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4×4 ice drag races featured at Lake George Winter Carnival this weekend

July 6, 2016February 8, 2014
Lake George Winter Carnival

The second weekend of the Lake George Winter Carnival started with bright sunshine and four-wheel drive vehicles tearing up the frozen lake in front of … Read more

Hundreds begin 2014 with an icy plunge into Lake George

July 6, 2016January 1, 2014
lake george polar plunge

With the air temperature a frigid 16 degrees and the water temperature a balmy 35, it seems perfectly logical that more than 900 swimmers would … Read more

Lake George Village lights up for the 2013 holiday season

July 7, 2016December 1, 2013
lake george christmas lights

A crowd of nearly 300 braved the cool temperatures in Shepard Park last night, Nov. 30, to attend the 16th annual “Lite up the Village” … Read more

Lake George Winter Carnival 2013 draws hundreds for final weekend

July 10, 2016February 24, 2013

By noon Saturday, Feb. 23, a line of more than 100 people had formed along the Lake Front Walkway at Shepard Park, all waiting to … Read more

East Coast Snocross returns to Lake George this weekend

July 7, 2016February 6, 2013
lake george snocross racing

Citing a lack of snow at the previously scheduled venue in Belmont, N.H., East Coast Snocross announced yesterday, Feb. 5, it will return to Lake … Read more

Nearly 1,200 brave the icy waters for Lake George’s 2013 Polar Plunge

July 7, 2016January 1, 2013

Clad in bikinis, swimming trunks and assorted costumes, including the entire cast of The Avengers, hundreds began the new year with a splash into Lake … Read more

Cut-your-own tree at Warrensburg Christmas tree farm

November 25, 2024December 4, 2012
cut your own christmas tree farm

There is an increase in business at cut-your-own tree farms in recent years, according to Mark Brown of Brown’s Tree Farm on the Schroon River … Read more

Warrensburg ushers in holidays with music, lights and reindeer

July 9, 2016December 2, 2012
warrensburg christmas

A light dusting of snow fell over Warrensburg late Friday night, setting a festive atmosphere for the 24th Annual Christmas in Warrensburgh this weekend, Dec. … Read more

Lake George lights up for the holidays with song and magic

July 9, 2016November 25, 2012
lake george christmas lights

More than 200 braved blustery winds and snow flurries in Shepard Park Saturday night, Nov. 24, for the 15th annual “Lite up the Village” celebration. … Read more

Lake George taverns fling haggis at Winter Carnival

July 10, 2016February 14, 2012
Lake George Winter Carnival

Anyone who braved the 15-degree temperatures in Lake George Sunday afternoon would have seen a kilt-clad woman standing on a bale of hay, flinging pseudo- … Read more

Crowds fill Lake George for Winter Carnival opening day

July 9, 2016February 5, 2012
Lake George Winter Carnival outhouse races

Under sunny skies, the 51st Lake George Winter Carnival launched its month-long festival with opening ceremonies on Shepard Park beach. Lake George American Legion Post … Read more

Snowmakers turn parking lot into an outhouse race course

July 9, 2016February 3, 2012
Lake George Winter Carnival outhouse races tubby tubes

In a normal winter, the Village of Lake George aims to keep their parking lots free of snow, but this has not been a normal … Read more

Lake George Winter Carnival to feature a Gothic castle

July 10, 2016January 30, 2012
Lake George Winter Carnival ice castle

Lake George may not be frozen yet this winter but there is plenty of ice in the Village – thirty-thousand pounds, to be exact. This … Read more

Lake George community comes together for 9th annual Chilly Willy Day

July 9, 2016January 29, 2012
Lake George Chilly Willy Day

Dozens of fun-seekers twirled Hula-hoops, dodged colorful rubber balls and danced The Twist on the snow-covered grounds of Battlefield Park this Saturday in Lake George. … Read more

Is it safe to walk on that frozen lake?

January 11, 2019January 17, 2012

“Can I walk on that?” When the lake waters are open and lapping against the shore the answer, unless you are of divine origins, is … Read more

Over 1,300 Plunge into Lake George on New Year’s Day

July 3, 2016January 1, 2012

Record crowds gathered at Shepard Park in Lake George Village for the annual Lake George Polar Plunge. The registration line began forming at 10 a.m. … Read more

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