Month

Location

Description

JANUARY

 SNOWMOBILE, CROSS COUNTRY OR DOWNHILL SKI,

ICE FISH, SNOWSHOE, ICE SKATE,

January 9, 2010

Pre-register at The Town Hall, Long Lake. Limited to 125 adult entries

Registration pick-up at the Long Lake Town Hall, Saturday morning

Cash prizes, plaques and door prizes. Call 518-624-3077 for more information

Martin Luther King Weekend Saturday

Following Saturday

Long Lake

Mt Sabattis Recreation Area

Geiger Arena

Skating Rink

 Annual Winter Carnival Sponsored by the Moonlighter Snowmobile Club

11:00am-Scheduled Activities and Games throughout the day for the entire family.

In the evening a fireworks display is scheduled. - Cardboard Box Races, Fireman Clothing Relay, One Shot Basketball.  Warm beverages, food and restrooms available all day.  CASH PRIZES for some events.  Bring a sled.  Free Ice Skating, free sledding - Fun for the whole family. 

Skating Races.  11:00am- Sponsored by the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department. 

Jennings Park Pond

January 30

 The last Saturday in January

Raquette Lake

 Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby

Pre-register at The Tap Room, Raquette Lake. Limited to 125 adult entries

Registration pick-up at the Fire Hall, Saturday morning

Weigh-in, Restrooms and hot beverage available throughout the day

Cash prizes, plaques and door prizes. Call 518-624-3077 for more information

FEBRUARY

 VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE RACES, GEOCACHE EVENT, SMALL GAME HUNTING,

 WINTER CAMP

2nd Saturday of February

Long Lake

Long Lake Diner

Annual Dessert Night

7:00pm- The hosts the annual event with cash prizes to the top three judged

Call 624-3077 to register.

February 27

Production of "Steel Magnolias" Presented by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts - 7pm

Presidents Weekend Saturday

February 13 - 14th

Sunday 

Raquette Lake

Village

Raquette Lake Winter Carnival

The library is open for warmth, hot chocolate and restrooms.

10:00am- Events and Games for kids ages 5-12

12:00noon-Ladies Frying Pan Toss and Men’s Golf Drive

Evening Bonfire downtown- Tug of War and a scheduled fireworks display

12:00noon- Cross-Cut & Chainsaw Competition- Men’s, Women’s, Mixed & Family Divisions

12:30pm- Library Program

MARCH

 LATE SEASON SNOWMOBILING, ICE FISHING & SKIING

1st Saturday of March

Saturday closest to March 17th

Long Lake

 FISH & GAME CLUB Adult/Child Ice Fishing Contest
Register from 8:30- 9:00am and weigh in at 3:00pm at the Long Lake Town Hall Nutrition Site. 

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 fish in three categories; Pike, Trout (includes Lake Trout and Land Locked Salmon) and perch.  No entry fee. 

AMERICAN LEGION BIRTHDAY DINNER 

5:30pm- The public is invited to join the Legionnaires of Hamilton Post 650 celebrating the event in Long Lake.  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 from 5:30 to 6:30pm for a social hour with dinner at 6:30.  For information call 518-624-3077.

 Saturday closest to March 17th

Raquette Lake

 

 ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DINNER AT THE RAQUETTE LAKE HOTEL & TAP ROOM

APRIL

 ICE OUT ON THE LAKES, SPRING CLEAN AND HONEY DO LISTS BEFORE FISHING!

 Last Sunday of April

April 25th

Long Lake

 Spring Blossom Fiddle Jamboree

12:30pm- Town Hall

Music jamboree featuring a traditional fiddle jam at the opening of the show and close of the show.  Slots for ten fiddlers available - non-competitive.  Two -songs per fiddler. 

Our featured fiddler will be Donny Perkins accompanied by the Perkins Family Band playing three sets. Norm Weller Town will furnish a backup band consisting of guitar, piano and bass.  Look for Local Talent - Dick Pierce and his friends from Rochester to play a special set. 
Lunch Served by Ladies Auxiliary of Long Lake

Admission $6 age 17 & up,  $2 ages 11 to 16, accompanied 10 & under are free

Call 518-624-3077 for longlake@telenet.net for information

This event is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program.  In Hamilton County, the Decentralization Program is administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts located in Blue Mountain Lake

MAY

 WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS- STATE CAMPSITES OPEN

 Friday-Saturday before Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day

05/25

Raquette Lake

 Register at the Tap Room for the 4^th Annual Lamphear Memorial Fishing Derby-

Fish Friday, 5:00pm- Saturday 1:00pm. Cash prizes in perch, bullhead, brook trout and lake trout.

RLVFD Bake Sale- 9:00am at the fire hall Ladies Auxiliary Annual Memorial Day Bake Sale.  A wide variety of donated locally baked goods are sold to raise money for the Fire Department.

10:00am- Inlet Post  Leonard/ Mick/WW II Memorial Wreath laying ceremony at the Raquette Lake library.

Refreshment served.

05/20

Long Lake

Screening "my adirondack life"
7:00 Town Hall.  Documentary Film made by Students in the Adirondack Park.  Sponsored by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts

 Memorial Day

05/25

Long Lake

Memorial Day Parade
8:30am- Honor Guard and drum & Bugle corps march from the Town Hall to the bridge for a ceremony honoring those lost at sea.  The Honor Guard returns to the Town Hall and the parade forms up to march to the cemetery for a ceremony honoring those who have served in times of War. After, parade reforms to march to the Vietnam Memorial at Mt. Sabattis, ending at the Town Hall.

JUNE

 SUMMER ARRIVES

 1st Saturday

June 5th

June 5th - June 11th

14^th

3rd Saturday

June 19th

June 27th - June 30th

Long Lake

All Around Town

Mt Sabattis Parking Area

Long Lake Town Beach

Long Lake Central School

 Fish and Game club Youth Fishing Contest
Jennings Park Pond in Long Lake.  Prizes awarded for the children catching fish. 624-3077

AMERICADE SCAVENGER HUNT
More to come

American Legion Flag Disposal Ceremony

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 bring to the Town Office Building or bring to the ceremony.

long lake town beach opens!

Fish and Game Club BASS PIKE Fishing Derby
Registration 6:00-6:30am at Town Beach, no late registrations allowed.

Fishing 6:30am-3:00pm.  Weigh in 3:00-3:30pm at the Town Beach.

Cash Prizes for Longest 3 -Pike, Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass. 

Only fish caught in Long Lake are eligible. $20 entry fee. Weight Breaks all ties.

ADIRONDACK QUILT CAMP- NEW EVENT 2010

Classes and workshops for quilters.  Discounted lodging available.  Call The Adirondack Hotel (518) 624-4700 or Shamrock Motel (518) 624-3861 and mention Quilt Camp.  Teachers to be announced in January.  For more information call (518) 624-3077.  Early registration starts in January.  

JULY

Every Wednesday

1^st

8^th

15^th

22^nd

29^th

Every Thursday

Fourth Saturday

Last Sunday

Raquette Lake

Library

Library

Library

Library

Library

Library

Long Point

Town Beach Area

Long Point

On July 4, the fireworks start at darkness.

Free Program

7:00pm- Tie-Dye T- Shirts

7:00pm- Singer Dennis Goltermann

7:00pm- Photographer Gerry Lemmo takes you on a jungle journey through a tropical rain forest

10:00am- Utica Zoo Mobile visits with educational hands on critter company

7:00pm- Craft Class with Tiles

St Williams- 7:00pm evening program 

6:00pm-Depart from the village dock boating on the lake to historical St. Williams

10^th Annual Bass Tournament-Pre-registration only, limited contestants

1:00pm-Weigh-in station in the village opens 

The public is invited to watch the contestants weigh in for cash prizes

St. Williams Annual B-B-Q

1:00- 4:00pm Annual Fundraising Chicken Barbecue & Silent Auction

Boats transport diners to and from via Raquette Lake's town dock.

4^th

8^th-11^th

8th

15^th

17^th

16th - 18th

 21st

22nd

22nd

23rd - 25th

24^th

25th

26th

28th

29th

Long Lake

Ballfield

Beach

 Town Hall

United Methodist Church

Town Hall

Beach

Town Hall 

Geiger

Parking Lot

Town Hall

United Methodist Church

Town Ball Field

Mt. Sabattis Pavilion

Mt. Sabattis Pavilion

Town Hall

Town Beach

United Methodist Church

9:30am- treasure hunt for children up to 8 years old.  Immediately following, Games for all Ages with races and contests at the Long Lake Ball field.  
5:00pm- firemen sell Sausage, Pepper & Onion, hot dogs and hamburgers. 

Youth Organization sells Strawberry shortcake, Penelope the Clown will entertain at the gazebo.
7:00pm- Music performance until end of the fireworks. 

9:30pm’ish- Approximate time is dark enough for Fireworks!

Long Lake antique Show and Sale. - NEW IN 2010 - OPEN ON SUNDAY!
Thursday and Friday- 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday-10:00am-3:00pm  Sunday - OPEN 10am - 3pm.  Admission- $1.00

GODSPELL, A Production by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts

Community Choir Concert
8:00pm- A free event featuring a variety of music including semi-classical, pop, carols and more. 

The Chorus is made up of members from the area and outsiders are welcome to participate! 

Practice nights are scheduled between13-15^th

The Regatta

An event for family fun sponsored by the Long Lake Association
Canoe, Guideboat, Kayak, Sailing and Rowing Races

Novelty Canoe Events 

B-B-Q Lunch served by the Lions Club

 LONG LAKE ARCHIVES PRESENTS HISTORICAL SHOWCASE

Exhibit featuring local history, lore, artifacts, memorabilia and slide show

ROAD RALLY - 7:00PM $10.00 PER CAR - Cash Prizes

Drivers follow a crazy set of instructions and all appropriate road rules and regulations.  Fun Family Event.  Bonus points for costumes and team name - taken off or added to time to benefit competitor

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST WOMEN’S Bazaar
10:00am-3:00pm-Local crafts, new & used items and baked goods are available.

7:30pm- Evening Program - Local North Country Artists Concert

FIREMAN'S ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND. 

Friday - Dinner & Dance

Saturday - Competitions, Music, Live Band

Great Adirondack Auction

 12:00 noon-Benefit fund raiser for the library
New and used items, goods and services will be offered to the highest bidder.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK.  Free outdoor performance by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.  7pm.  Bring a chair and blankets for the kids.  

Art AND PHOTO Show  - COMBINED SHOW NEW FOR 2010

10:00am-8:00pm Sponsored by Friends of the Library. 

Featuring artists from throughout the Adirondacks who display their work. 

7:00pm-Opening Night-Meet the Artists Reception at the Town Hall. 

FLOAT NIGHT - Town Beach open until 8pm.  Music, bring your floatation devices, games & fun for the whole family.  Floating starts at 6pm.  Bring a picnic!

HERBERT T. CHATZSKY, Concert. 

Organ & Piano with Kenwyn Smith narrating the "Lincoln Portrait" by Aaron Copeland

AUGUST

 Friday-Sunday

July 31st 2010

2nd Saturday

17^th-23rd

Raquette Lake

St. William’s On Long Point.

St. William’s On Long Point

 Annual Durant Days

There are tours, cruises and events scheduled for the three days.  Call 315-354-5532 for information.

2:00-3:00 pm Free Live entertainment Wide Variety, Jersey's Premiere A Cappella Group who love to entertain.  Free water taxi service from and to the town dock, beginning at1:15pm

Due to need for boat transportation, Reservations can be made by calling (315) 354-4265.

2:00pm-Afternoon Poker Run- A game of best hand dealt throughout the businesses and destinations of Raquette Lake for cash prizes.

7:00pm-Boat Parade-Contestants parade along the lake to the village for judging and awards

Fireworks Display scheduled at darkness.

10:00am-Annual Craft Fair at the school. Annual book sale at the library.

4:00pm- Kid's auction.

7:00pm George Tucker begins the annual Ambulance Squad/Fire Department Auction.

Vintage Steam Boats Week/End

 1st Saturday & Sunday

1st

5th

6th -8th

6th

10th

12th

12th

13th

12th - 14th

14th

 18th

19th

21st

26th

28th - 29th

Long Lake F&G

Club Grounds

Mt. Sabattis Pavilion

Town Beach

Town Hall 

United Methodist Church 

Old Forge

HOSS'S

town hall(2010 - NEW LOCATION) 

 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

 

TOWN BEACH

LONG LAKE

TOWN HALL NUTRITION SITE 

Geiger Arena Parking Lot

Town Hall

Fish & Game Club

Town Hall

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Town Hall & Town Beach

 Fish & Game Trap Shoot-Call 518-624-2145 for information

long lake Craft Fair

9:45am-3:45pm- All American handcrafted items sold by over 50 crafters.

$1 admission.          BBQ lunch served by the Lions Club - Live Music

Swim Races

9:30am-Registration at the Gazebo for 10:00am races.

Annual Bus to Enchanted Forest for Swim Race winners.  Any available seats can go at the group discount rate.

NOrthern needles 5th bi-annual Quilt & needlework show

Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 10- 6pm Sunday Noon - 4:00  All times subject to change.
 

CONCERT 7:30pm

Stephen Wogaman, piano

trip to enchanted forest / water safari

gROUP DISCOUNT AVAILABLe

Adirondack Authors Night Sponsored by Hoss's Country Corner. every summer from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. 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 there.  There are books on the history of the Adirondacks, guides for hiking, hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks, Audubon Guides for flowers, trees, wildlife and more.   Hoss’s also stocks a variety music and stories by Adirondack Songwriters and Story Tellers.  518-624-2451  hoss@capital.net

Book Sale Preview Evening benefit-5:00pm - 8:00pm  tbd

Book Sale plus Antiques Appraisal by TED COMSTOCK, refreshments by local culinary experts, local musicians entertainment and silent auction more.  Sponsored by the Long Lake Library. $10.00 per person. 

CONCERT.

DAVID FISHLOCK, PERCUSSIONIST AND CATHERINE FISHLOCK, MEZZO SOPRANO, ACCOMPANIED BY HERB CHATSKY

4pm - 7pm FLOAT NIGHT featuring
THE HORSESHOE LOUNGE PLAYBOYS - "Acoustic backwoods Americana rockin roots music - Town Beach open until 8pm.  Music, bring your floatation devices, games & fun for the whole family.  Floating starts at 6pm.  Bring a picnic!  Sorry - no raindates for this event .  If raining music will move to The Town Hall

Book Sale 9am-4pm sponsored by the Long Lake Library.   Free Admission.

Town Wide Garage SALE 9:00am-3:00pm.  Local residents combine to make for an exciting event offering 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.

LONG LAKE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING -NOON

ROAD RALLY - $10 A CAR

SPELLING BEE - 7PM.  Presented by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.

LONG LAKE BLACK BEAR ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 
NRA APPROVED PISTOL TOURNAMENT SPONSORED BY THE  FISH AND GAME CLUB

BOB MILNE- 7:30PM.  A Ragtime Piano Concert. This event is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program.  In Hamilton County, the Decentralization Program is administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts located in Blue Mountain Lake

George & Elizabeth Cordes perform an evening of music

2ND ANNUAL LONG LAKE FISHING DERBY.  $85.00 per boat - two person max - Cash prizes. 

SEPTEMBER

Saturday, Sept 4th

Labor Day Weekend

Raquette Lake

Snowshoe races for prize money. RL Volunteer Fire Department sells deep fried turkey & spit cooked beef sandwiches.

Fri, Sept 10th - Sun Sept 12th

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 24^th 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

Sat, Sept 5th & Sun, Sept 6th

Blue Mtn Lake

22nd Annual Rustic Fair Adirondack Museum, Routes 28N and 30, Blue Mountain Lake NY 12812

 Sat, Sept 12

Long Lake

Twenty Forth 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.

TBA

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

Sat, Sept 26th

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

OCTOBER

1st Saturday of October - Oct 3, 2009

The 3^rd Annual T.H.E. Loop motorcycle ride
Last year T.H.E. (Touch, Heal, Empower) Loop raised $5000.00 which was split between The Image Fund at the C.R. Wood Cancer Center at the Glens Falls Hospital and the purchasing of an Oncology Treatment Chair for the Oncology Department at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
This year all pledge monies received will be split between again between The Image Fund at the C. R. Wood Cancer Center and AMC Cares Image Fund. This event pledges go 100% to patients. With every $20.00 pledged you receive a chance for an overnight for two at The Hedges Resort in Blue Mtn. Lake.
The ride leaves promptly at 11a.m. from the Mt. Sabattis Pavilion in Long Lake. The ride continues through the towns of Newcomb, Minerva, North Creek, Indian Lake, Blue Mtn. Lake, and returns to the Mt. Sabattis Pavilion by 2 p.m. for festivities.
If you want to sponsor, pledge, volunteer and/or receive more information, please contact 315.354.4203 (evenings) or email theloopride@yahoo.com.

Oct 2 - Oct 3, 2009

 Long Lake

Long Lake Central School - Must be 11 years old to take course

Reservations 518-624-3854

10/10/09

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.

PUMPKIN DROP 2PM

TBA

Raquette Lake

Annual Hunters Pork Dinner
Raquette Lake Fire Hall, 5PM til sold out.  Dinner and all the trimmings.

TBA

Raquette Lake

Annual Roast Turkey Dinner
Raquette Lake Fire Hall, 5PM till sold out.  Dinner with all the trimmings.

NOVEMBER

Long Lake

Annual OES Tricky Tray at the LL Town Hall. 6pm.

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

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

DECEMBER

12/05/09

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

12/12/09

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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