New-York tribune., 1910-06-05
LAKE PLACID
A CHARMING SPOT
GrandIy Placed, with Mirror
Lake, II Reminds Traveller
of Swiss Scenes.
SPORT OF EVERY SORTTHERE
Easy to Reach. Delightful When
Attained, the Region Is Among
Finest of the North Woods.

Lake Placid. supreme among al the
lakes of the North Woods in its beauty.
in the diversity Of It's attractions. in the
grandeur Of it's sceuerS< magntncenr
sheet Of water. surrounded as are all the
Adirondack lakes. By the famous woods,
II will give 20 any visitor. no matter
what his feelings. no matter how tired
and worn out and EXHAUSTED he may be.
the power TO recuperate, the new store
of vigor and health. that he has come
from the hot city TO find
The most famous hotels in the Adj
rondacks are at Lake Placid. Some OF
the camps that have passed into. modern
| history as bywOrds of luxury and syba-
rftish summer living are on its shores
Campers find the country about the lake
| a very paradise. and. exaggerated as any
fairly worded tribute 20 the place must
sound to those who have never been
there. any one who visits Lake Placid
will soon find that the widest dreams
he has formed Of the beauty and charm
Of the place have failed to prepare him
for the delights of the reality that IS TO
greet his vision
Lake Placid Easily Reached
One gets to Lake Placid from New
York more easily. thar TO some resorts
that are nearer New York The lake IS
nearly four hundred miles from the city
set deep in the heart Of the mountains
nearly two thousand feet above sea level
and swept By air Of the most surprising
quality. fresh, clear and bracing- The
climate IS ideal all summer long Gov
| ernment statistics show that the per-
centage OF rainy days in the summer
months is almost negligible. assuring 20
those who like to take their pleasures
| in a fashion that requires clear weather
| Just the conditions they are looking for
/ The scenery of Lake Placid is not like
| that Of other Adirondack resorts. The
! dead level Of a good deal Of the country
/ in the upper AdirOndaclxs is lacking. and
| the scene that IS presented on Lake
Placid reminds the European traveller
/ in many ways of Switzerland, though
there is a difference that is not By any
/ means in favor of the Swiss mountains
Placid IS completed and set OF by it's
twin lake. Mirror. which earned it's name
from the marvellous clearness Of it's deep
.
effects of reflection, light and shadow
that make it's surface a perpetual picture
gallery, shifting it's offerings TO the sur
prised onlooker at every puff Of wind
and change in the position OF the clouds
above
Towering above Lake Placid. at the
head of its waters. stands old Mount
Whiteface. like some Of the giants OF
the Alps that guard the lakes there
Away stretches the great north wood
land and in the middle distance rise the
real giants Of the Adirondack range.
Mounts Mcintyre and Marcy. forming
the sentinels of the great rock fortifca-
tisns that guard this veritable garden
spot Of the mountains
Character Of Twin Lakes.
Mirror and Placid. the twin lakes. ars
separated by the narrovest OF spits OF
land. so that they are almost one lake.
Placid itself IS five miles long. and three
Islands are set on its lovely surface. di-
viding Il really into two lakes again, the
East ard the West Between Mirror and
Placid. after the little strip OF land that
AT its narrowest point keeps them apart.
rises Signal Hill. a considerable emf
nence. Between the lakes. in the broader
portion Of the land between them, ara
placed many famous camps and summer
homes.
Moose Island. in Placid. is mostly state
land. perpetuaIIy preserved Hawk ISL
and. a timer speck. living in the blue
water at the foot Of Mount Whitsface-
/ was for many years the summer home os
the late Bishop Potter. who often spoke
and wrote of his dearly loved Adirondack
home.
/ On eminences about the lakes. so set
4 as to command the lOveliest OF views.
are placed the famous hotels that have
done so much 70 add 10 the natural
[ charms of Lake Placid. They are well
built. solidIy built. and prepared TO ac-
commOdate all who may come seeking
/ the delights of the region Well equipped
for summe- comfort. they have added
scores of artificial delights 70 those nat
ure has so literally provided IN this
/ greatest of all Adirondack resorts
Around Lake Placid are the head
quarters Of many of the famous clubs. sr
the Adirondacks. providing their mem
/ bers with primitive delights in comfort
able surroundings These clubs vary IN
I their luxury but all are 50 arranged as
10 make a stay in them among the most
/ highly priced experiences of a summer
/ n the woods.
/ The village Of Lake Placid IS on Mir
+ ror Lake II has churches. school that
is splend.dIy equipped and number OF
good hotels and inns. Opposite the VII
/ lage. on the other shore Of Mirror. IS the
Lake Placid Club, among the most cele-
I brated Of all the mutual organizations
/ that have acquired homes about the
! lakes.
Burial Place Of John Brown.
/ John Brown. the famous abolitionist.
/ whose memory will live as long as does
/ that OF the struggle between North and
South. is buried two miles from Lake
Placid. and a pilgrimage 10 his tomb ts
/ one OF the tasks undertaken by every
visitor.
/ The roads into Lake Placid are good
/ for automobiles and the place is a centre
for motor touring in the Adirondacks.
/ Many Of the beautiful places in the
woods are beyond the reach OF the motor
I vehicle owing 10 the quality Of the roads
/ leading 70 them. But not So Lake Placid
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