Bolton Landing, New York
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Bolton Landing is a hamlet in Warren County, New York, United States, on a lake in the Adirondacks. It is a common tourist destination and the closest town to the State Park lands and islands of the Lake George Narrows. The town's best known feature is The Sagamore Hotel, a renovated Victorian-era hotel.
There are 4 public beaches for swimming.
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[edit] Geography
Bolton Landing is ten miles north of Lake George Village on the west side of Lake George in the Town of Bolton. Bolton Landing is in Warren County. The closest city in the nearby area is Glens Falls, south of Lake George village.
New York Route 9N passes through the community.
[edit] History
The community was founded in 1799.
[edit] Culture
Home of the Bolton Landing Barbershop Quartet Festival for 14 years. The international harmony singing event drew crowds and visitors from around the world and was featured on several television shows including an hour long special in Japan. The festival ended in 2002.
Bolton Landing is home of sculptor David Smith, and is where he did a large percentage of his work. Since 2005, Bolton Landing has also been home to the Lake George Theater Lab, a theater company devoted to new American plays and adaptations.
The Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum at Bolton Landing on the shore of Lake George (New York) commemorates the internationally known Polish soprano Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935), whose favourite composers included Vincenzo Bellini and Gaetano Donizetti. In addition to her career in Europe, Sembrich had more than 450 performances at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Her lakeside summer mansion was opened as a museum in 1937 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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