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Archive for the ‘Float Night’ Category
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 water starts to recede and the events start to blend together… so here’s a recap.
Roads to and from Long Lake had limited vehicular traffic for three days. The water has started to recede.
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The water starts to recede and the events start to blend together… so here’s a recap.
Roads to and from Long Lake had limited vehicular traffic for three days. The water has started to recede.
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Click, play watch and enjoy and if you want to be the next one in it for 2011… guess you’ll have to come up and be in it next summer in Long Lake, NY!
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Click, play watch and enjoy and if you want to be the next one in it for 2011… guess you’ll have to come up and be in it next summer in Long Lake, NY!
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Goggles and a chair couldn't keep this guy afloat!
On August 13, 2010 Float Night at the Long Lake Town Beach drew a great enthusiastic and competitive crowd. 25 teams entered to compete for prizes ranging from a seaplane ride for two to a pizza cruise on Raquette Lake. Some folks got their competitive edge up when one boat (pictured here) arrived with a plastic chair. Judges ruled the chair would be acceptable as it was not considered “flotation savvy” He did manage to stay above water for a competitive period of time, but other contestants definitely had their competitive concerns. Hey… this is vacation, we’re here to have fun!
The first launch
Thanks to the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys who arrived in their bus and played a great set of original Americana bluegrass music beachside.
Horseshoe Lounge Playboys
For more photos check out www.facebook.com/mylonglake for over 90 pictures. Fan us, friend us!
These two boats tied in the first heat.
Goggles and a chair couldn't keep this guy afloat!
On August 13, 2010 Float Night at the Long Lake Town Beach drew a great enthusiastic and competitive crowd. 25 teams entered to compete for prizes ranging from a seaplane ride for two to a pizza cruise on Raquette Lake. Some folks got their competitive edge up when one boat (pictured here) arrived with a plastic chair. Judges ruled the chair would be acceptable as it was not considered “flotation savvy” He did manage to stay above water for a competitive period of time, but other contestants definitely had their competitive concerns. Hey… this is vacation, we’re here to have fun!
The first launch
Thanks to the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys who arrived in their bus and played a great set of original Americana bluegrass music beachside.
Horseshoe Lounge Playboys
For more photos check out www.facebook.com/mylonglake for over 90 pictures. Fan us, friend us!
These two boats tied in the first heat.
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On August 13th, the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys will be entertaining at the Long Lake Town Beach during Float Night from 4pm to 7pm. The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys perform acoustic backwoods Americana rockin’ roots and blue grass music.
HLP performs an obscure repoirte of compositions written by all five musicians blended with material exhumed from musical tombs stretching from Appalachia to Memphis. From foot stompin old time fiddle tunes to ballads, HLP’s music is anchored by powerful vocal harmonies backed by guitar, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic bass and percussion. From time to time HLP plays unplugged & acoustic as The Bicycle Thieves of Berlin.
At 6pm look for the second Cardboard Box Float Races on the water’s edge. Participants are encouraged to build their own float boat out of cardboard and duct tape. A team can make the boat, but only one passenger rides. No one can touch the other boat, but you can do your best to try and sink your opponent. The winner is determined by the one boat that doesn’t sink.
In July the race ran over five minutes in lenght after most entries On August 13th, the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys will be entertaining at the Long Lake Town Beach during Float Night from 4pm to 7pm. The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys perform acoustic backwoods Americana rockin’ roots and blue grass music.
HLP performs an obscure repoirte of compositions written by all five musicians blended with material exhumed from musical tombs stretching from Appalachia to Memphis. From foot stompin old time fiddle tunes to ballads, HLP’s music is anchored by powerful vocal harmonies backed by guitar, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic bass and percussion. From time to time HLP plays unplugged & acoustic as The Bicycle Thieves of Berlin.
At 6pm look for the second Cardboard Box Float Races on the water’s edge. Participants are encouraged to build their own float boat out of cardboard and duct tape. A team can make the boat, but only one passenger rides. No one can touch the other boat, but you can do your best to try and sink your opponent. The winner is determined by the one boat that doesn’t sink.
In July the race ran over five minutes in lenght after most entries ... Read more
Float night is on Friday, July 16th at 5pm on the Long Lake Town Beach. What is float night? An opportunity to hop on your forbidden inflatable beach toys and swim at the town beach while red-cross certified lifeguards watch.
Enjoy live music by The Yod Squad and Eric Peter with Live Bait starting at 5pm.
There will be games and fun activities and the much anticipated “Cardboard Box” Race. Long Lake never found a cardboard box it didn’t like. Whether it’s in the middle of snowmobile season for Winter Carnival or in the middle of summer.
Long Lake will provide teams duct tape and cardboard and members can build a boat on site. The race goal, to sink the other teams while being the first one to cross the finish line. Get creative and make your own and bring it along. If you have paddles, we suggest you bring those too, and please bring your lifevests!
We always love a good competition in Long Lake and Friday night will be no exception.
Now if it rains… all bets are off. So please, have your weather machine charged and ready. No rain! If raining the music will be
Float night is on Friday, July 16th at 5pm on the Long Lake Town Beach. What is float night? An opportunity to hop on your forbidden inflatable beach toys and swim at the town beach while red-cross certified lifeguards watch.
Enjoy live music by The Yod Squad and Eric Peter with Live Bait starting at 5pm.
There will be games and fun activities and the much anticipated “Cardboard Box” Race. Long Lake never found a cardboard box it didn’t like. Whether it’s in the middle of snowmobile season for Winter Carnival or in the middle of summer.
Long Lake will provide teams duct tape and cardboard and members can build a boat on site. The race goal, to sink the other teams while being the first one to cross the finish line. Get creative and make your own and bring it along. If you have paddles, we suggest you bring those too, and please bring your lifevests!
We always love a good competition in Long Lake and Friday night will be no exception.
Now if it rains… all bets are off. So please, have your weather machine charged and ready. No rain! If raining the music will be ... Read more