What's going on in Lake George?
Associate Professor Siobhan Hart, Chair of Skidmore College’s Anthropology Department, will return to Battlefield Park on June 2 to resume the Archaeological study she and … Read more
250 years ago, on May 11, a small Patriot force under the command of Captain Bernard Romans took control of Fort George from the British. … Read more
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
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
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
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
The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, which formed in 2001 as a friends group dedicated to the support and historic preservation, conservation, and interpretation of … Read more
In July 1758, British General James Abercromby set out to attack the French at Fort Carillon (now Fort Ticonderoga.) From the lake’s southern shore, where … Read more
What does the statue of Father Isaac Jogues, the Tiki Resort parking lot and campsite 64 in the Lake George Battleground Campground all have in … Read more
He was a British officer during the French and Indian War, a Continental Army General during the American Revolution, a confidant of George Washington, and … Read more
2022 was a milestone year for the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance with the Grand Opening of the Battlefield Park Visitors Center in May. Speaking … Read more
Beginning July 1, 2022, the Lake George Battlefield Park Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) will be open Fridays through Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The … Read more