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A dreamer of a different sort, abolitionist John Brown, lived and farmed in the Lake
Placidareamorethan100yearsago—his244-acrehomesteadliestothesoutheastoftown.
Explore its woods and fields and to learn about the man who was tried and executed for
leading an attempted raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
LAKE PLACID OLYMPIC CENTER
Explore the history behind the Winter Olympic Games and discover some of the
greatest achievements in sports at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, the little moun-
tain village that became the host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games. The
Olympic Museum, on the first floor of the center, includes torches, medals, skates,
bobsleds, and the never released 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game, along with mater-
ials from the 2004 movie Miracle.
Foratruehands-onexperience,trythesportofSkeletonandrocketdownanicychute,
feel the rumble of a bobsled's blades over the track as you roar through the turns with
aprofessionaldriverandbrakeman,orstridearoundthespeed-skating track.Youmay
even receive a little something for your bravery!
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