Lake George, New York Photo Blog
BNT Group Tour: Lake George, NY
Dates: September 10-13, 2018
Tour Director: Patti Olson
Tour Director Highlight: “The ten top-rated places to visit in the Adirondacks are Lake Placid (#1) and Lake George (#2). Our tour group visited both! The tour was full of spectacular mountain vistas, a luncheon cruise on beautiful Lake George, American history with a visit to a fort from the French & Indian War, a tour of the winter Olympics training grounds, and a step back in time to a Gilded Age spa town with classical gardens and statues.”
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- Lake George in all its splendor.
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- The sun came out on our last day making our cruise on Lake George warm and beautiful.
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- What could be more relaxing than a steamboat cruise on a calm Adirondack lake?
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- The Sagamore Resort is a remnant of the Gilded Age when the rich and famous came to Lake George as an alternative to the Hamptons. It is still in operation today.
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- The waters of Lake George reflect the bright sky overhead.
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- Our passengers are always up for an adventure! This one is waiting to board the steamship for a delicious luncheon cruise.
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- The view of Mirror Lake from our Lake Placid dinner restaurant. The colorful mosses in containers create the roof surface of the building!
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- Lake Placid is all about the Olympics and winter sports.
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- Historic stone church in Lake Placid offering regular prayers for athletes.
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- We climbed up into the clouds high above Lake Placid hoping for a view…
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- Can you see our passengers far below? This was taken from an upper observation point above a stone castle built with the rocks blasted away to construct the road up the mountain.
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- The clouds parted for just a few seconds to give us a view of Lake Placid.
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- Our coach took us up to the top of Whiteface Mountain at Lake Placid. It was mostly shrouded in a cloud, but that gave it a special beauty.
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- This stone castle is at the top of Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid, NY. It was built with the granite blasted off the mountain to build the road to the summit.
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- Our driver, Glenn, was amazing. He had to turn the coach on this narrow road up at 4,000 feet in the Adirondacks!
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- The Olympic hockey arena in Lake Placid, NY. This is where the US hockey team beat the four-time champion Soviet team.
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- Winter Olympics skiers sharpen their skills here in Lake Placid.
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- Artwork made of different hockey jerseys at the Olympic stadium in Lake Placid, NY.
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- Fall colors just starting to appear in Lake Placid.
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- Executive Coach busses and drivers get us safely and comfortably to our destinations.
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- Our passengers loved learning about the winter Olympics and exploring the training grounds.
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- These ski jump towers can be used year-round for practice. We rode the elevator to the top of one, about 250 feet high.
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- Our gold medal passengers!
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- An Olympic hopeful poses with a team member of the US ski team!
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- It was fascinating to learn what Olympic skiers need to do to qualify for the team, but these two were happy to watch—not sign up!
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- The view high atop one of the ski towers was endless.
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- Don’t look down! We have a better appreciation of the height the skiers face.
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- Skiers race down this track, then do flips in the air before landing in the water. This is safer than doing it on snow until they qualify.
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- Historic steamboats still ply the waters of Lake George.
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- Ft. William Henry is a living history museum with costumed actors that bring history to life.
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- This is how you load and shoot a musket. Ready! Aim! Fire!
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- Authentic recreation of Ft. William Henry, which overlooks Lake George, NY.
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- These soldiers are ready to fight in the French and Indian War!
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- The clouds lifted just enough to get a good view of Lake George from up high.
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- This is Christalan, the embodiment of chivalry.
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- The Trask Estate in Sarasota is now an artist colony called Yaddo Gardens.
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- Yaddo Gardens: these sculptures are of the Four Seasons, Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall.
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- Classical sculptures and ponds at Yaddo Gardens in Saratoga.
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- Every city seems to have a favorite animal. Here in Saratoga, these decorated horses could be found all over.
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- The retired race horses loved all the attention—and they love peppermint candies, too!
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- This horse knows where the farm owner keeps the peppermint candies that he loves. He’s pretty sure he can reach one if he tries hard enough!
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- A visit to a farm for retired race horses was a lhighlight for Lancaster County passengers who love horses.
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- A little rain did not keep us from exploring the parkland in Saratoga.
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- One of several reflecting pools in downtown Saratoga’s Congress Park.
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- Nearby Saratoga has many fountains and sculptures in the heart of this historic spa town.
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- Shepard Park is a wonderful greenspace in downtown Lake George with views of the lake just a block away.
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- This tall, wooden bear is in Shepard Park, the guardian of the lake.
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- The city fountain is graced by an abundance of colorful flowers.
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- Our adventurous travelers outside Ft. William Henry.
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