If you have never attended an authentic Oktoberfest, the objective is to drink German beer, eat German food and listen to German Music, all to excess. We managed to accomplish all three quite well. Luckily the event was within walking distance of our campsite at Wilmington Notch. Musical headliners were die Schlauberger, said to be "America's #1 German Festival Band" (that must be an impressive honor) and the Schwarzenegger Connection. When we attended the Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia a few months ago, someone said that a little ragtime goes a long way. 
The same can be said of traditional German dance festival music, which is a kissing cousin to the polka. In the afternoon we rode the gondola to the summit of Little Whitemface Mountain. The temperature there was in the low 40's with 30-40 mph winds. I'm considering re-thinking my commitment to wearing only short pants for the duration of this trip. From Little Whiteface we had great views of Lake Placid to the west, Lake Champlain to the east and the Adirondack High Peaks to the south.
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