We’re trying to make the Lake water quality last With apologies to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, there’s an important program starting this winter on Route 9N that will slow (and potentially stop) the increase in salt in one major road corridor along the shore of Lake George. Starting this winter, the New York State…
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Ice
You have a part in slowing the rise of salt in Lake George
By WALT LENDER Lake George Association Executive Director December means snow is coming – and the blanket of white also means we bring out our snow removal tools. There is a snow and ice removal tool that I’d like you to use less this year, though. That’s salt. Please take a moment before you begin…
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An Historical Look At Ice On Lake George
It is the annual question as the weather turns cold: Was Lake George going to freeze? If so, when? The topic of conversation makes for some interesting discussions, and with the following information, you have the potential to win a bar bet: Do you know when Lake George, on average, fully freezes? When was the…
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Report from the field: Some ice has returned
Lake George’s Spring Thaw has come and, apparently, gone as many areas of the Lake have refrozen. Lake George Association Communications Director Pat Dowd has the details.
Almost There: Lake George Ice 2017
Lake George is nearly iced over as of February 10, 2017! Here’s a report from Lake George Association Communications Director Pat Dowd