The Lake George Association has announced the winner of the sixth annual Lake George Bookmark Design Contest, sponsored by the Lake George Association and The Hyde Collection. The winning design, created by Abbie Persons, a 7th grader at Bolton Central School, features a scenic Lake George design with the slogan “Don’t Litter. Save the Critters.” Abbie was presented with an award by LGA Education Coordinator Kristen Rohne at the school’s award ceremony held on June 6th. “We truly appreciate being involved in this annual project and are thrilled that Abbie Persons is the recipient this year”, said Mr. Raymond Ciccarelli, Jr., Superintendent of Bolton Central School.
‘‘The contest is an opportunity for us to learn more about the lake and how important it is to our community. It gets students thinking about things they can do to protect it,’’ said Nicole Williams, Science Teacher at Bolton Central School.The bookmark theme this year was My Summer Place in support of The Hyde Collection’s exhibition Modern Nature: Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George, June 15 – September 15, 2013. The show will feature paintings by the artist made during her summer visits to Lake George. Students were asked to combine O’Keeffe’s artistic style and vision of Lake George with the importance of keeping the water of Lake George clean for the future.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings of Lake George featured panoramic views of the lake and mountains, and close-up studies of individual objects, trees, flowers and rustic buildings using bold, color-filled abstractions. The contest was open to students in Grades 4-7 from schools located within the Lake George watershed, which includes Whitehall, Lake George, Bolton, Ticonderoga, Queensbury, Fort Ann, Putnam, Warrensburg, and Lake Luzerne. There were a total of 95 entries in this year’s contest.