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ART IN ELLICOTTVILLE: INTERVIEW WITH JOHN METS, GICLEE PRINTS FEATURED AT AMERI-CAN If you spend any time in the Village of Ellicottville, chances are you will come across his work. After all, John Mets has been doing this for a while. “This” refers to his artwork and it’s something that has been engrained in him since the day he was born. With an award winning watercolor artist for a father and a mother who had multiple masters’ degrees in keyboard performance, it most likely came as no shock to those who knew him as a child that John Mets grew up wanting to capture the beauty of his natural surroundings ... page 07
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By Spencer Timkey When we look back at American history, it is oft times strife with ugly moments. But instead of focusing on the bad, the African American Center for Cultural Development in Olean, NY aims to highlight the remarkable lives and sacrifices of those who strived to make the country a better place. Founded in 2009, the Center resides in the old Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church at 3rd and Green Street in Olean. Bringing together five very unique individuals who all shared the same goal, it has grown to become a substantial and established cultural center where people can gather and reflect. The Center boasts over 100 years of historical artifacts centric to African American history in the Southern Tier. Photographs, paintings, newspaper clippings (among other things) paint a vivid picture of key figures involved. Della Moore, Ola Mae Gayton, Beverly Twitten-Terrien and the rest of the Board of Directors played a pivotal role in the founding of the Center and the operations behind it. Over the past several years, the Center has grown into something much more than a place to celebrate both African American and local history - it’s a community outreach center where people can gather to discuss history, faith, art, music and much more. While you can go to the Center every 1st and 3rd Friday of every month to enjoy coffee and some performance art, one of the coolest things the Center offers is the Walking Tour of African American Heritage that stretches throughout the city of Olean. At just 2 miles, you can experience the vast and rich history the region boasts. Stop by the Center and get some information and take the walk yourself, or schedule a guided tour and pick the brain of whomever leads you. A major topic of the Walk focuses on some of the people who helped runaway slaves evade bounty hunters and continue the trek to Canada (and freedom). The Underground Railroad, started by abolitionists who harbored said slaves in hidden parts of the house, had multiple locations in the Olean area. You can find plenty of stories about the Underground Railroad around our area, but the one of Sarah Johnson might be the most intriguing. With the help of many courageous people, Johnson evaded capture from slave hunters well before the Civil War. Her history in the city remains one of the most remarkable, as she was a living testament to the morality of local abolitionists. After learning to be a mid-wife from Dr. James Mead, Johnson would soon become one of Olean’s most beloved and well-respected people. So much, in fact, that she was the first African American woman to be issued a deed in the city. Her old home, residing at 607 Irving Street, is perhaps the coolest part of the tour. The tour also takes you to other historical sites, like the Mount View Cemetery, which has two graves of soldiers from the famous United States Colored Troop. There’s a stop at West Green Street at the house of Kathryn Kenney, the first (and for a while, the only) African American teacher in Olean. And by appointment, your group can become privy to the history behind Olean’s Bartlett House with a tour from the director, Dave Deckman. For more information on the African American Center for Cultural Development in Olean, head to their website at http://africanamericancenterforculturaldevelopment.org/olean/. For information on guided tour costs, appointments and other events or activities, email them at aaccdofolean@gmail.com.
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Adventure Bound onthefly: The Outdoor Experience
With the recent addition of fly fishing, Adventure Bound onthefly adds to its already first-rate selection of brands and products geared towards the outdoor enthusiast, coupled with demos, rentals and guided tours By Spencer Timkey
All along, the goal has been simple. But John Rounds didn’t think the pieces to the puzzle would fall together as quickly as they did. Rounds, owner of Ellicottville’s outdoor-centric Adventure Bound onthefly, had a clear cut vision of what he wanted the store to become when he opened the doors in early Octobe 4 2015. Ultimately, he aspired to congregate three major pieces of the outdoor industry under one roof - outdoor, paddlesports, and fly fishing - and create a dynamic retail layout. “I figured that either paddlesports or fly fishing would come eventually, maybe not this quickly,” Rounds said. “But when the opportunity presented itself to add Orvis fly fishing gear, we pounced. The outdoor experience, in a retail sense, has come full circle.” To understand the genesis of the current Adventure Bound’s advance into the outdoor retail market, we need to look back to the 1970s. Rounds’ parents Chris and Heidi owned the original Adventure Bound, which resided in the same storefront location on Ellicottville’s bustling downtown strip. John, then a lad, experienced the trips, tours and retail in the house his father built. The Rounds put together excursions of every outdoor type - kayaking, canoeing, camping, skiing, amongst many others - and opened the eyes of many youngsters to the joys of the outdoors. (Writer’s note: Both my dad and Sean Lowes got their start in retail by working for Chris and Heidi at the original Adventure Bound, which parlayed into The Boardroom and The City Garage). Fast forward to last summer. Residing in Eagle, Colorado, J. Rounds looked home to Ellicottville, where the plans in his head of reopening Adventure Bound began to turn from dreams to reality. The storefront, after changing hands multiple times since the original closed, needed a facelift. A summer of sweat equity and retail build-outs transformed the space from dust and grit to something almost unrecognizable. After a (very less than) ideal winter that affected the entire town, Adventure Bound is poised for its breakout season. If there was ever a time for fly fishing to come into the fold, it was April 2016. Now, with the seconds ticking towards a warm El Nino summer, the full circle outdoor selection Rounds envisioned has come to fruition. “The trifecta of what we’re offering is not an uncommon combination,” Rounds said. “If you look at the Backpacker Shop in Cleveland, they appeal to an unbelievably wide range of people who love being outside. The dynamic makes it fun. You might have someone who loves fly fishing but has never set foot on a stand-up paddleboard and wants to try it, or vice versa. Or you may have someone who’s very new to the outdoor world and wants to get into it. We can open up the doors for that person.” Adventure Bound, which recently underwent some very minor renovations, features sections of the store specific to the interest of the consumer. A vibrant display of Osprey backpacks adorn the gridwall on the left side, while a put-together yellow tent catches your eye and leads you to the camping section. Walk through the adjacent doorway and you’re gazing upon SUPs (stand-up paddleboards), sit-in kayaks, drysuits, wetsuits and anything else you could possibly need to get started.
“A big draw for us, I think, is that we’re offering products that you can’t find anywhere else in town all in the same place,” Rounds said. “Not to mention, having the demo center and rental program up and running will allow someone to come and try something to see if they like it.”
WELCOME TO THE DEMO CENTER The demo center, located at the pond off of Route 219 when you’re coming southbound into town, will feature multiple models of SUPs and kayaks. With the ability to try before you buy, Adventure Bound encourages people interested to get out on the water - free of charge. The demo center will be a major hub of activity for Adventure Bound activities, including an Orvis Fly Fishing 101 course that will take place during the weekend of Ellicottville’s newest event, the Ellicottville Outdoor Expo. “We’re going to have 15 sets of reels and rods for people to come try fly fishing, which will be free of charge,” Rounds said. “And during the weekend of the Ellicottville Paddlefest (June 18-19) we’ll have Orvis Fly Fishing 201, where an Orvis representative is coming over from Vermont to lead the course. Rates for this are to be decided, but we’re excited to bring something like this to town.” In addition to the demo center, Rounds and the rest of his crew will offer rentals for both SUPs and sit-in kayaks. Regardless of if you’re solo and want to go out for a while or you’re a corporate or wedding group that wants to make it an all-day activity, Adventure Bound will take care of you. “For the folks that have places on Lime Lake or Chautauqua, we’re going to do weekly rentals for this stuff as well,” he said. “We want to get as many people out on gear as we can and really cultivate a fun, different aspect of the outdoor world.” Rounds recently brought Don Boehmer on board, who owned a paddle shop in nearby Machias, NY. Boehmer, whose enthusiasm for kayaking is well documented on his Facebook page, will lead a multitude of the excursions Adventure Bound is planning for this summer. In the meantime, he’s out mapping new spots for people to SUP and kayak on. When speaking with Rounds, it’s difficult to not get excited for summertime and the things Adventure Bound has planned. But while it’s important for a retail location to have the attitude, the brands you carry hold weight. You can check that box off as well. Patagonia, Orvis, MSR, Confluence (and its family of sit-in kayaks) and Outdoor Research are all the top dogs in the outdoor world. “We really wanted to bring a lot of new brands and experiences to Ellicottville,” Rounds said. “While we’re all aware of how established the winter is, we think doing some of these things will help grow the summer business as well. If you’ve never gotten on a SUP, or have ever wanted to try fly fishing, we’re here to offer that. It’s going to be an exciting summer.” For pictures and updates on Adventure Bound, head to their Facebook page (Adventure Bound onthefly), Instagram (@adventureboundonthefly) or website (www. adventureboundonthefly.com).
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Keep the Momentum Going . . .
GET OUTSIDE: June offers many great outdoor events to catapult you into a summer of excitement! By Greg Culver
OUTDOOR EXPO LET’S YOU ENJOY IT ALL!
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The winter that never started but refused to go away … it’s over, right? Gosh I hope so. I love the snow and all that comes with it, but I also love the non-snowy months in Western New York. I’m an avid mountain biker, so come this time of year, I’m chomping at the bit for the trails to dry up and roads to clear so I can get my two-wheel mojo going. Friends of mine are out angling local streams and I’m starting to see kayaks strapped to the tops of cars. Spring and summer activities are blossoming and Ellicottville is the perfect hub for these sorts of adventures. Now there is a weekend event dedicated to showcasing what our area has to offer.
Holiday Valley is pleased to usher in another season of bicycle riding during Cycling Weekend 2016.
The Ellicottville Outdoor Expo, set for June 4-5, 2016, is a participant-based, experiential event where attendees can schedule activities throughout the entire weekend. Learn to fly fish in the morning, take a stand-up paddleboard lesson in the afternoon, and finish the day off with a group mountain bike ride on IMBA Epic designated trails. All of these activities and more will be available at multiple time slots so you can fill up on all the excitement without missing a beat. Area merchants will be offering special deals for registered participants as well.
Cycling Weekend, June 3-5, gives Level 2 and 3 riders a chance explore our great region and ride some scenic byways with a knowledgeable guide. The event is geared towards riders who regularly rip off 30 to 60-mile rides and can handle a moderate pace (15-18 mph) for multiple days. Steep to rolling terrain is what you can expect each day with support of a sag wagon.
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“With so much to offer in the area, why not take a weekend to show people what they can do for very little in our piece of the Southern Tier?” Chris Chapman, Media and Communications Manager for the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce said. “The village is the perfect trail head for all kinds of activities that happen throughout the area. We are fortunate to have two great partners in the local ski areas that will host some great activities to give people a taste of so many experiences.” Ski destinations across the country are constantly investing in their future, and that future includes four season activities - family vacations, weekend getaways, group golf outings, destination weddings and reunions as well as corporate events are hot stuff right now. Ellicottville and its two ski resorts are sitting in a great position to showcase that four-season atmosphere, and the Ellicottville Outdoor Expo is the perfect opportunity to do just that. Participants can expect a plethora of activities all weekend long. The Crosspatch of nearby Salamanca, NY has come onboard to offer short horseback rides and guides taking people on a journey through some of the shorter trails that cross the woods and great outdoors of the area. “We are in the process of building the event and the participants,” said Chapman. “There will be many activities added to the schedule as we get closer. We are in the planning stages of some very cool experiences for visitors.” With a focus on local business and motivating visitors to enjoy the great outdoors, the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants will use the Village Gazebo as the main hub for activity sign-ups. Adventurers will be invited to register for events, lessons and guided tours, and are encouraged to book a stay at one of the local lodging facilities so as to take advantage of an entire weekend of fun! For more information or to get involved, contact the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce at 716699-5046 or email info@ellicottvilleny.com. Keep tabs on the Ellicottville Chamber’s website, www.ellicottvilleny.com or go to the event’s dedicated webpage, evillechamber. wix.com/outdoorexpo, for a growing list of exciting activities and demonstrations being added to the Ellicottville Outdoor Expo as we get closer to June.
Ellicottville and the surrounding area is blessed with beautiful scenery and challenging terrain for two-wheeled, people-powered adventures. Folks from all over come here to escape reality and relax. Some of which, relax by mildly torturing themselves with hours in the saddle and climbs that break your heart. At the end of the day, you’re exhausted, in pain and happy about it all.
Riding begins Friday morning with a 20-mile warm-up ride. Load up on carbs Friday night with beer tasting, hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at the Inn at Holiday Valley (located at the base of Holiday Valley Road). You’ll be back in the saddle again Saturday morning for a 40-mile cruise that will have you back in time for a 1:00pm lunch served at the Overlook Terrace at Holiday Valley. Saturday afternoon is left open so guests can check out what town has to offer, including any activities being hosted downtown during the EVL Outdoor Expo, which takes place this same weekend. (Tip: While checking out the downtown area, stop into Bike & Bean located on the main drag – it’s our local source for any bike tweaks or gear that you may need. While you’re there, grab a burrito or a real fruit smoothie! Dennis Baldwin, our pro burrito maker and avid bicyclist, can wrap up a tasty tortilla to fuel your downtown trek, all while giving you the scoop on the local bike scene and must-ride trails.) Meet back up at Holiday Valley at 6:30pm for dinner on the deck. Don’t stay up too late because you’ll need your rest for Sunday’s 8:00am departure. An 80-mile tour through picturesque Amish country will wrap up the riding for the weekend with snacks along the way. Once you return to HV property, you’ll get a box lunch to send you on your way back to reality. Packages are available on a limited basis and can include lodging and meals. $299 per person, double occupancy includes a stay at the Inn at Holiday Valley Friday and Saturday nights. $205 if you’re a local with your own place to crash. You can also expect cycling clinics with light instruction, meals, social activities and a biking swag bag. If your better half isn’t up to riding, never fret, there will be non-biking activities throughout the weekend. Extend your stay and check out Allegany State Park or get your trail riding fix on over 40 miles of IMBA Epic trails located in the McCarty State Forest. For a full schedule of events and times as well as information and a downloadable registration form for this year’s Cycling Weekend at Holiday Valley, go to the event link at www.holidayvalley.com/cyclingweekend. Holiday Valley is the official host hotel for Cycling Weekend. Call 800-323-0020 to book your stay! Happy cycling!
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One-on-One with John Mets HEGEMAN: Describe your artistic process. What is it that makes you look at a place like the exterior of Watson’s Chocolates, for example, and determine that it would be a great subject? METS: First, this is ‘digital art’. In a sense, anyone can do it. It’s a combination of photography and digital painting. Anyone can learn to use the tools (Corel Painter, Wacom painting tablet and pen, computer with a big RAM). It’s another story in getting the tools to do what you want them to do to create what’s in your mind. Learning how the tools work is what one might consider the ‘craftsmanship’ part. The nuts and bolts. Using the tools to create a work of art which draws one in, expresses a feeling or emotion … that’s the artistic part that’s not so easy and something I aspire to do better all the time. HEGEMAN: What/who are your artistic inspirations. Who influenced you to start painting? METS: For inspirations, that would be my father. And while I’m not really conscious of it, a lot of my work is very similar in style to my father’s. Kind of amazing how that happens. As to big names, here are three I’ve always liked (there are many more) - Hopper, Innes, and Monet (who doesn’t like Monet?) But especially Hopper. His use of light, composition, and subject matter … love it. His subjects, be they a person, building or landscape, might seem a little bit stark, a little bit isolated, maybe even a little bit inconsequential, but to me, his true artistry is in bringing out how consequential those ‘people, places, and things’ are. HEGEMAN: Do you have any other hobbies that occupy your time? Do they offer any sort of added inspiration to your artwork? METS: Skiing, biking and golf. Throw in some woodworking and in general, seeing how things work (like taking apart a broken stereo amp, reading about electronics, and paying more to buy the parts to fix it rather than just buying a new one.) HEGEMAN: We touched on the namesake behind The Flying Goose Gallery in our intro to the left. Did you transition right from the restaurant to selling your artwork? METS: The Flying Goose was mine from 1993 to 2000. From there, I did start doing this. Originally, I was looking for a way to reproduce traditional watercolor artwork on wood for a tangential project. Came across Photoshop, played around with it some, popped an ‘artwork filter’ on a photo, and that started my fascination with ‘digital art’.
.............................. JOHN METS | GICLEE PRINTS www.theflyinggoosegallery.com By Dash Hegeman Mets grew up in the Finger Lake area of Skaneateles, NY, outside of Syracuse. He relocated to Ellicottville back in 1981 where he began working at Rainbow Lake. In 1983 he transitioned to a bartending job at Madigan’s and continued to do so for the next decade. If you frequented Madigan’s during that era and remember a 6’ 7” man behind the bar, then you remember John Mets. Eventually Mets made his way back to Rainbow Lake where he opened The Flying Goose Restaurant, and while the restaurant is no longer open for business, Mets did keep its namesake alive and well. Just type in www.theflyinggoosegallery.com and you will be taken to Mets’ website where you can see vivid examples of the art that John creates. When you do visit that site, you will probably get the impression that winter is Mets’ favorite season. And you would not be wrong, which explains why he has made WNY his residence; it has given him ample amounts of inspiration to draw from. Just listen to him talk about snow and you’ll begin to understand that his appreciation for something as seemingly simple as a snowflake goes above and beyond that of most people. “They say Eskimos have umpteen ka-jillion different words for snow,” embellished Mets. “To a small degree, I understand. I’ve lived in the north most of my life, and have skied since I could walk. Different snows can literally convey different feelings. Soft snows with big flakes meandering through the air, cold crisp mornings where every step crunches and the air itself seems to be frozen. I try to convey some of those feelings in my pictures.” Make no doubt about it though, Mets is no one trick pony. From summer and fall landscapes, to family portraits, to pictures of pets. He’s done it all and done it well. His current goal is to improve his exposure for his non-winter works in the Ellicottville area. Aside from his website, much of Mets’ work can be found at Ameri-Can in Ellicottville.
HEGEMAN: From your website I see that you have a lot of “local” prints for sale but that you also have paintings from Cape Cod and Italy. I’m assuming those were memorable trips that you have taken? Have you visited either place often? What do you enjoy about both places? METS: While I grew up in Skaneateles, all members of my family now live on the Cape. I usually get there once or twice a year. The Italy section all comes from my sister. She has an Italian restaurant on the Cape and makes it over to Italy about once every two years. She takes the photos; I rework them into the digital art. (This is also how I do a large portion of commissioned work: People email me their photo, I rework into the artwork.) HEGEMAN: What is your favorite piece that you’ve done? METS: The first answer that comes to mind is that it changes all the time. Thinking some more, the two pics of the first page of my website, “Soft Snow” and a commissioned one I did of a little Yorkie type dog (Max) would be two. With Soft Snow, it took forever to get the snow to look the way I wanted it to. And with Max, he was a bit pensive; I tried to convey that in the picture. HEGEMAN: On the subject of your commissioned work, is that a nice change of pace for you/does it challenge you more because you end up having to paint something that you might not normally ever thought to do? METS: With commissioned work, it can be a bit more difficult. People send me photos, and I don’t necessarily know any background of the subject matter. I don’t know the emotion I that should try to convey. Then again, if someone sends a vacation photo to me, ‘light, airy, happy, carefree’ are all adjectives that come to mind and something I would try to convey in the artwork. HEGEMAN: And finally, on a less light, albeit important note, you are a cancer survivor. You’re also an avid bicyclist. Did your passion to ride stem from beating cancer or was that there before your diagnosis? And did your triumph over cancer affect the way you look at your art? METS: Always loved biking. It holds a degree of the same thrill of freedom that it did when I was a kid. I rode from upstate NY to Teton Village WY (Jackson Hole ski area). Planned on riding to the coast but ran out of money in Teton Village. Got a job and lived there for a year. I also rode from NY to Maine then down to Florida. It’s a great way to see the country and meet the people in it. Cancer came later. I don’t think I attribute any conscious changes in my artwork endeavors to it. Overall view of life, yes. In that sense, it affected all aspects of my world. Mets’ words come across as a man who makes sure he has a laser-focus on the things that matter most to him and that he lives his life ensuring that no moments get wasted or unappreciated. His artwork brings him happiness, and as a result he is never truly at work; he is just experiencing life.
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your cakes in until they are golden brown on both sides. Set aside on a paper towel to soak up any excess oil and season with salt and pepper. For the potato shoelaces, slice a potato lengthwise into slices as thin as you can. Lay the slices down and cut into little sticks. Fry these until golden brown. Set aside on a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Now let’s prepare the candied walnuts. In a bowl add walnuts, honey, salt and pepper, and an egg white. Toss ‘til coated and bake for 7-8 minutes at 350ºF. Once they are done, set them aside to cool. Next, take an apple and slice it into thin slices, lay the slices down just like the potato and cut into thin strips. In a bowl add your greens, apples, and walnuts and dress them with the balsamic dressing we made earlier and toss. Lay your rice cakes down, top with salmon, then with your salad and potato shoelaces.
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ROCK CITY PARK OPENS FOR THE SEASON SUNDAY, MAY 1 505 ROUTE 16 SOUTH, OLEAN, NY 716-372-7790 | www.rockcitypark.com Stretch your muscles as you follow a path over, under and even through rocks that tower as high as 80 feet! You’ll first enjoy the mighty sweep of the mountaintop view of 1,000 square miles of the Enchanted Mountains from “Signal Rock”, once a long range signaling point for Indians. Descend the crevice staircases leading to hiking trails strewn with great monolithic rocks of dramatic sizes and shapes. The city of rocks will take approximately one hour to hike through and is a magical adventure you’ll want to repeat! You’ll find a souvenir and rock shop where you can purchase many types of gems, minerals, fossils and rocks from all over the world. There is also a Museum and Fluorescent Light Rock Room! Picnic facilities are available, too, so pack a lunch and enjoy the great outdoors at Rock City Park, popularly known as one of the Great Natural Wonders of the United States! The park is also a beautiful location to host weddings, family reunions, or any special event you may be planning. Open daily May 1-Oct. 31 from 9:00am-6:00pm (it may close during inclement weather). General rates are $5 per person, $3 for children ages 6-12 years of age. Group and senior discounts are available.
HIKE FOR YOUR HEALTH THE 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH 10:00am-11:00am PFEIFFER NATURE CENTER 1974 LILLIBRIDGE ROAD, PORTVILLE, NY 716-933-0187 | www.pfeiffernaturecenter.org
Pfeiffer Nature Center is home to more than 648 acres of nature’s bounty. Located in rural, southwestern New York State, you’ll find miles of open-access hiking trails, a historic American Chestnut log cabin, great birding areas, a picturesque pavilion available for rent, and so much more! The Nature Center has two beautiful properties to explore. The Lillibridge Property consists of 188 acres of forest and has a rustic American Chestnut log cabin listed on the National & State Registers of Historic Places. The front of the cabin offers a spectacular panoramic view of both nearby farms and distant mountaintops. A timber frame pavilion offers a covered shelter for picnics and other events in the meadow. Perhaps the most notable and majestic feature of the property is the 20 acres of rare, old-growth forest. It includes large specimens of Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, Red and White Oak, American Beech, and more. Hikes on the property’s six miles of marked foot-trails pass through a variety of forest ecotypes, such as coniferous and mixed deciduous forests. The Nature Center also owns 460 acres on Yubadam Road, the Eshelman Property, which has an active sugar bush, ongoing scientific research projects, and a small farm. There are three miles of trails through forests, meadows, transitional zones, near ponds and wetlands. More trails are being developed to support snowshoeing and cross country skiing. For those who want to learn more about the natural world, the Nature Center offers interpretative opportunities in science, nature, and art through programs and events throughout the year. Get to know Pfeiffer Nature Center – find a spot in the woods to enjoy peace and quiet, participate in the many programs available, become a member, volunteer, enter the Center’s film festival, or choose countless other ways to get involved.
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A Pfeiffer-led hike takes place the first and third Friday of every month from 10:00am-11:00am. This is a great way to get outside and help maintain good health. The physical benefits of hiking help to build cardio-respiratory strength, tone muscles, promote weight loss and decrease high levels of blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and triglycerides. There are plenty of mental health benefits as well! Outdoor exercise allows you to sleep better, brighten your mood, increase your attention span and get your creative juices flowing. So if you are looking to start the summer off with a brainpower boost, Pfeiffer Nature Center has just the thing for you – hiking! Just bring along a pair of comfortable hiking shoes and the Center will provide the beautiful setting and companionship. Hiking sticks will also be on-hand for you to borrow. Check the website calendar for exact dates and locations for each hike. The hikes are free to the public, are moderately strenusous, and will take place rain or shine. RSVP’s are not required. If you have any questions, please contact the administrative office at 716-933-0187 or email naturalist@pfeiffernaturecenter.org. See you on the trails!
Tucked away in the southwest corner of Cattaraugus County, hidden in the rolling hills of the Allegheny’s, is one of the area’s best kept secrets, Onoville Marina Park. Located on the 12,000-acre Allegheny Reservoir, the Marina sits just north of the Allegheny National Forest and west of Allegany State Park in the Enchanted Mountains of New York. Bald eagles and osprey soar high over the sparkling, pristine waters that reflect the surrounding hills of forest that change with the season, from a variety of green to the blaze of autumn foliage. View all of this while exploring the 91 miles of shoreline and secluded bays, or camp at one of the many U.S. Forest Service campsites accessible only by water. Onoville Marina has long been noted as one of the Chautauqua-Allegany region’s finest, yet most affordable marinas. Come spend a day or two on the waters this summer. The marina awaits you!
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SATURDAY, MAY 7 • 9:30AM-3:00PM • ASP 1 ART ROSCOE TRAIL SYSTEM
Runners take your mark as Western New York’s trail running season kicks off inside beautiful and challenging Allegany State Park. The 2016 Allegany Adventure Run features 6K, 13K and 26K (yes- a longer course featuring the new 3-mile section of single track! The 26K course is not a duplicate of the 13K) trail running courses that will test every ounce of energy. The rolling trails of the Art Roscoe Trail system feature wide multi-use trails deep in the Allegheny National Forest. All races start and finish near the summit area inside the Red House section of the Park at the Summit Ski area. Pre-register to guarantee your place on the starting line and A race t-shirt or come down on race day to register. Runners from several surrounding states enjoy this almost endless array of non-technical trails and singletrack in a world-class setting. Weekend lodging is available by booking directly through the Park at www.reserveamerica.com. Several hotels in surrounding towns such as Salamanca, Ellicottville and Bradford, PA are within an easy driving distance. For more information on this event or to register, head over to heartrateup.com.
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Join in the fun at Allegany State Park and help clean up your favorite park for Spring! “I Love My Park Day” is a statewide event to improve and enhance New York’s parks and bring visibility to the entire park system and its needs. Volunteers will celebrate the park system by cleaning up storm damage and other debris on park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects. Registration for this volunteer event is open online, or you can register the day of the event. Various projects to improve and enhance the park experience for visitors will be assigned to volunteers and groups of volunteers. Gardening and painting projects, along with invasive species removal will also be some of the work at hand. Check-In and registration will be held from 9:30-10:00am at the Red House Administration Building. Projects will be worked on from 10:15am-1:00pm. Volunteers are asked to bring a snack and to wear work clothes appropriate for the weather conditions. “If you spend time enjoying New York’s beautiful state parks and historic sites throughout the year, I hope you’ll take time on May 7 to give back,” said Governor Cuomo. “Our state parks are some of our most treasured resources, and it is our responsibility as citizens to preserve and care for them so they can be enjoyed for generations to come.” Registration for I Love My Park Day can be completed by visiting http://www.ptny.org/ilovemypark/index.shtml. For more information on this event please visit http://nysparks.com/events/event.aspx?e=1-15510.0 or call 716-354-9101.
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Allegany State Park is beautiful all year ‘round, but springtime is an extra special season. The trees, the animals, and the flowers are all things that are part of the GeoBash experience. There are many beautiful spots in the park and it’s no coincidence that there are geocaches located in strategic spots all over the park. This is a Mega-Event Cache (more than 500 geocachers!!!) Start the weekend off with a Meet & Greet bonfire event Friday night, hosted again by The Allegheny Rangers. On Saturday, the ASPGB XI event will take place at Camp Allegany, with plenty of activities planned. Along with lots of new geocaches, it should be a busy weekend. Sunday will play host to the traditional FREE pancake and sausage breakfast to get everyone up and going, and then there will be a CITO event to make sure we leave the park as nice (if not nicer) than we found it. Come and stay the weekend or just for the day! For more information on this event log onto Facebook and search “Allegany State Park GeoBash.”
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THE ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY OF MY FAVORITE EVENT OF THE YEAR A botched canoe trip leads to one of the biggest, most anticipated motorcycle events in the area, and it’s all for a great cause By Delaney Peters
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In the spring of 2000 I was a new father supporting my family as an over the road truck driver. On a break from the road my wife and sister helped me arrange a weekend with my brother Arron and we thought “hey, let’s put a canoe in Catt Creek at Route 240 and take a ride to Gowanda”. Sounds great doesn’t it? It would have been if we weren’t complete bone heads who picked the weekend after Memorial Day to do it, because there isn’t enough water that time of year! We did, however, get lucky enough to score the best weather we could have ever hoped for. What could have been better than dragging a canoe over slimy smelly rocks with the sun baking our skin while evaporating the water we planned to canoe in? We should have realized we weren’t Boy Scouts anymore and called it quits when our canoe slipped out of our control, crashing over Arron’s ankle while portaging around the Scoby Dam. If we were smart we would have made our way across the creek to Scoby Dam Park and walked to Springville to call for a ride, but no, we continued. After all, we had a cooler full of foil dinners and adult beverages meant to be enjoyed on this trip. When we finally came to a place where we could actually paddle, we dumped the canoe, losing half of our precious adult beverage cargo and soaking most of our bedding. The night was long but the next morning was beautiful - another perfect day of hot hot hot sunshine. We walked, slipped, paddled, tripped and stumbled our way through the valley, wondering if maybe we were in the wrong creek … and just then it got weird. Naked people were watching us. We were not watching them, they were watching us and thankfully, the water now had some depth and a current. “Just look straight and paddle!” we both shouted to each other. Where the heck did we go wrong? We were tired, sore and sun baked, with no more beer and naked people on both sides of the creek watching us. We continued safely away from our audience and thankfully never heard banjos, but soon, we heard drums. Naked people and then drums while paddling a canoe. Was this the terrible un-filmed ending of the Blue Lagoon Trilogy? Then suddenly, guitars like the Hallelujah Chorus. Sweet sounding guitars and the rumbling of bikes calling to us from the banks of the creek like sirens on the shore after the odyssey we just experienced. We stopped as we had planned, at the parking lot of Jubilee (now Shop and Save) where I would walk to my wife’s grandmother’s home to get our rendezvous vehicle. I couldn’t believe what was happening in this town … it was a Harley Happening! We had a great thought that we should go into town and check it out, until Grandma Bellanca saw us. If we weren’t feeling like “Cit-iots” by this point, she made sure we knew we were. “Lobsters! You two look like big (stupid) lobsters!” she scolded as she rubbed something on us (much more on Arron than I). She let us know we were in no shape to go anywhere, and nobody deserved to see us either. We couldn’t believe we had just spent a weekend dragging a canoe through (beautiful) Zoar Valley when we could have been hanging out here in Gowanda listening to great music, looking at awesome motorcycles, eating tasty food cooked by someone else on a hot night, taking it all in while washing it down with cold adult beverages. This was my first experience of what is now called the “Hollywood Happening” and my next experiences came while I was employed by a Western NY soft drink company. Some of the stores in and around Gowanda were my territory. I watched stores stock up on supplies for the weekend with product of mine and other vendors, but could only watch from the red light as I drove from account to account restocking the product that was getting enjoyed by all of those people. It wasn’t until later that I learned why there was a Harley Happening. There was a beautiful historic theater in Gowanda that was in danger of becoming extinct, and this event was started as a desperate fundraiser to stop that from happening. It worked. The tremendous effort produced meager results that were just enough to gain attention and keep the place
Motorcycle Stunt Show coming to this year’s Hollywood Happening photo: @bmgphotosmt
alive, and the enthusiasm for the event grew and grew. Unfortunately, the daunting reality of just how much the building needed also grew to a staggering $4.3 million or so. The event seems to be Western NY’s best kept secret and partly because of its perfect little location. Tucked in behind the main street of small town America, Gowanda’s Hollywood Happening draws between 9,000 and 21,000 people in one weekend, rushing in and out leaving the area cleaner then before it started. There are no large hotels in the town for overnight guests and Gowanda is not a city with a large population to draw from. To see the event grow would mean to move it away from where it is presently held, but would it still be the same? There were a number of discussions about moving the stage and party back to the main street but then there are logistical concerns with the State and the closing of roads that need to be addressed. If the event moved out of town, where would the “Roof Crew” sit? What about the little main street America town that all of these visiting people would not be in if not for the Hollywood Happening? For the last 17 years the event has remained free to enjoy and the cost of beverages has always been in line with or lower than other area “beer tents”. It is amazing how a small group of volunteers and a heartfelt core group of sponsors has been able to maintain an event of this size with these obstacles, even while operating costs go up and donations are harder and harder to come by. Why is it still possible after all of these years? Because of the ride. The ride into Gowanda is one that is different every time. It is never boring. Traveling to the Hollywood Happening on twisty roads through the countryside builds the anticipation of a great summer ahead, even if it is pouring rain. The union of two counties between two little bridges becomes the place of great reunions of friends and families from all over WNY and often across the country. Is the Hollywood Happening any different than all of those times in the past that I saw the event from the outside looking in? No. Do you remember your first Harley Happening or Hollywood Happening Parade? Do you remember that first Saturday you rolled into the packed Happening Street on what might have been your first bike? Or maybe you watched your best friend roll into town with his wife on the back of his first Harley, a low nasty hard tail trying his best to look badass and not smile with pride. Have you ever just walked around the Hollywood Happening with your kids looking at motorcycles, watching their faces with dreams in their eyes knowing exactly what they are thinking or feeling, remembering how you felt the same thing with your father or mother, uncle or aunt when you were a kid? It isn’t a picture perfect postcard place for this annual ritual of riding the winter away, but that is exactly what makes it easy to enjoy. This is small town Western NY. We make it work. Take a ride to the Happening, take the ride each day to the Happening, join in on a charity ride during the event and enjoy what you have available to you. It’s not much, but it’s ours and I’m glad for it. “Happy Happening!” This year’s Hollywood Happening will take place June 3-5, 2016. It has grown from a one-day party to one of the most anticipated events in Western NY. This year, Gowanda Harley Davidson is sponsoring 1 Wheel Revolution, a motorcycle stunt show involving H-D bikes right on Center Street, downtown. There will also be high-flying entertainment in the theater with Buffalo Aerial Dance and their special guests Pyromancy. Crowd favorite the Wicked Glenn Tattoo Contest will take place on the Main Stage, and the Hollywood Theater/J.C. Seneca Foundation Charity Ride and Ride-in-Bike Show is sponsored this year by Winder-Snyder Allstate Insurance Agency. GHD will host biker games with “Grott” and the H-D- Demo Fleet. And of course, you can count on beer and bands. There is something for everyone! Both trailer and primitive camping is available, so you can take full advantage of the weekend! To learn more about Gowanda’s Hollywood Happening, including a complete schedule of events and featured performances, go to www.gowandahollywoodhappening.com.
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INTERVIEW WITH TRAVIS TRITT Country Singer to Play Outdoor Show at Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino
A Conversation with Travis Tritt HULICK: You are 25+ years into your career and it appears you are still working and touring very steadily. What do you attribute your long-standing career to? TRITT: I think that one of the things that kept me going and makes me recognizable is my voice doesn’t sound like anybody else. I think from the very beginning there was a quality in my voice that people recognized immediately, and I think that was true of a lot of the artists that came out around the same time I did … like Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Vince Gill and Garth Brooks. We all sounded very different from each other and I think that has kept all of us viable through the years. HULICK: How do you manage to keep things fresh and different? TRITT: The response that you get back from the audience ... they’re the ones that make it new every single night. So when you go on stage to perform and you see their reaction to each song and when you see them singing all the lyrics back to you, the excitement level … it’s just really, really special.
............................... FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2016 | 8:00 P.M. By Melanie Hulick Singer songwriter Travis Tritt will be bringing his southern rock country style to Salamanca for an outdoor show on Friday, June 3. Tritt started out as one of the famous members of the country music “Class of ‘89”, which included Clint Black, Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson, which he talks about in the following interview. You could say he was the “bad boy” of the group decked out in all leather and missing the trademark country symbol cowboy hat. The singer did it his way by infusing rock, blues and gospel into country, which had him dominating the charts in the early ‘90’s with songs like “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”, “Anymore”, “Help Me Hold On” and his first hit, “Country Club”. Tritt still tours, doing well over 200 shows a year and sells out venues wherever he plays. “Fans love hearing the big hits back-to-back,” says Tritt. “Our shows have always been high energy shows … we try and engage the audience as much as possible by taking them all the way back to the beginning and hit all the songs people know and bring them right up to our most recent stuff. It’s like they send up this ball of energy to the stage and we send it right back to them,” he added. Winning the Top New Male Artist Award from Billboard in 1990 and the CMA Horizon Award (now known as the New Artist Award) in 1991, he became a member of country music’s most elite club, the Grand Ole Opry, in February of 1992. Calling himself a “news junkie”, he loves watching 24-hour news channels when he is out on the road and in fact says, “If you see my tour bus you will more than likely see my TV on one of those channels.” Today Tritt has three children with his wife Theresa Nelson, whom he married in 1997, and has found that balance between music and family, which he addresses in this interview. As far as the music side of his life Tritt says, “I think the wonderful thing about music is the fact that music is something that you can always remember certain events of your life by … it’s the soundtrack that’s playing behind them when they were taking place. To me that’s the really unique thing about music … it should make you feel something and it should speak to you, regardless of the situation you’re dealing with.”
HULICK: Of all the songs you’ve written, are there any that have an underlying meaning that people may not know about? TRITT: All of the songs I’ve written tend to be about the things that are so in my life. I try to write about personal experience, and if not from personal experience I try to write about things I’ve seen my friends and family go through and have to deal with. I’ve written a lot of love songs or loss of love songs. I think for the most part the songs are self-explanatory. If you go back to the very beginning, the first song I ever wrote was about losing a girlfriend on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. I went down there with her on her senior trip and I thought that we were together and then as soon as we got there she ends up running off with a lifeguard! (laughs) … So I wrote the song called “Spend A Little Time” based on that. I wrote the song “Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” in about 15 minutes, after I had gotten my second set of divorce papers at a very young age … I was only in my mid 20’s and had already been married and divorced once and I was going through that whole situation again. When the divorce papers came to my house, my wife was basically trying to get me to decide about how we were going to split up what we had, which wasn’t much … it was basically a pots-and-pans divorce, so we didn’t have much to fight over. So as I was reading those papers she called me and she was telling me that maybe we were rushing in to this too soon and maybe we should think about getting back together. I sat down and thought about that and I thought … you know what, there’s been way too much water that’s gone under the bridge for that to happen. So that’s where the line “you say you were wrong, to ever leave me alone; now you’re sorry, you’re lonesome and scared; and you say you’d be happy, if you could just come back home; well here’s a quarter, call someone who cares”. HULICK: How do you balance your personal life and work life – being a father and husband while being a traveling recording artist? TRITT: I have three kids, a daughter and two sons and when I first became a father, when my daughter was born in 1998, I wanted to see what being a father was all about. I took about two years off from being on the road from 1998 thru 2000 to stay home and be a dad. I got to see her first step and I got to hear her first word … it was really neat. And it made me realize how important family really is. We had our two sons after that and I realized that at the end of the day that family is the thing that was going to be the most important thing, at least for me, in my life. So when we are in the process of booking tours and booking concerts, I always try and block time out for special things and special days and I haven’t missed a birthday party, 4th of July, Christmas, Thanksgiving or a New Year’s by being on the road. So I really get to have the best of both worlds. HULICK: What are some of your greatest accomplishments and career highlights? TRITT: I consider myself to be extremely fortunate in the fact that I have had so many great things happen to me over the years. I’ve always just wanted to be an artist, record and go out and play concerts to try and take the music to as many people as I possibly could. In the process of dreaming about all of that when I was first getting started, I could have never ever imagined that it would go as far as it has. Everybody wants to have a long lasting career that spans decades, and to still be able to have that is something that I’ve considered to be a tremendous gift, a tremendous blessing … I’m humbled by it, encouraged by it, very thankful for it. To be able to go out and do this after 25 years and get the same excitement and the same butterflies in your stomach right before you go on stage … all of that, to me, is a feeling that’s irreplaceable. I can’t imagine a better situation to be in than to love what you do for a living and do it every single night knowing that you’re doing what you enjoy and what the fans seem to enjoy as well.
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Tickets to Travis Tritt’s outdoor performance at Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca start at $15 and can be purchased through www.senecacasinos.com (click on Seneca Allegany). For more information Travis Tritt visit TravisTritt.com.
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Summer is coming, the sun is shining, and it is time to get outside and play! Enjoy hiking, camping, fishing or kayaking in the mighty forests and scenic and wild rivers of the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. For those seeking some fun outdoor activities in May, the “We Gotta Regatta” puts you on the water, the Kinzua Fly-Fishing School puts you on-stream, and the annual ANF Photo Trek takes you into the forest to learn new photography skills with a professional photographer. SPLISH SPLASH - “WE GOTTA REGATTA” On Saturday, May 21, you will want to join in the fun by paddling your kayak, canoe, or flotation device of your own creation in the Tuna Valley Trail Association’s “We Gotta Regatta.” This family friendly event offers a day of water recreation on Tunugwant Creek, locally known as the “Tuna.” Boaters are encouraged to be safe, and to enter the attended Campus Drive portage for easy access. The regatta runs from 2:00pm-6:00pm, with participants pulling out at Crook Farm, 476 Seaward Avenue in Bradford, PA, a distance of approximately 4.1 miles. Those boating or those wishing to just attend the Regatta party at Crook Farm can enjoy the music of No Name Trio and a pig roast with all the fixings, hot dogs, sliders, and draft beer with ID. The cost is $20 adult, $5 for 12 years of age and under. The regatta is a fundraiser for the Tuna Valley Trail Association (TVTA), with registration fees from the event being utilized to help maintain local trails. To purchase “We Gotta Regatta” tickets or for additional event information please go to tunavalleytrail.com/regatta Head to the waters of Tunugwant Creek for the annual “We Gotta Regatta.”
CLICK ON FUN - ANF PHOTO TREK The ANF Photo Trek May 14-15 is a fun, educational, two-day photography workshop for photographers of all skill levels. Participants will travel with Ed Bernik, an awardwinning professional photographer, to a variety of sites in the Forest. You’ll learn “the art of seeing,” how to choose a lens, along with details of exposure and composition for both color and black/white photography. Plan to bring comfortable walking shoes and rain gear as the course takes place rain or shine. The fee for the course is $239, which includes photography instruction, two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner. Participants can stay on campus at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford or at a local hotel. For information and registration, please phone 814-3625078 or email contined@pitt.edu.
The Kinzua Fly Fishing School welcomes beginners & intermediate, ages 12-adult.
CAST AWAY AT THE KINZUA FLY FISHING SCHOOL Fly fishing puts you on-stream in beautiful natural settings. The Kinzua Fly Fishing School is designed for both beginners and intermediate students, male and female, ages 12 to adult. Experienced instructors will teach you fly casting and the how-to of flyfishing. Students will have ample opportunity to reinforce skills learned and to practice those skills in a classroom, field, and stream setting. Two versions of the fly-fishing school are offered. Class size is limited to 30 to insure a small pupil-to-instructor ratio. The three-day school will run May 13-15 and includes famed fly-fishing guru Joe Humphreys joining as an instructor. Fees for the three-day fly-fishing school, including the instruction and overnight accommodations, are $405 per person. The two-day fly-fishing school will be held May 21-22, with fees, including overnight accommodations, $305 per person. Classes are held at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, PA, and on nearby streams. For additional information and to register, go to visitanf.com/kinzua-fly-fishing-school or e-mail skvarka@penn.com.
ANF Photo Trek with Ed Bernik May 14-15, held rain or shine!
A-ME-GO KARTING Fun for kids of all ages! You probably rode a go-kart as a child, or you at least dreamed about it. Now you and your kids, and maybe even your grandchildren, can all enjoy riding at the newly opened A-ME-GO Karting in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. This family friendly adventure course offers thrilling 20-minute go-cart riding on an outside groomed dirt track. Not to be confused with bumper cars, this outdoor course is full of winding tracks, hills, banks and flat tops. Their ten super sporty karts can carry one or two riders. There is no minimum age but there is a height requirement. Riders need to be able to reach the pedals (36 inches from the back of the seat to the pedals.) Parents/grandparents can be the driver with a child as a passenger. Safety is a top priority at A-ME-GO Karting. Eye protection and new full-face helmets are included with kart rentals. Each rider will receive safety and riding instructions. A full helmet is required for customers under 16 years of age. Riders are welcome to bring their
THE SPRING LOCAL ~ MAY 2016 ... Page 17 Kids, parents and even grandparents will have a blast on the super sporty go-karts at A-Me-Go Karting in Port Allegany.
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TAKE A RIDE ON THE WILD SIDE - ATV TOURS
Greg Schena, the owner, wanted to bring some fun into rural Pennsylvania when he opened up the course late last fall. “I am so excited to see folks of all ages really enjoying themselves,” he explained. “It was an added bonus when I saw grandparents riding with their grandkids.”
Miles and miles of legal ATV and dirt bike trails are open year round at Majestic Kamp & Lost Trails in Rew, Pennsylvania. This privately-owned and operated ATV trail system offers guided ATV riding tours. Day rates or yearly use fees are available for those who bring their own ATVs.
Opening for the season in May, the course operates dependent on the weather. You will want to call ahead to check track conditions. Kart rental rates are for 20 minutes per kart. One driver $20, two minors (under 16 years) $25, one adult and one minor $25, two adults $30. Private track rental with all ten karts is available; just call for rates.
Majestic’s ATV trails are well groomed and traverse acres of woodlands with great elevation changes. Majestic currently offers two loops of trail riding with over 41 miles of wooded technical trails, along with an additional 10 miles of single track dirt bike trails. In addition, a motocross play area, a Pee Wee motocross track, and wilderness camping provide additional recreational opportunities.
Located only 3 miles south of Port Allegany, PA along Route 155 at Fogel Road, this adventure can put “zoom-zoom” back in your playtime. For reservations please call 814642-5046. More information can be found at amegokarting.com.
MACHINE GUN ADVENTURES
Majestic Kamp & Lost Trails is located along Route 46, just east of the City of Bradford. To reserve your guided ATV Tour or for additional information, please call 814-465-9979 or visit them online at majestictrails.com.
PADDLE AWAY ON THE POTATO CREEK WATER TRAIL
For those who enjoy a louder adventure, the newly opened Acme Ammo, 10 Derrick Road in Bradford, offers an opportunity for the pulse pounding thrill of full-auto shooting at a private outdoor gun range.
For those seeking pristine waterways with the added bonus of great fishing, Potato Creek, a local favorite for trout fishing, is located just south of Smethport, Pennsylvania.
Experience firing the world’s most advanced military and anti-terrorist weapons. Select the Urban Assault Package, Super Spy, The Gamer, the Battle of the Bulge, or create your own custom package. When you choose the D-Day package you will handle a Colt 1911 with 4 seven-round mags, an M-1 Garand with 4 eight-round clips, and a Thompson 1927 with 2 twenty-five round mags. Semi-automatic handguns and rifle shooting start at $10, small packages at $50.
Spring rains raise the water level, adding to the fun of exploring this mountain stream which flows into the headwaters of the Allegheny River. Three canoe and kayak launch areas make it easy for you to get on the water. Unload your canoe behind the ball field in Crosby on Route 46 (41.748614N-78.393417W) to float 6.4 miles on Potato Creek to East Smethport on Route 6.
Participants receive safety training and have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the weapons of their choice before heading out to a private shooting range for an afternoon of fun. Participants must present a valid photo ID to shoot. This seasonal business runs from April through October, and packages must be reserved in advance. For additional information or to reserve your package please call 814-362-4149 or go to acmeammollc.com.
From there, you can paddle 10.9 miles to Coryville off Champlin Hill Road towards Turtle Point (41.88187N-78.389500W). From Coryville you can float another 2.7 miles to reach the Larabee Y (41.9011384N-78.384720W); here is where you will have easy access to the Allegheny River. The difficulty level of this water trail is rated easy. Pennsylvania fishing licenses for tourists are available for one, three or seven days online. Licenses are also available at more than 1,300 licensing agents throughout the state. Go to www.fish. state.pa.us.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
To order a free travel guide and map for the Allegheny National Forest Region, please phone 800-473-9370. Downloadable trail and waterway maps, along with information on a wide variety of other things to see and do, lodging and restaurant information is available at visitANF.com.
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The Story of Lynn Hall
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Known as the original “Fallingwater” and almost forgotten, this architectural gem is currently under major restoration, thanks to one couple who acknowledged its importance in history By Mary Heyl
Just an hour south of Ellicottville tucked into the hillside along Route 6 lies a surprising work of architecture that history almost forgot - that is, until June of 2013 when Gary and Sue DeVore began researching and restoring the building that paved the way for Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater. The expansive flat-roofed building with its impressive stonework lies just outside of Port Allegany, PA and is known as Lynn Hall. Built in the 1930s by Walter J. Hall, Lynn Hall is a striking example of the Prairie School of design that characterized much of early 20th century architecture, especially in the Midwest. That Wright’s Fallingwater, the most famous example of prairie design, has its roots in Port Allegany is much more than an interesting coincidence; it is evidence that no single family had quite as much influence on northwestern Pennsylvania architecture as the Hall family. The Hall family has a long history of building that started with Walter’s grandfather, Paul Hall, who settled in northern Pennsylvania to take advantage of the area’s vast acreage of virgin timber in the early 19th century. His son, John (Walter’s father), continued working with lumber through his planing mill and construction business which was based in Port Allegany. John’s sons, Walter and Howard, grew up in the family business and went on to become self-taught designers/builders who, according to historical records, built some forty homes in the Port Allegany area by the early 1900s. In the early 1930s, Walter began constructing a large building that would serve as a restaurant, dance hall, and eventually an office for Walter and his architect son, Raymond Viner Hall. According to Gary DeVore, Lynn Hall’s true namesake is uncertain, although many believe that the building was named for Hall’s mother. Lynn Hall opened for business in 1935, where it was the site of numerous dinners and parties. Around this time, Wright began his relationship with Edgar Kauffman, owner of the wellknown Kaufmann Department Stores in Pittsburgh. In 1936, Wright designed Fallingwater for Kaufmann at Bear Run, about forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Fallingwater, like Lynn Hall, embodies the characteristics of prairie design, with its horizontal lines, flat roof, and overhanging eves. At the time, Wright struggled to find a master builder who was experienced in this distinctly American style and willing to take on the challenge of Fallingwater. According to some historians, Edgar Kaufmann’s son saw Lynn Hall while traveling through northwestern PA and alerted Wright to the building’s similarity to Wright’s design. Wright reached out to Hall and asked him to be his contractor, thus catapulting Hall’s career. Just like he did with Lynn Hall, Hall implemented organic engineering in his interpretation of Wright’s design, thus creating the iconic home that seems to blend right into its natural surroundings. Native stone and concrete were the primary building materials, and after several weeks of planning, the famous cantilever was built to extend eighteen feet over Bear Run’s waterfalls. Upon the completion of Fallingwater, Wright asked Hall to become his primary builder, but Hall declined. Instead, Hall returned to a very successful career in Port Allegany, where he and his son worked together to design and build 120 homes, and more than a dozen schools and other public buildings in northwestern PA. During this time, Lynn Hall continued to host many parties and dinners throughout the 1930s and 1940s, although the business suffered to an extent during World War II. Hall, who lived in the small cottage adjacent to the main building, eventually used Lynn Hall primarily for his and his son’s design/building company through the 1950s. Hall passed away in 1952, but his son continued his architectural work for several more years. After Raymond passed away in 1981, Lynn Hall was left to family members, although the building sat vacant, for the most part, until the DeVores purchased it in 2013.
Reflecting on the state of Lynn Hall just three years ago, Gary remarked, “It was pretty close to being gone. The roof was leaking, water was percolating down through the building, and there was lots of mildew and rotten sections. The rooms were filled with old furniture, paperwork and belongings that were all wet. But we saw the stonework, we saw the slate, and we knew it had potential. A lot of [this process] is just luck. We’ve been very lucky that the building is in better shape than we thought.” One of the first steps in the restoration process was the renovation of the cottage, which was originally the pumphouse that supplied the main building with water. Walter later turned this into the cottage where he lived, and where the DeVores live now. Because of the cottage’s unique design, which is in keeping with the style of Lynn Hall, it is listed on the National Historic Register along with Lynn Hall. Other key steps of the restoration process included the removal of the wet and rotting interior, as well as the overgrown pine trees that contributed to the decay of the roof. DeVore explained, “We’re finding a much more solid building than we originally thought was there. It was a recycled building, as Walter used part of a factory and a barn in building Lynn Hall. You have to remember that it was the Great Depression, and back then, people didn’t just take down old buildings. They took them apart and reused as much as they could. Even a lot of the main roof’s support beams are from abandoned railroads.” The DeVores are no strangers to the arduous work of restoring buildings that were all but forgotten. The couple, who are now retired, have restored a Mississippi farmhouse and before that, a steamboat. According to DeVore, “My wife and I do 90% of the work ourselves, but we hire contractors to do what we can’t do. We’re fortunate to have friends in the trades who have been a great help, too. It’s really just a matter of staying cost effective. By doing our own work, we’re keeping things economically viable.” Keeping costs to a minimum is a key part of the process, as the DeVores plan to restore Lynn Hall to its original purpose as a public gathering place and look for someone to run the business. In DeVore’s words, “Our real love is the restoration process, and we’ll look for someone who loves Lynn Hall as much as we do to take it over!” As of this spring, the main building is approximately two-thirds of the way restored. While the DeVores have done most of the work themselves, along with the help of family and friends, others including a Girl Scout troop and church group have helped. In April, a group of thirty-five graduate students from Cornell University’s architectural planning department came to Lynn Hall for a work weekend. Each year, the department does an annual spring project, and the DeVores are pleased that this year, they chose Lynn Hall. Students helped put up cork and continue work on the patio and the roof, thus becoming part of the hall’s great history. At this point, the DeVores anticipate a much earlier completion date than the original five to seven year timeline, as the building has much less structural damage than was believed to be the case in 2013. Those interested in the history of Lynn Hall and the progress of the restoration are encouraged to visit the website that the DeVores created for their project, www.lynnhall-restoration.com. There, visitors can see photographs of the original hall and the changes it has undergone since the 1930s. Now, more than 7,000 hours of labor later, Lynn Hall can once again be seen as she was when the first guests stepped inside, as the obstructive trees have been removed and the exterior is cleaned and restored. Thanks to the dedicated work of the DeVores, Walter Hall’s masterpiece, considered the original Fallingwater, will once again welcome guests to share in its remarkable history.
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