The May Chamber meeting was held at the Windmill Estates on the Porter Road, hosted by Comlinks, the Chamber thanks them!
Mission Statement
The Malone Chamber of Commerce is a membership based organization that promotes and advances the commercial, recreational, civic and cultural interests of the North Country.
Annual Memorial Day Parade, hosted by Malone's Veteran's organizations will be held on Monday, May 28th, at 10am beginning on Brewster Street & West Main, proceeding to Veterans Park for a brief ceremony. It will henproceed to the American Legion Home on the corner of Elm & Morton for the annual ceremonies.
The Public s invited to attend.
COME VISIT WILDER HOMESTEAD. JOIN A TOUR at the Boyhood Home of Almanzo Wilder Open for Season: May 26th. Monday-Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Last tour on all days 3:00 p.m. sharp). General Admission: Includes a guided tour of the restored farmhouse, reconstructed barns, and museum. Adults: $7.50 Sr.'s: $7.00. Child 6 - 16: $4.00. 5 and under: Free. TOUR FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY WITH ID: FREE;
Tour for Military Family with military ID: 50% discount General Tours take from 60-90 minutes
Last tour begins at 3:00 PM
Music at Forartsake! Saturday, May 26, 7:30pm Group performing: 393 Above Peter Brown, Stuart Rowley, Jim Stickney and Jeff Noreault return to play an interesting mix of original and cover songs. Admission:$10 Forartsake
393 West Main Street, Malone NY 12953 518-483-9411 www.forartsake.net
2012 Forartsake - Art Gallery Exhibit Schedule
Robideau-Lamitie-King high school/middle school art exhibit: MAY 1 - MAY 17
Mixed Mediacs: JUNE 1 - JUNE 30
Pamela May: SEPTEMBER 7 - OCTOBER 20
Whimsical Women: NOVEMBER 2 - DECEMBER 1
Foothills ARTSociety Presents: "Beauty and the Beast" featuring professional dancer Kristen Glazier and her dance partner Jeoff Horgan from the David Taylor Dance Theater in Colorado. Sunday June 3rd, at the Malone Middle School from 1-3pm. More details to follow!
Hendrickson Hatch Catch & Release Fly Fishing Tournament 2012 June 2 & 3
FISH THE GREAT SALMON RIVER! During the first weekend of June Malone, New York will host the 8th Annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament. Anglers are invited to come to town June 2&3, 2012 to fish one of the North Country's most productive streams, the Great Salmon River. Flowing north through Franklin County, the Salmon River drains the foothills of the Adirondacks and winds its way through the town and village of Malone before dumping into the St. Lawrence River. Interested anglers may print a mail-in brochure for registration in this year's tournament. http://www.hendricksonhatch.org/
Chateaugay Town Hall Theater to host the very first Annual Chateaugay Arts & Film Festival June 15 -16
kicking off he First Annual Chateaugay Arts & Film Festival will be a wine and cheese opening gala starting at 6 PM, on Friday June 15th. Art pieces by local artists will be on display for purchase throughout the town hall, each following this year’s theme: Local history & Interest.
At 7 PM there will be a special presentation by Jack Bilow, author of “Chateaugay and the war of 1812” and “Whisper in the dark: An 1812 death registrar”. Jack will speak on the war of 1812 and how it affected and involved Chateaugay, NY and the surrounding area.
The presentation will be followed by the first feature “Frozen River”, a gripping thriller and Sundance Film Festival grand jury prize winner. Taking place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage.
Beginning at 1PM on Saturday, June 16th the art show will be re-open and Author Lawrence P. Gooley will be on site to discuss his books, “A History of the Altona Flat Rock (1980)”, “Lyon Mountain: The Tragedy of a Mining Town (2004)”, and ”Oliver's War: An Adirondack Rebel Battles the Rockefeller Fortune (2007)”. Food and beverages will also be available at the Rotary concession stand.
A second presentation by author Jack Bilow will start at 7PM and the evening will conclude with the showing of Michael Mann’s colonial Epic, “The Last of the Mohicans”. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Oscar Winning film tells the story of three trappers attempting to protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Tickets for the First Annual Chateaugay Film Festival will go on sale June 1st. The art show portion of the festival is free and open to the public. The Chateaugay Town Hall Theater is located at 191 E. Main St. in Chateaugay, NY. For more information regarding the first Annual Chateaugay Arts & Film Festival please visit the Chateaugay Town Hall Theater facebook page or contact theater director Josee Allard by e-mail at chateaugaytheater@gmail.com.
House of History Museum and Schryer Center for Historical and Genealogical Research
51 Milwaukee Street
Malone, NY 12953-0388
(518) 483-2750 Schryer Center for Historical & Genealogical Research is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1-4pm. On-site research is free for members, and $10 per visit for non-members.
Business Spotlight of the Month!
During the past year, the Malone Chamber of Commerce has joined with numerous other local and regional organizations in an effort to help create economic and cultural opportunities in our community.
*Our Website continues to attract a growing number of visitors. In 2008 there were 17,603 unique visitors. In 2009, that number grew by more than 14% to 20,114 and in 2010 the number grew by 23% to 24,674 unique visitors who looked through 106,262 pages or an average of 3.15 pages per visit. Canadian visitors viewed more than 79,000 pages on our website in 2010 and the numbers continue to grow making the benefits of membership more valuable each year. There were 27,819 unique visitors in 2011! Visitmalone.com is one of the most effective ways of attracting attention and educating potential clients and customers to your businesses and organizations and it is a major benefit for Malone Chamber members.
*We are working with our partner Chambers in Franklin County to lay the groundwork for more focused marketing and promotion of the area’s hospitality industry by creating a private sector controlled professional marketing and event organizing effort funded by an occupancy fee for visitors staying in Franklin County accommodations. This effort, if successful will put us on an equal footing with all other counties in New York (except Hamilton) and most other municipalities in the United States and open up the opportunity presented by tourism. We expect to present a legislative proposal this year.
*We have contributed to a “Complete Streets” strategy that has been presented to local and state officials that proposes a plan to consider pedestrians and bicyclists needs when repairing or refurbishing streets and roads in our communities. Complete streets improve the quality of life for our residents and visitors and are a necessary component to improve the economic value of our communities.
*We have provided several business training seminars in partnership with Microsoft Corporation, Paul Smiths College and the SBDC at SUNY Plattsburgh, free to our members to help sharpen business skills and educate employees.
*We are working with Cornell Cooperative Extension to create a plan for an agricultural incubator and other agribusiness related issues because we understand that agriculture, already our county’s biggest industry, is one of the two (tourism is the other) areas of yet to be fully realized economic opportunity.
*The Chamber established the first annual area wide holiday decorating contest and we have purchased commercial grade holiday lighting that were placed on light poles in the Historic District in Malone this year.
*The Chamber participated in a village clean up day and picked up litter in the Harrison Place/ Duane Street area last spring and are making plans to participate in future clean up days.
*We are actively assisting and advocating for several start up businesses ventures that will result in more jobs, business activity and an expanded tax base in the North Country.
*We are working with our Plattsburgh partners to leverage EB-5 investment capital for local projects.
*We regularly meet with local, state and federal officials and provide a voice for the interests of our members and communities.
*The Malone Chamber is the major source for information sought by visitors, businesses and others making area inquiries.
*Our partnership with the Plattsburgh/North Country Chamber of Commerce has brought the added benefits of competitive group health insurance, the availability to join the North Country Energy Coop, access and membership in the Commerce Card program, business and professional training seminars and the additional political clout that comes from being part of one of the largest business organizations in the state with an extraordinary record of accomplishments.
Malone Economic Development Plan.
