lake placid

This week over 1400 collegiate athletes are competing in Lake Placid for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. The site of two Winter Olympic competitions in 1932 and 1980 provided the perfect infrastructure for the international event. However, many of the competition sites and training areas needed drastic updating to be considered for such a high-profile winter sports event. In stepped the State of New York and the Lake Placid is shining with Gold Medals.

Of all the gorgeous places in the world, one Upstate New York village has been named the very most beautiful winter wonderland of them all.

There are smaller towns all across the state that transform into a Hallmark Christmas movie to put you and the entire family in the holiday spirit and they are all worth the trip.

The most expensive home in Lake Placid has just hit the market. The private majestic estate is your own paradise that is rarely offered anywhere in the world and comes complete with a treehouse, tunnels, shooting range, snow sledding hill, and an awesome she shed.

This mountain manor boasts 7,000 square feet of elegant living space and everything you need for a relaxing stay both inside and out.

There are a lot of ways to get your adrenaline pumping in New York State. If you're an adrenaline junkie, try these 11 adventures this summer.

If you are looking for a thrilling ride this spring and summer how about riding the longest mountain coaster in the United States? Not far from the Capital Region, it runs to the bottom of Mt. Van Hoevenberg. It's the Cliffside Coaster in Lake Placid.

It's time to channel your inner Erin Hamlin and luge down a mountain this summer in Upstate New York.

Why does everyone assume if you're from New York, you live in the city? There is SO MUCH more to the Empire State than the empire on Wall Street.

The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created in 1980 to oversee the facilities associated with the Olympics. They continue to make sure the facilities are purposefully reimagined to keep the communities and mountains enticing. Now they are involved in making a new ride at Gore mountain, the largest in the state.