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Family Fun in Capital-Saratoga
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> Join the Fun at Gore Mountain's Harvest Fest
793 Peaceful Valley Road, North Creek, NY 12853
Oct. 2024 dates TBA: Along with gorgeous fall foliage and spectacular photo ops, this two-day festival features live music all weekend, scenic gondola skyrides, premier Adirondack artisans and more...
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> Grafton Lakes State Park
100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Cropseyville, NY 12052
Nearly 2,500 acres, Grafton Lakes State Park is situated between the Taconic and Hudson Valleys and features six ponds for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and sailing.
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> Come Celebrate the historic Schaghticoke Fair
69 Stillwater Bridge Road, Schaghticoke, NY 12154
Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2024: Celebrating its 200th year in 2019, the Schaghticoke Fair is the third oldest Fair in New York State.
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> Hathaway's Twin Drive-In Theater
4762 NY-67, North Hoosick, NY 12133
For more than 70 years, Hathaway’s has been showing double features and classic films and today offers two screens for more movie options.
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> Hiking at Glens Falls Canal Trail
Glens Falls, NY 12801
The last remaining original canal in New York State, the nine-mile trail begins at the Feeder Dam in Glens Falls and will bring you by a portion of the few remaining sections of the original 1820s canal system.
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> Hollowed Harvest
Altamont Fairgrounds, Route 146 and Arlington St., Altamont, NY, 12009
Weekends & select days in mid-Sept. through Oct.: This family-friendly, walk-through boasts more than 7,000 illuminated and intricately carved Jack-O’-Lanterns designed to create stunning landscapes and larger-than-life displays.
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> Hollywood Drive-In Theatre
9270 NY-66, Averill Park, NY 12018
Built in 1952, this 400-car theater shows double features highlighted by a digital projection system with Dolby digital sound.
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> Huck Finn's Playland
25 Erie Blvd., Albany, NY 12204
With a variety of Kiddie, Family and Thrill rides, Huck Finn’s Playland offers rides for children of all ages.
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> Irish American Heritage Museum
370 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Located in downtown Albany, this year-round museum features unique exhibits telling the story of the Irish people and their culture and contributions in America.
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> It's Winter in Cherry Plain State Park
10 State Park Road, Petersburg, NY 12138
The 175-acre Cherry Plain State Park features a sandy beach on Black River Pond, which in the winter turns into a haven for ice fishermen.
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> Jazz at the Lake
Lake George, NY (various locations)
Sept 13-15, 2024: Put on by the Lake George Arts Project, the free, three-day festival is held in September each year, with musical performances from renowned jazz artists taking place in Lake George’s famed Shepard Park
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> Jericho Drive-In
21 Jericho Road, Glenmont, NY 12077
This seasonal, weekend-only drive-in shows double feature films under the stars.
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> Jewels of the Sea 3D Museum
30 Third St., Troy, NY 12180
This unique 3D natural history museum offers the opportunity to get a good look at thousands of seashells and mollusks that have been living in the waterways...
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> John Boyd Thacher State Park
830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Thacher State Park is one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world and provides an amazing panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains.
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> Knickerbocker Historical Society
132 Knickerbocker Road, Schaghticoke, NY 12154
The 18th-century Knickerbocker Mansion, constructed in 1780 by Johannes Knickerbacker III, is on rural property that was occupied by the Knickerbocker family for nearly 250 years.
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> Malta Drive-In Theatre
2785 U.S. 9, Malta, NY 12020
In continuous operation since 1949, this seasonal drive-in offers two screens showing double features of current films.
