2022 MUSEUM DAYS
Saturday, June 18th  - Sunday, June 19th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

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​- FREE to the public
 - Rain or Shine! 
 - Visit local Museums and Cultural Centers   
 - Great Family Fun!   
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*Special thanks to our media sponsors at the Press Republican!

2022 Schedule - Adirondack Coast Museum Days

Information and updates about Museum Days activities may also be found on the ACCA Facebook page and the individual pages and websites of participating institutions.

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​Alice T. Miner Museum
9618 Route 9, Chazy, NY 12921
(518) 846-7336
[email protected]
http://www.minermuseum.org
http://minermuseum.blogspot.com/
  • Self-guided tours of the museum available all day, featuring Alice Miner's extensive collection of decorative arts and antiques as well as artifacts from Chazy history.
  • ​Guided tours offered each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  • Come see the 3D printed scale model of CCRS and look through our trove of yearbooks!
  • Fibercraft and spinning demonstrations and hands-on opportunities
Anderson Falls Heritage Museum
Operated by the Anderson Falls Heritage Society
96 Clinton Street, Keeseville, NY 12944
(518)834-9219
[email protected]
www.andersonfalls.org
  • Featured theme is Art and Artists of the Keeseville Area
  • Exhibits explore the history of Keeseville, Au Sable Chasm, Clintonville, Harkness, Port Douglas Port Kent and the surrounding area
  • Copies of “Around Keeseville” by Kyle Page and Anderson Falls Heritage Society, available
  • 10% off gift shop purchases of $5.00 or more
  • Open late May-mid October: Thursdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday 1-3 p.m. or by appointment
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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 Babbie Rural & Farm and Learning Museum
250 River Road, Peru, NY 12972
(518) 643-8052
[email protected]
http://www.babbiemuseum.org/
  • SATURDAY 6/18 ONLY
  • “Day in the life of a Rural Family” -- Live the heritage of Champlain Valley & the Adirondacks as
    you experience our rural museum that consists of 17 display buildings resting on 3.5 picturesque acres. Enjoy the 1920's kitchen, the historic Goshen General Store, the Cow Barn, our Blacksmith Shop, take a Stagecoach Ride, and visit with our horses and donkeys.
  • Refreshments available for purchase
  • Open May-October: Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Special event weekends – Friday-Sunday
    10 a.m.-4 p.m. (See website)
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Clinton County Historical Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
518-561-0340
[email protected]
www.clintoncountyhistorical.org
www.facebook.com/clintoncountyhistorical​
  • New and updated exhibits on every floor: Military Legacy, Rum Across the Border Revisited
    (Prohibition), 75 years of collecting (celebrating CCHA’s 75th anniversary in 2020), Business & Industry featuring the Town of Beekmantown Bicentennial in 2020, Lozier Automobile History, Plattsburgh Traction Company and Redford Glass.
  • Gift bags for first 25 visitors each day (one per family)
  • Gifts for all children
  • Free raffle for bag of local history books
  • Special deals on shop items (ornaments, prints, books)
  • Museum Shop: Large selection of local history books, Lighthouse t-shirts, ornaments, notecards, postcards, gently “used” books.
  • Open all year: Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment
  • Free Admission, donations appreciated
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Dannemora Village Museum
40 Emmons Street, Dannemora, NY 12929
(518) 492-7000
http://www.villageofdannemora.com/#!history/c1fur
  • Two dioramas (4’x8’) of Clinton Prison, one as it was in 18694
  • Artifacts and photo history of early years of Clinton Correctional Facility
  • Village and local pictorial history
  • Local Native American Artifacts
  • Restored ice harvesting machine and early large fire extinguisher
  • Early school and education display 1933
  • 1933 Barber chair used by local residents and visitors
  • DVD Collection of Clayburg Mines, Seneca Ray Stoddard, Arrowheads
  • Last Maine logging, trains and local glass negative slide show
  • Open May-October: 1st Saturday of month 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit at Miner Institute
1034 Miner Farm Road, Chazy, NY 12921
(518) 846-7121
[email protected]
www.whminer.org
  • Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit is set up for self-guided tours.
  • Staff will be available during Museum Days to answer questions
  • Historic images from Heart’s Delight Farm and dioramas
  • Antique vehicles
  • Videos chronicling farm life a century ago
  • Adjacent garden walkway
  • Holstein dairy barn and Morgan horse barn will be open for visitors
  • Special exhibit about Work on the Farm including farm tools and implements used in the early 1900’s
  • Open May-October: Weekdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Free admission donations appreciated
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Kent-Delord House Museum
17 Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY   12901
 (518) 561-1035
[email protected]
www.kentdelordhouse.org
  • Learn about three generations of the Delord family (1810-1913)
  • Activities on the Green including blacksmithing, basket weaving, children’s activities and more.
  • Basket raffle – handmade jewelry, heirloom seeds from the museum gardens, handmade soaps,
    original artworks and more. Total value for basket is $500.
  • Open May-October: Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; June-September Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
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 Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum
Standish Road, Lyon Mountain, NY 12952
(518) 735-4314
[email protected]
lyonmountainmuseum.blogspot.com
  • Housed in a new building located adjacent to the Lyon Mountain D&H Station is the Switcher train
    engine donated by the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum. To the delight of all, visitors will be able to access the engine’s cab to activate its bells, whistles and horn.
  • Located in the D&H Railroad Room, a new diorama has been constructed by museum volunteers featuring a H/O scale electric train. The scene includes a mountain, a village, tunnels and bridges for the little train to run around, through and over. The train can be activated by a push of a button and can be easily viewed by a child. Overhead is a G scale electric train that may also be activated by a button.
  • 2022 is the last year for exhibit on immigration featuring photos along with stories told by Lyon
    Mountain families who came to work in the mines from many parts of the world to escape war and oppression; looking for a better life.
  • Open June-September: Wednesday & Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society
44 Emmons Street
Dannemora, NY 12981
518-492-4142
www.nnyacgs.com
  • Research for non-members is free both days
  • Thousands of books on genealogy, CDs with church records, computers and microfiche
  • Librarians will be on hand to help with research
  • Open all year: Wednesdays and 1st Saturday of each month 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Additional Saturdays as scheduled (See website) or by appointment
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North Star Underground Railroad Museum
1131 Mace Chasm Road, Ausable Chasm, NY 12911
(518) 834-5180
[email protected]
http://www.northcountryundergroundrailroad.com/

  • Sunday, 19 June, the Colors of Freedom in the Adirondack Tour starting from the North Star
    Underground Railroad Museum. A first-ever North Country Juneteenth celebration of the region’s role in the fight against slavery will highlight the Underground Railroad work in the area, as well as famous abolitionist John Brown. Juneteenth is now a national holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. The “Colors of Freedom” tour will be a unique way for families and visitors alike to experience the struggle that took place in this area. The tour will feature seven different stops with re-enactors, docents, and celebrations of the freedom spirit in the Clinton and Essex counties. Sponsored by the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, John Brown Lives, the John Brown State Historic Site and the Adirondack Museum, this event builds on existing museums, exhibits at historic locations, and original re-enactments. The tour will start at 9:00 at the North Star UGR Museum, move to Elizabethtown and end at the John Brown Farm.
  • A film on Finding Timbuctoo, directed by Paul Miller will be shown on Saturday evening to kick off the event.
  • Docents will be available both days at the museum to answer questions and give tours
  • Open 7 days a week mid-May - mid-Oct, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; July and August, open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base
31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 566-1814
[email protected]
  • SATURDAY ONLY 10-3
  • Try our FB-111 cockpit for size
  • Continuing exhibits: Plattsburgh AFB Then and Now, Aircraft Assigned to Plattsburgh, Life on Alert
  • Knowledgeable Volunteer Staff
  • Open May-October: Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel 
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base
100 U.S. Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 593-8554
  • The Chapel was dedicated on October 24, 1933. Built in memory of those stationed at the Plattsburgh
    Barracks Army Post who gave their lives in World War I
  • Project was sponsored by the Church Women’s League for Patriotic Service costing $22,472
  • Constructed of weathered brick from a historical structure near Plattsburgh
  • Chandeliers were made by the post blacksmith
  • Pews and original organ were donated by the 26th Infantry
  • Bell was installed in1936 and came from the Work War I ship the USS O’Brien
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Plattsburgh State Art Museum
SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 564-2474
[email protected]
www.plattsburgh.edu/museum/
https://www.facebook.com/PlattsburghStateArtMuseum
https://twitter.com/PlattsArtMuseum
 
  • OPEN NOON-4PM
  • Adirondack Visions by Joe Remillard in the Burke Gallery, 7 June-5 August
  • Free, unrestricted parking directly in front of Myers Bldg.
  • Open all year, closed on University holidays: Tuesday – Sunday 12 noon-4 pm.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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Rouses Point History and Welcome Center
68 Pratt Street, Rouses Point, NY 12979
(518) 297-5502 ext. 345
[email protected]
  • Exhibit of Rouses Point Fire Department and other fire department items
  • Open 18 June-4 September: Saturday only 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
Strand Center for the Arts
23 Brinkerhoff St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 563-1604
[email protected]
  • OPEN SATURDAY 10-2 ONLY
  • “Blurred Lines,” artwork created by artist, Jordan King, in the Main Gallery. This unique exhibit will be on view from June 3 to June 24, 2022.
  • Open All Year: Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (For special event hours, see website)
  • Free admission, donations appreciated
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War of 1812 Museum
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base
31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 566-1814
[email protected]
www.battleofplattsburgh.org
  • SATURDAY ONLY, 10-3
  • Old Post Cemetery, maintained by Peru Memorial VFW Auxiliary; Facebook: Old Post
    Cemetery, Plattsburgh, NY, Wreaths Across America: Saturday, 18 June – Scavenger hunt for all ages to learn about many of those who are buried there 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Rededication of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 3 p.m. with speaker, Keith Herkalo and American Legion Honor Guard. Cemetery located at 8 Lake Forest Drive.
  • Old Post Cemetery will have information about approximately 100 of the burials both days at the individual gravesites. A sign will be available listing names and locations of markers to help in locating the sites. For more information, “google” Old Post Cemetery, Plattsburgh, NY.
  • Allen Everest Interpretive Center – featuring the lake and land battle in a large scale multimedia diorama
  • History Shoppe – local history books and novels, models, films, t-shirts and hats, history-themed music and apparel, and more in the largest museum shop in the area
  • Open May – October: Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Free admission, donations appreciated

"Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport"

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Throughout Museum Days weekend participants will be able to follow the Adirondack Arts & History Passport around the county.  The Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport is free to pick up and is truly your passport to local heritage and culture on Museum Weekend and throughout the summer season.

The printing and design of the 2022 Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport  is made possible by team at the North County Chamber of Commerce and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau. 
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​Thank you to ACCA's media sponsor, the Press Republican!

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