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Tag Archives: Great Escape

Our September 7 front page

Wedding Issue Follow-up on juvenile crime spree in GF: Tale of 2 eyewitnesses. Major water main break snarls biggest intersection. How much does The Post-Star cost? Hot rods & ’Vettes in LG & GF! Great Escape to add wooden coaster, The Bobcat; retires Alpine Bobsled. Driver, 23, dies in Schroon River. New pastor at GF’s First Presbyterian ‘rides an iron horse’. Cheese Tour! Plus Beer, wine, cider. Wood Theater launching …

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A Marathon Dance like no other!

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

It was one day, not an overnight. It was at The Great Escape, not South Glens Falls High School. Instead of last year’s 700 dancers to begin, this one had just under 500. The public was excluded from attending due to Covid protocols.

But in the ways that mattered, it was the same Marathon Dance that it has been for all of its 44 years …

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Our April 22 front page

Lawn & Garden Issue Warren County: Simmering split becomes open fire. 42° shop owner Barkenhagen welcomes pot legalization. Great Escape expects 126 international workers, seeks 1,500 overall. Adk. Extreme treetop zipline park reopens; adds low ride. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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No Great Escape in 2020, on to ’21

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

There was no summer. Now, with fall’s Oktoberfest and Fright Fest on the horizon, Six Flags Great Escape in Queensbury said it will be closed for all of 2020.

“Reopening the park is subject to state and local guidelines,” Park spokesperson Jason Lee said in an e-mail interview with The Chronicle. “Unfortunately, we did not receive approval to open this year, and we look …

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Our September 24 front page

Real Estate is Selling! South Glens Falls and Fort Edward talk school merger. Marathon Dance update. Makeover at Massie’s. Lake George hemlocks in jeopardy. Crandall Park tennis & pickleball courts open; event on Oct. 1. No Great Escape in 2020, on to ’21. Bolton rallies for Lakeside Lodge after fire. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts & Entertainment section!

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