New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
CHARMING LAKEGE0RGE
Becoming More Popular Each Year
as Summer Resort.

lake George y. y. June 5-Parucular inter
est attaches to Lake George as a summer re-
sort this season account Of the tercentenary
celebration 10 be held early in July in commemora-
ton OF the discovery OF Lake Champlain. some or
the most important exercises Of the occasion VIII
take place al Fort Ticonderoga on July g. and that
historic field lies so close 20 Lake George that it Is
regarded as an inseparable concomitant Of the
lake
Although Lake George has no part in the ter
centenary programme, part il the history Of the
region should not be overlooked Chsmplain made
known the existence Of Lake George IN l59 but ne
missed seeing Il by five ten miles Lake George
was not visited by white until 1872 when
Father Jogues. a French Jesuit was taken as
prisoner through The lake by party OF Iroquols
Indians.
The lake lies directly what was once the great
highway Of conquest. and many a war party sailed
its length. Il is about tlirty-six miles long and
varies in width from half mile 10 three miles
There are 20 islands all except fourteen Of which
are owned BY the state of New York. ard campers
have free access to them- The shore line Is ragged
with bays. large and small Mountains form ptcJ-
uresgue background on either shore At their feet
nestle number q small hamets. paatal summer
homes and modest bungalows and cottages. Fifty
or more hotels and boarding houses occupy select
locations.
The lake has been wen stocked with FISH. and
Prize catches O. black bass, trout and pickerel are
made every season. Wen equipped and spacious
passenger steamers make railroad connections at
both ends of the axe and stop al twenty OF more
Intermediate landings. These excellent transporta-
ZION facilities furnish daily mail service Beginning
June q 2 daily fast train service between New
York and Lake George viii go into effect The
Lake George and Saratoga Limited will leave the
metropolis at p m and viii make the trip TO the
lake in five hours and fifteen minutes. on the daily
arrival of the steamers a through train for New
York Will leave the lake about $50 D m.
Only one resort CT the lake other than Lake
George village has direct railroad service That IS
picturesque Hule1ts, popular resort located mid
way down the shore, IN the shadow Of Elephant
Mountain HuletJs may be reached by land or
water The railroad station is Clemons. and from
there the hotel is reached by a fve-me drive by
stage over a delightful mountain road Many pre-
fer the water route from Lake George village.
Huletts is a suT1mer paradise. Those who get a
view OF the resort for the first time from the deck
Of one Of the steamers often exclaim: Why. how
picturescuer' That is how Mr. Buckell, the pro-
prietor. happened call the place Picturesque
Huietts There majestic mountains in the
. background broad expanse Of lake. with islands
and cosey hooks Of bays in the foreground bath
ing beach of fine SAND and colony OF small cot
tages for those who prefer them to the hotel.
So many improvements have been made at Lake
George that il bids fair 10 become one OF the
famous summer resorts OF the country The nat
,,ral attractions are here. Enterprise and capital
were wanting until year ago Now the Delaware
g. Hudson Company is spending several hundred
thousands OF dollars in increasing and beautifying
sts railroad terminal facilities and in improving the
hotel and property.
The village Of Lake George has caught the spirit.
and many OF tie old buildings are giving way TO
more ornamental structures. The streets have been
repatred and surveyors the office OF the State
Highway Commission row At work on new
rnacadam highway through the village. connecting
with the state roads that have already been COM
ple.ed between Lake George and Glen Falls and
Lake George and Bolton. Surveys are also being
made for a new road along the west shore Of the
lake over Tongue Mountain. TO connect Bolton
with Hague and Ticonderoga- This road viii be
built by private subscription and nearly the entire
amount has been pledged. When these roads have
heen completed rn..orists viii find this route con-
venient aad aa,jDs able FOR reaching the upper Adj
roudacks The reads between Albany and Lake
George are n1w in excellent condition and auto
mobile part8es to the lake becoming more pop
ular every season
Near Hulett's Landing is Paradise Bay. one OF
,sa gems or the lake. with its thick fringe o.
,,ocdland. giving grateful shade by the day and
,as,srr fantastic shadow upon the nirrorl-ke wa
-e-e Al night For the accommodation Of thos'
,,bo select this fair spot the lake for summer
,,ov,e- there is a commodIous hotel, with a grouI
~ ten cottages There while the season lasts may
he found guests who. year after year, have made