015), they explore the “interior,” the waters within the seven basins of the Champlain Valley — the Missisquoi/Pike, Lamoille, Winooski, Otter/Lewis, Saranac/Chazy, Boquet/Ausable, and Poultney-Mettawee South Lake.
Outdoor Conditions in the Adirondacks (May 5)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is issued each Thursday afternoon and can be heard at North Country Public Radio on Friday mornings.
Sunrise Saturday in Lake Placid will be at 5:38 am; sunset at 8:08 pm, providing 14 hours and 30 minutes of sunlight. The New Moon will rise Saturday morning at 6:35 am and set at 9:14 pm. Expect dark, mostly moonless nights this weekend.
Night Sky: Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet, source of the annual Aquariid meteor shower. The shower should peak Thursday and Friday nights (May 5-6) at 30+ meteors per hour. The best time to look before twilight on Friday morning. On Monday, May 9th, the planet Mercury transits in front of the Sun. Throughout May, Mars will reach its brightest in a decade.
DEC: Postpone Hikes Above 2,500 Feet During Mud Season
It’s mud season, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging hikers to postpone hikes on trails above 2,500 feet until higher elevation trails have dried and hardened.
Spring conditions arrived early and are present at the lower elevations of the Adirondacks, but backcountry trails at higher elevations are still covered in slowly melting ice. These often steep trails become a mix of ice and mud making them slippery and vulnerable to erosion by hikers.
DEC asks hikers to help avoid damage to hiking trails and sensitive high elevation vegetation by avoiding trails above 2,500 feet, particularly high elevation trails in the Dix, Giant, and High Peaks Wilderness Areas, including: » Continue Reading.
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