Trip Ideas
Small-Town Escapes in Northern New York
Walkable villages with history, good food and a main street worth a whole afternoon.
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Lake Ontario
Sackets Harbor
A historic village on Lake Ontario with a War of 1812 battlefield, restored stone buildings, a harbor walk and some of the area's best-loved restaurants.
IllustrationThousand 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.
IllustrationSt. Lawrence River
Potsdam
A college town on the Raquette River, home to Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam, built in the red sandstone that gives its downtown a look all its own.
IllustrationSt. Lawrence River
Canton
The St. Lawrence County seat on the Grasse River, home to St. Lawrence University and SUNY Canton, with a classic village green.
IllustrationTug 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.