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Archive for July, 2011
Celebrate the 13th Annual Durant Days August 5th thru 7th in Raquette Lake, NY. Durant Days is a celebration of the birth of the Adirondacks Great Camps Architecture, which was born in Raquette Lake under the guidance of William West Durant.
In 2011, Durant Days, will bring concerts, games, parades, and fireworks to the village of Raquette Lake for an Adirondack weekend you won’t want to miss!
Kicking off the weekend will by W.W. Durant luncheon cruise and guided tour of Camp Pine Knot. Board from 9am until 9:40am, enjoy a guided tour of Camp Pine Knock from 10am – 11:30am, then finish it off with a gourmet luncheon on the W. W. Durant as you tour Raquette Lake. Tickets are $56 per person including tour and lunch. Ten dollars of every admission goes to Camp Pine Knot. Call 315.354.5532 for reservations.
On Saturday, start your day off with the Wide Variety concert at 2pm at the RL School. Wide Variety is a group of six a capella singers from New Jersey who have specially designed their repertoire and crafted their arrangements to give audiences the widest variety of songs and the richest h Celebrate the 13th Annual Durant Days August 5th thru 7th in Raquette Lake, NY. Durant Days is a celebration of the birth of the Adirondacks Great Camps Architecture, which was born in Raquette Lake under the guidance of William West Durant.
In 2011, Durant Days, will bring concerts, games, parades, and fireworks to the village of Raquette Lake for an Adirondack weekend you won’t want to miss!
Kicking off the weekend will by W.W. Durant luncheon cruise and guided tour of Camp Pine Knot. Board from 9am until 9:40am, enjoy a guided tour of Camp Pine Knock from 10am – 11:30am, then finish it off with a gourmet luncheon on the W. W. Durant as you tour Raquette Lake. Tickets are $56 per person including tour and lunch. Ten dollars of every admission goes to Camp Pine Knot. Call 315.354.5532 for reservations.
On Saturday, start your day off with the Wide Variety concert at 2pm at the RL School. Wide Variety is a group of six a capella singers from New Jersey who have specially designed their repertoire and crafted their arrangements to give audiences the widest variety of songs and the richest h ... Read more
Long Lake NY is the launching pad for the second leg of the Norther Forest Explorer’s program in New York State. Today children from Long Lake (four of them) and area towns gathered at the Mt. Sabattis Geiger Arena to gear up and prep for a five day expedition paddling the waters of Long Lake to Tupper Lake, NY.
Long Lake is part of the 740 mile long Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
Brian MacDonald of Mac’s Canoe and the 90 Miler is leading the trip with two experienced paddlers ready to teach, paddle, engage in educational and fun activities as well as ensuring the safety of the participants. On Monday, July 18th, the group set off from an undisclosed location in Long Lake and headed to Moose Island, close to the inlet from the Raquette River to Long Lake. The rest of the trip is planned with three overnights and fun camping adventure north. They will enjoy camping in tents, spending nights under the stars and enjoying nature in all its incredible Adirondack Splendor.
NFCT’s Northern Forest Explorers Program engages rural youth in five day paddling trips that support healthy lifestyles Long Lake NY is the launching pad for the second leg of the Norther Forest Explorer’s program in New York State. Today children from Long Lake (four of them) and area towns gathered at the Mt. Sabattis Geiger Arena to gear up and prep for a five day expedition paddling the waters of Long Lake to Tupper Lake, NY.
Long Lake is part of the 740 mile long Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
Brian MacDonald of Mac’s Canoe and the 90 Miler is leading the trip with two experienced paddlers ready to teach, paddle, engage in educational and fun activities as well as ensuring the safety of the participants. On Monday, July 18th, the group set off from an undisclosed location in Long Lake and headed to Moose Island, close to the inlet from the Raquette River to Long Lake. The rest of the trip is planned with three overnights and fun camping adventure north. They will enjoy camping in tents, spending nights under the stars and enjoying nature in all its incredible Adirondack Splendor.
NFCT’s Northern Forest Explorers Program engages rural youth in five day paddling trips that support healthy lifestyles ... Read more
THURSDAY, JULY 14
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
8pm, Long Lake Town Hall
“Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” Broadway’s greatest farce is fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written! Enjoy this non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan for his young master. $22/$15 Arts Center Members. An Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts production. To purchase tickets, visit www.adirondackarts.org or call 877-752-7715.
Weekend on the Waterfront
July 15-17
The Town of Long Lake in partnership with the Long Lake Association and the Long Lake Artisan’s Cooperative announces a weekend of free family-friendly events celebrating Long Lake and the waters of the Raquette River! Join us for unconventional boat races, sink your rowboat race, musical entertainment, cardboard box boat races, Arts on the Water and the Long Lake Wooden Boat Show. A weekend you won’t want to miss!
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Cool Crazy Regatta
9:30am-3pm, Long Lake Town Beach
Try your hand at wild and fun aquatic navigational comp THURSDAY, JULY 14
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
8pm, Long Lake Town Hall
“Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!” Broadway’s greatest farce is fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written! Enjoy this non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan for his young master. $22/$15 Arts Center Members. An Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts production. To purchase tickets, visit www.adirondackarts.org or call 877-752-7715.
Weekend on the Waterfront
July 15-17
The Town of Long Lake in partnership with the Long Lake Association and the Long Lake Artisan’s Cooperative announces a weekend of free family-friendly events celebrating Long Lake and the waters of the Raquette River! Join us for unconventional boat races, sink your rowboat race, musical entertainment, cardboard box boat races, Arts on the Water and the Long Lake Wooden Boat Show. A weekend you won’t want to miss!
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Cool Crazy Regatta
9:30am-3pm, Long Lake Town Beach
Try your hand at wild and fun aquatic navigational comp ... Read more
The 2011 Long Lake Antiques Show and Sale gets underway Friday, July 8 – Saturday, July 9th 10am-5pm. Long Lake Central School is the site of this traditional Long Lake Event over 25 years in the making.
Items for sale include rustic hunting and fishing items. Adirondacackiana, folk art, Native American art, pottery, depression glass, jewelry, vintage clothing, antique postcards, china, silver, small furniture, paintings, books, sporting art and a 19th century Long Lake Guideboat.
Vendors include: Adirondack Icons, Archaic Modern, Board N Batten, Casey’s Antiques, Clens Collectables, 10 Books, John Ryan Antiques, Pastime Antiques and Collectibles.
Admission is $1.00.
The 2011 Long Lake Antiques Show and Sale gets underway Friday, July 8 – Saturday, July 9th 10am-5pm. Long Lake Central School is the site of this traditional Long Lake Event over 25 years in the making.
Items for sale include rustic hunting and fishing items. Adirondacackiana, folk art, Native American art, pottery, depression glass, jewelry, vintage clothing, antique postcards, china, silver, small furniture, paintings, books, sporting art and a 19th century Long Lake Guideboat.
Vendors include: Adirondack Icons, Archaic Modern, Board N Batten, Casey’s Antiques, Clens Collectables, 10 Books, John Ryan Antiques, Pastime Antiques and Collectibles.
Admission is $1.00.
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The Long Lake 4th of July Celebration Weekend was fun-filled with something for everyone as the streets of Long Lake and Raquette Lake overflowed with visitors for the Long Lake 1981 class reunion, a boat parade, live music in Raquette Lake featuring “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” a strawberry shortcake sale to benefit the Raquette Lake Fire Department and a strawberry shortcake sale in Long Lake to benefit the local boy scout troop. So much to see and do, it was hard not to get swept up in the energy of the weekend events.
The traditional “Games of All Ages” were held on the Long Lake Ball Field on July 4th with over 192 participants enjoying a treasure hunt, sack races, hula hoop races and the venerable Egg Toss. Winners of the Egg Toss were Christine LaRoque and her son William.
The Long Lake Bed Races kicked off at 5pm on the Long Lake Town Bridge with four beds. Teams included, The Cellar Restaurant and Pub as Smurfs,The Cellar Crew Races down route 30
Wallace Contracting with a patriotic theme, Sam Keller’s Baby Crib on wheels, and the Adirondack Hotel adorned with a stuffed bear.
The New Yo The Long Lake 4th of July Celebration Weekend was fun-filled with something for everyone as the streets of Long Lake and Raquette Lake overflowed with visitors for the Long Lake 1981 class reunion, a boat parade, live music in Raquette Lake featuring “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” a strawberry shortcake sale to benefit the Raquette Lake Fire Department and a strawberry shortcake sale in Long Lake to benefit the local boy scout troop. So much to see and do, it was hard not to get swept up in the energy of the weekend events.
The traditional “Games of All Ages” were held on the Long Lake Ball Field on July 4th with over 192 participants enjoying a treasure hunt, sack races, hula hoop races and the venerable Egg Toss. Winners of the Egg Toss were Christine LaRoque and her son William.
The Long Lake Bed Races kicked off at 5pm on the Long Lake Town Bridge with four beds. Teams included, The Cellar Restaurant and Pub as Smurfs,The Cellar Crew Races down route 30
Wallace Contracting with a patriotic theme, Sam Keller’s Baby Crib on wheels, and the Adirondack Hotel adorned with a stuffed bear.
The New Yo ... Read more
SATURDAY
Boat Parade Float Contest
4:30pm: Boats meet at the State Boat Launch on Dock Rd.
5pm: Parade to the Long Lake Town Beach
Dress-up your boat! We’ll take ANY boat–pontoon, motor boat, canoe, kayak, sail boat, inflatable raft, as long as it floats! You can get fancy (ala the Raquette Lake Loon Pontoon) or simple (stick a few American flags in your boat and hit the water!)–just join the parade whatever you got! Meet at the state boat launch on Dock Rd. at 4:30pm. We’ll then parade past the beach, through the bridge, loop around near the spillway and come back to the beach for the awards ceremony! Prizes for 1st-3rd overall, wackiest and most Long Lakey.
SUNDAY
The Yod Squad Performs on the W.W. Durant in Raquette Lake
9:30pm
Get your friends and family together and drive on over the RL for a moonlight cruise on the W.W. Durant and a concert by local band, The Yod Squad! Tickets are $7, which includes your chance to win a dinner cruise! Visit http://www.raquettelakenavigation.com/cruisesMOONLIGHT for more info!
MONDAY: THE FOURTH!
Games on the Ball Field
10am
Treasure Hunt f SATURDAY
Boat Parade Float Contest
4:30pm: Boats meet at the State Boat Launch on Dock Rd.
5pm: Parade to the Long Lake Town Beach
Dress-up your boat! We’ll take ANY boat–pontoon, motor boat, canoe, kayak, sail boat, inflatable raft, as long as it floats! You can get fancy (ala the Raquette Lake Loon Pontoon) or simple (stick a few American flags in your boat and hit the water!)–just join the parade whatever you got! Meet at the state boat launch on Dock Rd. at 4:30pm. We’ll then parade past the beach, through the bridge, loop around near the spillway and come back to the beach for the awards ceremony! Prizes for 1st-3rd overall, wackiest and most Long Lakey.
SUNDAY
The Yod Squad Performs on the W.W. Durant in Raquette Lake
9:30pm
Get your friends and family together and drive on over the RL for a moonlight cruise on the W.W. Durant and a concert by local band, The Yod Squad! Tickets are $7, which includes your chance to win a dinner cruise! Visit http://www.raquettelakenavigation.com/cruisesMOONLIGHT for more info!
MONDAY: THE FOURTH!
Games on the Ball Field
10am
Treasure Hunt f ... Read more