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Great Adk. Moose Fest returns to Indian Lake By Ryan Edwards
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INDIAN LAKE — The moose has been making a slow but steady comeback in the state in recent decades, and the Indian Lake community is ready once again to celebrate its return to the Adirondack Park. To commemorate the reintroduction of the state’s largest mammal, the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce and more than 20 of local businesses and organizations have co-sponsored New York’s first ever moosethemed festival, which will see its sixth year on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26 and 27. The Great Adirondack Moose Festival welcomes visitors of all ages to celebrate their appreciation for the moose at various locations throughout the hamlets of Indian Lake, Blue Mountain Lake and Sabael with a number of outdoor activities, each one incorporat-
ing the spirit of the moose in some way. The following is the complete calendar of events for the weekend. For more details on these events, visit indian-lake.com.
SATURDAY All Day — Self-guided driving tour of the Moose River Plains. Maps are available at the Chamber of Commerce. 9 a.m. — Rock Dam hike, guided by licensed guide and retired forest ranger Gary Lee. The group will meet at the Limekiln Gate in Inlet. 9 a.m. to noon — Watch Hill hike, guided by Daryl Smith. The group will meet at the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce Building at 8:30 a.m. for registration. 9 a.m. — 17 mile fall foliage festival rafting on the Hudson Gorge with Adirondac Rafting Company. >> Story Continued | pg. 3
NCREDC keeps plans close to the vest By Pete DeMola
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LAKE PLACID — Titans of North Country business, education, tourism and politics gathered at a ballroom here last week to finalize and vote on the projects that they hoped would net the region millions in state funds next year. While the exact projects compiled by the North Country Regional Economic Development Council remain under wraps for now, officials have singled out three broad areas for investment: Tourism and community development; advanced manufacturing and innovation and agriculture and renewable energy. Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI), a $1.5 billion investment program designed to buoy upstate New York’s economy. In addition to the annual funding competition for 10 different regions, three upstate regions will each win $500 million in a “Hunger Games”-type battle royale. While Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who attended the sessions couldn’t dish out the details, she called the pitches “legacy projects” that would transform the North Country landscape for generations. >> Story Continued | pg. 3
OctoBEARfest coming to Long Lk By Ryan Edwards
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LONG LAKE — The owners of Hoss’s Country Corner will hold the first ever OctoBEARfest at Hoss’s Campground on Jennings Pond on Saturday, October 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The benefit festival will be raising money for Randy’s Patient Assistance Fund, a fund established through the C.R. Wood Cancer Center in Glens Falls Hospital in the memory of Randall Favreau, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011. The fund helps cancer patients cover the costs of outof-pocket expenses including gas cards, co-pays, lodging assistance, pre-paid cell phone minutes and prescription copayments. Jules Hosley-Pierce, the event’s organizer, is herself a cancer survivor. She said she chose Randy’s Patient Fund as the festival’s beneficiary because it was the easiest way to donate directly to patients living with the disease. Hosley-Pierce said the festival is an attempt to bring visitors to the area in the fall, in lieu of the now-defunct Fall Fest which was held in Long Lake for years. The event is growing in size and scope every day, she said: >> Story Continued | pg. 3