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By Bob Weinman, Special to The Chronicle
SECOND DISPATCH: Feb. 20-21, 2021

February was not warm. The darn lake froze…as did my goal to “paddle” it every month!

In his book Lake George Reflections, Frank Leonbruno includes a record of freeze-over and ice-out days. That, combined with records from the Lake George Association, indicates a 10 percent chance the lake won’t freeze.

That gave me hope. Irrational hope. But isn’t …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Ice Castles in Lake George may not be done, event manager Brad Buehlhorn told The Chronicle on the warm Tuesday (Feb. 22) as the paper went to press.

The attraction was open to visitors last Sunday, but it closed for several days before and after, due to warm weather.

‘We are still hopeful we can open for this next weekend,” Mr. Buehlhorn said …

Prime-Time Seniors issue Ice Castles aims to stay open if weather allows; 80,000+ tix sold. Martin Seelye. Effort to paddle all of LG every month in 2021 went awry in Feb. What he touts in Vermont. Celebrating a vanished Hudson Falls photographer. Action on North Creek Tahawus rail & Corinth-Saratoga. Warren County ARPA duel ends with accidental compromise. Dean Brown succeeds Kim Cook heading The Open Door. Concerts, comedy, shows… …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The redrawn New York State Assembly and Senate district lines have been released, with significant changes locally.

Opponents have vowed to challenge them in court.

Republican State Senator Dan Stec’s 45th District becomes the 47th, stretching from the Canadian border as far south as Mechanicville. It contains all of Warren, Washington, Essex, Hamilton, Clinton and part of Saratoga and Fulton Counties.

New to Mr. …

“This is the time of year when New York’s resident coyotes breed and set up dens for pups that will arrive in the spring,” Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, was quoted in a press release Tuesday.

“While conflicts with people and pets are rare, New Yorkers should remain alert and follow DEC’s common-sense guidelines to minimize the risk for potential conflicts with coyotes.”…