Water Slide World, Lake George: Hours, Address, Water Slide World Reviews: 3.5/5. There is no slot machine in those casinos. Other forms of gaming include more than 35 gaming tables and more than 100 poker tables. For example, the Belmont Lakes Region casino provides 2O tables featuring Texas Hold’em games, poker tournaments and games such as Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Three Card Poker or No Limit Hold’em.

• Open for Recreation: From the second Saturday of June through Labor Day
• Fee: Free
• Contact Information:
  • DEC Region 5 Ray Brook Office (M-F, 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM), 518-897-1200; Info.R5@dec.ny.gov
  • Registration to dive at this site: 518-668-3352
  • Enforcement Matters: 518-408-5850 (24/7) or 911
    
• Location: Town of Lake George, Warren County
• Map: Google Earth || DECinfo Locator

The autumn of 1758 saw Britain and France locked in a struggle for empire. Following the loss of Fort William Henry in 1757, the allied British, Iroquois and American provincials suffered a devastating defeat in their assault on Fort Carillon (later named Fort Ticonderoga) in July 1758. Undeterred, the British and their allies constructed new fortifications and warships, including two radeaux to serve as floating gun batteries to dislodge the French from Lake George and Lake Champlain. One of these was the Land Tortoise.

The Land Tortoise appears to be the sole survivor of a class of military vessels unique to Lake George and Lake Champlain in the eighteenth century. Constructed in 1758 by provincial troops under the supervision of Captain Samuel Cobb, the radeau (French for raft) was just over 50 feet long and 16 to 18 feet wide. The flat-bottomed vessel was propelled by 26 oars. The Land Tortoise has seven cannon ports in her sides and her angular lines and sloping bulwarks protected her crew from enemy fire. Never fully rigged out, the radeau lacks masts, artillery and other hardware.

The construction of the Land Tortoise and its deliberate sinking to store it underwater are described in soldiers' journals. The soldiers worked hard into the night of October 22, 1758 to sink the Land Tortoise. It settled in much deeper water than intended and was not recovered the following spring. Another radeau, the Invincible, had to be built by the British for the 1759 campaign.

The fate of the Land Tortoise was unknown until 1990, when its peculiar seven-sided shape appeared during a side-scan sonar survey of the lake by members of a group that later became known as Bateaux Below, Inc. Archaeological and historical research identified the vessel as an eighteenth century radeau. From 1991 to 1994, the Land Tortoise was studied by a team of volunteer divers under the direction of a professional archaeologist. In 1995, the Land Tortoise shipwreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1998, the Land Tortoise was listed as a National Historic Landmark, only the sixth shipwreck in the nation with that designation. It also has been designated by the Smithsonian Institution as 'the oldest intact war vessel in North America.'

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Scuba Diving

See diving guidelines for using New York's Submerged Heritage Preserve sites.

This is an advanced level dive in water depths of 105 to 107 feet with water temperatures ranging from 35° to 45°F.

You must sign in and be assigned a time slot to dive the radeau. Each member of the dive team must register and present their dive certification card. Registration is at the DEC office at Lake George Beach (518-668-3352). A maximum of eight divers in a single party is permitted on site at any one time.

There is a two-hour time slot allowed per dive followed by a one-hour site rest. This allows bottom silt to settle. Time slots available for diving:

• 9:00-11:00 AM - Access to Site
• 11:00-12:00 noon - Site Closed
• 12:00-2:00 PM - Access to Site
• 2:00-3:00 PM - Site closed
• 3:00-5:00 PM - Access to Site
• 5:00 PM - Site Closed

Special Diving Conditions and Guidelines for the Land Tortoise Preserve

• WARNING: This is a deep, cold-water dive. A safety/decompression stop is recommended. The nearest recompression chamber is more than 50 miles away. Keep this in mind!
• Be sure all the members of your party understand the dangers of such a dive and have the skills and gear necessary to undertake it safely.
• Carry a dive light and a timepiece.
• Fly the red-and-white dive flag. Divers are required to surface within 100 feet of the dive flag.
• Maintain proper buoyancy control.
• Monitor your air supply and bottom time carefully.
• Do not attempt to enter the Land Tortoise.
• Do not touch any part of the vessel or dig or remove sediment or rocks inside it. Removing sediment exposes wood and increases the deterioration rate of the vessel. Do not touch the mooring rings.
• Removing artifacts or other objects or damaging the radeau is forbidden by law.
  

Directions

This site is located in the south basin of Lake George, nearly two miles north of Lake George Beach at 43.4402°N, 73.6927°W - Google Maps (leaves DEC website).

Coordinates provided are in decimal degrees using NAD83/WGS84 datum.

Rules and Regulations for Submerged Heritage Preserves Sites

New York State and federal laws make these resources the shared cultural and historic legacy and property of the people of New York. These laws help preserve this heritage so that future generations can enjoy and learn it.

Please take nothing but photographs. Removing artifacts or damaging resources is forbidden by law and deprives others of the opportunity to view and study them. Removing artifacts or damaging shipwrecks, trail lines, signage or buoys in the preserve system may also jeopardize continuation of the Submerged Heritage Preserve sites. These shipwrecks are fragile; please do not touch them.

If you observe a violation, please report it to authorities by dialing 911 (*911 from a cellular phone). All violations will be investigated and violators prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Nearby State Lands, Facilities, Amenities & Other Information

State Lands and Facilities

• Lake George Beach & Day Use Area
  

Gas can be found in the nearby communities of Bolton, Lake George and Queensbury.
Food and other supplies can be found in the nearby communities of Bolton, Lake George and Queensbury.
Dining opportunities can be found in the nearby communities of Bolton, Lake George and Queensbury.
Lodging can be found in the nearby communities of Bolton, Lake George and Queensbury.
Public Boat Launches can be found at Bolton and Lake George.
Marinas can be found at Bolton, Lake George and Queensbury.

Adirondack Regional Tourism Council (leaves DEC website) and Warren County Tourism Department (leaves DEC website) can provide information about other recreation, attractions and amenities in this area.

Numerous guide books and maps are available with information on the lands, waters, trails and other recreational facilities in this area. These can be purchased at most outdoor equipment retailers, bookstores, and on-line booksellers.

Additional information, outdoor equipment, trip suggestions and guided or self-guided tours may be obtained from outdoor guide and outfitting businesses. Check area chambers of commerce, telephone directories or search the internet for listings.

Consider hiring an outdoor guide if you have little experience or woodland skills. See the NYS Outdoor Guides Association (leaves DEC website) for information on outdoor guides.

More about The Land Tortoise Underwater Preserve Site :

• The Land Tortoise Site Map - Plan view
• Land Tortoise Radeau Drawings - Multiple views

Lake George is an amazing place to visit and it has lots of attractions. A lot of them are well known such as the steamboats, the miniature golf courses and the water slides.

What a lot of people don’t know is there are a lot of hidden treasures in Lake George, places of historic significance, incredible beauty and quiet picnic areas! This article will seek out these hidden treasures and provide insight as to where they are and what you can expect.

Hidden Treasures in Lake George

The first place is actually a hiking trail that incorporates amazing views of the lake as well as a gorgeous waterfall. It’s called Shelving Rock Falls.

Shelving Rock is a 1.7 mile hike (3.4 round trip) on the Eastern side of Lake George that usually takes around an hour or so to get up. It’s a great hike for both first time hikers and seasoned veterans. There is some uphill involved in this hike, but the zig-zagging trail used to be an old carriage road, so it’s not too steep.

Along your hike, you can discover a beaver dam and dip your toes in a stony pool at the base of a spectacular waterfall. The falls are only a short distance from Buck Mountain, and they are a picture-perfect location to see optimal views of Lake George.

The Falls is an easy Adirondack hiking experience on a wide, unmarked dirt trail that leads straight to the cascade’s top. You can reach its base by a steep path that branches off to the right. If you wear swim suits or shorts, along with water shoes or sneakers, you can cool off in the refreshing waters. If you follow the waters downstream, you will eventually reach the lake.

A word of caution, though. The path to the base is steep, and the rocks are slippery in spots, so watch your step.

You can continue on to Shelving Rock Mountain, although the view is not as good as the falls. What would otherwise be a spectacular view of Tongue Mountain and the Narrows is blocked by trees. To the left, the trail drops several hundred feet down to the lake (Keep in mind that you will have to hike back up if you decide to continue in that direction). To the right, the woods are honeycombed with a maze of worn, unmarked paths.

At one point, you will see a brief glimpse of the lake on your right. This is not the summit. The trail continues to the left. The hike to the summit is approximately a mile-and-a-half, and generally moderate-to-steep. A final caution is that the trail markers end once you arrive at the peak. You can easily get lost and disoriented if you wander off the trail. If you do, try to mark the path you took and follow those markers back to the trail.

For the more adventurous, the next hidden treasure is a ghostly boatyard at the bottom of Lake George that you can dive down to. There is an estimated 300 shipwrecks on the bottom, some of them more than 250 years old.

Three of the underwater sites are designated Submerged Heritage Preserves and are open to the diving public. Two of the preserve sites date to the French and Indian War (1756-1763). The third wreck dates to the early twentieth century and has been expanded as an “underwater classroom” where divers can learn more about the lake’s ecology.

Perhaps the most famous shipwreck is the Land Tortoise, a beautifully preserved once-floating gun battery from the French and Indian War. It was owned by the British during the French and Indian war and was part of several other boats that they deliberately sunk in order to keep them out of French hands.

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According to the website http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/62199.html, the flat-bottomed, seven-sided Land Tortoise is 52 feet long and 18 feet wide, with high, sloping bulwarks. Powered by 13 sets of oars, and equipped with 7 gun ports firing 24-pound cannonballs, the vessel has been described as an “ingenious war machine,” perfectly designed for battle in the calm waters of an inland lake.

Traveling a few miles north on the lake is another shipwreck, one that is 200 years younger. The well-preserved wreck of the Forward, one of the lake’s first gasoline-powered vessels, rests upright in the silt in 37-42 feet of water. Built of wood in 1906, the Forward was a sleek pleasure craft originally owned by the Bixbys of Bolton Landing. The boat was used for stylishly touring about the lake, and once transported a wedding party, and raced in the Hague Regatta. A local newspaper of the time described the boat as embodying “all the comforts of the modern yacht” with a mahogany-dressed deck and inside finish. The green of the lower hull and the white top sides are still visible, as are the two gasoline engines located amidships. The Forward’s wreck is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Divers interested in visiting any of the historic Lake George shipwreck preserve sites should know that each site is marked with a round mooring buoy, which provides access to the site, and a barrel-shaped navigation aid buoy. Be sure to review the Diving Guidelines for Lake George’s Shipwreck Preserves, and the Submerged Heritage Preserves Generic Mooring Plan , prior to visiting any site.

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Now that we are back on land, there are some other hidden treasures to discover. The next one is part of the Lake George Historic Battlefield in Battlefield Park. The park is the site of a battle that took place during the French and Indian War.

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Although there are several statues of historic significance in the park, there is a special statue that is a little hard to find, but well worth the search. Nestled in a wooded area on a hill is the statue of a Native American kneeling for a drink from a spring. It is a sculpture done at the turn of the twentieth century by Phimister Protor. Located in a peaceful setting in Battlefield Park it is “dedicated to the many tribes of Indians that were once a part of the region.”

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The sculpture was given to the park in 1921 by George Pratt and includes an inscription which reads: “Under quiet pines amidst a peaceful pool, an Indian is poised, dipping his hand for a drink from the cool water.”

Lake George is of course known for its beaches, and no vacation in Lake George is complete without a visit to one of those beaches. This last hidden treasure is one of those beaches. Usher’s Park Beach is a little-known beach located on Route 9L. It has a children’s play area and kiddie beach. It is an excellent place for building sandcastles and watching the boats go by and not as crowded as the better-known Million Dollar Beach, so the whole family can spend hours here soaking up the sun.