08lakegeorge

Start/Finish: Fort William Henry Resorts & Conference Center, 48 Canada St, Lake George Village, New York

A Award & Credit - $6.00
Walk for IVV Credit only - $ 1.00
“B” Awards + IVV Credit - $ 3.00

Montreal	163	mi	New York City	210	mi
Lake Placid	90	mi	Buffalo	315	mi
Saratoga	25	mi	Boston	220	mi
Albany	53	mi

DIRECTIONS:
From points South: Take the Northway (I-87) north to Exit 21. At the stop sign turn right, then left at the light (Rte 9). Continue for approximately 3/4 mile and the entrance to the Start/Finish will be on the right.
From points North: Take the Northway (I-87) south to Exit 21 and turn left at the stop sign. Drive under the Northway and turn left at the light (Rte 9). Continue for approximately 3/4 mile and the entrance to the Start/Finish will be on the right.
From Vermont: Take Route 149 west to Rte 9. Turn right at the intersection and proceed north on Rte 9 into Lake George Village. The entrance to the Start/Finish will be on the right.

Point of Contact: E-Mail: Ann McCarthy
Phone: (518) 745-7030

About the trail: This walk is designed to provide you with spectacular views of Lake George, “The Queen of American Lakes,” and to educate you about some of its history. You will walk through an Adirondack campground and then through Lake George Battlefield Park. This is a site that served as a major hospital during the American Revolution and where you will see commemorative sculptures and some old ruins of the fort. The walk will take you along the south shore of the Lake & past the steel pier where the Lake George Steamboat Company docks its three ships: the Mohican; Lac du Saint Sacrement; and an authentic paddle-wheeler, the Minne-Ha-Ha. The route continues through the Village, meanders up to the trailhead of the Prospect Mountain hiking trail and then back to shops, game arcades and eateries. Upon completing the event, there is still more to see or do:

Lake George was discovered in 1646 by Father Isaac Jocques, a French Jesuit missionary who christened it Lac du Saint Sacrement. By 1690 a seventy-year long struggle was underway between England & France for control of this all-important water out to Canada.
The lake was renamed in 1755 by Maj Gen William Johnson in honor of King George II. Johnson ordered Fort William Henry to be built to block an anticipated French advance from Canada into the colonies.
In the summer of 1757 Gen Marquis d’Montcalm mustered an invincible force of 12,500 French & Indians and swept south to confront English sovereignty and the garrison at the fort under the leadership of Lt Col George Monro. For six days & nights, French artillery mercilessly pounded the log fort. On the 6th day, Munro surrendered, a flag of truce flew on the Fort, but what remained was then burned by the French.
What followed was infamously known as the “Massacre at Fort William Henry” – As visualized in The Last of the Mohicans, the tribes became restless because they felt deprived of clothing, ammunition, supplies & rum (feeling it was their only reward). During an attempt to march east to Fort Edward, English and colonial men, women, children savagely fell victim to the tomahawk.

Artistic Heritage	Railroad Heritage
Authors and Literary Landmarks	US Presidents
Native American Culture	Courthouses in the USA
USA State Parks	Museum Walk America
Veterans Memorials	Cemetery Stroll

Lake George, NY

10/5 km Walk

April 1 - November 30, 2009