Welcome to Plattsburgh

Up north, the city of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain is a center for shopping, health care and education, yet it retains its historical and outdoor recreation roots while growing as a cultural center in northern New York.

One can find the typical outdoor activities, such as boating, paddling, sailing, swimming, hiking, camping and fishing.

For sports fans, there’s the Plattsburgh Airborne Speedway (www plattsburghairbornespeedway com)

Plattsburgh is also home to a professional baseball team, the Thunderbirds, which plays other teams in the Empire Baseball League during June and July Their home stadium is the Chip Cummings Field at 225 Rugar St The 2023 season begins June 9 on the road against the Tupper Lake Riverpigs, and the first home game is on June 12 against the Japan Islanders. Learn more at https://plattsburghthunderbirds com

In Plattsburgh, cultural institutions and museums include the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Strand Center Theatre, Strand Center for the Arts, Clinton County Historical Association Museum, War of 1812 M u s e u m , K e n t - D e l

Air Force Base Museum

History Center in the village of Champlain and the Alice T Miner Museum in Chazy Plattsburgh is also a transportation hub in the North Country, providing air service at the Plattsburgh International Airport

The annual Clinton County Fair is set for July 2530 at the fairgrounds in Morrisonville. For more details, visit www clintoncountyfair com

By ANDY FLYNN Lake Placid News Editor

PAUL SMITHS Officials at the Adirondack Watershed Institute of Paul Smith’s College remind the public about a state law that affects anyone using a motorboat inside the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park, and within 10 miles of its boundary Boaters must carry a certificate showing their watercraft has been cleaned, drained and dried for every trip.

T h e s t a t e D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a l Conservation enacted the law on June 8, 2022, in the middle of the Invasive Species Awareness Week. The law’s goal is to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and hydrilla.

Therefore, anyone putting motorized watercraft in Adirondack waterways has to prove that their boat is free of harmful aquatic invasive species.

The new law is meant to complement the AWIoperated Adirondack Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Program. The AWI has a mission “to protect clean water, conserve habitat and support the h e a l t h a n d w e l l - b e i n g o f t h e p e o p l e i n t h e Adirondacks through science, collaboration, and realworld experiences for students ”

There are online educational tools on the AWI website about the law and how boaters can make sure their watercraft are free of invasive species The web page w w w . a d k w a t e r s h e d . o r g / c l e a n - d r a i n - d r y includes a video about the DEC’s Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Certification program; a map to find boat washing stations throughout the Adirondack region; and a frequently asked questions section Plus, there is a link to the DEC’s Aquatic Invasive Species Boat Stewards web page explaining the law (www dec ny gov/animals/107807 html)

The DEC has a map of all the boat launches in the region where stewards are located this summer, including decontamination stations

The AWI has a Stewardship Program to educate the

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Continued from Page 51 public about aquatic invasive species. Most notably, it hires dozens of stewards during the summer about 90 in 2022 to operate educational tables at boat l a u n c h e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e A d i r o n d a c k r e g i o n . Moreover, stewards also operate boat washing stations at some of these boat launches

“With high pressure, hot water (120-140 degrees F), these boat wash systems reduce the chance of introducing AIS into pristine waterways and further harm partially infested waterways,” the AWI states on its website “Each wash station is run by individuals trained to identify invasive species and properly decontaminate any evident or suspected threat. A full wash/decontamination takes less than 15 minutes ”

The AWI had the following boat wash stations in the Adirondack Park in 2022:

¯ Blue Mountain/Lake Durant: Route 28/30 pulloff

¯ Caroga: Route 10 pull-off

¯ Chateaugay Lake: DEC boat launch

¯ Chazy Lake: DEC boat launch

¯ Great Sacandaga Lake: Broadalbin DEC boat launch

¯ Great Sacandaga Lake: Day (Edinburg) DEC boat launch

¯ Great Sacandaga Lake: Northampton DEC boat launch

¯ Great Sacandaga Lake: Northville DEC boat launch

¯ Hudson River: (Luzerne) DEC boat launch

¯ Indian Lake: DEC boat launch

¯ Inlet: Rocky Mountain trailhead, Route 28 pulloff

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