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Lakes to Locks Passage shines light on local ‘hidden gems’

More than 600 local travel suggestions have been submitted to the Lakes to Locks Passage website, www.lakestolocks.com.

The submissions are just in time for the summer travel season and the site is co-branded with National Geographic. It emphasizes travel and tourism opportunities that are submitted by local residents and locally-owned business owners.

The national advertising and marketing campaign is promoting the Lakes to Locks Passage that stretches from Albany to Quebec, along the interconnected waterway of the Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake George and Lake Champlain and includes Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Essex and Clinton counties. 

“This website shines a spotlight on the region’s hidden gems, those places that provide local character to a destination. It is exciting to see the local commitment to delivering a distinctive travel experience,” said Executive Director Janet Kennedy.

Super moon over Albany skyline

Super moon over Albany skyline

Paul Bourdeau took this weather photo at the Guilderland/Duanesburg town line. He captured the super moon in a photo of the Albany skyline.

If you have a weather photo you would like to send to NewsChannel 13 please send the photo, your name and where the photo was taken.

It could end up on a News Café site.

 

Five Rivers to host presentations on hiking and camping

Five Rivers to host presentations on hiking and camping

There will be a presentation on hiking and backpacking safety on Saturday, May 26 at Five Rivers and a presentation on camping.

The presentations will be conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, located at 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar. The backpacking presentation will begin at 10 a.m. and the camping presentation will begin at 2 p.m.

DEC Forest Ranger Karen Glesmann will discuss basic equipment, tips on map reading, how not to get lost and what to do if you do get lost, among other topics.

There will be a hands-on clinic on how to set up a tent conducted at the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation’s Five Rivers Environmental Education Center.

Please call the Center at 518-475-0291 to register by Wednesday, May 23.  If there is bad weather the program may be cancelled.

Local parks to take part in I Love My Park Day

I Love My Park Day is a new statewide event organized by Parks & Trails New York to help improve New York’s parks and historic sites. The day will take place on Saturday, May 5.

Volunteers will participate in cleaning up park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species and working on various site improvement projects.

Local parks participating in the day are Grafton Lakes State Park, Grant Cottage State Historic Site, John Boyd Thacher and Thompson Lake State Parks, Mine Kill and Max V. Shaul State Parks, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Schodack Island State Park.

Click here to learn more about individual park events.

Schenectady and Albany counties to partner for free energy workshops

Schenectady and Albany counties will partner together to host free energy workshops for businesses and non-profits that will provide information to reduce energy use and annual energy costs.

The workshops will be held in Schenectady County on May 8 from 7:30 until 9 a.m. at The Stockade Inn and in Albany County on May 9 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Albany County Office Building.

DEC announces new recreational fishing regulations

DEC announces new recreational fishing regulations

According to the Department of Environmental Conservation new recreational fishing regulations are now effective for summer flounder (fluke), scup (porgy) and black sea bass.

The new regulations are less restrictive than current rules and specify changes to minimum size limit, possession limit and open season for all three species.

"These regulation changes reflect improvements to populations of scup, black sea bass and summer flounder," said DEC Assistant Commissioner for Natural Resources, Kathy Moser in a statement. "The scup population is particularly robust at this time, and we encourage anglers to get out on the water and enjoy the increased opportunity for anglers to bring home freshly caught fish."

Below are new regulations from the DEC.

Summer Flounder: The new regulations include a 4-fish possession limit, a 19.5-inch minimum size limit and a May 1 through September 30 open season.

Horse show to benefit SALT

Horse show to benefit SALT
SCHOHARIE - New York State Quarter Horse Association will be hosting Walk Trot Ride for a Cause Classes on May 11-12.