St Lawrence Seaway Museums in NY
Alexandria Bay
♥Boldt Castle
On Heart Island in the Thousand Islands, accessible by boat.
315/482-9724 or 800/847-5263
Open May-Oct
120-room Rhineland castle built by George Boldt as a gift for his wife Mary, but abandoned at her untimely death. Undergoing magnificent restoration.
Chippewa Bay
♥Singer Castle
On Dark Island in the Thousand Islands, accessible by boat.
877/327-5475
Hourly Boat Tours and Chartered Group Tours are offered in summer
From Alexandria Bay by Uncle Sam Boat Tours, 877/253-9229
From Chippewa Bay by Schermerhorn Harbor Shuttle, 315/324-5966
From Morristown by Morristown Tour Boat Lines aboard the Morrisania, 315/375-8213
Frederick G. Bourne of New York City, a contemporary of George Boldt, had this castle built as a hunting retreat for his family. Italian stonecutters cut granite to shape this 3-story, 28-room castle with a 5-story clock tower and elaborate boathouse.
Clayton
Antique Boat Museum
750 Mary Street, Clayton, NY
315/686-4104
May-Oct daily 9am-5pm
Over 200 antique freshwater boats, motors and engines, boatbuilding classes, boat shows, speedboat rides.
Handweaving Museum & Thousand Islands Art Center
314 John Street, Clayton, NY
315/686-4123
Open Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm
Preservation and promotion of traditional arts and handcrafts, gallery exhibits, craft shows, gift shop, pottery classes, events, educational programs, library, permanent weaving collection
Hammond
Hammond Museum
Main Street (NYS Highway 37), Hammond, NY
315/324-5208
Open 2-4pm Tues & 10am-4pm Sat during May-mid-Sept
Hogansburg
♥Akwesasne Cultural Center
321 SR 37, Hogansburg, NY 13655-3114 on the St. Regis Indian Reservation
518/358-2240
Email: akwlibr@nc3r.org
FAX 518/358-2649 or 358-2461
Open 8:30am-4:30pm Mon & Fri
Historical and contemporary Mohawk artifacts, utilitarian and fancy ash splint and sweetgrass baskets, traditional crafts
LaFargeville
Agricultural Museum
34312 Route 180, LaFargeville, NY
315/658-2353
9am-3pm June-Sept, closed Tues
The development of the agricultural industry in Northern New York, historical materials relating to farms and farmhouses in Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence Counties
Massena
♥Hawkins Point Visitors Center
Barnhart Island, Massena, NY
315/764-0226, ext 302
Summer Hours: 9am-7pm Daily
Winter Hours: 9am-5pm Weekdays, Closed Weekends
Operated by New York Power Authority, state-of-the-art exhibits, interactive displays, hands-on learning about energy, electricity and the North Country, and panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River and NYPA’s St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project
Massena Museum
200 East Orvis Street, Massena, NY
315/769-8571
Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
Exhibits include general store, doctor’s office, early street lights, musical instruments, etc.
Morristown
Gateway Museum
Showcases life along the St. Lawrence River, as well as memorabilia and information about Singer Castle.
315/375-4910
Hours: Wednesdays Noon-2pm & Saturdays 10am-2pm
Ogdensburg
♥Frederic Remington Art Museum
303 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
315/393-2425
Hours: Oct 15-May 15 Wed-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm; May 15-Oct 15 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm
Dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting the art and archives of Frederic Remington
Ogdensburg Diocese Archives
622 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
315/393-2920
9am-4:30pm weekdays during summer; closes at 4pm
Waddington
Moore Museum
Main Street, Waddington, NY 13694
315/388-5967 or 388-5655 (summer months only)
Museum & Historian’s Office at 79 St. Lawrence Avenue open during summer; between October and April, historian may be emailed at wadhist@northnet.org
400 family histories and about 50 house histories available for research in conjunction with Waddington Historical Society; also memorabilia from Waddington history and diorama that shows what happened to land during construction of St. Lawrence Seaway Power Project
Watertown
Jefferson County Historical Society
228 Washington Street, Watertown, NY
315/782-3491
Hours: 10am-5pm Tues-Fri, Noon-5pm Sat May-Nov; Noon-5pm Sat Dec-April
Sci-Tech Center of Northern New York
154 Stone Street, Watertown, NY
315/788-1340
Hands-on science center, more than 40 interactive exhibits, specialty art classes and programs, school tours, birthday parties
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