The Peru Gazette

Effective Monday, January 17, 2022 Due to staffing and COVID-related issues the Grand Isle, VT – Plattsburgh, NY Crossing will be reducing the third boat running hours during the weekdays. For departures out of Grand Isle, VT Click Here. For Departures out of Plattsburgh, NY  The Charlotte, VT – Essex, NY crossing will no longer […]

Source: Historical Champy marker to be replaced | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Following public outcry and a disheartening theft, the Town of Plattsburgh, William G. Pomeroy Foundation and Clinton County Historical Association are now working to bring the icon

Source: Cumberland Head Lighthouse: Worthy of an admiral’s visit | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Standing near the site of New York’s “other” Sept. 11 site today is the privately owned Cumberland Head Lighthouse. This Lake Champlain light is located at the entr

Source: Border Concerns: Douglas slams upcoming vaccine requirement for essential travelers | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Gov. Hochul ups war on aquatic invasive species | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to allow the installation of inspection stations in an effort to protect against aquatic invasive species along several locations in the

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for a program that will implement innovative enhancements to best management practices (BMPs) on farms in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin in 2022. These enhanced BMPs will help reduce phosphorus runoff, a prominent threat to clean water in Lake […]

Source: Bluff Point Lighthouse: Where women kept the light on | Sun Community News VALCOUR ISLAND | Who doesn’t love the lure of a romantic lighthouse? But here, far from the sea, Lake Champlain’s historic lighthouses are landlocked and often bypassed. Yet these s

Source: Saving the Crown Point Light | Sun Community News CROWN POINT | Who doesn’t love the lure of a romantic lighthouse? Here, far from the sea, Lake Champlain’s inland lighthouses beckon the explorer. From Crown Point to Windmill Point, eight lighthouses prote

Source: Champy sign theft disheartens town officials and residents | Sun Community News CUMBERLAND HEAD | When the Champy Legends and Lore marker was added to the shores of Lake Champlain in Cumberland Head, residents and visitors alike were treated to an unexpect

Cyanobacteria Monitoring Report In sun and rain, heat and cold, monitors collectively filed over 2,700 reports during the 2021 season. In the links and photographs below you’ll find our last weekly report compilation for 2021; see a late season bloom at Arnold’s Bay; learn what a difference a day can make; view water samples of cyanobacteria […]

Source: 78 year-old Redford woman with dementia still missing | NCPR News

“Lake Champlain warmed between two and seven degrees, depending on location, from 1964 to 2009, according to the state department of health. Lake Champlain hit 65 degrees this May, reached the high 70s in August, and didn’t dip back below 65 until October, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.”  Source: Thanks to climate change, toxic bacterial […]

“Gov. Kathy Hochul’s selection of the Champlain-Hudson Power Express as a conduit delivering green energy to New York City will provide a small windfall to 14 Essex County governments that will benefit from a structured schedule of revenue payments over the next 30 years.” Source: Champlain-Hudson project benefits lake towns, school districts | Sun Community […]

Source: Board Approves Proposal for Grand Isle Ferry Maintenance Facility | Off Message

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC is pleased to announce a Request for Technical Pre-Proposals for services to further the goals and objectives of the Lake Champlain management plan Opportunities for Action. The total request for each project may range from $25,000 to $300,000 for projects anticipated […]