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Lake George

The Black Mountain Fire Tower on Lake George Is One of Kind

September 5, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

Black Mountain Fire Tower on Lake GeorgeThe fire tower on Black Mountain, in the Lake George Wild Forest on the lake’s eastern side in Washington County, NY, was constructed in 1916 and has been maintained by New York State Police since 1996 when a 39-foot extension was added. The 80-foot-tall structure supports several antennas, a microwave dish and an aerial beacon, the only one of its kind in New York state. [Read more…] about The Black Mountain Fire Tower on Lake George Is One of Kind

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Black Mountain, Essex County, Fire Towers, hiking, Lake George, Lake George Wild Forest, Search and Rescue, State Police, Warren County, Washington County

The French and Indian War: A New York Perspective

August 31, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Miniature of Fort Prince George under attack by French troops (diorama in the Fort Pitt Museum, Pittsburgh)In the early 1750s, the French were establishing trading posts and building forts along western the frontiers of the British colonies. In the fall of 1753, in part to protect his own land claims, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie had sent 22-year-old George Washington (then a militia leader and surveyor) to deliver a letter to Fort Le Boeuf at what is today Waterford in northwest Pennsylvania, demanding they stop.

When Washington returned without success, Dinwiddie sent a small force to build Fort Prince George at the confluence of the Allegheny  and Monongahela Rivers (today Pittsburgh). Soon a larger French force arrived, torn down the small British fort, and began and built Fort Duquesne, named for then Governor-General of New France, Marquis Duquesne. [Read more…] about The French and Indian War: A New York Perspective

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Appalachian Mountains, Battle of Carillon, Battle of Lake George, Canada, Crown Point, Detroit, Edward Braddock, Ephraim Williams, Essex County, Fort Carillon, Fort Duquesne, Fort Edward, Fort Frontenac, Fort Oriskany, Fort Oswego, Fort St. Frederic, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry, French And Indian War, French History, George Monro, George Washington, Hendrick Theyanoguin, Hudson River, Indigenous History, James Abercromby, James Wolfe, Jean-Armand Dieskau, John Bradstreet, Joseph Blanchard, Joseph Brant, Lake Erie, Lake George, Lord Howe, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Military History, Mohawk, Mohawk River, Montreal, New France, Niagara River, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, Old Fort Johnson, Old Fort Niagara, Oneida Lake, Oswego, Oswego River, Pennsylvania, Philip Schuyler, Pontiac's War, Quebec, Robert Rogers, Rogers' Rangers, Saratoga County, Seneca Nation, Seven Years War, Siege of Fort William Henry, Virginia, Virginia History, Warren County, William Shirley

Emerald Ash Borer Spreading Throughout Lake George Watershed

August 28, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

Hearthstone Point Campground (photo courtesy I love NY)Within the past six years, three new nonnative terrestrial pests have emerged to threaten the forests of the Lake George watershed. Among them: emerald ash borer, which was first detected in Warren County in 2020, at the bridge that crosses the Schroon River near Chestertown. That discovery was the first indication that this species might have established itself in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Emerald Ash Borer Spreading Throughout Lake George Watershed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Adirondacks, ash t, DEC, emerald ash borer, Hearthstone Point Campground, Invasive Species, Lake George, Warren County

A Late Night Boat Rescue on Lake George

August 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO Krug prepares to tow stranded boat located near Turtle Island on Lake GeorgeOn Wednesday, August 2, New York State Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Krug and Lieutenant Higgins responded to a report of a boat that had run aground with passengers on board near Mohican Island on Lake George. [Read more…] about A Late Night Boat Rescue on Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: boating, ECOs, Forest Ranger Reports, Lake George, Search and Rescue

Albany’s Peter Gansevoort, “The Hero of Stanwix”

August 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Detail from portrait of Gansevoort by Gilbert Stuart, 1794Peter Gansevoort Jr. was born into the Dutch aristocracy of Albany to Harman Gansevoort (1712–1801) and Magdalena Douw (1718–1796). His younger brother Leonard Gansevoort, was politically active, serving in the state assembly and senate, as well as the Continental Congress. [Read more…] about Albany’s Peter Gansevoort, “The Hero of Stanwix”

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Rural Cemetery, American Revolution, Canada, Cemeteries, Cohoes, DAR, Essex County, Fort Chambly, Fort Edward, Fort George, Fort Oswego, Fort Saratoga, Fort Stanwix, Fort Ticonderoga, Gansevoort, Invasion of Quebec, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Marinus Willett, Military History, Montreal, Monuments, Oneida County, Peter Gansevoort, Political History, Quebec, Richard Montgomery, Schuylerville, Siege of Fort Stanwix, Sullivan_Clinton Expedition, Ticonderoga, Van Schaick Mansion, War of 1812, Warren County

Silver Bay’s Historic Fisher Gymnasium Rehabilitation Project Moving Forward

August 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fisher Gym Silver Bay YMCASilver Bay YMCA is one of this year’s Preserve New York (PNY) grantees. Their grant of $11,200 will fund a facility condition assessment of the historic Fisher Gymnasium. [Read more…] about Silver Bay’s Historic Fisher Gymnasium Rehabilitation Project Moving Forward

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Architecture, Grants, Hague, Historic Preservation, Lake George, New York State Council on the Arts, Preservation League of New York State, Preserve New York, Silver Bay YMCA, Warren County

1955: A New Yorker Covers The Emmett Till Murder Trial

August 10, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall 2 Comments

1955 Associated Press photo of the jury at the trial of Emmett Till’s killers. Rob F. Hall (with pipe) can be seen taking notes in the press galleryIn 1955, my father traveled from New York City to Mississippi, where he was born and where his own father had been a newspaper publisher, to cover the trial of the two white men who had been indicted for the lynching of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy visiting from Chicago. [Read more…] about 1955: A New Yorker Covers The Emmett Till Murder Trial

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, Chicago, Civil Rights, Journalism, Lake George, Political History, Publishing, Warren County, Warrensburg

Invasive Beech Tree Killer Found Near Lake George

August 9, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

a beech tree leaf exhibiting signs of BLD (courtesy APIPP)Beech Leaf Disease, detected at the western edge of the Adirondack Park in 2022, has spread to the Lake George watershed. Forest Health technicians from the Department of Environmental Conservation discovered a Beech Leaf Disease infestation along a trail on Bolton’s Edgecomb Pond property in late July, Bolton Supervisor Ron Conover said. The technicians were surveying the Cat and Thomas Mountains section of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, a DEC official told Conover. [Read more…] about Invasive Beech Tree Killer Found Near Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Adirondacks, Beech Trees, Bolton, DEC, Forestry, Invasive Species, Lake George, trees, Warren County, Washington County

Side Paths: New York State’s 1890s Bike Trail Network

August 8, 2023 by Dave Waite Leave a Comment

East Avenue sidepath (Monroe County Sidepaths, 1899) Sidepaths were constructed for bicycles in the 1890sAs the 1890s took New York State toward a new century, the use of the bicycle for recreation by both the young and old was sweeping the country. One reason for this growth was the development of a safer, easier-to-ride machine with a smaller front wheel than the earlier high-wheeled bicycles.

Other advances in the development of the bicycle at this time were pneumatic tires and a chain drive that further eliminated the need for the large front tire. [Read more…] about Side Paths: New York State’s 1890s Bike Trail Network

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Ballston Spa, bicycling, biking, Glens Falls, Lake George, Legal History, Levi P. Morton, Mechanicville, Monroe County, Rochester, Round Lake, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Saratoga Springs, trails, Transportation History, Warren County, Waterford

Adirondack Architectural Heritage Announces 2023 Preservation Award Winners

August 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

aarch logoThe Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) Preservation Awards program annually recognizes exemplary historic preservation work throughout the Adirondack region, including sensitive restoration, rehabilitation, adaptive use, long-term stewardship, and individual achievement by individuals and organizations.

The recipients of the 2023 AARCH Preservation Awards, which will be honored at their Preservation Awards ceremony on Friday, September 22, are: [Read more…] about Adirondack Architectural Heritage Announces 2023 Preservation Award Winners

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Adirondacks, Architecture, Ausable Forks, Crown Point, Diamond Point, Essex County, Franklin County, Historic Preservation, Lake George, Lake Placid, Loon Lake (Franklin County), Schroon Lake

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