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
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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
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
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
Archaeologists present initial findings in Lake George Battlefield Park survey
Animal bones, a shard of glass believed to be from an old wine bottle, nails — some modern, one hand-wrought —pop tops and an Army … Read more
Hallowing of the Ground: Future Battlefield Park reinterment site consecrated with ceremony
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, a construction crew excavating a basement on Courtland Street in Lake George Village uncovered human remains. Property owners Dana and … Read more
Archaeologists return to Lake George Battlefield Park for a 3-week dig
Skidmore College Anthropology Department Chair Dr. Siobhan Hart will lead an archaeological survey in Lake George Battlefield Park beginning Monday, June 3. The project is … Read more
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
Battlefield Park Visitor Center opens for 2024 season Memorial Day weekend
The Lake George Battlefield Park Visitor Center will open for its third season on Friday, May 24, 2024, and will be open 10 a.m. – … Read more
Battlefield Park Memorial Day ceremony to feature General F. David Sheppard
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance invites the public to its annual Battlefield Park Memorial Day ceremony, on May 27, 2024.
Old Courthouse has a new look: Historical marker unveiling is a ‘foot forward’
“Today we unveil an updated marker to describe one of the few really important buildings that we have left in Lake George,” says Lake George … Read more
Historian to present “Peter Gansevoort: A Hero and His Legacy”
As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, historian Michael P. Barrett will be discussing a key figure and local … 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
Historian to present ‘Henry & Lucy Knox and the Ticonderoga Expedition’
Henry Knox is best known for his arduous journey hauling tons of heavy artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the winter of 1775-1776. The … Read more
Author Jack Kelly to bring ‘God Save Benedict Arnold’ book tour to Lake George
Historian and Author Jack Kelly will be in Lake George on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, to discuss his latest work, “God Save Benedict Arnold: The … 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