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[[File:DSC_0137.jpg|left|220px|Downtown Potsdam, Market St]]
[[File:DSC 0108.jpg|left|220px|Central Potsdam, looking towards the island]]
[[File:DSC 0135.jpg|left|220px|Downtown Potsdam, Market St]]
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_%28village%29,_New_York Potsdam]''' is an attractive, small college town in northern New York.  The town dates from the early 19th century, and shortly afterwards (in 1816) SUNY Potsdam was founded as St. Lawrence Academy.

The downtown area lies around half a mile from the center of the SUNY Potsdam campus, and includes a wide range of shops and restaurants.  

==Traveling to Potsdam==
''For more complete travel information, see '''[[Directions]]''' or the '''[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/nerm2010/images/b/b8/PrintableDirections.pdf printable directions]'''''

===Coming to Potsdam by road===
Potsdam lies on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_11_in_New_York US Route 11], a major northeast-southwest route along the St. Lawrence valley, around 1.5 hours northeast of [http://www.watertown-ny.gov/ Watertown] and 2 hours west of [http://www.rousespointny.com/ Rouses Point].  It is around 2 hours drive from Ottawa, 2.5 hours from Syracuse or Montreal, 3 hours from Burlington, VT and 4 hours from Albany, NY.  

Coming '''from Syracuse and the west''', visitors should travel via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_81_in_New_York I-81] to Watertown, then take route 11N via [http://www.gouverneurny.com/ Gouverneur].  

Coming '''from New England and the east''', travelers can take [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_89 I-89] past Burlington, VT, to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanton_%28village%29,_Vermont Swanton, VT] then via the bridge to Rouses Point, NY, and route 11 to Potsdam. Alternatively, from Burlington, some may prefer to take the more direct [http://www.ferries.com/north_schedule.asp Grand Isle-Plattsburgh toll ferry]; from [http://www.cityofplattsburgh.com/ Plattsburgh], Potsdam is around two hours via Routes 190 and 11.  From [http://www.maloneny.us/ Malone], Route 11B provides a slightly quicker route to Potsdam than Route 11. 

Coming '''from Albany and the south''', opinions differ on the best route.  However one good route is via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_87 I-87] to exit 30, then via a very scenic route through the Adirondacks to Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.  From Saranac Lake, travelers should take routes 30, 458 and 11B to Potsdam. 

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===Coming to Potsdam by plane===
There are three small airports close to Potsdam - Massena, Saranac Lake and Ogdensburg - all of which are served with affordable flights by '''[http://www.capeair.net Cape Air]'''.  There are three daily flights From Albany (ALB) to Massena (MSS), and three daily flights from Boston (BOS) to Saranac Lake (SLK).  See [[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/nerm2010/index.php/Directions#Coming_to_Potsdam_by_plane|this page]] for a full timetable. 

==See also==
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Potsdam,+NY&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Potsdam,+St.+Lawrence,+New+York&gl=us&ei=zg6XS5f7MOOy8QbExpUO&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&z=13 Google map]
* [http://www.potsdam.ny.us/ Community Sights page]

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