Stand up paddling all the rage at Love the Lake Paddle Fest
Kayaks and paddle boards dotted the waters just off shore of Shepard Park Beach as the American Canoe Association (ACA) and Patty’s Water Sports brought … Read more
Things to Do
C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band pack Shepard Park
Everybody was little Cajun Wednesday evening, July 18, in Shepard Park as C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band created an atmosphere of moss-draped … Read more
Chandler Travis Philharmonic entertains crowd in Shepard Park
This is not your father’s philharmonic. The nine-piece band (and the pieces are varied – trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, harmonica, et al.) performed … Read more
Adirondack road trip: Explore the museum at Blue Mountain Lake
A day at the Adirondack Museum is a definite bucket list item for those enamored of the mountains, lakes and forests of New York’s Adirondack … Read more
Summerfest 2012 draws diversity of artisans to Lake George
“Cut hot bread without squishing and bagels without killing yourself!” That is the promise of the Adirondack Bow Knife. Woodworker Duane Wetmore is eager to … Read more
Friday concert series kicks off season with Max Creek
Meandering music and a gentle June night brought out a mellow crowd of nearly 150 to Shepard Park Friday evening to dance under the maples … Read more
Warrensburg Bike Week: ‘A whole different beast’
When a continuous stream of motorcycles rumble through town, chrome sparkling in the sun, and the smell of leather goods drifts across Main Street from … Read more
NY firewood restrictions: What campers need to know
An import from China could destroy forests in New York State and the entire country. The Asian Longhorn Beetle, first identified in Brooklyn in 1996, … Read more
Lake George streets fill with Irish revelry
The second annual Sham ‘Rock’ the Block Irish festival drew hundreds to the village streets this weekend, March 17 and 18. Building on the success … Read more
From County Down to Chestertown: John Butler Yeats’ unlikely grave
A traveler heading north of Warrensburg along state Route 9 might, when passing the Chestertown Rural Cemetery, glimpse the fluttering of an Irish flag among … Read more
Adirondack Folk School: Inspiring hands, heart and mind
“There’s more to the Adirondacks then the beauty of the mountains, streams and lakes; there are the people and the culture they developed.” With this … Read more
Lake George taverns fling haggis at 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
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
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
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
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?
“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