Description
A Taste NY Market is located at the North Country Welcome Center featuring a broad selection of fresh-made breakfast and lunch items, including soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts using ingredients sourced from North Country growers and producers. It will also offer grab-and-go snacks, and specialty local gift items for sale, including I LOVE NY merchandise.
Multiple interactive I LOVE NY kiosks are positioned throughout the Welcome Center, allowing visitors to design a trip itinerary and test their knowledge of the region. A large LED screen promotes regional tourism attractions and destinations. A boat from the Antique Boat Museum pays tribute to the region's boating heritage, and an artifact wall includes regionally-specific items. Outside, the Welcome Center features a playground, a large I LOVE NY sculpture that provides the perfect setting for group photos and selfies, and a Walk of Fame recognizes famous New Yorkers from the region.
The Welcome Center is operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County.
Products Offered
Taste NY partners with over 1,800 New York State farmers and producers. Products offered in our Markets are rotated on a regular basis and subject to change. Below are examples of products that have been offered at this location, but please contact the Market operator for most current offerings.
North Country Welcome Center
October - December, April Menu/Vendor List
Food
The Bridge Breakfast Sandwich- Red Gate Grocer breakfast sausage, Grindstone Farm eggs, New York cheddar cheese, and Jones Family Farm Kayhoora cream cheese served on a Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe English muffin
Pearls English Muffins- Toasted Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe English muffin served with Black River Valley Natural butter, Once Again Peanut Butter, or Churchill Honey Farms honey
Diprinzio’ S Cheese Pizza- DiPrinzio’s Kitchen house-made dough and pizza sauce topped with cheese
DiPrinzio’s Pepperoni Pizza- DiPrinzio’s Kitchen house-made dough and pizza sauce topped with cheese and pepperoni
DiPrinzio’s Gluten Friendly Pizza- DiPrinzio’s Kitchen house-made pizza sauce, cauliflower crust, topped with local vegetables
Mushroom Swiss Panini Melt- roasted Wintonbury shitake mushrooms mixed with red onion and herbs topped with Great Lakes Swiss and Hidden Pastures chevre served on Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe sour dough.
3 Cheese Grilled Cheese- Great Lakes Monterey jack, Adam’s reserve cheddar, and Great Lakes Cheese Gouda served on Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe sourdough
Soup of the Day- Choices daily will alternate between these soups and seasons
Carrot Ginger Soup from Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine, NY (Spring)
Tomato Spinach Parmesan Soup from Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine, NY (Spring)
Mushroom Bisque from Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine, NY (Fall)
Cream of Broccoli and Potato Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine, NY (Fall)
Lunch/Dinner Foods Sourced Locally From:
Black River Valley Natural, Lyons Falls, NY
Churchill Honey Farm, Watertown, NY
DiPrinzio’s Italian Kitchen, Clayton, NY
Great Lakes Cheese, Adams, NY
Grindstone Farm, Pulaski, NY**
Hidden Pastures, Glenfield, NY
Jones Family Farm, Herkimer, NY
Once Again Nut Butters, Nunda, NY
Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe, Adams, NY
Pika’s Farm Table, Lake Katrine, NY
Red Gate Grocer, Trumansburg, NY**
Wintonbury Farm, Philadelphia, NY
Bakery Items
New Yorker Bagels, Queens, NY-Assorted bagels
Timmy Crack Corn, Rodman, NY-Assorted mini pies- cream, apple, pumpkin
Emmy’s Organics, Ithaca, NY-Assorted organic cookies
Baker’s Recovery, New York, NY -Cheesecake truffles, lemon squares, white chocolate rice crispies
Beverages
Tug Hill Artisan Roasters coffee (Castor land, NY) and Sackets Harbor Coffee Roaster coffee (Sackets Harbor, NY)
· Coffee
· Latte
· Cappuccino
· Americano
· Espresso
· Latte Macchiato
· Red Eye
The Little Tea Cart hot tea, Mexico, NY
· Black tea
· Green tea
· Chai Latte
Burrville Cider Mill, Burrville, NY - While in season from August to November
· Hot Apple Cider
· Apple cider
Beverage Extras
Dairy from Byrne Dairy, Lafayette, NY-Half and half, cream, milk
Crowley Dairy, La Fargeville, NY-whipped cream
Extra espresso shot
Flavored syrups
VENDORS
BEVERAGES
Bruce Cost Ginger Ale, Brooklyn, NY-Assorted ginger ales
Burrville Cider Mill, Burrville, NY-Apple cider
Catskills Clear, Rochester, NY-Bottled spring water
Fiz College Club Soda, Rochester, NY-Assorted sodas
Glen Edith Coffee Roasters, Rochester, NY-Cold brew coffee
Harney & Sons Iced Teas, Millerton, NY-Hot and iced teas
Lake Georges Soda Works, Lake George, NY-Assorted sodas
Little Tea Cart, Mexico, NY-Assorted hot tea blends
Nirvana Spring Water, Forest Port, NY-Spring water
Pursuit Happiness, Union Springs, NY-Cold brew coffee **
Saranac Brewing Company, Utica, NY-Assorted sodas
Saratoga Water, Saratoga, NY-Spring and sparkling water
Seek North Kombucha, Kingston, NY-Flavored Kombucha **
Serendipitea, Manhasset, NY-Assorted loose-leaf teas **
Stoltzfus Family Farm, Vernon Center, NY-Cream line milks, grape juice
FOOD
Adirondack Beef Company, Croghan, NY-Beef jerky, snack sticks, ground beef
Adirondack Chocolates, Lake Placid, NY-Assorted chocolates and confections
Annie’s Ginger Elixir, Brooklyn, NY- Ginger elixir **
Apple of My Eye, Buffalo, NY-Dried apple slices **
Arbor Hill, Naples, NY-Wine jellies, assorted sauces and dressings, mustards, dips, and Concord grape preserves
Autumn Ridge Goat Farm, Turin, NY-Feta cheese **
Baker’s Recovery, New York, NY-Cheesecake truffles, Lemon squares
Barrel and Brine, Buffalo, NY-Assorted pickles
Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats, Buffalo, NY-Salami, pepperoni, capicola **
Beese’s Apiaries, Burrville, NY-Honey, honeycomb
Bender Busy Bee, Adams, NY-Honey, honeycomb
Bjorn Corn, Kerhonkson, NY-Popcorn
Black Cat, Sharon Springs, NY-Figs, Balsamic Glaze
Black River Valley, Lyons Falls, NY-Butter (cinnamon brown sugar, honey siracha, maple brown sugar)
Blank Slate Kitchen, Brooklyn, NY-Infused oils
Bobby Sues, Chappaqua, NY-Flavored nuts
Byrne Dairy, Lafayette, NY-Chocolate, 2%, Strawberry, and Cappuccino milk single serve bottles
Catskill Provisions, Long Eddy, NY-Pancake and waffle mix
Chaseholm Farm Creamery, Pine Plains, NY-Camembert cheese
Chip & Dip Chocolate, Huntington, NY-Chocolate bars
Churchill Honey Farm, Burrville, NY-Honey products, honey sticks, maple honey
Coyote Moon, Clayton, NY-Peach salsa, BBQ sauce, tomato sauce
Croghan Bologna, Croghan, NY-Sausages, bologna
Cross Island Farms, Wellesley Island, NY-Produce, flowers, and raspberries
Dak Bars, Essex, NY-Granola bars **
Damn Good Foods, Stillwater, NY-Flavored beef jerkies
DiPrinzio’s Kitchen, Clayton, NY-Prepared foods
Dona Chai, Brooklyn, NY-Tea concentrates
Emmy’s Cookies, Ithaca, NY-Cookies
EVA Gourmet, Utica, NY-Hummus **
Farmer’s Pantry, Long Island, NY-Cornbread crisp
Farmhouse Maple, Dexter, NY-Assorted maple products, maple popcorn, maple toffee nuts, maple pralines
Finger Lakes Food Company, Hector, NY-Verjooz non-alcoholic grape juice from wine grapes
Finger Lakes Harvest, Canandaigua, NY-Shrubs, tonics
Finger Lakes Wine Flour, Hector, NY-Wine flour
Five Spoke Creamery, Goshen, NY-Cheese
Flour City Bread Company, Rochester, NY-Soft Pretzels **
Freeman’s Old Style Taffy, Lowville, NY-Flavored taffy
Go Victual, Vestal, NY-Assorted crackers and dips
Great Lakes Cheese, Adams, NY-Cheddar Cheese
Grindstone Farms, Pulaski, NY-Eggs **
Harpers Field Cheese, Jefferson, NY-Cheese
Healing Home Farms, Pound Ridge, NY-Granola, crackers
Hella Cocktail, New York, NY-Cocktail mixes
Herkimer Foods, Herkimer, NY-Pretzel dip
Hidden Pastures Farm, Glenfield, NY-Gelato, chevre
Homestead Heritage Farms Organic, Clayton, NY-Cheese curds and cheddar
Hopenhagen Farms, Copenhagen, NY-Lavender spice blends, lavender buds for culinary use
Ithaca Kombucha, Ithaca, NY-JD’s BBQ Sauce, hot sauce
Jake’s Cheese, Deansboro, NY-Cheese
Jeca Energy Bars, Orchard Park, NY- Energy Bars **
Jones Family Farm, Herkimer, NY-Yogurt, feta, kayhoora cream, chevre
Joray Fruit Rolls, Brooklyn, NY-Candy fruit rolls
Lawrence Farms, Cape Vincent, NY-Beef sticks, summer sausage, beef jerky, assorted steaks, ground beef
Little Tea Cart, Mexico, NY-Assorted hot tea blends, tea cookies
Lively Run Dairy, Interlaken, NY-Cheese
Lixtik, Ithaca, NY-Assorted lip balms and lotions
Lyndaker Maple Farm, Croghan, NY-Maple products
Main Street Baking Company, Watertown, NY-Mini cheesecakes and pies
Martin’s Jams & Jellies, Dundee, NY-Pie fillings
Martin’s Pretzels, Theresa, NY-Flavored pretzels bits
Matzo Project, Brooklyn, NY-Matzo chips
Mercer’s Dairy, Boonville, NY-Ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, wine ice cream
Monk’s, Piffard, NY-Biscotti and crackers
Morgia's Pasta and Sauce, Watertown, NY-Pasta, pizza sauce, red sauce
Moser’s Maple, Croghan, NY-Hard maple candies
Mountain Rise, Victor, NY-Granola blends **
Natural Nook, Watertown, NY-Herb mixes
Navs Popcorn, Alexandria Bay, NY-Flavored popcorn
Nettle Meadow, Warrensburg, NY-Assorted flavored goat cheeses **
New Yorker Bagels, Queens, NY-Assorted bagels, pastries, muffins
North Star Food Hub, Watertown, NY-Fresh produce, value added dairy products
Once Again Nut Butters, Nunda, NY-Nut butters
Out of Our Jars, Venice Center, NY-Jams, Jellies, and Gluten Free Cookies
Papa’s Best Batch, Red Hook, NY-Flavored pistachios and jerky **
Pearls Pastry Shoppe, Adams, NY-English muffins, dog treats, pastries
Piggery, Ithaca, NY-Bacon jam
Pine View Farm, Turin, NY-Beef sticks, assorted steaks, ground beef
Precise Gluten Free Company, New York, NY-Gluten free baking mixes **
Radicle Farm, New York, NY-Retail packaged micro greens **
Red Barn Meats, Croghan, NY-Bacon, assorted cuts of meat, sausage **
Red Gate Grocer, Trumansberg, NY-Assorted meats, bacon, Canadian bacon **
Renzi Foodservice, Watertown, NY-Cheese and yogurt
Rock and Jam, Brownville, NY-Assorted jams
Rockerbox Rub, Hudson, NY-Assorted spices
Sackets Harbor Coffee Roasters, Sackets Harbor, NY-Coffee blends
Saratoga Crackers, Middle Grove, NY-Crackers
Satta Vida, New York, NY-Energy bites
Small Town Cultures, Lake Placid, NY-Sauerkraut and beets
Splitz, Rosedale, NY Split pea crisp **
Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center, NY-Assorted cheese curd flavors, assorted yogurt flavors
Stony Brook Whole Hearted Foods, Geneva, NY-Seeds and oils
Sweet Pea Farm, Champion, NY-Wool products and dryer balls
Sweeter Creations Sugar House, Madrid, NY-Assorted maple products, bourbon aged maple
Swiss’er Sweets, Castorland, NY-Assorted maple products, maple candy
Tap a Tree, Rodman, NY-Maple syrup samplers, tea syrup, and coffee syrup
The Basket Company, Jamestown, NY-Assorted nut mixes
Thousand Islands Winery, Alexandria Bay, NY-Assorted dipping oils
Timmy Crack Corn, Croghan, NY-Fudge, jams, jellies, pies, cookies
Toonie Moonie, Oneonta, NY-Organic marshmallow spread
Top Seedz, Clarence Center, NY-Seed crackers
Tug Hill Artisan Roasters, Castorland, NY-Coffee
Van Smoky, Livingston Manor, NY-Mushroom Jerky, smoked hot sauce **
Water Street Brewing, Binghamton, NY-Hot sauce, mustard
Whole in the Wall, Binghamton, NY-Pesto **
Windy Ridge Got Farm, Norwood NY-Assorted flavored goat cheese **
Wintonbury Farm, Philadelphia, NY-Shitake mushrooms
Yancey’s Fancy, Corfu, NY-Assorted cheeses and curds **
NON-FOOD
Beese’s Apiaries, Burrville, NY-Beeswax candles, beeswax sandwich wraps, and beeswax lip balm
Cornwall Brother’s Store Museum, Alexandria Bay, NY–Book guiding you through the Thousand Islands
Dave Stoodley, Watertown, NY-Book on Watertown Speedway and Minor League baseball team
Hopenhagen Farms, Copanhagen, NY-Lavender infused candles
I Love NY Merchandise
Jada Hill Farm, Deposit, NY-Goat milk lotions
Peakquest, Lake Placid, NY-Scratch off postcards highlighting peaks in Adirondack Park
Roger Lucas, Buffalo, NY-Books on the Thousand Islands region and George Boldt’s life
SallyeAnder Soap, Beacon, NY-Assorted soaps
St. Lawrence Pottery, Clayton, NY-Assorted pottery, plates, mugs, vases
Taste NY Merchandise
Thousand Island Bridge Authority, Alexandria Bay, NY- Boldt Castle Tickets
Tisa Galleries, Clayton, NY- River scene postcards, antique boat note card
Store Hours
Through May 28: Open Mon - Sun 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
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