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Hudson Valley Greenway Map Goes Digital

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Greenway Trail System MapThe Hudson River Valley Greenway has launched an online, interactive Greenway Trail System Map to illustrate and highlight the network of designated Greenway trails throughout the Hudson Valley. The map includes nearly 1,000 miles of designated land trails and over 115 designated water trail sites along the 256-mile Hudson River Greenway Water Trail. [Read more…] about Hudson Valley Greenway Map Goes Digital

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Albany County, bicycling, boating, Columbia County, Dutchess County, empire state trail, Greene County, hiking, Hudson River, Hudson River Greenway, Maps, New York City, Online Resources, Orange County, paddling, Putnam County, Rensselaer County, Rockland County, Saratoga County, Ulster County, Washington County

Fourth Lake Boat Launch Improvements

May 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

4th lake boat launch courtesy DECThe Fourth Lake Boat Launch in the town of Inlet, Hamilton County, has reopened for the season after closing last fall to undergo rehabilitation repairs and improvements. Improvements include new pavement, line striping, directional arrows, new kiosk, and new access dock. In addition, fencing was installed along the property border. [Read more…] about Fourth Lake Boat Launch Improvements

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: boating, DEC, Fourth Lake, Hamilton County, Inlet, paddling

Capsized Canoe Leads To Near Death In Icy Waters

April 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

area in cold spring creek where boaters and attempted rescuer became submerged in frigid watersOn Monday, March 27, a canoe carrying three paddlers capsized into the icy waters of Lake Geneva on Cold Spring Creek in the town of Stanford, in Dutchess County. One paddler quickly went unconscious due to cold water shock and a fourth paddler, in a kayak, attempting their rescue was also overturned. [Read more…] about Capsized Canoe Leads To Near Death In Icy Waters

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Dutchess County, ECOs, Lake Geneva, paddling, Stanford, State Police

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

Bodies Recovered, Others Rescued From Icy Upstate Waters

April 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Swift water rescue in North Elba on April 1 2023Upstate New York first responders and water rescue crews spent a busy Saturday on April 1st as thin ice and frigid and swollen waters led to several incidents in which two people were drowned and six more and a dog were rescued. [Read more…] about Bodies Recovered, Others Rescued From Icy Upstate Waters

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, boating, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Indian Pass Brook, Jefferson, North Elba, paddling, Schoharie County, Search and Rescue, Summit

South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

March 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

South Colton Tract Conservation EasementThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced they are seeking public input on the development of a draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the South Colton Tract Conservation Easement, a privately owned tract subject to a conservation easement encompassing approximately 1,725 acres in the town of Colton, St. Lawrence County. Comments are being sought on the development of the draft RMP until April 21st, 2023. [Read more…] about South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: camping, Colton, Cross-Country Skiing, DEC, Easements, fishing, High Flats State Forest, hiking, hunting, nature, paddling, Parishville, South Colton, South Colton Tract, St Lawrence County, trapping

Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

February 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Lock E12The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that water levels this navigation season in the Erie Canal between Lock E-30 (Macedon) and Locks E-34/35 (Lockport) will be consistent with levels maintained throughout 2022 – approximately one foot lower than historic levels. [Read more…] about Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Engineering History, Erie Canal, Genesee County, Glens Falls, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Lockport, Lockport Locks District, Macedon, Monroe County, Niagara County, NYS Canal Corporation, Orleans County, paddling, Pittsford, Rochester, Transportation, Warren County, Wayne County

Lake George’s Canoe Island Lodge Privately Preserved

January 21, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

Main Lodge, circa 1949 Canoe Island Lodge, the classic Lake George resort and a 2.7-acre island that was a 19th century campground for the American Canoe Association, has been purchased for $10.7 million by real estate preservationist Ginger Cannon Bailey. [Read more…] about Lake George’s Canoe Island Lodge Privately Preserved

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: Architecture, Lake George, paddling, Tourism, Warren County

Rehabilitation of Lows Lake Lower Dam Has Begun

January 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

lows lakeThe gate on the access road leading to the Bog River Dam, also known as Lows Lake Lower Dam, in the town of Piercefield, St. Lawrence County, closed December 6th, to allow for construction to maintain the Adirondack dam. [Read more…] about Rehabilitation of Lows Lake Lower Dam Has Begun

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, Adirondacks, Bog River, DEC, Hitchens Pond, Horseshoe Lake, Lows Lake, paddling, Piercefield, St Lawrence County

Oneida Lake Boat Launch Construction Starts

December 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oneida Lake Boat LaunchWork has begun at the new boat launch on the Barge Canal at Cove Road, in the town of Verona, Oneida County. [Read more…] about Oneida Lake Boat Launch Construction Starts

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, DEC, fishing, Oneida County, Oneida Lake, paddling, Universal Access, Verona

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