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News Releases from 2011
12/19/2011 - Rumored to live off the shores of Port Henry, in Moriah, N.Y. on the Adirondack Coast, Lake Champlain's own "Loch Ness Monster", CHAMP, was featured on CBS News.HERE'S A LINK to the story and video! [READ MORE]
12/19/2011 - Vote for your favorite!LAKE CHAMPLAIN REGION, ADIRONDACKS - The deadline for the first Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Travel Writing Contest has passed and there were a number of great submissions. In January, the judges will choose the winner of the $500 top prize and now is the time when your involvement in the contest really begins. All are encouraged to vote online for your favorite entree and the lucky winner receives the $250 People's Choice prize. We will extend the voting deadline... [READ MORE]
12/19/2011 - WESTPORT-ON-LAKE-CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – The New Year marks a thrilling new journey for The Depot Theatre. The Adirondacks' professional theatre company will celebrate its 33rd year in operation with a new managing director, a new volunteer guild and four blockbuster shows for the 2012 season.The Depot has launched a national search to replace outgoing managing director Chris Casquilho who is moving to Ogden, Utah with his family to work for Weber State University.The Board of Trustees is approaching... [READ MORE]
12/16/2011 - New Program Series Begins on January 22(Ticonderoga, NY) Fort Ticonderoga introduces a new series of Sunday afternoon programs running from January through April. Presented by Fort Ticonderoga staff, the programs cost $10 each and are free for Members of the Friends of Fort Ticonderoga.The program begins with a "Winter Landscape Snowshoe Trek" led by Curator of Landscape Heidi Karkoski on January 22. Explore the Fort Ticonderoga grounds and learn how to identify trees based on their winter (... [READ MORE]
11/14/2011 - 18th Century Holiday Traditions at Fort Ticonderoga's "Hot Chocolate at Cold Fort" Event (Ticonderoga, NY) Explore 18th-century holiday traditions at Fort Ticonderoga's Hot Chocolate at Cold Fort event on December 3, 2011! Visit with historic interpreters portraying Continental soldiers from Pennsylvania in 1776 and experience how very different Christmas at that time was compared to our modern holiday traditions. Learn about Saint Crispin's Day from a shoemaker at the Fort and... [READ MORE]
11/09/2011 - Contributions Recognized by Ticonderoga Area and Addison County Chambers of CommerceCrown Point, N.Y./Addison, Vt. – November 9, 2011 – The Lake Champlain Bridge Community (LCBC) and its co-founders, Lorraine Franklin and Karen Hennessy, have been recognized twice in recent months by the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce and the Addison County Chamber of Commerce.The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) held its 2011 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner & Awards Ceremony on October 26th... [READ MORE]
10/12/2011 - Elizabethtown, N.Y. - Adirondack History Center Museum is offering a program about Paranormal Discoveries on Saturday, October 29 at 4:00 p.m. The program begins with a report from Champlain & Adirondack Paranormal Investigations on their findings of paranormal activities at the museum. Jim Thatcher, Lead Investigator from Champlain & Adirondack Paranormal Investigations (CHAPI), will talk about their night at the museum on July 1, 2011. He will discuss the CHAPI team, their set-... [READ MORE]
10/05/2011 - (Ticonderoga, NY) Discover the unexplained past at Fort Ticonderoga's Flashlight Nights, Fridays and Saturdays, October 21 and 22 and October 28 and 29 from 7 pm until 9 pm. This family-fun fall program will uncover Fort Ticonderoga's layers of history and haunted stories at night in the Fort, on the landscape and in the 6-acre corn maze! Hear the story of Fort Ticonderoga inside the stone walls of the fort and then use your flashlight to guide your way to the Heroic Corn Maze where a... [READ MORE]
10/02/2011 - Essex, N.Y. - The First Annual Boquet Valley Studio Tour will be held from October 7 - 9, 2011. Several successful Champlain Valley artists in Elizabethtown, Essex, Westport and Willsboro will open their homes, gardens and studios during a self-guided tour."With fall foliage season upon us comes a new opportunity to explore the picturesque landscape, and get introduced to a talented group of artists living and working in the Boquet Valley," said Emily Phillips, event organizer. "Studios and... [READ MORE]
09/20/2011 - The Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks will host the 23nd Annual Field, Forest and Stream Day, an Adirondack Folk Arts Festival on Saturday, September 24th, 2011 from 11:00am to 4:00pm on the museum grounds of the Adirondack History Center in Elizabethtown, New York. Come out and join this wonderful family event celebrating the Harvest, Hunt, and traditional North Country occupations and recreations. NEW, this year the Festival will be combined with the Families First Apple Fest,... [READ MORE]
09/20/2011 - New York's central Champlain Valley is special. "There are few places with historic hamlets settled so sweetly into a rich landscape of forests, farms, and hills with views of a beautiful lake and mountains," notes Chris Maron, executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS).To spread the word and promote tourism to the area, CATS has launched its first travel writing contest. Winners will receive prizes ranging from $250 to $500, and have their entries published online in the CATS... [READ MORE]
08/31/2011 - Ausable Chasm has been open for over 140 years - and has survived Irene! Check their website at ausablechasm.com for more information! [READ MORE]
08/29/2011 - (Ticonderoga, NY) U.S. News Travel recently named Fort Ticonderoga #2 in "Best Things To Do in the Adirondacks". Cited for its historical significance as the "key to the continent," the report states that the interpretive costumed staff helps make "this splendid fort authentic."Fort Ticonderoga is listed just under the Saranac Lake area on the top five "Best Things To Do in the Adirondacks" list and was the only destination in the top five. The other "Best Things to Do" include Tupper Lake,... [READ MORE]
08/23/2011 - UPDATE: due to weather, move is now planned for FRIDAY, AUGUST 26LAKE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE ARCH SCHEDULEDTO BE LIFTED INTO PLACE ON THURSDAY, AUG. 25Historic Event Will Take One Full Day to CompleteThe New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced plans to transport and lift into place the center arch span of the new Lake Champlain Bridge this Thursday, August 25. The public will be able to watch the transport and lift, but some marine and vehicle traffic restrictions will be... [READ MORE]
08/19/2011 - Historic Event Will Take One Full Day to Complete The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced tentative plans to float the center arch span of the new Lake Champlain Bridge to the bridge site and lift it into place next week. The public may be able to watch the lift, but some marine and vehicle traffic restrictions will be in place.When the span is completely assembled at its construction site on Valez Marine, the structure will be floated down Lake Champlain... [READ MORE]
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