Adirondack Winter Carnivals Kick-Off February’s Line-Up of Festivals
I know it kills everyone to look for things to do every weekend. It looks like every corner of the Adirondacks is having some sort of “event” next month. Strange how the suffix “-stock” never made the list.
Given so many to choose from, I thought a map would help. Plus, I threw in a couple bonus Carnifests and a planning chart.
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1. Colton Winterfest 2. Cancelled – Rotary Winter Carnival 3. Lake George Winter Carnival 4. Massena Winter Carnival 5. Canton Winterfest
6. McCauley Mt Winter Carnival 7. Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
8. Ogdensburg River Shiver 9. Empire State Winter Games
10. Indian Lake Winterfest 11. Raquette Lake Winter Carnival
12. Hague Winter Weekend 13. Long Lake Winter Wacky Week
14. Inlet Frozen Fire & Ice
The intrepid Carnifest fans could enjoy for 18 days in a row!!
If anyone has better links for these, I’ll take them.
Tags: canton·clinton county·events·franklin county·hamilton county·indian lake·inlet·lake george·long lake·old forge·plattsburgh·raquette lake·saranac lake·ski·snow·snowshoe·st lawrence county·warren county
This really chaps my hide. Details of the criminals after the jump.
DEC POLICE ARREST BEAR POACHERS
The Adirondack early bear season has been open for less than two weeks and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5 Environmental Conservation Police are busy seeking out and catching poachers.
DEC Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) are out patrolling, staking out, and observing the lands on which people hunt. They are in uniform and undercover; they are in vehicles and on foot; they are checking licenses and watching over decoys. ECOs have already handled a number of reports of poaching.
“Most hunters pursue and take game in a legal manner,” said DEC Region 5 Law Enforcement Captain Lawrence DiDonato. “However, we will continue to make every effort to stop poachers from illegally and unfairly killing game at the expense of legitimate sportsman and game populations. DEC has great respect for the legitimate sporting public, and invites them, and others, to join our efforts to combat poaching.”
The early bear season opened on Saturday, September 19. Routine patrol and investigations have led to a number of arrests for illegally taking bear, mainly by baiting, prior to and shortly after opening day.
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Tags: crime·dec·franklin county·hamilton county·hunt·warren county·wildlife
An Architectural Tour of a Great Rustic Tradition
September 18-21, 2009
Great Camp Santanoni
You see it everywhere and you don’t even know it. Some even call it “National Park Service Rustic“, but we know it as Adirondack.
Thanks to a Cultural Tourism Grant from the Arts & Business Council of New York, Adironcack Architectural Heritage of Keeseville was able to organzize and promote what may be a once-in-a-lifetime tour of some of the Adirondack’s most special places.
For four days tour private and public camps of the Adirondacks, led by experts in the field of architectural history and preservation, and local historians. The tour includes meals, local transportation, and accommodations.
Did I mention there was a fee? It’s not cheap: $1400 Per person/Double Occupancy, $1700 Single Occupancy. But this, as mentioned above, includes meals, transportation from Albany International Airport to Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake, and accommodations.
Though built as a private camp, Minnowbrook became an executive retreat for a chemical company during the 1940’s. In 1953 it was given to Syracuse University, who used the 28-acre property for educational conferences and workshops. Following a devastating fire in 1988, the school dedicated themselves to rebuilding the center while respecting the history and architecture of the original. The lodge that occupies the site today is reminiscent of the opulence that came before it, incorporating rustic artistry with modern luxuries.
The lodging is always part of any experience, and Minnowbrook is pretty cool. Plus, there is a limit of 30 for this trip.
The itinerary for the tour is as follows:
For more information and registration, visit Rustic Study Tour or contact Susan (at) aarch.org, (518) 834-9328.
Tags: architecture·essex county·events·franklin county·hamilton county·heritage
Updated 5/7/09: DEC Revises Campground Closure Plan
151 sites and 15 Lean-to’s
Four of the oldest campgrounds in the Adirondack Park are closing due to low occupancy and state budget constraints. There is no doubt that these two factors are undeniable, but part of me wishes it wouldn’t be so. Two campgrounds in Essex County will be closed – Poke-O-Moonshine and Sharp Bridge and two in Hamilton County – Point Comfort and Tioga Point. The full DEC press release is after the jump.
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In 1912, the fire tower at the top of Poke-O-Moonshine Mt. was established. This is likely one of the most well-known short hikes in the Northern Adirondacks. Incredibly, the campground is almost 80 years old. I’m sure it was a much nicer location before the Northway was built. I can imagine doing a tour of Ausable Chasm, dinner in Keeseville, and a nice quiet camp at the base of the cliffs. Now you can hear the trucks 24/7 and if you go to Keeseville…lock your doors. Historical occupancy figures would be interesting – for all of the state campgrounds. Probably the most impacted by this closure might be the rock climbers, or not. Eh, I’m not a climber and I have no idea if they stay there. Any way you look at it, 8% occupancy is more than enough reason to close this facility.
Sharp Bridge. Another old one – 1920. Imagine driving up Route 9 from “the city” for the one site they had there that year. North Hudson is now a location better known for the potential of a Northway border checkpoint and the recent tragic accidents there. A whole bunch of people also remember it for being the location of the Frontier Town theme park. I’m kind of surprised about this one. Maybe less people are camping these days.
I don’t know much about the Hamilton County campgrounds. Given the fact that 1/3 of the DEC campgrounds (?) are in that county, likely they won’t be missed. However, I regret never having visited Tioga Point with its 15 Lean-to’s and 10 sites. Sounds like a pretty neat setup.
Now, the big question is what will be the fate of those facilities? I suppose that information may be buried in some Unit Management Plans, but I’m too lazy to look. Back to nature? Yes!
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Ephemera is fun. Check out the Penny Postcards over at the USGenWeb Archives. I suppose the fancy photo-sharing sites make our life better, but I miss the old days. (Gads, am I that old?)
These postcards cost 1¢ to mail. Postage was temporarily raised to 2¢ from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World War I & from 1925 to 1928 (not sure the reason for the latter).
Here are some of my Adirondack and Lake Champlain favorites:
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![Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]](http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/basecamp/wp-content/uploads/guides-89x150.jpg "Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]")
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Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]
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Railroad Station, Plattsburgh
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Trinity Church, Plattsburgh
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Owl’s Head Hotel, Keene
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Ray Brook
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Sunset on Utowana Lake, Adirondack Mts.
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Hemlock Cottage, Minnowbrook, Fourth Lake, Old Forge
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Moonlight in the Adirondacks
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Finch Pruyn Paper Co., Glens Falls
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Inlet Rapids, Adirondack Mts.
Here are links to our Adirondack Counties:
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St Lawrence, Warren.
Tags: clinton county·essex county·franklin county·hamilton county·heritage·herkimer county·lewis county·st lawrence county·warren county
![Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]](http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/basecamp/wp-content/uploads/guides.jpg "Two Famous Adirondack Guides [1902]")
