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October 04, 2016
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**MEDIA ADVISORY **Flaming Leaves Festival Soars this Weekend in Lake Placid |
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Oct. 4, 2016) --- Bring the whole family and celebrate the fall season during the annual Flaming Leaves Festival taking place at the Olympic Jumping Complex, in Lake Placid, N.Y., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9. And while you’re there, tag your favorite festival photos with #WFLPFallFests. Favorite tagged photos will be selected and featured as our “Fall Festival Photo of the Day” on www.WhitefaceLakePlacid.com. During the Flaming Leaves Festival, crowds take in Blues, brews and barbeque while the nation’s top ski jumpers soar off the Olympic Jumping Complex’s 90-meter ski jump, competing in the NYSEF K90 ski jump competition and 2017 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. WHAT: Annual Flaming Leaves Festival WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 9, 9:30 a. m.- 4 p.m. WHERE: Olympic Jumping Complex, 5486 Cascade Rd., Lake Placid, N.Y. 12946 Saturday, Oct. 8
Sunday, Oct. 9
Media planning on attending and covering Flaming Leaves, contact Jon Lundin, ORDA public relations, Tel: 518-523-1655 ext. 5313 or email: jlundin@orda.org. Photos from last year’s Flaming Leaves Festival can be found HERE. Photos courtesy of ORDA/ Whiteface Lake Placid. -- ORDA -- Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development. |
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