LAKE PLACID – The Mirror Lake Inn in Upstate New York will welcome spring in the Adirondacks with a pair of weekend long events, on the same day, no less.
These two separate indoor-outdoor events will be held May 13-15 in Lake Placid – This link opens in a new browser tab.. Culinary Weekend Getaway and the Mirror Lake Inn Fly Fishing School will both be offered on that weekend.
Culinary Weekend is headed by our new Executive Chef Curtiss Hemm, who is also the owner of the Carriage House Cooking School – This link opens in a new browser tab. in nearby Peru, N.Y. Chef Hemm’s theme will be Springtime in Paris. Participants will enjoy the luxe accommodations of our AAA Four Diamond resort along with demonstration style cooking classes. Curtiss has designed the program so you will return home confident in your ability to host your friends and family members.
Simultaneously, we will bring our guest fly fishermen/fisherwomen to local waters and impart upon them the nuances of fly fishing. Local, well-known guides Gary Marchuk, Ken Kalil and the Mirror Lake Inn’s Andrew Weibrecht will walk you through the steps needed to enhance your skills. You will get personalized instruction over the course of the weekend on both flat and moving water.
Our fly fishing school comes with the same luxurious accommodations, and includes breakfast to-go both days and a boxed lunch on Saturday. Please note: a New York State Fishing License is required in advance of the weekend. You can apply online – This link opens in a new browser tab..
At this time, we are happy to see that with more people getting vaccinated against COVID, the numbers, especially in New York State, have greatly improved to the point where the positivity rate is less than 2 percent. With that, the Mirror Lake Inn has removed the mask mandate inside our buildings for those who are fully vaccinated. However, hotel staff will continue to wear masks as a precaution. For visitors, our high-tech cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing protocols remain in place throughout the Inn.
As we have stated for two years, safety is the new luxury, and we will continue to be vigilant and take nothing for granted as we all strive to finally bring this pandemic to an end.