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Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance Painting of Battlefield at Lake George New York Path at Lake George Battlefield Park Lake George Battlefield Park Visitor Center Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance The Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance the Alliance was established in 2001 as a private nonprofit education corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York to support activities of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the preservation and interpretation of the Lake George Battlefield Park. The Alliance is a volunteerdriven organization comprising individuals from various regions of the United States who have an abiding interest in the Lake George regions critical role in the French and Indian and American Revolutionary Wars. By walking the same paths as such important historic figures as Sir William Johnson King Hendrick the Marquis de Montcalm and Henry Knox in full view of the magnificent lake that served as a key means to regional dominance in the 18thcentury we both derive appreciation for the extraordinary actions that were taken and help preserve important vestiges of the battlefield for posterity. Lake George Battlefield Park was the scene of sustained military conflict during the 18th century as residents of the colonies faced virtually ongoing threats from both within and without.