Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance envisions area as a heritage hub
2022 was a milestone year for the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance with the Grand Opening of the Battlefield Park Visitors Center in May. Speaking … Read more
History
Photos: Fort William Henry commemorates Fort surrender
August 9, 1757, at noon, the French took possession of Fort William Henry. The British surrender brought an end to a six-day siege that left … Read more
Letterboxing 2022 challenge spotlights Warren County history
What was the Prospect Mountain Incline Railway? Who is William R. Waddell? Where did Henry Knox bring his men ashore for rest as they hauled … Read more
Diamond Point Community Church holds Taste of Diamond Point fundraiser
Chicken croquettes from Canoe Island Lodge, stuffed mushrooms from Lizzie Keays and the Lone Bull Pancake House’s sausage gravy on biscuits are just some of … Read more
Battlefield Park Visitor Center hours expanded to 5-days a week
Beginning July 1, 2022, the Lake George Battlefield Park Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) will be open Fridays through Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The … Read more
Battlefield Park Alliance is participating in Path Through History Weekend
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance will be conducting guided tours of the Park’s unique history as part of New York State’s spring Path Through … Read more
Battle of Lake George soldiers honored at Memorial Day ceremony
Four colonial soldiers, we don’t know their names, are buried in Lake George’s Battlefield Park. They died Sept. 8, 1755, as part of The Bloody … Read more
Battlefield Park Visitor Center opens with ceremony
The idea to build a visitor center in Lake George’s Battlefield Park was conceived more than a century ago when New York State acquired the … Read more
Fort William Henry Museum to open for season with new augmented reality exhibit
The 18th Century will meet the 21st this summer behind the thick walls of Fort William Henry Museum. The Museum opens May 1 for its … Read more
Battlefield Park Alliance receives grant to publicize new Interpretive Center
Parks & Trails New York has awarded the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance a $2,040 matching grant to promote the Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) and … Read more
Battle of Lake George heroes remembered for blazing path to American independence
“These were farmers and craftsmen, people who joined the militia to protect their country, to protect them from Indian raids,” says Lyn Karig Hohmann. “These … Read more
Memorial Day 2021 Ceremony to honor Battle of Lake George soldiers
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance is holding a Memorial Day 2021 service at the grave of the Four Unknown Soldiers on Monday, May 31 … Read more
Reenactors gather at Fort William Henry for autumn meet and sutler fair
Autumn leaves and 18th Century military uniforms colored the Fort William Henry grounds this Saturday at the Fort’s annual Adirondack Reenactor’s Meet and Sutler Fair. … Read more
Work continues on Lake George Battlefield Park VIC
The COVID-19 pandemic has put on hold many Lake George Battlefield Park activities this summer. In May, the DEC posted “no picnicking” signs throughout the … Read more
Local author explores the American Revolution in the Adirondacks
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World did not, at first, resound loudly in the Adirondacks. Local independent historian and educator Marie D.A. Williams, in her … Read more
The haunted places of Lake George Village
Image: Artistic rendering of a specter some claim to have experienced in Lake George Lake George Village draws tens of thousands of visitors each year, … Read more
She survived polio and swam Lake George: Louise Rourke to speak at LGHA event
Louise Beckerie Rourke was an infant in 1954 when polio paralyzed her right leg. Sixty-four years later, she swam the 32-mile length of Lake George … Read more
Colonial soldiers honored in Lake George Battlefield Park Memorial Day ceremony
“The Battle of Lake George was 1755. That was a pretty disastrous year for the British,” says Lyn Karig Hohmann, President of the Lake George … Read more