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TOURING HISTORY
This Week Safety seat check scheduled
Snowmobilers coming to LP
LAKE PLACID Ñ The Essex County SheriffÕ s Department is holding a Child Safety Seat Check event April 21, from noon to 5 p.m. at The Lake Placid EMS Building, 398 Mill Pond Dr., Lake Placid. For more information, please contact the Essex County Traffic Safety Office at 8733630. The Child Passenger Safety Program is sponsored by the GovernorÕ s Traffic Safety Committee.
Education movie to be screened SARANAC LAKE The documentary Ò Race to Nowhere,Ó the first film to identify and challenge a one-size-fitsall achievement culture in American schools and to document its impact on students, will be screened on April 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Petrova School Auditorium. Admission is free of charge, and childcare will be provided. The Saranac Lake Parent Faculty Education Alliance (SLPFEA) is hosting the film and will be leading a discussion following the screening. SLPFEA is a group of parents, teachers, and school administrators dedicated to improving education. Ñ
Daffest Derby set
SARANAC LAKE The third annual Daffest Derby will take place Saturday, April 27, with racing starting promptly at 11 a.m. from the LaPan Highway overpass site to the town hall. For regulations and entry, go to daffest.com or contact Bob Bevilacqua at Car Cuzzi Care Center, 891-8109. Ñ
The Final “Odds and Ends” winter lecture on April 24, at 7 p.m. at Howard Johnson’s Lake Placid. Speakers are Peter Roland, Jr. and Art Lussi presenting “Leisure, Recreation and Tourism in Lake Placid and the Adirondacks.” Pictured is a postcard of 1,000 Animals in Lake Placid. Photo provided by Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society
Historical Society looks at tourism
LAKE PLACID Ñ The Lake PlacidNorth Elba Historical Society is pleased to announce the final program of its 2013 Ò Odds and EndsÓ Winter Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 24 at Howard JohnsonÕ s Restaurant in Lake Placid. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. with attendees encouraged to come for dinner at 6 p.m. The final program in the four-part series is Ò Leisure, Recreation and Tourism in Lake Placid and the Adirondacks,Ó presented by Peter Roland, Jr. and Art Lussi. Lake Placid and the Adirondacks have a long history as a destination for leisure and recreation. Through historic photographs this program will look at
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the beginnings of the Lake Placid tourist industry in the 1850Õ s and its evolution through the present day. While many things have changed over the years the pursuit of leisure and recreation have been and will continue to be the driving force behind tourism in Lake Placid and the Adirondacks. The Roland and Lussi families have a combined total of over 120 years experience as innkeepers in the Lake Placid area. Since 1999 Peter Roland, Jr. has been on the faculty at Paul SmithÕ s College teaching in the Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management Program. Art Lussi is associated with the Crowne Plaza Resort and Golf Club and is primarily
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responsible for the redevelopment of the former Lake Placid Club property. All programs offered in the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical SocietyÕ s Ò Odds and EndsÓ Winter Lecture Series are free and open to the public. Please watch for the Memorial Day opening of The History Museum and special events throughout the season. A new exhibit of the Stedman and Moses Collection of historic photographs will open in late May, with an opening reception on Friday June 7. For more information, please contact the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society at 523-1608 or thehistorymuseum@verizon.net.
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LAKE PLACID Ñ The Conference Center at Lake Placid is pleased to welcome the New York State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA) for their Annual Conference from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. The sales team for the Conference Center expects approximately 600 attendees for the conference, using 250 lodging rooms in Lake Placid. Ò NYSSA is a great group for us,Ó said Arlene Day, director of sales and service. Ò They fit perfectly in the Conference Center, and we have the outdoor facilities to showcase the Antique Sled Show and the groomer exhibits. This group is a perfect example of the potential for the Conference Center to increase business during shoulder seasons and midweek periods.Ó The Conference Center at Lake Placid sales team promotes and markets the many opportunities for the attendees, spouses and families to enjoy and explore the destination while in Lake Placid. Some of the promotions offered to visiting groups include a coupon booklet with specials at local restaurants, shops and attractions, a town-wide scavenger hunt, and groupspecific offers, such as the specials that participating restaurants are offering to the NYSSA attendees. Ò Our goal is to have the conference attendees meet at the Conference Center, stay in the lodging properties, shop, and eat and drink in our restaurants and bars,Ó added Day. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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