NYPA Press Release

New York Power Authority to Host Wildlife Festival at the

Frank S. McCullough Jr. Hawkins Point Visitors Center on September 27

MASSENA, N.Y.—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will host its annual Wildlife Festival on Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Frank S. McCullough Jr. Hawkins Point Visitors Center in Massena. The event is free and open to the public.

The Wildlife Festival will offer fun for the entire family, featuring live animal exhibits, nature displays, arts and crafts, and a variety of entertainment. Returning exhibitors include the Nicandri Nature Center, Reptiles Forever, and Her-patology, among others.

Attendees can enjoy bounce houses, a petting zoo with farm animals, chainsaw carving demonstrations, electric train rides, wagon rides and hands-on craft projects. Birds of prey will also be on display during the event.

Hawkins Point is the admission-free visitors center for the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project and offers many hands-on exhibits on electricity, energy, the environment and area history. Visitors can hop on 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 on display at Hawkins Point. Visitors can also enjoy panoramic views of the project’s power dam. A community room is available for public use.

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