Yesterday, to celebrate JAF’s birthday, we drove up to Lake George for a cruise an a 105-year-old shop, The Mohican.
The lake is 32 miles long and runs north to south. The town of Lake George, on the southwest tip, is a tourist town with all the usual family attractions. The east coast of the lake is quite different, filled as it is with multimillion dollar homes.
Our cruise was ran halfway up the lake and back, and would last for about 2.5 hours. KLS and I scurried onto the boat ahead of the line to secure good seats on the open-air top level.
The lake is beautiful, long and thin and surrounded by the Adirondack mountains. The water is apparently so clear many residents use it in their homes.
As you can see in some of these photos, the day was initially cloudy, which was actually a godsend since it kept us out of the direct sun.
There are over a hundred islands in the lake, ranging from tiny to over a mile long. Some are privately owned and have massive mansions on them! Most are state owned camping grounds which require a boat to get to. These were very popular and we saw many campers and lots of boats on the lake.
The cruise was wonderful! I knew very little about Lake George prior, and left after seeing and learning a lot about the lake and its history. Afterwards we all agreed the 5 hour, full lake cruise would be worthwhile and may have to take it one day 🙂
