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woman holding find at an archaeological dig.

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 ...

Photos: Lake George Winter Carnival 2025 opening day

Lake George Winter Carnival 2025 kicked off Saturday under sunny skies with air temperatures well below freezing. “We are so ...

Lake George Winter Carnival’s Week 1 schedule features outhouses and chili

A blast of Arctic air and fresh snowfall has created wintery conditions just in time for the 2025 Lake George ...
couple drinking beer at an ice bar

Funky Ice Fest 2025 to feature music, dancing, and craft cocktails

Adirondack Pub & Brewery is bringing back its Funky Ice Fest for two weekends of icy fun that encourages guests ...
French and Indian War reenactors aim muskets at Fort William Henry Museum's Battle & Beverages event

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 ...
Meeting of Pontiac and his embassy with Major Rogers

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 ...

Photos: Lake George New Year’s Day Polar Plunge 2025

For more than half a century, New Year's Day in Lake George, for many, has included a dip into the ...
people run into a lake with ice and snow

Celebrate New Year’s in Lake George with parties, cruises, fireworks and hikes

We are nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century. If you are looking for a way to ...
rendering of proposed amphitheatre on Lake George.

Lake George Shepard Park Amphitheatre rebuilding project moves forward

The loss of the Shepard Park Amphitheatre to an electrical fire this past June threatened to shut down a full ...
Museum lobby with mural of Lake George and colonial soldiers.

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 ...
People view Holiday lights at Lake George Lights at the Lake.

Lake George powers up Lights at the Lake with music, fireworks and parade

Thousands filled Shepard Park Saturday evening for the annual Lite up the Village celebration. The Village light displays that each ...
people run into the lake for the Lake George Polar Plunge

Photos: 1,600 plunge into Lake George for Special Olympics

The atmosphere was festive in Shepard Park this Saturday for the 18th Annual Freezin’ For a Reason Lake George Polar ...
Bandstand at night with Christmas tree and holiday lights. Sign says Christmas in Warrensburgh.

Warrensburg Christmas celebration to bring old-fashioned holiday fun

The 36th Annual Christmas in Warrensburgh Celebration will be held Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8. The old-fashioned holiday ...
The Snow Sisters Princesses

Holiday Princess Show returns to Lake George

Rapunzel and the Little Mermaid will join the Snow Sisters at the Holiday Inn Resort in Lake George on Saturday, ...

Fort William Henry Veterans Day ceremony honors those who served

A crowd gathered under overcast skies Monday morning on the Fort William Henry Hotel lawn for the Fort’s annual Veterans ...
man cuts a ribbon stretched across the entrance to Bandstand Brew Works

Bandstand Brew Works celebrates opening with ribbon-cutting ceremony

State and local officials, business leaders, friends and family gathered Thursday afternoon to cut a ribbon at Warrensburg’s newest enterprise, ...
Lake George Holiday lights display

Lake George to ‘Lite up the Village’ with a parade, fireworks and thousands of holiday lights

The Village of Lake George will kick off the holiday season with its annual “Lite up the Village” celebration on ...
small american flags set in a lawn

Fort William Henry to honor veterans with Field of Flags and wreath laying ceremony

Over the past decade, Fort William Henry Museum has been collecting names of veterans and active-duty members of the military ...