As seductive as suites in the Colonial House are, it's worthwhile to rouse yourselves to go outside. Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in both 1932 and 1980, and it remains a mecca for active visitors in all seasons.
Right in town, the Lake Placid Olympic Center features a museum and skating rinks (at night, one is open to the public, with rental skates available).
You can walk into town to go window shopping on Main Street -- it's a two-minute walk from the inn -- or avoid the stores and simply stroll beside the Lake Placid Marina or on the 2.6 mile-long sidewalk that wraps around the lake.
Guests who want to take to the water have complimentary use of row boats, canoes, kayaks, and paddle boats launched at the Mirror Lake Inn beach. In winter, when the lake freezes over, guests can ice skate on it.
The activities concierge, stationed inside the inn's main building, can help you get going by suggesting local activities and making arrangements. The resort offers a morning yoga lesson (fee) and weekly wilderness canoe trip.
On the west shore of Lake Placid is 18-hole Whiteface Club, originally built in 1895. It is one of the oldest golf courses in the country. In winter it becomes cross-country territory.
Skiers can take to downhill trails at nearby Whiteface and Gore mountains.
Winter lovers can take a bobsled or luge ride, go snowshoeing, ice climbing, and shuss down nearby Whiteface Mountain.
