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Nestled in the northeastern portion of the Adirondack wilderness of New York State, the rugged mountain scenery, heavy winter snows, and a pleasant summer climate combine to make the Lake Placid region a popular tourist year-round resort. [1]
There were 646 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. [2]
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. [...] By 1840, the population of “North Elba” (four miles southeast of the present village near where the road to the Adirondack Loj crosses the Ausable River) consisted of six families. [3]
Lake Placid & Saranac Lake, Sponsored by Adirondack Scenic Railroad. [1]
The Lake Placid Club was the headquarters for the IOC for the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. [3]
MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex, Lake Placid. [1]
Whiteface Mountain (4,867 feet), in nearby Wilmington about 13 miles (21 km) from Lake Placid, offers skiing, hiking, gondola rides, and mountain biking, and is the only one of the High Peaks that can be reached via an auto road. [3]
Features a 90-meter ski jumping competition, a freestyle aerial exhibition, live music, craft vendors, food specials and much more! [1]
There were 1,303 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.6% were non-families. [3]
Lake Placid is a town in Highlands County, Florida, United States. [...] The median income for a household in the town was $21,178, and the median income for a family was $28,194. [2]
Smuckers’ Stars on Ice, featuring Olympic & World Champion Figure Skaters! [1]
Lake Placid was formerly called Lake Stearns, chartered on December 1, 1925. [2]
In 1845, Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great deal of land around the village, he also granted large tracts to his slaves, reforming the land law and reflecting his support of Abolitionism. [3]
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[1] Lake Placid New York
[2] Lake Placid, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Lake Placid, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia