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“Relax and enjoy a ride on beautiful
Lake George aboard one of the
Lake George Steamboat Company’s
three cruise ships”
The
BEST SEAT for FIREWORKS
in Lake George!
FREE Parking for Diners
(come by car or boat)
11am on: Lite fare
on deck upstairs
4:30pm on: Steaks, Seafood,
Ribs and more downstairs
Waterfront Restaurant
in Lake George Village
Live Music
on the Water!
Receive $3 Off
Adult Ticket
When you bring this ad in.
Good for up to 4 adults.
Excludes the Minne-Ha-Ha one hour cruises.
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LAKE GEORGE
STEAMBOAT CO.
Celebrating 200 Years of
Cruising The Past & Present
In 2017, the Lake George Steamboat Company celebrated 200
years of being in business, the longest continuously operated boat
company in the world. We are planning many special events during
the months of 2017, including special cruises, dock concerts, special
mementos and drinks, and other occasions to celebrate our unique
business, the community and other businesses of Lake George, and
the Queen of American Lakes, Lake George.
On April 15, 1817, the Lake George Steamboat Company was
incorporated by the Legislature of the State of New York. Our young
America was, in 1817, also busting out in relatively untroubled years
following the conclusion of the War of 1812. The Louisiana Purchase
had almost doubled the land area of the United States, Lewis and
Clark had carried our Flag to the Pacific Ocean, James Monroe (the
Fifth and last of the founding fathers to be elected President) had
just taken the oath of office. Still living were Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams, James Madison and Andrew Jackson (future President). Napoleon
Bonaparte was living as a prisoner on the Island of St. Helena.
The Lake George
area, Ticonderoga and
south to Lake George
Village (then known as
Caldwell), was familiar
to the many soldiers who
had fought in the French
& Indian War and in the
Revolutionary War. As
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more people came to this area, townships such as Hague and Bolton
and Caldwell were formed. By 1819, Caldwell was estimated to have
500-600 people.
As the 1800s went by, the rich and famous began coming from
New York City and other cities on the East Coast to vacation and
spend summers here on the Lake. Before the roads were built, people
would arrive at the Steamboat Station (now our gift shop) on trains
run by the Delaware and Hudson Railway, transfer to steamboats, and
complete their journey further up the Lake to their homes or summer
hotels. The Steamboats would also deliver mail and provisions
to towns along the Lake.
Fifteen ships have sailed for us throughout our 199-year history.
You know about the three ships that sail for us right now, but you may
not know about the 12 fine vessels that have sailed for us in previous
years. The Steamboat company’s first boat was the “James Caldwell”,
80’ long and 20’ wide, whose best speed was 4 mph. She was followed
by the” Mountaineer”, the “William Caldwell”, the “John
Jay”, the first “Minne Ha Ha”, the “Ganouskie”, the first “Horicon”,
the first “Ticonderoga”, the first “Mohican”, the “Sagamore”,
the second “Horicon”,
and the second “Ticonderoga”
(which went out
of service in 1994). Currently
sailing are the second
“Mohican”, the second
“Minne Ha Ha”, and
the “Lac du Saint Sacrement”.
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