Several people recommended we take one of the lake cruises when we arrived at Lake George. This proved good advice and was one of the highlights of our visit. We rode “The Mohican”, a boat similar to the ones in the picture above , on a 5 hour trip almost the full 30 mile length of the lake. It was a very pleasant ride with beautiful scenery.
This is the Sagamore Resort, the last of the old resort hotels on the lake. It commands a great view of the southern end of the lake.
There are a number of islands in the lake. A few have private homes. The supplies to build them were brought over in winter when the lake was frozen (burr – too cold for us!). Many of the islands are part of the state park system and are used for tent camping. You come over on your boat. This looks like it would be a lot of fun and what beautiful scenery surrounds the campsites.
Below is Roger’s Rock almost near the northern end of the lake and the turn around point for our tour. It is named for Robert Rogers who formed Roger’s Rangers during the French and Indian Wars. The legend is that Roger’s avoided capture when he slid down the face of Roger’s Rock to escape Indian pursuers.
As we returned to the dock in the village of Lake George we encountered some tourists having a joy ride on a parachute pulled behind a boat. This also looks like a lot of fun (but not for me!)
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