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After suffering from neglect during the pandemic, the Charles R. Wood Park and its “Pappy’s Playground,” a naturalistic play area named in honor of Wood, will be restored and maintained at a higher level and on a regular basis, promises Lake ... Read More

For decades, research scientists have been collecting detailed information about the water quality of Lake George for universities, state and local governments and agencies and not-for-profit organizations. But, said Dave Wick, executive director of ... Read More

Harry McDougall, Essex County Clerk, Republican chairman, Dairymen’s League president and – more to the point – real estate agent, could not have known how accurately he had read my parents’ inclinations when he showed them a cottage that ... Read More

For most people, the natural world is a place to disconnect. For Sarah Hoffman, the Lake George Land Conservancy’s Communications and Outreach Manager, it’s the place where connections are made: connections people make with each other and with ... Read More

A gala for lake protectors could not have found a more exemplary one to honor than the late Jeff Killeen. On July 14, the Lake George Association announced at its gala – the second to be held since it merged with The Fund for Lake George in 2021 ... Read More

“She Did…What?,” the current exhibition at the Bolton Museum, profiles seven women, two of whom were sisters: Marjorie Sewell Cautley and Helen Sewell. Like the six other women, the Sewells called Bolton home (for at least parts of the year) ... Read More

Access to child daycare services in Warren County has declined by more than 40% since 2019, largely because of the pandemic, according to Liza Ochsendorf, Director of Warren County’s Department of Workforce Development. “During Covid, subsidies ... Read More

A fixture of summers in the southern Adirondacks, the Smoke Eaters’ Jamboree, a carnival-style, two-night event organized and operated by the Warrensburg Volunteer Fire Company, returns to Warrensburg July 28 and 29. This summer’s edition is a ... Read More

Reportedly, her dying words were: “Oh, if only to have another summer on the island….” She is also believed to be the benign ghost who still haunts Recluse Island, appearing before unknowing children or in the form of footsteps heard overhead, ... Read More

The Town of Lake George has been awarded a $1.5 million state grant to replace the English Brook culvert underneath Route 9N, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on July 5. According to Dan Barusch, Lake George’s Director of Planning and Zoning, ... Read More