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49th Antique & Classic boats show in LG — & Hague, Bolton

The 49th annual Lake George Antique and Classic Boat Show is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26.

The main show is Saturday at the Lake George Village docks. There are two Friday pre-show events, in Bolton Landing and Hague. Spectators welcome, free, at all boat displays.

Saturday’s main show, on land and water at Beach Road in Lake George Village, includes 50+ boats, vendors, antique Model T and Triumph sports cars, …

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Fall full of fundraising galas!

The cooling weather brings a string of major fund-raising events and galas. The list keeps growing. Any more out there? Send details: chronicle@loneoak.com.


Summer Gala of the Sembrich Museum in Bolton Landing is Saturday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. The “cantina-style evening,” outdoors in the lakeside performance tent, will feature rising opera star tenor Leonardo Sanchez, accompanied on guitar, guitarrón, vihuela and accordion. Theme: “Mi México Querido,” or …

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Our August 24 front page

Support Small Business When George Washington traveled Lake George: 1783. Fort Ann teen charged in gun death. ‘Super Blue Moon’ Aug. 30. F.W. Webb COO: Not ‘adamant,’ but ‘we’re a good use for the site’. 49th Antique & Classic boats show in LG — & Hague, Bolton. More! Washington County Fair, to Sun. Ex-Mayor Diamond criticizes Mayor Collins: Too many hires; wrong to fault Diana Palmer. Concerts, comedy, shows… The

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Crandall Library gets $500,000 donation from Qby. native to honor his late mother, 2 aunts

Christopher Bennett, a Queensbury native who now resides in Virginia, has donated $500,000 to Crandall Public Library in memory of his mother, Anna J. Bennett, and aunts, Helen B. Whittemore and Mary E. Jones, the library said.

“When my mother passed in February, I knew I wanted to commemorate her memory with a gift to Crandall. She and her sisters frequently enjoyed all the services Crandall offers, especially the Outreach …

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Adirondack Trail makers

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Steve and Sylvia Ovitt are as northern New York as it gets. He grew up in a dairy farm family in Argyle. Sylvia (Liebig) grew up in Granville where her father farmed too. They met at a 4th of July party that went on for days at an Argyle farm.

Steve retired after 25 years as a New York Forest Ranger, developing particular expertise in …

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