Lake Placid is a lake of the same name as the village. We all know it from the Winter Olympics being held there in 1932 and 1980. We had a tour of the grounds, ice rinks and learned of the history. We viewed a tape of the last few minutes of the "Miracle On Ice" February 22, 1980. It almost made my heart stop and then brought me tears as I watched the video. Don't have room here to give the details.
A small museum of Robert Louis Stevenson and the farmhouse where he lived are in Saranac Lake.
As always when I visit a museum like this, I realize how little I know about famous people in our history. One picture stands out for me. He suffered from some sort of disease of the lungs. So he wrote sitting up in his bed with pillows behind him - smoking none stop!! But he did not keep this from his living a full, interesting life.
Whiteface Mountain was next on our itinerary. It is 4867 feet above sea level. We drove up and then hiked the last 330 feet. There was an elevator but it was out of order. It was overcast but on a clear day one can see mountains in Vermont, skyscrapers in Montreal and White Mountains of New Hampshire. Guess we will have to come back on a clear day.
Last was the War of 1812 Museum in Pittsburgh. Again, how little I know of history other than dates. The curator told me this was the best book on the topic, written by a non biased author. So no excuse for being ignorant of it now.
Mirror Lake is near Lake Placid. It has a wonderful walking trail around it.
