Do you was a free bottle of carbonated drink....just get your own bottle and fill them up for free…read moreat this spring. Hathorn Spring No. 1 is located on the Northeast corner of Putnam and Springs Streets, right in the heart of Saratoga Springs. The spring was scovered in 1866, by a workman, Samuel Freeburn, while digging an excavation for Congress Hall.The spring is named after Henry H, Hathorn owner of the Congress Hotel. The natural spring has a tap running 24/7 and is highly-carbonated water of an Alkaline-Saline flavor noted for its high mineral content, and renowned as a digestive curative. The water tastes a Lil salty and fell a tiny bit of carbonation that can cause a tingle.

We were in town for the Whitney and looking for something to do before the rest of the family got…read moreup and rolling the next day. The Sunday Stroll of Historic Congress Park sounded perfect. Easy online sign up, easy to find. Our guide Charlie was a wealth of knowledge. We didn't really walk much though; just made 2 stops in the park and a third inside Canfield Casino. Way more standing than walking. Would've loved to wander more all throughout the park and hear him share stories about everything else that's there.

Is one of 20 plus springs located in Saratoga. Congress Spring is located directly underneath the…read morecovered pavilion in Congress Park. The park is found in the heart of Saratoga Springs NY. It's a good place to bring your kids and try the Spring water. The water flows here from Loughberry Lake, the City's water supply. You will find a lot of people using this Spring water and filling them up in bottles.

I have psoriasis and it can be a real bitch sometimes. I have kind of a rare type that can get…read moretriggered by a variety of things. Stress can be a trigger and breaking off an engagement qualified gloriously and I had an outbreak this last summer. I'm here to tell others who suffer with psoriasis that you can do something about it! I've been able to get rid of it almost completely and I can tell you that there is hope. One of the reasons I choose to live in Saratoga is because of the springs. I believe a place where water springs forth from the earth is a place of life. So during my psoriasis flare up I visited Old Red and drank deeply. Old Red or Sleeping Beauty has a high Iron content and since the Revolution people have visited the spring as it's known to help skin ailments. I'm not saying that Old Red cured my psoriasis, but it was a piece of the pie. Deciding to get better is the first and often hardest step to take. Disease can be just as much mental as physical and sometimes you have to choose to love yourself even with your faults and know that things in life change but you will make it through even the hardest things. Healing is life. Living is healing.

This is the 'best' tasting springs in Saratoga, and I've tried them all. And by best, I mean this…read moreone has that nice mix of salt/blood/iron and a smell of rotten eggs. But the water is great and I've never gotten sick from it. When I was in Saratoga in April 2024 this spring was still turned off. The Big Red Spring inside the Race Course is back on as of June 2024 and I think the taste of it as about as close as you are going to get to Hathorn Spring No. 1

Do you was a free bottle of carbonated drink....just get your own bottle and fill them up for free…read moreat this spring. Hathorn Spring No. 1 is located on the Northeast corner of Putnam and Springs Streets, right in the heart of Saratoga Springs. The spring was scovered in 1866, by a workman, Samuel Freeburn, while digging an excavation for Congress Hall.The spring is named after Henry H, Hathorn owner of the Congress Hotel. The natural spring has a tap running 24/7 and is highly-carbonated water of an Alkaline-Saline flavor noted for its high mineral content, and renowned as a digestive curative. The water tastes a Lil salty and fell a tiny bit of carbonation that can cause a tingle.