Canton (pop 6,300, founded 1801) is the county seat of St. Lawrence County in northern New York. This tiny village is home to the State University of New York at Canton and to St. Lawrence University.

Get in

Canton is 11 miles southwest of Potsdam (New York) on US Route 11.

• 1 Greyhound, Partridge Café, 19 Miner St., toll-free: +1-800-858-8555. 6AM-3PM daily, 9AM-3PM Sunday. 

Get around

• Best Service Taxi, 1949 State Highway 68, ☏ +1 315 528-0720. 8AM-10PM. 
• Carrier's Taxi, 16 Gouverneur St., ☏ +1 315 854-2406. 

See

Gunnison Memorial Chapel, St. Lawrence University

• 1 St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, toll-free: +1-800-285-1856. Founded 1857, this four-year liberal arts college has 2500 students and is home to North Country Public Radio (WSLU 89.5). Eight buildings in the St. Lawrence University-Old Campus Historic District are listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. 
• 2 Richard F Brush Art Gallery, 23 Romoda Drive, ☏ +1 315 229-5174. On SLU campus. 
• 3 SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, ☏ +1 315 386-7011, toll-free: +1-800-388-7123. 
• 4 Silas Wright House, 3 East Main Street (US Route 11), ☏ +1 315 386-8133. Tue-Sat noon-4pm, Fri until 8pm. Museum and archives. 

Do

• 1 Appleton Golf Course, ☏ +1 315 386-4600. On SLU campus, adjacent to BWI University Inn, 18 holes, par 72. $14/9 holes, $18/18 holes + $12 for cart. 

Colton

• 2 Higley Flow State Park, 442 Cold Brook Dr, Colton, ☏ +1 315 262-2880. Wooded park with sandy beach on Raquette River, swimming, fishing, canoeing, picnic area, nature trails for hiking and cross-country skiing. Snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice fishing. 

Buy

• 1 Canton Farmers Market, 17 Park St, opposite 1st Presbyterian Church (in the park), ☏ +1 315-323-9158. Tue, Fri 9AM-2PM. 

Eat

• A1 Oriental Kitchen, 43 Main, ☏ +1 315 386-3778. 11AM-10:30PM daily, noon-10:30PM Sun. Cantonese. 
• Blackbird Café, 107 Main St., ☏ +1 315 386-8104. 8AM-8PM Mo-We, 8AM-9PM Th-Fr, 9-9 Sat, 10-2 Sun. Tapas, wine, Sunday brunch. 
• Sergi's, 31 Main St, ☏ +1 315 386-4581. Italian restaurant, pizza, banquet hall. 
• Hot Tamale, 67 Main St., ☏ +1 315 386-3333. Mexican. 

Drink

• Mulligan's, 70 Sullivan Drive, ☏ +1 315 386-1992. 
• Pub 56, on St. Lawrence University campus between Hulett and Jencks, +1 315 229-7756
• St Lawrence Brewing Company, 19 Commerce Ln #4, ☏ +1 315 714-3200. 

Sleep

• 1 Best Western University Inn, 90 E Main St., ☏ +1 315 386-8522, fax: +1 315-386-1025. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. County Seat Restaurant & Lounge, golf course, wi-fi, indoor pool, banquet and meeting facilities for 250. 99 rooms. $110+. 
• 2 White Pillars, 395 Old State Rd., ☏ +1 315 386-2353. B&B style waterfront country inn, 6 miles (10km) from town; breakfast is $10 extra. $115-165. 

Go next

Routes through Canton

Malone ← Potsdam ←

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→ Watertown → Syracuse