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An unnamed party had reportedly offered to purchase the Pratt Camp lot but had been refused by Galvin.7
The public and Charles Pratt would soon learn that party was Theodore Basselin.
The desired oblong-shaped 20 acre Pratt Camp lot was located on 80 acres of Lot 55 presumed to be in Herkimer County, and that the state comptroller had ruled in 1855 to be in default for taxes. Continue reading
The sun was shining and the air was filled with black flies on that early June day of 1977 as I rode my bike through Limekiln Campground. I was checking out some of the more remote spots of my realm, pedaling just fast enough to out-pace those blood-thirsty flies.
Most of my special spots required getting off my bike and taking a bushwhack up an old creek bed or down an old log road where the bugs were crowding in on me pretty good.
I swatted a few but it only seemed to make them madder.
Once I got down by the old dam I leaned my bike against the register sign and decided to check out the rock-hopping situation. Continue reading
The Town of Inlet will celebrate its 13th consecutive year of National Trails Day hikes with a hike to Lost Pond and Helldiver Pond in the Moose River Plains Recreation Area on Saturday, June 7th.
Anyone wishing to take the hike can meet Mitch Lee at the Inlet Information Office at 9 a.m.
Participants should dress accordingly for the hike, wear proper footwear, pack a lunch, and bring bug repellent. Continue reading
The Central Adirondack Partnership for the 21st Century (CAP-21) will be holding its 16th Annual Hanging Flower Basket Party on Wednesday, June 11 at 4 p.m., at the George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center on North Street in Old Forge. All are welcome to come and help. Continue reading
North Woods Lodge #849 F&AM and Dewey Old Forge Chapter #449 OES will be manning the grills and cooking up 200 meals at the Chicken BBQ during Neighbor Day at View on Sunday, June 8th.
Dinner includes a half chicken, potato salad, beans, roll, dessert, and drink and is available from noon to 4 p.m. or until it is sold-out. The cost is $12 and pre-reservations will be accepted by contacting Jan Park at (315) 369-6889.
Most of the wild weather just missed us, but the seven inches of rain that fell in three hours over in Port Leyden was too much for lots of folks. That much rain in such a short period of time would be way too much for most places to handle as it makes rivers where there weren’t any to begin with.
The crazy weather continues all over the world not just here in the U.S., with floods in some places and drought in others.
We just escaped getting a frost the other morning when it was 34 degrees here. The blackflies had to put on their snowshoes. Continue reading
Ticket holders for the View benefit at the Albedor on Saturday, June 14 will have the opportunity to take a shuttle bus to the event. Limited seats are available by calling View at (315) 369-6411, ext. 201.
The bus, provided by Town of Webb School, will depart from View at 4:30 p.m. and return at 7 p.m. Other patrons who will be attending the event are encouraged to carpool from View as parking is limited at the venue. Continue reading