{"id":36744,"date":"2023-10-17T17:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=36744"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:11:59","slug":"lake-george-battlefield-park-alliance-extends-visitor-center-season-through-october-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2023\/10\/lake-george-battlefield-park-alliance-extends-visitor-center-season-through-october-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance Extends  Visitor Center Season Through October 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36745\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/10\/lake-george-battlefield-h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/10\/lake-george-battlefield-h.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/10\/lake-george-battlefield-h-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2023\/10\/lake-george-battlefield-h-768x585.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The acclaimed Visitor Center will be open Friday through Sunday 10 am to 4 pm. Free guided tours of the site are offered Saturdays at 11 am.<br \/>Courtesy Battlefield Park Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance is marching through its second season of operating the park\u2019s highly acclaimed Visitor Center by extending its season through the end of October, while also encouraging the public to keep exploring the site\u2019s natural beauty and unique place in American history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeptember and October are spectacular months to trek around our battlefield,\u201d said Bruce M. Venter, Alliance trustee and author of \u201cThe Battle of Hubbardton\u201d and other books on early American military conflicts. \u201cA crisp autumn day is a good time to get out for a walk.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>People will be able to see the Lake George Battlefield Park Visitor Center\u2019s new additions, including the 1758 Abercromby campaign diorama. Then they can hike through the battlefield and view the remains of Fort George and other remnants of the French &amp; Indian War and the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing through Oct. 29, the Battlefield Park Visitor Center, 75 Fort George Road, Lake George, will be open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>4 p.m. The Battlefield Park Alliance will continue to host free guided tours of the site each Saturday in September and October, beginning at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Additional special programs being sponsored by the Alliance in the coming weeks include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m., Fort William Henry Conference Center, \u201cThe Battle of Lake George: Clash of Empires, 1755 \u201c, a presentation by historian John-Eric Nelson, co-sponsored by the French &amp; Indian War Society at Lake George.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sunday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m., Lake George Battlefield Park, the dedication of a new historical marker describing Carleton\u2019s Raid in 1780, with a tour led by Alliance trustee Pat Niles of places in the park associated with the raid.<\/p>\n<p>The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance is a volunteer-driven organization of individuals who have an abiding interest in the Lake George Region\u2019s critical role in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. It manages the Battlefield Park\u2019s Visitor Center and sponsors events throughout the year that educate the public about the site, the Lake George Region, and its history.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit www.lakegeorgebattlefield.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance is marching through its second season of operating the park\u2019s highly acclaimed Visitor Center by extending its season through the end of October, while also encouraging the public to keep exploring the site\u2019s natural beauty and unique place in American history. \u201cSeptember and October are spectacular months to trek [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":36745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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