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Hague

Rattlesnake Surprises Warren Co Vacationers

August 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO LaPoint with a timber rattlesnake in Warren CountyNYS  Environmental Conservation Officer George LaPoint reported that he responded to a residence in the town of Hague, Warren County, for a report of a trapped timber rattlesnake at residence where a family was vacationing on August 2nd. [Read more…] about Rattlesnake Surprises Warren Co Vacationers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: ECOs, endangered species, Hague, Lake George, nature, snakes, Wildlife

July 1931: Prohibition Agents Seize A Still Near Lake George

July 8, 2020 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Prohibition Agents Seize StillDuring Prohibition the social life of so many Americans was made criminal overnight. Here’s a little nugget from the July 2, 1931 Ticonderoga Sentinel.

One wonders if the men arrested here ever served any hard time. I suspect they did. [Read more…] about July 1931: Prohibition Agents Seize A Still Near Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Hague, Lake George, Prohibition, State Police, Warren County

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