2009 Lake George Poker Run and High Performance Boat Show - IT'S ON!!!

[Gladhe8er]

Unbelievable. My family had 3 boats entered. We have a house in the Lake George area and have not been up there once this summer because of what happenned to two of our boats last Columbus day(won't get into it here...lots of documentation in last years thread). Let's go to Sacandaga...

[prostock85]

Originally Posted by Gladhe8er

Unbelievable. My family had 3 boats entered. We have a house in the Lake George area and have not been up there once this summer because of what happenned to two of our boats last Columbus day(won't get into it here...lots of documentation in last years thread). Let's go to Sacandaga...

No water

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It's been announced that Mahopac Marine's Hudson River Fall Fun Run will be moved up to Oct 10th.

[OL40SVX]

Everyone should come down to Mahopac's run on the Hudson! It was a great time in the spring!

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Photos from the Hudson Spring Run:

http://sharkeyimages.zenfolio.com/hudsonspringrun09



Enjoy!

[Rattlesnake Jake]

Originally Posted by prostock85

No water

Sez WHO??

[newfountainguy]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Jake

Sez WHO??

i was out last thursday, it was pretty low. by columbus day who knows?

[DrBoat]

'It's been announced that Mahopac Marine's Hudson River Fall Fun Run will be moved up to Oct 10th."

Got any suggestions on accommodations? Where can we get details?
Thanks!

[Gary D]

MAN THIS SUCKS, WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRIP HAVE NEVER BEEN UP THERE BEFORE. OH WELL, WILL FIND SOME WHERE ELSE TO GO.

[Big Time]

I just sent this e-mail off

September 28, 2009


Bruce E. Young
Chairman
Lake George Park Commission
75 Fort George Road, PO Box 749
Lake George, New York 12845


Dear Mr. Young:

It is my understanding that the Lake George Park Commission (LGPC) has filed a with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to revoke the regatta permit for the Poker Run scheduled to take place on Lake George the weekend of October 10th 2009. I can not express enough my disappointed with the decision made by your agency.

We had planned a family trip that weekend to attend and participate in the poker run with three separate boats. My father and mother had planned to run their boat along with my sister and her fiancé who has already purchased a ticket to fly into Albany International Airport for the weekend. My brother was going to do the run in his boat along with his wife and another couple. And finally I was to use my boat along with 3 other crew members on my team. In total we would have had 12 people in my party from out of town, who now feel incredibly let down by your commission’s recent decision.

Aside from the disappointment felt by the members of my party planning to attend, it is the local economy that suffers the most. It is hard for me to put a number on what the 12 members of my party would have injected into the economy (my plan was to stay from Thursday through Monday), but I can assure you that your local business’ would have welcomed our patronage in what is typically a slow time of year.

What is most disappointing is the fact that the organizer(s) and sponsors went through a tremendous amount of trouble to put this event together and, from what I understand, have been more than compliant with the prior requests that your agency has made in order to make this a fun and, most importantly, a safe event. Make no mistake about it, safety is paramount at these events, and with strict rules to follow the speed limit behind a pace boat (as was the case with this event), there is no doubt in my mind that this event would have easily gone of without a hitch as it has in years past.

Make no mistake about it, this event WILL go on! However to the dismay of the local merchants and business owners, it will not be happening on Lake George.

Regards,

Christopher M. Aitkin