It has been 65 years since Charles R. Wood opened Gaslight Village theme park in Lake George Village. To honor the visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist’s contributions to the community, the Village is celebrating Charles R. Wood Day on July 12, 11 a.m. at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons. The public is invited.
Special guests at the event will include Village of Lake George Mayor Ray Perry, Wood’s daughters, Bobbie Wages and Charlene Wood and Gaslight Village fans who decades after the park’s closing fill social media pages with their memories of working at and visiting Gaslight Village.
The Charles R. Wood Day celebration will feature the unveiling of a plaque with Charles R. Wood’s facial likeness. Attendees will each receive a keepsake commemorative magnet featuring the Gaslight Village logo…