I know Lake Placid well. I was stationed near there in the Air Force twice and went to the village a lot. It’s still the same little town it was in 1980. Looks just like a little alpine village, especially with Whiteface Mountain dominating the skyline.
http://www.whiteface.com/mountain
Great link there! New York State is a Marxist rat-hole, but it’s hard not to fall in love with a place like that.