April 2025
S M T W T F S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930  

News Categories

Site search

More About The Peru Gazette

The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

Comment Policy

The Peru Gazette welcomes comments on posted stories. The author MUST include his/her first and last name. No  foul or libelous language permitted. The Peru Gazette reserves the right to not publish a comment.

Recent Comments

Archive for 'Recreation opportunities'

Hunter Education Classes Available Before Spring Turkey Season

All first-time hunters planning to go afield this upcoming spring turkey season must first complete a mandatory hunter education course before they can purchase a hunting license. In-person, instructor-led hunter education courses are being offered throughout NYS during March and April. Classes fill quickly, so do not delay in registering for a course. All classes […]

Vermont State Police Corporal Eric Vitali suffered brain, spinal injury in crash, officials say

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru seeking Assistant Recreation Director

Duties/Responsibilities could fluctuate during seasons and can be discussed. The main goal is to assist the Youth Director in providing attention to detail and fluidity among programs. Spring – organization of T-ball teams and help dispersing equipment (4-6 teams) Summer – check-ins with summer activities as needed (schedule to be decided before season, the month […]

Plattsburgh Parks and Rec unveils family-fun February lineup

Town partners with regional organizations and businesses for family activities over February break Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Outdoor adventure at Point au Roche

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Businesses bet on the Adirondack Rail Trail

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

After a decade of turmoil, the first stretch of the Adirondack Rail Trail is open

Click here for the NCPR story 

Peru Youth Commission Whiteface Skiing Program opens for sign-up

Peru Sports and Youth Program4h  · The moment we are all waiting for!!! Ski sign ups are online now!! Copy the link below to your browser and sign up by January 7th. We will received one complementary chaperone pass for every 10 students who register. If you are interested in a chaperone pass, please message […]

ADK 46ers give $100K+ to projects inside ADK Park

From loon conservation to steward programs, the funding will benefit the ADK Park Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Saranac Lake celebrates grand reopening of Civic Center

The public is invited to this free event Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Kitesurfers love Peru’s Ausable Point

Peru, NY October 5, 2023 – If there is a perfect day for kitesurfing in the area, today had to be it. Ausable Point activity is pictured here, but undoubtedly, other areas were busy, too. At 3 p.m., it was 78 degrees with a steady, moderate wind.

46ers donate $90k to Mountain Club

Funds used for trail work, steward program Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Destination: Valcour Island

A canoe trip to a camping destination within Lake Champlain Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Peru’s Morrison gets elusive win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League event

Alec Morrison’s two wins have come in his third year after trading in co-angler status Click here for the Sun Community News story  Click here for April 2015 story on Alec Morrison’s love of fishing

UFirst Federal Credit Union makes unprecedented donation

Plattsburgh YMCA receives $100,000 for a New Y Future Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Gov lowers minimum age for lifeguards at children’s camps

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

No hiker shuttles are running in the Adirondack High Peaks. Here’s why

Click here for the NCPR story 

Winning waters: Upstate NY lakes rank as some of the best in the country

Lake Champlain ranked #6 in country Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Founder of Champlain trails group looks to retire

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Connector lift eyed for Stowe, Smugglers’ Notch resorts

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Help CATS make a new trail in Peru on Saturday, June 10

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trail system in Peru on Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the eight-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, […]

After a 16-hour rescue in the Adirondacks, rangers say prepare for the worst

The DEC still has our mud season travel advisory, so we are advising people not to go above 2,500 feet. The conditions up there are very, very wet. Click here for the NCPR story 

ORDA board OKs $38.3M in new projects

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

City invests in youth rec in collaboration with YMCA

Funding approved to include all children 12 and under who want to play Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Champlain Centre’s Mall Walker program returns with a new name

Senior Planet and Clinton County Health Dept. grow the program Click here for the Sun Community News story