iv been to lake george many times....very nice area. Mostly inhabited during the summer by vacationers from lower ny, westchester, duchess, etc. There are decent parts of upstate, iv been to a bunch of them used to go to school way upstate, and I can confidently say upstate ny as a whole is such a shit hole. Albany/troy area is such a dump. The country is ok, just lots of hicks. Plattsburgh is beyond a dump.
Im from westchester so im a little spoiled by the bubble we live in but upstate is so shitty