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PRESS RELEASE: May 6, 2010
Contact:  Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000

Seaway Trail Discovery Center Announces Spring Hours

Sackets Harbor, NY – The Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY, has announced its spring hours. The three-story, nine room interpretive center at Ray and West Main Streets on the Sackets Harbor village waterfront will be open 10 am to 5 pm on weekends (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) from May 7 to July 1, when it begins daily hours for the summer travel season.

The 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center Program Series kicks off Friday, May 14 at 6:30 pm with a hands-on presentation by geotrail developer and National 4-H Geospatial Science Taskforce member Jim “Boots” Hooper at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY. Hooper will present “An Introduction to Geocaching,” the high-tech treasure hunting travel sport that uses a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) unit to locate hidden containers called geocaches. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is an Official Groundspeak Distributor of geocaching products.

On Friday, May 21 at 6:30 pm, ornithologist and Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail field guide author Gerald “Gerry” Smith will present the unparalleled birding opportunities found along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie in NY and PA. A professional birdwatcher and president of the Onondaga Audubon Society, Smith adds, “There is always something in the air over the Great Lakes Seaway Trail whether it be warblers in the spring or raptors in the depths of winter to warm the cockles of a birder’s heart.”

There is a $5 fee for each program. The Seaway Trail Foundation operates the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center & Gift Shop in the former Union Hotel owned by the Office of New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Discovery Center Gift Shop is an Official Groundspeak Distributor of geocaching products and Great Lakes Seaway Trail guidebooks, including the byway’s new birding field guide.

For more information, call 315-646-1000 or check the website at www.seawaytrail.com. Program revenues benefit the Seaway Trail Foundation’s educational programming and exhibit development. #