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Six Flags Great Escape adding new wooden roller coaster as season kicks off Saturday
The Great Escape in Queensbury is just days away from the start of its 70th season. The park opens on Saturday. This year features a brand-new ride called The Bobcat. It is said to be the state’s first wooden roller coaster in 25 years. Great Escape is looking to...
Glens Falls to celebrate new & improved sports courts
The City of Glens Falls will celebrate the improvements at its five parks with a party and mini youth basketball tournament on Monday, May 27, after the Glens Falls-Queensbury Memorial Day Parade and Cere-mony. “It’ll go from about 1:30 to 4,” says Tom Girard, the city’s Public Works Superintendent, who is also overseeing the basketball tournament as one of the festivities.
Unraveling the secrets of Buck Mountain
Unexpected twists and views of more mountains to climb on future trips to this North Hudson spot. In the rough rectangle formed by the Dix Range to the West, Blue Ridge Road to the south, Route 73 to the north and the Northway to the east, there are perhaps 10 mountains between 2,000 and 3,000 feet with rocky, bushwhack-able summits from which the view goes on forever and a day.
Pet Fest Returns to Glens Falls Sunday May 19
GLENS FALLS — Pet Fest will take place 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, May 19 in Glens Falls City Park. The event is hosted by the Glens Falls Collaborative in collaboration with North Country Paws for Obedience, local Canine Enrichment Center & group of leaders/trainers dedicated to adventure, fulfillment, and relationship with the community and their canine companions.
Red Lobster shutting down restaurants nationwide; Local restaurants safe for now
Red Lobster closing down locations; Local stores safe. Red Lobster is shutting down dozens of restaurants amid questions about the seafood chain’s future. The Capital Region locations in Colonie and Queensbury are still open for the time being. However, restaurants in Buffalo, Rochester and Poughkeepsie are being shuttered. The...
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