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St. Lawrence County, the North Coast of America, entices both rugged adventurers and those just content to sit back and watch. It's an ideal setting for bicycling, with terrain ranging from the flat St. Lawrence River area to
rolling farmland and the challenge of the Adirondack Mountains. You will enjoy the country roads and the variety of scenery, plus easy access to Canadian bicycle routes.
Stretching from the St. Lawrence River, to deep into the famed Adirondack Park with majestic forests and lakes, St. Lawrence County encompasses 2,840 square miles. It’s New York’s largest county. With the St. Lawrence River and over 200 lakes and ponds, world class fishing is easy to find. Enjoy canoeing, swimming, and boating. Water is the focal point of this fun-filled area in the summer. The county has many rivers, lakes and other bodies for a lifetime or a weekend of paddling. Various
cottage colonies offer low cost rentals to provide family vacations on its lakes.
Your visit to the St. Lawrence County wouldn’t be complete without seeing the Seaway, one of the world’s engineering marvels. The Eisenhower Lock allows a close-up view of ships. Visit St. Lawrence Moses State Park with its 2,200 acres of recreational land. Barnhart Island and Massena Town Beach both have beachfronts that are popular summer spots.
To make your trip an educational one, take advantage of the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project’s Visitor’s Center. You will learn how man harnessed the power of the mighty St. Lawrence River to create one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power projects. St. Lawrence County’s museums will fascinate young and old alike. The Remington Art Museum has the largest collection of paintings, bronzes, and sketches by the foremost artists of the “West”, Frederic Remington, in the world.
