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Classic Cars To Be On View at Hawkins Point Center Contact: July 24, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MASSENA—The Massena Olde Car Club will showcase some of its members’ cars from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 at a Classic Car Cruise-in at the Hawkins Point Visitors Center of the New York Power Authority’s St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project. Those attending the admission-free event will have an opportunity to vote for the Spectators Choice Award, selecting their favorite vintage car. Ample parking will be available. The $5 million Visitors Center, also admission-free, will be open as usual from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., providing an array of hands-on exhibits and displays on Water Power and the St. Lawrence-FDR Project, Basics of Electricity, Uses of Electricity and other energy and environmental topics. A panoramic view of the power dam is available from Hawkins Point. DIRECTIONS: From Massena: Take State Route 37 east to Route 131 (across from St. Lawrence Centre Mall), turn left and proceed through the Eisenhower Lock tunnel. Then take the second right onto Robinson Bay Road and continue for two miles. Turn left onto Hawkins Point Road and follow the entrance road to the Visitors Center.
About NYPA: ■ NYPA 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 the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. |
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