POTSDAM — Halloween-themed activities are underway again this week with terrifying trivia, haunted houses, Halloween art crafts and other fun. Here are a few of the events scheduled:

Haunted Hayrides in Brasher

BRASHER — The Tri-Town Chamber will hold their Annual Haunted Hayride on three weekends: Oct. 10-11 at 101 Leary Flint Rd, Brasher Falls.

Ticket purchases for non-scary rides start at 5:30 p.m. and start once the wagon is full. Scary rides begin at dusk. The last ticket to be sold will be at 10:00 p.m.

The hayride has six tractors and wagons, so the wait to ride the haunted wagons will not be as long.

A new attraction this year is a 15 foot scary scarecrow and an additional hay wagon donated in memory of Keith Olson.

Also new this year is a large tent donated by NuMed, costing over $5,000. The tent will be used for ticket sales and for school sports teams and clubs to sell food, snacks and products.

Thirty volunteers help with the event, including a tractor driver and a chaperone on each wagon, decorators for the props, and volunteers that help with the “scare experience.”

 Cost is $5 per ticket cash to benefit Tri-Town Chamber Of Commerce.

Proceeds help fund the Tri-Town food pantries, Winter Carnival Kid Zone, Christmas basket fund, and three senior scholarships.

For more info, call 1-315-842-2900 or 1-315-705-8965.

Spooky children's program

OGDENSBURG - The Ogdensburg History Museum, 206 Ford St., is hosting a Spooky Ogdensburg Children's Program on Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Retired Kindergarten teacher Nancy Wilson Mashaw will lead the program. Kids are encouraged to wear their favorite costumes and get into the Halloween spirit.

There will be interactive activities, games, and crafts that will teach children about the history and traditions of Halloween. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult, and pre registration is required. To reserve a spot, visit ogdensburghistorymuseum.com.

Info: ogdensburghistorymuseum.com, oburghistorymuseum@gmail.com.

Halloween linocuts 

POTSDAM – SLC Arts will host a class on making Halloween linocuts with Nav Atkinson on Oct. 11 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Creative Spirit Community Arts Center, 6-8 Raymond St. 

Cost is $25. 

Pre-register for classes at https://slcartscouncil.org/education, call (315) 265-6860, or visit the Creative Spirit Community Arts Center.

Trick or Trivia in Norwood

NORWOOD —“Trick or Trivia with David Rich,” a trivia fundraiser is being offered at Norwood Public Library Oct. 17.

Trivia, bucket raffles, snacks and a costume party will start with a check-in at 6 p.m. and the trivia game start time of 7 p.m.

Cost is $25 per player paid at the door.

Pre-registration preferred: https://forms.gle/NRA82ZetLVv1Kr1r9

Contact the library at 315-353-6692.

Rescue Squad Haunted House

MASSENA — The Massena Rescue Squad will host its third annual Haunted House at 341 E. Orvis St., on Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and younger.

“The sirens have gone silent... but something still lurks in the dark. This October, your local heroes invite you to step inside the most chilling haunted house in town — where the line between life and afterlife is dangerously thin. Walk the halls of our twisted hospital of horrors, where the patients never leave and the doctors have long since lost their minds.”

There will be live actors and jump scares, bone-chilling sound effects and special effects that bring your nightmares to life.

The event promises a scare for everyone.

All proceeds go directly to support the lifesaving mission of the Massena Rescue Squad.