Hamilton County just filed a grant application for funding to complete broadband installation in most of its hamlets. This should be accomplished by the end of 2013. It involves hanging a lot of fiber optic cable. In the meantime, most of us have DSL. Cell phone coverage will take more time. Mountains and trees get in the way, and some cellular service providers are reluctant to spend money
In all the civilized bits of the Adirondack Wild, from Speculator to Inlet to Indian Lake to Long Lake, garden clubs and good Samaritans are seeing the fruition of their efforts. Who can resist a colorful bed of flowers? Thanks to everyone who pitches in to make our communities more beautiful.
An installment agreement for the sale of Oak Mountain Ski Area in Speculator was inked yesterday with the O'Brien family. Matt and Laura O'Brien managed the ski area for the village year before last, so are familiar with it and proven hands-on administrators despite (probably because of) their youth. They have some great plans for all seasons, starting with a float for tomorrow night's 4th of
This week has been hot for the Adirondacks. Not as hot as downstate, of course, but temperatures in the 80's feel hot to me. I'm not accustomed to temperatures in the 90's with 80 percent humidity. When I get hot, it's easy to hit the water around here – 3,000 ponds and lakes, most with public access. Since I had the 4th of July off, I threw (well, lugged, grunted and hoisted) the kayak onto the
