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Callboard - Volume XX • Issue 2 • Fall 2023 www.tanys.org Page 7 Here are some alternative lodging options in Watertown that are near the banquet and afterglow locations: 1. Comfort Inn and Suites 110 Commerce Park Dr, Watertown. You can book a room by calling: (315) 965-1747. 2. Ramada by Wyndham Watertown 21000 State Route 3, Watertown. You can book a room by calling: 315-788-0700. 3. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Watertown-Thousand Islands 1290 Arsenal St, Watertown. You can book a room online at https://shorturl.at/ijFQ8. 4. Hampton Inn Watertown 155 Commerce Park Dr, Watertown. You can book a room by calling 315-782- 2222 or online at Hilton.com/en/hotels/artnyhx-hampton- watertown/. Here are hotels closer to the Festival site: 1. Candlewood Suites Watertown-Fort Drum 26513 Herrick Dr, Evans Mills, NY 13637 (MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT BOOKING THE CANDLEWOOD SUITES BUILDING 9090 WHICH IS ON FORT DRUM AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO IT WITHOUT A MILITARY ID). You can book online at https://shorturl. at/xyLU7 2. Days Inn by Wyndham Evans Mills/Fort Drum 25940 US-11, Evans Mills, NY 13637. You can book a room by calling 315-629-5100 or online at: https:// shorturl.at/dghY4 TANYS Hotel Arrangements Various Directions from Hotel to Festival Site TANYS has secured a special rate with the Fairfield Inn & Suites Watertown-Thousand Islands located at 250 Commerce Park Drive in Watertown. It is a brief 20 minute commute to the Festival site from the hotel up Interstate 81 and US Route 11. There are King and Double Queen bed rooms available at the TANYS rate of $119 per night. This rate will be available until October 30, 2023. To book a room, call the hotel front desk directly at 315-788-2800 and ask to reserve your room in the TANYS group block. You can see more information about the hotel amenities at Marriott.com/en-us/hotels/artfi-fairfield-inn- and-suites-watertown-thousand-islands/overview/ 1. Fastest way -- Total Time: 23 min Total Travel Distance: 19.7 miles • Turn right when exiting the Fairfield Inn driveway and head northeast on Commerce Park Dr. Go 0.3 mi. • Turn left onto Coffeen St (RT-12F). Go 0.1 mi. • Turn right and take the ramp onto I-81 N. Go 5 mi. • Take exit 48A toward I-781/Fort Drum/US-11 onto I-781 E (Paul Cerjan Memorial Hwy). Go 4.2 mi. • Take exit 4 toward US-11 N/Gouverneur/Canton. Go 0.3 mi. • Turn left onto US Route 11 (US-11). Go 8.9 mi. • Arrive at Indian River High School on the right (it is not the Intermediate School, which you will see first). 2. If you want to stop at Starbucks or Dunkin (in the plaza just south of the hotel) -- Total time: 23 min – Distance: 19.7 miles • Turn left when exiting the Fairfield Inn driveway and head southeast on Commerce Park Dr. Go 0.3 mi. • Turn right onto Arsenal St (RT-3). Go 0.4 mi. • Turn right and take the ramp onto I-81 N. Go 5.6 mi. • Take exit 48A toward I-781/Fort Drum/US-11 onto I-781 E (Paul Cerjan Memorial Hwy). Go 4.2 mi. • Take exit 4 toward US-11 N/Gouverneur/Canton. Go 0.3 mi. • Arrive at Indian River High School on the right (it is not the Intermediate School, which you will see first). 3. If you want to stop at Walmart, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Tim Hortons or Dunkin -- Total time: 25 min – Distance: 20.1 miles • Turn right when exiting the Fairfield Inn driveway and head northeast on Commerce Park Dr. Go 0.3 mi. • Turn left onto Coffeen St (RT-12F). Go 0.1 mi. • Turn right and take the ramp onto I-81 N. Go 4.5 mi. • Take exit 48 toward RT-37 onto RT-342 E (State Route 342). Go 4.2 mi. • Turn left onto US Route 11 (US-11). Go 10.3 mi. • Arrive at Indian River High School on the right (it is not the Intermediate School, which you will see first). 4. If you hate driving on the highway -- Total time: 26 min – Distance: 17.9 miles • Turn right when exiting the Fairfield Inn driveway and head northeast on Commerce Park Dr. Go 0.3 mi. • Turn right onto Coffeen St (RT-12F). Go 1.3 mi. • Turn left onto N Massey St (US-11). Go 0.2 mi. • Continue on Leray St (US-11). Go 1.0 mi. • Take the 3rd exit from the roundabout onto US Route 11 (US-11 N). Go 14.8 mi. • Arrive at Indian River High School on the right (it is not the Intermediate School, which you will see first). The Festival Hotel is Fairfield Inn & Suites, 250 Commerce Park Dr, Watertown, NY. The Festival site is Indian River High School, 32925 US Route 11, Philadelphia, NY.