Lake George (Uganda) the course of the Katonga river from Lake Victoria during his trans-African expedition. Thinking it was part of Lake Albert, he named it "Beatrice Gulf". Exploration plans were aborted due to the threat of conflict with the kingdom of Bunyoro. On his second visit to the area, in 1888 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Stanley also discovered Lake Edward, and realizing that there were two independent lakes, and gave Lake George its current name. Lake George (Uganda) Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of and is a part of
Lake George Monster Lake George Monster The Lake George Monster, fittingly named "Georgie", was a hoax invented by painter Harry Watrous after a fishing bet with newspaper editor Colonel William d'Alton Mann in 1904. The monster was purportedly sighted at Hague Bay in Lake George in New York, United States. This was a reported solution to an ongoing rivalry that Watrous had with another resident (Colonel Mann). After word had spread about, Watrous began to move the monster around the lake for more publicity. The monster was also sighted at "The View" restaurant, near Hague. The original monster is currently on display at