Storytown U.S.A. - 1966

Our intrepid vacationers, Dad, Mom, Stephen, Susan and Kevin, travel out of a hot 1966 NYC, through the Cross Bronx Expressway and into Upstate NY. There they rest in a lakeside motor inn, in lovely Lake George, NY. Storytown U.S.A. is the final destination, with a side visit to Jungle Land and Ghost Town. Special guest star appearances by: Marshal "Wild Windy" Bill McKay and Miss Barbara Autry (of the famous Gene Autry family).

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[DaviesAgent]

Great Video! I grew up in Lake George so Storytown holds a very special place in my heart. I love seeing old movies, postcards, and memorabilia of Storytown. My family still owns motels in the area. Do you happen to remember the name of the motel that is shown in the video?

[S991011]

Sorry to say that no one in the family knows which motel we stayed at. But I do remember it being a classic in mid-60's Motel design!

[mbrown001]

Notice the one thing missing from the whole movie? Theres not one obese person in the film. Back then fast food was hardly heard of and people were skinnier!

[sickkat44]

great clips! if you were from the northeast, you went to storytown, frontiertown, land of make believe and gaslight village. what great memories of fun summer vacations with no responsibilities until it was time to do the "back to school" shopping. kids today will never understand. it was so new and yet so simple.

[JerNewton93]

Add me to the list of those who enjoyed the nostalgia. I got deputized in the early 60's and remember Wild Windy McKay chatting to my parents and holding me for a photo. The memories of this surpass Disneyworld and imagination filled in the gaps of rough mechanics where automatronics have taken over.

[RaNdOmHaLoFaN525]

My dad was so ... Young

[bigkevcxza]

Storytown is where Great Escape is now right?

[1025Robbi]

thank you for the walk down memory lane! My dad was substitute pianist on Tuesdays at Ghost Town from the 1st yr until the mid 70s. My late  husband was an original Sundance Sam(outlaw)that rode the horse up the back hill and was shot by all the deputies. Bob Hungerford was the painist there for many years and 16 yr. old Jim Robillard was the accordianist and we're still in touch!

[ssjwes]

7:12

[ssjwes]

RIP Marshal Wild Windy Bill McKay

[taradigan]

Thank you so much for posting this. It's exactly how I remember it from when I was little. What a treat to see it all again. Thank you for the memories.

[stonedcommander]

Awesome post...My family has been there many times... we would spend the day here having a blast...Nice that as the park expanded, they kept most of these attractions...The park got huge over time especially with the water park addition...The whole Lake George area is wonderful...Bonus, Saratoga track in summer!

[muddywood]

Nobody looking at some stupid electronic device while they're out with the family.

And not one fat kid in the video.

[lisamariechar]

Many attractions are still there today but it's also changed so much. Six Flags keeps whittling away at the nostalgic stuff and slowly much is getting replaced (unfort. not keeping with the "Storytown" theme).