Follow the instructions on this page no matter the means of transportation you, your group, or family use to travel to pilgrimage.
( See this page if participating Sunday only. )
There are three modes of transportation pilgrims use to travel to pilgrimage.
1. rail
2. air
3. automobile
(Families or seniors bringing RV’s are discussed on this page.)
No matter by which mode a pilgrims travels to the region, every pilgrim must plan in advance with organizers, who shuttle pilgrims to check-in. This post explains why.
1. arrival by rail — Thursday
Amtrack
stops in Amsterdam, NY.
Call 800/872-7245 for Amtrak Services.
Click here for Amtrak’s website
To request Thursday’s shuttle service to the check-in location in Lake George Village from the rail station, submit the form linked on this page asap before Wednesday, September 21.
(But be sure first to register.)
2. arrival by air — Thursday
Albany International Airport
737 Albany Shaker Rd
Albany, NY 12211
518/242-2200
– or – [ only as last resort ]
Schenectady County Airport
21 Airport Rd
Scotia, NY 12302
518/339-0377
To request Thursday’s shuttle service to the check-in location in Lake George Village from the air terminal, submit the form linked on this page asap before Wednesday, September 21.
(But be sure first to register.)
3. arrival by automobile — Thursday
Coliseum church parking lot at the Auriesville Shrine
136 Shrine St
Auriesville (Amsterdam), NY 12010
*** All pilgrims driving to pilgrimage must park their vehicles in the Auriesville Shrine lot Thursday after noon in order first to take the shuttle to check-in at Wood Park, then to their overnight accommodations Thursday evening in Lake George, and back again to Wood Park Friday morning, AND finally to retrieve vehicles at the destination Shrine Sunday after the crowning Mass of the Pilgrimage. ***
Exact, step-by-step instructions are provided when you complete the request for the shuttle. An explanation is also found in this post on the Pilgrimage blog.
THERE IS NO SHUTTLE FROM AURIESVILLE TO LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE FRIDAY.
There is also NO shuttle service back to Lake George Village after pilgrimage, Sunday.
NOTE WELL:
a. EVERY car-pool driver, pilgrim driving solo, or/and pilgrim traveling by public transportation (PT) must, without exception, submit the shuttle request, even if you suppose otherwise — including pilgrims of the ‘modified events’ who are keeping their vehicles throughout the pilgrimage.
b. The Transportation-Team cannot promise shuttle service to any pilgrim failing to return the request, nor guarantee to finalize arrangements for requests received after September 21.
c. Only by requesting the shuttle for Thursday (the day before step-off) can those who drive to pilgrimage retrieve their vehicles at the end of pilgrimage Sunday, at the destination Shrine in Auriesville.
d. THERE IS NO SHUTTLE FROM AURIESVILLE TO LAKE GEORGE VLG FRIDAY MORNING. The shuttle Friday before dawn is from a pilgrim’s overnight accommodation in Lake George Village to the step-off location at Wood Park, also in Lake George Village.
e. Only one shuttle-request per vehicle is required, provided all adult pilgrims of the party are listed by name in the shuttle request form.
f. LAST SHUTTLE DEPARTS AURIESVILLE SHRINE AT 9:00 THURSDAY EVENING, September 28.
g. Every pilgrim must check-in at Wood Park, in Lake George Village, upon arrival Thursday afternoon, starting at 4:30, or as early as possible in the evening.
IN 2023 THERE IS NO CHECK-IN AT CRAMER’S POINT MOTEL OR AT THE BATTLEGROUND CAMPGROUND.
No gatherings of pilgrims may take place in the Lake George Battleground Campground in 2023.