WOW.. This weather-gets visitors coming early!

One would almost think that summer has come to the Lake George Region in the Adirondacks! but wait....what is that? there is still snow on my mountain in Bolton Landing--so lets not be too quick to think we have escaped all remnants of winter! From what I understand...what we had was a "typical old fashioned winter here"...and lingering snow is part of that mix. However, it still amazes me that we can have 8 days of mid -60-70 degree weather and still have snow ladden forests and streambed rocks. It is beautiful!

Just the same, our mid-70's degree sunny weather has foisted us into some great opening days to the season. Last week, while enjoying a lunch out on the sunny deck of JC Montana's restaurant on Canada Street my friend and I could not help but notice the literal "throngs" of people. The restaurants that were open had small waiting lines to get a seat outdoors!! Bless those outside cafe's started last year--now business owners have to scramble to get them re-installed. Kinda seems silly to have to take them down in the first place but that was the Village rule. In any case, Kudo's to those businesses who in a flurry opened their doors, put on their smiles--greeted the visitors and fired up their cash registers!! Reports have it from one business on Canada Street that business on Saturday was amazingly close to volume of a typical Americade day. Now that IS SAYING SOMETHING!

When a Channel 8 news reported stopped in my office to do a story on the rising gas prices and how they were going to affect tourism, I said---now IS THE TIME, but here is NOT THE PLACE, "lets go down to the lakeside and enjoy the sun, the water and of course--this one in a million view!" So off we went and enjoyed ourselves while doing business. Any excuse I can get (or for that matter our hundreds of thousands of annual visitors can get) to come away and escape to "THE LAKE" is a good enough reason for me. I still have to pinch myself that I have been so fortunate to live right here in this majestic place.

Some may say that late spring is still not the time for a visit to LG. I beg to differ. While its true that not all the businesses are open--many are, at least on the weekends. But the clear sky, the little bit of crispness in the air and the warm sun are a magical recipe. Putting in a canoe or kayak can yield the paddler and up close and intimate rendezvous with a Loon and his family or the awesome sight of a bald eagle or deer who have come to feed on remote lakeshores. If you are into white water rafting---there is NO BETTER TIME than now! There is plenty to see and do and places to stay. The area is waking up and we are loving the folks who have already come to visit and get a jump on summer!

Please let me know if there are topics of interest that you would like to see covered in my blog about the Lake George Region. I would be happy to oblige if possible!

Next week.....info about Americade and Elvis!