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St. Lawrence River

Goose Bay Boat Launch Project Completed

May 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoConstruction of a flood resiliency project at Goose Bay Boat Launch in the town of Alexandria, Jefferson County has been completed. The project was awarded $455,000 in grant funding through the State’s Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The completed improvements will address fluctuating water levels along the St. Lawrence River, as well as promote boater safety. [Read more…] about Goose Bay Boat Launch Project Completed

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Alexandria, boating, DEC, fishing, hunting, Jefferson County, St. Lawrence River

New Field Guides to Adirondack Invasive Species

April 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

invasive species guidesTwo organizations that work to protect Adirondack lands and waters from environmental and economic harm caused by invasive species —The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) — have released a pair of free complementary guides on invasive species in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about New Field Guides to Adirondack Invasive Species

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, Adirondacks, Great Lakes, Hudson River, Invasive Species, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Lake George, Schroon Lake, St. Lawrence River

New York’s Forgotten Aeronaut & Diver: William Warren Rulison

April 24, 2023 by Dave Waite 1 Comment

St. Lawrence Republican August 16, 1882, Ogdensburg Fair AdvertisementWhen seventy-eight-year-old William Rulison passed away in August of 1931, the only newspaper in Upstate New York that carried the news was Cooperstown’s Otsego Farmer. In this obituary, he was noted only as a “pioneer in balloon flying in this part of the country,” and a man who went by the title of Professor. This report of his passing left much untold, and in the material that follows I hope to give a complete account of his full and varied life. [Read more…] about New York’s Forgotten Aeronaut & Diver: William Warren Rulison

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Aviation History, Canajoharie, Circus, Diving, Fourth Lake, German Flatts, Herkimer COunty, Inlet, Jefferson County, Little Falls, Mohawk River, Montgomery County, Shipwrecks, St. Lawrence River, Town of Mohawk, West Canada Creek

Burbot: New York’s Misunderstood Cod Cousin

February 25, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

burbot courtesy Achim R. Schloeffel In the midst of winter, the ice-covered lakes of the Northeast seem quiet. It may, however, be a bit noisy below the ice. Winter into early spring is the spawning season for burbot, when males produce sounds to attract mates. [Read more…] about Burbot: New York’s Misunderstood Cod Cousin

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Alleghany River, burbot, Canandaigua Lake, Climate Change, fish, Fisheries, fishing, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Oneida Lake, Otsego Lake, St. Lawrence River, Susquehanna River, Wildlife

Flood Project at St. Lawrence River Boat Launch Completed

February 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Point Boat LaunchConstruction is complete on a flood resiliency project at the Oak Point Boat Launch in the town of Hammond, St. Lawrence County. The completed improvements are expected to address fluctuating water levels along the St. Lawrence River, as well as promote boater safety. [Read more…] about Flood Project at St. Lawrence River Boat Launch Completed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: boating, Chippewa Bay, fishing, floods, Hammond, hunting, Jacques Cartier State Park, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River

The Two Alexander Macombs: A Slaveholder & A Duplicitous Negotiator

February 7, 2023 by Alan J. Singer 1 Comment

The Alexander Macomb House in New York City served as the executive mansion for President George Washington, February–August 1790Alexander Macomb, the elder, (1748–1831) was a fur trader, land and currency speculator, and slaveholder who supported the British during the American Revolution and provided the occupying British army with trade goods. [Read more…] about The Two Alexander Macombs: A Slaveholder & A Duplicitous Negotiator

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City Tagged With: Adirondacks, Alexander Macomb, American Revolution, Andrew Jackson, Battle of Plattsburgh, Florida, Harlem River, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Lake Ontario, Macomb’s Purchase, Manhattan, Military History, New York City, Slavery, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River, The Bronx, War of 1812

The Riot in Ogdensburg, 1871

November 6, 2022 by Richard White 5 Comments

Andre Massena Baron De Camin article from the Ogdensburg Daily Journal Aug 19 1871On Friday, August 18th, 1871, “The Riot at Ogdensburg” was the New-York Tribune’s title for its detailed review on the rapid rise of an Irish mob three days earlier – which the paper labeled “a formidable riotous element” – in the small, quiet port of Ogdensburg on the St. Lawrence River.

For two days, the mob’s threat of violence, and violence itself, was so intense that the mayor deputized nearly 100 men to restore law and order. [Read more…] about The Riot in Ogdensburg, 1871

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Irish Immigrants, Nativism, Ogdensburg, Religious History, riots, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River

Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

October 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Syracuse-based Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) have announced nearly $90,000 in grant awards for three research projects that will address priority issues identified by New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda and support science needs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Cooperative Science Monitoring Initiative on Lake Ontario. [Read more…] about Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Fisheries, Grants, Great Lakes Research Consortium, Invasive Species, Lake Ontario, nature, plastics, St. Lawrence River, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY ESF, Syracuse University, Trout, Upstate Freshwater Institute, Wildlife

DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

October 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the draft New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda 2022-2030, a multi-year action plan to guide restoration and conservation, and foster sustainable, resilient, communities in New York’s Great Lakes region. [Read more…] about DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, DEC, Environmental History, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, nature, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River, Wildlife

DEC Says Lake Sturgeon Recovery Close; Planning Removal from Threatened Species List

January 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Sturgeon RecoveryThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of the 2021 Lake Sturgeon Population Assessment Status Report.

Lake sturgeon can live for more than 100 years and grow to seven feet in length, making them the largest freshwater fish in New York. Because of this long lifespan and delayed sexual maturity, lake sturgeon are incredibly vulnerable to over-fishing and population depletion. [Read more…] about DEC Says Lake Sturgeon Recovery Close; Planning Removal from Threatened Species List

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: DEC, endangered species, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, St. Lawrence River, sturgeon, Wildlife

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