Adirondacks
My editorial to the Hamilton County Express 7/1/13
Dear Cristine, Super Bowl XXIV. Reagan-Mondale ’84. Custer’s Last Stand. These are some of the greatest blowouts in American history. The Adirondack Park Agency public meeting at Indian Lake last week became the scene of a similar blowout. Indian Lake Town Supervisor Brian Wells; Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber; and other town […]
Chain Lakes Tract: Looking deeper into Alternative 4B
Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is holding a series of public meetings through early July in regards to proposed classification of former Finch, Pruyn tracts acquired by the State. Out of the four State land classification options, only one allows for functional snowmobiling: Wild Forest. The other three land classification options (Wilderness, Primitive, and Canoe) limit […]
APA Public Hearing for Gooley Club Property at Indian Lake Central School Gymnasium set for Tuesday, June 25th
A public hearing with the Adirondack Park Agency is set for Tuesday, June 25th @ 6PM in the Indian Lake School Gymnasium to discuss possible classifications on the Gooley Club Property on former Finch, Pruyn & Company land that was just acquired by the State. This could provide many important recreational opportunities for the Towns […]
ILsnow.com State of the Union Address
ilsnow.com’s final web stats for the 2012-13 season were pretty amazing: Over 2 million page views Over 14 million hits Youtube snowmobile ride videos viewed over 8300 times In addition, the ilsnow.com Facebook page has over 1400 “likes” and the bulletin board has over 1600 registered members. It takes much hard work and time to […]
Weekend Diehard Outlook: Update 4/5/13
Snowpack is unusually thick for April 5th standards: Snowpack for April 5, 2013 In general, the snow pack is 1-2 feet in the shady woods around Indian Lake and Speculator, but has been whittled to 6 inches or less on southerly exposed hillsides, roadsides and fields, with bare areas growing daily. The traditional “snow bowls” […]
