If you are looking for a thrilling ride this spring and summer how about riding the longest mountain coaster in, not only the United States but in all of North America?
If you are looking for a thrill ride this winter then you are going to want to head to Lake Placid and do some serious sledding. It's just two-and-a-half hours from the Capital Region to the Toboggan Chute, the longest in New York state!
This week over 1400 collegiate athletes are competing in Lake Placid for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. The site of two Winter Olympic competitions in 1932 and 1980 provided the perfect infrastructure for the international event. However, many of the competition sites and training areas needed drastic updating to be considered for such a high-profile winter sports event. In stepped the State of New York and the Lake Placid is shining with Gold Medals.
There is no place like Upstate New York in the winter. It is the most beautiful and even magical once the snow falls. There was a survey that landed two Upstate New York towns on the list as the prettiest to escape during winter months across the United States.
Hundreds of towns and cities across the United States go all out for Christmas every year. Some places put up impressive light displays, while others set up festive holiday markets. But there's one small town in our backyard that does Christmas better than anywhere else in the country: Lake Placid.
If you are looking for a thrilling ride this spring and summer how about riding the longest mountain coaster in the United States? Not far from the Capital Region, it runs to the bottom of Mt. Van Hoevenberg. It's the Cliffside Coaster in Lake Placid.
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created in 1980 to oversee the facilities associated with the Olympics. They continue to make sure the facilities are purposefully reimagined to keep the communities and mountains enticing. Now they are involved in making a new ride at Gore mountain, the largest in the state.
The Winter Olympics are set to begin in February and if you want to feel like a bobsled champion or just see what it's like, head to Lake Placid and ride the bobsled course.
Winter is here and there is nothing more fun, in my opinion than finding the biggest hill and going sledding on. You can get some serious sledding in just two-and-a-half hours from the Capital Region at the Lake Placid Toboggan Chute.
It's official. New York state has a new mascot to represent our area. It was a months-long search for the right one and on Monday, Governor Hochul revealed the winner.
This home has gorgeous fall views and sits in the shadow of Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid. It's a new build that is just off the 16th golf fairway. It has an affiliation with all of the Whiteface Club Resort amenities. This home is steps away from the golf clubhouse with a restaurant. It has Lake Placid lakefront sandy beach, tennis courts, and two more restaurants. There is golf, tennis, a boat marina, and the sandy lakefront all included. Right outside the front door are cross-country ski trails and hiking. You could have this new-build house for just $1.3 million.
Usually, if you want to be in a television show you have to travel to somewhere like Los Angeles or New York City to audition. This time, HBO has turned to the Adirondacks to cast their upcoming show.