Lake Placid Club

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Lake Placid Club was a historic Adirondack resort in Lake Placid, New York, that became a prominent center for recreation, conferences, and early winter sports tourism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Lake Placid Club canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Adirondack resort
conference center
historic resort
sports tourism destination
architecturalStyle Adirondack Great Camp style
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy Melvil Dewey
hasActivity boating
golf
hiking
skating
skiing
snowshoeing
tennis
hasFacility boathouses
conference halls
golf courses
hotel accommodations
tennis courts
winter sports facilities
hasFeature large campus of buildings and grounds
shoreline access to Mirror Lake
views of Adirondack High Peaks
hasUse conferences
recreation
winter sports tourism
heritageDesignation historic site (local/regional significance)
historicalRole center for conferences and meetings
center for recreation in the Adirondacks
early hub of winter sports tourism in the United States
inception 1895
influenced development of winter sports in Lake Placid
growth of tourism in the Adirondacks
knownFor Adirondack vacationing
early winter sports tourism
hosting conferences
languageOfName English
locatedIn Adirondack Mountains
Essex County, New York
Lake Placid
surface form: Lake Placid, New York
notableFor attracting national and international visitors
role in promoting Lake Placid as a winter resort
opened 1895
partOf Lake Placid
surface form: Lake Placid resort community
significantPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
status defunct resort

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Melvil Dewey founded Lake Placid Club
Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey founded Lake Placid Club
Melvil founded Lake Placid Club
subject surface form: Melvil Dewey