Lake Placid is 20 miles away by car. Lot less than that as the crow flies.
My cousin has lived in Lake Placid for about 35 years. Very nice town, the winter Olympics were held thee in 1980.
If you go you could stay at the Mirror Lake Inn. Gorgeous in the summertime as well.
My family used to take an annual vacation to Hemlock Hall at Blue Mountain lake about an hour to the south in the summer. My Mom and sister still make the trip.
In my opinion, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world.
It is VERY nice up there and also across the lake at Burlington and the Green Mountains.
Extemely peaceful and beautiful.
I was sitting next to a Lufthansa pilot at some boondock bar in waitsfield, VT a few years back and he was telling me that he has been everywhere on the planet Earth but when it’s time for vacation he goes to the Green Mountains, the nicest place on the planet.
I love that area. My daughter was at a camp one summer at Paul Smith College..I had time to do a good bit of driving around there. Beautiful scenery. The lake at the Olympic Village (Crystal Lake?)still has lane lines! I’d love to go back up there and swim that. :-)