"Lake George is without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw;
formed by a a contour of mountains into a basin thirty-five miles long and from
two to four miles broad, finely interspersed with islands, its water limpid as
crystal and the mountainsides covered with rich groves of silver fir, white
pine, aspen and paper birch down to the water, here and there precipices of rock
to checker the scene and save it from monotony. An abundance of speckled trout,
salmon trout, bass, and other fish with which it is stored, have added to our
other amusements the sport of taking them."
—Thomas Jefferson
Lake George Historical Association
PO Box 472
Lake George, NY 12845
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formed by a a contour of mountains into a basin thirty-five miles long and from
two to four miles broad, finely interspersed with islands, its water limpid as
crystal and the mountainsides covered with rich groves of silver fir, white
pine, aspen and paper birch down to the water, here and there precipices of rock
to checker the scene and save it from monotony. An abundance of speckled trout,
salmon trout, bass, and other fish with which it is stored, have added to our
other amusements the sport of taking them."