Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum
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| Established | 1994 |
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| 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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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mimi Wacholder (2005). "25th Anniversary of the Winter Games". Adirodack Sports & Fitness. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ 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". www.ksl.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Associates Press (February 11, 2007). "Lake Placid Commemorates Its Jump into the Olympics". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Mary Mcaleer Vizard (October 16, 1994). "There's Change in the Air for the Alpine Lake Placid". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Matt Michael (September 15, 2002). "Lake Placid's Miracle Bobsled". The Post-Standard. Archived from the original on December 25, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ "A Wild Ride". Lancaster New Era. November 1, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ "Gold-medal Skates? Not so Fast". Deseret News. March 22, 2002. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Ned P. Rauch (January 17, 2004). "The Real Miracle". The Press Republican. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ a b Rebecca Steffan (January 5, 2008). "Exploring Lake Placid's Olympic Legacy". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved June 2, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Olympic Torch to Stop in Two-time Host City Lake Placid". AP Worldstream. November 30, 2001. Retrieved June 2, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Ned P. Rauch (June 7, 2002). "Placid Film Forum Opens with Verve". The Press Republican. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ "Museum Receives International Honor". Capital News 9. December 30, 2005. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ "Olympic Museum Cited". The Press Republican. January 1, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Gary A. Warner (January 30, 2000). "Winter Wonders of Lake Placid". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Ned P. Rauch (February 26, 2002). "Shea Family Store New L.P. Shrine". The Press Republican. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ Ned P. Rauch (November 30, 2004). "ORDA a Favorite Target for State Funds". The Press Republican. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ "Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games" (PDF). Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2008.