North Country, New York

: "This article refers to a region of New York State. For other meanings, see North Country.

The North Country describes the extreme northern frontier of the American state of New York, bordering Lake Ontario, the Saint Lawrence River (across from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec), Vermont, and the Adirondack Mountains. Generally speaking, the North Country is understood to be that portion of Upstate New York which lies outside the Adirondack Park and consists of mostly level lands or Adirondack foothills, but is not within the Adirondack range itself. The region is the most sparsely populated, but also one of the geographically largest, in New York State.

The North Country Trail, more formally known as the "North Country National Scenic Trail," is a 4,600-mile long-distance trail being developed and is proposed to begin at Crown Point, New York on Lake Champlain and traverses New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota.

Counties

*Clinton County
*Essex County
*Franklin County
*Jefferson County
*Lewis County
*St. Lawrence County

Cities

* Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County
* Plattsburgh in Clinton County
* Watertown in Jefferson County

Other Important Locations

* Lake Placid in Essex County
* Potsdam in St. Lawrence County
* Canton in St. Lawrence County
* Massena in St. Lawrence County
* Malone in Franklin County
* Saranac Lake in Franklin and Essex Counties
* Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County
* Fort Drum, an army base in Jefferson County
* Lowville in Lewis County

Education

Public Higher Education

Public higher education is provided by the following State University of New York (SUNY) campuses:

* State University of New York at Canton (a technology college)
* State University of New York at Potsdam (university college)
* State University of New York at Plattsburgh (university college)
* Clinton Community College (a community college near Plattsburgh)
* Jefferson Community College (a community college in Watertown)
* North Country Community College (a community college in Saranac Lake)

Private

* Clarkson University
* Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences
* St. Lawrence University

External links

* [http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/career/nyteachers_north.htm Description and information] from the New York Department of Education