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Indian Lake

Adirondack Search Turns to House Fire and Rescue

November 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Subject pulled from burning house courtesy DECOn October 31st at 9:40 pm, New York State Police (NYSP) requested Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger assistance in locating a subject originally reported as an overdue hunter.

The family of the 25-year-old from Hudson in Columbia County, NY, had reported the individual missing and indicated he might be despondent and suicidal. [Read more…] about Adirondack Search Turns to House Fire and Rescue

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Blue Mountain Lake, Columbia County, DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hamilton County, Hudson, hunting, Indian Lake, SAR, Search and Rescue

NYS Awards $8M in Clean Water Project Grants to Adirondack Communities

April 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Entering Adirondack Park signThe NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) has awarded $638 million in grants to municipalities statewide for water infrastructure projects and Town of Indian Lake in Hamilton County was the biggest winner among Adirondack communities. [Read more…] about NYS Awards $8M in Clean Water Project Grants to Adirondack Communities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean water, Dannemora, Environmental Facilities Corporation, Essex, Essex County, Grants, Hamilton County, Indian Lake, Lake Champlain, nature, peru, Saranac River, Schroon Lake, Schroon River, Warren County, Warrensburg, water quality, Westport

Peter Bauer: 12 Ways Indian Lake Town Supervisor Brian Wells Gets The Historic Forever Wild Decision All Wrong

August 8, 2021 by Peter Bauer 1 Comment

Article 14, Section 1 New York State Constitution Forever Wild clauseIn an op-ed run in the Albany Times Union on August 1, 2021, and in the Adirondack Almanack, Town of Indian Lake Supervisor Brian Wells got many things wrong about the recent historic forever wild court decision.

He makes serious accusations, yet he twists, bends, and distorts reality to fit his narrative. The one thing that he got right was that “Class II Community Connector Snowmobile Trails” were struck down by New York’s highest court because they violated Article 14, Section 1, of the State Constitution, the forever wild clause.

Here are a dozen ways that Brian Wells plays fast and loose with the truth. [Read more…] about Peter Bauer: 12 Ways Indian Lake Town Supervisor Brian Wells Gets The Historic Forever Wild Decision All Wrong

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Article 14, Forest Preserve, Indian Lake, Legal History, NYS Constitution, snowmobiling

Indian Lake Poker Paddle Set For July 31st

July 14, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Indian Lake Poker PaddleThe 2021 Indian Lake Poker Paddle has been set for Saturday, July 31st. Anything that floats and is propelled by a paddle qualifies: Canoe, Kayak, SUP, Rowboat, Guideboat, Raft, etc. [Read more…] about Indian Lake Poker Paddle Set For July 31st

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Recreation Tagged With: Indian Lake

Plans To Dam The Upper Hudson Would Have Been Catastrophic

June 21, 2021 by Mike Prescott Leave a Comment

Gooley-Kettle19-511x800On almost every stream, pond or lake in the Adirondacks there is still evidence of lumberman’s dams and lumbering operations.  In the mid-to-late 1960s however, there was a controversial plan to dam the Upper Hudson River in order to supply water and hydro-electric power to the parched, urban, metropolitan area of New York City.

In the early 1960s there had been a severe drought along the entire northeastern seaboard. One of New York City’s answers to the drought problem was to tap the Upper Hudson to supply its seemingly unquenchable need for water. [Read more…] about Plans To Dam The Upper Hudson Would Have Been Catastrophic

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, Cedar River, conservation, Essex Chain of Lakes, Finch Pruyn Lands, Goodnow River, Hudson River, Indian Lake, Indian River, Nelson Rockefeller, Newcomb, Paul Schaefer, Political History, Protect the Adirondacks

Adirondack Council: Plan For Poorly Sited Cell Towers Should Be Revised

January 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Apa Cell Towers mapThe Adirondack Council today urged the Adirondack Park Agency to substantially modify or reject two permit requests for poorly-sited cell towers near the Hamilton County communities of Indian Lake and Inlet.

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has never denied a request for a cell tower permit. [Read more…] about Adirondack Council: Plan For Poorly Sited Cell Towers Should Be Revised

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, APA, conservation, development, Indian Lake, Inlet, nature

Police Chase Winds Through Adirondack Park

July 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYSP logoNew York State Police report they were involved in a pursuit from Utica into the heart of the Adirondacks 90 miles away.

Police say strip spikes were deployed twice, but did not stop the driver. The pursuit ended at Blue Mountain Lake, in Hamilton County. [Read more…] about Police Chase Winds Through Adirondack Park

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Blue Mountain Lake, Crime and Justice, Indian Lake, Inlet, Old Forge, Raquette Lake, State Police, Town of Webb

Two Adirondack Antiquing Adventures Sept 14-18

September 12, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Exquisite displays abound at the Adirondack Museum’s Antiques Show and SaleDealers in high quality antiques from across the country are converging in the Adirondack wilderness for two events, the Adirondack Mountains Antiques Show in Indian Lake, held Wednesday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 18, and the Adirondack Museum Antiques Show and Sale, held Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18. More than 100 dealers are expected to exhibit at two shows, held in the two mountain hamlets about 11 miles apart.

They’re expected to bring with them high-quality art, antiques, collectibles and other vintage items — much of it curated with a rustic Adirondack sensibility — including camp, cottage, Mission, and Old Hickory furniture; rare books; vintage boats; antique sporting goods; taxidermy; quilts; historical fine art and folk art; militaria; oriental rugs; Native American jewelry and artifacts; and much more. [Read more…] about Two Adirondack Antiquing Adventures Sept 14-18

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Museum, antiques, Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake

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