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Lake Placid Skating Rink  
   

Lake Placid Skating Rink

Contrary to what you may think, this is not the Olympic Arena it is the high school. The skating arena is located just in front of this building though which is the cement you see between the grass. This is where they did the speed skating events. They still do events here every winter. There is also a rink on the inside of the track and that is where they do ice skating. In 1928 they held the competition outside but in 1980 they moved it indoors.
Lake Placid, NY

September 14th 2010
Sorry that I haven't blogged in a while but I haven't been feeling that great. I guess with the change in the weather my arthritis flared up in my shoulder and I was miserable there for a few days. I have rebounded though and am back to my old self. We hit some rainy weather (what's new) in Lake Placid which was really a shame because I think there would have been some neat stuff to see there. ... read more
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