2 days agoCentury-old Ti — Sleighing fun“More snow and more coming,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on Feb. 15, 1923. Oh, what fun it must have been! “A party of about 40 people from Street Road enjoyed a sleigh ride and social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ladd of Orwell last Tuesday evening…Weather2 min readWeather2 min read
3 days ago19th century fishing — Season regularS.P. White of New York City was vacationing for the twenty-third consecutive season at the Ondawa hotel at Schroon Lake. “Mr. White is the most successful trout fisherman who visits this place, and on Monday last, in company with his old and tried boatman, he spent the day at Paradox…Fishing2 min readFishing2 min read
6 days ago19th century Johnsburg — Strong tourism and good fishingA robust tourism season was shaping up at Johnsburg in 1890. “Adirondack hotel keepers say that never before in the history of the world has there been so many visitors at this time,” the Johnsburg correspondent reported in The Morning Star of Glens Falls on May 13, 1890. The fishing…History2 min readHistory2 min read
Mar 20LG tourism — May 1890Some were at work and some at play on the opening day of trout season on Lake George. “Men are at work on Green Island taking up drainage pipes and putting in new ones,” the Bolton Landing correspondent wrote in a May 1, 1890 report, published two days later in…Tourism2 min readTourism2 min read
Mar 19Downtown 1890 — Early potatoes and watermelonsNew potatoes on the dinner table of a recent Glens Falls village president should not necessarily be construed as evidence of an early growing season. “Yesterday M.H. Bradt dined on new potatoes that were grown on his place, Warren Street. Mr. Bradt said they were of quite good size and…Retail2 min readRetail2 min read
Mar 18E. Power Biggs at Glens Falls in 1963E. Power Biggs, “one of the eminent organists of the world,” presented a recital at 8:15 p.m. Jan. 30, 1963 at First Presbyterian Church in Glens Falls. First Presbyterian Music Director Hugh Allen Wilson arranged the recital with Biggs, who at the time was heard weekly on CBS coast-to-coast radio…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Mar 15Dr. Little’s Greenhouses — Goldfish from JapanOrchids weren’t the only attraction at Dr. George Little’s greenhouses on Ridge Street in downtown Glens Falls. “One of the most interesting sights in the larger green house is a collection of fan-tailed fish (goldfish) from Japan,” The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on May 6, 1890. “They are very rare, none like them in this country until two months ago, when several fine specimens were imported.”Tropical Fish1 min readTropical Fish1 min read
Mar 1419th century Schroon Lake — Good fishingThe fishing was good, but tourism still a bit slow, at Schroon Lake in late June 1890. “E.R. Taylor of Albany is registered at the Ondawa,” the Schroon Lake correspondent reported in The Morning Star of Glens Falls on June 25, 1890. “On Thursday last, he, in company with J.W…Fishing2 min readFishing2 min read
Mar 12Glens Falls in 1963 — Rosoff and AkinsRobert Rosoff, former long-time business manager of the Glens Falls Symphony, and Neil Akins, who operates a local theater company, had early experience in arts management. The “two senior boys with an impressive record in dramatic activity” were co-business managers of the upcoming annual Glens Falls High School Dramatics Club…Drama1 min readDrama1 min read
Mar 7Warren County infantry recruitment — 1813Lieutenant Charles Harrison of the 113th Regiment U.S. Infantry set up a Warren County recruiting operation at A. Emmons Inn at “Glenns-Falls” during the War of 1812. He was looking for “able-bodied” men “of zeal and honor” who were between the ages of 18 and 45, The Warren Republican reported…History1 min readHistory1 min read
