LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The Lake Placid Olympic Museum brought home the top prize in the educational programming category at last week’s annual International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA) Conference hosted by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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 (IOC) 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.
2025 WINNERS
Books
- Carolina Panthers for Carolina Panthers 30 Seasons Book
Publications
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for Hall of Fame East-West Classic: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game Program
Marketing Materials: Ads/Graphics/Etc.
- St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum for Viva Los Cardenales New Exhibit
Marketing Materials/Social Media Campaign
- World of Little League Museum for Social Media Campaign to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Girls Playing Little League Softball and Baseball Marketing Materials
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for Social Media Campaign: School Resource Kits
Marketing Materials/Video/Audio
- World of Little League Museum for Beyond the Diamond: Celebrating 50 Years of Little League Softball – 5 Part Series Documentary
Education Programming
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum for Educational Programming: Mythical Mascots
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for Black Baseball Initiative Educational Outreach Program
Hall of Fame Inductions
- Mason County Sports Hall of Fame for Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Program Videos
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum for 2024 Induction Supporting Materials
New Video/Digital Exhibit Under $7,500
- Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame for Where We All Can Play Exhibit Sneak Peak
- World of Little League Museum for Digital Exhibit: The Story of #11
- Texas Golf Hall of Fame and Museum for Judy Rankin Legacy Video and Digital Museum Exhibit
New Video/Digital Exhibit
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for The Souls of the Game Video Exhibit
- BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum for Digital Indigenous Sport Gallery Video
MORE INFORMATION
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 its website: www.sportsheritage.org.
Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. The Olympic Authority operates Whiteface, Belleayre, and Gore Mountains, Mt Van Hoevenberg, the James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval, the Olympic Jumping Complex, the Olympic Center, and the Lake Placid Olympic Museum. As host to international, national, regional and local events, the Olympic Authority’s venues are destinations and economic catalysts of the regions it serves.
See: Lake Placid, Where You Can Be Immersed in Olympic Sport, Spirit Year-Round
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