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Nestled in the Adirondack Mountains in the towns of North Elba and St. Armand, in northern New York is the blue body of water, Lake Placid. At roughly 2,170 acres, and an average depth of approximately 50 feet, the lake borders the village of Lake Placid and has three islands named Buck, Moose, and Hawk. Fed by springs and streams in the Adirondacks Mountain, Lake Placid is an important water source for the local community on the lake's shore. The shoreline of Lake Placid features gently sloping rock slabs with little vegetation. Buck Island, is one of the major islands on Lake Placid and is owned by the state of New York, and encompasses 30 acres, with an elevation of 2,044 feet.The earliest inhabitants of Lake Placid are believed to be Iroquois and Mohawk Indians, evident from the relics, such as Indian arrowheads, found by early settlers in the region. In the 1800s, the first white settlers to Lake Placid were Elijah Bennet of Bennet's Pond and his wife Rebecca, who moved from Ver