Big cats of the Adirondacks
1980 • Our 35th Year! • 2015 PRST STD U.S Postage Paid Glens Falls, N.Y. Inside: Americade 2015 PERMIT NO. 511 Free Region's best events calendar º 30-34 Circulation 29,000 © Copyright 2015 The Chronicle Phone: 518-792-1126 Father’s Day is June 21! Northern New York’s Leading Newspaper • Down to earth and growing • Vol. 35, No. 1,590 • June 4-10, 2015 Big cats of the Adirondacks By David Cederstrom Chronicle Staff Writer Three big cats — mountain lion, Canada lynx and bobcat, all “awesome predators,” once roamed the Adirondacks. Only the bobcat remains, said wildlife biolo- Of the Big 3, gist Dr. Paul only bobcats Jensen, who drew a big still roam. crowd of 110 people at his lecture, “Big Cats of the Adirondacks,” at Crandall Library on May 27. Dr. Jensen works at the Warrensburg office of the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The talk was sponsored by the Southern Adirondack Chapter of the Audubon Society and the Adirondack Mountain Club Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter. Historically, all three cats lived throughout New York, Dr. Jensen said. Humans extirpated [completely destroyed] the state’s population of Canada lynx and the mountain lion, which is also known as puma, cougar and catamount. Whether mountain lions could be reintroduced is “highly de- Americade profiles Above: John and Colleen Melilli of Collingswood, N.J., page 29. Coverage: Pages 2 & 27 to 31 Bobcats still roam the Park. LG zip line to launch By David Cederstrom Chronicle Staff Writer Mountain lions are gone and not likely to revive, says wildlife biologist Dr. Paul Jensen. Please turn to page 19 Chronicle editor Mark Frost writes: U.S. Army recruiter Sgt. First Class Brian Ritter says he’s enlisted “onesies and twosies. This was my first having 11 en- Please turn to page 36 Chronicle photo/Mark Frost 11 friends, seniors at Qby., enlist in the Army A 3,450-foot zipline ride south of Lake George Village “is coming this summer” and “we expect to run all year, 365 days,” weather permitting, its developer, Ralph Macchio, Sr., tells The Chronicle. Mr. Macchio owns the Wild West Ranch and Western Town restaurant and theme attraction off Bloody Pond Road in Lake From left, Adam St. John, Timothy Rios, Eric Merzig, Nico Stockman, Anthony Kelley, Brandon Hardy and Taylor Talmage. Not on hand when photo was taken: Zack French, Zach Renzulli, Cruise Sullinger and August Winchip. Please turn to page 17 masovic Tony ToSa lesperson Licensed – or Selling “Buying ent Specialist!” vestm See the In 796 -7337 (518) GREAT NS GARDATE... BEGIN EN GARD e r Rd., Qu turday Monday–Sa 9pm 9:30am– Sunday pm 9:30am–7 ! CATION NEW LO Attorney TIME ge 3 ad on Pa 793-8555 See our • ry u sb en 652 Quake New Summer: Hours Bill er y Montgom . 15 Pearl St 798-6885 s• Glens Fall ylaw.com er billmontgom or Buying Selling r nyde call Julie S Salesperson E. Licensed R. 3 032 ext 13 518-798-0 ., Queensbur y uaker Rd 63 Q Day Father’s ing! om 21 is C AY, JU N E SU N D ST ress . & Matt aker Rd u Q & Furnituore . f Dix Ave om sfurn.c • Corner Glens Falls88 • www.livingston 793-28 Every Day 11:30am-3pm DAILY IAL C NCH SPE LUE 761-B , Qby Rt. 9 LU 2 Pound 1/ m Burgers fro ey Jacobs & Ton COPIERS u XES yo Keeping FA connected PRINTERS COLOR $ 99 5 rn -15 8 4 os e Tave o M e lu 8 0 4 81-B V E /K T 761 .net 793-7 nation Your Desti n & e for Kitch ns ig s e D h Bat chens all’s Kit & Bathvse., Qby B val Bernie Duer Co-Own 287 Dix A 490 -2 518 -792
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