NYPA Press Release

NYPA to Host Wildlife Festival at Frank S. McCullough, Jr.

Hawkins Point Visitors Center on September 28

MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will hold its annual Wildlife Festival at the Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Point visitors center on Saturday, September 28, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The free community event will feature a petting zoo, bounce houses, wagon rides, chainsaw carvings, nature displays, and arts and crafts activities. Additionally, a variety of animals and displays will be provided by representatives from the Nicandri Nature Center, the World of Wildlife and Educational Encounters, Reptiles Forever and Her-petology, among others.

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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