24
Sep
KUNKEL POINT — Not far off the Great Sacandaga Lake's northwest shore, there's a set of pine trees sticking out like used toothbrush bristles on a patch of sand. This is what’s left of Beacon Island. It didn’t used to appear so barren. Amy Feerick has witnessed the island’s transformation spanning the last 39 years of her life on Lakeside Drive. On her wall are two photos of the island gifted by her daughter: one forested and the other slightly denuded. Both images are a stark contrast to her current view of the lake. "When my kids were little —…