2017 Visitors & Resource Guide

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Table Of Contents

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4-5 Newcomer Information

7 Health & Hospitals

8 Local Education

13 Things To Do

16 State Information

17 County History

18-19 Essex County Map

20-21 Lake Placid Area Map

22 Home Buyer Information

25 Buyer Mistakes

29 How Much Can You Afford

31 Tips to Selling Your Home

32 Packing Tips

35 Moving Checklist

36 Homefinder Notepad

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Newcomer

Essex County Public Works(518) 873-3745

Lake Placid Water Department(518) 523-2597

Ticonderoga Water Department(518) 585-6144

Electric Light & Power(518) 523-2597

Griffith Energy(518) 891-1910

Chazy & Westport Phone Corp.(518) 962-8211

Crown Point Telephone(518) 597-3300

Frontier Communications(518) 834-7000

Post Offices

Courthouse

Utilities

US Post Office2591 Main StLake Placid, NY(518) 523-3071

US Post Office169 Champlain Ave.Ticonderoga, NY(518) 585-7414

US Post Office2841 New York 73Scenic Keene, NY(518) 576-9966

US Post Office28 Bissell Loop Newcomb, NY(518) 582-4242

US Post Office51 BroadwaySaranac Lake, NY(518) 891-4390

US Post Office8550 U.S. 9Lewis, NY(518) 873-6704

Essex County Courthouse7559 Court St.

Elizabethtown, NY(518) 873-3330

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Information

Packing StrategiesSupplies:

Packing for efficiency:

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Preparing to move:A strategy for packing:

AuSable Forks Fire29 School Ln.AuSable Forks, NY(518) 647-5582

Essex County Fire702 Stowersville Rd.Lewis, NY(518) 873-3900

Lake Placid Fire456 Old Military Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-3211

Moriah Fire630 Tarbell Hill Rd.Moriah, NY(518) 546-7837

Port Henry Fire14 Church St.Port Henry, NY(518) 546-7771

Lake Placid Police 2693 Main St.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-3306

Saranac Lake Police 1 Main St.Saranac Lake, NY(518) 891-4422

State Police702 Stowersville Rd. Lewis, NY(518) 963-7400

Ticonderoga Police 135 Burgoyne Rd. Ticonderoga, NY(518) 585-3456

Essex County Sheriff - 702 Stowersville Rd.Lewis, NY - (518) 873-6970

Police Fire

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Health & Hospitals

Dial 911for Emergencies

Essex County

Health Department

132 Water St.

Elizabethtown, NY

(518) 873-3500

Adirondack Medical Center2233 New York 86Saranac Lake, NY(518) 891-4141

Adirondack Medical Center29 Church St.

Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-3311

Elizabethtown Community Hospital75 Park St.

Elizabethtown, NY(518) 873-6377

Inter-Lakes Health1019 Wicker St.

Ticonderoga, NY(518) 585-3700

Mountain Medical Services 354 Broadway

Saranac Lake, NY(518) 897-1000

Westport Health Center6097 NYS Route 9N

Westport, NY(518) 962-2313

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Can You Afford?House How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more

than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly

debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow

higher percentages.)

For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember,

that’s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120.

That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments.

Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least

24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your

federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don’t look at what you earn now

or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months.

Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income.

Don’t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about

one percent of the mortgage amount.

How muchLocal School Districts

Colleges & Universities

• Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate • Name & Address Of Last School Attended• Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests

When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring:

AuSable Valley Central School District(518) 834-2845

Crown Point Central School District (518) 597-4200

Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District

(518) 873-6371

Keene Central School District(518) 576-4555

Lake Placid Central School District (518) 523-2475

Minerva Central School District (518) 251-2000

Moriah Central School District (518) 546-3301

Newcomb Central School District (518) 582-3341

Saranac Lake Central School District (518) 891-5460

Schroon Lake Central School District (518) 532-7164

Ticonderoga Central School District (518) 585-9158

Westport Central School District(518) 962-8244

Willsboro Central School District (518) 963-4456

North Country Community College

23 Santanoni Ave.

Saranac Lake, NY

(518) 891-2915

North Country Community College

11 Hawkeye Trail

Ticonderoga, NY

(518) 585-4454

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Adirondack Museum & StoreRoute 28N & 30Blue Mountain Lake, NY(518) 352-7311

AuSable Valley Golf Club58 Golf Course Rd.AuSable Forks, NY(518) 647-8666

Bowl Winkles2750 Main St.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-7868

Cascade Cross Country Ski Center4833 Cascade Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-9605

Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club101 Olympic Dr.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-2556

Essex County Fair3 Sisco St.Westport, NY(518) 962-8650

Fort Ticonderoga30 Fort Ti Rd.Ticonderoga, NY(518) 585-2821

Hickok’s Boat LiveryRoute 30Saranac Lake, NY(518) 891-3328

High Falls Gorge4761 New York 86 Scenic Wilmington, NY(518) 946-2278

John Brown Farm State Park115 John Brown Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-3900

Lake Placid Center For the Arts17 Algonquin Dr.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-2512

Lake Placid Club Golf House88 Morningside Dr.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-0063

Lake Placid Marina & Boat ToursGeorge Bliss Ln.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-9704

Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex5486 Cascade Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-8830

Lake Placid Sleigh Rides & Horeseback Riding2830 Wilmington Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 241-3388

Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa77 Mirror Lake Dr.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-2544

Mountain Brook Lodge5712 NYS Route 86Wilmington, NY(518) 946-2262

Palace Theatre2430 Mirror Lake Dr.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-9271

Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf1980 Saranac Ave.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-5478

Putnam Pond Campground763 Putts Pond Rd.Ticonderoga, NY(518) 585-7280

Spruce Lodge Bed & Breakfast6034 Sentinel Rd.Lake Placid, NY(800) 258-9350

Schulte’s Family Lodge5866 Cascade Rd.Lake Placid, NY(518) 523-3523

Top to Bottom Guide ServiceLake Placid, NY(518) 523-5753

Whiteface Mountain Ski Center5021 New York 86Wilmington, NY(518) 946-2223

.....and so much more!

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Named in honor of the English Duke of York, New York State joined the Union July 26. 1788 as the 11th State of The United States. The State Motto is “Excelsior,” which means “ever upwards.”

Population: 19,570,261

Capital: Albany

State Flower: Rose

State Tree: Sugar Maple

State Bird: Eastern Bluebird

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Highest Point: Mt. Marcy, 5,344 ft.

Area: 54,475 sq mi

Largest City: New York City

Entered the Union: July 26, 1788

Top Industries: International Trade, Finance, etc.State Song: “I Love New York”

State Insect: Nine-Spotted Ladybug

The Empire State

N e wYo r k

The borders of the British colony, the Province of New York, were roughly similar to those

of the present-day state. About one third of all the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in

New York. The state constitution was enacted in 1777.

Both the state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future

James II and VII of England and Scotland. New York City alone, makes up over 40 percent of the

population of New York state. It is known for its status as a center for finance and culture and for

its status as the largest gateway for immigration to the United States.

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Essex County History

When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Essex County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Charlotte County, contained the eastern portion. In 1784, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to Washington County to honor George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America. In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State (near Clunes.) Essex County was split from Clinton County in 1799. The Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex is a winter sports complex located at the foot of Mount Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid, New York. Part of the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), it was created following the 1980 Winter Olympics. The complex includes a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track along with trails for both biathlon and cross-country skiing. Constructed in 1930 for the 1932 Winter Olympics, the track was the first bobsleigh track located outside of Europe. In 1949, it hosted the FIBT World Championships, also the first outside of Europe. The original bobsleigh track was demolished in 1978 to pave the way for an artificial track for the 1980 Winter Olympics with a separate luge track being constructed for those same games. The luge track was the first luge track in North America when it was completed in 1979. In 1983, the luge track was the first venue to host the FIL World Luge Championships outside of Europe. Both tracks were demolished in the late 1990s and a combination track was constructed in early 2000 in time for the only Winter Goodwill Games. The track is a regular venue for World Cup competitions in bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton. In 2009, the track became the first combination track to host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton world championships in a non-Winter Olympic year. The current track is 1455 meters long with 20 curves and an average grade of 9.8%. The complex is also home to the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center. The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 13, through February 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada; which withdrew before the final vote. The mascot of the Games was "Roni", a raccoon. The mask-like rings on a raccoon's face recall the goggles and hats worn by many athletes in winter sports. The sports were played at the Olympic Center, Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval.

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