Up Yonda Farm Maple Festival offers tours and tastings
The sap is running, and Up Yonda Farm in Bolton Landing is celebrating its 5th Annual Maple Festival on Saturday, March 8. Up Yonda naturalists … Read more
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American Revolution 250th celebrations to kick off with a colonial dinner
The Warren County Commission for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution will launch a series of events commemorating the nation’s Semiquincentennial with a colonial … Read more
Professor Hart presents Battlefield Park archaeological study findings
In June 2024, Professor Siobhan Hart, Chair of the Skidmore College Anthropology Department, led an archaeological exploration in Lake George Battlefield Park. She returned to … Read more
Archaeologist Siobhan Hart to discuss Battlefield Park dig findings
Professor Siobhan Hart, Chair of the Skidmore College Anthropology Department, led an archaeological exploration in Battlefield Park last June. She will be returning to Lake … Read more
Creative Jam fosters creativity and community with space to create
Creative Jam in Lake George is hidden from State Route 9 behind a string of outlet stores and the Log Jam Restaurant where Routes 9 … Read more
Reenactments and craft brews on tap for Fort William Henry’s Battles & Beverages
Fort William Henry will be hosting its Battles & Beverages event on March 22, 2025, at the fort, 48 Canada Street, Lake George. The annual … Read more
Robert Rogers subject of upcoming Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance program
Martin Klotz, author of “Robert Rogers, Ranger: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon,” will discuss the subject of his highly acclaimed book on … Read more
History & Holidays at Fort William Henry offers 18th Century family fun this winter
The Fort William Henry Museum has launched a new event, History & Holidays, for winter 2024. The fort entrance is lit with a string of … Read more
Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Center is wrapping up a record season
The Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Center’s 2024 season is coming to a close. Sunday, Oct. 27 will be the final day of operation for … Read more
Battlefield Park Alliance invites public to tour Battle of Lake George battle lines
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance is sponsoring a walking tour of Major General William Johnson’s Battle of Lake George battle lines. Historian Mark Silo … Read more
Ecosystem engineers: Busy beavers are the topic of LGLC Discovery Hike
They have webbed feet on their hind legs, articulated fingers on their front paws, teeth that can bring down a tree and engineering skills that … Read more
Rogers Island Visitors Center to host French & Indian War encampment and battle reenactment
Reenactors representing British, French, and Provincial soldiers, their Native American Allies and camp followers will set up an 18th Century military encampment on Rogers Island … Read more
Courtland Street Cemetery historical marker unveiled
“They died not on a battlefield, but in a makeshift hospital lying on planks and pine boughs,” says Lisa Anderson. “They died from disease with … Read more
A year of growth, loss and a transformational addition on the horizon: Battlefield Park Alliance holds its Annual Meeting
Lake George Battlefield Park is gaining prominence as a significant state and national historic site. The state-owned park at the head of Lake George has, … Read more
Bolton Free Library holds its First Annual Children’s Book Fair
Raccoons raft down the Hudson River, a school bus-driving pirate helps children conquer their fears, and a family is woken in the middle of the … Read more
Seagle Festival opera entertains and educates Lake George youth
Life is about opposites, good – bad, happy – sad. “Balance is the key … You’re big enough to include everything.” This is the message … Read more
Historian to present ‘Lt. Col. George Munro: The Last Commander of Fort William Henry’
Lieutenant-Colonel George Munro put up a strong, yet ultimately unsuccessful, defense of Fort William Henry during the August 1757 siege. His name is forever linked … Read more
Hidden out in the open: Hillview Free Library is a community gem in Diamond Point
It’s easy when traveling Lake Shore Drive on the West side of Lake George to miss the small stone structure tucked between Up North Deli … Read more