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3 unusual facts about Lake George


Lake George, Minnesota

Lake George is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake George Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.

Ralph Craig

He died at Lake George, New York.

South Park National Heritage Area

The National Heritage Area covers the majority of Park County, including the communities of Lake George, Hartsel, Fairplay, Como, Tarryall, Jefferson and Alma, all roughly within South Park or the surrounding mountains.


Baron von Raschke

Upon retirement, Raschke purchased and managed a bric-a-brac shop called The Wigwam in Lake George, Minnesota.

Edward Eggleston

His summer home, Owl's Nest, in Lake George, New York, eventually became his year-round home.

Kabekona, Minnesota

The community is located west of Laporte, east of Lake George, northwest of Walker, and south of Bemidji.

King's Royal Regiment of New York

Part of the British Army's strategy to defeat the Continental forces under General Washington involved invading New York from Canada along the traditional Lake Champlain and Lake George water route.

Latham, New York

The Old Loudon Road was built in 1755 during the French and Indian War to bring troops and provisions from Albany to the areas of Lake George and Ticonderoga.

Robert Rheinlander

His career was predominantly from 1900 – 1945 where he designed and rebuilt The Sagamore a grand Victorian hotel on Lake George in 1921–1922 after a fire.

Spanish missions in Florida

Following shortly after the success of the Mocama missions, the Spanish established missions among the Agua Fresca (Eastern Utina or Freshwater Timucua) along the middle St. Johns River, from roughly present-day Palatka south to Lake George.

Tarago, New South Wales

Situated east of Lake George and north of Bungendore, Tarago is some distance from both the Federal and Kings Highways, the major road transportation routes in the region.


see also

Battle of Carillon

Immediately to the south of the fort lay the mouth of the La Chute River, which drains Lake George.

Jeff McCabe

In addition to his political career, McCabe works as a Maine Guide and serves as Director of Lake George Regional Park, a park located in the towns of Skowhegan and Canaan.

New York State Route 9N

The route continues on, passing through the hamlets of Bolton and Bolton Landing, the latter of which is home to The Sagamore, a resort situated on an island in Lake George.

Opera Saratoga

Since 1998, Lake George Opera's performance base has been the Spa Little Theater at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Schooley's Mountain

Schooley's Mountain County Park, the former YMCA Camp Washington, encloses the valley of Long Valley and small Lake George on the southeastern side of the mountain.

Schroon, New York

The "Scaroons" is/are mentioned twice in The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, as a place seen by Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo), Chingachgook and Uncas after they had departed Horicon (the name used by Cooper for Lake George) while traveling northward chasing Magua and his two captives, Cora and Alice Munro.