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Williams Lake Project Featured by Ulster County Executive Mike Hein
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein delivered the 2015 State of the County Address on Thursday, January 15, 2015. The Williams Lake Project was highlighted in the tourism section of the presentation. You can read the full speech here. “We are in the midst of an exciting expansion in our tourism and hospitality industry with projects like Williams Lake and others all around our county.” In addition, we are thrilled to announce the start of construction activities in 2015. We have completed all approvals, including DEC...
read moreWilliams Lake Project Named Regional Priority
Earlier this year, the Williams Lake Project was honored to have been named a Regional Priority Project for the Mid-Hudson region by the NYS Empire State Development Regional Economic Development Council. In 2011, Governor Cuomo created 10 regional councils in the state to “develop long-term strategic plans for economic growth for their regions.” The councils serve as “public-private partnerships made up of local experts and stakeholders from business, academia, local government and non-governmental organizations.” Along with a number...
read moreZombie Escape at Williams Lake
We are very proud to be hosting the 5th Annual UlsterCorps Service Sprint and Zombie Escape on Saturday, November 1, 2014. Navigate your way through the spooky woods, tunnels and caves here at Williams Lake, if you dare. Pre-registration before 10/30 is only $20; day of registration will be $25. You can register for the event here: https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=9183151 Below is a lineup of our scheduled events: 11:00 AM – 1K Kids Fun Run (FREE!) 11:30 AM – 5K Timed Race & Zombie Escape 11:45 AM...
read moreTotal Immersion Swim Program at the Lake
Does the lake in this video look familiar? This is from a Total Immersion event held at Williams Lake during one of the final weekends of Summer Swim. Total Immersion is an international swim program that originally started in New Paltz, and is the only swim training program in history to have created a worldwide following of enthusiastic and empowered swimmers! We plan to deepen and build on our partnership in 2015 and beyond to incorporate more Total Immersion programming at Williams Lake! For more information, visit their website:...
read moreHudson Valley Green Materials & Services Expo
We are excited about the third annual Green Materials & Services Expo, hosted by the Hudson Valley Branch of the U.S. Green Building Council NY Upstate Chapter, in partnership with SUNY New Paltz as well as other sponsors, including the Williams Lake Project. The expo will take place on October 14, 2014 from 12 PM to 8 PM in the Student Union Building (SUB) on the SUNY New Paltz campus. The event will showcase over 40 exhibitors with an expected attendance of over 250, including green trades, contractors, suppliers,...
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