Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce
53 Herm Towne Road Gouverneur, NY 13642
On Sunday, November 30th, from 12:00 to 3:00, Gidget’s Photography will be joining us, and for a donation of your choice, you can have a family Christmas picture.
The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all businesses and community members to two new FREE holiday celebration events:
Festival Of Christmas Trees & Santa’s Village
Annual Christmas Parade on December 6, 2025
Everyone can Enter - Win your favorite Christmas Tree!
Bring the family to stroll through Santa's village and
enjoy popcorn, cocoa, candy, and kid activities!
Over 20 local organizations and businesses will present their decorated Christmas Trees at the Eldon Conklin Gouverneur Community Center. A donation to one of these three local charities (or $1.00) gives you one vote to win your favorite tree.
VIEW - THEN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE
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Sunday November 30 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Monday December 1 through Friday December 5
from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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Friends 4 Pound Paws - Click here for a list of their needs.
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Neighborhood Center - Unwrapped children’s Christmas toys (for 0-14 years.)
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Local Food Pantries - Non-perishable food or personal items.
Gouverneur "The One and Only"
Gouverneur is the only town of this name in the entire United States. The Greater Gouverneur Area Chamber of Commerce is a community organization whose members work to promote economic vitality and prosperity in the Gouverneur area. Our community offers a business-friendly environment, an excellent hospital, and a small-town atmosphere.​
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Gouverneur is home to large companies like Cives and Kinney Drugs, but included in our membership, are many other wonderful large and small businesses. The Chamber sponsors and supports the Community Garage Sales, the Pumpkin Festival, and provides scholarship awards to the local BOCES through the Student of the Month.​​
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The Gouverneur and St Lawrence County Fair draws hundreds from all over the North Country, as does our Flag Day parade and other events. In 2025, the Chamber introduced a new wintertime holiday event, the Festival of Christmas Trees. Our village park is the setting for the Gouverneur Chamber's Christmas parade and the Flag Day Parade, which always draws a great crowd.​​​
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The Village Park gazebo was constructed in 2024 and named for Kinney Drugs for its more than 100 years of service within the Gouverneur community. It is a beautiful space for community events. The park already hosts events like the Farmer's Market, the Annual Gouverneur Garden Club Plant Sale and the Gouverneur Breast & Ovarian Cancer Walk. The park is bordered by churches, the Gouverneur Library, the Gouverneur Museum, and Main Street shops. The giant "LifeSavers®" in the Village Park is always a conversation starter. The story behind its arrival in the Village Park is an interesting one. ​​​​
Visit the
Gouverneur Museum
From your phone, tablet, computer, or in person.
The museum's collection was built from local donations and every object speaks to us from the past and links us to the real people who once owned it. Thanks to the generosity of area residents, the Museum houses thousands of items, many are quite unique.​ ​
If you can't visit in person, consider visiting the website and taking the tour.The tour is online and can walk a visitor through the Manse's rooms and exhibits of local artifacts and exhibits.
There's a historic building at 60 Church Street in the Village that houses resources and learning experiences for everyone. And there are people there who can answer questions and provide support. (Librarians)
The Gouverneur Library is more than just books and programs for all ages, there is access to public computers, printing, faxing, WiFi, and meeting areas. You will be surprised at what you can check out. Plan a visit to the Village soon. Visit the library, have lunch, maybe plan a trip to the Gouverneur Museum, or browse our newest stores. See what you might be missing.
Our Library
The Student of the Month award is sponsored by the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented to those students whose efforts are of the highest caliber.
Each month, the Gouverneur Chamber recognizes a student who is studying an aspect of business at St. Lawrence/Lewis BOCES, (Board Of Cooperative Educational Services) located in nearby Fowler, NY. The school serves eighteen school districts in St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties, NY.
Welcome New Chamber Members
Since 2018, the Gouverneur Chamber has welcomed every new member with a special gift, a mug featuring the Chamber's seal and filled with a bouquet from Emily's Flower Shop — 17 Dodge Place, Gouverneur.
Join Us at the Next Chamber Meeting: December 1, 2025
Join the Chamber and become a member of an active volunteer organization that advocates for our local businesses. The Chamber has tiered membership levels so all area businesses are welcome. Click here for the meeting agenda and previous meeting minutes. (when available)
We hold monthly meetings every first Monday at 8:00 AM at the Eldon Conklin Gouverneur Community Center. We would love you to join us in person or via Zoom. ZOOM LINK​
Join or Renew Your Membership in the Gouverneur Chamber
The Greater Gouverneur Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization whose members work to encourage community growth by promoting tourism and local business.
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The Gouverneur Chamber organizes many community events and joins forces with other local events and activities. We sponsor a scholarship for BOCES students with our Student of the Month. From fundraising for the new Village gazebo to parades and the Farmer's Market, the Chamber is active in its support for the Gouverneur business community. Join us!
Downtown Improvement through NY Forward
NY Forward was launched in 2022 and serves as a central component of the State's economic development efforts.
Working together with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), to accelerate and expand the revitalization of New York's downtowns. The Village of Gouverneur will receive $4.5 million in funding as one of the North Country’s recipients of NY Forward funding!
NY Forward supports smaller communities with historic character that distinguishes them from the larger, more urban central business districts typically funded through DRI. NY Forward communities are walkable, less dense areas that serve the immediate local community, and are more local in nature - focusing on the immediately surrounding residential or rural agricultural centric development. Learn more at gouverneurnyforward.com
