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Frosty Fest

 

Come build a snowman, snow woman or snow creature in Ives Park, Potsdam with your family or friends . Bring items from home to make your snow creation special. Prizes for winners. FREE hot chocolate and cookies in the gazebo and s’mores around the campfire. Coffee and hot chocolate donated by Jernabi Coffee House. Winter Story Read Alouds with the Potsdam Public Library. Event sponsored by the North Country Children’s Museum, SLC Arts, Potsdam Chamber of Commerce. North Country Public Radio is the media sponsor for the event. Judging begins at 12:30 and awards will be announced at 1:00pm.
Prizes awarded for:
● Best In Show
● Most Unique
● Most Artistic
● Most Comedic
● Most “North Country”
(Snow date Saturday, Feb 11th at 11am) Snow creatures will be lit up at night so be sure to visit in the evening

Potsdam Town Wide Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Wear your best Ugly Christmas Sweater for this fun community wide event! Share your photos on Facebook and Instagram! Let’s make this a fun and festive day for Potsdam!
Head out to your favorite local business to check our their sweaters all around town and get your last minute holiday needs!
Share your photos on Facebook and Instagram! Use the hashtag #PotsdamUglySweater to share it with us!

25th Annual Baking Fest and Silent Auction

 

Have you been missing our annual Baking Fest? Bakers (and tasters) rejoice! We will once again be hosting the event, and this year, returning to our very own Carriage House Bakery for the festivities. The event will take place on Sunday, December 4th, from 12pm to 3pm.

There will be 5 categories on the sampling table…

  • Cookies
  • Desserts
  • Savory
  • Special Diet (i.e. Vegan, Gluten-Free, Diabetic Friendly)
  • Professional

Winners of each category will receive a $25 Co-op Gift Card. Bakers can register their baked goods online (see button below) or stop into the store to fill out a registration form.

This event is a great opportunity to mingle with friends and fellow members, sample delicious homemade baked goods, bid on your favorites, and help the Co-op raise money for a good cause. As is our tradition, all proceeds from the Silent Auction (and any additional donations) will benefit the Potsdam Neighborhood Center, a local organization that provides food and other financial assistance to community members in need. We hope you’ll join us!

For questions about this event, please email us or call us at (315) 265-4630.

Ticket Top-Up FISU World Games ‘Western Venue’ Promotion

 

The FISU World University Games will play preliminary hockey games in Canton and Potsdam (Western Venues), January 11-19, before heading to the finals in Lake Placid. As host communities, we look forward to welcoming new visitors and want them to feel the warm North Country hospitality! As hosts, we also want the Games organizers to see how supportive we are by filling the stands for all of the games!

If your business would like to offer a $1 discount to anyone showing proof of attending a game in the last 48 hours, please complete the form here. Participating businesses will be listed on the Western Venue Event page on VisitSTLC.com.
If you have any events or activities happening January 11-19th that you would like promoted to fans, volunteers and residents during the games, add them HERE.  The Games feel far away, but people traveling to the area to play, watch or volunteer are already making their plans! Don’t wait – join the fun! Game schedule and tickets are HERE – get creative with after game entertainment, mid-day features based on certain countries, etc!
To find out other ways that your business can get involved in the games, click here. 
This promotion and local activities are being organized by the St. Lawrence County, Canton and Potsdam Chambers of Commerce.

Potsdam Knights of Columbus Blood Drive

H E L P !  The Red Cross needs more donors this month to keep the blood supply from creeping to scary low levels.  Lend an arm on October 5 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Potsdam between 12 and 5 p.m. & the Red Cross will send you a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. Schedule your appointment now: rcblood.org/3Sf3Jsm

Other drives in the area this month include:

10/14 – Colton Volunteer Fire Department

10/20 – Village of Norwood Municipal Building

10/21 – Potsdam Presbyterian Church

10/26 – BOCES Seaway Tech Center

10/28 – Potsdam Church of Latter-Day Saints