Crowne Plaza Lake Placid

Welcome Dinner

Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Photos

Our Story

Itinerary

Easiest way to reserve is to call and use room block code &nbsp;<a href="https://www.golden-arrow.com/accommodations/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.golden-arrow.com/accommodations/</a> Walking distance from everything in town &amp; beautiful lakeside views. Free kayak rentals with your hotel stay! Perk of staying literal steps from the wedding ;)

The Devlin

We stayed in this cute hotel about a half mile from the wedding venue! It has reasonable prices and is super clean. Walking distance to everything in town, but you do have to walk up a pretty steep hill to get back to the hotel.

Town House Lodge

Airbnb is a great option, especially if you want to enjoy the mountains more. We stay in Jay or Wilmington, about 25 minutes from Lake Placid. It is a more remote area but closer to hikes and even more breathtaking views. If you stay in Jay, prepare for a winding road back to your Airbnb from Lake Placid. If you don't stay in Jay, we highly recommend you drive there at least once to soak in the mountain views&lt;3.

Travel

Whiteface Mountain was a hike that brought us to Lake Placid. It was our first Adirondack High Peak, and it made us fall in love with the area! You can pay to drive up the mountain (about 20$) and there is an elevator to the top for those who can't climb. If you drive up you can still hike around to see different views from the top. If you choose to hike from the bottom, the trail we did was 16 miles and a lot of rock scrambling! Other trailheads are fewer miles that you can look up.

Drive up/hike Whiteface Mountain

There are lots of activities you can book at the Olympic ski jumping complex, including a sky ride, zip lining, and a cliffside roller coaster!

Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex

I can't believe we've never done this! Catch us there on the weekend :) "A fifteen-minute ride gliding through the air in the awe-inspiring natural beauty of the Adirondack Mountain range, the Cloudsplitter Gondola Ride transports visitors from the base of Whiteface Mountain to the peak of Little Whiteface. At the peak itself, look around and you’ll find yourself surrounded by Lake Placid and Lake Placid Village, Lake Champlain and some of the most massive peaks in all of New York State. Not a bad way to start your day at Whiteface Mountain! These are some of the country’s best views, and this is the best way to see them! At the base of Whiteface Mountain, stop in before or after your gondola ride to the Maple Smoke BBQ Food Truck for some good eats."

Cloudsplitter Gondola

If you stay at Golden Arrow, you get kayak rentals for free! You can also take a nice morning walk and loop around the lake, which is about 3 miles. Maybe even a swim like that happy dog?

Mirror Lake Public Beach

If the weather is nice, rent a boat on Lake Placid for even more breathtaking views! You can't do this on mirror lake.

Captain Marney's Boat Rental

High Falls Gorge

We never got to experience the golf courses up in Lake Placid (by we, I mean Eddie), but we did witness this beautiful rainbow there one day &lt;3 Eddie is planning a golf outing (possibly the Saturday after the wedding?)

Lake Placid Club

Experience Outdoors- Zip Lining

Things to Do

Whiteface Mountain

This was our first ADK hike. On this hike, we discovered there are 46 high peaks in the Adirondacks, and we accidentally made a wrong turn and climbed two peaks that day! We were hallucinating by the end of it, but it was worth it (even though I begged to turn around multiple times). This hike would be much more fun if you don't make any wrong turns ;). PS maybe just pay to drive up ;) <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/whiteface-mountain-summit-trail?u=i&amp;sh=w4l79i" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/whiteface-mountain-summit-trail?u=i&amp;sh=w4l79i</a>

Cobble Lookout

2.5 miles. Dacks' first hike! This hike is for those who don't love to hike but have FOMO. <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/new-york/cobble-lookout-wilmington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/new-york/cobble-lookout-wilmington</a>

Indian Head & Rainbow Falls

It's a 10.8-mile loop, but it is well worth it, especially for peeping some pretty leaves! <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/indian-head-and-rainbow-falls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/indian-head-and-rainbow-falls</a>

Bear Den

Another gorgeous hike for those who want to embrace the fall foliage like our Dacks did! 3.4 miles, but climbing up can still be a little bit of a challenge. <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/bear-den" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/bear-den</a>

Hurricane Mountain

6.9 miles. A lot of rock scrambling! But if those Brooklyn babies can do it, so can you! <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/hurricane-mountain-trail-southern-approach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/hurricane-mountain-trail-southern-approach</a>

Mt Van Hoevenberg

3.2 miles. You get some great views of the ADK high peaks! Maybe you'll meet a little snake along the way like we did &lt;3 <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/mt-van-hoevenberg-easttrail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/mt-van-hoevenberg-easttrail</a>

Phelps Mountain

9.5 miles. An ADK high peak! I can't imagine what this looks like in the fall. You will be 4161 ft above sea level at the top, basically half that you are climbing! This is an "easier" peak if you are feelin crazy. <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/phelps-mountain-trail--2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/phelps-mountain-trail--2</a>

Hikes

Registry

Wedding Party

Q + A

Dack Shack

Our first time camping in Lake Placid, we stumbled across this cute little restaurant, and it later inspired the name of our dog Dacks. Food is very yummy for a quick bite, and it's Dacks approved :) <a href="https://www.eatlakeplacid.com/location/dack-shack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.eatlakeplacid.com/location/dack-shack/</a>

Lake Placid Pub & Brewery

Also Dacks approved<a href="https://www.lakeplacid.com/dining/lake-placid-pub-brewery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lakeplacid.com/dining/lake-placid-pub-brewery</a>

The Cottage at Mirror Lake Inn

<a href="https://mirrorlakeinn.com/dining/the-cottage/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mirrorlakeinn.com/dining/the-cottage/</a>

The Pickled Pig

<a href="https://pickledpig.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pickledpig.com/</a>

Cloudsplitter Rooftop Bar

<a href="https://www.marcyrestaurant.com/cloudsplitter-rooftop-bar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marcyrestaurant.com/cloudsplitter-rooftop-bar/</a>

Nicole & Eddie

Nicole & Eddie

Photos