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Get a Downhill Thrill on New York's Longest Toboggan Chute!
Get a Downhill Thrill on New York's Longest Toboggan Chute!
Get a Downhill Thrill on New York's Longest Toboggan Chute!
If you are looking for a thrill ride this winter then you are going to want to head to Lake Placid and do some serious sledding. It's just two-and-a-half hours from the Capital Region to the Toboggan Chute, the longest in New York state!
Let's Go Back to 1987 & Watch This Great Escape High Dive Show!
Let's Go Back to 1987 & Watch This Great Escape High Dive Show!
Let's Go Back to 1987 & Watch This Great Escape High Dive Show!
Growing up in the Capital Region in the 1980s, it was fun to travel up the Northway and spend the day at The Great Escape Amusement Park (formerly Storytown). We couldn't wait to get there and travel through Ghost Town and become a deputy with Marshal Wild Windy Bill McKay. But one of the highlights of the day was the death-defying high dive act.
All Aboard! Take a Scenic Train Ride Through Southern Adirondacks
All Aboard! Take a Scenic Train Ride Through Southern Adirondacks
All Aboard! Take a Scenic Train Ride Through Southern Adirondacks
All aboard! Take a beautiful scenic trip on the Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway. This train line was originally built in 1864 by the Adirondack Company. The line was refurbished and begins at the Corinth Station and runs through the Southern Adirondacks region. The standard coach is a historic locomotive that was first built in 1943. Passengers can ride in first class, standard coach, or the open-air seating car that features picnic tables. This train runs on Saturdays and Sundays. Each scenic ride is ninety minutes. There are themed rides too including fall train tours.
Saratoga County Community Celebrates 45th Annual Family Day
Saratoga County Community Celebrates 45th Annual Family Day
Saratoga County Community Celebrates 45th Annual Family Day
Having grown up in the city of Mechanicville and now living there with my family, Family Day in Talmadge Park was always a big deal. Although the past two years the day-long event had to be canceled because of COVID-19, it's making a strong return this year.

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