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Tag Archives: Lake George

Lake George biz: Less than 2021 but still ‘robust’

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

We’ve been hearing it’s not as busy this season in Lake George, or the region.

“What I’m hearing is it’s a little bit down from last year,” says Lake George Village Mayor Bob Blais. “Of course, that was our best year ever.”

He says parking meter revenues, an indicator, are down “about 3.4 percent.”

At Thursday fireworks shows, “The cars are not parked back …

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Waterslide World ‘has a buyer’; town seeks housing complexes there & at old Ramada

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Three sets of regulations enacted in the Town of Lake George over the last several years are paving the way for what may be a new wave of development, especially in the commercial corridor along Route 9.

This includes a potential high-impact multi-use development on the former Water Slide World property, which “has a buyer,” Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson told The Chronicle on Monday.…

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He paddled Lake George, also climbed Black Mountain

By Bob Weinman, Special to The Chronicle

When I was nine years old my dad told me to jump off a cliff.

He also told me to “Take a hike,” “Get out,” and “Go away.”

All great advice, and I love him for that.

Dad and Mom were always taking our family on outdoor adventures. “Taking hikes” in the White, Green and Adirondack mountains; “Getting out” on local lakes, rivers …

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Fireworks!

Options abound to see fireworks this 4th of July (and 2nd and 3rd and 7th, etc.). Here are some of the “biggies!” Full list and more content below!

MONDAY, JULY 4
Lake George Village: 9:30 p.m. Mayor Bob Blais urges: Come early to find parking; stay for a while afterward to avoid the traffic jam. Free.

SUNDAY, JULY 3
Glens Falls: Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra’s Independence Weekend Pops Concert in …

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Americade returns to full throttle

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Americade — which touts itself online as “the world’s largest multi-brand motorcycle touring rally” — returns to full throttle after two Covid impacted years.

The 39th Americade runs Tuesday to Saturday, June 5 to 11, based in Lake George at the Fort William Henry and Festival Commons, reaching throughout the region. Americade info and registration: americade.com.

Americade was cancelled in 2020 and ran a …

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