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Improvements coming to campground Moriah approves rental cabin, other upgrades
The entrance to the Bulwagga Bay campground in Port Henry is one of the areas that the town Waterfront Committee hopes to improve.
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By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
PORT HENRY | Moriah took a step toward waterfront revitalization last week, conceptually approving construction of a rental cabin at its Bulwagga Bay campground. Ideally, more cabins will follow, although the town is somewhat constrained by soil type, infrastructure and threats of flooding. The decision came during a special meeting of the Moriah Town Board and its Waterfront Committee, which is seeking ways to optimize what is largely viewed as Port Henry’s greatest asset — seven miles of Lake Champlain shoreline. The meeting drew a standing-room crowd of people, most of whom seemed to want more investment in the town beaches and campgrounds and better advertising of what Port Henry has to offer. The Waterfront Committee called for the meeting after a relationship with a New York City investor fell through. “We really do have this incredible asset here — what we need now is direction,” said committee chairman Mark Davenport. Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said the existing campgrounds are profitable for the town, but there’s potential for them to be more so. The town has budgeted for campground maintenance over the years, but not for capital improvements that might produce added revenue. That will change over the coming year, with the cabin and a refurbishing of the Bulwagga Bay bathhouse, to include an Adirondack facade, new tile floor and showers. The committee is also seeking a grant that will pay for cosmetic improvements at Bulwagga Bay, a more attractive entrance and a much-needed site plan to organize the campsites.
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Scozzafava said, as a pilot project, the cabin can be built by vocational ed students at BOCES for the cost of materials. Cabins would attract short-term tourists to the area, as opposed to seasonal campers who park their RVs and stay the summer. These “transient” tourists are believed to spend more
money in the local community, because they tend to eat out and buy keepsakes in local stores. Still, Scozzafava said the town must be careful not to uproot the seasonal campers, which are the campground’s bread and butter. See CAMPGROUND » pg. 6
The face of Frontier Town
Owner of iconic A-frame wants it to be Exit 29 welcome center By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
NORTH HUDSON | A decade ago, Muhammad “Mo” Ahmad was a businessman splitting his Muhammad “Mo” Ahmad stands out front of the familiar A-frame building that was, and may be in the future, a welcome center for Frontier Town.
time between New York City and northern New Jersey when a friend told him about a business opportunity, a Sunoco station, in a place called Schroon Lake. After the hubbub of the city, the Adirondacks was a refreshing break, and when another Sunoco station — this one even deeper in the woods — came on the market in 2014, Ahmad bought that too. At the exit for Newcomb and North Hudson, it might just have been about the loneliest Sunoco in the east, and after dark the yellow glow of its elevated sign provided a shining beacon of hope for Northway travelers whose gas gauges did pointeth to “E”. See FRONTIER TOWN » pg. 8
Champ hunter Katy Elizabeth speaks before a gathering of the Moriah Chamber of Commerce.
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CLOSING IN ON CHAMP Sea creature hunter says she has image on sonar By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
PORT HENRY | Champ can run, but he can’t hide. Not forever — at least that is the view of Champ hunter Katy Elizabeth, who has made a career of searching for the fabled Lake Champlain sea creature. And after years on
the hunt, now she says she’s got him. Speaking to a meeting of the Moriah Chamber of Commerce last month, Katy Elizabeth said she has fi nally captured Champ on her sophisticated underwater imaging equipment. The image is not particularly obvious to the untrained eye, but Katy Elizabeth outlined the head, nostrils and coiled, eel-like body. She puts his (or her) length at 25 feet. The notably shy creature wasn’t happy about having his cover blown. “He looks kind of annoyed,” Katy Elizabeth said. See CHAMP » pg. 8
Moriah residents want dog park
to create a dog park in the area. The proponents of the dog park came out to the Town Board meeting to offer up their petition of 116 signatures. Lohr McKinstry was the voice of the community members at the meeting. In support of creating the park, the town of Moriah passed a resolution that evening in support of a dog park. However, the town was unanimous in response to not wanting to own or operate the park and left the logistics in the hands of the community members seeking to create the park. The town also voiced concern over potential for dog bites, waste removal, and upkeep of lawns for a potential park. In a telephone interview, McKinstry said, “The town did have a few reservations about these types of issues but Ticonderoga has a park and has none of these issues.
Local residents present petition at town board meeting By Laura Achouatte STAFF WRITER
MORIAH | On Sept. 12, residents and proponents for a dog park in the town of Moriah addressed the Town Board about their plan for a dog park to serve residents and dog lovers alike and gather support from local officials. Carol Genier heads the Facebook group, called Moriah Town Dog Park, which has been adding to its list of members, garnering over 100 so far. The group serves to unite and communicate efforts of community members
See DOG PARK » pg. 8
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