Champ Day is coming up this weekend in Port Henry, Fort Ticonderoga is gearing up for the annual King’s Garden Party, and there’s more to enjoy around the Adirondacks.
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August 5 – 7
There is no theme this year for Raquette Lake Durant Days. Anything goes! If it’s floats it’s considered a boat, and you can enter the boat parade for a chance to win cash prizes.
August 6
Celebrate Lake Champlain’s own Loch Ness monster at Champ Day in Port Henry! Special guests include cryptozoology investigators and other professionals in the “Champ” business, kids activities like a paint and sip and entertainment from Penelope the Clown, and much more. Find “Champ Day – The Lake Champlain Monster Festival” on Facebook to get updated details.
August 6
The King’s Garden Party at Fort Ticonderoga is always a great time, but this year there’s a little something extra special: a first look at the newly restored pavilion, a National Historic Landmark. This gala-like event supports the museum’s many educational programs and the preservation of the site.
Stony Creek Mountain Days Festival
August 7
Stony Creek Mountain Days Festival will be a bit smaller than in years past, taking place at the new location at Green Meadow Park. The lumberjack competition will be the main highlight; there’s also a women bow saw competition, and many other contests.
August 7
This is the 29th year of the Ticonderoga Area Car Show, which is much more than a car show! You’ll find food, vendors, kids activities, a duck race, and more in the gorgeous Bicentennial Park.
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From art to history to ice cream, there’s much more going on:
- Reception for Nancy Brossard Exhibit at ADK Artists Guild: August 5
- Opening Weekend of Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors at the View: August 5 – 7
- Essex Day: August 6
- Warren County Youth Fair in Warrensburg: August 6
- Woods Walk – Geology & Our Sense of Place at Adirondack Interpretive Center: August 6
- 100 Bird Trap Shoot in Long Lake: August 6
- Chilson Fire Department Annual Chicken BBQ in Ticonderoga: August 6
- The Daffest Raging River Duck Race in Saranac Lake: August 6
- Living History Event – Sound of 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga: August 6 & 7
- French & Indian War Encampment at Crown Pointe State Historic Site: August 6 & 7
- ADK Bark in the Park in Tupper Lake: August 7
- Heart of the Park Craft Fair in Long Lake: August 7
- Inlet Ice Cream Social: August 7
