BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week

POTSDAM — A variety of yard haunts, decorating contests, trunk or treats and other Halloween activities are planned throughout St. Lawrence County in the month of October leading up to All Hallows Eve on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Below is a listing of some of what is planned.

Haunted Hayride

The Tri-Town Chamber Annual Haunted Hayride will be offered again Oct. 13-14.

Non-scary wagon rides will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by scary rides from 7:30 p.m.

The event is located at 94 Leary Flint Rd., Brasher Falls.

Cost is $5 per person to benefit the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce.

For info: 315-705-8965 or 315-389-4864.

Haunted house in Colton

The Adirondack Park Paranormal Society will hold its annual haunted house charity fundraiser at Colton Fireman’s Field, 385 Hanson Rd. on Oct. 13 and 14 from 6-10 p.m. or later.

In previous years the organization has raised funds for a local child’s extensive medical bills for her cancer treatment, the Potsdam Snack Pack Program, and recently the Town of Colton’s food pantry and community center.

This year the group is helping to raise funds for the Colton Volunteer Fire Department to aid them in purchasing a new ambulance.

The haunt offered a family friendly weekend last weekend, and, a bigger scare for the adult’s weekend Oct. 13 and 14.

The second weekend will be an all out scare house for adults in honor of it being Friday the 13th weekend.

Cost at the gate: $10 (ages 10 and up), $5 for first responders with valid ID, free for children younger than 10.

Highway to Horror

Highway To Horror, a 20,000-square-foot haunted walk thru attraction located at Massena’s St. Lawrence Centre Mall in the old Bon Ton Store, will be open Fridays and Saturdays in October starting Friday, Oct. 13.

Every year M.B.I. Entertainment runs the haunted attraction with a portion of the proceeds going to help a local organization. This year proceeds will help support Massena Little league.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with the last ticket being sold at 10 p.m.

Tickets are $15 dollars and we do offer group discount rates for 10 or more people.

For more information or anyone interested in helping visit the event Facebook Page Highway To Horror.

Fall festival

Massena First United Methodist Church, 189 Main St., will host a free fall festival Saturday, Oct. 14 from 3-5 p.m.

Costume judging will be held at 3:15 p.m.

There will be pumpkin painting, crafts, games, free hot dogs and other creepy fun.

All welcome.

Scary story contest

A scary story contest for teens ages 12-18 years old are invited to showcase their creativity in a local writing contest at the Norwood Public Library. Share your scary stories and poems . A panel of three judges will choose a total of three winners. Winners will have their works posted on the Norwood Public Library website and receive a $25 Amazon gift card, donated by the Friends of the Norwood Public Library.

The categories will be best plot, scariest setting and best poem.

Judges will not see the author names of submitted works. The winners will be announced on Oct. 31. To enter, submission guidelines: word limit 2,000 maximum, with no minimum; format: typed, PDF, Word, or Google Doc. Submissions will be judged on style, creativity, and grammar.

(The judges request the contest contain no sexual assault, young child deaths, or animal cruelty. For further clarification, please email nowlib@ncls.org).

Submissions can be emailed to nowlib@ncls.org or print copies can be dropped off at Norwood Public Library beginning Oct. 1.

DEADLINE: October 27 at 4 p.m.

Halloween party in O’burg

A Halloween party, Halloween-themed candy lab, comic club, and take-home spooky crafts are among the offerings at Ogdensburg Public Library in October.

Hands-on workshop making Halloween candy will take place Oct. 18 making monster marshmallows.

A Halloween party will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25, starting at 5 p.m. Children can wear costumes, trick or treat in the library, play games and do Halloween crafts.

A ‘Hardly Haunted’ book walk will be set up outdoors starting Oct. 23.

Halloween paint project

The Gallery at Lake St. Lawrence Arts is offering a “PUMPKIN AND BOO!” Halloween Themed Tole Painting Project with Janette Perrault on Friday, Oct. 13 starting at 1 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 38 Main St.

Basics of tole painting with some tips and techniques of this homespun craft.

This acrylic painting is done on a 19” X 13” framed chalkboard.

Cost: $60, materials supplied. No experience needed.

Must pre-register at 315-388-3033 or email lakesaintlawrencearts@gmail.com.

After Dark haunt in Massena

Breezy Maples Farm, 331 Willard Road, Massena is again hosting its annual “After Dark” haunt on Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28 from 7-10 p.m.

The farm will feature the Forest of Frights scare trail, The Night time Wagon Ride, and the Flashlight Corn Maze. There will also be the Spooky Trail, Chicken Coop Movie Theatre, Farm Animals to visit, and campfires.

Admission sales start at 6:30 p.m.

Cost to enter is $15.

Info: info@breezymaples.com, 315-705-6460.

Massena Fall Fest Pumpkin Palooza

The first-ever Massena Fall Fest ‘Pumpkin Palooza’ will be held Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. in downtown Massena.

Family-friendly activities will include live music, food trucks, vendors, local brews, pumpkin decorating, bounce houses, face painting and fireworks.

Admission is free.

Event sponsors include the Village of Massena, Massena Savings and Loan, Massena Elks and Liberties Utilities.

Schine Theater Haunted House

The Massena Schine Theater Haunted House Theater Walk will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, at 65 Main St.

The event is being held in conjunction with the Massena Fall Festival Pumpkin Palooza.

It will be a kid-friendly walk-through from noon to 5 p.m., followed by a scary version from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $3 kids twelve and under, and $5 adults/teens.

Proceeds benefit Massena Arts and Theater Association, dedicated to preserving and reviving the historic Massena Schine Theater.

Remington Haunting

The Frederic Remington Art Museum, 303 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, invites you to the Remington Haunting: A Family Event on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21 from 6-8 p.m. if you dare.

This event is sponsored by America 1 Realty and is a major fundraiser for the museum.

Admission is $5 a person, cash only.

For much of its nearly 100 years as a Museum, the Parish Mansion has been the subject of ghost stories. One rumored story is about Madame Ameriga Vespucci, who lived in the Mansion from 1841-1859 with the house’s owner, George Parish. It is said that her heart was broken when he left her here when he inherited his title as the Baron von Senftenberg and moved to his castle in Vienna, Austria.

Eighteen rooms of fright and fun. That’s what you’ll find at the Remington Museum as ghosts and apparitions take over the Museum for two nights of scary adventure and fun.

There will be a heart-stopping ghost tour through the Museum and a scaredy cat walk on the main floor for the meek at heart. Come scare yourself silly in this very limited opportunity.

For more information contact Melanie Flack, at 315-393-2425 or melanie@fredericremington.org.

Trunk or treat in Hermon

The Hermon DeKalb Booster Club will host a trunk or treat on Oct. 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the school bus garage, 709 E. DeKalb Road.

Vehicles must sign up by October 13th: Beth Holland, eholland@hdcsk12.org; Sheila Conklin, sconklin@hdcsk12.org; or call the school at 315-347-3442.

Set up starts at 4:30 p.m.

Prizes for Most Creative, Funniest, and Scariest.

O’burg trunk or treat

Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, from 5-7 p.m. at 206 Ford St., at the corner of State St. and Washington St,, Ogdensburg.

To register a trunk, or for questions, email clebeau@SVPC.net

The event is hosted by St. Lawrence Valley Prevention Council and Community Health Center of the North Country.

Halloween party in Norwood

A Halloween party will be hosted by Norwood Public Library on Sat., Oct. 21, from 1 -3 p.m.

A ghost scavenger hunt, glow-in-the-dark coloring and slightly spooky cartoons will be held in the common city room.

Each child will receive a free book.

Costumes are encouraged.

Steampunk Halloween Dance

A Steampunk Halloween Dance with DJ Josh “the Wolfman” Barkley will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hepburn Library of Madrid Community Room.

The event will include Halloween treats and great music, and prizes for the best Steampunk costume. All are welcome.

Chemistry Spooktacular

The North Country Children’s Museum’s “Chemistry Spooktacular” is scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 12-4 p.m. in celebration of National Chemistry Week. Guided, drop-in chemistry activities will be available for visitors including mixing sweet chemical concoctions and experimenting with creepy science.

The Children’s Museum will have other spooky STEAM activities every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

No need to pre-register.

Family Programs are included with the cost of admission and membership.

The Children’s Museum is located at 10 Raymond St. in Potsdam

Visit the events calendar on the museum website for more information and program descriptions:

https://northcountrychildrensmuseum.org/events/ .

Make scary apple faces

A free craft class on making scary Halloween apple face decorations will be offered Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at The Nicandri Nature Center.

The apples will be peeled, carved, and treated so they can dry into cool creations.

All materials and instruction will be provided.

No registration is required.

Golden Agers Halloween

The Golden Agers Halloween Party will be Sunday, Oct. 22, 1-5 p.m., at Norwood American Legion, 10 Maple Street.

$5.00 admission.

Music by North Country Band.

Heuvelton trunk or treat

Amvets Post 1997, 107 State St., Heuvelton, will host a trunk or treat Oct. 22 from 2-4 p.m.

To set up a truck contact 315-871-6706, 315-528-2263.

Tarot Share

The workshop “Tarot Share” to practice reading tarot cards will be offered at Potsdam Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Kathy Wilcox will give guided meditation and exercises to improve your natural intuitive abilities. Contact the library to register.

Trunk or treat

Trunk or Treat will be held Friday, Oct. 27, from 5-7 p.m. at the Gouverneur High School parking lot.

To register a trunk, or for questions, email clebeau@SVPC.net

The event is hosted by St. Lawrence Valley Prevention Council and Community Health Center of the North Country.

The Haunting of Clarkson Hill

The Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program Students Without Borders (SWOB) program is again hosting its annual haunted infirmary “The Haunting of Clarkson Hill” on October 27 and 28 at Clarkson Hall, 59 Main St.

Gate open at 7:30 p.m. with final ticket sales ending at midnight.

Cost: $15.

Anyone is welcome to come, children 12 and under have to be accompanied by an adult.

Each year, the PA program sends second and third year PA students along with local health professionals to Nicaragua to provide medical care to impoverished communities. This includes hosting health clinics, home visits, as well as children’s activities, and community health education. All of the proceeds raised are utilized in funding not only the travel expenses, but also clinic supplies, medications, in-clinic testing, translators, and accommodations.

Parishville trunk or treat

A Haunted Trail Trunk or Treat will be held at the Parisvhille Beach on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5-7 p.m.

There will be a haunted trail, trunk or treat, wagon ride, face painting, food and drinks, bon fire, smores, pre-pumpkin carving contest.

Cost: $15 per car.

Sponsored by PARC.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the PHCS Class of 2025.

Spooktacular Halloween party

A “Spooktacular” Halloween Party will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1-3 p.m. at Hawkins Point Visitors Center.

The free, family-friendly event will offer pumpkin painting, Halloween-themed movies, games, arts and crafts, and trick or treating.

Halloween Party

Soul Seeker’s Brotherhood Motorcycle Club presents a Spud’s Run Charity event Halloween Party featuring Crunchenstein on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 7-11 p.m. at Pike’s Place, 138 County Route 50, Brasher Falls.

There will be a costume contest and Brasher’s Got Talent contest.

$5 cover charge to benefit Spud’s Run.

Trunk or treat in Massena

The 7th annual Massena Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, from 6-8 p.m. at Massena High School Parking Lot.

The event is hosted by Massena Drug Free Community Coalition.

For more information, or to register a trunk, contact Jason Novak : massenanydfc@SVPC.net

Halloween at Nicandri

Celebrate Halloween at The Nicandri Nature Center on Oct. 28, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Kids can enjoy games, crafts, scavenger hunts, live reptiles from Her-Petology, trick or treat, and more.

Costumes are welcome but not required. The event is free and open to all.

Halloween dance

Amvets Post 1997, 107 State St., will host a Halloween dance Oct. 29 featuring Pure Country Band.

$5 cover charge.

Costume judging, food.

Kids Halloween Party

There will be a Kids Halloween Party Sunday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m. at Norwood American Legion, 10 Maple St.

There will be music, balloons, coloring, crafts & buffet of “groolin’ goodies.”

Costume judging at 2 p.m. (1st, 2nd & 3rd place).

Gift bags for first 100 kids.

Canton trunk or treat

The Canton United Methodist Church, 41 Court St., will host a trunk or treat on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1-3 p.m.

Those decorating trunks are asked to bring treats that are thoughtful to those that have allergies.

All are welcome to attend.