It seems it's time to tell you a little about the place where we actually live :) There won't be a long history of its origin here, I'll just share some interesting facts and observations😊 Lake Placid is located 480 km from New York City, which is about a 5-hour drive. Major sporting events have been held here, such as: the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games, the Biathlon World Cup, Lacrosse, Ironman (triathlon), and many others. Frankly speaking, if it weren't for these events, this town would just be an American village and a beautiful place where tourists would occasionally come for climbing. But now this town is teeming with a huge number of people from both the USA and Canada. Our boss said that very wealthy people live here because a plot of land costs a huge amount of money by American standards. It's interesting that the town is called Lake Placid, but the entire town center is built around a different lake - Mirror Lake. Also, a horror movie was filmed about this lake, in which a monster lives in the lake and eats people, but the filming actually took place in Canada 😅 The climate is similar to the Belarusian one. It's interesting that when we checked the weather in Lake Placid from Belarus, the forecast was on average ~20-22 degrees with rain and thunderstorms. But as soon as we arrived here, that weather started in Belarus, and here it became ~26-29 degrees with sun and absolutely no clouds. Among the interesting places, I'll note: 🌿 A dam with a pier and a cool swimming spot (in the photo now) - located behind the Dack Snack restaurant - a path through the forest ~ 12 minutes on foot. 🌿 A waterfall - Flume Falls - 20 km away, ~ an hour's ride by bike. 🌿 Whiteface Mountain - one of the highest mountains accessible to every tourist. There is a cable car. Insanely beautiful. Photos will be later 😍 🌿 Mid’s Park on Tuesdays with their live music at sunset. 🌿 And also a large number of well-maintained and clean streets with beautiful houses and quick SQUIRRELS (they are everywhere, just everywhere). I just fell in love with this town. No noise, quiet, cozy. And what would you prefer: living in a big noisy city or in a quiet and calm small town?
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