Lake Placid, winter and summer playground (AP)

AP - Jim Shea paused for more than a moment, almost unable to imagine the thought of Lake Placid without the legacy of hosting two Winter Olympic games, in 1932 and 1980.

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Olympic ski destinations: Squaw Valley, Calif. (AP)

AP - Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area’s premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season.

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Olympics put Utah skiing ‘on the map’ (AP)

AP - In addition to great powder snow and a long winter, Utah’s ski industry is blessed by the lingering buzz of the 2002 Winter Olympics, plus a major nearby airport that makes getting to Salt Lake City easy from other parts of the country.

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Colo. ski resorts buoyed by early snow, specials (AP)

AP - Colorado landscape architect Bryan Harding skied about 50 days on Aspen-area mountains last year, using a free season pass that was a perk of his job.

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Pirate exhibit in Norfolk taps into pirate craze (AP)

AP - Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of “Black Sam” Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor’easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels to the ocean’s bottom.

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China planning agency OKs Shanghai Disney project (AP)

AP - China’s economic planning agency has formally approved a plan to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai, ensuring the city will have a new showcase attraction after next year’s World Expo has wound down.

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Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows (AP)

AP - Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.

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Plan for museum at home where Little Rock Nine met (AP)

AP - Every day before heading to Little Rock Central High School in the fall of 1957, nine black students gathered at Daisy and L.C.

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New tour at Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue in Pa. (AP)

AP - Did you hear the one about the rabbi and the architect?

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St. Bart’s: Tiny Caribbean jewel for food, fashion (AP)

AP - Wheels up at the island of St. Maarten and we skim across the waters of the French West Indies to St. Barthelemy — a tiny Caribbean jewel for Francophiles, foodies and fashionistas

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