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🌱 How this weekend’s Luge World Cup could supercharge Main Street

Greetings Lake Placid! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How this weekend’s Luge World Cup could supercharge Main Street
  • Could Lake Placid-style visa chaos hit the 2026 World Cup?

Also on today's calendar: Map & Compass Fundamentals and 4 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Lake Placid? Post it to Lake Placid photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Afternoon snow showers; windy, with a high of 35 and low of 20 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 39, low: 36.
  • Friday: Cloudy, snow showers; breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Luge World Cup brings Olympic glory and tourism to Lake Placid (mynbc5.com) — Lake Placid is hosting the Luge World Cup this Thursday through Saturday, drawing international athletes and fans while pumping business into local shops and restaurants right before the holidays. Tourism leaders say the races highlight Lake Placid’s unique Olympic heritage, giving visitors the rare chance to ski, watch world‑class luge, and mingle with Olympians around town.
   

• Trump's Draconian Border Policies Are Menacing the 2026 World Cup (progressive-charlestown.com) — Lake Placid gets a brief but telling mention as a recent example of athletes struggling with U.S. visa delays, when a World Cup mountain biker nearly missed her race there. The article warns that Trump’s new border and refugee restrictions, plus Canada’s slow visa processing, could disrupt travel for teams, staff, and fans headed to the 2026 World Cup across North America.
   

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  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member Starting from $15.50 - $16.50 Depending on Availability and Experience in Lake Placid. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lake Placid

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lake Placid

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.