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Lake Placid - New York .com is the premier online guide to
Lake Placid, New York showcasing
hundreds of exciting attractions throughout the
Olympic region and upstate New York.
We invite you to take a virtual tour of some
of our most popular travel destinations including the
historic communities of Saranac Lake, Elizabethtown, Keene, Keene Valley, Jay,
Wilmington, Essex, Ticonderoga, Crown
Point, Schroon Lake and Westport.
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Intervale
Olympic Ski Jumping Complex
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The Lake Placid Region is famous for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter
Olympics. Lake Placid has also
been host for a variety of world class events including the ESPN Outdoor Games,
World Cup bobsled & luge, the Ironman Triathalon, international figure skating,
Empire State Games & the "I Love NY" Horse Shows. The Lake Placid region offers
visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural attractions.
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Lake
Placid's Olympic attractions include famous Whiteface Mountain, boasting the greatest
vertical drop in the East and the Mackenzie Intervale Olympic Ski Jumping Complex,
where you can  ride
to the top of the 26 story, 120 meter ski jump in a glass enclosed elevator! Other
venues include the Mt. Van Hoevenberg bobsled and luge track where you can take
an exhilarating ride down the only dedicated bobsled run
in the US.
Lake Placid - New York .com gives you everything you need to know to plan your
trip online when visiting Upstate New York and the Adirondacks. It's all right
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Summer
Event Highlights
Lake Placid Horse Shows
The Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows, at the North Elba
Showgrounds in Lake Placid, NY.
Ford Ironman USA/Lake Placid Competitors from around the world will arrive
in Lake Placid to compete in one of only 4 official Ironman Triathlons to be held
in the continental U.S.
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Adirondack
Culinary Arts
The Adirondacks & the
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class dining at five star resorts. In the internationally acclaimed
Olympic Village of Lake Placid, diners can choose from exciting restaurants
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The Culinary
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on the principle of learning by doing. Many of todays local chefs
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