Lake George, New York September 11 – September 22, 2022
This was our first visit to Lake George, New York. The town itself was our least favorite part of the stop. Lake George reminded me of a cheesy tourist town with cheap t-shirt shops, ice cream parlors, and souvenir shops – kind of like Panama City Beach in the 70s. The lake (Lake George) was very pretty, and we took a ride on the lake with Evan (a friend of Steve’s from high school). Evan was spending the summer on Lake George.
Pictures from the boatride
We did find a great brewery in Glen Falls named Common Roots Brewing Company. Steve liked the many IPAs they had to offer.
The campground was located south of Lake George right on the Warren County Bikeway. The trail was only 9 miles in length (Lake George to Glen Falls) but had a feeder trail that led to the old locks. The downside of the trail is that portions of the trail were on the road. Otherwise it was a nice ride and the locks were pretty cool.
In this part of New York, most of the tourist locations shut down after Labor Day, so most shops, restaurants and mini golf locations were closed. But that was fine with us because we found plenty of things to do in the area.
We visited the Adirondack Museum located in on Blue Mountain Lake, New York.The museum was informative and I liked most of the exhibits. The two things I did not like about the Museum were that it did not have a overview movie, and it did not cover any history of the native American tribes indigenous to the area (Iroquoi, Mohawk & Oneida). The museum gave a history of white settlers only.
My favorite place in Adirondacks was the Star Trek Exhibit, located in Ticonderoga, New York. I know – I know – Why in the world is there a Star Trek Exhibit in New York? Well the owner (now an Elvis impersonator) worked in production on Star Trek Next Generation and inherited the schematics and plans for the set to the original Star Trek. He built the set in Ticonderoga (where he is from). The tour was awesome and while I am not a huge Star Trek fan, the sets were just like the TV Show. It was awesome!
The reason we were in Ticonderoga was to visit Fort Ticonderoga. The fort was built in the 18th century by the French (originally call Fort Carillon). It was important during the French and Indian War and named Ticonderoga by the British. Apparently the fort was abandoned a long time, stripped by locals, and finally purchased by a private family in 1820 who rebuilt the fort. We like the guided talk and the musket re-enactment.
We visited Fort William Henry (of “The Last of the Mohican’s” fame) in Lake George. This fort was also used during the French and Indian War, but held by the British. This is a very small fort and I was amazed at how many people lived here while it was in use. We had a great tour guide who told us about the history of the fort and another awesome guide who went through more details of the fort including clothing of the day, food supplies/cooking and weaponry.
As we were leaving the Adirondacks, the leaves were just beginning to change. Next up the Finger Lakes and wine drinking!
“One Tin Soldier” by The Original Cast