North Country (New York) North Country (New York) The North Country is a region of the U.S. state of New York that encompasses the state's extreme northern frontier, bordering Lake Ontario on the west, the Saint Lawrence River and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec on the north and northwest, and Lake Champlain and Vermont on the east. Generally speaking, the North Country is understood to be that portion of northern New York which lies outside the Adirondack Park and consists of mostly level lands or the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, but is not within the Adirondack range itself. New York's North
Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York Lawrence is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,826 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Lawrence, an early land owner. The Town of Lawrence is on the eastern border of the county and is east of Potsdam. Settlers began arriving in the region shortly after 1800, but many left permanently during the War of 1812. A state road constructed through the region in 1827 helped renew settlement of Lawrence. The town was formed in 1828 from parts of the Towns of