Hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the Lake George Region annually for their vacation destination.  How many really ever learn about how Lake George and the surrounding countryside was the epicenter for our country's first real major world war?  How did the French and British Soldiers live in the wilderness?  What role did the Native American Indians play in the shaping of warfare on this Continent?  What was life like for the Colonial Soldier and his family?  Why was Lake George so strategic to control?  Where are the 250 year old sunken boats?  Come on our tour and see where  "The War that Made America really came true!" 

 Advance purchase highly recommended! Tours sell out!              

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Lake George Walking History Tours
Or to purchase by phone call Zerve (800) 979-3370

"Waterways of War" Tour in Lake George, NY (1.5 to 2 HOURS)

Here is what you will experience and learn about...

• King Hendricks & Sir William Johnston Monument pays tribute to two men from different backgrounds (British officer and Native American Chief)  who fought side by side to defeat the advancing French armies. Learn about the Battle of Lake George in 1755.
• Siege of Fort William Henry Battlefield a 35-acre state-owned park which was the site of several key military battles between the British and French Armies from 1755 to 1758. 
• Fort William Henry, perhaps most remembered due to its inclusion in James Fenimore Cooper's fictional novel, The Last of the Mohicans.  Exterior tour only.
• Historic Shipwreck sites/information- learn about the submerged fleet of 1758 and the British Radeau "Land Tortoise" ship discovered in 1990 and more about this underwater trail.
• French Army Artillery Lines  Learn about the techniques and strategies required for firing an 18th Century cannon, and use a spyglass for yourself to see the same view that Montcalm had as he planned his attack.
• Colonial Gravesites while all of the locations of buried soldiers will never be known, there have been some graves located and other memorials commemorated. 
• Fort George Ruins located in a protected state park, this was the site of the "Battle of Lake George" in September 1755.
• Lake George as a strategic highway-- visitors today access the Lake George and Adirondack region via major interstate highways.  Learn how strategic island vantage points, sheer cliffs and Lake George itself proved to be key elements in military domination and struggles. 
• Father Isaac Jogues Statue--the first white man, a Jesuit Missionary Priest, who saw Lake George in 1646.  Learn about his struggles to bring Christianity to the Native Peoples.                                                                                                                                                     

Buy tickets online  or call Zerve at (800) 979-3370                                                                         

Besides our regularly scheduled public tour in Lake George, NY we also offer private tours for:

Family Groups
Bus Tours/ Step-on Service
Student & Senior Tours
RV Groups
Individual Tours

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Please contact us directly at 518-791-1776 or via email to info@ExploreHistoryTours.com for private arrangements.


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