Explore Historic Clinton County during the 15th Annual Adirondack Coast Museum Days Weekend
Free Admission 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, 2024
(Please note some exceptions in days and times)
The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance (ACCA) hosts the 15th Annual Museum Days Weekend throughout Clinton County June 15-16, 2024, inviting visitors and residents to “be a tourist in your own backyard” and explore the area’s wealth of museums, galleries, and cultural organizations. Participating locations will offer free admission for two days from 10 am to 4 pm (with some exceptions as noted), including demonstrations, tours, exhibits, hands-on activities, and more. This year’s event coincides with the first of two New York State “Path Through History” Weekends in 2024. The Museum Days Weekend schedule will be published in the Plattsburgh Press Republican and on the Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance Facebook page and ACCA Website – www.adkcoastcultural.org.
Museum Days were the “brainchild” of Bob Parks, then publisher of the Press-Republican in 2008. This year would have been the 17th year except for the two years of COVID. Museum Days is an opportunity for you to experience the rich history of Clinton County. Each museum has a unique story, and most are run by volunteers. Museum Days is only possible because of each venue’s dedicated staff and volunteers. Please take some time to support our local history on Museum Days Weekend, but if you cannot make it that weekend, check the Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport for more details. The Passport is available at any venue participating in Museum Days and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau located at 7061 US Rt. 9 in Plattsburgh, open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteers are an important part of preserving our history, please consider volunteering at our local museums.
Participating museums, cultural centers and historic sites are:
Alice T, Miner Museum, Chazy
Anderson Falls Heritage House Museum, Keeseville
Clinton County Historical Association & Museum, Plattsburgh*
Dannemora Village Museum, Dannemora**
Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Center at Miner Institute, Chazy
Kent-Delord House Museum, Plattsburgh (Both days 11 am-3 pm)
Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum, Lyon Mountain
Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society, Dannemora**
North Star Underground Railroad Museum, Au Sable Chasm (Both days 11 am-4 pm)
Old Post Cemetery, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh (Saturday only 10-1, Program at 2 pm at the War of 1812 Museum)
Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum, Plattsburgh* (Saturday only 10 am-4 pm)
Plattsburgh State Art Museum, SUNY Plattsburgh (Saturday only 12 noon-4 pm)
Rouses Point History & Welcome Center, Rouses Point (Both days 10 am–2 pm)
Samuel de Champlain History Center, Champlain
The Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh (Saturday only 10 am-3 pm)
War of 1812 Museum, Plattsburgh* (Saturday only 10 am-4 pm)
*Located on the Old Base Museum Campus (Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base)
**Located in the Village of Dannemora Community Center
2024 Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport available for Museum Days.
The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau redesigned and updated the Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport. The 2024 bilingual passport guides visitors to the sixteen museums and cultural sites located throughout the Adirondack Coast. The passport can be picked up at any location participating in Museum Days Weekend, as well as the North Country Chamber of Commerce.
Special thanks to our sponsors, the Press-Republican and Adirondack Coast Visitor’s Bureau.
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About the Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance
The Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance, a not-for-profit, volunteer-based association, is dedicated to serving the cultural, artistic, historical and museum communities of Clinton County in 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. The Alliance was created just before the 1st Annual Museum Days Weekend in 2008 with the support of the United Way, the Northern New York Chamber of Commerce, and the Plattsburgh Press-Republican.
Posted: June 3rd, 2024 under General News.