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Professor Hart presents Battlefield Park archaeological study findings

February 24, 2025

In June 2024, Professor Siobhan Hart, Chair of the Skidmore College Anthropology Department, led an archaeological exploration in Lake George Battlefield Park. She returned to … Read more

Archaeologist Siobhan Hart to discuss Battlefield Park dig findings

February 5, 2025
woman holding find at an archaeological dig.

Professor Siobhan Hart, Chair of the Skidmore College Anthropology Department, led an archaeological exploration in Battlefield Park last June. She will be returning to Lake … Read more

Creative Jam fosters creativity and community with space to create

January 21, 2025
a row of colored pencils with a sign that says You Got This Creative Jam

Creative Jam in Lake George is hidden from State Route 9 behind a string of outlet stores and the Log Jam Restaurant where Routes 9 … Read more

Reenactments and craft brews on tap for Fort William Henry’s Battles & Beverages

January 16, 2025
French and Indian War reenactors aim muskets at Fort William Henry Museum's Battle & Beverages event

Fort William Henry will be hosting its Battles & Beverages event on March 22, 2025, at the fort, 48 Canada Street, Lake George. The annual … Read more

Robert Rogers subject of upcoming Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance program

January 6, 2025
Meeting of Pontiac and his embassy with Major Rogers

Martin Klotz, author of “Robert Rogers, Ranger: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon,” will discuss the subject of his highly acclaimed book on … Read more

History & Holidays at Fort William Henry offers 18th Century family fun this winter

December 7, 2024
Museum lobby with mural of Lake George and colonial soldiers.

The Fort William Henry Museum has launched a new event, History & Holidays, for winter 2024. The fort entrance is lit with a string of … Read more

Lake George Battlefield Park Visitors Center is wrapping up a record season

October 21, 2024
Man standing between two outdoor signs.

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

Battlefield Park Alliance invites public to tour Battle of Lake George battle lines

September 27, 2024
Man in the woods with a group of people

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

Ecosystem engineers: Busy beavers are the topic of LGLC Discovery Hike

September 15, 2024
Man and two young boys on rocks overlooking a beaver pond

They have webbed feet on their hind legs, articulated fingers on their front paws, teeth that can bring down a tree and engineering skills that … Read more

Rogers Island Visitors Center to host French & Indian War encampment and battle reenactment

September 9, 2024
colonial reenactors fire muskets at Rogers Island in Fort Edward, NY

Reenactors representing British, French, and Provincial soldiers, their Native American Allies and camp followers will set up an 18th Century military encampment on Rogers Island … Read more

Courtland Street Cemetery historical marker unveiled

August 25, 2024
blue and gold historical marker Courtland Street Cemetary

“They died not on a battlefield, but in a makeshift hospital lying on planks and pine boughs,” says Lisa Anderson. “They died from disease with … Read more

A year of growth, loss and a transformational addition on the horizon: Battlefield Park Alliance holds its Annual Meeting

August 19, 2024

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

Bolton Free Library holds its First Annual Children’s Book Fair

August 5, 2024August 3, 2024

Raccoons raft down the Hudson River, a school bus-driving pirate helps children conquer their fears, and a family is woken in the middle of the … Read more

Seagle Festival opera entertains and educates Lake George youth

August 1, 2024

Life is about opposites, good – bad, happy – sad. “Balance is the key … You’re big enough to include everything.” This is the message … Read more

Historian to present ‘Lt. Col. George Munro: The Last Commander of Fort William Henry’

July 30, 2024
George Bray III as Colonel George Munro

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

Hidden out in the open: Hillview Free Library is a community gem in Diamond Point

June 21, 2024
a stone building

It’s easy when traveling Lake Shore Drive on the West side of Lake George to miss the small stone structure tucked between Up North Deli … Read more

Fort William Henry Museum to kick off 70th-year celebration with Community Day

June 19, 2024
Cannon fire at night from a log fort

Fort William Henry Museum has been bringing history to life for 70 years, and to celebrate the milestone anniversary, the Museum is holding a Community … Read more

Archaeologists present initial findings in Lake George Battlefield Park survey

June 17, 2024
women stands next to an archaeological test unit.

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

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