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Archive for 'Lake Champlain News'

Lake Monsters Opening Day postponed to Sunday

Great family entertainment  Click here for the WCAX News story 

As Albany Debates Plastics Crackdown, Industry Pushes Softer Alternative

The chemical industry is pushing to replace a sweeping plastics bill with a more business-friendly alternative. Click here for the New York Focus story 

$6K+ raised after solo 120-mile kayak trip through Lake Champlain

Cathy Webster completes 4-day trek from Benson, Vermont to southern Canada. Money raised will go towards her adaptive kayaking program. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru, NY, May 28, 2025, 5:25 a.m. Lakeshore Road

Online reporting system for harmful algal blooms begins

DEC encourages New Yorkers to ‘Know it, Avoid it, Report it’ Click here for the Sun Community News story 

110 -mile Lake Champlain journey for a cause

By John T Ryan Meeting fascinating, very nice people is one of the best parts of publishing the Peru Gazette. This morning at Ausable Point, I encountered Cathy Webster, a resident of South Hero, VT. as she departed on the second leg of a 110-mile kayak journey the length of Lake Champlain from Benson, VT. […]

May 26, 2026 – Port Kent, NY, 6:25 a.m.

May 26, 2025, Harmony Golf Course, 6:30 a.m. Memorial Day

I suspect the golfers arrived very soon after 6:30.

Very short video at Ausable Point looking north toward Valcour Island, Turn up volume tp enjoy..

This is a short video. Turn up volume to appreciate.

People travel many miles to enjoy the North Country

Peru Dock, U.S. Route 9 – May 17, 2025 –  At 6:30 this morning, the weather was perfect for fishing on Lake Champlain. This gentleman, accompanied by his son, drove six 6-hours from Long Island to fish in Lake Champlain. The dad is a 1998 Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh grad who appreciates all the North […]

Ausable Point, April 23, 2025, 5:45 to 6:00 a.m.

New Education Course for Lake Champlain Boaters

New York passed a law requiring anyone operating a motorized vessel to get and carry a boating safety certificate. Click here for the WCAX story 

Native lake trout, the dweller of the deep, has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Vermont falls short of climate goals, report shows

Click here for the WCAX News Story 

World Water Day Celebration Returns to Champlain Centre Mall

The Lake Champlain Basin Program, Champlain Centre, the Champlain Basin Education Initiative and NEIWPCC invite the public to celebrate World Water Day on Saturday, March 22nd, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Champlain Centre in Plattsburgh, New York. Mall guests can view a gallery of student art, media and writing that celebrates the waters […]

Burlington voters approve water bonds, gun control and eviction measures by large margins

More than 80% of voters supported the water bonds and a measure to ban guns in establishments that sell alcohol. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Burlington residents weigh water system upgrades

Click here for the WCAX story 

Regional History: Lake Champlain bridge — Debate over where to build

Click here for the Adirondack Almanack story 

Farms in the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valleys could be key in conserving grassland bird species

Click here the NCPR story 

Bids sought for wastewater treatment plant upgrades. Precise dollar impact on sewer district users is yet to be determined

Peru, NY—The Saturday, January 18, Press-Republican legal page included a request for bids for upgrades to Peru’s wastewater treatment plant.  After contractors submit bids on February 25, it will be up to the town board to decide if the town can afford all the work envisioned or must reduce the project scope. Deficiencies in the […]

Adirondack Council celebrates 50th anniversary

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Feds: Vermont failing its duty to protect Lake Champlain

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Adirondacks named one of U.S. top 2025 travel destinations

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Exploring the Depths of Lake Champlain

Click here for the Vermont Edition Story