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Saratoga Springs’ All-American Celebration for July 4th!
Independence Day, commonly referred to as July 4th, is a day we commemorate the signing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence from 1776. Saratoga Springs, NY goes all out for an old fashioned all-American 4th of July celebration. Imagine flags waving, marching parades, politicians, finger-licking good barbecue, and homemade desserts along with family picnics and [...]
Posted in City Festivities, Downtown Saratoga Springs, Events, Historic Sites
Tagged 4th of July, Independence day, Saratoga Arms Hotel, Saratoga National Battlefield and Historic Park, Saratoga Springs Celebration, Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Saratoga Springs NY
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A Special Valentine’s Day Package at our Saratoga Springs Hotel
The origins of Valentine’s Day, named for early Christian martyr St. Valentine, are somewhat sketchy. The real story may date back as far as 270 AD with early pagan festivals. How it evolved to represent love and romance is hard to figure. In the Middle Ages Valentine greetings were exchanged but actual written cards did [...]
On this day in Saratoga Arms history
On December 19, 1997, Kathleen and Noel Smith purchased a dilapidated old rooming house on Broadway. It took great vision (and a very helpful local bank) to renovate, restore and reopen this 1870 building as Saratoga Arms a sixteen-room hotel in 1998. As we reflect upon the past 14 years, we are thankful for the [...]
Posted in Family Business, History, Room Renovations, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs
Tagged Amy Smith, Downtown Saratoga Springs, Executive Meeting Room, History of Saratoga Arms, Kathleen and Noel Smith, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Sheila Smith Sperling
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Top 10 Interesting Tidbits About the Saratoga Lip Dub
On September 1, 2011, residents from Saratoga Springs, NY participated in a citywide Lip Dub. People in costume (many with props) lined the downtown street to lip sync to 3 Train songs. On September 27th, the premiere of the finished product was shown on the big screen of The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and we have the [...]
Posted in Activities, City Festivities, Events, Historic Sites, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs, Things to do, YouTube
Tagged Congress Park, Saratoga Casino, Saratoga Farmers Market, Saratoga Lip Dub, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Pride, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Annual First Night, Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga Springs Festivals, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Saratoga Springs Victorian Street Walk, Shauna Sutton, Stewarts Ice Cream, Ultimate Winter Beer Weekends
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Owners of Saratoga Arms Learning from the Next Generation
“Mom, you’re going to write a blog.” my thirty something daughter said to me. She had just spent eight months convincing her seventy year old father and sixty year old mother that we were going to spend a small fortune to redesign our hotel’s website and give a young woman in Hawaii the job of [...]
Posted in Family Business, Saratoga Arms, Website
Tagged Family Business, Saratoga Arms, Saratoga Springs Hotel, Whitestone Marketing
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