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Lake Placid NY .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
Olympic
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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 and luge, the Ironman Triathalon, international figure skating,
Empire State Games and the "I Love NY" Horse Shows. The Lake Placid region offers
visitors a rich variety of historic, artistic and cultural
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"West
Branch Ausable River"
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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.
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Lake
Placid 2007- 2008 Winter Event Highlights
Yuletide
Family Week-ends at Santa's Workshop
The old fashioned tradition of family,
friends and the spirit of Christmas are all waiting for you! Call 800-806-0215
for Yuletide Family Weekend Packages.
Winter
Cup Sports and Events at Olympic Venues
See the world-class athletes train
and compete in
Bobsled, Luge, Skeleton and Freestyle throughout the Winter.
For complete schedule
and details visit www.orda.org 3rd
Annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge
Nascar race drivers will be piloting
specially made bobsleds down Lake Placid's track. This event, January 3-5, 2008,
raises money for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project which builds bobsleds for US teams.
For more information visit
www.bodynbobsled.com Empire
State Winter Games
The 28th Empire State Winter Games return to Lake Placid
February
22-24, 2008. Come join in the fun!
www.empirestategames.org/winter/
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. 39th Year!
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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'Miracle
on Ice'
the Movie
On January 31,
04 Disney unveiled its version of the famous confrontation between the United
States and the Soviet Union. Called 'Miracle' , it is the story of the 1980 U.S.
Olympic hockey team that made sports history by taking the gold medal in hockey
away from the Soviets. Kurt Russell plays the leading role of legendary
USA hockey coach Herb Brooks, the man who single-handedly transformed an unassuming
group of college players into hockey heroes. To learn more click
here .
We also invite you to visit
our sister site www.LakePlacidHockey.com
Adirondack
Vistas 2008 Calendar | 
Beautiful Lake George
2008 Calendar |
2008 Adirondack Calendars.
By photographer- Carl Heilman
A perfect gift!
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Visit
Lake Placid Hockey .com
CAN/AM Hockey Tournament
This youth hockey tournament features 48 teams from the U.S. and Canada in the
Mite - Bantam divisions. Location: 1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena Location Town:
Lake Placid Time: All Day Contact: CAN/AM Hockey Phone: (800) 678-0908
Canadian Hockey Enterprises Hockey Tournament This youth hockey tournament features
36 teams from across Canada and the U.S. in the Squirt - Midget divisions. Location:
1980 Rink Herb Brooks Arena Location Town: Lake Placid Time: All Day Contact:
Canadian Hockey Enterprises Phone: (800) 461-2161
www.LakePlacidHockey.com
Lodging
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Stop here first for great deals on
hotels in Lake Placid, New York. Compare our Lake Placid, New York hotel rates
and save up to 50%!. Book online now!
 Mountain
View Inn - 140 Main St., Lake Placid, NY,
Phone: 1-800-499-2439
Quality mountain and lakeview rooms in the heart of
the Olympic Village. Walking distance to shopping and restaurants; adjacent to
the Olympic Center. AAA & Mobile Guide approved. Family owned and operated.
 Trail's
End Hikers/Skiers Lodge
HC01
Box 103, Keene Valley, New York 12943 -
(518) 576-9860 or 800-281-9860
A romantic 1902 Adirondack lodge nestled in New York's Keene Valley 
amid soaring mountain peaks.This rustic, romantic, and secluded bed & breakfast
inn is ideally located for all season activities as hiking, canoeing, fishing,
whitewater, bicycling, horseback riding, golf, tennis, swimming, bird watching,
rock climbing, and more. Our main lodge houses twelve
spacious guest rooms. Also available: three additional large rooms with private
baths, separate entrances, two-person whirlpool tubs, wood-burning fireplaces
and king-sized beds.
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Adirondack
Culinary Arts
The Adirondacks & the
Lake Champlain Valley of Upstate New York & Vermont have long
been known for their truly unique & varied cuisine ranging from
fresh caught native brook trout cooked over an open campfire to world
class dining at five star resorts. In the internationally acclaimed
Olympic Village of Lake Placid, diners can choose from exciting restaurants
with menus featuring everything from sushi and health foods to hearty
Adirondack homecooked meals.
The Culinary
Arts program at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks was founded
on the principle of learning by doing. Many of todays local chefs
learned their trade at Paul Smith's.
click
here for more information on culinary arts.
Adirondack
Shopping
Shopping is at its best in the Adirondacks - we showcase the
regions finest boutiques, galleries, stores
and antique & craft shops throughout Upstate New York, the Lake Champlain
Valley & the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Region has been renowned for its shopping,
hospitality and lodging since the turn of the century when the rich and famous
constructed spectacular Great Camps and huge rustic hotels during the "Gilded
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and services ranging from Adirondack
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Adirondack
Log homes and Adirondack Log Furniture
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THE POSITION OF NEW YORK STATE CORRECTION OFFICER: Candidates
must be 21 years of age on or before the date of their appointment Correction
Officer positions are located throughout New York State in various facilities
of the NYS Department of Correctional Services.
As a Correction Officer, under
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The majority of jobs in the New York State Department of Correctional Services
are filled by Correction Officers, who are required to pass a written Civil Service
exam and undergo extensive medical, psychological, and background checks. Correction
Officer positions are located throughout New York State in various facilities
of the Department of Correctional Services. Correction Officers are responsible
for the custody and security as well as the safety and well being, of criminal
offenders in State Correctional Facilities.
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Visit
Keene and Keene Valley
'Home of the High Peaks' The
greatest number of high peaks in the Adirondacks (in a single location) rise majestically
in the Keene/Keene Valley Region making this area a meca for hikers, climbers
and other visitors who wish to experience the remarkable beauty of the Adirondack
mountains. There are literally hundreds of trail heads located in the tiny hamlet
of Keene including the trail to the summit of Mt. Marcy, the highest mountain
in New York State.The Annual Adirondack Mountaineering Festival will be held in
January in Keene Valley. The event is a celebration of mountaineering that includes
a variety of ice climbing and mountaineering clinics.
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Olympic Torch with Whiteface Mountain
in background
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