3/13/2023 0 Comments Once more to the lake![]() We considered going southeast, which would have landed us at Million Dollar Beach. This time around, we did the international course, which features icons such as the Pyramids of Giza, a torii gate and temple bell, and a hole shaped like a Spanish guitar.Īfter golfing, we crossed Beach Road and walked along the lake. ![]() The coup de grâce is the final hole, New York, which features a subway station-complete with turnstiles and graffiti-splashed walls-that you have to walk down into. ![]() We did the American course during our prior visit, and it was a blast. There are two courses: Around the US and Around the World. After eating a light lunch and settling in at our hotel, we ventured down to Beach Road to play miniature golf at Around the World Golf, which is on several top ten lists as the best in the country. Famished, we headed straight to Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, which is located toward the north end of the village. In addition, it was a key battleground during the French and Indian War, and it’s the inspiration for the setting in The Last of the Mohicans.īefore I knew it, I was making the familiar turn onto Route 9, which welcomes you into the village of Lake George. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson visited there (with the latter calling it “without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw”). I also took time to appreciate that Lake George holds a vital place in US history. © Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB It boasts over 175 miles of shoreline and over 180 islands, all of which add to the grandeur of this place dubbed the Queen of American Lakes. It’s a huge body of water, about thirty-two miles long and, at its max, about 200 feet deep (with shipwrecks at the bottom of the lake to boot). Only three hours from Montreal and situated in the Adirondack Park, the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous US, the lake itself is unique in many ways. These were the thoughts that danced in my head while my wife, Sandra, and our kids, Jeff and Laura, were buckling up for our return trip to this haven in northeastern New York State.ĭuring the four-hour drive, much of which takes place on scenic I-87, I had plenty of time for more reflection on the adventure that awaited. That is, until I visited Lake George, New York. ![]() I’ve been fortunate enough to live in equal proximity to both lakes and the ocean-and, although I have enjoyed both, I’ve always preferred the ocean. He sees the lake as much more than just a body of water.When it comes to getting away from it all, some people prefer the beach and some the lake. "Chill of death" could imply that when his son was feeling the cold water that he was experiencing his own kind of pain in his groin, maybe why he wanted to visit the lake one last time. Still knows he is an adult, when his son goes out swimming in the rain he knows better not to go out into the cold water because he's experienced it before and knows he wouldn't enjoy it. Feels as though he is a child again when he is at the lake (keeps envisioning that he's with his dad and feels as though he is experiencing what his son is doing first hand) Admires nature, the nature has remained the same but technology has changed Feels as though nothing has changed at the lake since the last time he's been there, notices that new technology is the only thing that has changed (Tarred road, motor boat) Beginning of story he admires the lake and showcases his relationship with the lake and how he yearns to be there
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