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Just around the corner on James street
is the Thousand Islands Museum. The TI
Museum is famous for decoys, muskies
and the rich heritage of river life. The
Museum gallery offers a history of
life along the st. Lawrence River from
yesteryear and a new archival library
is open to the public to research river
heritage. You can also learn more about
Clayton's colorful past at the popular
"history at Noon" programs. In the
"Yesterday's Memories" Gift shop
make sure to check out the st. Lawrence
Tartan, the museum's trademark. The
greens represent the cedars along the
shore, the blues are the shades of the
st. Lawrence River, and the red signifies
the sunset over the islands. also in the
gift shop you will find a broad selection
of gifts and souvenirs. annually the
Museum hosts the Decoy & Wildlife art
show & auction. The show includes
hunting decoy contests as well as an
auction. Works of art by well-known
artists from all of the united states and
Canada are displayed for purchase.
The Clayton opera house located
on Riverside Drive recently underwent
a $3.2 million renovation project
and now operates as a year-round
facility. The 1903 building is now air
conditioned, fully accessible and offers
both performance and banquet facilities.
events are added regularly to the opera
house schedule and include concerts,
films, theatre, dances and lectures.
Photo by dudley danielson
Photo by Jan brabant
Photo by Jan brabant
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