The Insider Guide

From places to see and things to do, our blogs can assist you in planning your next getaway or help you learn more about the Lake George Area! Look to The Insider Guide for suggested itineraries, firsthand experiences, and much more! 

Romantic Dates in the Lake George Area

Need an idea for a romantic date? Count on the Lake George Area to deliver great places for fun, romantic, and creative dates. Year-Round Date Ideas Whether you are art aficionados, history buffs, or just interested in something outside the predictable date night routine, the Lake George Area has…

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Literature in the Lake George Area

April gives us showers, that bring May flowers, but it also offers National Library Week and World Book Day. Given that reading is such a universal pursuit, we thought we’d share just a few of the ways that books and authors come from and or focus on this area. If you have ever needed to visit the…

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Experience History in Real Time

It was a cool September morning, yet men under the command of General William Johnson broke sweat as they labored to erect a hasty breastwork around their wilderness encampment. They felled tall white pines, dragged the tree bodies into place, and filled the gaps with overturned carts, tree stumps…

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The Original Vacation

Welcome to the Lake George Area, the birthplace of The Original Vacation . How one man and his guidebook shaped America’s first getaway! In the mid-1800s, the Adirondacks were an undiscovered natural treasure. Hidden ponds with mirror-like surfaces teemed with native rainbow trout. White-tailed deer…

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