Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, United States

Lake Placid, New York has 23 documented cultural connections to places around the world. Below are 12 of the most distinctive.

ice dance

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Nottingham, England

Miracle on Ice

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: New York (state) | Dellwood, Minnesota

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: West Virginia | Altadena, California | Bristolville, Ohio

pond hockey

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota and Wisconsin | Eagle River, Wisconsin | Essex Fells, New Jersey

1980 Winter Olympics

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Bloomington, Minnesota | Blind River, Ontario | Burns Lake, British Columbia

Melvil Dewey

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Amherst, Massachusetts | North Elba, New York | Lake Placid, Florida

Gerrit Smith

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Clinton, New York | Canastota, New York | North Elba, New York | Peterboro, New York | Franklin, New York

gold medal

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Kazakhstan | Ipswich, England | Olympia, Washington | Maharda, Syria | Knezha

ski jump

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Salt Lake City, Utah | Tromsø, Norway | Fox River Grove, Illinois | North Berwick, Maine | Leavenworth, Washington

Ausable River (New York)

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Keeseville, New York | Jay, New York | North Elba, New York | Wilmington, New York | Peru, New York

speed skating

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Salt Lake City, Utah | Utah | South Korea | Hamar, Norway | Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

treason

Connects Lake Placid, New York to: Jersey City, New Jersey | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania | Maricao, United States

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