The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC)
recently completed the purchase of more than
18 acres in the town of Putnam, Washington
County, that provides a point of public access
to LGLC’s 189-acre Anthony’s Nose property on
Lake George.
LGLC purchased the property jutting into the
lake, known as Anthony’s Nose, in December of
2000. Home to nesting peregrine falcons, the
property’s rocky cliffs are an iconic feature in
northern Lake George.
The land also includes 3,350 feet of lake
shoreline, and abuts the 244-acre Flat Rock
property to the north, part of the Adirondack
Forest Preserve.
The newly acquired property consists of
15.5-acres adjoining the southeast edge of Anthony’s
Nose, a 2.6-acre block on Schwerdtfeger
Road, and a 50-foot easement of right-of-way
connecting the two.
Already enjoyed by locals, the property’s half mile
hiking trail to the summit of Record Hill will
be made official with LGLC blazes this spring, and
a parking area on Schwerdtfeger Road will be
constructed by the end of the summer, officials
said. The preserve also will now be part of LGLC’s
annual Hike-A-Thon, which is held each July 5th.
LGLC Executive Director Jamie Brown said
the conservation project “is a major accomplishment
and I’m pleased that we are finally be able
to offer Anthony’s Nose as a true public resource.”
LGLC recently received a $35,000 grant for
this project from The Conservation Alliance,
whose mission is to engage businesses to fund
and partner with organizations to protect wild
places for their habitat and recreation values.
More information about the project can be
found at www.lglc.org/projects/anthonys-nose-access.
Photo Courtesy Lake George Land