ClickNNYTravelNorthern New York & the Thousand Islands

Seasons

Northern New York by Season

Fall color, Tug Hill winters, spring high water and long summer evenings on the islands.

This guide is being researched and written now. While it is, start with the destinations below or the fall getaways guide.

Read the Fall Guide All destinations

Wooded islands and shoreline cottages on the St. Lawrence River in peak October color, light mist on the water — The St. Lawrence River among the Thousand Islands in October. AI-generated illustration based on the real location; not documentary photography.

Start with these

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Tug Hill
Lowville
The Lewis County seat, a farm-country main street on the eastern edge of Tug Hill and a natural base for Whetstone Gulf and the Black River valley.
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Thousand Islands
Clayton
A walkable river village with a working waterfront, the Antique Boat Museum, an opera house and restaurants within a few blocks of the St. Lawrence.
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Western Adirondacks
Cranberry Lake
A big, wild lake in the northwestern Adirondacks, mostly ringed by state Forest Preserve, with a small hamlet, camps and the Cranberry Lake 50 trail.