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Lake George, New York

Lake George, New York

Lake George, New York is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever visited.  The lake is 32 miles long and 3 miles wide at the widest point. Everything that you can think to do on water can be found there. Boat rides of all types from floating Tiki Hut to dinner cruise on a steam ship are offered on the lake as well as boat rentals, jet skies, sail boats, paddling, parasailing, diving and beaches. As person who enjoys history I need to add that the diving sites include ship wrecks some date back to the 1750’s.

Lake George, New York
Lake George
Lake George

The waters of the lake follow a wooded shore line and tall mountains filled with history. Three major battles took place at Lake George New York. The first was the battle of Lake George which was an English victory which gave the lake it’s name. The next two were battles involving Fort William Henry, with the most famous being the one in the story “The Last of the Mohicans”.

Lake George

Lake George

We were lucky to find a home to stay in on the mountain near Bolton Landing. We found the home through Vacation Rentals By Owners. I will write more about the house later, but it gave us a great view of the lake and was a great place to sit in the morning and drink coffee.

Lake George
Houses over looking Lake George

As for food both Lake George and Bolton Landing have a lot to offer. At Lake George we enjoyed place with a view of the lake, while Bolton Landing reminded us more of Siesta Key sitting in open air by the street.

What ever you are looking for in a vacation can be found at Lake George, New York.

 

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls a great family vacation site

On a resent trip to the Northeast, we decided to stop at Niagara Falls, a great family vacation site. We had stopped at the Falls a while back but did not get to stay long because of a in coming snow storm. The Falls is a great place to visit and we wish we had had more time to spend there. Seeing the size of Niagara Falls will really surprise you.

Niagara Falls

The picture above is from an island in the river looking at the US side but there is about that much or more behind me.

Looking toward Canada from the island

You can walk to different islands in the river such as the Three Sisters  which offers a good view of the water as it approaches the Falls. We enjoyed seeing the change in the water as it got closer to the edge. 

Niagara Falls a great family vacation site
River before the Falls
Niagara Falls a great family vacation site
Getting closer to the falls.

As I said we wished we had been able to stay longer, because there are so many things to do. In the picture below you can see the boat Maid of the Mist. The boat takes you to the bottom of the Falls where the falling water hits.

Maid of the Mist

Niagara Falls is also beautiful to see at sunset when the sun light passes through the mist making different colors in the air above the falls.

Niagara Falls a great family vacation site
Niagara Falls as the sun sets
Looking toward Canada from the island
You can see the red.

If you go, the United States side is a state park with lots of parking and paths leading to the different areas. There are lots of places to eat just across the street from the park. We ate at a food truck and really enjoyed the food. So if you are in the area remember Niagara Falls a great family vacation site.