Greg Mason, the Lake George Community Band’s Founder, Finds His Dream Gig
It takes more than a boat and a few rods to become a good Lake George fishing guide. Greg Mason, who is best known for directing the music programs at the Bolton and Lake George schools and for...
View ArticleWalden Rising
New Owner Rebuilding, Revitalizing Summer Camp on Trout Lake Eleven years ago Mark and Lauren Bernstein saved Camp Walden from developers. “The camp was about to go under and we bought...
View ArticleSouth Mountain: Securing Another Link in Lake Trail Loop
South Mountain, which rises above Black Point on the northeastern shore of Lake George, may provide one of the missing links in a proposed hundred-mile “century trail” that would enable hikers to...
View ArticleBuzz Lamb Hikes the Pinnacle
In August of 2015, the Lake George Land Conservancy staff invited donors and supporters of the recent purchase of the Pinnacle in Bolton Landing to participate in a guided hike up the mountain....
View ArticleAdirondack Museum Reissues Guide—Boat Classic
There’s nothing wooden about a tree, a friend who happens to be a poet once remarked. The same could be said about a true Adirondack guide-boat. There’s nothing wooden about it. The offspring of this...
View ArticleWoods Where ‘Miss Lonelyhearts” Author Roamed to be Protected
John Sanford, the writer who placed a series of novels and stories in Warrensburg, once recalled, “In the spring of 1931, when Nathanael West was writing his second novel, “Miss Lonelyhearts,” I was...
View ArticleLake George Land Conservancy Buys Site of SUNY’s Telescope
A 130-acre parcel in North Bolton owned by SUNY Albany and once the site of a 100-foot parabolic radio telescope has been purchased by the Lake George Land Conservancy. According to Sarah Hoffman, the...
View ArticleWelcome to the Fun House!
Towable Tubes Eclipse Boards and Skis in Water Sports Sales From water skis and wakeboards to inflatable water toys, watersports products are moving ahead at wide-open throttle. Improved technology,...
View ArticleLocal Team Sets Record for Length of Lake Swim
The suspension of this year’s Lake George Swim Marathon a few hours after it started did not deter one local relay team from attempting a length of the lake swim two days later. The team, called the...
View ArticleSmooth Sailing
Skating out into Bolton Bay, Ted Caldwell stops to lift a custom-made, kite-shaped canvas sail rigged to ash spars jointed where the mast and boom cross. He hoists it above his head, then brings it...
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