Overcast skies and passing rain showers didn’t dampen spirits at the Lake George Dog Park’s first-anniversary celebration held Friday morning, Aug. 3, at the Transfer Road site. Nearly two dozen dogs, large and small, attended the party, enjoying doggie birthday cake and playing with fellow canines as their owners looked on.
The Lake George Dog Park officially opened Aug. 3, 2017, giving local and visiting dogs a place to play unleashed. Village Mayor says the park is more popular than he expected it would be when the idea for a dog park was first proposed. “I’ve been up here some days when you can barely find a place to park,” says Blais.
Lisa Giknis of The Dog Cabin, a doggy boutique on Montcalm Street in Lake George Village, was instrumental in bringing the dog park to Lake George and continues to seek ways to improve the grounds. Recent additions to the park include a gazebo and a spigot to provide fresh water.
“I’m trying to push for a splash pad or water refreshing station,” says Giknis, when asked what other improvements she would like to see at the Dog Park. Sturdier fencing is also on her wish list, although that would need more funding. The Dog Park was built and expanded with private donations and municipal funds. Village of Lake George employees built and maintain the park.
The Lake George Dog Park is one of the few places in the area where dogs may run unleashed. Giknis says that just the other day she received a call from a dog owner who is vacationing at an area campground. The campground has a small dog park, but his large dog needed more space to “really run.” The Lake George Dog Park was the perfect solution for this visitor.
Town of Johnsburg Assessor Christian Holt attended the anniversary celebration as part of a reconnaissance mission. “We (Johnsburg) want to duplicate the success that they’ve had here,” says Holt, and he hopes to convince Johnsburg officials that a similar dog park at the North Creek Ski Bowl Park would benefit the town, as travelers along Route 28 would stop to exercise their dogs.
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