ARISE responds to PROTECT the Adirondacks fund raising effort to kill the Adirondack Club and Resort and end skiing at Big Tupper

PRESS RELEASE March 10, 2011 For Immediate Release Contacts: Jim LaValley / 518-359-9440 David Tomberlin / 518-359-5280 TUPPER LAKE – ARISE of Northern New York today responded to Protect the Adirondacks! announcement of receiving a $15,000 1 to 1 matching grant to help them meet the costs of the upcoming adjudicatory hearing ordered by the [...]

ARISE Radio Ads in Support of the ACR

ARISE is sponsoring radio spots in support of the Adirondack Club & Resort and the ability of a private land owner to develop their property within the existing APA land-use guidelines. Click to listen.

Update on the ACR Review Process

Administrative Law Judge Daniel O’Connell has issued an Order ruling upon a substantial number of subsequent discovery demands issued by Protect the Adirondacks and other antagonistic parties.  We are pleased to announce that the vast majority of the demands by these groups were denied. Of note, though, Protect did demand a copy of the $1.00 [...]

Breaking News: ACR victory in hearing process

The order relating to Protect the Adirondacks discovery demands has been released by Administrative Law Judge Daniel O’Connell. It amounts to a total rejection of the motions by Protect and the Read Family. The only thing the Adirondack Club investors have been told to do, is give Protect a copy of the $1 a year [...]

Task force looks to boost Adirondack economy

This article was originally posted February 22, 2011 on wnbz.com. A grassroots group that formed at the request of state Senator Betty Little has issued a series of recommendations that target economic growth in the Adirondack Park. The task force convened last year after the birth of the Adirondack Caucus – a collection of state [...]

ARISE and the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce ask The Adirondack Council and Protect the Adirondacks to Excuse Themselves from Hearing

As the Adirondack Club and Resort moves into the final phase of review by the Adirondack Park Agency, two local Tupper Lake groups are questioning the motives of some special interest groups.

Council impeding vibrant communities

Note:  This editorial was published in the Valley News on February 16, 2011. It is the collaborative opinion of a board comprised of Thom Randall, Lindsay Yandon, Fred Herbst, Lou Varricchio, Keith Lobdell, Jeremiah Papineau, Sarah Cronk, Andy Flynn and John Gereau. Comments may be directed to denpubs@denpubs.com. Take a stand. Lend a hand. Stop [...]

Guest Commentary: The Three Amigos- Who Are You and Why Are You In My Business?

This guest commentary was submitted by Alan Imlach , a Tupper Lake business owner. I am a business owner in Tupper Lake. My partner and I own KB Enterprises. This is a small convenience store and bottle and can redemption center. We also own a construction company focused on residential and second home construction. I [...]

Guest Commentary: How to Squash Economic Development in the Adirondack Park

This is a guest commentary submitted by Kate Bencze, a Tupper Lake small business owner and ARISE member.

Call To Action: Contact Governor Cuomo to support Tupper Lake & Big Tupper’s Future!

Let Governor Cuomo know that Tupper Lake has a plan to create hundreds of private sector jobs and create economic growth in our region! Show your support for the Adirondack Club & Resort and continued affordable skiing at Big Tupper.

An Open Letter to Local Union Leaders

Imagine if you were given $30 Million Dollars by the State of New York to protect your union jobs, and the human ecosystem within the Adirondack Park.  It must infuriate you and your membership, knowing that more jobs will be cut in the coming months, and yet the State of New York was able to find $30M to purchase an easement (NYS does not even own the land) within the Adirondacks.   How many jobs would be saved with $30M?

We Can Do The Math – ARISE Guest Commentary

We Can Do The Math – ARISE Guest Commentary By Mark Moeller, ARISE Member and Tupper Lake Businessman We consider ourselves as pragmatic conservationists. We believe that a community can harvest some forest or animal products from our natural environment on a regular basis without compromising the long-term health of the ecosystem. We believe that [...]

Limited Edition, Big Tupper Commissioned Avant Big Tupper Skis

ARISE and Ski Big Tupper are excited to announce that we have partnered with Avant Skis to create a very limited edition set of high performance skis, specifically for Big Tupper. Avant is a specialty creator of high-performance skis founded by Tupper Lake natives Ben Callaghan & Joel Nashett.

Video from 12/11/2010 ARISE/Avant Press Conference

Representatives from ARISE, The Adirondack Club & Resort (ACR) & Avant Skis held a press conference on Saturday, December 11th 2010 to announce plans for Avant to locate their ski design & manufacturing business in Tupper Lake.

A very relevant commentary by Foundation for Land & Liberty President

Karen Bulich Moreau is president of the Foundation for Land and Liberty, a nonprofit focusing on land use and economic liberty. Kmoreau@landandlibertyfoundation.org This commentary was published in the New York Post on December 7, 2010.  Click here to read the article. Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]

Poor Future if Resort isn’t Built – by Michael Foxman

Note: This is a letter written by Michael Foxman, one of the developers of the Adirondack Club & Resort. I have been reluctant to respond to Mr. Sheehan’s last letter [click here to read the full letter] because, after seven years, I am tired of reacting to baseless claims and imaginary dangers put forward by [...]

Decide for Yourself – by Michael Foxman and Tom Lawson

Note:  This is a letter written by Michael Foxman & Tom Lawson, developers of the Adirondack Club & Resort. Reading one of Brian Houseal’s last letters, professing support for the community and economic development, makes us wonder how he could have written it. How can he possibly ask people to believe him and ignore what [...]

Big Tupper 2010-2011 Season Operating Schedule Announced

Big Tupper 2010-11 Anticipated Operating Schedule Chair Lift 2 and The Mitey Mite Lift will operate from 9am-4pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as selected holidays.  Chair Lift 3 will operate 10am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday, as well as selected holidays. The operation of Lift 3 is dependent on conditions and staff availability. [...]

Ski Manufacturing Company Announces Desire to Locate in Tupper Lake

The Avant Ski Company of Connecticut (avantskis.com) will be in Tupper Lake on Saturday, December 11th at 1pm, to announce their desire to locate their company in the community. There will be a press conference held at the Tupper Lake Train Depot which will be open to the public.

ARISE Announces the Limited Edition ‘Big Tupper Ale’

ARISE is proud to announce the limited edition ‘Big Tupper Ale.’ Prepared by Lake Placid Brewery, Big Tupper Ale is expected to be a huge hit. ARISE Chairman, Jim LaValley stated, “after a few months of discussing this idea with Chris Ericson, the owner of LP Brewery, we are thrilled to see it become a reality, just in time for the ski season.”

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