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Time to discover: Museums and History

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Frederic Remington Art Museum
North Country Children’s Museum (“NCCM”)
Singer Castle
Nicandri Nature Center
The Wild Center

Frederic Remington Art Museum

Dedicated to the life and work of renowned artist of the Old West. The original sculpture, paintings, drawings, and the artist’s personal possessions. The Eva Caten Remington Education Center (aka The Kid’s Place) is adjacent to the Museum in another historic building. The Education Center contains interactive exhibits and activity spaces designed to engage museum visitors of all ages in an exploration of Remington’s life and art.

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North Country Children’s Museum (“NCCM”)

Located in the heart of historic, downtown Potsdam, NCCM worked with professional exhibit design firm Alchemy Studios to create an innovative and engaging museum experience. Alchemy Studios has designed exhibits for nationally renowned museums including the Smithsonian. With exhibits that celebrate the cultural and geographical resources of the North Country, you’ll find play areas and tinker spaces for all ages to get thinking, making and doing. The North Country Children’s Museum brings hands on, minds on learning to the community each week with special programs, offering special weekly programs like Adirondack Science, Ceramics, DNA modeling, Engineering, West African Drumming and other art, science and cultural topics.

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Singer Castle

Built in the early 1900s as a hunting lodge by Frederick Bourne, the fifth president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the castle was lived in by members of the same family until the 1960s when it became a religious retreat. Purchased by the current owners in 2001, Singer Castle opened as a tourist attraction in 2003. It is the only remaining complete and fully furnished castle in the 1000 Islands. www.singercastle.com

Nicandri Nature Center

The Eugene L. Nicandri Nature Center is a brand new, state of the art nature center that opened in May 2017. The nature center is located in Robert Moses State Park and managed by The Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center. The mission is to “engage visitors of all ages to promote public awareness, appreciation, and respect for the environment through exploration, education, and outdoor recreation. The Nature Center contains indoor and outdoor facilities for use by school groups, families, campers, and others in all seasons of the year. All events and activities are free of charge.

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Performing Arts, Music and Theatre

Crane School of Music
Ogdensburg Command Performances (“OCP”)
Norwood Village Green Concert Series

Crane School of Music

The world-renowned Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is SUNY’s only All-Steinway institution. Crane students regularly premiere new works, study with guest conductors and visiting artists, and perform in nationally televised concerts. But performance opportunities aren’t limited to Potsdam, N.Y.—our symphony and chorus have performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, the traveling choir has performed in churches across Germany and Spain, and our Latin ensemble regularly plays in New York City and recently toured Cuba. The broad Crane alumni network includes sought-after performing artists, award-winning educators, prolific composers, and executives in music business, non-profits and creative fields. Crane students also benefit from SUNY Potsdam’s vibrant arts environment, with programs spanning music, theatre, dance, the fine arts and creative writing.

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