EVERY pilgrim (or car-pool driver) 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.
The pilgrimage’s shuttle service includes pick-up at your your arrival point Thursday (only), delivery to check-in & accommodations Thursday, and delivery from your motel Friday morning to the step-off area. Shuttle drivers confirm the itinerary when bringing you to your accommodations Thursday.
Pilgrims camping at the Lake George Battleground Campground Thursday night do not need to be shuttled Friday morning to step-off, because the step-off area is at the Campground.
To request Thursday’s shuttle service to the step-off location in Lake George Village from any of the locations numbered 1 – 3 below, submit this linked form to pilgrim-organizers asap only after registering, but no later than Tuesday, September 20.
1. arrival by rail — Thursday
Amtrack stops in Amsterdam, NY.
Call 800/872-7245 for Amtrak Services.
Click here for Amtrak’s website
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
3. arrival by automobile — Thursday
Coliseum church parking lot Auriesville Shrine
136 Shrine St
Auriesville (Amsterdam), NY 12010
Pilgrims park in the Shrine lot Thursday after noon, in order to retrieve vehicles Sunday after final Mass.
It is strongly not advised for a pilgrim to arrive Friday morning, instead of Thursday. But, if he must, a pilgrim arriving Friday morning must first check-in at 05:00, and then form up with his brigade at 05:30 at the Million Dollar Beach parking lot. A pilgrim first arriving Friday morning must also leave his vehicle parked somewhere (legally, to avoid towing) in Lake George Village.
No shuttle service is provided back to Lake George Village after pilgrimage, Sunday.
To request the shuttle service to the step-off location in Lake George Village from any of the locations numbered 1-3 above, simply submit this linked form to pilgrim-organizers asap after registering, but no later than Wednesday, September 21.