July 13, 2017
Membership Matters
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Hello Members...
Well here it is — the middle of July and our area is bustling with activity! Our phone is ringing nonstop with people coming to our region and looking for information, our visitor's centers are full from open to close every day, (3,500 guests stopped by our village visitor's center over the 4th of July weekend alone), and our website and facebook page are flooded with inquiries as well. 

Check out the events schedule below (and our website for additional info) for all the great things happening over the next two weeks! Please feel free to share this information AND our website with all of your guests.

Join us, if you can, at our upcoming Ribbon Cuttings. It is encouraging to our new members and their staff to see fellow chamber members present and excited about their new ventures.

Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings:

  • Saturday, July 15th @ Skyzone Trampoline Park (235 Corinth Road, Queensbury) 
    Ceremony: 11:00am

  • Thursday, July 20th @ Mazzone Hospitality (located inside the Courtyard Marriott -365 Canada Street). Ceremony: 4 p.m. welcome remarks. 4:30pm ribbon cutting. Reception to follow/

  • Wednesday, July 26th @ Adirondack Winery Bolton Tasting Room (4971 Lake Shore Drive). Ceremony: 11 a.m. Enjoy free wine tastings and artisan local food samples all day long.

  • Thursday, July 27th @ Adirondack Custom Creations (1775 State Route 9) Ceremony: 3 p.m. Reception to follow

LGRCC Logo Ribbon and Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies sponsored by Upstate Printing.   


Details to follow for the Friday, August 18th LGRCC Night at The Painted Pony Championship Rodeo with Delicious Bar-B-Q Dinner. Keep your eyes peeled for one Awesome Deal on a Great Night of FUN!

WIB Committee, your hats are in! If you ordered a hat, please stop by the chamber office to pay and pick up your hat.  There are currently 2 hats that were not pre-ordered and are available to purchase.

****ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS**** Please be on the lookout for your board of directors election ballot and then 2018 membership renewal invoices. Both will be coming your way via USPS very shortly.

Here's to a prosperous July...

Until Next Time,

Kim
Tiki Ribbon Cutting
Committee Meeting Schedules

         NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!!
MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE LGRCC OFFICE 2176 State Rt. 9

Advertising/Marketing Committee: Third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. 

Events/Programs Committee: Second Monday of the month at 9 a.m.  

Legislative Committee: QUARTERLY at the discretion of the Committee Chair.  
Call our office for additional information.   

Membership Committee: Last Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.

Women in Business Committee: First Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m.

Board of Directors Meeting:  Second Tuesday of the month at 8 a.m 
This meeting is open to all members. 


Welcome New Members!

     

  • Caldwell Lake George Library
    336 Canada Street
    Lake George, NY 12845
    518-668-2528
    POC: Barbara Durkish
    Email: [email protected]

  • Mazzone Hospitality
    743 Pierce Road
    Clifton Park, NY 12065
    518-690-0293
    POC: Cassandra Gibson
    Email: [email protected]

  • Adirondack Whispering Pines Cottages
    365 East River Drive
    Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
    518-361-6687
    POC: Sheri Welch
    Email: [email protected]


  • Old Fort House Museum
    29 Broadway
    Fort Edward, NY 12828
    518-747-9600
    POC: R. Paul McCarty
    Email: [email protected]


  • TikiTours
    13 Beach Road
    Lake George, NY 12845
    800-691-0770
    POC: Greg Teresi
    Email: [email protected]

  • Adirondack Salt Cave
    11 Broad Street, Suite 4
    Glens Falls,  NY 12801
    518-744-3873
    POC: Dana Russell
    Email: [email protected]

  • Boating With Bob
    29 Norwall Road
    Bolton Landing, NY 12814
    518-903-2921
    POC: Robert Morton
    Email: [email protected]

  • Lake George Kayak & Paddleboard Company
    5 Boathouse Lane
    Bolton Landing, NY 12814
    518-644-9366
    POC: Julie Eigo
    Email: [email protected]


  • Beef Jerky Outlet
    1424 State Route 9
    Lake George, NY 12845
    518-409-4980
    POC: Ralph Rimualdo
    Email: [email protected]

Help Wanted!

In an effort to increase visibility, we have added a Help Wanted page on our website as opposed to listing them in this newsletter.

Currently, there are quite a few job listings.

Please direct any information on job opportunities to Amanda Metzger at [email protected].
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EVP Volleyball
EVP Queen of the Lake Pro Am Volleyball Tournament & Corporate Challenge
The  EVP Queen of the Lakes Pro Am Beach Volleyball Tournament is here! We have a team participating in the Corporate Challenge Friday at Million Dollar Beach.
Spectators are welcome!
Noteworthy News
 



  • The Chamber office now has awesome LGRCC hats for sale for $15.
    Choose from navy blue or beige, one size fits all (adjustable in back). Cost is $15.  We also have stickers for $1

  • Lavenlair Farm is hosting their first "Farm to Fork" pop up dinner on Sunday, July 30th. Cash Bar Cocktail Hour 5:30-6:30 p.m. Seating for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Space is extremely limited. Call 518-656-0122 for complete details, pricing and to reserve your seat at the table!

  • The Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB is a sponsor of the King George Fishing Derby this year. The derby is Sept. 15 to 17 this year. Online registration is open! Click here for details.

  • Reach more people by advertising on our website. We have new monthly rates if you only want to advertise for a month. If you purchase an enhanced listing and post a coupon, a social media boost is included in your purchase. Call Amanda Metzger at 668-5755 or email her at [email protected] for details.

  • The Student Connection, a resource for foreign students working here for the summer, is now located in the Visitor Center on Beach Road that we operate. If you offer or know of any housing available for these students, PLEASE call us! 

  • Painted Pony Championship Rodeo has started their summer season! We're looking forward to having a chamber night there on Friday, August 18. Check out our coupons page for their new coupon and get buy-one- get-one free admission to the rodeo (dinner not included). Click here to view the coupon.
  • If you're headed out on the lake and realize you don't have enough life jackets for the children in your boat, head to Freedom Boat Club, which is taking part in a life jacket loaner program in an effort to help keep kids safe on the water.
  •   The Adirondack Wine & Food Festival sold nearly 6,000 tickets this year! Read about what they changed and the demographics of visitors they brought in by clicking here. They estimate the festival resulted in 3,380 room nights booked int he Lake George region this year!
  • The weather was beautiful for Lake George Land Conservancy's 5th Annual Hike-A-Thon on July 5! 
Hundreds of people including locals and visitors took to 17 sites this year for the event. Chamber Marketing Director Amanda Metzger volunteered as the "sweeper" on the hike at the LGLC Preserve  Schumann Preserve at Pilot Knob. The LGLC's work to preserve the land around the lake is crucial to maintaining the water quality of Lake George.
  • Lake George's first outdoor film festival was rescheduled from July 10 & 11 to July 23 & 24. Gates open at 7 p.m. Film screening on a giant inflatable screen will start around 8 p.m. A total of 12 films will be screened over two days. Tickets are only $5 and will be available at the gates. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
  • The Safe Boating Initiative posters (see image above) are in. We have about a dozen available on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you'd like one, please call Amanda Metzger at 668-5755.
If you have news you'd like posted here, please email Kim Saheim at [email protected].
Upcoming Events

Jul 13:  Art & Yoga - Hyde Night Out at the Hyde Collection from 5:00 - 6:00pm. RSVP to 792-1761 ext. 310

Jul 13 :  Lake George Community Band Concert at Shepard Park 6:30 - 8:30pm

Fireworks: Thursday Nights in the
Village (weather permitting) 9:30pm

Jul 14 - 15:  Lake George Community Band Festival at Shepard Park 

Jul 15: Decoda Skidmore Chamber Music Institute at The Hyde Collection 2:00pm

Jul 14-16 :  EVP Volleyball Tournament at Million Dollar Beach

Jul 16: Super Sundays at Shepard Park
Zucchini Brothers  7:00pm

Jul 17:  Magical Musical Mondays at Shepard Park~ Rich Ortiz and Jimmy Brown  7:00pm

Jul 18 & 24 : SmART Series at The Hyde Collection 10:30am - 12:30pm. Ages 6 and up.

Jul 19: Tuesday Tributes: Drew Polsum "Elvis" at Shepard Park   7:00pm

Farmer's Market: Wednesdays In Shepard Park ~ 10:00am - 3:00pm

Jul 19:  Meet the Raptors - Lake George Land Conservancy    5:30pm

Jul 19: "A Rare Talent" - Frank LaForge and the Art of Accompanist at The Sembrich Museum    1:30pm 

Jul 19:  Wednesday Concert Series "Western Centuries (cool country) in Shepard Park     7:00pm

Jul 20:  Printmaking with Patti Ferrara at Wiawaka Center  9:00am -12:00pm

Jul 21:   Chinese Watercolor Painting with Patti Ferrara at Wiawaka Center 

Jul 21: "Little Red's Most Unusual Day" - Seagle Colony Children's Opera at The Sembrich Museum   10:00am

Jul 21: Opening Day at Saratoga Race Track

Jul 21: Oriental Shriners present Zerbini Family Circus at Festival of Commons   5:00pm and 7:00pm shows  

Jul 21: Fridays at the Lake "Gang of Thieves" with Tumblin Dice at Shepard Park   6:00pm - 9:00pm

Jul 22:  Made in the Adirondacks Fair at Adirondack Museum  10:00am - 5:00pm

Jul 22: Taste of Diamond Point at Diamond Point Community Church  12:00pm - 2:00pm

Jul 22 -24: Ranches, Rodeo & Wrangler Reunion at Gailey Hill Schoolhouse in Lake Luzerne 12:00pm -10:00pm
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Jul 23 & 24: Lake George Film Festival at Festival Commons. Gates open at 7:00pm. Films begin at 8:00pm

Jul 23: Super Sundays at Shepard Park 
Bobby Dick & Susie Q   7:00pm

Jul 24: Magical Musical Monday at Shepard Park Rich Ortiz & Jimmy Brown
7:00pm

Jul 26: Silver Bay Quartet at The Sembrich
1:30pm

Jul 26: Beekeeping and Honeymaking at Lake George Land Conservancy   5:30pm

Jul 26: Wednesday Concert Series: CJ Chenier & Red Hot Louisana Band at Shepard Park   7:00pm

Live Music throughout Lake George all summer long!! Visit our website for a complete list.



Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB | 2176 State Route 9, PO Box 272 Lake George, NY 12845| (518) 668-5755 | (518) 668-4286 | [email protected] | www.lakegeorgechamber.com