About Lincoln Log Colony: Unique Among Lake George Resorts!
Beautiful Lake George, New York combined with the evergreen forests
on the steep mountains of the Adirondacks is protected by the Constitution
of the State of New York to remain forever as nature's place to relax, to
recreate and break away from urban living..
Lincoln Log Colony Cottages and Suites in Lake George New York, lies on
the land that was the beginning of the "Old Military Road" from
the "Great Encampment" to Fort Edward some 18 miles away.
If you have seen the movie "Last of the Mohicans", you will recall
that the English prisoners from the 1757 surrender of Fort William Henry
began a march to Fort Edward. A massacre took place as the fierce Indian
tribes allied with the French began to kill the prisoners. Lincoln Log
Colony is built on this spot. When the swimming pool was dug, many artifacts
from the Colonial era were uncovered. The "Great Encampment" was
rebuilt as Fort George during the Revolutionary War. just walk down Fort
George Road (about 100 feet from Lincoln Log) to Fort George Park and tour
the remains. You can see the rifle pits, a monument dedicated to the Colonial
Soldiers, the famous Isaac Jogues Statue (The Jesuit who discovered Lake
George), and a Mohawk Indian bronze statue.
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