Proximity:
- At 72 square miles it is the largest municipality in Warren County
- About 30,000 people it is the largest municipality in Warren County
- Has about 300 miles of roads
- Gateway to the Adirondack Region - the first municipality to be a part of the Adirondack Park and be accessed by the Northway
- Has about 14 mile of shoreline along Lake George
- Fine transportation facilities - Airport and hanger facilities, Municipal bus and trolley system
History:
- 1762 to 2010 – 248 years old - it is Warren County's oldest community
- Historically Significant Sites:
- Old Military Road/ Native American Trail/ Warpath - used in the French & Indian War and the Revolutionary War
- Battle of Lake George - Early Morning Scout skirmish - Monument site dedicated to the area where Colonel Ephriam Williams and Chief King Hendricks died
- Blind Rock - the infamous French/ British boundary marker
- Old Quaker burying ground for the Town's earliest settlers
- Owl's Pen, Joshua's Rock on Lake George - National Register home of the famous author Edward Eggleston
- Sanford House - National Register home
- Stower-Crislip House - National Register home to Dr. Asa Stower
- 210 significant barns remnants of the town's agricultural heritage
- Warren County Historical Society
- Elks Club Number 81, Masonic Historical Society and Knights of Columbus
Attractions
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Golf Digest ranked Queensbury second in the nation for total golf experience
- Dozens of quality courses in the area. For example, the Hiland Golf Club received Golf Digest’s 3½ star rating as one of the top courses in upstate New York
- Nighttime golf at Sunnyside Par 3
- Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom
Stores galore
- Famous Million Dollar Mile outlet stores
- Aviation Mall
- Quaker Alley Automobile Dealers, Antique Dealers
- Several Plazas: Northway, Mark, Mt. Royal, KMart, Wal-Mart, Sokols, Queensbury, Glen Square
- West Mountain Ski Center - West Mountain Special Olympics
- Rock Sport (rock climbing gym)
- Glen Drive-InSkateland
- Adirondack Sports Complex "The Dome" facility for indoor sports and activities
- Many mountain biking/hiking trails, such as Feeder Canal hike/bike trail, Warren County hike/bike trail
- Public launch sites for canoes and kayaks on Lake George, Glen Lake and the Hudson River
- Park and recreation facilities: Gurney Lane pool, pavilion and nature trails, Hovey Pond and nature trails (dog walk too), Hudson river boat launch and park, Jenkinsville baseball, softball, soccer fields, Queensbury school athletic facilities: public tennis and more
Business:
- Contributes over one-third of Warren County's sales and occupancy tax revenues
- Is a prime destination place, having over 100 fine local hotels, motels, restaurants and dining facilities
- Is the shopping Mecca of the North
- Well located for retail, business and industry because it is within hours of Albany, Boston, Montreal, New York City
- Center for medical device manufacturing and some of the desirable and developable industrial site in the northeast
- Within first sphere of influence to interstate linked
nano technology park and GLOBALFOUNDARIES, the world's first full-service semiconductor foundry. - Home to: Warren County Municipal Center, Warren County Airport, SUNY Adirondack, Six Flags' The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, Adirondack Balloon Festival & more.
- Developable commercial and industrial sites: Airport Industrial Park, Warren Washington Industrial Park, Queensbury Industrial Park, Cary Industrial Park
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Regional Events
- 1st Annual Lake George Italian Festival
Don't miss the 1st Annual "Italian Festival" taking place May 18 & 19, 2013. Canada Street in Front of Shepard's Park and through out Shepard's Park will be filled with vendors, entertainment and more!
See full details - Domestic Violence: The Workplace Responds
The Domestic Violence Workplace Initiative (DVWI) of Warren & Washington Counties announces a special event, ?Domestic Violence: The Workplace Responds.? The event will feature two, 90-minute seminars for all workplace sectors including business, non-profit, public sector, higher education, and more.
See full details - Piccadilly Circus
PICCADILLY CIRCUS has everything you?d expect to see at a Circus. We are returning with an all new show that we call Piccadilly Circus BLAMMO! You?ll see the ?Cossak Warriors? on horseback; Motorcycle Nitro Cowboys in the globe of Death; camels and zebras performing with ponies; clowns and comedy acts and much much more!
See full details - South Glens Falls Memorial Day Parade 2013
Celebrate Memorial Day with a home-town parade and ceremony! The parade will begin at 6 PM starting at the corner of Main St. and William St. and continue down Main St. to the Village Triangle Park
See full details - Glens Falls Memorial Day Parade 2013
Celebrate Memorial Day with a home-town parade! The parade will begin at 10AM starting at Bay Street by the Civil War Monument, proceeding north on Glen Street.
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