Winter magic, in ice
By Holly Riddle
January 28, 2022
Ice Castles attraction brings wintertime magic, new tourism opportunity to Lake George
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Holly Riddle is a freelance lifestyle and business journalist who also dabbles in ghostwriting and fiction. You can find her work in publications ranging from Golf Magazine to Mashed, Global Traveler to Forbes and Bloomberg. When she’s not writing, you can find her exploring the mountains near her home in the Adirondacks.
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