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Tahawus Club home leveled in fire
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By Ryan Edwards ryan@denpubs.com
NEWCOMBÑ The Department of Environmental Conservation is still patrolling the grounds of the Tahawus Club, the oldest and first of its kind in the Adirondacks, after a forest fire burned 63 acres and destroyed one of its seasonal homes on Saturday, May 9. Caretaker Rhonda Le Ryder Gereau got a phone call Saturday afternoon, in which she was told that the club house, where she lives, was on fire. As her 15-year-old son was home alone at the time, Gereau, panicked, rushed home with her husband to find, to some relief, that the club house intact, but that a wild fire was spreading across the premises. The fire is estimated to have started around 2:40 Saturday afternoon, and by 4:20 it had completely consumed the seasonal home belonging to Mrs. Francis Rue Jr., a painter whose watercolor paintings of the Tahawus Club can be found in the Adirondack Museum. Rue now lives in Florida, and the home is tended by her two daughters, Mary Brodhead and Robin Rue, who both arrived on Sunday and are staying at another memberÕ s house until they fly to Florida on Tuesday to break the news to their mother. Ò She has been a part of the club since the days of the mine,Ó Gereau said, referring to Rue. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Jazz ensemble earns awards at New Jersey event PAGE 5 SPORTS
Students at Minerva Central School got the chance to learn about the history of the Adirondacks with help from the Blue Mountain Lake Museum recently. See more on page 2. Photo provided
Johnsburg, M/N take on MVAC competition PAGE 12
Northern Forest Festival, Loon Race set to begin 6
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NEWCOMB Ñ T he inaugural Northern Forest Festival comes to town Saturday, May 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival, held at the Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC) at SUNY-ESFÕ s Newcomb Campus, is free and open to the public. The festival includes activities and demonstrations for all ages, including the fourth annual Loon Race, the only race of rubber loons in the world. The festival takes the place of Loons and Logs Day.
ÒW e wanted to create a more festive and fair-like atmosphere while keeping the focus on the natural and cultural history of the Adirondacks and Northern Forest region through hands-on, nature-based activities and programming,Ó said Paul Hai, program coordinator for ESFÕ s Northern Forest Institute, which manages the AIC. The festival includes bird banding demonstrations, guided nature walks along the AIC trails, outdoor nature stations for kids, vintage guide boat tours of Rich Lake exploring its human and natural
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history, and vendors from local recreation and hospitality businesses. At 2 p.m., several hundred rubber loons will plummet from the west bridge on the Sucker Brook Trail to the waters below, marking the start of the fourth annual Loon Race. ÒT his is one of the most exciting events held all year at the AIC Ð with the bridge packed with people cheering the rubber loons on to the finish line,” said Assistant Program Manager Kristin Pasquino. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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