Guidebook for Potsdam
Food Scene
A good cup of local roasted coffee and pastry on the Fall Island. 5-15 minutes walking via Ives Park on Racquette River and bridge. Free wifi
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Jernabi Coffeehouse
11 Maple StA good cup of local roasted coffee and pastry on the Fall Island. 5-15 minutes walking via Ives Park on Racquette River and bridge. Free wifi
Good for breakfast, and lunch with friends and families. 5-15 minutes scenic walk via Ives Park on Racquette River and then cross main street depending on how long your linger in the park and shops.
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Crush Bistro
Good for breakfast, and lunch with friends and families. 5-15 minutes scenic walk via Ives Park on Racquette River and then cross main street depending on how long your linger in the park and shops.
Little Italy
30 Market St Local Pizza chain
Lee's Hawaiian Grill
3 Market StAsian take out
Parks & Nature
Summer boating, camping, and swimming, Winter cross-country ski
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Higley Flow State Park
442 Cold Brook DrSummer boating, camping, and swimming, Winter cross-country ski
Large park on the upper Racquette River. 0.8 miles from our house. Hiking trails, canoeing, and BBQ pits.
Lehman Park
Pierrepont Avenue Large park on the upper Racquette River. 0.8 miles from our house. Hiking trails, canoeing, and BBQ pits.
500 meters from our house. Good for daily walks. Excellent for launching a canoe trip up the river.
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Ives Park
3 Riverview Dr 500 meters from our house. Good for daily walks. Excellent for launching a canoe trip up the river.
Shopping
A good college book store with many general interest books as well. A small coffee shop inside. Host young readers program on regular basis. 5-10 minute walk from our house via the Racquette River park and then cross main street. Free Wifi.
The University Bookstore
39 Market StA good college book store with many general interest books as well. A small coffee shop inside. Host young readers program on regular basis. 5-10 minute walk from our house via the Racquette River park and then cross main street. Free Wifi.
Essentials
Local co-op specialized in natural and organic food. Attached Carriage House Bakery bread and biscuits are worth special recommendation. There is a beautiful garden in front of and behind the store. 10 minutes walk from our house.
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Potsdam Food Co-op
24 Elm St Local co-op specialized in natural and organic food. Attached Carriage House Bakery bread and biscuits are worth special recommendation. There is a beautiful garden in front of and behind the store. 10 minutes walk from our house.
LaVigne's IGA of Potsdam
27 Elm StLocal grocery, 10-minutes walk from our house.
Gas station and convenient store. Excellent dairy and ice-creams. Easy 10 minutes walk from our house.
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Stewart's Shops
200 N Main StGas station and convenient store. Excellent dairy and ice-creams. Easy 10 minutes walk from our house.
Main campus of the area's largest hospital.
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital
50 Leroy St Main campus of the area's largest hospital.
ALDI
7495 US-11Discount grocery store, good value.
Arts & Culture
Regularly hosting music performance by guest musicians and Crane Music School faculty & Students. Some events are free. It also features Community Performance Series (http://cpspotsdam.org/)
Snell Music Theater
College Park Road Regularly hosting music performance by guest musicians and Crane Music School faculty & Students. Some events are free. It also features Community Performance Series (http://cpspotsdam.org/)
Well-known private university for engineer and business schools. 15-min scenic walk from house. Free wifi.
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Clarkson University
8 Clarkson AveWell-known private university for engineer and business schools. 15-min scenic walk from house. Free wifi.
Private college for liberal arts studies. 10 mile via US Route 11. Free wifi.
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St. Lawrence University
23 Romoda DrPrivate college for liberal arts studies. 10 mile via US Route 11. Free wifi.
State college for liberal arts studies, especially excel at music, art and theater studies. 5 min walk. Free wifi.
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SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont AveState college for liberal arts studies, especially excel at music, art and theater studies. 5 min walk. Free wifi.
SUNY Canton
34 Cornell DrSUNY technology campus. Free wifi.
Performing Arts Center
Ogdensburg DriveThe new Performing Arts Center on Potsdam campus
Public library with good collections for adult and young readers. Free wifi.
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Potsdam Public Library
2 Park StPublic library with good collections for adult and young readers. Free wifi.
Entertainment & Activities
Local movie theater, also features The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD.
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Roxy Theater
20 Main St Local movie theater, also features The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD.
Titus Mountain
Family ski, snowboarding and tubing
Getting Around
Trailways station
22 Depot StDaily service to NYC, Albany, and Adirondacks.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
6805 NY-56