Grass Fires Plague North Country; Large Fire On Drum

[LosinIt]

http://www.wwnytv.net/72k/full-story.asp?uid=7276&area=home+page

Monday, April 18, 2005, 10:05pm
A "fairly large" fire was burning on Fort Drum Monday, post officials said.

A plume of smoke can be seen from as far away as Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County and Champion Hill in Jefferson County.

Drum officials said the fire is burning at an impact area on post, but because there are undetonated artillery shells in the path of the blaze, officials are letting the fire burn out on its own.

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That is one hell of a big grass fire. Gouverneur to Champion is about 35 miles. This happens every few years on the impact area and they always just let it burn. Not great environmentally, but a pretty sure bet safety wise. It's not just artillery shells left in the impact area, may be some unexploded aerial bombs as well since you used to see the bombers flying over that area a lot when they were 'practicing'. No need to practice anymore. My mother lives in Gouverneur and they said that they could smell the fire also.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. That fire has to be HUGE...

...if it can be seen in Gouverneur.:wow:

[LosinIt]

2. Not as HUUUUGE as if you could see it in Adams??

was that a Billy Fucillo relate?

[Cooley Hurd]

3. *snarf!*

I have to admit, every time I use the word "HUGE" now, I can't help but to think of that moran...:D

I'm a H-U-G-E nitwit...

[A Simple Game]

4. There was one in the summer of 02 or 03 that could be smelled

in Canton for days. That's about 50 miles from Fort Drum.

[LosinIt]

5. Canton ATC Class of 76

Chem Tech Major, AXO. loved the Hoot Owl and Dave's Bar. Are either of them still open??

[A Simple Game]

7. The Hoot Owl is still open.

Not sure about Dave's. A lot of the bars in Canton closed when the drinking age went from 18 to 21. I don't remember the year, but it must have been around '76?

Canton College(ATC) grad, Manufacturing Technology, 2003 myself, although non-traditional, I'm 54 now.

Nice to hear from you.

[bill]

8. Daves, Skivies, Evergreen, Hoot, Depot, Django's, Connies

Hazy alcoholic memories :toast:

CHS '80, ATC '81, Potsdam '86

[driver8]

9. Potsdam High graduate -- 1981

Bill -- you graduated from Canton High School in 1980? Did you play any sports? We may have played against each other.

Hazy alcoholic memories for me:

Rusty Nail, the Depot, Greens, Whiskey One, and a whole lot of fraternity beer blasts!!

[driver8]

6. Northern NYer here...I'm from Potsdam. n/t