Daily Archives: November 7, 2013

Decoration entrees sought for Christmas on Main St.

The Adirondack Christmas on Main Street committee is encouraging area businesses to begin decorating for the holiday season.

Old Forge will be filled with two weekends of holiday spirited, family-fun activities on November 29 through December 1, and December 7 & 8. Show your spirit by decking the halls.

Any area business that would like to enter in the Christmas Decorating Contest should call the Old Forge Visitor Info Center at 369-6983.

Last year’s recipient of the ADK Christmas on Main Street Traveling Trophy, Old Forge Hardware, will be at Point Park on December 7th to pass it along to this year’s winner.

Code office inspections protect both owners and contractors, or just one

Inspections Q & A

: Now that we have our building permit, are inspections required?

A: Yes. The general list is on your permit.

Q: How will you know when to come and do the inspection?

A: You or your contractor must call the office preferably 24 hours in advance.

Q: The Code Office does not watch our project on a daily basis?

A: No, there are way too many permits out there for us to be a “clerk-of-the-works” on every job.

Q: Other than your inspections how do we know the contractor is doing what he is supposed to do?

A: You could hire a “project manager” to oversee everything. The Code Office can only verify substantial compliance to the building code of New York, and at only certain intervals.

Continue reading →

The New Eagle Bay Welcome Center A descriptive narrative by MARCH Associates Architects & Planners, PC of Utica

The Eagle Bay Welcome Center on the TOBIE Trail is a historically motivated architectural design conceived and detailed in the spirit of the Adirondack tradition.

References include the work of Earl Covey at Big Moose, The Hemmer Cottage in Old Forge, as well as W.W. Durant’s Pine Knot, Uncas and Sagamore Lodges in Raquette Lake, as well as White Pine Camp on Osgood Pond in Paul Smiths, NY.

Eagle Bay Welcome Center.. Linda Contino Lamb, Marie Adams, Mike Ross, Kate Russell, Chris Clemens, Ruth Hawkins, Ted Riehle, Annette Curri, Inlet Supervisor John Frey, Lani Ulrich, Inlet Councilman Tim Brownsell, Dave Winslow, Richard Risley. Photo by Clark Lubbs

On the exterior, natural local materials are utilized and scaled to provide a memorable destination along the TOBIE Trail.

Cut and dressed Van Tassell granite from Fort Anne, NY, is peppered with garnet speckles and black mica flakes. Continue reading →

Book Series Inspires Love of Art and History

My first real exposure to world culture outside of my Adirondack woods came from reading The Story of Civilization, an 11-volume set of books co-authored by Will Durant and his wife, Ariel.

Beginning with volume one, The Life of Greece, written in 1939, through the final 1975 book, The Age of Napolean, my reading of this great series of books provided my first window into the subjects of art and history.

When I learned of Will Durant’s death on November 8, 1981 it caused me to reflect on the impact the series made on me.

I cannot begin to describe what I learned, so it is better said in Durant’s own words:

“I wish to tell as much as I can, in as little space as I can, of the contributions that genius and labor have made to the cultural heritage of mankind—to chronicle and contemplate, in their causes, character and effects, the advances of invention, the varieties of economic organization, the experiments in government, the aspirations of religion, the mutations of morals and manners, the masterpieces of literature, the development of science, the wisdom of philosophy, and the achievements of art.” Continue reading →

It’s a gas when war brings prices down!

To the Editor:

Rejoice Old Forge!

I often open the local newspapers and read about what a wonderful community we live in. It is certainly true—countless testimonies illustrate the generosity and caring of the people of Old Forge and the surrounding communities. This is a great place to live!

I would like to offer another example of recent generosity, to benefit this community. After weeks and weeks of gas prices firmly entrenched at $3.79.9 per gallon, at both of our local gas stations, the grip has loosened! Continue reading →

Light Parade entries sought for Christmas on Main Street

The Old Forge Adirondack Christmas on Main Street Committee is seeking entries by businesses, organizations and individuals for this year’s Light Parade which will take place on Friday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m.

Participants can begin lining up at the Town of Webb UFSD bus circle at 5 p.m.

The parade will head down Main Street and end at Point Park where the Tree

Lighting Ceremony will be held. A grand prize will be awarded to the most festive holiday-themed entry. For a complete list of weekend activities please visit www.ADKChristmasOnMain.com.

Lung Cancer Vigil set in Inlet, Nov. 14

The 2nd annual Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil will be held at the senior room of the Inlet Town Hall on Thursday, November 14, at 7 p.m.

The event will honor individuals who suffer from the disease or those who have passed away.

To add a loved one, friend, relative to the list of honorees, contact Adele Burnett at (315) 357-5501 or e-mail the addition to info@inletny.com.

All are welcome to attend the vigil.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
« Oct				Dec »
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30