• Frank gets food poisoning at McDonald’s on the way to Lake Placid
• Trip to downtown: 2 minutes. Return trip up the hill: 10 minutes (recovery time varies per family member)
• The beach at Mirror Lake is lovely during the first two warm, sunny, days. As the weather cooled, the hot tub bubbled over with children
• Sarah and Geneva see every movie shown at the local theater
• Brian and Sarah rent boats on Mirror Lake. Brian capsizes his.
• Family rents motorboat on Lake Placid through intermittent rain. Sarah and Geneva waterski. Alex and Maria go tubing
• Dad proudly presides over Rudy and Ben as they catch their first fish
• Mark and Loraine opt to move out of the main floor chalet room with private balcony after Alex and Ben hit their fifth chorus of “I’m a happy froggy ….” While playing video games outside their room at 5 am
• Mark falls to add drama as he, Geneva (wearing an approved color coordinated outfit), Sarah, Brian, Karen and Joe climb Whiteface
• Shopping at the Gap, waiting for Springsteen on July 4th.
