Current News

When the Darrin Fresh Water Institute’s “The State of the Lake: Thirty Years of Water Quality Monitoring on Lake George, New York, 1980-2009” was released in 2014, three threats to long-term health of Lake George were identified: road salt, ... Read More

Rural economies based on natural amenities and opportunities for outdoor recreation fare better than those which depend upon prisons, local governments and schools for their jobs, several studies indicate. While the populations of most rural counties ... Read More

Given its size, Lake George can, in theory, comfortably accommodate 4,500 boats at any given time; but even at peak times, on a Saturday afternoon in August, for example, no more than 2,500 boats will be on the lake. In fact, between 2005 and 2015, ... Read More

Sixty-seven more acres of evergreen stands threatened by the invasive Hemlock Wooly Adelgid were treated with pesticides in 2024, Allison McKenna told the Lake George Park Commission at its February 25 meeting. McKenna serves as “boots on the ... Read More

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, outdoor recreation is a $34 billion industry in New York State, responsible for more than 250,000 jobs. In the Lake George region, outdoor recreation buttresses the tourism economy, which, according ... Read More

Oswald D. “Ozzie” Heck, who owned a camp on the lake’s east side, was Speaker of the New York State Assembly for 22 years, longer than anyone else. For everyone but the very few who find the state legislature a topic of more than passing ... Read More

A 400-unit apartment complex on the former site of a Ramada Inn in Lake George will, if approved and built, double the number of long-term rentals within the town, increase the number of households by one third and help stabilize a falling population ... Read More

According to the Lake George Park Commission’s Director of Law Enforcement, Lt. Joe Johns, the growing number of kayaks paddling too near the sternwheeler Minne-Ha-Ha last summer forced him to divert patrol boats to an unscheduled detail: escorting ... Read More

For the first time since the New York State legislature voted to limit annual increases in property taxes, Warren County’s Board of Supervisors will override the cap.  The tax cap, which first was applied to local governments and school ... Read More

Brendan Wiltse, Executive Director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute in Saranac Lake, has been hired to lead the Lake George Association, the organization announced on November 12. Wiltsie will join the LGA as its Executive Director on January 2, ... Read More