Mid's Park

This is Mid's Park, a lovely and popular place for locals and visitors alike to enjoy the water and the occasional event in the middle of Lake Placid. Recreation is an important aspect of Lake Placid, which is why you can see quite a few shops advertising boat and sup rentals. Protection of the lake is important to the people of Lake Placid because a healthy lake means healthy people and the ability to continue recreating.

The sidewalk here was recently redone as part of the improvements the Village of Lake Placid is implementing to be more environmentally friendly. These sidewalks used to made of a dense brick layout, which is an example of an impervious surface. Impervious (meaning fluids cannot flow through it) surfaces are important features of watersheds as they prevent precipitation from entering the ground, resulting in surface runoff, erosion, flooding, and water pollution if not managed properly. We’ll talk more about this in stop 5.

The next stop will be right before NBT bank.