Peter Davis, left, and Gerard Ellers smile on Mirror Lake's southern shore near the public tennis courts in Lake Placid Tuesday morning. They were removing the swimming and crew buoys from the lake, an annual reminder that winter is on the doorstep. The water was 53 degrees Fahrenheit as of press time Tuesday evening, according to data from the Ausable Freshwater Center. (Enterprise photos — Chris Gaige)

Crew members with the Lake Placid village Highway Department work to disassemble the swim dock at the Lake Placid Public Beach on Mirror Lake on Tuesday morning, an annual reminder that winter is on the doorstep. The water was 53 degrees Fahrenheit as of press time Tuesday evening, according to data from the Ausable Freshwater Center. (Enterprise photos — Chris Gaige)