Lake George, Where it all began.

Lake George, New York

Lake George is one of the most beautiful lakes in the entire park. Lake George is a 32 mile long body of water in the south east of the park. At it's widest, it is three miles wide. It has four towns situated on it's shores. Lake George Village, Bolton Landing, Hague, and Ticonderoga. Lake George Village is where you will find the majority of the tourism of Lake George. You can rent boats, go parasailing, go waterskiing, play at the arcade, and dine in the Village.

Lake George also has a steamboat company that has three large vessels. 

• Mini Ha-Ha (translates to Laughing Waters in Iroquois)
• Lac Du Saint Sacrament (Pictured Below, Named because the French were going to name the lake that back in the French and Indian Wars)
• Mohican. 

Fun Fact: The Mohican is the oldest passenger vessel in the United States and has been in continuous operation for 100 years. 

History of the Lake-

Lake George was first stumbled upon by a French jesuit missionary in the 1640s. He named the body of water "Lac Du Saint Sacrament" meaning lake of the holy sacrament.

The Battle Of Lake George-

The French were expanding their territory down south in to northern New York and this was already claimed by the British so they fought over the lake. The British had Fort William Henry which was in what is now Lake George Village and still stands and the French had Fort Ticonderoga which is in the northernmost point of the lake. The two countries battled over control of the lake for seven years and finally, the British pushed the French back into their land. If the British had not succeeded, Lake George may have been in present day Canada (Maybe not a bad thing with the threat of Trump becoming president).

Most Popular Things to do in Lake George-

• Rent a boat and go explore the nooks and crannies of the lake like Log Bay, Sandy Bay, Red Rock, Calves Pen, the Narrows, and Glen Island.
• Go cliff jumping at Calves Pen or "The Notch"
• Go to Glen island or "Candy Island" for a treat on your way through the narrows.
• Go camping on one of Lake George's 118 state owned islands.
• Have a Picnic by boat on Long Island at Speaker Heck.
• Attend "Log Bay Day" the biggest lake party in the North East. (3,700 Attendees anually)