Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance

07/31/2026

Pick an event or two to attend

AUGUST EVENTS FOR CCHA

Sunday - August 2nd – Sunday on the Island - $30 per person. Register today! Tours of the lighthouse and a free Valcour Island trail guide. Boats will leave the Peru Boat Launch every 20 minutes starting at 9:20 am until 1:00. Last boat back is at 3:00 pm

Wednesday - August 5th – 5:30 pm, Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street Plattsburgh. "Exploring Plattsburgh's Point: The Buildings of the Macomb St. Historic District." With Dr. James Lindgren, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Plattsburgh. Examining the city's East End, this presentation traces the development of the area's historic architecture: the various styles of buildings, their contributions to the extended historic district, and the status of their preservation.

Saturday - August 8th – Saturday on Crab Island - - $35 per person. Register today! Meet for a short Island history at the Flagpole and take a leisurely 2-mile hike around the Island. A tour guide with a map is provided. Boat will leave the Peru Boat Launch every 35 minutes starting at 9:30 until 1:00 pm. Last Boat back is at 3:00 pm.

Tuesday - August 11th, 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. The Battle of Valcour Island – before, during and after. With Reenactor and Historian Craig Russell. Hear the story of the most important naval battle of the Revolutionary War – fought on our lake on October 11, 1776.

Thursday - August 13 – 4:30 – 7:30 pm, Parks Come Alive Melissa Penfield Park, Plattsburgh. Visit with Clinton County Historical Association volunteers and learn about activates planned throughout the summer.

Wednesday - August 26th, Noon to 1:30 pm. Ausable Chasm Gazebo, Ausable Chasm. Women’s Equality Day – The struggle for Suffrage for Women of Color with Jackie Madison. Bring a dish to share.

Thursday - August 27th – 6:00 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh. Remembering the Ladies. Abigail Adams famously charged her husband to “remember the ladies” as he worked to reform colonial government in early 1776. Though rarely on the battlefield, many American women were as invested in the success of the Revolution as the men who led and died in the war. Their contributions from the homefront to the front lines established their place as partners in the new nation. Presented by Dr. Wendy Gordon, History Professor, SUNY Plattsburgh

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

For further information, contact us at 518-561-0340 or [email protected]

07/29/2026

A truly extraordinary evening is planned

Exhibit Opening at the Clinton County Historical Association Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh
July 30th – 4 pm

The Clinton County Historical Association is proud to announce the opening of its newest exhibit - Echoes If We Listen – America250 with Native, Women, and Black Patriots in focus.

Join exhibit designer Randi Christodoulou and her father Clyde Rabideau who provided paintings to help with the exhibit interpretations. Talk with exhibit contributors Jackie Madison, Helen Nerska and Penny Clute on how the exhibit came to be.

See period artifacts from the CCHA collection and a video production created by Randi Christodoulou and Paul Frederick.

Following the opening, at 6 pm, will be a presentation on the different experiences of each group during the Revolutionary War and after.

For more information call Helen Nerska, Director, Clinton County Historical Association – 518-561-0340 or email [email protected]

Quotes are from Robin Caudells article in the Press-Republican last weekend. Thanks, Robin.

07/20/2026

Come to share this historic moment

CEREMONY AT NOON TODAY AT THE PERU DOCK

Good morning - below is an article that appears in the New York Almanack about the missing piece of the cannon which we anticipate will be brought up today at noon at the Peru Dock.

Interesting too is that the photo used in this article is the same photo used in the exhibit at the Munroe Tavern in Lexington Mass that I visited last week. Polly Munroe was first married to Thomas Rogers who was killed by this exploding cannon on the gondola New York in the Battle of Valcour Island. She was then hostess at her second husband's Tavern when George Washington visited after the Revolution. Polly's story was also part of Ed Scollon's presentation last April.

https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2026/07/valcour-bay-exploded-cannon-found/?awt_a=eey.&awt_l=9cjxZ&awt_m=8_H.WgKnavl8Sqy.&utm_source=aweber&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=part-of-valcour-cannon-found-1832-lighthouse-disaster-paper-industry-history-finch-pulp-mill-closing-foam-ban-more

Hope you can make it to the Peru Dock today!

07/07/2026

Make your reservation for the Island trip

250th ANNIVERSARY TRIPS TO CRAB

Want to take a 5-mile boat trip on Lake Champlain next Saturday? Start at the Peru Dock and ride with Captain Mick Maynard to the island.

CRAB ISLAND
We are also arranging a “Saturday on Crab Island” trip this year for July 11th with August Rides on August 8th to Crab Island will be $35 per person.
Roger Harwood will be there to answer questions about the Island and a trail guide will be given out.
Reservations required – call us at 518-561-0340

All trips are subject to weather conditions, and, for safety reasons, Captain Mick will make the final decision.

07/03/2026

Inspiring presentation

JOHN KRUEGER READS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

July 8, 1776 – The declaration was first read publicly by Col. John Nixon in Philadelphia

July 4, 1816 – Plattsburgh – At Israel Green’s Tavern the declaration was read followed by 19 toasts.

July 15, 1843 – Keeseville – At the Baptist Church Rev. B. W. Smith, Principal of the Keeseville Academy, read the declaration followed by toasts and speeches and the Ausable Band.

July 4, 1861 – Plattsburgh – At the Presbyterian Church the declaration was read by Daniel S. McMasters, Esq. after a sunrise volley of 34 guns reminding citizens that 34 states were still in the Union which assured them that the people meant they should remain there.

July 3, 2026 – Plattsburgh – On the Oval on the Old Base John Krueger will again read the Declaration of Independence at 10 am sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Clinton County Historical Association.

07/01/2026

Chazy's summer events

CHAZY'S SESQUICENTENNIAL SUMMER!
Something for everyone!

07/01/2026

Summer events in Keeseville

06/30/2026

Wouldn't you love to be on the lake next Sunday?

VALCOUR ISLAND
CCHA has booked two “Sunday on the Island” events for 2026 – July 5th and August 2nd – the price, as usual, will be $30 per person.

We will also be offering FREE rides to the Island on the eve of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburgh - October 10th, 2026. Get a feel of what it was like on the Lake 250 years ago.
Reservations required – call us at 518-561-0340

All trips are subject to weather conditions, and, for safety reasons, Captain Mick Maynard will make the final decision.