NYPA Press Release

 

NYPA to Host “Spooktacular” Halloween Party at Frank S. McCullough, Jr.

Hawkins Point Visitors Center on October 26

 

MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will hold its “Spooktacular” Halloween Party at the Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Point visitors center on Saturday, October 26, between 1 and 3 p.m.

 

The free community event will feature arts and crafts activities, pumpkin decorating stations and movies. Additionally, NYPA will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters dressed in costume.

 

Hawkins Point, the admission-free visitors center for the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project, offers many hands-on exhibits on electricity, energy, the environment, and area history. Visitors can hop aboard a bicycle generator and turn pedal-power into electricity or have a hair-raising experience with static electricity using the Van de Graaff generator.

 

The visitors center also features an audio-visual terrain map that charts the course of the mighty St. Lawrence River between Ogdensburg and Massena. A wood-carved map detailing Jacques Cartier’s exploration of the St. Lawrence River is also on display at Hawkins Point. Visitors can also enjoy panoramic views of the project’s power dam. A community room is also available for public use.

 

For more information about the visitors center, or to book a tour, please call 315-764-0226, extension 7166302.

 

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