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Bits of Everything

A Walk Up Black Mountain in Winter

A nice piece on hiking Black Mountain in the winter with some great pics, from A Walk in the Park blog.

New Lowes Store Opens in Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga is doing the reverse of Whitehall and growing their tax base. Congratulations to Ti, for making their community better.

The store opening is good news for the community, Ticonderoga Supervisor Bob Dedrick said. “Lowe’s will increase the tax base which will help the town.”

Whitehall School District in Line for Stimulus Funds

Will this mean a reduction in taxes? Probably not with the way the school district spends money. Sadly this just puts off controlling costs for a few more years.

Change!

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Now for Some History – 1919

Sounds innocent by todays standards.

Delaware and Hudson Detective Investigation

“Delaware and Hudson railroad detectives arrived in Ticonderoga around May 8, 1919 to investigate the local branch railroad. The railroad received reports that the local branch railroad coach that rested on an isolated (side) east of the station in the Ticonderoga yard was a favorite spot for men playing cards. The news accounts stated that the dectives sharply questioned the men.”

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Fort Ticonderoga

While this video is about 3 months old, I thought it was appropriate to share on Veterans Day. It illustrates what is happening to the surrounding economy when taxes go up and tourism starts to dry up. Fort Ticonderoga is a non-profit corporation but they sustain the museum in large part through visitor patronage. The next time you’re in Huletts in the summer, it’s a great day trip especially if you like history.