News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
After discovering what officials believed were Revolutionary War soldiers in early 2019, the construction of the reinterment memorial is nearing completion. Officials plan to inter the remains in the new “Repose of the Fallen” memorial in a public ceremony on May 22 at 11:00 a.m. in Lake George Battlefield State Park.
Read the announcement and see proposed renderings and pictures here.
Towns of Chester, Lake George, and Lake Luzerne
Warren County
Training: On April 14, 15, and 16, Sixteen Forest Rangers participated in the largest Flood Incident Response Strike Team (FIRST) exercise ever held on the Hudson and Schroon rivers. Ranger instructors taught 82 participants techniques for whitewater swimming, throw bag rescues, swiftwater rope work, inflatable rescue boat operations, and swiftwater river crossings. FIRST is comprised of New York State Fire, New York State Police Dive Team, New York State Park Police, New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, and Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Forest Rangers. The joint training effort will make crews better prepared to work together during flood responses.
FIRST Training
FIRST Training
Town of Horicon
Warren County
Wilderness Search and Training: On April 18, Forest Rangers conducted a limited continuous search for Tom Messick, a hunter missing since 2015. Three Rangers joined 19 members of Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue (LASAR) to focus on areas that may reveal clues about his disappearance. Volunteers used the opportunity to improve their crew boss and search skills. The last search was conducted in November 2025 on the 10-year anniversary of Messick’s disappearance.
Tom Messick search
Tom Messick search
A memo produced by the New York state Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) regarding the exploding costs associated with the state’s 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) outlines what those costs could be:
“Absent changes, by 2031, the impact of CLCPA on the price of gasoline could reach or exceed $2.23 per gallon on top of current prices at that time; the cost for an MMBtu of natural gas $16.96; and comparable increases to other fuels. Upstate oil and natural gas households would see costs in excess of $4,000 a year, and New York City natural gas households could anticipate annual gross costs of $2,300. Only a portion of these costs could be offset by current policy design.”
.@GovKathyHochul admin making case to scale back 2019 climate law, @NYSERDA argues NYers’ gasoline & home gas prices could jump an av $4k annually upstate & $2,300 in NYC.
“There is a lack of market capacity to deliver the volume of renewable energy” EV sales, heat pumps etc. pic.twitter.com/88nbp16PSB
— Bernadette Hogan (@bern_hogan) February 26, 2026
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) issued the following statement concerning the leaked NYSERDA memo outlining the exorbitant implementation costs of the CLCPA:
“The leaked memo from Governor Hochul’s handpicked head of NYSERDA is a bombshell and a scathing indictment of the CLCPA.
“Because of it, Upstate New Yorkers can expect their energy costs to rise an average of $4,000 per household and gas prices can rise to over $5 a gallon as a direct result of these green energy policies. These numbers, which come directly from NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen M. Harris, highlights the reality of what my Senate Republican Conference colleagues and I have been saying for years: The CLCPA is going to drive up costs and crush our families and small businesses.
“What’s even worse is that in a recent City & State article, Senate Democrats made it clear that they have no intentions of making any changes to the unaffordable and unfeasible CLCPA in the upcoming budget.
“At a time when, according to a recent Marist poll, one-in-three New Yorkers plan to move out of the state due to the escalating cost of living, perhaps my colleagues on the other side of the aisle should reconsider their position and put an end to the failing CLCPA mandates.”
During the summer of 2023, an engineer’s study was conducted on the overall health and status of Sewer District #1 in Huletts Landing.
I can now report that the final report has been concluded and released to the public.
The report is quite long and the file is large but it can be accessed on the Town’s website here.
Because the study was funded by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation and the Department of Conservation with a NYS Engineering Planning Grant, items identified may be open for further funding.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the release of a five-year (2025–2029) Fisheries Management Plan for Lake George, Warren County. With this plan in place, DEC will focus on collecting data primarily on lake trout, Atlantic salmon, and black bass to inform a subsequent long-term fisheries management plan. DEC will also implement a net pen release strategy to improve recruitment of Atlantic salmon to the fishery and help determine the fate of the existing Atlantic salmon stocking program.?
“DEC is proud to continue our decades-long commitment of responsible fisheries management in Lake George through this five-year, data-driven management plan,” DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton said. “Informed by angler survey data and DEC biologists’ research and observations, DEC will engage in data collection and population assessments for key species in the ‘Queen of American Lakes’ to develop a long-term plan focused on the health of these species and of Lake George.?DEC is grateful to the public for participating in the revealing 2023 angler creel surveys and for members of the Lake George fishing community for bringing DEC their concerns.”
Using the management plan, DEC will expand data collection to include tracking the population of the long-stocked Atlantic salmon, assessing status and overall health of adult lake trout, and monitoring the black bass population. This new plan will address gaps in the data to inform a subsequent, long-term fisheries management plan to better manage and improve the populations of these species.
In 2023, DEC conducted an angler creel survey that reported both recreational and professional anglers seeking Atlantic salmon or lake trout had concerns with the rate and size of their catches. These data indicate overall poorer health in the lake trout population despite strict harvest regulations. Over the upcoming years, DEC will collect more information on the trout population to determine future management actions to increase the quality of the lake trout in the fishery.?
DEC determined that existing Atlantic salmon stocking?is failing to create a viable, sustainable fishery for this sought-after species based on data from the?2023 angler creel survey and the overall poor survival rate of stocked Atlantic salmon. DEC will employ a net pen release strategy, which protects hatchery-raised yearling salmon within the safety of a net as they acclimate to their new waters.?DEC will also implement a standardized sampling protocol to assess the ongoing health of black bass in Lake George.
“The Lake George Fisheries Management Plan supports stellar recreational fishing access to public lands and waters while prioritizing the overall health of the ecosystem,” said DEC Region 5 Director Joe Zalewski. “DEC management promotes a healthier Lake George and fosters diverse angling opportunities for both local and visiting anglers. Through this plan, DEC fisheries biologists will better understand the fish community within Lake George to provide outstanding angling as visitors to the fishery have come to expect.”
Lake George remains one of the Adirondack’s cleanest lakes and has long been a popular tourist destination, attracting anglers from around the world to the region. The Lake George Fisheries Management Plan is just one way that DEC’s investments in habitat enhancement, angler enjoyment, and research will help continue to protect Adirondack fisheries. DEC recently announced a Final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan to guide future species management and, in 2025, DEC announced a $100 million investment from the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act and other capital funds for State hatchery improvements, including enhancements at the Adirondack Fish Hatchery that will help construct a new brook trout broodstock building.
With prices of electricity and energy exploding in New York, I am going to start spending some time highlighting energy issues.
The first video below is U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright giving an outline of energy production in three-minutes. I especially liked this part: “Germany invested half a trillion (in renewables) and now produce 20% less electricity at 3 times the price,” Wright noted.
He succinctly explains that businesses and industry flee when our energy policy is so misguided.
The U.S. Energy Secretary just obliterated Net Zero ideology in 60 seconds.
Oil, gas, and coal power EVERYTHING including green energy.
This is what adults sound like.
Liberals are not ready for this conversation.pic.twitter.com/c6J4x7k7Nk
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) January 7, 2026
The next video is of our State Senator, Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) at yesterday’s joint Legislative Environmental Conservation and Energy Budget Hearing. Senator Stec engaged in a discussion with NYSERDA President Doreen Harris and PSC Commissioner Rory Christian over the energy policies as laid out in Governor Hochul’s 2027 Executive Budget proposal.
In his discussion with President Harris, Stec questioned her about the financial impact and stability of our energy grid due to the CLCPA mandates. PSC Commissioner Christian and Stec engaged in a discussion over the reasons New York’s energy taxes and rates are considerably higher than in neighboring states. With ratepayers in the North Country and statewide currently facing some of the highest costs in the nation, this was Stec’s opportunity to hold the state’s energy policymakers accountable.
Senator Stec highlights the shockingly high number of New Yorkers who are behind in their electricity payments.
Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today gave the following statement following Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal:
“Governor Hochul started the year by announcing that affordability would be the defining term of her agenda this year. With this year’s Executive Budget proposal, the governor has shown how unserious she is about making our state more affordable.
“This year’s plan is $260 billion – $6 billion more than last year. New York State headed into the new fiscal year with a projected $4.2 billion deficit. Even with increased revenue projections, this exorbitant spending doesn’t make sense and frankly, it doesn’t work.
“Governor Hochul’s continued insistence on flouting federal immigration law in order to court support from the radical progressives in New York City puts the state at risk of losing federal funding. If that comes to fruition, New York State would face financial collapse. At the very least, cooperating with federal authorities would ensure this needed funding source would continue as-is.
“If the governor wanted to get serious about affordability, this budget proposal would take on the issue I’ve heard about the most from my constituents in recent months: the continually escalating cost of energy. A repeal or delay of the Green New Deal mandates as laid out in the CLCPA and a reduction in the taxes and fees that make up 1/3 of the costs on energy bills is necessary in providing needed relief to all ratepayers.
“The lack of addressing energy costs is a hallmark of everything that’s missing in the Executive Budget proposal. Rather than use this plan to exercise caution, restraint and engage in sound financial planning, Governor Hochul has put forth a budget that doesn’t make it any easier for families, seniors or small businesses to make ends meet. In fact, it just creates an even larger financial burden for all New Yorkers and will only further the outmigration crisis that’s plagued our state for more than a decade.
“I’ve repeatedly noted that you can’t spend your way into affordability. If you could, New York would be the most affordable state in the nation. Instead, it’s the most expensive to state in which to work and live. It’s frustrating that the governor used the Executive Budget proposal to treat affordability as a buzzword instead of an opportunity.”
Town of Bolton
Warren County
Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from Gansevoort, made a health assessment, and determined a carry out was necessary. Rescuers used a wheeled litter to transport the hiker to the trailhead where they turned over care to Bolton EMS. Resources were clear at 10:10 p.m.
The work to bury two exposed sewer lines in Sewer District # 1 under Foster Brook has begun. Here are some pictures of where the work currently stands.
The first location is the site closest to the lake. This picture was taken on the south side of Foster Brook. The directional boring going under Foster Brook is in progress.
This picture is taken from a slightly different angle from the first. The directional boring can be better seen in this photo.
This picture was taken from the site farthest from the lake. It was taken on the north side of Foster Brook. Once the directional boring is completed at the first site, digging will start from this northern side and proceed south from this location under Foster Brook.
Please stay away from the work as it progresses.
If you plan to fertilize your lawn this fall, remember that it is against New York State law to fertilize lawns between December 1 and April 1. Some areas also have local laws about selling and using lawn fertilizers.
Visit DEC’s Lawn Fertilizer webpage for more information. The law does not apply to agricultural fertilizer or fertilizer for gardens.
Choose a lawn fertilizer with no phosphorus.
Lawn fertilizer can have unnecessary phosphorus that runs into waterbodies. Excess phosphorus in freshwater lakes and ponds can cause algae overgrowth, with serious impacts to the environment and public health.
Town of Ticonderoga
Essex County
Wilderness Search: On Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the family of a hunter missing since the previous day. The 34-year-old from Ticonderoga spoke with a hunting partner through the night but failed to make it out of the woods. Forest Rangers Kabrehl and Quinn searched the area and found items belonging to the hunter. At 4:00 p.m., the hunter made it to a home on Canfield Road. The hunter refused medical attention from Rangers but accepted a ride from a friend to the hospital due to cramping from dehydration and exhaustion. Resources were clear at 5:00 p.m.
The new storage shed for the Town of Dresden’s Sewer District was installed along County Route 6 on Friday, October 17th.
The Town of Dresden recently had a storage shed installed off of County Route 6 for the equipment used in maintaining the two sewer districts in Huletts Landing. The town intends to paint the shed a color which will allow it to blend in with the surrounding foliage.
The state mandated that the town have a storage location that was readily accessible during the year for supplies, spare parts and other equipment needed in the operation of the sewer districts.
As you come into Huletts Landing, the shed is located directly after the turn for Bluff Head road but before the 5th tee of the Huletts golf course.
Many thanks to sewer board member, Patrick Keenan, who worked diligently over the last few months to come up with a workable solution.
During the summer of 2023, an engineer’s study was conducted on the overall health and status of Sewer District #1 in Huletts Landing. After more than 2 years, the final report has still not been released to the public.
When this is discussed at Sewer board meetings, the answer is the same – the state has questions about items in the report and answers are being provided.
The town did release the “unfinalized” report in November 2024, and that is posted on the Town’s website here.
Here we are in October 2025, and the finalized report still has not been released. Now keep in mind, the report was undertaken during the summer of 2023. So, we are now at the two-year mark.
I agree with the concern that before large capital expense items are undertaken – what this report says about the overall health of the entire system should be known. Since the report was undertaken, we have learned (at the April 2025 sewer board meeting) – that “flushed feminine hygiene products, “flushable” wipes, men’s underwear, and garbage disposal debris” all had made their way into the system in April 2025.
We are all still waiting for the final report. Hopefully, it will be completed soon.