Lake George (New York) Lake George (New York) Lake George, nicknamed the "Queen of American Lakes", is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. It lies within the upper region of the Great Appalachian Valley and drains all the way northward into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River drainage basin. The lake is situated along the historical natural (Amerindian) path between the valleys of the Hudson and St. Lawrence Rivers, and so lies on the direct land route between Albany, New York and Montreal, Quebec,
Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing The Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing connects Champlain, New York and St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec on the United States–Canada border. It is the terminus of Interstate 87 in the US and Quebec Autoroute 15 in Canada. The route is the primary corridor between Montreal—less than 30 miles from the border—and New York City. The crossing is among the busiest in the US; more than two million travelers use it annually, including more than one half million during July and August. and is the second-busiest USA-Canada border crossing that is not located at a bridge. This