New Year’s Day in Lake George: Parties, cruises and a polar plunge
New Year’s Eve is the big party night, and there are several venues in town where you can count down to 2017 with a champagne … Read more
Winter
Baskets and desserts to fill Lake George Firehouse
More than 125 baskets of goodies will be up for auction at the Lake George Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary’s Basket & Dessert Day on … Read more
The Lake George Winter Carnival 2016 wheels in with opening day festivities
“It’s not a perfect day here for a winter carnival,” says Michael Consuelo, “but still, any day in Lake George is a beautiful day.” The … Read more
1,201 celebrate New Year’s Day with a plunge into Lake George
Penguins, Santa Clauses and even Donald Trump stripped down to bathing suits on a snowy Shepard Park Beach this afternoon for the annual Lake George … Read more
Lake George Winter Carnival 2015 wraps up with 4×4 truck races and chicken wings
The final weekend of the 54th Lake George Winter Carnival opened today with brilliant, sunny skies and moderate air temperatures, a respite from the record-breaking … Read more
Lake George Winter Carnival opens with outhouses, chili, paratroopers and parade
Opening day of the 2015 Lake George Winter Carnival brought several hundred to the frozen southern end of Lake George yesterday afternoon. Opening ceremonies began … Read more
Lake George Music Festival presents its first winter concert series
The Lake George Music Festival, Lake George’s premier classical music festival, is entering its fifth year with the addition of two winter concerts. The free … Read more
Nearly 1,200 start 2015 with an icy plunge into Lake George
Undeterred by the 27-degree air temperature and stiff breeze, 1,182 bathing suit-clad plungers splashed into the frigid waters of Lake George at Shepard Park this … Read more
Lake George Village Christmas Walk offers unique gifts, relaxed shopping
Shoppers at Lake George Village’s inaugural Village Christmas Walk had the opportunity to win gift cards, gift baskets, candles, artwork, gingerbread houses and other prizes … Read more
Lake George Village lights up for the 2014 holiday season
Nearly a foot a snow and 25-degree temperatures doesn’t mean outdoor entertainment is over in Lake George Village. Saturday night, Shepard Park filled with a … Read more
4×4 ice drag races featured at Lake George Winter Carnival this weekend
The second weekend of the Lake George Winter Carnival started with bright sunshine and four-wheel drive vehicles tearing up the frozen lake in front of … Read more
Hundreds begin 2014 with an icy plunge into Lake George
With the air temperature a frigid 16 degrees and the water temperature a balmy 35, it seems perfectly logical that more than 900 swimmers would … Read more
Lake George Village lights up for the 2013 holiday season
A crowd of nearly 300 braved the cool temperatures in Shepard Park last night, Nov. 30, to attend the 16th annual “Lite up the Village” … Read more
Lake George Winter Carnival 2013 draws hundreds for final weekend
By noon Saturday, Feb. 23, a line of more than 100 people had formed along the Lake Front Walkway at Shepard Park, all waiting to … Read more
East Coast Snocross returns to Lake George this weekend
Citing a lack of snow at the previously scheduled venue in Belmont, N.H., East Coast Snocross announced yesterday, Feb. 5, it will return to Lake … Read more
Nearly 1,200 brave the icy waters for Lake George’s 2013 Polar Plunge
Clad in bikinis, swimming trunks and assorted costumes, including the entire cast of The Avengers, hundreds began the new year with a splash into Lake … Read more
Cut-your-own tree at Warrensburg Christmas tree farm
There is an increase in business at cut-your-own tree farms in recent years, according to Mark Brown of Brown’s Tree Farm on the Schroon River … Read more
Warrensburg ushers in holidays with music, lights and reindeer
A light dusting of snow fell over Warrensburg late Friday night, setting a festive atmosphere for the 24th Annual Christmas in Warrensburgh this weekend, Dec. … Read more