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
Lake George Battlefield Park
Battlefield Park Memorial Day Ceremony honors fallen soldiers from 1755 to the present day
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance held its annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at the grave of the Four Unknowns in Battlefield Park on Monday, … Read more
State seeks public comment on Battlefield Park reinterment proposal
In 2019, while excavating for a construction project on Cortland Street in the Village of Lake George, a construction crew discovered human remains. Archaeologists and … Read more
Carlton Raid marker unveiled; Benedict Arnold, Henry Knox programs planned
There’s a new Historical Marker in Lake George’s Battlefield Park. The sign commemorates the capture and burning of Fort George by Major Carleton’s forces on … Read more
Carlton’s Raid of 1780 remembered: Historical marker to be unveiled in Battlefield Park
It’s called “The Great Burning.” October 8-11, 1780, during the fight for American independence, British Major Christopher Carleton led 1,000 British soldiers, Native allies and … Read more
Battle of Lake George: Weekend of reenactments and presentations brings history to life
The thrum of a military cadence on the skin of a snare, the deep drone and contrasting high-pitched wail of bagpipes, leaders barking commands and … Read more
Sen. Schumer visits Lake George Battlefield Park; reaffirms support for reinterment project
Senator Charles Schumer spent part of the Senate’s August break visiting North Country projects, which included a stop at Lake George Battlefield Park on Monday, … 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