Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum Explained

Lake Placid Olympic Museum
Established:1994
Location:Lake Placid, New York, United States
Visitors:25,000-35,000 annually
Website:Lake Placid Olympic Museum

The Lake Placid Olympic Museum commemorates the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics, which were based in the Olympic village of Lake Placid. It is one of few Olympic museums in the United States[1] and is a part of the work of New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority in the Lake Placid Olympic Region. Until Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Games,[2] Lake Placid had been the only North American city to have hosted two separate Winter Olympics.[3] The museum, which was opened by New York State in 1994,[4] is located within the Olympic Center. Its collection includes the "Fram III" bobsled from the 1932 Olympic Games which had been missing for more than sixty years prior to being donated to the museum,[5] [6] the skates used by Jack Shea in the same games,[7] as well as memorabilia from the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team.[8] [9] The museum also hosted the Olympic torch when it traveled the United States prior to the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.[10] In addition to hosting the Lake Placid film forum,[11] the museum's collection also provided materials for the 2004 movie Miracle, which focused on the 1980 hockey team.[9]

The museum was the recipient of the 2005 Olympic Cup, one of the oldest awards given by the International Olympic Committee,[12] which recognizes institutions that have been active in the service of sport, and have contributed to the development of the Olympic Movement.[13] It has benefited from and is augmented by the other Olympic institutions and programs located in and around Lake Placid[14] [15] which form part of former Governor Pataki's promotion of Lake Placid as a tourism destination.[16] The museum draws between 25,000 and 35,000 visitors each year.[17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25th Anniversary of the Winter Games. 2005. 2008-06-02. Mimi Wacholder. Adirodack Sports & Fitness. https://archive.today/20050206090343/http://www.adksportsfitness.com/january2005/articles/1980_olympics.html. 2005-02-06. dead.
  2. Web site: Williams . Carter . July 24 . KSL com Updated- . July 24 . 2024 at 9:01 a m Posted- . A.m . 2024 at 2:30 . 'It's a historic day': Salt Lake City to host 2034 Winter Olympics . 2024-07-24 . www.ksl.com . en.
  3. Web site: Lake Placid Commemorates Its Jump into the Olympics. 2008-06-02. 2007-02-11. Associates Press. The New York Times.
  4. Web site: There's Change in the Air for the Alpine Lake Placid. 2008-06-02. 1994-10-16. Mary Mcaleer Vizard. The New York Times.
  5. Web site: Lake Placid's Miracle Bobsled. https://web.archive.org/web/20061225123644/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-91638371.html. dead. 2006-12-25. 2008-06-02. 2002-09-15. Matt Michael. The Post-Standard.
  6. Web site: A Wild Ride. 2008-06-02. 2002-11-01. Lancaster New Era.
  7. Web site: Gold-medal Skates? Not so Fast. 2008-06-02. 2002-03-22. Deseret News. https://web.archive.org/web/20110522043144/http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/print/0,4060,70001731,00.html. 2011-05-22. dead.
  8. Web site: The Real Miracle. 2008-06-02. 2004-01-17. Ned P. Rauch. The Press Republican.
  9. Web site: Exploring Lake Placid's Olympic Legacy. 2008-06-02. 2008-01-05. Rebecca Steffan. Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
  10. Web site: Olympic Torch to Stop in Two-time Host City Lake Placid. 2008-06-02. 2001-11-30. AP Worldstream.
  11. Web site: Placid Film Forum Opens with Verve. 2008-06-02. 2002-06-07. Ned P. Rauch. The Press Republican.
  12. Web site: Museum Receives International Honor. 2008-06-02. Capital News 9. 2005-12-30.
  13. Web site: Olympic Museum Cited. 2008-06-02. 2006-01-01. The Press Republican.
  14. Web site: Winter Wonders of Lake Placid. 2008-06-02. 2000-01-30. Gary A. Warner. The Wichita Eagle.
  15. Web site: Shea Family Store New L.P. Shrine. 2008-06-02. 2002-02-26. Ned P. Rauch. The Press Republican.
  16. Web site: ORDA a Favorite Target for State Funds. 2008-06-02. 2004-11-30. Ned P. Rauch. The Press Republican.
  17. Web site: Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games . 2008-06-02 . Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games . 2007-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014005838/http://vancouver2010.com/resources/PDFs/LegaciesoftheGames_LakePlacid.pdf . October 14, 2007 .

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