Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance

05/27/2026

Lots to choose from

CCHA'S JUNE EVENTS

Saturday, June 6th – 10:30 am, Town of Clinton Town Hall, 23 Smith Street, Churubusco. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca Le Clair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or settlement in Churubusco and how it ties into the Canadian rebellion of 1837.

Saturday, June 6th, 11 am - Flag Ceremony beginning at Point au Fer with American Legion Post 912 and Post 1619’s Revolutionary War Honor Guard to honor Revolutionary War Veterans interred in cemeteries in the Town of Champlain: Point au Fer, Maple Hill, Glenwood, Shutes, Waters and Wiley’s Point.

Monday, June 8th – 6 pm, American Legion, 29 Pratt St., Rouses Point. Struggle in the Snow: The invasion and storming of Quebec with Thaddeus Booth Trudo. New Year’s Eve 2025 was the 250th Anniversary of the attempted storming of Quebec City by American forces under the command of Generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold. Learn more about this event and the brave patriots who participate in this early revolutionary war battle.

Tuesday, June 9th – 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. Walk Around the Block – a photographic view of the Plattsburgh City Center in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries with Pat Loughan.

Friday, June 12th - 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. Walk Around the Block – a photographic view of the Plattsburgh City Center in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries with Pat Loughan.

Thursday, June 18th – 6:00 pm, Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca LeClair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or settlement in Churubusco and how it ties into the Canadian rebellion of 1837!

Wednesday, June 24th, 6 pm – Lecture, Peru Free Library, 3024 N. Main St, Peru. Peru Veterans and the founding of the Town with Military historian Thaddeus Booth-Trudo and Town of Peru historian Helen Nerska

Thursday, June 25th – 6:00 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, 100 US Oval, Plattsburgh. History Matters: Revolution, Independence and Valcour Island by John Krueger. History matters because liberty is not self-sustaining; it must first be imagined in the minds and hearts of ordinary people and then defended through sacrifice, leadership, and endurance. Using figures such as John and Abigail Adams, Joseph Warren, and William Emerson, this engaging illustrated presentation will explain how the American Revolution grew from conviction into action, while the Declaration of Independence gave that struggle its clearest moral and political purpose. Its central regional argument is that Valcour Island deserves lasting
historical importance because Benedict Arnold’s improvised naval stand on Lake
Champlain delayed the British advance long enough to preserve the northern
defenses and help make Saratoga possible. A familiar story will be told in an
unfamiliar manner, something you won’t want to miss.

All events are free and open to the public. For further information contact is at 518-561-0340 or [email protected].

05/27/2026

Should be an interesting evening -

TOMORROW NIGHT - TWO GREAT SPEAKERS
Thursday - May 28th, 6 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh, First Adirondackers: 12,000 Years of Indigenous Peoples in the Adirondack Uplands with Curt Stager and David Kanietakeron Fadden. The newly released book by Curt Stager and David Kanietakeron Fadden “challenges the widespread, long-standing belief that the Adirondack uplands of northern New York were uninhabited before the arrival of European colonizers. Through local indigenous traditions and supporting findings by natural science, authors Fadden and Stager expose, document, and honor the long human presence in the Adirondacks, helping not only to redefine what it means to be an Adirondacker, but also contributing to a more complete understanding of America itself.” We will be privileged to have both authors at this presentation. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and hear reflections on the extensive research Curt and Dave did in order to provide us with this book.

05/21/2026

A wonderful museum to visit!

Opening for the 2026 Season this Saturday, May 23, 10:00am-2:00pm!!

05/19/2026

Three important events

05/15/2026

Come to see what's up

HISTORY DAY AT THE CHAMPLAIN MALL - MAY 16th
We have 17 tables - Kent Delord, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Centennial, North Country Underground Railroad, John Brown Farm, County Historian, Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum, Miner Institute, Heart's Delight, The Alice, Literacy Volunteers, Friends of Point au Roche, Battle of Plattsburgh, Sherman Library, Crown Point Historic Site, Assemblyman Cashman, Peru Town Historian, Clinton County Historical Association, America250 and Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance.

There will be a couple of quizzes, many handouts, stickers, a couple of take away crafts, T-shirts and Challenge Coins for sale and our brand new hot off the press 2026 Arts and History Passport.

The coins are $20 and a fundraiser for CCHA and the Battle of Plattsburgh. Passport and coins are available at CCHA. The coins at CCHA are a fundraiser for us and the coins for BOP will be available at their event and from their volunteers.

Join us at the Champlain Mall.

Still time to make arrangements for a table if you don’t have one yet. Contact Geri Favreau at [email protected].

05/04/2026

Got a question about your town? Come and talk with us ~

Announcing – History Day at the Mall
Champlain Center, Smithfield Boulevard, Plattsburgh
11 am to 3 pm – May 16, 2026

The Adirondack Cultural Coast Alliance and the Clinton County Historical Association in partnership with the Champlain Centre on Smithfield Boulevard, Plattsburgh, are pleased to announce a new event at the Champlain Centre: HISTORY DAY at the MALL on May 16th from 11 am to 3 pm.

Museums and Town & Village Historians from across Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties will be at the mall ready to share our area’s rich and vibrant history, and how it connects with the broader world. This event is free and open to the public. Come out and meet your area’s local historians and learn more about your local history!

The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance is dedicated to serving the cultural, artistic, historical, and museum communities of the Adirondack Coast of New York through collaboration, communication, networking, professional development, and advocacy in order to promote the area as a vibrant and attractive cultural destination. ACCA advocates for the cultural, artistic, and historic non-profit organizations in Clinton County, New York through the sharing of information and ideas. The promotion of organizations, history and cultural throughout the region and beyond is our main goal.

For more information contact ACCA and CCHA President Geri Favreau at 518-561-0340.

The picture in the center is the Champlain Mall from the air. Give yourself a point each if you can guess the correct town and location of the nine surrounding photos.

1. Chesterfield – Ausable Chasm Hotel
2. Peru – Davern Tavern
3. Ellenburg – Ellenburg Center – Connor and Patnode Store
4. Mooers – Purdy Hotel
5. Champlain – High School
6. Beekmantown – County Home
7. Dannemora – Cook Street
8. Plattsburgh - Saranac River
9. Chazy – West Chazy – Four Corners

04/22/2026

Lots to do in Clinton County this month!

EVENTS SPONSORED BY CCHA IN MAY

Wednesday - May 6th, 5:30 pm, Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh. The History of the Lozier Marine Engines and the Plattsburgh Boat House – from construction to demolition. with transportation historian Richard Soper. After selling his bicycle business, Henry Lozier moved to Plattsburgh in 1900 to manufacture boats and marine engines. Learn the very early history of the Lozier company with rare inside photos of the boathouse. Lozier history is an exciting part of Plattsburgh’s rich past.

Thursday - May 7th, 6:30 pm, Samuel de Champlain History Center, 202 Elm Street, Champlain. The Grange Movement in Clinton County and its Legacy. Beginning in Mooers in 1897, the Grange Movement quickly spread throughout Clinton County providing access to what was declared in the Plattsburgh Sentinel in 1904 to be one of the "grandest educational organizations in the world." Welcoming both men and women into their organizational hierarchy, granges and their leaders built halls, published histories, held educational forums and hosted community events throughout Clinton County. Helen Nerska, the daughter of a 'granger' shares her research on the impact of this county-wide movement.

Friday - May 15th, 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. William Henry Miner and His Lasting Legacy in the North Country with Amy Bedard. William Henry Miner’s life is a true Horatio Alger story. Orphaned as a pre-teen, Miner was sent from the Midwest to live with his aunt and uncle in Chazy, New York. Miner returned to the Midwest as a young man and eventually became a successful inventor of railroad equipment by the late 19th century. After achieving his wealth, Miner returned to Chazy with his wife Alice to establish Heart’s Delight Farm. The farm was a model of agricultural innovation and self-sufficiency. The Miners also believed in using their fortune to help others and their remarkable generosity continues to impact the North Country.

Saturday - May 16th, 11 am to 2 pm, Champlain Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd, Plattsburgh. History Day at the Mall. Visit with local museum volunteers and historians from around Clinton County.

Sunday - May 17th, 11 am, American Legion Post 1619, 219 Rand Hill Rd. Morrisonville. America250 Kick-off Event – Honoring 250 Years of Veterans. American Legion Post 1619 will host an event to honor 250 years of American veterans with a rifle volley and taps. Guest speakers are Legion Commander Robert St. John and Assemblyman Michael Cashman. Legion members will be attired in Honor Guard and Revolutionary War uniforms. This event marks the kick-off for Legion supported America250 events honoring veterans, including those ceremonies which will occur throughout the year at local cemeteries. Also, at this event those veterans missing in action and prisoners of war will be remembered and honored. For additional information please email John Rock at [email protected] or call him at 518-569-7687.

Tuesday - May 19th, 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. William Henry Miner and His Lasting Legacy in the North Country with Amy Bedard. William Henry Miner’s life is a true Horatio Alger story. Orphaned as a pre-teen, Miner was sent from the Midwest to live with his aunt and uncle in Chazy, New York. Miner returned to the Midwest as a young man and eventually became a successful inventor of railroad equipment by the late 19th century. After achieving his wealth, Miner returned to Chazy with his wife Alice to establish Heart’s Delight Farm. The farm was a model of agricultural innovation and self-sufficiency. The Miners also believed in using their fortune to help others and their remarkable generosity continues to impact the North Country.

Thursday - May 21st, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. The Golden Age of the Cigar Trade in Downtown Plattsburgh – photos and stories of the men who generated this prosperous local industry.

Thursday - May 21st, 6 pm – Peru Free Library 3024, N. Main Street, Peru. 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.

Saturday - May 23rd, 11 am to 2 pm, Baker Burying Ground, 1161 State Rte. 3, West Plattsburgh. Marker Rededication and Cemetery Tours. Join the Saranac Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the rededication of a marker recognizing Revolutionary War Patriot James Call. Tours of the cemetery will follow the rededication ceremony. The cemetery holds the graves of nine revolutionary war veterans.

Thursday - May 28th, 6 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh, First Adirondackers: 12,000 Years of Indigenous Peoples in the Adirondack Uplands with David Kanietakeron Fadden. The newly released book by Curt Stager and David Kanietakeron Fadden “challenges the widespread, long-standing belief that the Adirondack uplands of northern New York were uninhabited before the arrival of European colonizers. Through local indigenous traditions and supporting findings by natural science, authors Fadden and Stager expose, document, and honor the long human presence in the Adirondacks, helping not only to redefine what it means to be an Adirondacker, but also contributing to a more complete understanding of America itself.”

All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, contact us at 518-561-0340.

03/10/2026

Hear about an extraordinary woman

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FANNIE DELORD HALL with Pat Loughan, President, Kent-Delord House Museum. Thursday, March 26th, at 6:00 pm, Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh.

Come and listen to Pat, who is THE expert on this fascinating woman.

She’ll answer these questions –
Who were Frances’ parents?
What happened to her father?
What name was she born with?
Where did she go to school?
What did her husband do for a living?
Did she have children?
When did she start living in the Kent-Delord house?
What did she make in her laboratory at home?
What unusual item is buried in the back yard?
What was her relationship with the Women’s Christian Temperence Union?

Join us to learn about her life and her crusades for social change in Plattsburgh during the late 19th century.

Public is invited to attend this free talk.

For further information, contact us at 518-561-0340.

-Delord House Museum

02/23/2026

A heads up on Dick's Lozier talk!

Calling all Lozier lovers!

The History of the Lozier Family and Company in Plattsburgh with transportation historian Richard Soper. After selling his bicycle business, Henry Lozier moved to Plattsburgh in 1900 to manufacture boats and marine engines. In 1905 Henry Abrahm Lozier Jr. started manufacturing the Lozier automobiles. Learn the earliest history of the Lozier company with rare inside photos of the boathouse. Lozier history is an exciting part of Plattsburgh’s rich past.

02/23/2026

Great speaker - go if you can!

JUST A REMINDER - that we have a well-known and important Adirondack author presenting at CCHA on Thursday - February 26th at 6 pm - on her new book at CCHA 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. Please try to attend and bring friends.

John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape. The Clinton County Historical Association and the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association are co-hosting a lecture by historian and author Sandra Weber.

Sandra presents a compelling talk about her newest book, John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape and offers a fresh and intimate look at the famed abolitionist, focusing on the years of the Brown family’s connection with North Elba, Essex County (1848–1863).

The intertwining story of sublime Adirondack scenery, farm life, and racial justice explores John Brown not only as a national figure but as a husband, father, neighbor, abolitionist, and equalitarian. Sandra’s insightful narrative bridges the myth and the man, revealing the tender and tragic heart of the Brown family story.

For additional information or questions, contact us at 518-561-0340