Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:39:16 AM
I just gave “birth” to another book, the sixth I have created for Arcadia Publishing Company’s Image of America series. Each book consists of over 200 vintage photographs with descriptive captions.
Arcadia has become the greatest savior of local history in America, and local history is the real history of our nation. Although it is much like the birth of a child, the birth of a book takes more than nine months.
Image Adirondack book number five, “Adirondack Hotels and Inn ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:34:05 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF FEB. 1, 1963, At HAMILTON COUNTY, state Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced the distribution of monies in state motor fuel tax receipts to the 57 counties outside New York City. This total is the share of state collected motor fuel tax for the three months ending Dec. 31, 1962, which was returned to the counties in accordance with state Highway Law.
The law provided the monies be earmarked for county roads. Hamilton County received $18,516.79. In the like period in 1962, its sh ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:41:53 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 25, 1963, At ARIETTA, members of Piseco Volunteer Fire Department met recently to plan for a Field Day on June 8. The Piseco firemen would sponsor the annual event for the Central Adirondack Firemen’s Association.
Member companies were Old Forge, Inlet, Blue Mountain Lake, Fort Johnson, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Lake Pleasant, Meco, Pleasant Square, Piseco, Raquette Lake, Speculator and Wells. Each company would be invited to attend and compete in the races.
William Ab ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:42:42 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 18, 1963, the deep freeze which had gripped the Midwest the previous weekend, Jan. 12-13, finally caught up with the Central Adirondacks. Temperatures were recorded locally between 25 and 30 degrees below zero. The low temperatures followed several days when readings hovered around the zero mark in the early morning.
Natives took it in their stride. They boosted up the thermostat, pushed their stalled cars, bundled up a little bit more and turned to their regular duties wi ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 6:47:48 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 11, 1963, owners of commercial, special commercial, trailer and farm vehicles were reminded by the Department of Motor Vehicles that they were not allowed to operate the vehicles after midnight Tuesday, Jan. 15, unless they displayed a 1963 validating tab.
Mr. A.A. Makela, officer in charge of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, advised that the annual alien address report program was again in progress. Records maintained by Mr. Makela showed approximately 25,000 a ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:46:21 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 4, 1963, New York state boat owners scheduled to renew their motorboat registration were advised to “sit tight” until they received their official renewal application card from the Conservation Department. James J. O’Brien, director of the Division of Motor Boats, said an information booklet telling how to re-register and a renewal form would be mailed to boat owners 30 days prior to the date on which they were due for re-registration.
Mr. O’Brien c ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:31:41 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 28, 1962, speaking before a well-attended meeting of the Region 6 Fish and Wildlife Management Board, S. James Matthews, prominent attorney and sportsman from Kingston, pointed out that communications played an important role in the proper functioning and understanding of the objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Management Act.
Each county appoints a landowner, a sportsman and a representative of county government to the board. The communicating or reporting back to the uni ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:31:45 AM
Good news, bad news, what to write?
The weather is always there. This Adirondack fall season was the mildest in my memory. Good for the woodpiles.
Summer was good to us. The vegetable garden yielded peas, carrots, 100 pounds of nice potatoes and all the tomatoes I wanted in season.
Maple syrup sales were good. We all need food. Rustic furniture and pack baskets and my artwork were off. Poor economy?
Things picked up after Labor Day.
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful that in spite of advanced age ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:57:18 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 14, 1962, with the holidays coming this is the time of the year when the average person tries to do a little too much. The body is overtaxed with strenuous physical activity.
Sudden spurts of heavy activity can do irreparable harm to the body. Here are a few simple rules from the Chiropractic Association of New York to help you get those holiday chores done and keep healthy.
• Make a schedule and don’t try to get everything done at once. Set a deadline and appor ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:46:04 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 7, 1962, for more than 10 days running the Central Adirondacks had basked in daily sunshine that even those who saw it couldn’t believe. It was Indian summer, and just between you and me and the bare roads, the Indians never had it so good weather-wise.
The clear skies and bright sunshine which day after day had sent thermometer readings into the high 50s were a far cry from the rainy, overcast September and October the Adirondacks had just experienced. An afternoon ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:43:30 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 30, 1962, a new set of stringent state regulations gave district health officers the power to permit and supervise all dumps in their areas starting Jan. 1, 1963. The amendment to the State Sanitary Code, authorized by the State Public Health Council to combat health menaces, gave three-county supervision to Dr. Evelmy F.H. Rogers, district health officer. The three county districts were Oneida, Herkimer and Madison.
The new regulations provided for improved dump supervisi ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 6:51:12 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 23, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, state Comptroller Arthur Levitt had announced the distribution of monies as per capita assistance. This payment was the third quarterly installment in the state’s 1962-63 fiscal year. Hamilton County received $4,111.20.
The checks were mailed to the fiscal officers of the state’s 61 cities, 550 villages and 932 towns. Unlike other types of state aid, which were granted for a specific purpose (such as education, highways, health) th ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:49:35 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 16, 1962, beginning Monday, Nov. 19, applicants for New York state driver licenses had to pass a new, more difficult written examination, according to Motor Vehicle Commissioner William S. Hults.
The new test had been devised for three reasons: to be sure the applicant has a through knowledge of the rules of safe driving; to make certain s/he could not pass by cheating; and to pave the way for fuller reciprocity among other states and Canadian provinces through uniformity ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:46:47 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 9, 1962, I am education. I bear the torch that enlightens the world, fires the imagination of man and feeds the flames of genius. I give wings to dreams and might to brawn and brain.
From out the silent shadows of the past I come, wearing the scars of struggle and the stripes of soil, but bearing in triumph the wisdom of all ages. Man, because of me, holds dominion over earth, air and sea; it is for him I leash the lightning, plumb the deep and shackle the waves of ether.
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Last Updated: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:52:13 AM
I suppose, just suppose, that Speculator’s Oak Mountain was once the site of giant oak trees. Strong, sturdy oak trees make great hand-hewn beams for building homes and barns. Those who settled in Speculator probably made good use of those oak trees that grew on the mountain. And today, good use is still being made of Speculator’s Oak Mountain; it has become the site of a year-round recreational center, bringing joy to Adirondack residents and visitors alike.
Oak Mountain has a well- ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:48:23 AM
About the week of October 26th, 1962, big game hunters flocked to the Central Adirondacks by the thousands for the opening of the deer and bear season. Although no official figures are available, indications pointed to one of the largest weekend influx of hunters ever to invade the Adirondacks.
Sportsmen were particularly concentrated in the state-owned Nick’s Lake area which is opened to the public for hunting and fishing for the first time this fall. Private posted notice signs were remo ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:44:47 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 19, 1962, Central Adirondack residents got a preview of what was to come in greater abundance later when they awoke to find the ground covered with snow one morning. The snowfall was light, following rain and a drop in temperatures.
Only enough snow fell to cover the ground and, as temperatures remained cold during the next day, the snow was about melted by noon. The weatherman had other ideas than seeing bare ground so he turned on his snow-maker shortly after noon and a ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:45:09 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 19, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, state Comptroller Arthur Levitt had announced the distribution of monies in state motor fuel tax to the 57 counties outside New York City. This period ended Sept. 30, 1962.
The law provided that 10 percent of the tax be allotted the counties. The money was earmarked by statute for deposit in the county road fund. Hamilton County received $22,343.80.
At INDIAN LAKE, about 175 people attended the County Republican Dinner held at Wilderness Lodge ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:45:51 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 12, 1962, brilliant reds, yellows and oranges were brightening the countryside as trees and shrubs donned their autumn colors. Jack Frost isn’t the culprit, according to Prof. John I. Green, extension specialist in conservation at the New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University. It’s the cool nights that slow the leaf processors.
The colors indicate summer activity is beginning to slow down, and production of chlorophyll is stopping. As the green ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 6:45:22 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 5, 1962: Capistrano may have its swallows but the Central Adirondacks has its fall foliage lovers. Just how they know when the foliage is at its peak is almost as much of a mystery as how the swallows know the exact date to return to Capistrano.
The previous weekend it would be a mild estimate to state that 20,000 people toured through the Central Adirondacks over Route 28 alone. There was a little publicity on the brilliance of the Adirondack foliage, but not too mu ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:43:42 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 28, 1962, Mother Nature, in conjunction with Jack Frost, was ready to unveil the 1962 model of fashionable fall colors here in the Adirondacks. A beautiful offering it was too, one of the most colorful seen hereabouts in years.
The foliage was about at its best in this section of the Central Adirondacks. As predicted earlier, the season was one or two weeks ahead of schedule, but barring heavy rains and winds the foliage could last longer than usual.
Just a reminder to ou ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:55:00 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 21, 1962, if there is such a thing as gilding the lily, Mother Nature sure does it in the autumn throughout the Adirondack Park. As busy a vacation spot during the summer season as you'll find anywhere in the country, the Adirondack Mountains are still "unspoiled" during the lovely fall weeks.
Day driving trips along the lakes and through the mountains become an unrestricted pleasure immediately after the last vacation rush of Labor Day. Campsites are wide open for week o ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:50:20 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 14, 1962, New York state’s big game season would get underway Oct. 25 in the Adirondack and Northern Zone counties and Nov. 19 in the Southern Zone.
The open season for both deer and black bear in both zones would end December 4.
According to Albert G. Hall, chief of the Bureau of Game in the State Conservation Department, several changes had been made in the party permit system for 1962 to allow deer hunters to provide additional harvesting of the deer herd i ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 6:46:56 AM
About the week of September 7th, 1962, with the unofficial close of the 1962 camping season close at hand, the State Conservation Department this week reminded campers that several campsites in the Catskills and Adirondacks will remain open for fall use although most caretakers go off duty September 9.
According to Victor Gilder, general manager of the forest preserve parks, 22 of the 43 state-operated campsites will remain open to the public throughout big game hunting season December 4. Water ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:54:45 AM
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 24, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, Glenn Harris, candidate for the state Assembly, spoke to about 50 members of the Adirondack Improvement Association. He expressed his views on the betterment of Hamilton County in the future.
Mr. Harris quoted from The Leader-Herald when his opponent expressed his desire to retire, and on this assumption Mr. Harris expressed his desire to work with the residents for better roads, taxation, conservation laws and his desire to see Hamilton Count ...
