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Mirror Lake

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Hochul touts environmental, economic projects in the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

September 24, 2021

Governor visits Lake Placid to showcase porous pavement, water line upgrades

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Mirror Lake Ice Out Contest

By Mike Lynch

March 25, 2021

Ice out time is approaching. Pick the correct ice-out date on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid and you'll be entered to win some Explorer swag.

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Mirror Lake continues to have dissolved oxygen issues

By Mike Lynch

May 24, 2018

Mirror Lake didn’t experience its natural spring turnover for the second consecutive year due to its high concentration of road salt, according to the Ausable River Association. Spring turnover occurs when top and bottom water levels mix after ice out. The mixing causes a distribution of nutrients and oxygen throughout the water column. This turnover…