About This Location
The Sagamore Hotel first opened in 1883 on Green Island in Lake George, financed by wealthy residents who wanted an exclusive resort community. The Victorian Queen Anne-style hotel was destroyed by fires in 1893 and 1914, with the current building constructed in the early 1920s. Named after a Native American character from "The Last of the Mohicans," the resort sits on what some claim was Native American burial grounds. TODAY magazine named it one of the top 10 most haunted hotels in the United States.
The Ghost Story
Multiple spirits haunt the Sagamore. Lillian, a woman in a pinkish-brown dress with lace details, stands on the porch gazing at the lake, waiting for the boats she loved during her 1880s visits. "Walter," a portly man, materializes in elevators - an employee bumped into him before he appeared. In Mr. Brown's restaurant, a tall woman in white evening attire with sandy blonde hair spoke to a prep cook, walked toward him, passed through him, and vanished - the cook quit immediately. A mischievous ghost boy, killed by a car in the 1950s while chasing golf balls to resell, throws balls at golfers on the course while laughing. Guests report silverware moving on its own and cold spots in the dining room.