Lake Placid Olympic Museum staff are seen with a mini-museum packed into a traveling trunk filled with artifacts, hands-on activities and engaging lesson plans. (Provided photo)

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Olympic Museum brought home the top prize in the educational programming category last month at the annual International Sports Heritage Association Conference hosted by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.

The Olympic Museum earned the ISHY award for its program titled “Mythical Mascots: The Legendary Tales Behind the Olympic Icons,” a mini-museum packed into a traveling trunk that is available for use in classrooms and other learning centers. Filled with artifacts, hands-on activities and engaging lesson plans, this educational outreach program brings the inspiring history of the Olympic Winter Games to life.

It was the second year in a row that the Olympic Museum has earned an ISHY award for educational programming. Last year’s Olympic Host City Mock Election program was designed to engage students in the intricate selection process of the International Olympic Committee for electing future host cities for the Olympic Games.

ISHA is the world’s largest membership group for sports museums, halls of fame and the preservation of sports heritage. The annual “ISHY” awards allow member organizations to highlight the work they have done during the year in many different categories. Winners are selected by the ISHA awards committee.

For more information about the Mythical Mascots program and the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, visit www.lakeplacidolympicmuseum.org. Additional information about the International Sports Heritage Association can be found at www.sportsheritage.org.