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ADIRONDACK MUSEUM, BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE ©JOHN DOWLING GREAT ESCAPE, LAKE GEORGE ©CINDY RUGGIERI ©COURTESY GREAT ESCAPE ©NANCIE BATTAGLIA OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX, LAKE PLACID GREAT CAMP SAGAMORE, RAQUETTE LAKE NATURAL STONE BRIDGES & CAVES, POTTERSVILLE ADIRONDACK SCENIC RAILROAD, SARANAC LAKE THE ADIRONDACKS MUST-SEES Outdoors The Adirondacks Imagine six million acres of majestic mountains, pine-scented forests and pristine lakes. Add world-class resorts, unique attractions and legendary hospitality. With easy access from major East Coast cities, the Adirondacks are a summer wonderland for hiking, swimming, fishing and boating, along with nature museums, art galleries and fine dining. Friendly villages include Lake Placid, with Olympic venues, posh resorts and lively nightlife. Explore shops and studios in North Creek, where Gore Mountain celebrates its 80th Anniversary. Browse the galleries in Saranac Lake, where you can board the historic Adirondack Scenic Railroad. In an elegant Glens Falls mansion, the Hyde Collection's art spans 6,000 years. Lake George, known for crystal-clear waters and sandy beaches, offers steamboat cruises and shopping in 70 outlet centers. Kids love the Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom! Families have fun at Santa's Workshop, open year-round in North Pole, and fascinating nature museums: Tupper Lake's W!ld Center and the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Tubby Tubes, a snowtubing park in Lake Luzerne, stays open for fast summer tubing on water-misted lanes or lazy-river rides on the Upper Hudson. Enjoy famous Adirondack hospitality, from island campgrounds to dude ranches and grand hotels like The Point, a Forbes 5-Star resort on Saranac Lake, and Lake Placid Lodge, one of Travel+Leisure's World's Best Hotels. Unique accommodations include historic Great Camps, from the landmark Camp Sagamore to rustic White Pine Camp. Ride the summer bobsled at Lake Placid's Olympic Sports Complex. Catch amazing views of the ski jump tower from Whiteface Lake Placid's Cloudsplitter, called the most scenic gondola in North America. For a top-of-the-world view, hike to the summit of one of 46 High Peaks. The Lakes to Locks Passage along Lake Champlain leads to Fort Ticonderoga, lighthouses and great beaches. iloveny.com * 15 * SUMMER * Adirondack Mountains | Regionwide * Adirondack Park | Regionwide * Ausable Chasm | Ausable Chasm * Gore Mountain | North Creek * High Falls Gorge | Wilmington * High Peaks | Lake Placid * Lake Champlain beaches | Cumberland Bay, Point Au Roche & Ausable Point State Parks * Lake George cruises | Lake George * Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway | Lake George * St. Regis Wilderness Canoe Area | Saranac Lake * Whiteface Mountain Gondola | Wilmington * Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway | Wilmington Art & Culture * Adirondack Museum | Blue Mountain Lake * Hyde Collection | Glens Falls History * Crown Point State Historic Site | Crown Point * Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga * Great Camp Sagamore | Raquette Lake * John Brown Farm | Lake Placid * Lake Placid Olympic Facilities & Museum | Lake Placid Family Fun * Adirondack Scenic Railroad | Saranac LakeLake Placid & Old Forge-Utica * Enchanted Forest/Water Safari | Old Forge * Santa's Workshop | North Pole * Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom | Lake George * Natural Stone Bridge & Caves | Pottersville * Old Forge Lake Cruises | Old Forge * Saratoga & North Creek Railway | North Creek * The W!ld Center | Tupper Lake Shopping * Lake George Factory Outlets | Lake George * Towns of Bolton Landing, Lake Placid, North Creek, Plattsburgh & Saranac Lake For more on this region, see Getaway Ideas pages 26-61, Regional Attractions page 72, and Events Calendar page 84. Find regional travel resources listed on page 103. See iloveny.com or call 800/CALL-NYS for more information. http://www.iloveny.com http://www.iloveny.com

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