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AN ANTON MEDIA GROUP SPECIAL
Last Licks Of Winter Lake Placid: a perfect end-of-season getaway BY CHRISTINA CLAUS
Cclaus@antonmediagroup.com
For those not ready to give up the chill and graceful beauty of winter, why not take a weekend trip up to the winter wonderland that is Lake Placid? The village with the same name as the nearby lake is a five-hour drive away from Nassau County, but a vast—and much needed—change in surroundings, with the tips of mountain peaks covered in white at all times and a frozen lake perfect for snow-filled activities.
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y boyfriend and I packed the Durabed of the 2019 Chevy Silverado—perfectly roomy for a ton of ski gear—with our bags, a few bottles of wine, boots and room for more, and hit the road at 6:30 a.m. on a Friday morning. Now, a five-hour drive might seem pretty long, but we had curated a Spotify playlist to get us through. Although there were two of us in the front seat enjoying the personalized heating system and seat warmers, the Silverado would have comfortably fit a family of five, with plenty of leg room. After getting off I-87, it was as if we had been transported View from the top of Little Whiteface after taking the Cloudsplitter Gondola.
see LAKE PLACID on page 20A
(Photo by Christina Claus)
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