Mother’s Day in Lake George: Brunches, boat rides and a flight down French Mountain

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 14. If you’re on the ball, you’ve got reservations made, a gift purchased and wrapped, flowers ordered. If you’re like 95 percent* of the U.S. population, you’ve yet to flip your calendar page from April to May. To accommodate our concept-of-time- passing-challenged readers, we’ve done a quick roundup of ways to treat mom this Mother’s Day in Lake George. Where else but by the Queen of American Lakes can you treat mom like a Queen for the day? *based on a quick survey of our staff Fort William Henry Resort 48 Canada Street Lake George, NY 12845 Reservations: (518)964-6628 www.fortwilliamhenry.com The Mother’s Day Brunch menu includes crudités, smoked salmon, crab stuffed sole, chef carved steamship round, chicken Francais and tortellini alfredo. Seatings at – 11 a.m, 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m..

The Inn at Erlowest 3178 Lake Shore Drive Lake George, NY 12845 (518)668-5928 www.theinnaterlowest.com Mother’s Day Brunch is served from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The menu includes stacked Kahlua French toast with berry mascarpone stuffing, Colorado lamb rack with gnocchi and fiddleheads, seared barramundi and herb roasted veal tenderloin. The Georgian 384 Canada Street Lake George, NY 12845 (518)668-5401 www.georgianresort.com The Georgian is serving Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet in their Terrace Room 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mom’s get a free flower. Check out the menu here. Dunham’s Bay Resort 2999 State Route 9L Lake George, NY 12845 (518)656-9242 www.dunhamsbay.com Travel up the East Side for Brunch on the Bay. Dunham’s Bay Resort is serving a brunch buffet 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out the menu here. The Algonquin 4770 Lake Shore Drive Bolton Landing, NY 12814 (518)644-9442 www.thealgonquin.com Head up to Bolton Landing for brunch or dinner at the Algonquin. Brunch is served 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; dinner runs noon to 8 p.m. First 250 moms get an Algonquin Passion coffee mug. View the brunch menu here; Dinner menu here. The Boat House Restaurant 3210 Lake Shore Drive Lake George, NY 12845 (518)668-2389 www.lakegeorgeboathouse.com The Boathouse is serving its special Mother’s Day menu 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. View the menu here. Shoreline Restaurant and Cruises 2 Kurosaka Lane Lake George, NY 12885 (518) 668-4644 lakegeorgeshoreline.com/restaurant The Shoreline is offering a champagne brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each mom gets a free pass for a one-hour cruise. Check out the menu here. The Shoreline cruise ship Horicon has three sailings on Mother’s Day: Noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Purchase cruise tickets here.

Adirondack Winery 285 Canada Street Lake George, NY 12845 (518)668-WINE www.adirondackwinery.com Mother’s Day is a weekend log event at the winery’s tasting room. Bring mom in for a wine tasting and she gets a free wine cocktail. Also, sample local cheeses and chocolates or pick up a wine-related gift such as tickets to the Adirondack Winery events (big festival coming in June!) Check out the Adirondack Winery’s gift guide here.  Reservations are not needed for groups of eight or fewer. Mother’s Day Weekend hours: Friday, May 12: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, May 13:  11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday, May 14: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Adirondack Pub & Brewery 33 Canada Street Lake George, NY 12845 (518)668-0002 adkbrewery.com Detox & Retox: Yoga in the Barrel Room combines an hour-long yoga session (all levels) with samples of Adirondack Brewery’s products. If this sounds like something your mom would get into, tickets are $12 and include a free pint during the Pub’s Sunday Happy Hour. To register, contact Stephanie Berube, certified yoga instructor and owner of Sasaphras Yoga at (518)796-2587, email: stephanieberube27@gmail.com.

Eagle Flyer Zip-Flyer 5 Mill Road (at the Wild West Ranch & Western Town) Lake George, NY 12845 (518)685-3317 adkeagleflyer.com If yoga is a little too tame for your mom, try sending her flying down French Mountain at 55 MPH. Mom flies free with two paid admissions this Mother’s Day. Keep an eye on the weather as rain may close operations. The Eagle Flyer earned Thumbs Up reviews from the Lake George Examiner staff last summer.