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Glens Falls is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in Warren County
Warren County, New York

Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 63,303....
, New York
New York

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, United States
United States

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. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area
Glens Falls metropolitan area

The Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Upstate New York New York, anchored by the city of Glens Falls, New York....
. The population was 14,354 at the 2000 census. The name is taken from a large waterfall in the Hudson River, located at the southern border of the city.

Glens Falls is located in the southeast corner of Warren County, surrounded by the Town of Queensbury
Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
 to the North, East, and West, and by the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
 and Saratoga County
Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 200,635. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 to the South. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title given to it by Look Magazine
Look (American magazine)

Look was a biweekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles....
 in 1944.






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Glens Falls is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in Warren County
Warren County, New York

Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 63,303....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area
Glens Falls metropolitan area

The Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Upstate New York New York, anchored by the city of Glens Falls, New York....
. The population was 14,354 at the 2000 census. The name is taken from a large waterfall in the Hudson River, located at the southern border of the city.

Glens Falls is located in the southeast corner of Warren County, surrounded by the Town of Queensbury
Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
 to the North, East, and West, and by the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
 and Saratoga County
Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 200,635. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 to the South. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title given to it by Look Magazine
Look (American magazine)

Look was a biweekly, general-interest magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles....
 in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as the "Empire City."

History

The area was originally called "Chepontuc" (Iroquois; "difficult place to get around"), also referred to as the "Great Carrying Place," but was renamed "The Corners" by settlers. In 1766 it was renamed Wing's Falls for Abraham Wing, leader of the group of Quakers that established the permanent settlement. Wing's claim to the name of the village was transferred to Colonel Johannes Glen of Schenectady in 1788, either on collection of a debt, as a result of a game of cards, or in exchange for hosting a party for mutual friends, depending on which local legend is believed. Colonel Glen was delighted to change the name of the town to "Glen's Falls," sometimes spelled "Glenn's," which was later abbreviated to "Glens Falls."

A post office was established in 1808. Glens Falls became an incorporated village in 1839, and was re-incorporated in 1874 and 1887. The city charter was granted in 1908 at which time, the city became a separate entity from the Town of Queensbury into which it had formerly been incorporated as its largest village.

As a halfway point between Forts Edward and William Henry, the falls was the site of several battles during the French-Indian War and the Revolutionary War. The hamlet was mostly destroyed by fire twice during the latter conflict, forcing the Quakers to abandon the settlement until the war ended in 1783. Fire also ravaged the town in 1864, 1884, and 1902.

Historic sites in Glens Falls

Glens Falls has two Historic Districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the equivalent New York State Register of Historic places. The Fredella Avenue historic district includes a series of unique concrete block structures. The Three Squares Historic District comprises the majority of the Central Business District. In addition, several individual structures are listed, some below. Glens Falls does not have a local preservation law protecting these historic resources from demolition or alteration.

The Oldest Building in Glens Falls - In 1864 there was a massive fire that destroyed most of buildings in the central business district. The oldest building in Glens Falls, located in the downtown area, is one of the few buildings in the city that predates 1864. The stone and brick structure at the bottom of the hill was erected circa 1815 and served as Calvin Robbin's Blacksmith Shop.

The Feeder Canal - Across from this historic canal
Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
 is a hydro-electric power-plant on the Hudson River at Glens Falls. The canal was created circa 1820 to feed water into the Champlain Canal
Champlain Canal

The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain to the Hudson River in New York. It was built as a feeder canal to the Erie Canal and is now part of the New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage....
. During the early 19th Century the New York State Canal System
New York State Canal System

The New York State Canal System is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. Currently, the 525-mile system is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal....
 served a crucial portion of the state's economy. In Glens Falls, lime, marble, lumber, and agricultural products were shipped from the docks at the base of Canal Street.

Fort Amherst Road - Located near this road is the location where Fort Amherst
Fort Amherst

Fort Amherst, in Kent, England, was constructed in 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton lines of defence to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway against a French invasion....
 once was. The fort is no longer extant, however portions of the wood foundations were known as late as 1880. The fort constituted a block house marking the half-way point on the road between Fort Ann and Fort William Henry
Fort William Henry

Fort William Henry was a United Kingdom fort on the shores of Lake George , New York. It was built during the French and Indian War by Sir William Johnson as a staging ground for attacks against the France Fort Ticonderoga ....
 at the head of Lake George
Lake George (New York)

Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York, United States The lake extends about 32.2 miles on a north-south axis and varies from 1 to 3 miles in width....
. This Fort system, erected by the British, was built to secure the northern territories of the colony from incursions from the French during the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
. A restored fort house complex is available for viewing in the nearby town of Fort Ann
Fort Ann (town), New York

Fort Ann is a town in Washington County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York Glens Falls metropolitan area....
.

Civil War Monument - A limestone obelisk
Obelisk

An obelisk An Obelisks is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid like shape at the top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone, a monolith; however, most modern obelisks are made of individual stones, and can even have interior spaces....
 located in the intersection of Glen, South, and Bay streets, only soldiers from the Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
 are listed on the monument. Many battles of the war are listed.

Quaker Meeting House - The Quaker Meeting House, an Italianate edifice on Ridge St. was built in 1875, and originally contained no heating system.

DeLong House - Presently the home of the Glens Falls/Queensbury Historical Association and the Chapman Historical Museum
Chapman Historical Museum

The Chapman Historical Museum is a restored house museum featuring furnishings and historical artifacts depicting life in Glens Falls, New York, New York, USA during the late 19th century....
. A Greek Revival and Second Empire
Second Empire

Second Empire is an architectural style that was popular during the Victorian era, reaching its zenith between 1865 and 1880, and so named for the "French" elements in vogue during the era of the Second French Empire....
 edifice on the corner of Glen and Bacon Streets. A Queen Anne style Carriage Barn also sits on the property.

Louis Fiske Hyde House - The center among a triplet of revival type residences constructed for the daughters of Samuel Pruyn by the architect Henry Forbes Bigelow
Henry Forbes Bigelow

Henry Forbes Bigelow was a prominent Boston, Massachusetts, USA architect of Bigelow and Wadsworth, who become a partner in the firm in 1898....
, Hyde House currently houses the The Hyde Collection
The Hyde Collection

The Hyde Collection is an art museum in the city of Glens Falls, New York in Upstate New York. The collections were endowed by the Hyde family. The museum is housed in a historic refurbished early 20th century residence, the Hyde House, located at 161 Warren Street in Glens Falls, New York, a building that is listed on the U.S....
, a world class museum of European, American, and contemporary art. The principal collection is presented in its original domestic context as a private collection.

- The fifth house of worship of this Congregation chartered in 1803 was constructed in 1929. It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram

Ralph Adams Cram, , was an United States architect of collegiate and Church buildings, often in the Gothic architecture style....
 in his "presbyterian style" of neo-gothic architecture.

St. Mary-St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School, formerly known as St. Mary's Academy, is located on the corner of Warren and Church streets. This is another example of neo-Gothic architecture in Glens Falls by Ralph Adams Cram
Ralph Adams Cram

Ralph Adams Cram, , was an United States architect of collegiate and Church buildings, often in the Gothic architecture style....
. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It features a Great Hall with a two-story stained glass window designed by Henry Lee Willett Studios of Philadelphia.

Crandall Public Library - While the library has existed since 1893, it did not have its own permanent home until 1931, with the completion of the library building in City Park, on property willed to the library by local entrepreneur Henry Crandall. The building was designed by Charles A. Platt
Charles A. Platt

Charles Adams Platt was a prominent landscape gardener and architect of the "American Renaissance" movement. Though his garden designs were to complement his domestic architecture, his training was as an artist of landscapes, first at the National Academy of Design in New York and at the Acad?mie Julian with Gustave Boulanger and with Jules...
; it was renovated and expanded in 1969. Its first renovation and expansion since then was completed in November 2008, involving the demolition of the 1969 addition. The library is a part of the Southern Adirondack Library System.

Geography

Glens Falls is located at (43.312104, -73.648250).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 10.2 kmē (3.9 sq mi). 9.9 kmē (3.8 sq mi) of it is land and 0.3 kmē (0.1 sq mi) of it (2.54%) is water.

The city is located on the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
, in the Adirondack foothills, at the border of Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 200,635. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 14,354 people, 6,267 households, and 3,415 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,447.0/kmē (3,752.2/sq mi). There were 6,811 housing units at an average density of 686.6/kmē (1,780.4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 96.54% White, 1.30% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 6,267 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,222, and the median income for a family was $42,266. Males had a median income of $29,283 versus $21,606 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $18,137. About 12.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Finance and industry

The Glens Falls region is a major producer of medical devices. CR Bard, a manufacturer of medical devices located just north of Glens Falls in the town of Queensbury, is the second-largest employer in the region (after the Glens Falls Hospital). Glens Falls is home to Navilyst Medical
Navilyst Medical

, headquartered in , was formed in February 2008 from Fluid Management and Vascular Access business units. Its devices including PASV? Valve Technology, expanded line of Xcela? PICCs and NAMIC? Fluid Management products, help hospitals to achieve safe, favorable outcomes for patients....
, another medical device maker, previously a regional office of Pfizer
Pfizer

Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City, and its research headquarters is in Groton, Connecticut....
 and Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific

The Boston Scientific Corporation , is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery,...
 Corporation. Glens Falls is also a principle provider of medical services for a vast region from Saratoga County to the south, extending northward to the central Adirondacks. These services are centered around the Glens Falls Hospital, a 450 bed facility located downtown. Founded in the summer of 1897 by a group of twelve local physicians, the Glens Falls Hospital was meant to serve the entire Upper Hudson River Valley
Upper Hudson River Valley

The northern portion of the Hudson River valley in Upstate New York, generally that region extending from the first town below the headwaters of the Hudson River at North River, New York to the last substantive waterfall preventing the passage of vessels at Fort Edward , New York....
. Solomon A. Parks generously donated his home in Glens Falls for the original hospital. The present structure has been extensively modified, enlarged, and modernized several times to better serve the needs of the community, and currently serves as the fast-response trauma center for the region. The hospital is now the area's biggest employer. Glens Falls services veterans medical needs with a VA outpatient facility.

Danfloss Flomatic Corporation is headquartered on Pruyn's Island in Glens Falls. The company is a leading manufacturer of industrial and municipal valves. Also located on Pruyn's Island is Umicore, a Belgium based company manufacturing silver-based contact materials.

Finch Pruyn & Company, headquartered at the base of Glen Street hill, is a major regional employer and a manufacturer of specialty paper and forest products. It is by far the largest taxpayer in the City of Glens Falls, owning property assessed at $60-million in 2006, according to city records. In mid-June 2007, Finch Pruyn & Company announced it had sold all of its assets, including of forestland in the Adirondacks, to Atlas Holdings of Greenwich, Conn. Atlas then turned around and sold all of the forestland to The Nature Conservancy.

The Glens Falls Cement company, established 1893, is now a part of Lehigh Northeast, itself a division of HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement is a German cement and building materials company. It is currently the world's fourth largest cement producer and the market leader in construction aggregate....
, one of the world's largest cement producers.

Glens Falls has an old and prevalent history in the finance sector of the region. Arrow Financial Corporation, headquartered downtown is a publicly traded multi-bank holding company for Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Company (1851) and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Evergreen Bank, N.A., formerly the First National Bank of Glens Falls, originated in 1853, and is now owned by banking conglomerate TD Banknorth
TD Banknorth

TD Banknorth, formerly "Banknorth", is a fully-owned subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank. It conducts banking and insurance activities, primarily serving the New England area of the United States....
. Advantage Capital Partners, a venture capital firm, has its New York offices downtown.

Culture, media and entertainment

Print The Post Star is a daily newspaper printed in Glens Falls with a circulation of approximately 31,500 (34,500 on Sundays). The paper, currently owned by Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, covers Glens Falls and Saratoga as well as the surrounding towns and counties of Warren
Warren County, New York

Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 63,303....
, Saratoga
Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 200,635. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 and Washington
Washington County, New York

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 61,042....
. Established in 1895, it has been continuously published since 1909.

The Chronicle is a free weekly newspaper, with a summer distribution up to 37,000. Circulation at other times of the year ranges from 25,000 to 31,000. Locally owned by founder and Glens Falls native Mark Frost and published since 1980, the paper is widely distributed to many surrounding communities. Its parent company, Lone Oak Publishing, also publishes books and a number of local magazines. The paper also sponsors a book fair every October.

Television TV8
WNCE-CA

WNCE-CA channel 8 is a Class-A LPTV radio station in Glens Falls, New York. Formerly an affiliate of Network One, WNCE switched to America One after Network One discontinued service....
 is an independent television station broadcasting from downtown studios. It features a variety of locally produced programming, including a nightly weekday news program, North News 8, anchored by former CNBC anchor Kevin McCullough.

Network TV stations are also available from the Albany/Schenectady/Troy DMA of which Glens Falls is part. Networks include ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, NBC, PBS and many cable networks made available by Time Warner Cable.

Radio Local radio broadcasters include: WROW
WROW

WROW is a radio station broadcasting to Albany, New York, with its tower in Glenmont, New York. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and runs a talk radio format under the branding News-Talk 590....
 590 AM, WGY
WGY

WGY is a 50,000 watt radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York, New York. It is one of the United States's oldest radio stations as well as the oldest in New York's Capital Region....
 810 AM, WUAM
WUAM

WUAM is a radio station broadcasting a full-time simulcast of local Albany cable news station Capital News 9. It is licensed to Watervliet, New York....
 900 AM, WMML
WMML

WMML is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Glens Falls, New York, USA, the station serves the Glens Falls area. The station is currently owned by 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc....
 1230 AM, WENU
WENU

WENU is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format. Licensed to South Glens Falls, New York, USA, the station serves the Glens Falls area....
 1410 AM, WWSC
WWSC

WWSC is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Glens Falls, New York, USA, the station serves the Saratoga area....
 1450 AM and ; WVCR 88.3 FM, WHMT-FM 89.1 FM, WLJH 90.7 FM, WSPN
WSPN

WSPN is a non-commercial radio station located at 91.1 MHz and broadcasts from Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. The station is located on the campus of Skidmore College and is made up of student, professor, and community DJ's....
 91.1 FM WLJH
Sound of Life Radio

The Sound of Life Radio Network is a regional Inspirational radio network headquartered in Lake Katrine, New York and serves eastern New York State, northern New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania, and western New England....
 90.7 FM, WFLY
WFLY

'WFLY' is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station licensed to Troy, New York and serving New York's Capital District as well as the surrounding areas, including the Adirondacks....
 92.3 FM, WGFR
WGFR

WGFR is a radio station broadcasting a Album Adult Alternative format. Licensed to Glens Falls, New York, USA, the station serves the New York college area....
 92.7 FM, (college radio
Adirondack Community College

Adirondack Community College is centrally located in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Queensbury, New York. This two-year college was founded in 1961 to serve both Warren County, New York and Washington County, New York Counties....
 station), WYAI 93.7 FM, WNYV
WNYV

WNYV is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Whitehall, New York, USA, the station serves the Saratoga area. The station is currently owned by Pine Tree Broadcasting Company....
 94.1 FM, WBAR 94.7 FM, WRVE
WRVE

WRVE is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York and serving the Capital District and Upper Hudson Valley of New York....
 95.5 FM, WCQL
WCQL

WCQL is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Queensbury, New York, USA, the station serves the Albany. The station is currently owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC and features programing from Jones Radio Network....
 95.9 FM, WPTR
WPTR

WPTR, known as "Pulse 96.7", is a Contemporary Christian music radio station licensed to Clifton Park, New York and serving New York's Capital District....
 96.7 FM, WTRY-FM
WTRY-FM

WTRY-FM, or 98.3 WTRY, is a Classic Hits station licensed to Rotterdam, New York and serving New York's Capital District and Mohawk Valley....
 98.3 FM, WCKM-FM
WCKM-FM

WCKM-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Lake George , New York, USA, the station serves the Albany. The station is currently owned by Regional Radio Group, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio The radio stations airs 24 hours a day and has broadcasts at 6 and 9 a.m., Noon, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 p.m....
 98.5 FM, WRVE
WRVE

WRVE is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York and serving the Capital District and Upper Hudson Valley of New York....
 99.5 FM, WKBE
WKBE

WKBE , known as "100.3 The Point", is a Modern Adult Contemporary formatted radio station in the United States, licensed to Warrensburg, New York, and owned by Pamal Broadcasting....
 100.3 FM, WQAR
WQAR

WQAR is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to Stillwater, New York and serving Saratoga County, New York and vicinity. The station is owned by the Anastos Media Group and broadcasts at 6 kilowatts Effective radiated power from a tower in Stillwater....
 101.3 FM, WNYQ
WNYQ

WBZZ are the call letters of an Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Malta, New York. The station is owned by Regent Communications and broadcasts with 25 kilowatts Effective radiated power from the Bald Mountain tower used by the analog signal of WNYT in the hamlet of Speigletown, in the Town of Brunswick, New York, Rensselaer Coun...
 101.7 FM, WKKF
WKKF

WKKF is a Top 40 radio station licensed to Ballston Spa, New York and serving the Capital District and Adirondacks. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts at 102.3 FM at 4.1 kilowatts effective radiated power from a transmitter in Clifton Park, New York on a tower shared with WPTR and WTMM-FM....
 102.3 FM, WQBJ
WQBJ

WQBJ is the callsign of a Classic rock radio station licenced to Cobleskill, New York and serving the Mohawk Valley and the western Capital District of New York as well as the Oneonta, New York and Utica, New York-Rome, New York areas....
 103.5 FM, WAMC 103.9 FM WTMM-FM 104.5 FM, WBZZ 105.7 FM, WPYX
WPYX

WPYX is a Classic Rock radio station licensed to Albany, New York and primarily serving New York's Capital Region, the Adirondacks, and surrounding areas....
 106.5 FM, WFFG
WFFG-FM

WFFG-FM is the callsign of a country music radio station licenced to Corinth, New York and serving the Glens Falls, New York-Lake George, New York area plus Saratoga County, New York, the Capital Region, and western Vermont....
 107.1 FM, WGNA 107.7 FM, (these last three all owned by Pamal Broadcasting
Pamal Broadcasting

Pamal Broadcasting, Ltd. is a family-owned radio ownership with stations in medium-to-small markets in the Northeastern United States, Florida, and Louisiana....
 except WGNA-FM). WAMC
WAMC

WAMC is a Public broadcasting station out of Albany, New York, broadcasting on the 90.3 FM frequency and several others. The organization's legal name is "WAMC, Inc.," and it is also known as "WAMC Public Radio" or "WAMC Northeast Public Radio Network."...
 90.3 FM is the public radio station.

Arts & Theater The Greater Glens Falls area has a rich history of theatrical productions. The 300-seat Charles R. Wood Theater is home to the Adirondack Theater Festival (ATF), a professional non-profit summer theatre presenting new and contemporary plays and musicals. In addition to ATF, the Wood Theater provides numerous artistic and cultural presentations throughout the year. This theater opened in 2003 on Glen Street, in the heart of Glens Falls. A former Woolworth store for years, it now introduces culture and theater into the surrounding community. The theater is named for the late Mr. Wood
Charles Wood (businessman)

Charles R. "Charley" Wood was an United States businessman....
, who was a successful local entrepreneur and founder of The Great Escape
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom: A Six Flags Park is an amusement park and water park located in Queensbury, New York. Because it is located within the Lake George, New York ZIP code, however, it is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York....
 theme park, located between Glens Falls and Lake George. The Glens Falls Community Theatre produces theatrical productions in Glens Falls for nearly 75 years. LARAC, the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, promotes the arts in the Glens Falls region having an annual arts festival and a gallery open year round at the Lapham Carriage House adjacent to City Park.

Music in Glens Falls is highlighted by the fact that the city has a professional orchestra, the Glens Falls Symphony, which has been performing classical repertoire for 30 years. The orchestra is currently under the direction of Maestro Charles Peltz.

Glens Falls has three museums. The Hyde Collection
The Hyde Collection

The Hyde Collection is an art museum in the city of Glens Falls, New York in Upstate New York. The collections were endowed by the Hyde family. The museum is housed in a historic refurbished early 20th century residence, the Hyde House, located at 161 Warren Street in Glens Falls, New York, a building that is listed on the U.S....
 is a world class European and American art collection situated in its original home context with modern gallery spaces. The Chapman Historical Museum is operated by the Glens Falls/Queensbury Historical Association and offers local history exhibits, educational programs, and tours of the historic DeLong House. The World Awareness Children's Museum is currently undergoing a relocation to Warren Street in a new facility where it's programming of international childhood experiences and artwork will be permanently housed.

Food & Cuisine Glens Falls features the one and only "New Way Lunch hotdog," a grilled hotdog topped with a proprietary meatsauce, onions and mustard. The concoction is locally known as a "dirt dog" due to the appearance of the sauce, and the nickname of the establishment which serves it as "Dirty John's." New Way lunch has been serving the dish on South Street since 1919.

Literary and Film References
  • Glens Falls and the natural formation of the bedrock beneath it served as inspiration to James Fenimore Cooper
    James Fenimore Cooper

    James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular United States writer of the early 19th century. He is best remembered as a novel who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo....
     in his historical novel The Last of the Mohicans
    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826.It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time....
    .
  • Glens Falls is referred to in Jim Harrison
    Jim Harrison

    James 'Jim' Harrison is an American author known for his poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and writings about food. He has been called ?a force of nature,? and his work has been compared to that of Faulkner and Hemingway....
    's Legends of the Fall.
  • Ian Fleming
    Ian Fleming

    Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English literature author and journalist. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of James Bond and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories....
    's novel The Spy Who Loved Me features scenes in Glens Falls.
  • Julia Spencer-Fleming
    Julia Spencer-Fleming

    Julia Spencer-Fleming is an United States novelist.She lives in Maine with her husband and 3 children....
    's mystery novels are set in Millers Kill, NY, a fictional town in the Glens Falls area, based on the neighboring town of Hudson Falls
    Hudson Falls, New York

    Hudson Falls is a village located in Washington County, New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Glens Falls metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,927....
    .
  • The 1982 film Basket Case
    Basket Case (film)

    Basket Case is an American comedy horror film, written and directed by Frank Henenlotter, that was released in 1983. It has two sequels, Basket Case 2 and Basket Case 3: The Progeny by the same director....
     was partially filmed in Glens Falls.
  • Author James McBride
    James McBride (writer)

    James McBride is an United States writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.Early life...
    's memoir The Color of Water recounts his brief time spent in Glens Falls as a child.
  • In The Sopranos
    The Sopranos

    The Sopranos was an United States television drama series created and Executive producer#Television by David Chase. It was originally broadcast in the United States on the premium television cable television HBO from January 10, 1999 to June 10, 2007, spanning List of The Sopranos episodes....
    , Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco) briefly mentions Glens Falls in the final season.
  • In 2007, the movie Love Conquers Paul was filmed at various location in Glens Falls.
  • Glens Falls native Michael Cleary won The 1992 American Book Series Award for his poetry collection, "Hometown, USA," which chronicles his growing up in the city in the 50's and 60's. The book adopts the title and selected photos from the 1944 "Look Magazine" series which featured Glens Falls as a typical American town in the post-WW II years. In 2005, his "Halfway Decent Sinners" again included works about Glens Falls people and places.


Transportation

Rail Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Glens Falls at the station in nearby Fort Edward
Fort Edward (town), New York

Fort Edward is a town in Washington County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
, operating its Adirondack
Adirondack (Amtrak)

The Adirondack is a passenger train operated daily by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. The trip takes approximately 11 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling through the scenic Hudson Valley and the Adirondack Mountains....
 daily in both directions between Montreal and New York City. Amtrak has designated the stop as Fort Edward-Glens Falls.

Road Interstate 87
Interstate 87

Interstate 87 is a 333.49 mile List of intrastate Interstate Highways Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of New York. Its southern end is at the The Bronx approach to the Robert F....
 - Interstate freeway running through the western end of the city. This portion of the highway is known to locals as the Adirondack Northway. Visitors typically use exits 18 and 19 to access Glens Falls. U.S. Route 9
U.S. Route 9

U.S. Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. It is one of only two U.S....
 - Runs through the central business district north into Queensbury
Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
. This is a historically significant corridor, once a plank stagecoach toll road to Lake George
Lake George (New York)

Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York, United States The lake extends about 32.2 miles on a north-south axis and varies from 1 to 3 miles in width....
, and prior to that the military road during the French and Indian War connecting Fort Edward and Fort William Henry. New York State Routes 32 and 9L merge with U.S. Route 9 at Centennial Circle, a single-lane roundabout
Roundabout

A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. In the United States it is commonly known as a "rotary" or a "traffic circle", but sometimes is technically called a modern roundabout, in order to emphasize the distinction from the older, very much larger type of traffic circl...
 in the heart of the city. Glens Falls has a radial street pattern originating from its colonial settlement.

Bus Regular bus service is provided by the Greater Glens Falls Transit System. The system serves the greater region in Glens Falls and Queensbury
Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
 six days a week. Trailways provides national service with a terminal on Elm Street.

Air Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport , formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located in the town of Queensbury, New York three miles northeast of the city of Glens Falls, New York in Warren County, New York, New York, United States....
 (IATA: GFL, ICAO: KGFL), formerly the Warren County Airport, provides convenient access to the Glens Falls region for small and charter aircraft.

Schools and education

The Glens Falls City School District operates Glens Falls High School
Glens Falls High School

Glens Falls High School in Glens Falls, New York is a former high school building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.The current Glens Falls High School is located at 10 Quade Street near Sherman Avenue in Glens Falls....
 at 10 Quade Street near Sherman Avenue in Glens Falls. The school has been recently renovated and modernized with a new third floor addition, new rooms, and new computers. The Glens Falls High School has a variety of athletic programs, most notable of which are the basketball team, lacrosse, soccer, ice hockey, track & field, football, and field hockey. Other programs include tennis, wrestling, cross country running, bowling, swimming & diving, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, golf, softball and baseball. All GFHS Athletic teams carry the name "Indians." (Glens Falls Indians). The boys' basketball team were state finalists in 2003 and 2007. The field hockey team were state champions in 2000 and 2001 and state finalists in 1999 and 2006. The boys' ice hockey team were state champions in 1990 and 1991. They were finalists in 2000 and semi-finalists in 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The City School District also operates a middle school and four neighborhood elementary schools (Sanford Street School, Big Cross School,Jackson Heights School and Kensington Elementary School).

In 2008, they replaced their old grass football field and tennis courts with a turf field, concession stand, new bleaches and tennis courts.

The Glens Falls Common School District also operates an independent public elementary school, Abraham Wing Elementary School, named for a founder of Glens Falls.

Located in downtown Glens Falls, Saint Mary's-Saint Alphonsus Regional Catholic School serves children in pre-kindergarten through grade eight as a regional parochial school.

City government

Glens Falls, since incorporation as a city in 1908 has had a strong mayor charter. Currently the city's Common Council has six members; one is elected to represent the city at large while the other five are elected from wards. The city is represented on the Warren County Board of Supervisors by five supervisors; one supervisor is elected from each Common Council ward. Such "city ward supervisors" do not have any duties in city government but have all the rights and privileges as any other member of the County Board. Departments of the City include: Cemetery, Community, Fire, Police, Public Works, Purchasing, Recreation, Controller, Assessment, Civil Service, Clerk, Water & Sewer, and Buildings and Codes. Historical Mayors of Glens Falls as a city:
  • Charles W. Cool 1908-09
  • Samuel D. Kendrick 1910-11
  • W. Irving Griffing 1912-15, 1920-21
  • Edward Reed 1916-20 (died in office)
  • Julius Jacobson 1920 (interim)
  • Charles W. Cool 1922-23
  • Charles H. Hitchcock 1924-25
  • Orville C. Smith 1926-31
  • Earle H. Stickney 1932-33, 1936-39
  • W. Irving Griffing 1934-35
  • John Bazinet 1940-49
  • Milton G. Tibbitts 1950-51, 1954-57
  • J. Ward Russell 1952-53, 1958-61
  • Harry Helm 1962-63
  • James E. Wallace 1964-65
  • James J. Donnelly 1966-69
  • Robert J. Cronin 1970-77
  • Edward M. Bartholomew 1978-85
  • Francis X. O'Keefe 1986-93
  • Vincent J. DeSantis 1994-97
  • Robert A. Regan 1998-2005
  • LeRoy B. Akins, Jr 2006-2008 (died in office)
  • John "Jack" Diamond, May 10, 2008-present (Acting Mayor)(Elected Mayor November 4, 2008 for final year of term of Mayor Akins)


Noteworthy persons

Having been born or resided in Glens Falls:
  • J Allard
    J Allard

    J Allard is "Chief Experience Officer" and Chief Technology Officer, for the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. He also oversaw Microsoft's first foray into the video game industry, the Xbox....
    , Corporate Vice President of Microsoft, creator of Xbox
    Xbox

    The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
  • Charles Reed Bishop
    Charles Reed Bishop

    Charles Reed Bishop was a preeminent businessman and philanthropist in Hawaii. Born in Glens Falls, New York, he sailed to Hawaii in 1846 at the age of 24, and ended up making his home there....
     (1822-1915), Husband of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop
    Bernice Pauahi Bishop

    Bernice Pauahi Bishop , born Bernice Pauahi Paki, was a Native Hawaiian philanthropist, Ali'i, and direct descendant of the royal House of Kamehameha....
     Paki of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Confidant of Hawaiian Royalty.
  • Joseph Bruno
    Joseph Bruno

    Joseph L. Bruno is an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its majority leader....
    , Former Majority Leader of New York State Senate
    New York State Senate

    The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve....
  • Michael Cleary, poet
  • John Alden Dix
    John Alden Dix

    John Alden Dix was Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.Dix was born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, and attended Cornell University, but never graduated....
     Governor of New York, 1911-1912
  • Jeffrey Downer
    Jeffrey Downer

    Jeffrey Downer, sometimes known as Jeff, is a movie and television producer and production manager. He was born September 16, 1957 in Glens Falls, New York....
    , Film and Television Producer
  • 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan
    Jim Duggan

    James Stuart "Jim" Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an United States professional wrestling currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its WWE Raw WWE Brand Extension....
    , Professional Wrestler of Mid-South
    Universal Wrestling Federation (United States)

    The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986. The attempt failed and in 1987, Watts sold the promotion to Jim Crockett Promotions and became part of what would later be known as World Championship Wrestling....
    , WWF
    World Wrestling Entertainment

    World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
    , WCW
    World Championship Wrestling

    World Championship Wrestling was an United States professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. In 1988, Ted Turner bought the promotion from Jim Crockett....
     & WWE
    World Wrestling Entertainment

    World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated arts and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales....
     fame.
  • Fred Dustin
    Fred Dustin

    Fred Dustin was a writer focusing on the American West, in particular George Armstrong Custer and The Battle of the Little Bighorn.Dustin was born in Glens Falls, New York to James and Jennie E....
    , early 20th century writer on the American West
  • Jimmer Fredette, Shooting Guard for Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young University

    Brigham Young University , located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a Private education, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
    's Basketball team
  • Ferris Greenslet
    Ferris Greenslet

    Ferris Lowell Greenslet was an United States editor and writer....
    , Editor of the Atlantic Monthly 1902-07
  • Lionel Hitchman
    Lionel Hitchman

    Lionel Hitchman was a Canadian professional ice hockey Defenceman who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins....
    , Professional Hockey Player, 1929 Stanley Cup Champion
  • Charles Evans Hughes
    Charles Evans Hughes

    Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was a lawyer and United States Republican Party politician from the State of New York. He served as Governor of New York , United States Secretary of State , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States ....
    , Governor of New York (1907-1910), Presidential candidate (1916), and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1930-1941)
  • Thomas M. Jacobs
    Thomas M. Jacobs

    Thomas Michael Jacobs was an United States Winter Olympics nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.He was educated at Middlebury College in Vermont, and was a member of the College's ski team....
    , Olympic Nordic Skiier
  • Richard Kenney
    Richard Kenney

    Richard L. Kenney is a poet and professor of English literature at the University of Washington. He is the author of four books of poetry: The Evolution of the Flightless Bird, Orrery, ''The Invention of the Zero, and The One-Strand River....
    , author, professor of English
  • Dave LaPoint
    Dave LaPoint

    David Jeffrey LaPoint was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the manager of the Long Island Ducks....
    , retired Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     pitcher and 1982 World Series
    1982 World Series

    The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games.The Cardinals won the National League East division by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies, then defeated the Atlanta Braves, three games to none, in the National League Championship Series....
     Champion
  • Betty Little
    Elizabeth O'C. Little

    Elizabeth O'Connor "Betty" Little is a New York State Senator. A member of the United States Republican Party, she was first elected in 2002. She serves in the 45th Senate District, which includes all are part of Clinton County, New York, Essex County, New York, Franklin County, New York, Hamilton County, New York, Warren County, New York an...
    , State Senator
  • Teo Macero
    Teo Macero

    Teo Macero , born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an United States jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years, and most notably produced the Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue, which at #12, is the highest-ranked jazz album on Rolling Stone Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of A...
    , jazz producer
  • Norma Fox Mazer
    Norma Fox Mazer

    Norma Fox Mazer is an United States author who is best known for her books for children and Young adult literature.She was born in New York City but grew up in Glens Falls, New York, with parents Michael and Jean Garlan Fox....
    , author
  • Molly McMaster, cancer crusader, Olympic Torch bearer 2002
  • Barry Melrose
    Barry Melrose

    Barry Melrose is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, as well as a current commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN....
    , Former Head-Coach of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning
    Tampa Bay Lightning

    The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. Members of the National Hockey League , since 1992, they have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2004 Stanley Cup Final....
    , former co-owner of Adirondack Frostbite
    Adirondack Frostbite

    The Adirondack Frostbite were a professional ice hockey team in the United Hockey League. They played their home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York....
     UHL Hockey Team and former Coach of Adirondack Red Wings
    Adirondack Red Wings

    The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center....
     AHL Hockey Team
  • Lorrie Moore
    Lorrie Moore

    Lorrie Moore is an United states fiction writer known mainly for her humorous and poignant short story....
    , O. Henry Award
    O. Henry Award

    The O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short story of exceptional merit. The award is named after the United States master of the form, O....
    -winning author
  • Ed O'Connor, Prominent Harness racing owner and founder of partnership group, VIP Stable
    VIP Stable

    VIP Stable is an United States harness racing partnership group founded in 1999 by Ed O'Connor.Ed O'Connor, a lifelong harness racing fan organized the initial horse ownership group in 1999 with a group of 4 investors by purchasing an untested horse named Aberdasher, who was developed into a stakes horse with 17 wins by trainer Greg Trotto...
  • Algernon Sidney Paddock, Secretary of Nebraska Territory and Governor of Nebraska; United States Senator
  • Dave Palmer
    Dave Palmer

    Dave Palmer may refer to:*Dave Palmer , founding member of Goose*Dave Palmer of the Earl Harvin Trio*Dee Palmer, formerly Dave Palmer, English keyboardist of Jethro Tull...
    , retired Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     pitcher
  • Robert P. Patterson
    Robert P. Patterson

    Robert Porter Patterson was the United States Under Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and the United States Secretary of War under President of the United States Harry S....
    , United States Undersecretary of War (Truman Administration)
  • Edward C. Prescott
    Edward C. Prescott

    Edward Christian Prescott is an American economist. He received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2004, sharing the award with Finn E....
    , 2004 Nobel Prize
    Nobel Prize

    The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....
     in Economics, Glens Falls High School class of 1958
  • Rachael Ray
    Rachael Ray

    Rachael Domenica Ray is a celebrity and author. She hosts the Television syndication talk/lifestyle program Rachael Ray and two Food Network series, 30 Minute Meals and Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels....
     Television Cooking Personality
  • Misty Blue Simmes
    Misty Blue Simmes

    Misty Blue Simmes is an American former professional wrestling....
    , Professional women's wrestling champion
  • Gerald B. H. Solomon, United States Representative from New York (1979-1999)
  • Seneca Ray Stoddard
    Seneca Ray Stoddard

    Seneca Ray Stoddard was an United States landscape photographer known for his photographs of New York's Adirondack Mountains. He was also a naturalist, a writer, a poet, an artist, and a cartographer....
    , Photographer and Cartographer
  • Kate White
    Kate White

    Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine and writes the opening section for the magazine every month entitled "Behind the Scenes at Cosmopolitan." She is the author of the best-selling Bailey Weggins mystery novels, for which she has received critical acclaim....
    , editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine


Religion

While Glens Falls was originally settled by Quakers, soon followed the congregations other early protestant churches. Today, numerous faiths have places of worship in Glens Falls reflecting a diverse community. Active churches include:
  • First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls - Presbyterian Church USA
  • St. Mary's - Roman Catholic
  • St. Alphonsus - Roman Catholic
  • First Church of Christ - Christian Scientist
  • Tempel Beth El - Jewish
  • Church of the Good Shephard - Lutheran
  • Church of the Messiah - United Methodist
  • First Baptist Church - Baptist
  • Free Methodist Church - Methodist
  • Faith Tabernacle - Baptist
  • Congregation Shaaray Telifa - Jewish


Regional events

The Adirondack Balloon Festival A balloon festival
Hot air balloon festivals

Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, and givea chance for hot air balloon to participate in balloon races and display...
 has been held in the Glens Falls area, with events at the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport , formerly known as Warren County Airport, is a public airport located in the town of Queensbury, New York three miles northeast of the city of Glens Falls, New York in Warren County, New York, New York, United States....
 and Crandall Park, in mid to late September every year since 1973. Organized by local resident Walt Grishkot, the event is free to the public, and generally lacks commercialism.

Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council () Festival The LARAC June Arts Festival, held annually since 1972, is considered the first major summer event in the Glens Falls region and it draws crowds of more than 25,000. With the juried art and craft show as its centerpiece, the LARAC June Arts Festival also offers live entertainment by regional performers, food concessions by local non-profits, and activities for the whole family. It is free and open to the public, 10 am-5 pm both days and is held rain or shine.

Northcountry Microbrew Festival The Northcountry Microbrew Festival began as a charity fund raising event to benefit the Downtown Glens Falls area. Each year, a different charity is chosen to receive the proceeds. The event takes place at the historic Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls.

Taste of the North Country Taste of the North Country is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Glens Falls and features food sampling from over 35 North Country Restaurants. This annual event on the last Sunday of September also includes live music, cooking demonstrations and an apple dessert contest. In its 15 year history the event has raised more than $300,000 for the Community Service Projects of the Kiwanis Club.

New York State Boy's Public High School Basketball Tournament & Federation Basketball Tournament The New York State Boys' Public High School Basketball Tournament and the Federation Basketball Tournament of Champions is held annually at the Glens Falls Civic Center

The Adirondack Stampede A Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is an organization whose members compete in rodeos throughout North America but primarily in the United States....
 (PRCA)-sanctioned charity rodeo.

Recreation and sport facilities


The City of Glens Falls operates a two public parks, most prominenty City Park and Crandall Park. City Park provides greenspace to the City's business district and contains the public library. Crandall Park is composed of a lowland pond, war monuments and recreation facilities bordering the city's Coles' Woods International Ski Trail system over the northern border with Queensbury. In addition there are a number of neighborhood playgrounds including: The Murray Street Playground, the Mohican Street Playground, the East Field Playground, Haviland's Cove, the Montcalm Street Playground, and the Sagamore Street Playground.

The Glens Falls Civic Center
Glens Falls Civic Center

Glens Falls Civic Center is a 4,806-seat multi-purpose arena located in downtown Glens Falls, New York. Built in 1979, it was originally the home Adirondack Red Wings, the American Hockey League farm team for the Detroit Red Wings....
  opened in 1979 and hosts sports and entertainment events in downtown Glens Falls. This versatile multi-purpose complex includes an arena for sporting events, concerts, family activities, dance, theater and trade shows as well as banquet facilities. The Civic Center includes 4,806 permanent arena seats focused on an ice hockey/basketball-type arena and the ability to accommodate an audience of up to 7,800 people for concerts and other events. East Field is located in the east side of the city and is home to the Glens Falls Golden Eagles, of the New York Collegiate Baseball League
New York Collegiate Baseball League

The New York Collegiate Baseball League is a 14-team amateur summer baseball league founded in 1978 and sanctioned by the National Association of Summer Baseball and Major League Baseball....
; the Greenjackets semi-pro football team; and the Glens Falls High School Indians. It was also previously home to the Glens Falls White Sox and Glens Falls Tigers of the Eastern League, the Glens Falls Redbirds of the New York-Penn League and the Adirondack Lumberjacks
Adirondack Lumberjacks

The Adirondack Lumberjacks were a baseball team based in Glens Falls, New York. The team moved to Bangor Lumberjacks after the 2002 season. The team was a fairly successful franchise winning the inaugural 1995 Northeast League Championship and the 2000 Northern League Championship....
 of the Northeast League/Northern League East.

The Glens Falls YMCA
YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, United Kingdom, by George Williams . The original intention of the organization was to put Christian principles into practice....
 features many different recreational activities for people of all ages. The YMCA is currently undergoing construction and renovations to make it better than ever. Plans have been made for the addition of an indoor running track, a new swimming pool for non-competitive swimmers, a youth fitness center, and more. The expansion will be done in three phases. The first phase includes an arts and crafts room, youth fitness center, and group exercise and family activity rooms. Phase two is the construction of the indoor track, and phase three the new Lifetime Pool, which will have shallower, warmer water for the elderly and small children. Phase one and two are now complete, and Phase three has not yet started. The YMCA has received about 250 grants from individuals, foundations, and companies to cover the cost of the expansion.

The is a private membership club offering recreational and competition tennis since 1965 at the city's eastern border.

Sister cities

  • - Saga
    Saga, Saga

    is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province....
    , Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


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