LONG LAKE &
RAQUETTE LAKE

ANNUAL

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

This calendar is not set in stone nor is it complete.  The listings which follow are those events which happen on an annual basis.  Please check the monthly calendar for more a more detailed list of what is happening in our towns.  

Published by Town of Long Lake Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department.    This page was last updated April 29, 2008 by Robert Gibson and include the items known as of that date.

Long Lake and Raquette Lake, New York. Your Adirondack Mountain travel destination for snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, camping or other vacation activity blending Accommodations and mountains. You're invited to come visit and enjoy the events as scheduled below. For more information on Accommodations, Activities, Attractions and Businesses in Long Lake please visit www.centraladirondacks.com

REMEMBER, DATES, TIMES & EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE SO CHECK BEFORE TRAVELING any distance. You can write to us at the Town Office Bldg., P.O. Box 496, Long Lake, NY l2847 or call weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., (5l8)624-3077 or longlake@telenet.net 

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Date Location

Description
01/06/07    
01/19/2008 Long Lake Mount Sabattis Recreation Area.  10:00AM
Skating Races.  Sponsored by the the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department.  A fun morning of skating races on the Towns skating rink. There are races for all ages. 11am.

Annual Winter Carnival Sponsored by the Moonlighter Snowmobile Club, activities are planned for the enjoyment of the entire family.  Games throughout the day at Mt Sabattis Recreation Area with skating races at the Will Geiger Skating Rink.  In the evening there is a bonfire and fireworks for the enjoyment of all.  The Saturday of Martin Luther King Weekend.

Square Dance with the Bearfoot Players.  7:00pm.  Long Lake Town Hall
01/19/08 WILD CENTER Wild Center Book signings and Meet the Author with Clarence Petty & Chris Angus
Join us at 1pm for a book signing by Chris Angus with special guest Clarence Petty.  Chris's book Extraordinary Adirondack Journey of Clarence Petty: Wilderness Guide, Pilot, and Conservationist will be available at the Wild Supply Co. store that day. This book is an inspiring biography of an Adirondack legend whose tireless efforts are credited with much of today's preservation policies in the Adirondacks.  The event is free for members and the general public.  Refreshments will be served.
01/20/2008 Long Lake Northern New York Vintage Snosled Racing.  Oval ice racing on Jennings Park Pond, Lake St. For information call 518-624-39410 or 518-624-3892.  Registration 10:30am,
race starts at 12 Noon.
01/26/2008 Raquette Lake Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby
The last Saturday in January. Pre-register in Raquette Lake at The Tap Room in the village. Limited to 125 entries. Pick up your number Saturday morning at the Raquette Lake Fire Hall. Weigh-in, Restrooms and hot beverage available throughout the day. Cash prizes, plaques and door prizes. Call 518-624-3077 or 315-354-4581 www.longlake-ny.com for more information.
01/26/08 Wild Center Winter Wildays Featured Farmer Event
Clover Mead Farm will be our featured local farm this Saturday from 1-2pm.  Sample some of the featured products which will be used in a cooking demonstration in the Great Hall.  Cheese will also be available for purchase along with the recipe from the day's cooking demo. The event is free with paid admission. Clover Mead Farm is located in nearby Keeseville, NY overlooking Lake Champlain, and has been under continuous cultivation since the late 1700's. In the first half of the last century the Farm was well known for the fresh milk & cheese that was once produced there, and sold throughout the region. Today Clover Mead Farm is owned by Denise & Sam Hendren who have re-established the farm's once proud tradition of high quality dairy products by producing Certified Organic Cheese in their farmstead creamery with the milk from their small herd of Jersey Cows. The Farm also produces certified organic vegetables.
02/02/08    
02/09/08 Long Lake Long Lake’s Annual Dessert Night. 7:00pm  The Long Lake Diner/Owl’s Head Pub hosts the annual event with cash prizes and a year worth of bragging to the top three judged by the guests.  Call 624-3077 to register as a contestant or as a judge.
02/16/08 Wild Center Wild Adirondacks Special Events: Wildays Survivor Adirondacks
10:30 - 4:00 pm A special day filled with winter games and tricks and tips from the wild world on ways to survive the big Adirondack freeze. Millions of animals make it through winter because they have survival skills built in. See some of the ways they change and adapt to a world of snow and ice.
02/16/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Winter Carnival
 Saturday starting at 10am with the young persons events and finishing with a few adult events before lunch time. The library is open for warmth, hot chocolate and restrooms. There will be an afternoon/evening program scheduled at the library or the school.  EARLY EVENING- Tug of War and bonfire downtown continue the winter festivities in Raquette Lake. A fire works display is scheduled and can be viewed from town.

Sunday - Noon - annual cross-cut and chainsaw competition. There’s men’s, women’s and mixed divisions to enter!

02/17/08 Raquette Lake WINTER CARNIVAL
 Noon - annual cross-cut and chainsaw competition. There’s men’s, women’s and mixed divisions to enter!
02/23/08 Wild Center Tucker Farms from nearby Gabriels, NY will be our featured local farm this Saturday from 1-2pm.  Sample some of "Tucker's Taters" which will be used in a cooking demonstration in the Great Hall.  Potatoes from the farm will be available for purchase. The recipe from the day's cooking demo will also be available to take home. The event is free with paid admission.

Tucker Farms, Inc. is a family owned and operated potato farm on the north slope of the Adirondack Mountains twenty miles north of Lake Placid. This relative isolation and high elevation is ideal for growing vigorous, top quality, disease-free seed potatoes. Our entire acreage is entered for certification as foundation and/or certified seed. In our spare time, we also grow strawberries, farm fresh vegetables, grains, and cover crops for local markets.
 
03/01    
03/01/08 Long Lake Adult/Child Ice Fishing Contest
Register from 8:30am to 9am at the Long Lake Town Hall Nutrition Site.
Weigh in at 3pm.
A fun day for teams of an adult and child 15 and under to spend ice fishing on Long Lake, Lake Eaton, Forked Lake or South Pond.  Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place fish in three categories; Pike, Trout (includes Lake Trout and Land Locked Salmon) and perch.  No entry fee.  The Long Lake Fish and Game Club will have a group fishing area off the spill way of Jennings Park Pond.  If you are unable to go fishing with a child, check with a fish and game member.  There will be food and beverages furnished by the Fish and Game Club
03/01/08 Wild Center Winter Wildays Featured Farmer Event
Kim and Kimberly Richey owners of White Stone Farm from nearby Chateaugay, NY will be our featured local farm this Saturday from 1-2pm.  Sample some of their premium grass-fed beef which will be used in a cooking demonstration in the museum's Great Hall. Meats from the farm will also be available for purchase as well as a free copy of the recipe from the day's cooking demo. The event is free with paid admission.
03/08/2008 Long Lake Northern New York Vintage Snosled Racing.  On Jennings Park Pond, Lake St. For information call 518-624-39410 or 518-624-3892.
 
03/15/08 Long Lake
 

AMERICAN LEGION BIRTHDAY DINNER  Long Lake Diner 5:30PM
The American Legion will observe its 88th birthday in 2007.  Join the Legionnaires of Hamilton Post 650 in Long Lake to  celebrate the event.  Since its founding in 1919, The American Legion has served veterans, their families, and the children of the Nation. The legacy of service continues today through Legion programs.  Join your friends and comrades at the Long Lake Diner from 5:30 to 6:30pm for a social hour with dinner served buffet style at 6:30.  For information call 518-624-3077

03/15/08 Wild Center Winter Wildays Featured Farmer Event
Ken and Lisa Whyte owners of Red Maple Farm from the  Chateaugay, NY  area will be our featured local farm this Saturday from 1-2pm.  Sample some of their premium grass-fed pork which will be used in a cooking demonstration in the museum's Great Hall. Meats from the farm will also be available for purchase as well as a free copy of the recipe from the day's cooking demo. The event is free with paid admission.
3/29/08 Wild Center Winter Wildays Featured Farmer Event
Kirby Selkirk and JoEllen Saumier owners of Kirbside Gardens from nearby Chateaugay, NY will be our featured local farm this Saturday from 1-2pm.  Sample some of their premium grass-fed lamb which will be used in a cooking demonstration in the museum's Great Hall. Meats from the farm will also be available for purchase as well as a free copy of the recipe from the day's cooking demo. The event is free with paid admission.
     
04/05/08    
04/27/08 Long Lake Spring Blossom Fiddle Jamboree Long Lake Town Hall 1PM
The goal of the jamboree is to have fun and promote the public exposure to traditional fiddlers and fiddling.  The original organizers wanted an event without the pressure of a contest where any fiddler, regardless of their skill level would be welcome and would want to participate.  The success of this goal is obvious as it has been the debut stage performance for for many fiddlers.  Fiddlers from New York, Vermont and Canada have participated in the event in the past. 
Donny Perkins will be the featured fiddler this year and will play three half hour sets during day.  He will be accompanied by the Perkins Family Band. 
Fiddlers are welcome to bring their own backup but the Town will furnish a backup band consisting of guitar, piano and bass.  
Admission $6 age 17 & up  $2 ages 11 to 16 10 & under are free but must be accompanied by adult.  Call 518-624-3077 for longlake@telenet.net for information
05/03/08    
05/16-17/08 Raquette Lake

3rd Annual Lamphear Fishing Derby- A contest sponsored by The Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club and Parks & Recreation beginning Friday evening at 6:00pm, ending Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm.  Categories eligible for prize money are bullhead, perch, brook trout and lake trout.  There is registration for both an adult ($20) and junior ($10) division.  The weekend before Memorial Day Weekend, in 2008 it will be May 16 & 17.

Call (518) 624-3077 for more information.
05/24/08 Raquette Lake RLVFD Bake Sale- The Raquette Lake Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Annual Memorial Day Bake Sale is the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend beginning at 9:00am at the fire hall.  A wide variety of donated locally baked goods are sold to raise money for the Fire Department. “Jeans Beans” and some type of salad (macaroni, potato or coleslaw) are also available for purchase. 
05/24-06/15/08 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore Opens for Spring Schedule
315-354-5311 Great Camp Sagamore Open to the public for guided tours on Saturday & Sunday only, at 1:30pm through the last weekend in June. Contact the Tour Line at (315) 354-5311 or visit www.sagamore.org for more information & prices. Admission to the Great Camp is via guided tours only. Spring Tours are on Sat. & Sun. only at 1:30. 5/24/08-6/15/08 Summer tours are daily at 10 & 1:30. 6/21/08-8/31/08 Fall tours are daily at 1:30. 9/1/08-10/12/08
05/26/08 Raquette Lake Memorial Day Ceremony
 WW II Memorial Wreath laying ceremony at the Raquette Lake library on Memorial Day Monday.  Refreshment served.
05/26/08 Long Lake American Legion Memorial Day Parade
Honor the veterans of our community.  Starts at 8:30am with a honor guard and drum and bugle corps marching from the Long Lake Town Hall to the bridge for a ceremony honoring those lost at sea.  The honor guard then returns to the Town Hall and the parade forms up to march to the cemetery for a ceremony.  After this ceremony, the parade reforms to march to the Viet Nam Memorial at Mt. Sabattis  and then continues back to the Town Hall.
6/3 - 6/6 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore:  Elderhostel: Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks
06/07/08    
6/3-6/6/08 Raquette Lake Sagamore: BOREAL BIRDS OF THE ADIRONDACKS Elderhostel
877-426-8056 HISTORIC ADIRONDACK GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE
Contact Elderhostel at www.elderhostel.org or (877) 426-8056 in order to register. Elderhostel program number: 14872Grow your birding life list in the wild Adirondacks. Ideally situated between Ferd's Bog and the Moose River Plains, Sagamore is home to more than 200 bird species, including wood warblers, gray jays, Lincoln sparrows and more. Study nesting habits, migration patterns and Adirondack habitat with a former park ranger. Listen as he discusses research findings on loons and shares birding-identification skills using both sight and sound. Slide shows and bird-call lessons teach you how to distinguish between native and migrating birds in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Each day, identify boreal species on walks in this important bird area. Glean insights into local folklore during a performance by a famous Adirondack storyteller and singer
06/07/08 Long Lake Long Lake Fish and Game club Youth Fishing Contest
Jennings Park Pond in Long Lake. 
Adults are encouraged to bring a child out for a day of fishing.  Prizes awarded for the children catching fish.  Food and beverages available.  FMI 518-624-3077
06/14/08 Long Lake American Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony  Mt Sabattis Courts Parking Area (Deerland Road Across from Post Office) 7:00PM.  The Ceremony for Disposal of Unserviceable Flags  has been an integral part of American Legion ritual since adoption in September 20-23, 1937.  It is fitting and proper that worn and unserviceable Flags be condemned and properly destroyed.  If you have any flags which you wish to have destroyed, please give them to a Legion Member,  bring to the Town Office Building by 4pm or bring to the ceremony.
06/14/08 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamaore  Community Appreciation Day Free tours at 4 PM Buffet Dinner in dining hall 6PM $12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 school aged children. Reservations at 315-354-5311 x21.  Bill Smith entertaining with stories and songs, 7:15 PM in barn. No charge
6/20-6/22 Hamilton County A Weekend For the Birds: Adirondack Style Birding Festival
Guided birding activities will include walks, drive and walks, canoe trips and lectures. Top Adirondack Birders will accompany all field trips. Supported by Audubon New York, the High Peaks Audubon Society and St. Lawrence/Adirondack Audubon.  For further information contact www.hamiltoncounty.com 518-548-3076. Contact www.longlake-ny.com/birdingfestival.html or 518-624-3077 for a schedule of LONG LAKE events.
6/18 - 6/21 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore:  Elderhostel: Adirondack Flora: Diverse, Abundant, And Endangered
06/21/08 Long Lake Long Lake Fish and Game Club Fishing Derby
Registration 6am to 6:30am at Town Beach
Fishing 6:30am to 3pm.  Weigh in at 3pm at the Town Beach.
No Late Registrations allowed.
For Bass and pike.  Only fish caught in Long Lake are eligible.   $20 entry Fee Per Person 100% return in prizes: 30% Longest Pike 20%  Second Pike 30%  Longest Bass 20% Second Bass.   Weight Breaks all ties.  This will be a catch and release only event and the club is working on some other major changes this year so call 518-624-3077 for information.
TBA Long Lake Moonlighters annual meeting and Put Your Sled To Bed party.
Mt Sabattis Pavilion
6/21 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore:  Birding on the Solstice Evening with Gary Lee
6/21 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore:  June 21  Daily tours open. 10A and 1:30P until Labor Day. $12 adults
(1:30P only Labor Day to Columbus Day)
     
06/21/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club Junior Members Fishing Derby - Opening day of bass season on Raquette Lake. Prizes and Hot Dogs for everyone.
6/22 - 6/25 Raquette Lake Great Camp Sagamore:  Elderhostel: Boreal Birds of the Adirondacks
07/01/08    
07/02/08 Raquette Lake RL Library Lectures
Every Wednesday night during July and August.
07/03/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
07/04/08 Long Lake July 4 Celebrate our country’s birthday with style.
9:30am Games for all ages begins the 4th of July with races (dashes and relays) and contests (treasure hunt and egg toss) at the Long Lake Ball field.  
5:00PM firemen sell Sausage, Pepper & Onion, hot dogs and hamburgers. 
6:00PM Strawberry shortcake with homemade biscuits for sale.
7:00PM North Country Preservation Jazz Band until end of the fireworks.  Penelope the Clown will entertain at the beach.
 9:30PM Approximately Fireworks
07/04/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Independence Day On July 4, the fireworks start at darkness.
07/04-06/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Chair Caning by Chris Hubbard.
07/5/08 Raquette Lake

Raquette Lake Strawberry Sale-July 5th- Starts at 12:00 noon. Come eat fresh strawberries on a home made biscuit with real whip cream. Try the eating contest for prize money! Free area information and brochures at the fire hall. To go’s available.
TBA 08 Raquette Lake 2nd Annual Festival of Life (Life Flight Fund raiser) in Raquette Lake- A Craft Fair with a Chinese auction, musical entertainment and hopefully the “Life Flight” helicopter if they are not flying off to save lives!
07/06/08 Long Lake Summer Softball
Long Lake Ball Field Every Sunday at 4pm. Mixed softball.
07/06/08 Long Lake Bejeweled Bugs:  A night with the Artisan.  The caddisfly larva is an aquatic insect that creates a beautiful case out of stones which Kathy Stout uses to create unique jewelry. The twist!! she raises the caddisfly Larva in a simulated stream and give them Gem Stones to build their cases with.  It took 3 years to perfect the steam, but when it was completed it gave the caddisfly larva a unique predator free environment to live in and as the adult emerged, it left behind a beautiful gemstone case. Geiger Arena 7PM.
07/06-11/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Pack Baskets by  Bill Smith
07/07/08 Long Lake Bejeweled Bugs:  Contd. 
10AM a stream walk  1PM Childrens' workshop.
07/09/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures
Every Wednesday night during July and August.
07/10/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
07/10-12/08 Long Lake 20th Annual Heart of the Park Antique Show and Sale.
Annual Antique Sale. Opens Thursday before the second Saturday of July. A three day show held at the Long Lake Central School Gymnasium. Adirondackania items, small fines and glass, plateware, dishes, jewelry, postcards, furniture, framed prints and lithographs. Open 10am-5pm on Thursday and Friday, 10am-4pm on Saturday. Admission $ 1/day.
07/10/08 Long Lake UMW Bazaar
Long Lake Town Hall 10am-3pm.
Local crafts and home cooked items (especially the pies) are available.
07/11/08 Long Lake Long Lake Library Pie and Coffee Sale, 6:30PM Long Lake Town Hall
07/12/08 Long Lake Boating Safety Course
Geiger Arena 9am - 5pm
You must hold a safety certificate if:
  • You operate a personal watercraft, regardless of your age, in New York State.
  • You wish to operate a motorboat (including personal watercraft) and you are at least 10 years old and less than 18 years old.
  • If you are less 10 years old you may operate a motorboat (non-PWC) only if someone over 18 or someone between the ages of 10 and 18 who holds a safety certificate, is on board with you.
  • Anyone may operate a personal watercraft if someone at least 18 years old is riding on the craft and they hold a safety certificate.

    • You must pre-register and pick up your manual NO LATER THAN MONDAY, July 8 AT THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING. For information call 518-624-3077.

    07/12/08 Long Lake MAKE A QUILL PEN WITH A COLONIAL CRAFTSMAN  1pm Nutrition Site.  Sponsored by the Long Lake Library
    07/13-18/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Adirondack Guideboats with Chris Woodward
    07/16/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    07/17/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
    07/17/08 Long Lake Community Choir Concert
    Long Lake town Hall, 8:00PM
    This free event features a variety of music including semi-classical, pop, carols and more.  Under the direction of Karin Cook, music teacher at Long Lake Central School, the Chorus is made up of members from Hamilton, Essex and Franklin Counties. All are welcome to participate.  If interested call 518-624-3077 for information.
    07/19/08 Long Lake The Long Lake Regatta
    Long Lake Public Beach
    The Regatta     has a long tradition dating back to the late 1800's. An event for family fun. The Following is a list of some of the events during the day. Canoe Races Men and women, singles and tandem (long course) Children under 14 (short course) War Canoe Race (long course) Novelty canoe events (short course) Standing paddling (teams of 2) Tail-end race (solo) Dipper Race (teams of 3) Tug-0-War (teams of 2) Hand paddling and bang-and-go-back races Guideboat races (long course) Men and women, singles and tandem Kayak races (long course) Men and women, singles and tandem Sailing race for all types of sailboats Starts above the bridge Rowing races (non-guideboat) Parade of Boats.  Presented and sponsored by the Long Lake Association.
    07/20/08

     

    		 Long Lake Summer Fiddle Jam
    Mt. Sabattis Pavilion 1-5pm Fiddle contests are fine but, they place a lot of pressure on the fiddler and they scare a lot of fiddlers off.  This jamboree is different.  Here, the object is to have fun and for everyone, including the fiddlers to enjoy themselves.  It is an event where any fiddler, regardless of their skill level is welcome and where they will enjoy getting up on stage to perform. 
    Fiddlers from New York, Vermont and Canada have participated in the event in the past, in some cases for their very first performance in public.   
     As an added attraction, former New York State Fiddle Champion George Harriger will be the featured fiddler this year and will play three half-hour sets during day.  He will be accompanied by his son, George Harriger, Jr.
    The Town will provide a backup band consisting of guitar, piano and bass but Fiddlers are welcome to bring their own backup.  
    Admission $6 age 17 & up  $2 ages 11 to 16 10 & under are free but must be accompanied by adult.  Call 518-624-3077 for longlake@telenet.net for information
    07/20-25/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Blacksmithing by David Woodward.
    07/21-26/08 Long Lake Art Show Long Lake Town Hall 10am-8pm
    Sponsored by the Friends of the Long Lake Library.  Featuring artists from throughout the Adirondacks who display their work.  Many items for sale.
    OPENING NIGHT     Meet the Artists Reception at the Town Hall.  Meet and visit with the artists to discuss their work and get your art work signed.
    07/23/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    07/24/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
    07/24/08 Long Lake FAMILY PROGRAMS WITH STAN BURDICK  12noon "Drawing Caricuatures"  6PM "Riotous Rhymes" Geiger Arena at Mt Sabattis.  Sponsored by the Long Lake Library
    07/25/08 Long Lake CHRISTMAS IN JULY  Make a Wreath  7PM at the Long Lake Library
    07/26/08 Raquette Lake

    9th Annual Raquette Lake Bass Tournament- On the 4th Saturday of July, Rain date Sunday. Pre-registration required. Breakfast at Sam. Entry fee $110/boat limited to 50 boats. 2 people per boat. Fishermen are penalized for any dead fish. Live weigh-in open to the public. To be added to the waiting list write to; Bass Tournament 2008, PO Box 141, Raquette Lake NY 13436.
    07/26/08 Long Lake Great Adirondack Auction to benefit the Long Lake Library. 
    Mt. Sabattis Pavilion.  Time 12 noon
    New and used items and services collected by the Library will be offered to the highest bidder. Take the driveway up the hill near the Tennis courts .1 mile from the intersection at Hoss's Country Corner.  Just follow the signs. 
    07/27/08

     

    		 Raquette Lake

    St. Williams on Long Point Annual Bar-B-Q- on the last Sunday in July.   St. William's on Long Point, Raquette Lake, holds their annual chicken barbecue from 1 to 4 p.m. Boats transport diners to and from via Raquette Lake's town dock. There is also a silent auction.

    7/30-8/02/08 Long Lake Photo Show
    Long Lake Town Hall, 10am-8om.
    Sponsored by the Friends of the Long Lake Library in the Long Lake Town Hall.  This event features photographers from throughout the Adirondacks who display their work.  Many items for sale.
    MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION 7PM on opening night.
    07/30/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures Every Wednesday night Topics TBA
    07/30-08/03/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Rug Braiding by Helen Condon.
    07/31/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  Topics TBA
    08/01    
    08/01/08 Raquette Lake

    10th Annual Durant Days - Beginning on Friday- the first weekend in August.  Durant Days captures a by gone era and gives a special sense of time and place in history. Visitors can visualize themselves walking in the footsteps of these historic travelers. You'll encounter the wide-open grandeur of Raquette Lake as W.W. Durant did when he envisioned the first Great Camp. Stroll through the rooms and grounds of Pine Knot and Sagamore, hearing the cry of a loon on the lake. Bathe yourself in the peace and serenity you feel within the walls of St. William's or St. Hubert's. Encounter a private railroad car and savor the luxury and craftsmanship few could afford. There are tours, cruises and events scheduled for the three days  Call 315-354-5532 for information.
    08/02/08 Long Lake Long Lake Fish & Game Trap Shoot
    Call 518-624-5441 for information
    08/02/08 Raquette Lake Durant Days
    08/02/08 Raquette Lake

    Poker Run- A game of best hand dealt throughout the hamlet of Raquette for cash prizes.
    08/02/08 Raquette Lake

    Raquette Lake Boat Parade and Fireworks. The first Saturday of August. Contestants parade along the lake to the village for judging and awards. Fireworks at darkness.
    08/03/08 Raquette Lake

    DURANT DAYS
    GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE:     Free Tour 10A
    08/03/08 Long Lake Heart of the Park Craft Fair   Mt. Sabattis Park Pavilion in Long Lake. 9:45am-3:45pm. All American, handcrafted items of all kinds will be sold by 50 crafters. Wooden ware, jewelry, art, photography, balsam products, soaps, honey, clothing, pottery, jams and jellies and more. There’s embroidered, spun, woven, sewn and knitted, quilts and candles, Just off Route 28N/30. Take the driveway up the hill near the Tennis courts. Less than 1/2 mile from the intersection at Hoss's Country Corner. Just follow the signs. $1 admission. BBQ lunch served by the Long Lake Lions Club.
    08/03-08/08 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Wood Carving by Ron Riley.
    08/06/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    08/07/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
    08/07/08 Long Lake Swim Races for all Ages
    at the Town Beach.  Fun Races for every age group.
    08/07/08 Long Lake Book Sale Preview Evening
    Long Lake Central School Gymnasium      Appraiser Ted Comstock will be available for appraisals.  Food and entertainment.  sponsored by the Long Lake Library. $ FEE. 
    TBA Long Lake The 10th Mountain Division Band  

    NOT THIS YEAR.
    THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO IRAQ.
    PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS FOR A SAFE RETURN.
    08/08-09/08 Long Lake Book Sale
    Long Lake Central School Gymnasium 9am-4pm
    sponsored by the Long Lake Library.  
    08/09/08 Raquette Lake

    Raquette Lake's busiest day of the summer- 2nd Saturday of August. Beginning at 10:00am with a craft fair at the school. Annual book sale at the library. At 4:00pm there is a kid's auction. 7:00pm George Tucker begins the annual Ambulance Squad/Fire Department Auction.
    08/09/08 Long Lake Town Wide Garage Sale and Flea Market 9am-3pm.  Local residents combine to make for an exciting event and offer the public everything from knick-knacks to furniture.  Pick up a map at the Town Hall, Town Offices or at a participant and begin your treasure hunt. Call 518-624-3077 for information. Vendors call 518-624-3682 to register or for information.
    08/10-15/08 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Wagon Wheel Rugs by Francoise Ouimet.
    08/12/08 Long Lake Adirondack Authors Night Sponsored by Hoss's Country Corner. Adirondack Authors Night is held every summer on the second Tuesday of August from 7pm to 9pm. Come meet your favorite Adirondack Authors, story tellers, musicians and stay to hear them perform. Bring your own books, tapes or CD’s to be autographed, or purchase them.  There are books on the history of the Adirondacks, guides for hiking, hunting and fishing in the Adirondack Mountains, Audubon Guides for flowers, trees, wildlife and much more.  Hoss’s also stocks a wide variety music and stories by  Adirondack Songwriters and Story Tellers.  518-624-2451  hoss@capital.net  
    08/13/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    08/14/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
    08/15-18/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: ARTISAN IN RESIDENCE.  During your tour you will see and exhibition of Buff Mittens.
    08/15/08 Long Lake Join the Allegheny Mountain Dulcimer Players in a workshop and concert.   Clark Parry and Lucinda Durkee are dedicated to the preservation, presentation, participation, and performance of music from the past. They play traditional "old timey" tunes, folk music, and gospel songs on the mountain dulcimer, guitar, strum stick, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, and of course "Bob", our 3/4 bass.
    1:00PM Learn to Play the Dulcimer
    7:00PM Dulcimer Concert and Contra Dance
    Mt Sabattis Pavillion
    08/16/08 Raquette Lake Great Camp SagamoRe  Folk Theater Performance "The Visitors" at 7PM in the Sagamore Barn. "The Visitors" is a trip though Adirondack history featuring the talents of George Wilson, George Ward, Toby Stover, Joe Bruchac, Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, Trish Miller, John Kirk. An Old Songs collaboration produced and directed by Andy Spence. Admission charged. 315-354-5311 x21 for tickets.
    08/17/08 Raquette Lake

    Great Camp SagamoRe  Folk Theater Performance "The Visitors" at 3PM in the Sagamore Barn.  Admission charged. 315-354-5311 x21 for tickets.

    TBA Long Lake LONG LAKE BLACK BEAR ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP  Click here for details in PDF
     NRA APPROVED PISTOL TOURNAMENT
    SPONSORED BY THE     LONG LAKE FISH AND GAME CLUB, LONG LAKE, NEW YORK
     TBA
    Long Lake Fish & Game Club, 8196 Newcomb Road (route 28N)
    08/20/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    08/21/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA 
    08/27/08 Raquette Lake Raquette Lake Library Lectures TBA
    08/28/08 Raquette Lake St Williams on Long Point.  TBA
    08/29/08 Long Lake "Goodies to Go" bake sale.  9:00AM at the Long Lake Library
    09/01    
    09/01/08 Raquette Lake

    Raquette Lake - Labor Day Monday Celebration - Music on the village green beginning at 12:00 noon, snowshoe races for prize money. RL Volunteer Fire Department sells deep fried turkey & spit cooked beef sandwiches.

    09/05/08 Old Forge Twenty Fourth Annual Adirondack Canoe Classic ~ 90 miles
    The Adirondack Watershed Alliance, NYS DEC, the Central Adirondack Association, Franklin County Tourism. Old Forge and Long Lake Tourism will host the 24th annual Adirondack Canoe Classic, The "90 Miler" strikes a Balance of both recreational and competitive pursuit among the 250 vessels and 500+ participants who enter the Event. Paddlers travel the original "highways" of the Adirondacks from Old Forge to Saranac Lake paddling through the heart of the Adirondack mountain wilderness.

    There are classes for open touring, tandem & solo recreational, stock and racing canoes. Men, women and mixed. Recreation, Touring and Unlimited kayaks, Guideboats, C - 4's, and War Canoes. Entry forms are sent out mid June, There is a 250-boat maximum. There is no day of race registration! Entry fee is $90 per paddler.

    The 2005 90 Miler was recognized as "Race of the Year" by the New York Marathon Canoe Race Association. We offer friendly competition and genuinely warm Adirondack hospitality. The Adirondack Canoe Classic Community-is comprised of numerous small business, volunteers and supporters who make the event the highlight of the paddling year for the Adirondack Series

    For more information on this event contact the Adirondack Watershed Alliance (AWA) at PO BOX 66, Lake Clear, NY 12945,518 - 891 2744 or on the web at http://www.macscanoe.com/AWAhome.htm

    DAY 1: Start in Old Forge NY on Old Forge Pond; paddle and carry through the Fulton Chain of Lakes; continue on to Raquette Lake, the Marion River and the Eckford Chain of Lakes ending in Blue Mountain Lake. Distance: 35 miles with 4 carries totaling 35 miles
    09/06/2008 Long Lake Twenty Fourth Annual Adirondack Canoe Classic ~ 90 miles
    DAY 2: Start at Bissell's on Long Lake; paddle down Long Lake and into the Raquette River; carry around Raquette Falls; continue on the Raquette River to a finish at the NYS Raquette River Boat Launch (The Crusher) on Rt. 3 & 30 (approx 5 miles east of Tupper Lake village. Distance: 30 miles with 1 carry of 1.25 miles.
    09/05/2008 Raquette Lake GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE: Joint Benefit Dinner ($$) with the Adirondack Museum celebrating "the Rustic."
    09/06/08 Blue Mtn Lake 21st Annual Rustic Fair Adirondack Museum, Routes 28N and 30, Blue Mountain Lake NY 12812
    Talented artists from the Adirondack Park and across the United States bring highly prized craftsmanship and creative expression to the one-of-a-kind rustic designs to be exhibited and sold at the Adirondack Museum’s 21st Annual Rustic Fair. This is the largest event of its kind in the Northeast! Enjoy demonstrations, delicious food and great music in a spectacular autumn setting. 518 352 7311 http://www.adkmuseum.org
    09/07/08 Saranac Lake Twenty Fourth Annual Adirondack Canoe Classic ~ 90 miles
    DAY 3: Start at Fish Creek Campground; paddle down Upper Saranac Lake, carry to Middle Saranac Lake, across Middle Saranac and into the Saranac River; carry around the Upper State Locks. Continue on Lower Saranac Lake and another section of the Saranac River; carry around the Lower State Locks, continue across Oseetah Lake and Lake Flower to finish the race at Prescott Park in Saranac Lake Village. Distance: 25 miles with 3 carries totaling 1/2 mile.
    09/13/08 Long Lake Motorcycle Ride for Stars benefit the Eastern Star Nursing Home
    in Oriskany.  Starts at the Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Ticonderoga and ends at the Pavilion in Long Lake. Registration fee includes breakfast at the Masonic Temple in Ticonderoga, lunch in Long Lake, Door Prizes, events pins and more.  For information contact:  Bruce M. Jennings, PO Box 433, Long Lake  NY  12847.
    09/13/08 Long Lake Hunters Challenge Sporting Clays LL Fish & Game Club Call 518-624-5441 for details.
    09/20/08 Indian Lake Central Adirondack Antique Sale
    Town of Indian Lake, Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 724, Indian lake, NY 12842 518.648.5112 or 800.328.LAKE (5253)
    Fax: 518.648.5489
    09/20/08 Long Lake The American Legion Post 650 Fall Dinner. Long Lake Diner 5:30PM.  Legionnaires and friends of the American Legion meet for a night of fellowship and comaraderie in rememberance of those who have served and are serving in the United States Military.  5:30 to 6:30pm social hour with dinner served buffet style at 6:30. For information call 518-624-3077
    09/20/08 Raquette Lake

    5th Annual Raquette Lake One pitch/slow-pitch/co-ed softball tournament- A day of competition with cash prizes and plaques awarded. Five men and five women on a team with alternate batting and fielding. Fun to enter a team or come watch this fast paced play of less than one hour per game! Call (518) 624-3077 to register or for more information.
    09/27/08 Long Lake The Long Lake Long Boat Regatta  Long Lake Public Beach  The Adirondack Watershed Alliance and Long Lake Tourism will host the inaugural end of the Adirondack paddling season festival with a backdrop of spectacular fall foliage. The feature eVerit will be The North American War Canoe Championships, a 22-mife Flatwater race on Long Lake. Other events include a 22 - mile C-4 Marathon, Unlimited kayak competition, 10 mile canoe, kayak, guideboat outrigger and dragon boat races for youth and adults, and plenty of fun competition and demonstrations. All races begin and end at the beach across from the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake. The first race will begin at 10:00 AM. Entry fee is $25 per paddler.  For more information on tbis event contact the Adirondack Watershed Alliance (AWA) at PO BOX 66, Lake Clear, NY 12945,518 - 891 2744 or on the web at http://www.macscanoe.com/AWAhome.htm
    10/01    
    10/11/08 Long Lake Harvest Festival

    10am-3pm at the Long Lake Town Hall on the Saturday of Columbus Day Weekend.  Craftspeople with American made wares. There will be jewelry, soaps and scents, candles, quilts, items knitted, crocheted, woven and sewn, table runners, a wood turner, furniture items, syrup and balsam products.  Mums, Indian corn, miniature through large pumpkins for decorating and home made pies, also a wide variety of apples and cider. The Harvest Festival is sure to fill your bountiful needs and Christmas shopping list.

    10/18/08 Raquette Lake Annual Hunters Pork Dinner
    Raquette Lake Fire Hall, 5PM til sold out.  Dinner and all the trimmings.
    10/25/08 Raquette Lake Annual Roast Turkey Dinner
    Raquette Lake Fire Hall, 5PM till sold out.  Dinner with all the trimmings.
    11/01/    
    11/07/08 Long Lake Annual OES Tricky Tray at the LL Town Hall. 6pm.
    11/15/08 Long Lake Snowmobile Course Safety Course
    8am – 5pm Geiger Arena
    Youth ages 14 through 17 years old may operate a snowmobile without adult or other supervision if they have completed a snowmobile safety training course recognized by the State of New York. Youth ages 10 through 13 may operate a snowmobile, on lands upon which snowmobiling is allowed, if they have completed a snowmobile safety training course recognized by the State of New York and are accompanied by (within 500 feet of) a person who is at least 18 years of age.

    Children under 10 years old or under age 14 without a safety certificate may operate a snowmobile only on lands owned or leased by their parent or guardian.

    This course provides fundamental information which all snowmobilers should possess in order to ensure the safety of riders and other trail users. Successful completion of this course results in the award of a NYS Snowmobile Safety Certificate.

    To take the course you must pre-register and pick up you text book and other information NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 14. Call 518-624-3077 or email llprt@frontiernet.net
    11/30/200/ Long Lake Annual Creche Lighting Ceremony
    6 PM - Opening the Christmas Season on the first Sunday of Advent. Caroling and snacks after the ceremony at the Long Lake Town Hall
    12/1    
    12/06/08 Long Lake Annual Christmas Craft Fair. Craftspeople with American made wares. There will be glass, jewelry, soaps and scents, knitted, woven and sewn, table runners, wall hangings, even honey and balsam products to name a few. Christmas Trees and wreaths, homemade pies and much more. Long Lake Town Hall 10:00am-4:00pm
    12/20/08 Long Lake COMMUNITY CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT
    Long Lake Town Hall.     8pm This free event features a variety of Christmas music including semi-classical, pop, carols and more.  Under the direction of Karin Cook, music teacher at Long Lake Central School, the Chorus is made up of members from Long Lake, Tupper Lake, Newcomb, Indian Lake and Speculator.  All are welcome to participate.  If interested call 518-624-3077 for information.

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