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Setting up a Boy’s Sleep Over with Slumber Squad

Setting up a Boy’s Sleep Over with Slumber Squad

How to set up a Hot Cocoa Bar

How to set up a Hot Cocoa Bar

Illness Essentials: How to Make Sick-Day Survival Kit

Illness Essentials: How to Make Sick-Day Survival Kit

Crafty Holiday Helper will make you the Pinterest Queen you always dreamed of becoming

Crafty Holiday Helper will make you the Pinterest Queen you always dreamed of becoming

Nugget Couch Configurations Ideas

Nugget Couch Configurations Ideas

The Nugget Couch: the greatest purchase I have made for my kids

The Nugget Couch: the greatest purchase I have made for my kids

Online Art Classes for Kids at the Burlap Bee

Online Art Classes for Kids at the Burlap Bee

Owl Pellet Dissection

Owl Pellet Dissection

Valentine Oobleck Recipe

Valentine Oobleck Recipe

Walking Water Experiment: make a rainbow using capillary action

Walking Water Experiment: make a rainbow using capillary action

How to make a DIY Lego Table

How to make a DIY Lego Table

Tips for a simple & smooth Christmas morning

Tips for a simple & smooth Christmas morning

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The John Brown Farm State Historic Site includes t

The John Brown Farm State Historic Site includes the home and final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. It is located on John Brown Road in the town of North Elba, 3 miles southeast of Lake Placid, New York, where John Brown moved in 1849 to teach farming to African Americans.⁠
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On the night of October 16, 1859, Brown and his followers assaulted the U.S. Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, planning to use the captured arms in an extensive campaign for the liberation of the slaves in the South. Brown was captured on October 18, 1859, imprisoned at Charlestown, Virginia, tried by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and hanged on December 2, 1859. His body was returned to North Elba and was buried in front of his home on December 8, 1859. The remains of several of Brown’s followers, who fought and died at Harper’s Ferry, were moved to this small graveyard in 1899.⁠
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The house is only open from 10 AM to 5PM May – Oct., but the grounds are open all year. We peeked in the window of the house and head down to the barn where we were able to watch a short documentary about John Brown.⁠
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I highly recommend starting your visit to Lake Pla

I highly recommend starting your visit to Lake Placid at the Olympic Museum. It will give you such a great background to the area and help you better appreciate the sights you will see. We loved learning about the history of the winter Olympics in Lake Placid and there were some hands-on experiences for the kids to enjoy. They got to sit in a bobsled and see what it would be like to shoot down a mountain. We had a guide for the museum and I would also highly recommend this if it is available. We got so much more out of the experience.⁠
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We also watched a short documentary about the Miracle on Ice. This ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics was played between the United States and the Soviet Union.⁠
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In one of the most dramatic upsets in sports history. The underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeated the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team. At a time when U.S. power seemed in decline, the Miracle on Ice enabled millions of American viewers to imagine a different future, in which the United States, with its courage, and tenacity, triumphed over the Soviet Union. It was so much more than a game.⁠
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After exiting the museum, head to the Herb Brooks Arena, which is where the Miracle on Ice game was played. I got the chills just walking into the arena. Be sure to visit Locker Room 5, where Herb Brooks gave his famous speech:⁠
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“Great moments are born from great opportunity, and that’s what you have here tonight, boys. That’s what you’ve earned here tonight. One game; if we played them ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight."⁠
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At the Olympic Jumping Complex, you can take an 8

At the Olympic Jumping Complex, you can take an 8 person gondola to the base of the jumping towers. From there, you can walk back to a scenic glass elevator that will whisk you up 26 stories to the sky deck. On a clear day, you will have a panoramic view of the Adirondacks. If you aren’t bothered by heights, go outside and walk up the last metal staircase to where the skiers clip in and begin their jump. I could barely stand on the platform, let alone ski down it and sail the length of a football field through the air.⁠
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There was no jumping on the day that we were there, but it was still a very cool experience. It is just beyond me that people can hurl their body through the air and not get hurt.⁠
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Downtown Lake Placid is just a great little ski to

Downtown Lake Placid is just a great little ski town. You can walk everywhere and pop into different shops and restaurants. ⁠
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We loved being a short walk into town from the Mirror Lake Inn. There were several restaurants and attractions within walking distance. Lizzie loved making jewelry at Just Bead It. The boys favorite shop was Imagination Station. There is also a great bookstore called The Bookstore Plus. Depending on ice conditions, there are many winter activities you can enjoy such as ice skating, a toboggan ride and dog sledding.⁠
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Lake Placid is steeped in Olympic history. After h

Lake Placid is steeped in Olympic history. After hosting the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, it became one of the few cities in the world that has had the privileged of hosting twice. ⁠
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The people in these parts live and breathe winter sports and Lake Placid itself has become a world renowned training ground. It is really fascinating to visit these facilities and see the athletes training or competing. There is so much to do in Lake Placid in the winter. We spent three nights here and didn’t have time to see it all!⁠
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When we left central Massachusetts, it was a warm April day. A flock of robins hopped around the front yard looking for worms. As we made the five hour journey to Lake Placid, it was like driving through the seasons. By the time we reached the Adirondacks, it was a full blown blizzard. The cold front from British Columbia provides a seemingly endless supply of snow.⁠
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