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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

On Thursday, June 15, Fort William Henry unveiled its strikingly transformed 19th century Carriage House overlooking Lake George in a memorable party for hundreds of invited guests.

It’s now a banquet facility able to accommodate up to 500 guests.

Fort William Henry Corporation CEO Kathy Muncil, daughter of the late Bob Flacke, who long steered the landmark business, addressed the crowd briefly.

She said in …

By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

The Town of Lake George held an Open House on June 14 to “foster public engagement and gather valuable input from the community” as the town and village prepare to apply to New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward programs.

“We’ve had this core committee, but we don’t want to operate in a vacuum,” said Gina Mintzer, Lake George Regional Chamber of …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

New York State has implemented an entirely new system this summer for boaters using Lake George’s picnic sites on day use islands and lake mainland.

We had our first go with it last weekend. Here’s what we learned.

You can still buy a season day use pass — now called a Passport — but you can no longer buy it at a ranger station on …

The New York State Department of Vehicles today unveiled the “newly-redesigned North Country regional license plate, part of a series of new license plates featuring the state’s 10 regions. The plate features an image of a sailboat along the St. Lawrence River in front of the

Thousand Islands Bridge.”

The plates for the other nine regions “will be unveiled and made available for sale throughout the month of June.”

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By Hannah Hughes, Chronicle Summer Staff

“It’s not about recreating a Gore, or trying to duplicate West Mountain, or anything like that. It’s about preserving its uniqueness into the future,” said Sue Catana, Manager of Hickory Mountain in Warrensburg.

Opened in 1946 by Sue’s parents, Hans and Fran Winbauer, and another couple, Flo and Ken Bates, “it’s a family legacy,” said Dr. Catana.

She said that the property’s “major financial …