Saratoga Spa State Park is introducing a number of new events for garden enthusiasts. Below are events for August.

Tuesdays in August, 8:00-9:30 a.m.: Spa Park Garden Q&A

Caretakers of the Spa Park gardens, Dan and Joan, will be by the gardens at the Route 9 entrance of Avenue of the Pines every Tuesday through August 28th to answer your gardening questions. Come find out how they create such a dazzling entrance to Saratoga Spa State Park.  Participants will receive a brochure with a checklist of plants in the gardens along with their growing requirements. Hope to see you there! For more information please call 518-584-2000 Ext. 150.  Reservations are not needed.  Free parking is available at the Lincoln Bathhouse off Route 9 or the Warming Hut off the Avenue of the Pines.  Walk to the gardens from there.

On Saturday, August 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Knights of Columbus and the Malta Veterans Committee will be hosting a Tug of War Fundraiser to raise money for the Adaptive Sports Program for New York State disabled veterans at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.

Teams of 15 members will be in a tug of war battle against an 18 wheeler truck at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway.  They will compete to see who can tug the truck 50 feet in the shortest amount of time, with trophies awarded to the top three teams with the best times.

For more information, please visit their website here.

On Tuesday, September 18, the Saratoga Senior Center will be sponsoring a bus trip to Lake Placid.

Participants will view the Adirondack Mountains from Whiteface Mountain, then head into the village for shopping and lunch before enjoying a scenic boat ride on Lake Placid.

The cost is $48 for members and $63 for non-members.

Admission will include bus fare, Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway fee, and boat fare. The center asks participants to bring their own lunch money.

The bus will leave the center at 7:30 a.m. and return at 8:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit their website here.