Located nearby are two 18-hole championship quality PGA golf courses, as well as areas for swimming and boating. In winter, ski the Olympic mountain in Wilmington, near Lake Placid, or cross-country ski right next door. With Lake Placid, New York, Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Canada within an hours' drive, recreational and cultural opportunities are at your finger tips.

Valcour is not only known for its unique location and beauty, but also for the quality of superb cuisine by Valcour's exclusive caterer, Campus Dining Services. Whether a simple breakfast or an elegant dinner, Campus Dining Services' well-trained staff prides itself in the gracious serving of fine food. To arrange for food service at Valcour please contact the catering department at Campus Dining Services at
518-564-3084.

In order to reserve space at Valcour Educational Conference Center a person must have an affiliation with SUNY Plattsburgh. Affiliation includes; current matriculated students, retired or current faculty/staff, on campus groups and clubs, alumni, or College Council member. The event must be for a member of the affiliated member's family; defined as mother, father, son, daughter, sibling, cousin (aunt, uncle, nephew or niece) or grandparent (step relatives included).

In addition any Valcour neighbor within a one-mile radius may reserve Valcour. This type of reservation must be for the neighbor’s immediate family defined as; mother, father, son or daughter (other relatives are not eligible).

Community organizations may use Valcour Educational Conference Center if the event enhances the stated mission of SUNY Plattsburgh or is educational in nature i.e.; trainings, seminars, retreats, conferences, meetings, workshops, etc. or does not compete with any similar SUNY Plattsburgh event.

For further information please feel free to contact us by email chris.whalen@plattsburgh.edu or call 518-564-2035 or toll free 1-877-778-CAS1(2271).

The first recorded event connected with the present site occurred in 1776 when Benedict Arnold's fleet engaged in warfare with the British Navy off Valcour's shore. Although Arnold was defeated, the defeat caused the British fleet to retire to Canada for the winter.

In 1784 Zephaniah Platt gave this present site, plus acreage to Nathaniel Platt. Congressman Joseph Sibley acquired the Valcour property in 1904 and used it until 1915. He constructed the existing boathouse to accommodate his large yacht. At the time of construction, the boathouse housed guest rooms on the upper floor. During WWI, Sibley's daughter Celia Sibley Wilson received the property and in the early 1920's, the original house was partially destroyed by fire. Mrs. Wilson had the present structure built in 1925 and upon her death in 1945; the property was passed on to her sister, Josephine Sibley Heathcote, who in turn passed it on to her daughter, Mrs. Haskell. In 1959, the property was sold to the Coastline Development Corporation of Montreal, Canada. In 1961 the corporation sold nine acres, including the main residence to Harold and Olive Baker who converted the site into a restaurant. The property was reverted to the Coastline Development Corporation in 1962. In 1963, the estate was sold to the Plattsburgh State Teachers College Benevolent and Education Association, Inc. (now known as College Auxiliary Services, Inc.) and was officially designated as the Valcour Educational Conference Center.