The dam at the Old Forge Pond outlet releasing four cubic feet of water per second during the current season of low water.

By Jay Lawson

Many visitors and seasonal residents looking to spend the Memorial Day weekend boating on the Fulton Chain of Lakes found themselves dismayed at water levels that were more than a foot below normal for this time of year.

“Having traveled 2,500 miles to enjoy our summer at camp in Old Forge was I ever surprised to find nothing under my dock on the Channel but mud,” David Lemire wrote in an email to The Weekly Adirondack.

Lemire said he had been following the Old Forge winter while at his home in Scottsdale, AZ.  Continue reading →