After all of the previous day’s adventures, we slept very well. 😴
As home to both the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid is incredibly proud of its rich Olympic heritage. It is the only venue in the USA to hold the Winter Olympics twice.
The Mirror Lake Inn has been family-owned since 1924, when it was owned by the the Wikoff family. It was originally known as the Mir-a-Lac Inn and quickly became known as a high-quality resort attracting very wealthy clientele from all over the state and especially New York City.
It survived the Depression years and in 1932, the inn was winterised for the Winter Olympics and the Norwegian Team rented the entire Inn.
The Inn is currently owned by Ed and Lisa Weibrecht, who continue with many of the old traditions. Good food, always warm and hospitable service were a tradition then and are now at the Mirror Lake Inn.
Our room is just lovely and the view magnificent.
Si relaxing!
We awoke this morning to bright sunshine but a chilly wind. 💨
After a delicious breakfast, we decided to walk the Mirror Lake Loop. It’s just a 2.82 mile walk and enabled us to acclimatise ourselves with the local area. Here are some photos of our walk.
Ironman Si!
Um! Potbellied Pigs in a tree!
I always measure a hotel by two things.
First of all, do they serve chamomile tea and how it is served. Top marks go to the hotel if they serve chamomile flowers in a silk bag and not just as a tea bag. I’m very pleased to report that the Inn serves flowers in a silk bag. So, top marks to the Mirror Lake Inn. 👏
From our room this morning we saw two men, Dave and Bob, fishing out on the lake and during our walk we met them bringing their boat into shore and they told us they had caught seven lake trout.
This is the view from our room. Can you hear the Loons calling?
A Loon
After a short break for a coffee and to write yesterday’s blog, we set off to visit the Lake Placid Olympic Ski-Jumping Complex.
The complex consists of a Sky Flyer Zipline, Skyride (gondola ride) and the Ski-Jump Tower. It is not fully open until June, so today we were only able to go to the top of the Tower which stands 420 feet tall (128 meters) and is famous for being one of the only free-standing ski-jumps in the world!
The ski-jump tower
The ski slope from the top
The view from the top is magnificent and kudos must go to the brave souls who are willing to stand out there in the open and then launch themselves down the slope with large planks of wood on their feet!! ⛷️🤣It’s not something either of us could do, that’s for sure. 😱
View from the tower
The landing area from the ski jump!
Tonight we dined at The Cottage, it’s the casual option here at the Inn. It sits right on the lake. The food was delicious.
Ann, here are the car photos! They are pretty much the same.
The first beast – the Lincoln Navigator
The second beast – the Chevrolet Tahoe
Funny event of the day ………….. well there has to be one doesn’t there? 😂🤷♀️
We set off to drive back to the Inn and heard a strange noise but it wasn’t immediately obvious what it was. Oh, oh we think, what’s wrong now? 🫣Suddenly, Si realises that we are driving along with the tailgate (boot lid) open!! Dear me, will it never end!? 🤣
At the moment, the weather for tomorrow is not looking very promising, rain and thunder is forecast, so we may be forced indoors. Fingers crossed the forecasters are wrong. 🤞
See you tomorrow!