10 years ago July 18, 2011: The Cape Vincent Local Development Corp. is seeking public input to create a development plan to revitalize the Club Street area near the ferry dock, a key section of downtown and a gateway into the U.S. side of the Thousand Islands. The local development corporation is spending about $40,000 to develop the plan â with a majority of the funding coming from the Department of Stateâs Environmental Protection Fund â in hopes that it will help the village secure grants for revitalization work in following years. 25 years ago July 18, 1996: When SportsChannelâs âRush Hour on DIRTâ comes to the Can-Am International Speedway in LaFargeville on Thursday, it will mark the first live national broadcast of a sporting event in Northern New York since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Thursdayâs Budweiser at the Border 75-lap modified Skoal race marks the fourth in a series of 10 DIRT Motorsports events that will be aired live from 9-10 p.m. on SportsChannel.