Made famous by the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games, this small community draws the sports enthusiast year round. And rightly so with such events as Ironman USA, Ice Dance Championships, and a Sports Film Festival. There are horse shows, marathons, bike races, and a BBQ Festival. I certainly don’t want to fail to mention the shopping opportunities. There seems to be something for everyone. It was here in 1980 that the US Hockey team beat the Soviets. I was in a Mexican restaurant in Detroit when that event happened. The whole place went up in a roaring cheer.
Today we drove the 10 miles from our campsite to Lake Placid. We needed a few things from the grocery. The Little Supper Market around the corner from us is truly little and we needed more then it had to offer. So here we are for the first time in Lake Placid. Our impression is that it is a very up scale tourist village. Main Street is for shopping and the shops offer antiques, high quality arts and crafts, fine art galleries, coffee shops, delis, outdoor dining, and sporting goods.
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| Outlet Mall with an Alpine feel |
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| Plenty of outdoor eateries |
About midway along Main Street we came to a small park and the band shell. Overlooking Mirror Lake it was a great place to sit, relax, and enjoy the view—just soak all the goodness up.
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| Mirror Lake |
We were in a bit of a hurry this afternoon, so didn’t spend much time. Here are a few shots of Main Street and Mirror Lake. We’ll be back to investigate further.
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| Starbucks, of course |
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