They even took us to an old smuggling plane that had crashed years ago in the Lake. Some were part of a traveling show associated with the Seminole Indians of Florida. Let’s bow to a higher authority, say, the New York Times. Similar incidents have occurred from Malone to Keeseville, and Ausable Forks to Ticonderoga. Another alligator’s death begs the question “Why?” The story was reported in the Wells area in late October 1957. Which of the following less-than-believable items would you guess are actually true? In the meantime, he was kept among Jacques Suzanne’s menagerie about a mile south of the village. An Alligator in Lake Placid There are been persistent rumours of alligators in the New York City sewer system. Gators can survive the cold in underground dens, but Lake Placid’s temperatures would have provided a stern test of that system.). At last count, more than 1,500 significant pieces of clown memorabilia are located within the walls of the American Clown Museum and School. The gator of Mirror Lake existed, appropriately enough, in the village of Lake Placid, New York, and it scared the heck out of some very surprised tourists. And 3) Yes, members of the order Crocodilia have lived recently in the north woods. And 3) Yes, members of the order Crocodilia have lived recently in the north woods. Frigid nights brought ice to the lake’s shallows, leaving only the slightest hope for the gator’s survival. But not all the alligators in the Adirondacks met tragic ends. What sort of exotic animal stories occurred in Malone? They reported their amazing find to management, who explained it was merely the Stevens’ family pet. Around May, when ponds were open and the snow was melting, the brothers made a decidedly non-tropical decision, releasing the gator into Mirror Lake. December 11, 2012 by Lawrence P. Gooley 2 Comments. The first is Overlook Park, which has a killer boardwalk that takes you onto Lake Jessup and puts you right near the alligators. (function(){for(var g="function"==typeof Object.defineProperties?Object.defineProperty:function(b,c,a){if(a.get||a.set)throw new TypeError("ES3 does not support getters and setters. Required fields are marked *. “There are alligators on every block on Long Island,” notes Weinkselbaum, who says paranoid owners are now forced to go “undercover.” “Everything is illegal — but they make nice pets.” A few weeks later, on a warm, sunny day, appeared the oddest of sights at Mirror Lake—an alligator catching some rays on the beach. On a few occasions in the North Country, folks have unexpectedly stumbled upon alligators, and it’s hard to imagine the shock of the moment. Back in 1924, a young gator in Keeseville survived as a pet for three years until a couple of barn cats settled a longstanding feud, dragging it from its tank, killing it after an intense battle, and partially devouring the carcass before the owners drove them off. I live in Lake Placid Florida…..one afternoon 5 years ago …I went outside to feed a stray cat….and out of the corner of my eye ,I saw an alligator walking up my driveway…..he saw me and did not move….I got in my car that was also in my driveway and slowly ,in reverse drove the car where the gator would be directly under my muffler….put the car in neutral …and pressed on the gas…..I never saw an animal move so fast!!!!!! (e in b.c))if(0>=c.offsetWidth&&0>=c.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{d=c.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=d.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);d=d.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+d;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.g.height&&d<=b.g.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.c[e]=!0)}y.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&z(this,b)};u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){x.checkImageForCriticality(b)});u("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){A(x)});function A(b){b.b={};for(var c=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],d=0;d