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and biking path between the states. For information on the “old” Cham-
plain Bridge you can visit the Lake Champlain Region Visitor Center
located at the base of the bridge in NY.
Lake Champlain Bridge Interpretive Trail:
Beginning at the boat
launch next to the Visitors Center the trail winds under the bridge along
Lake Champlain and comes out into Fort St. Frederic at the Crown
Point State Historic Site.
Lake Champlain Region Visitors Center:
Located at the base of the
Champlain Bridge in New York the center gives visitor’s access to an
array of regional information as well as exhibits.
Memory Garden:
Located on Main Street, a brick walkway leads to
a bench next to a small man made pond, a circular monument with
plaques in memory of Crown Point residents and the Christmas
Memory Tree.
Monitor Bay Park & Boat Launch:
The boat launch is open for pub-
lic use and gives access to Lake Champlain. The town of Crown Point
does have sites available.
North Country Trail:
The “eastern terminus” is located at the Lake
Champlain Bridge/Crown Point State Historic Site. The North Country
Trail connects America’s red plaid nation, wandering 4600 miles
through America’s rugged northern heartlands. Stretching across seven
states, this is the longest National Scenic Trail stretching from New
York to North Dakota.
Penfield Homestead Museum:
The birth place of the Electric Age
located in historic Ironville on Creek Road in the town of Crown Point.
Penfield Museum is a nonprofit museum that is dedicated to preserving
the history of the iron working industry in the North Country during the
19th Century. Hiking Trails are available via Penfield.
Veterans Memorial Park & Monument:
Located in downtown
Crown Point. Offers a place to relax and is the site of events throughout
the year. The monument within the Park has the names of those from
Crown Point area who died serving in the military during the Civil War.
Stones are located around the monument which have names of those
who died starting from the revolutionary war to those who have passed
away serving our country today.
Hague:
Elephant Rock:
Elephant Rock is located on Route 8/Graphite
Mountain Road. This oddly shaped rock has been transformed by a
touch of paint to look like an Elephant. The “old timers” believe that
you need to beep as you drive by so the elephant doesn’t walk out in
front of you.
Hague Historical Museum:
Located at the Community Center on Route
8/Graphite Mountain Road, the museum displays include a timeline on
the history of Hague beginning with America’s first graphite mines, as
well as special exhibits.
EXPERIENCE THE AREA