Lake Placid (Taiwan)
Lake Placid may refer to: * Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics ** Lake Placid (New York), a lake near the New York village * Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Highlands County, Florida * Lake Placid, a lake in Collier County, Florida * Lake Placid (Highlands County, Florida), a lake on the south edge of the town of Lake Placid, Florida * Lake Placid, a lake in Pinellas County, Florida * Lake Placid, Queensland, a suburb of Cairns, in far northern Queensland, Australia * Lake Placid (Texas), a lake in Texas * ''Lake Placid'' (film), a 1999 film directed by Steve Miner ** ''Lake Placid'' (film series) * Lake Placid (Taiwan), a lake in East District, Hsinchu East District () is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. Geography * Area: * Population: 208,122 (Januar ...

Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,303. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid, along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region. Lake Placid hosted the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid also hosted the 1972 Winter Universiade, the 2000 Goodwill Games, and will host the 2023 Winter Universiade. History Lake Placid was founded in the early 19th century to develop an iron ore mining operation. By 1840, the population of "North Elba" (four miles southeast of the present village, near where the road to the Adirondak Loj crosses the Ausable River), was six families. In 1845, the philanthropist Gerrit Smith arrived in North Elba and not only bought a great deal of land around the village but granted large tracts to former slaves. He reformed ...
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Lake Placid (New York)
The body of water named Lake Placid is a lake in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, the United States. It is on the northern side of the Village of Lake Placid. Geography The lake is approximately , and has an average depth of about . It is located in the towns of North Elba and St. Armand, both in Essex County. There are three islands on Lake Placid, named Buck, Moose, and Hawk. Conservation The lake borders the northern part of the village of Lake Placid, and is a source of drinking water for the town. Maintaining water quality in the lake is a major local issue. The lake is fed by springs and Adirondacks mountain streams. There are nearly 300 houses on the lake shore. Because most of the houses are unoccupied much of the year, the water usually remains clean. Local efforts to combat aquatic invasive species have been successful. They are supported by a boat cleaning station where powerboats are put into the water. The lake has produced record lake trout. ...
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Lake Placid, Florida
Lake Placid is a town in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,223 and in 2018 the estimated population was 2,439. It is part of the Sebring Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has two nicknames: "Town of Murals" and "The Caladium Capital of the World". Lake Placid has 47 murals painted on buildings throughout the town, and 98 percent of the world's caladium bulbs come from Lake Placid. There are 14 caladium farms, spanning 1,200 acres, and these plants have been grown in the area since the 1940s. In 2013, ''Reader's Digest'' named Lake Placid America's Most Interesting Town. The town is home to the Lake Placid Tower, a closed concrete block observation tower that is tall according to early sources or tall according to late sources. However, government sources exclude a 270-foot height, allowing only a 240-foot height. __TOC__ History Lake Placid, which was formerly called "Lake Stearns", was chartered on December 1, 1925. ...
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Collier County, Florida
Collier County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is East Naples, Florida, East Naples, where the county offices were moved from Everglades City, Florida, Everglades City in 1962. Collier County comprises the Naples, Florida, Naples-Immokalee, Florida, Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida, Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area. History Archaeology at Platt Island in the Big Cypress National Preserve shows humans settled in what is now Collier County more than two thousand years ago. The Calusa people had an extensive presence in the area when Europeans arrived. The county was created in 1923 from Lee County, Florida, Lee County. It was named for Barron Collier, a New York C ...
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Lake Placid (Highlands County, Florida)
Lake Placid, a gourd-shaped lake, has a surface area of . This lake is south of the city of Lake Placid, Florida; it is just outside the south city limits of the city. This lake was once known as Lake Childs. The area immediately surrounding it is mostly rural, but there are housing developments abutting the lake on part of its west side. Placid View Drive runs along part of the west side and Old State Route 8 runs along part of the east side. Lake Placid provides public access along part of its shore. There are two public boat ramps on shore, one at 150 Harris Drive (on the northeast side) and the other at 3349 Placid View Drive (on the west side of the lake). There are no public swimming areas along the lake shore, but it can be fished from the shore. This lake has a variety of game fish: largemouth bass, catfish, bream, bluegill, redear sunfish, blue catfish, crappie.Hook and Bullet website. This lake named Lake Placid is one of several Lake Placids in Florida, as well as othe ...
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Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County (, ) is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 959,107. The county is part of the Tampa– St. Petersburg– Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clearwater is the county seat. St. Petersburg is the largest city as well as the largest city in Florida that is not a county seat. History Pre-European settlement When Europeans first reached the Pinellas peninsula, the Tampa Bay area was inhabited by people of the Safety Harbor culture. The Safety Harbor culture area was divided into chiefdoms. One documented chiefdom in what is now Pinellas County was that of the Tocobaga, who occupied a town and large temple mound, the Safety Harbor site, overlooking the bay in what is now Safety Harbor. The modern site is protected and can be visited as part of the County's Philippe Park. Spanish and British Florida During the early 16th century Spanish explorers discovered and ...
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Lake Placid, Queensland
Caravonica is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Caravonica had a population of 1,989 people. Caranovica is approximately from the Cairns city centre. Geography Caravonica lies in the foothills of the Queensland tropical rain forests. The actual village itself is in length from its most northern point to its most southern point. The boundary of the suburb can be found as far north as the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway's southern terminal is known as the Caravonica Terminal. The southern border is bounded by Kamerunga, aligning with the Barron River riparian zone along the Kamerunga section of the northern bank of the river. Lake Placid is a neighbourhood within the locality. Formerly known as Barron Waters, it is named after a natural pond in the Barron River, created by a rock barrage. Lake Placid is the entrance to the Barron Gorge National Park. A supplementary section of Lake Placid Road ...
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Lake Placid (Texas)
Lake Placid is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River southwest of the town of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas. The reservoir was formed in 1928 by the construction of a dam on the river. Management of the dam and lake was assumed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on May 1, 1963. Lake Placid is a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, and swimming. Fish and plant life Lake Placid has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Placid include catfish, white crappie, sunfish, and largemouth and spotted bass. Vegetation in the lake includes cattail, pondweed, American lotus, spatterdock, rushes, water hyacinth, water lettuce, and hydrilla. Recreational uses The only free public boat ramp and lake access is available off exit 605 of Interstate Highway 10. External linksLake Placid- Guadalupe-Blanco River AuthorityLake Placid - Texas Parks & Wildlife {{authori ...
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Lake Placid (film)
''Lake Placid'' is a 1999 American comedy horror film written by David E. Kelley and directed by Steve Miner. It is the first installment in the ''Lake Placid'' film series and stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, and Mariska Hargitay. In the film, a giant, 30-foot-long monstrous saltwater crocodile terrorizes the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine (there is a real, small Black Lake located in Fort Kent, Maine), the film also follows a dysfunctional group who attempt to capture or kill the beast. ''Lake Placid'' was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Stan Winston Studios (which did the special effects for the creatures) and principal photography was shot in British Columbia, Canada. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released in theatres in the United States on July 16, 1999, and in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2000. It grossed $56.9 million worldwide and was followed by five low-budget made-for-t ...
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Lake Placid (film Series)
''Lake Placid'' is an American series of monster horror/comedy films created by David E. Kelley. Produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the series began with '' Lake Placid'' (1999) directed by Steve Miner, and was followed by five television sequels, ''Lake Placid 2 ''Lake Placid 2'' is a 2007 American made-for-television comedy horror film directed by David Flores. It is a sequel to '' Lake Placid'' (1999) and the second installment in the ''Lake Placid'' film series, telling the story of man-eating croco ...'' (2007) directed by David Flores, ''Lake Placid 3'' (2010) directed by Griff Furst, ''Lake Placid: The Final Chapter'' (2012) directed by Don Michael Paul, ''Lake Placid vs. Anaconda'' (2015) directed by A.B. Stone and being a crossover with the Anaconda (film series), ''Anaconda'' series, and ''Lake Placid: Legacy'' (2018) directed by Darrell Roodt. Each installment revolves around the presence of giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodiles in th ...
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Lake Placid (Taiwan)
Lake Placid may refer to: * Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics ** Lake Placid (New York), a lake near the New York village * Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Highlands County, Florida * Lake Placid, a lake in Collier County, Florida * Lake Placid (Highlands County, Florida), a lake on the south edge of the town of Lake Placid, Florida * Lake Placid, a lake in Pinellas County, Florida * Lake Placid, Queensland, a suburb of Cairns, in far northern Queensland, Australia * Lake Placid (Texas), a lake in Texas * ''Lake Placid'' (film), a 1999 film directed by Steve Miner ** ''Lake Placid'' (film series) * Lake Placid (Taiwan), a lake in East District, Hsinchu East District () is a district in east Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is the second largest of the three districts in Hsinchu City. The East District is home to the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. Geography * Area: * Population: 208,122 (Januar ...