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Lake Placid, New York

The Majestic Adirondacks

Norman
2004-08-11 15:07:10

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/>Guests with hiking and skiing in mind will find the inn's location ideal. Within minutes there are miles of hiking trails for the beginner as well as the experienced, leading to magnificent lakes, rivers and mountain summits. The Adirondack region of New York can boast that it has the largest hiking trail system in the nation, and it includes the 6 million-acre Adirondack Park. Nearly half of the park is public land, accessible to everyone.

Hikers can troop Mt. Jo, one of the finest trails in the area, providing fantastic rewards for little effort. Another great passage is Rocky Falls leading you through the woods to a series of cascades and a swimming hole; a great place to enjoy a picnic lunch and some painting. The Jackrabbit Trail, named after Herman "Jackrabbit" Johannsen, the legendary Norwegian, who helped popularize ski touring in the Adirondacks in the early 20th century, is another popular venue. In 1988 the Adirondack Ski Touring Council opened the trail as a cross-country ski trail stretching from Paul Smiths to Keene, a distance of over 35 miles. Snowshoers, hikers and cross-country skiers from all over the world use this trail.

The resort's activities coordinator can arrange rock-climbing excursions, canoe and fly-fishing trips, and out door fun-guided hikes. A licensed Adirondack guide leads all the resort's adventure trips.

Just bear in mind, the lakes are just waiting for you to drop a hook and perhaps catch a rainbow or lake trout, small or largemouth bass, great northern pike or a pickerel.

If you want to go it alone, the coordinator can provide detailed maps pertaining to the various hiking trails, ponds and lakes.

Nearby is Whiteface Mountain, host of the 1980 Olympic games, and where the longest vertical drop in the East at 3430 feet is located. The ski center is open from November through April, and it has a network of 65 trails with state-of-the art grooming, 10 ski lifts, expanded snow making operation, and ski and snowboarding schools. A complimentary shuttle service provided by the Town of Lake Placid will pick you up at the inn every hour on the hour between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., and brings you back between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. during the winter season.

At the end of the day, guests can enjoy innovative cuisine of the inn's Averil Conwell Dining Room, where there is an array of choices of appetizers and entrées prepared by award winning chef Matthew Baldwin and his excellent team. There is nothing like a romantic candlelight dinner, while taking in the views of the Adirondack High Peaks, the ideal backdrop for that special experience.

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