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The calm and beauty of the North Country provides a prime location for local artists.  “It has remained for New York State to set aside more than a tithe of its total area where men and women can seek sanctuary from cities and heat and the everlasting press of things,” said T. Morris Longstreth, author of a early travel book called The Adirondacks, written in 1917.

"Every artist is inpsired by their environment," says local artist Chuck Knight, originally from Seneca Falls, N.Y. “In a big city, it’s louder, and there are more artists around to play off of. Here, there are less artists, so my art is more personal and influenced less by others.”

Whether it is a Sunday afternoon watching football or in the middle of a night out with friends, eating bar food will always be something we can’t resist.

The downtown area of Plattsburgh, N.Y., offers a host of different menus within some of the most popular watering holes, so here are some clues as to what you can expect to find.

 

It has been more than 40 years since heavy metal was born. Since then, the genre has grown and separated into almost-incalculable amounts of sub-genres: black, death, thrash, speed, grind, doom, Viking, and hair metal are just the tip of the ice Even though heavy metal has received little radio play due to the aggressive sound and sometimes controversial lyrics, it has many devout fans and followers. Many small metal bands form in garages and dorm rooms across the country; this is true even for upstate New York, with many aspiring metal musicians trying to start here.

When her emotions need vocalizing, Abby Oxford uses her paintbrush as others would use their tongue, articulating the sentiment she needs to express with her brushstrokes. While others endlessly search for the perfect musical playlist that accurately narrate their feelings, Oxford mixes colors together until she creates the perfect combination of hues to describe a natural atmosphere she pieced together.

With high cliffs, dense woodlands, breathtaking waterfalls, and views unlike any other in New York State, the Adirondacks attract 7 to 10 million tourists a year. Tourism is not the only thing that the region attracts—occasionally, the timeless outdoor scenery of the Adirondacks serves as an attractive setting for Hollywood films and television shows.

One film in particular put the Adirondacks on the map in terms of popularity. “The most recent movie shot here that reached +ritical acclaim was Frozen River,” says Michele Powers, vice president of marketing for the North Country Chamber of Commerce

The calm and beauty of the North Country provides a prime location for local artists.  “It has remained for New York State to set aside more than a tithe of its total area where men and women can seek sanctuary from cities and heat and the everlasting press of things,” said T. Morris Longstreth, author of a early travel book called The Adirondacks, written in 1917.

"Every artist is inpsired by their environment," says local artist Chuck Knight, originally from Seneca Falls, N.Y. “In a big city, it’s louder, and there are more artists around to play off of. Here, there are less artists, so my art is more personal and influenced less by others.”