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New York Power Authority to Play Host to Antique Road and Auto Shows Contact: July 13, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORTH BLENHEIM—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will play host to its third annual free antique road show, “Merchandise of the Past,” and an antique auto show and flea market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, on the grounds of the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project’s admission-free visitors center. Various rare autos, including a Detroit Electric from 1918 and a unique 1915 Chalmers, will be on display as well as gas engines and antique tractors. Commemorative dash plaques will be given to the first 250 show vehicles to register. For more information on registering, please call 518-234-7495. Visitors are encouraged to bring along their antique treasures for on-site appraisals. Brooks chicken barbecue and food from other local vendors will be available, along with entertainment for children. During the event, visitors can enjoy a wide array of hands-on displays and energy exhibits at the visitors center, which presents information on the basics of electricity, uses of electricity and the operation of New York’s largest pump-storage hydroelectric power project. They can also visit Historic Lansing Manor, an early country estate built in 1819, located next door to the visitors center. Lansing Manor is also admission-free, and both facilities will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In nearby North Blenheim, the world’s longest single span wooden bridge will be transformed into an open-air art gallery at the “The Blenheim Bridge Art Walk.” The Blenheim-Gilboa visitors center and Lansing Manor are located on Route 30 in North Blenheim, five miles north of Grand Gorge, 17 miles south of Middleburgh and 50 miles southwest of Albany. For more information, please call 1-800-724-0309. About NYPA: ■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ About 75 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower. Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■ For more information, www.nypa.gov. |
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