LOCAL EVENTS ON SATURDAY

Model train expo

MASSENA: Norwood Model Railroad Club sponsoring 10th Annual Model Train, Toy & Collectible Expo at the Massena Arena, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; admission is $4; children younger than 10 are admitted free; more than seven operating model train layouts of different sizes and gauges set up by various clubs from New York and Canada available for viewing; vendors will selling and appraising model railroad gear and equipment and collectibles, like toys, coins and sports cards; free clinic on model railroad scenery (Creation Basic Ground Cover) will be offered as well; weather permitting there will be free miniature outdoor train rides for young and old; refreshments available to benefit the Massena Recreation Commission; jarvistom@ymail.com, 315-267-6945, https://bit.ly/2YN1O6F.

Library’s 100th birthday

WADDINGTON: Hepburn Library of Waddington will celebrate its 100th birthday with an open house, 1-3 p.m.; refreshments will be provided.

Pumpkin Festival

GOUVERNEUR: Gouverneur Pumpkin Festival, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Gouverneur Fairgrounds; vendor/craft show, food, children's activities, bounce house, cow train rides, draft horse rides, giant pumpkin contest, classic car show; Great Pumpkin Drop every day at 3 p.m.

Figure skating registration

OGDENSBURG: Ogdensburg Figure Skating Club holding registration Saturday 10 a.m. noon and Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 6-8 p.m. at the Dobisky Center, 100 Riverside Ave, Ogdensburg; annual Learn to Skate week Monday, Oct, 21- Friday, Oct. 25; Basic Skills skating will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Dome this year;Pre-Juniors, Juniors and Seniors will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. (Sundays will be at Lockwood Arena); for more information, visit their facebook page.

Louis Simons jamboree

NORFOLK: Jamboree for Louis Simons who is being treated for cancer, 3-8 p.m., Zappia Arena, Fireman's Field, food, music, silent auction, raffles, corn-hole tournament; registration for corn-hole tournament at 3 p.m., tournament starts at 4 p.m.; proceeds will help pay of medical and travel costs.

Haunted Hayride

BRASHER FALLS: 11th annual haunted hayride 5:30 p.m.-dusk (non-scary) for the littles and after dusk (scary); rain or shine; $5 adults over 18, $3 for ages 18 and under; 94 Leary Flint Rd, Brasher Falls; sponsored by Tri-town Chamber of Commerce; for more info call or text (315) 705-8913 or (315) 705-8965.

Ogtoberfest

OGDENSBURG: Ogtoberfest, 12-8 p.m., Lockwood Civic Center; $4 presale, $5 at the door, under 12 free; vendors include: Bella-Brooke Vineyard; Glassified; Lakeland Winery; Natural Nook; Northern Flow Vineyards; Ogdensburg Command Performances; RiverMyst Winery; Touchstone Crystal and Whispering Pines Country Crafts; there will be a beer garten as well.

Remington Arts Festival

CANTON: Annual Remington Arts Festival Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Canton Village Park; over 30 artists displaying their work during the festival, which is a “celebration of art excellence in the North Country” as well as a celebration of Frederic Remington, who was born in Canton on Oct. 4 in 1861; collaboration between SLC Arts and the Village and Town of Canton; live music for the duration of the event, and horse drawn carriage rides around the village from 12-3 p.m.; admission to the festival is free and all are welcome.

Climate change, maples

RENSSELAER FALLS: Educational walk and talk at Indian Creek Nature Center 10 a.m.-noon; learn how climate change will affect sugar maples, maple syrup production, and learn about research at St. Lawrence University’s Nature Up North; learn to identify a variety of maples on trails; RSVP leader Emlyn Crocker; 680-333-0769; Indian Creek Nature Center,125 Co Rd 14, Rensselaer Falls.

Upstate Comic Con

MASSENA: Comic Con convention Saturday 2-7 p.m. and Sunday, 1-6 p.m; Saturday: 2-3 p.m. VIP hour; 3 p.m. Day one opens; St. Lawrence Centre Mall, 6100 St. Lawrence Ctr., Massena; for more info visit facebook at UCC 2019.

Honey Hoedown

POTSDAM: Third annual Honey Harvest Hoedown and Pollinator Jamboree, 3-5 p.m., Wagner Institute for Sustainability and Ecological Research Greenhouse, Stowell Hall, SUNY Potsdam; public celebration of bees and other pollinators like birds, bees, bats, beetles, butterflies and moths that help provide our food and enrich the natural world; coordinated and sponsored by the WISER Center at SUNY Potsdam, the Local Living Venture and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's Environmental Division; free family-friendly event will include demonstrations, unique honey treats, pollinator habitat workshops, films and live bluegrass music by the Northern Southern Old Time Society Band, guests can even harvest and eat comb honey; free tour of the pollinator gardens and apiaries at Cecilie Garden, located in SUNY Potsdam's Lehman Park, will follow the jamboree, from 5-6 p.m. Shuttle transportation will be provided; donations are welcomed to benefit the Local Living Venture's Pollinator Protection programming; locallivingventure.org/content/pollinator.

Free henna tattoos, apples

CANTON: Nature’s Storehouse, 21 Main St., offering free henna tattoos, 1-3 p.m., Canton Apples offering free samples of apple cider; during the 2019 Remington Arts Festival; practiced mainly in India, mehndi, also known as henna, is the application of a temporary form of skin decoration; henna dye is made of the powder of crushed henna plant leaves mixed with a mildly acidic liquid such as lemon juice or strong tea; henna tattoos are temporary, lasting about 10 days; 315-386-3740, naturesstorehouse@gmail.com.

Self-defense class

NORWOOD: Free self-defense class by Tim Brown; 12-2 p.m; call to register at 315-353-6692; Norwood Public Library.

Harvest Moon

OGDENSBURG: Frederic Remington Art Museum’s popular fall event, Harvest Moon, 7-11 p.m., 303 Washington St.; music for the dance floor by Six Foot Midget, while local favorite Lester Gates will perform in the parlors; portraits available by Wendy June Photography; cash bar by Hosmer’s Marina, hors d’oeuvres by Kathy Schumann of the Sandwich Warehouse; silent auction of many quality items and experiences, as well as original art made and donated by many of the museum’s artist friends and members; tickets available with an advantage to pre-pay: $40 members/$45 non-members; funds raised provide vital support to the Museum.

Wildlife Festival

MASSENA: Free Wildlife Festival; animal displays, petting zoo, wagon rides, crafts, entertainment, food and more; sponsored by the New York Power Authority; 10 a.m.-4 p.m; Hawkins Point Visitor’s Center, 21 Hawkins Point Rd, Massena.

Fall Festival

CANTON: United Helpers will host its annual Fall Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Eleanor Burke Memorial Pavilion, 205 State Street Rd.; local growers, vendors, and crafters from the across the North Country will be featured; event will also offer a chicken barbecue as well as family-friendly activities including free face painting, games, bounce houses, and pumpkin painting for children; admission is free.

Open house, harvest fest

MADRID: St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum (SLPEM), 1755 State Highway 345, will host an open house, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) will provide a Children’s Harvest Festival at the event from 10 a.m.-noon; Actitivies include threshing oats, hand sewing quilt blocks, shelling corn, schoolhouse activities, vintage games, cider pressing, making butter, doing laundry with a scrub board, among others; 315-386-8133 or info@slcha.org.

Day at the Farm

LISBON: The annual Day at the Farm in St. Lawrence County event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Blake Carmen Gendebien's Twin Mill Farm, 798 Five Mile Line Rd.; tours, hay rides, local food, activities and demonstrations; admission is free.

Saturday movie

MASSENA: Saturday Afternoon at the Movies at Massena Public Library screening room, 1 p.m., free screening of “Rocketman” biopic musical about Elton John; popcorn, water available.

Photography workshop

MASSENA: Carl Heilman photography workshop; free class; call to register at 315-705-5022. Nicandri Nature Center; 19 Robinson Bay Rd.

Turkey dinner

RENSSELAER FALLS: Rensselaer Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Fireman’s Auxiliary hosting annual turkey dinner at the fire hall; dinner with all the trimmings and dessert; adults are $10, children 5-12 are $5, children under 5 are free; take-outs available 50 cents extra; serving starts at 4:30; 315-869-0918.

Pulled pork

MADRID: The United Church of Madrid will be serve a takeout pulled pork dinner from 4 p.m. until all is sold. The dinner will include pulled pork smoked by Brian Moulton, baked beans, salt potatoes, coleslaw, rolls and brownies. The cost is $10. Proceeds will be used for our church and parsonage’s upkeep. The church is at the corner of Main St. and Cross St. in Madrid. Use the side door, up the ramp, for orders.