What could be more exciting than a personal helicopter ride over beautiful Lake George and its scenic Adirondack mountains ... Well, maybe a "high in the sky" parasailing rides in and over Lake George Village, but here at North Country Heliflite Lake George-Adirondack helicopter rides, www.northcountryheliflite.com , you will take in the breathtaking beauty of Lake George from a panoramic sprawling birds-eye view high above the lake just below the clouds!
North Country Heliflite operates year round, 7 days a week, and tours the Lake George valley and beautiful scenic Adirondack mountain region with their lush summer greens and breathtaking colorful fall foliage. Scenic tours also include southern Vermont's Green Mountains, and surrounding areas.
Both amateur and professional Ariel photographers and cinematographers may charter flights for scenic photography ... Here's an idea ... What about a wedding or birthday party helicopter event? This is a wonderful memorable experience one will remember forever!
All flights are subject to weather conditions , and there's "No Fishing" from the helicopters ... Reports of passengers fishing from helicopters have been greatly exaggerated; however, guests at Golden Sands Resort Motel, directly on the shores of Lake George, report excellent fishing from the motel's kayaks about 100 yards off shore!
Welcome the the Lake George-Adirondack region ... A fun filled family-atmosphere resort destination! Ask your Lake George hotel staff for informational brocures and contact information for area attractions, activities and events! Visit the Lake George Arts Project in Lake george Village.
Visit and walk Christie's Lane in Lake George Village
Golden Sands Resort Motel on Lake George is conveniently only 3 miles north of Lake George Village, and this year, April, 2012, at the corner of Lake George Village Canada Street and Beach Road, there's a shiny colorful new carousel with hundreds of lights, horses, chariots and twirling chairs ... Just as it should be and what we all remembered!
Carousels, or the 'Merry-Go-Round," are traditional amusement rides comprising wooden animals, such as horses, exotic animals, coaches, and even mythological creature, on poles and accompanied by festive circus music.
Carousels are a wondrous delight for all ages, and now there's one in Lake George Village! And if that's not enough traditional amusement fun, right next to the carousel you'll find "bumper cars and bumper boats!" The new (old) Lake George Carousel is an authentic Venetian Carousel built by Bertazzon of Italy, originally installed in the Macon Mall, Georgia, Amish workers built the gazebo used to house the carousel, and now its new home is here at Lake George, NY.
While the term "Carousel" is French, derived from Italian, carousels appear to date back as far as 500 AD to Byzantine times. Ironically, as the carousel developed through time, it may have been a battle training device. Perhaps we've all seen jousting on television where the trainer avoids being hit by the other end of the 'carousel?'
The Lake George Village Carousel is a beautiful and celebrated spectacle for children of all ages (and adults too)! While on vacation here at Lake George, New York, be sure to take the children to Lake George Village to ride the carousel! If it's not that pot of gold at the end of a Lake George rainbow, it's certainly the "Brass Ring!" www.GoldenSandsResort.com Lake George, NY motel in the small charming hamlet of Diamond Point, NY
Posted by: Golden Sands Resort, a Lake George, New York motel located directly on beautiful Lake George, NY www.GoldenSandsResort.com April 17, 2012
View from Golden Sands Resort Beach Glens Falls, New York is Located Nearby Lake George, NY
Lake George, New York and Glens Falls, New York are located in Warren County in upstate New York. In close proximity, Lake George is located about 10 miles north of the small metropolitan city of Glens Falls, NY, where visitors to the Lake George region will find an historic city filled with historic sites, small restaurants, arts, theater, recreation and sports center, and historic sites. Just south of Queensbury, NY (between Lake George and Glens Falls), and just north of historic Saratoga Springs, NY, Glens Falls, NY is a much see while visiting Lake George!
Glens Falls, NY Historic Architecture
Glens Falls, NY received its name from Colonel Johannes Glens, and a small waterfalls at the southern edge of the city at the Hudson River - Glens Falls, NY, and in 1944, Look Magazine referred ro Glens Falls, NY as "Hometown USA," a name that remains to date.
Glens Falls, NY played an important role in the American Revolutionary War, and was the site of several French and Indian War conflicts. Glens Falls, NY was incorporated in 1839, and now has two historic districts with many unique structures constructed of concrete blocks. The Crandall Public Library, ca. 1893, is centrally located, holds book fairs, movie and video events. An historic limestone Civil War Monument is centrally located in downtown Glens Falls, NY honoring men who served during several wars.
Of particular note are small bistro-style restaurants, the Glens Falls Civic Center, world-class Hyde Collection Art Gallery and Museum, Glens Falls Symphony, and Charles R. Wood Theatre. Glens Falls City Park and Crandall Park are two prominent public parks comprising a lowland pond suitable for fishing, recreation, picnicking, and the enjoyment of several public playgrounds.
Crandall Park, Glens Falls, NY
Glens Falls, NY of late has become a popular bedroom community to Albany, NY and Saratoga Springs, NY, popular for its charming single-family houses and urban convenience.
All roads lead to Golden Sands Resort on Lake George, NY "The Queen of American Lakes!"
Posted by www.GoldenSandsResort.com April 11, 2012 Lake George Area Movies Lake George Area Movies Regal Movie Theater, Aviation Mall
Film and Video Festivals in the Lake George, New York area are held locally at the Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 (518) 792-6805 www.crandalllibrary.org , and Saratoga Film Forum, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 584-FILM www.saratogafilmforum.org .
The Spring, 2012 Crandall Public Library Film and Video Festival will screen martin Scorsese's Hugo, and other movies and videos such as We Still Live Here, This is NOT a Film, The Soloist, Sholem Aleichem Laughing in the Darkness, Son of Babylon, Midnight in Paris, The Help, The Descendants, The Guard, The Big Year, glassmaking by Chilhuly and the Masters of Venice, and others.
The Saratoga Film Forum is dedicated to bringing independent films to Saratoga Springs, NY, and screenings are generally Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 3:00pm.
The Crandall Public Library is located approximately 10 miles from Lake George Village, and the Saratoga Film Forum approximately 25 miles from the Lake George, New York area.
For additional fist run movies while vacationing here at Lake George, NY, consult local newspapers, or your Lake George hotel or motel front desk staff, for our local Aviation Mall, Queensbury, NY (approximately 10 miles from Lake George Village), where you will find the "Regal Cinemas Movie Theater."
Lake George and Adirondack area sports and fitness for those who love to hike, bike, run, paddle, travel and compete! www.ADKSports.com This June, 22nd - 24th, 2012, Lake George will again host the Centurion Lake George, New York C100,C50,C25,Kid's Race, Individual and Elite Hill Climbs and Club Challenge. To register and for more information, contact: www.CenturionCycling.com . (Early Bird deadline is April 22, 2012)
On April 14th, 2012, in nearby Cambridge, NY Washington County, the Tour of the Battenkill, purported to be the largest on-day race in the United States, gets underway opening races in the Lake George-Adriondack region of upstate, New York. The Tour of the Dragon will be held in Bennington, Vermont on May 5th and 6th, 2012, followed by the Tour of the Catskills, August 3-5, 2012, Tour of the Adirondacks, September 15th and 16th, 2012, Adirondack Race Weekend, Wilmington and Saranac Lake, June 9th and 10th, 2012, Wilmington-Whiteface Road Race, June 9th, 2012, and the Saranac Lake Downtown Criterium (visit: www.teamplacidplanet.org ).
Posted by www.GoldenSandsResort.com ... A Lake George, NY motel on the shores of Lake George (518) 668-2203
Lake George Village, New York
The Village of Lake George, NY, at the foot of "The Queen of America's Lakes," was incorporated in 1903, and since that time has developed into what many refer to as "America's Family Playground!" The Village and surrounding Village areas, both on the lake, on Canada Street, and directly on the shores of Lake George are dotted with numerous lodging and accommodations from 'mom and pops' to luxury hotels, resorts and motels. Browse over 125 Village shops, local restaurants offer American fare, carry out, patios and lakeside dining, and, enjoy attractions, mini-golf, historic sites, forts, lookouts, relaxing drives, lakeside walkways, boating and just about anything you and your family could imaging for great Lake George, New York family fun!
Enjoy Shepard Park and its bandstand, Mayor Blais Lakefront Park, summerfests, arts and crafts fairs, fireworks, games and rides, custom auto shows, jazz and music festivals, food events, and more!
Lake George Village Lakeside Walkway
Lake George Village offers free swimming, restrooms, hiking trails, children's playgrounds, public parking,tennis courts, picnic facilities, historic museums and art galleries, scenic walkways, Warren County Bike Trail, snowmobile trails, and the Lake George Trolley Shuttle Service!
Golden Sands Resort Lake George Motel is located close to famous Lake George Village only 3 miles away! Charming Lake George Village walkway connects the heart of Lake George Village to its pedestrian lakeside walkway where you'll discover and enjoy restaurants, boat cruises, docks and the famous public wharf/beach.
Lake George, New York is one of the cleanest bodies of water in the United States! Known as "The Queen of American Lakes," through the years, visitors to the Lake George region brought with them boats and bait for fishing that slowly took hold here at the lake. Identified and known as 'invasive' species, these aquatic species are known as "Zebra Mussels," and Eurasian Milfoil." Chances are you will not see these small aquatic mussels, or aquatic plant, and Golden Sands Resort being located in a natural sand deposit makes it nearly impossible for those species to take hold in our bay; nevertheless, visitors to Lake George, NY motels should be aware that their boat propellers and bottom may have an "aquatic hitchhiker!"
Guests bringing boats of any kind to Lake George, Ny perhaps should check and wash their propellers and boats, as well as use caution when bringing their own bait to fish to ensure no invasive aquatic species are inadvertently released into the waters of beautiful Lake George, New York.
Check your boats for visible mud, plants and fish life; Drain water from your hatches, bilge and wells; Pull your boat plug; Inspect your boat; Discard Live Bait buckets and related materials of non-native crayfish and minnows;; Clean, Rinse and Dry your boat equipment with hot water greater than 140* to ensure an invasive species are removed and/or terminated.
It's part of the solution to help keep Lake George, New York free of possible invasive species foreign to the lake. While unwanted invasive plant species affect the lake and interrupt aquatic food webs, local organizations are working to slow and stop transmission and the effects of non-native plants.
Many lakes contain invasive plant species, and guests to the Lake George, NY region should not be concerned with swimming in the lake. Chances are you'll never see these small plants, and they don't affect guest recreation or swimming in the lake.
Lake George, New York is a drinking reservoir, so we're all part of the solution to help keep Lake George clean now, and to preserve for future reservations!
Thanks for helping, and we'll see you soon here at Golden Sands Resort Lake George Motel in beauctiful Diamond Point, NY!
View from the dock and beach at Golden Sands Resort Motel on Lake George, New York.
According to a recent Adirondack Journal newspaper article, our Lake George, NY - Warrensburg, NY newspaper, www.adirondackjournal.com , Adirondack Pedal Cab Company, if approved by the Village of Lake George, NY, will bring to town ten to twenty cycle rickshaws (those that utilize peddle power). The Village, which already offers horse and buggy rides to visitors, hopes to enter into an agreement with the Adirondack Pedal Cab Company to bring to the village another attraction. Sites along Canada Street would be reserved for rickshaw pick-up and drop-off service, one site being in front of the Lake George Travel-Tourism Kiosk at the corner of Canada Street and Beach Road.
One basis for the application and attraction is "eco-transportation" which is fun, unique and novel! It's expected the rickshaws would provide a unique form of transportation, as well as transportation to areas just north and south of the village, servicing Lake George hotels and motels, restaurants, and other locations and attractions.
Cycle rickshaws are generally three-wheeled private use vehicles for hire primarily used in urban areas in Eastern countries, including the Asian-Pacific rim, and novelty transportation in many Eastern Countries, and may be covered. Pulled rickshaws, or people-powered two-wheel rickshaws (often constructed from bamboo) have ben replaced by cycle rickshaws as being more efficient and modern. Auto rickshaws are another form of transportation, and usually motorized.
The Adirondack Pedal Cab Company expects hours of operation to be from 9:00am until 10:00pm seven days/week during the Lake George, NY summer travel-tourism season, and will add to the Village charm and ambience, and make a great addition to the enjoyment of opportunities for families, and romantic couples, touring of Lake George Village.
Hail a Rickshaw from your Lake George motel, and enjoy this fun and novel form of transportation to your favorite restaurant or Lake George Village destination!
Posted by: www.GoldenSandsResort.com - A Lake George motel on the shores of Lake George, NY March 23, 2012
View from Golden SandsBeach
Golden Sands Resort on Lake George, NY is located only 3 miles from Lake George, NY Village, and we're fortunate to have a great comprehensive bakery right in the very heart of the Village! Let's say you're making sandwiches, need rolls for your BBQ, have a sweet tooth, or you're the one bringing the cake or pie ... ? It's clearly a visit to our local bakery, the Lake George Baking Company!
Owners, Carl "Buster" and Debbie Alberino have been in the baking business for well over 25 years, and all that experience brought them to Lake George Village from nearby Troy, NY, where they were their regionally known and popular Vanilla Bean Baking Company, and their bakery/cafe in Latham, NY (near Albany, NY), launched their proprietorships.
Lake George Baking Company has a pretty large following, and guests to Golden Sands Resort often ask as soon as they arrive ... "Hey..Where's that great bakery in the Village?" If we're not munching on cookies ourselves, or finished chewing, we suggest that after they get checked in ... we'll point them in the right direction for all their family vacation bakery needs!
Lake George Bakery Company produces fresh original fudge (a Lake George classic), cake and specialty cakes designs, call Debbie at (518) 668-2002 for that Lake George anniversary or birthday need, or just visit, peruse all the goodies, bag-em-up, and take them with you across the street to Shepard Park, sit on a bench, and enjoy the fresh wholesome ingredients!
"Sweet Dreams" from Golden Sands!
Lake George Baking Company 46 Amherst Street Lake George, NY 12845 (518) 668-2002 Website and E-Mail address: www.LakeGeorgeBakingCompany.com
This weekend here at Lake george, New York, enjoy the traditional Irish "Sham Rock The Block," all weekend long, here in Shepard Park, Lake George Village, NY 12845, where the entire Village wears green and the fun never ends!
Saint Patrick's Day, celebrated this date, March 17th, celebrates the the arrival of Christianity in ireland, and found its way to become a cultural event in the 17th century! Considered a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, celebrated nearby and by the Irish diaspora, it's a global festival of green!
St. Patrick himself was born in the 4th century in Roman Britain, kidnapped into slavery, lore holds God spoke to him, and he fled captivity, in his return to Ireland St Patrick used the "shamrock" to teach Christianity to the Irish people. Three sided "shamrock" leaves symbolized the Holy trinity, and the green and shamrocks have become a symbol of St. patrick's Day.
In ireland, since ca. 1903, St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday, and has ever-expanded to become a several day event. American St' Patrick's Day, while it is not a national holiday, is widely celebrated by nearly all, displaying the color green in some form, whether subtly in one's tie, traditional Irish folk clothing, or dressing as a Leprechaun, one of those small mischievous Irish folklore figures one just might discover to lead him or her to that pot of gold here in the Adirondacks - Lake George, New York!
Come enjoy our Lake George, NY "Sham Rock The Block!"
Here above is a cool video link of a St. Patrick's Day twinkling store decoration!
Posted by: www.GoldenSandsResort.com on St. Patrick's Day, 2012, March 17th Golden Sands Resort on Lake George 3654 Lake Shore drive Lake George, NY 12845 (518) 668-2203