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Great Sacandaga Lake

Great Sacandaga Lake Boat Launch Comments Sought

April 9, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Broadalbin Boat LaunchThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the agency is holding an information session to solicit public input on the Great Sacandaga Lake Broadalbin public boat launch draft Unit Management Plan (UMP) on Saturday, April 18th, at the Broadalbin-Perth High School Cafeteria. The meeting will include a short presentation by DEC Region 5 Fisheries Manager Rob Fiorentino, followed by an open table session with DEC staff to facilitate conversation and answer questions. [Read more…] about Great Sacandaga Lake Boat Launch Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, boating, Broadalbin, DEC, development, fishing, Fulton County, Great Sacandaga Lake, paddling

Northville Vigilantes & The Murder at Johnnycake Hollow

December 18, 2022 by Dave Waite Leave a Comment

Johnnycake Hollow MapIt is strange how a seemingly innocent event can set into motion something that grows to engulf a whole town and change forever the lives of untold numbers of people.

In this case, the event was a man, who in hopes of bettering himself brought his family to live in the hamlet of Johnnycake Hollow in rural Fulton County. [Read more…] about Northville Vigilantes & The Murder at Johnnycake Hollow

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Fulton County, Great Sacandaga Lake, Northhampton, Northville, Sacandaga River

Broadalbin Public Boat Launch Comments Sought

December 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

DEC LogoThe Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are holding a joint public comment period to solicit comments for the Broadalbin Public Boat Launch Draft Unit Management Plan (UMP).

The public is invited to submit input on the draft plan, which will guide future management of the facility and its conformance to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. Comments will be accepted until January 16th, 2023. [Read more…] about Broadalbin Public Boat Launch Comments Sought

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, boating, Broadalbin, DEC, development, Fulton County, Great Sacandaga Lake

Small Plane Crashes Into Great Sacanadga Lake

October 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

NYSP logoAccording to a press release issued by New York State Police, on Sunday, October 9th, at about 11:54 am, State Police responded to a reported accident involving a small single engine plane on Great Sacandaga Lake in the area of 328 Houseman Street in Northampton, Fulton County. [Read more…] about Small Plane Crashes Into Great Sacanadga Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Aviation History, Great Sacandaga Lake, Northampton, Saratoga County, Search and Rescue, State Police

Edinburgh, Corinth Tracts Recreation Plan Complete

September 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wilcox Lake Wild Forest courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the finalization of an updated management plan that will continue public recreational access and protect natural resources within the Edinburgh and Corinth Conservation Easement Tracts in Saratoga County. [Read more…] about Edinburgh, Corinth Tracts Recreation Plan Complete

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Nature Tagged With: Corinth, DEC, Easements, Edinburgh, Great Sacandaga Lake, Greenfield, hiking, Logging, nature, Spruce Mountain Fire Tower, Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, Wildlife

Family Rescued From Great Sacandaga Lake

July 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

eco patchAccording to a press release issued by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), on June 24th, Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Manns and New York State Police Trooper Rycek responded by boat to a report of a stranded vessel on Great Sacandaga Lake. [Read more…] about Family Rescued From Great Sacandaga Lake

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: boating, ECOs, Great Sacandaga Lake, https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/tags/great-sacandaga-lake/, Search and Rescue, State Police

How Hudson River Floods Helped Create Great Sacandaga Lake

March 11, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

1913 Flood takes out bridge at South Glens FallsBefore the 20th century, the upper Hudson River was used commercially as a conduit to ship logs downstream to the mills along the river. Logs were stored in pens, behind temporary dams, and at streamside log landings until the spring melt increased the flow of the river – known as the spring freshet. When the flow rate was right, the the logs were sent careening downstream to the mills. [Read more…] about How Hudson River Floods Helped Create Great Sacandaga Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature Tagged With: floods, Great Sacandaga Lake, Hudson River, nature, Sacandaga River, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable

The Church Graveyard in Fish House (Podcast)

August 21, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Joanne Blaauboer discusses her research at the old Presbyterian Church graveyard in the hamlet of Fish House on Great Sacandaga Lake.

For example, Church deacon Abraham Beecher is buried there – the cousin of famous author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Blaauboer is Town of Northampton Deputy historian. [Read more…] about The Church Graveyard in Fish House (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Great Sacandaga Lake, Podcasts

Sacandaga Series: Two Virtual Programs

June 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Great Sacandaga Lake Overlook courtesy Wikimedia user Paul WielandThe Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter and the Fulton County Historical Society are teaming up to present a virtual two program series, looking at the history of Great Sacandaga Lake. [Read more…] about Sacandaga Series: Two Virtual Programs

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Recreation Tagged With: Fulton County Historical Society, Great Sacandaga Lake, Schoharie Crossing SHS, Tourism

90 Years Ago Conklingville Dam Flooded The Sacandaga Valley

April 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Conklingville DamNinety years ago the Sacandaga Valley changed forever. March 27, 1930 marked the completion of the Conklingville Dam and the closing of its three large Dow valves, which hold back the 37 billion cubic feet of Sacandaga River water we now know as the Great Sacandaga Lake. [Read more…] about 90 Years Ago Conklingville Dam Flooded The Sacandaga Valley

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Great Sacandaga Lake, Saratoga, Saratoga County

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