Lake Placid, NY - Discount Travel, Hotels, Resorts, Vacation Packages and Vacation Guide Miracles happen in Lake Placid. Located inside Adirondack State Park, the largest state park in the United States, Lake Placid was named after an adjacent lake. Whatever your reason for a visit, you will find this quaint village a remarkable New York hideaway. Lake Placid, the first location in North America to play host to two Olympic Games, has quite a bit of sports history. Most famous for hosting the 1980 Winter Olympics, due in large part to the "Miracle on Ice," when the American ice hockey team upset the heavily favored Soviet national team 4 to 3, Lake Placid was also the host site for the 1932 Winter Olympics. The Village of Lake Placid is a popular winter sports training facility, boasting the Olympic Center, which presents the greatest amount of ice surface on Earth. Lake Placid is also host of an annual Ironman Triathlon, one of only six held in the continental United States. ESPN also kicked off their "Great Outdoor Games" in Lake Placid in July of 2000. In 1898, Lake Placid became one of the first locations in the United States to have a golf course, and is home to more...more
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From the towering Adirondacks and ski jumps to gorgeous Mirror Lake and Lake Placid, and everywhere in between... you will find it here. 
