![]() ![]() ![]() The Mohawks had no written language, so Europeans used various phonetic spellings of the word, including Achkokx, Rondaxe, and Adirondax. He explained that the word was used by the Iroquois as a derogatory term for groups of Algonquians who did not practice agriculture and therefore sometimes had to eat tree bark to survive harsh winters. Another early use of the name, spelled Rontaks, was in 1729 by French missionary Joseph-François Lafitau. He spelled it Adirondakx and said that it stood for Frenchmen, meaning the Algonquians who allied with the French. The earliest written use of the name was in 1635 by Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert in his Mohawk to Dutch glossary, found in his Journey into Mohawk Country. It will be magical,” said Allan.The word Adirondack is thought to come from the Mohawk word ha-de-ron-dah meaning "eaters of trees". “We’re a winter event company and we’ve learned that winter doesn’t always get here when we want to but winter always comes. As a winter carnival committee we’re not worried at all because our event goes on and the show must go on and it goes on,” said Darrah. Since then there have been 10 years without total freezing and 3 where there wasn’t enough ice for some winter carnival activities to take place. The lake didn’t fully freeze in 1919 but then it did again every year until 1991. MORE: New ice castle, perennial favorite Winterfest heat up winter in Lake George ![]() The average date for the lake to fully ice over is January 19th. The Lake George Association has been documenting freeze dates for the lake for more than 100 years. Fireworks are beautiful over the frozen lake of Lake George, but we have so many events to offer that are on land and as we grow our winter carnival over the years we’re creating more of the non-ice events to accommodate Mother Nature because she’s not always cooperative,” said Darrah. The festival has been growing each year and is estimated to bring close to 50 thousand people into town.ĭarrah says a frozen lake would be nice but it’s not a must. Jessyca Darrah is the co-chair of the Lake George Winter Carnival. We can work around the clock,” said Allan.Ī warmer than average January could take a toll on some other winter activities in Lake George Village. We can get in place what we need and then we can also work overnight. Once the temperature drops, they’re bringing in extra crews from other Ice Castles across the country to help them out. When CBS 6 visited last year on January 6th, there was a lot more progress.Īllan says says not to worry. Slated to open January 27th, Allen says it’s looking like they might have to bump it back a bit. “We just need cold and we need sustained cold and we need it for now until oh, probably the end of March,” said Roger Allan, Event Manager at Ice Castles New York. MORE: Bit by bit, a castle of ice grows in Lake GeorgeĬonstruction on the big castle started back in November and is moving forward, albeit a little bit slower than planned. Last year was the first year Ice Castles came to Lake George and it was a big hit. Many people have been reaching out to CBS 6 asking if Ice Castles will be able to open at the end of the month.
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