Oct 8, 2012 - Lake George, NY

Today Ray drove to Vermont to play golf with a friend, Dan stayed home to fix a few minor things on BART, and Cindy and I went shopping at the factory outlets in Lake George (actually in Queensbury, NY). It was a beautiful day (for a change!), and we got a few pretty pictures from the south end of the lake.

Oct 5, 2012 - Lake George, NY

Today was 'partly sunny,' so we decided to take a drive around part of the Adirondacks to see some more color. I took a trip down Memory Lane as we drove to Garnet Lake, where my aunt and uncle have had a cottage for more than 50 years. I haven't been there since I was a small child, and I can't believe how much smaller things seem now than they did then. I'm amazed at how my aunt and uncle managed seven children plus another family of five when we came to visit!!! And I can't wait to compare photos with those that my mom took there many...

Oct 4, 2012 - Lake George, NY

It was cloudy, hazy and drizzly today, but we decided to take a scenic drive up Route 9N along the west side of Lake George. There is a lot of color in the leaves, but the dreary weather just doesn't do it justice. Tomorrow's weather report is "partly sunny," so maybe we'll have better luck. The best part of the day was my birthday dinner at Bistro Le Roux in Lake George with good friends and great food!

Oct 2, 2012 - Conway, NH to Lake George, NY

It was very pretty and sunny this morning, but by the time we got on the road it was starting to cloud up. It was about a 200-mile drive from Conway to Lake George, mostly on secondary roads through small towns and past a lot of small farms. It would have been a gorgeous drive if the sun was shining because the colors were beautiful along the way, but the pictures just didn't come out that good because it was really rather gloomy. We have reservations in Lake George for a whole week, but the weather report is for rain and partly cloudy...

Aug 11, 2012 - Lake George at last

Many of you have never heard of Lake George, NY. But for me it has been the highlight of the summer just about all my life. We used to go and stay at a camp on the Lake which was built by cousins of my grandmother (on my mother’s side). How we all fit in I’m not too sure, and I know it was not my father’s idea of the perfect vacation with a bunch of women around all insisting he be there for every meal when all he really wanted was to go hunting and fishing. But it worked for us all, and we used to bring every strange pet with us that we...

Jul 9, 2012 - Lake George, New York

We started our trip by driving east to the Thousand Island crossing at the east end of Lake Ontario. We traveled east on Hwy 3 through Adirondack Park to Tupper Lake, and then south on Hwy 30 to Lake George. It was a beautiful drive through the small towns of upstate New York. Our goal was to meet up with friends Tim and Gail and their friends Rich and Lisa, and spend time visiting and boating in the Lake George area. We are having a great time. We spent all of Sunday on Rich and Lisa’s boat. Lake George is very similar to our Muskoka...

Jul 9, 2012 - Lake George, Day 2

Today was a relax and rewind day. Unfortunately our friends were notified this morning of the passing of Tim’s brothers wife. Tim and Gail packed up and returned to Manchester to help his brother with the funeral arrangements. We are hoping to meet up with Tim and Gail on the weekend in Loudon. Glenna, Dudley and I enjoyed a campfire all afternoon, and well into the evening. I think tomorrow we will do some more sightseeing here in the Lake George area before moving on to Loudon on Thursday.

Oct 4, 2011 - Visiting with family

We made reservations to stay at the Lake George RV park because it advertised an indoor swimming pool. We thought that our grandson would enjoy that. It turns out the park is quite large...with arcade buildings, stores, cafe, several swimming pools, two cinemas, paddle boatd paddleboat ponds...basically it was a village. We used the park as a base camp and explored the area with our daughter and grandson. Like much of the northeast, fall color is pretty minimal, but the skies were bright and clear. It actually dropped down into the 30's for...

Oct 2, 2011 - In the Adirondacks, New York

Hi to our 'Trip Log Groupies' ! Hee, hee! We arrived in up-state New Yawk (that's native talk!) on Tuesday, September 27th! Lake George area is in the Adirondack Park, and is beautiful and very wooded! It's really the place to be during the New York summer season! In the autumn things are much slower...and a bit on the rainy side, as well! We have had fun exploring the region, and learning about its historical roots and past. We visited Fort Ticonderoga at the north of the lake where Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold helped the 'American...

Sep 29, 2011 - Lake George RV Park

Again lots of mosquitoes. Friday was a better day for weather. Cool and sunny. We took a luncheon cruise on the "Lac Du Saint Sacrement." http://www.lakegeorgesteamboat.com/ Situated on the rail line halfway between New York City and Montreal, Lake George attracted the era's rich and famous by the late 19th and early 20th century. Tourists from across North America and Europe flocked to Lake George and the surrounding majestic Adirondack Mountains. By the turn of the 19th century, Lake George was equaled only by Newport, Bar Harbor, Maine,...

Sep 28, 2011 - Au Revoir Canada

Au revoir Canada! This morning we crossed the border into the United States without difficulty. For our last day yesterday we took Arnie for a look at Montreal. We decided to drive west along the south shore of the St. Lawrence (with Sue snapping some photos across the river) to the far side of Montreal and then crossed the river and wound our way to Mount Royal Park. We did some walking through the woods at Summit Park and then headed to the area of Lake Castor with its smooth trails and wide expanse of green. The three of us had a nice...

Aug 6, 2011 - Family at the Lake

This entry in the journal may not be the most entertaining for many of you, as it is all about family. Once a year ever since my parent’s 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1993 we have been getting together as a family at Lake George, NY for at least a week of family time. Our numbers have certainly grown since then, making it more difficult (and more expensive) to find the right place. But we have not given up and all look forward to this week at the beginning of August. The family members who live furthest away (Colorado & California) only make...