State Bans Phosphorus Fertilizers

Two years from now, the use of phosphorus-heavy fertilizers will be prohibited not only in the Town and Village of Lake George, but throughout the Lake George basin and, in fact, the entire state. Governor David A.Paterson has approved a measure that prohibits homeowners and landscape contractors from applying fertilizer containing phosphorus on any lawns within the state.
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Resorting to Nature: Ralph Kylloe on Adirondack Architecture

If Ralph Kylloe has one vocation, it’s the Adirondacks. Even before he moved here, when he was a graduate student and then a university professor in Massachusetts, he was collecting the rustic furniture associated with the Adirondacks and, now, after more than a dozen books on the subject, he’s the nation’s foremost expert on the subject.
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Wild Ride for Wednesday Night Sailors

Dave Dougall’s 21 ft Viper, Vaporize, became a ghost ship last Wednesday evening when her crew was thrown overboard and she sailed away, setting an unofficial speed record for Lake George sailboats. Dougall, a champion Tanzer racer, is seeking the identity of the operator of a yellow power boat that pulled his crew member, Nelson Snowden, from the water. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION »