Life in the Finger Lakes November/December 2022

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Life in the Finger Lakes • Volume 22, Number 6 • November/December 2022

Holiday 8 Gift Guide

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21st Annual Photo Contest Winners

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Prehistoric Finger Lakes

Cover: Patriotic barn at the Mini Farm in Farmington.

Photo by Annette C. Averitt

Fossils from the Devonian “age of fishes”

By Arthur Masloski

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The Eastern Lakes Owasco, Skaneateles, and Otisco Lake Watersheds

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letters

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happenings

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finger lakes regional map

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Dining

Delicious Dishes

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Musical Notes Teagan Ward

Day Trip

Reindeer Games

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Product Picks

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Nooks & Crannies Lights on the Lake

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Editorial & Production Editor..................................................................... Mark Stash .........................................mark@lifeinthefingerlakes.com Graphic Artist..........................................Maia VanOrman Associate Editor............................................. Tina Manzer Assistant Editor.............................................J. Kevin Fahy

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People in the Know

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tend to get a little reflective when putting to bed the last issue of each year. Goals and innovative ideas of what kinds of stories to publish in the magazine have been met and accomplished. Challenges have arisen and have been dealt with. Successfully publishing a print magazine today is incredibly fulfilling but can also be accompanied by bumps in the road, like the increased cost of everything that goes into bringing you the very best presentation of the Finger Lakes Region to your mailbox.

With that being said, we continue to increase our subscription numbers, we continue to increase the number of advertisements, and we continue moving forward to showcase this region that we know and love. Yes, print is still alive. It still has a viable and valuable place in today’s society.

We all have these little computers that we hold in our hands everyday, and we acquire a lot of information from these devices, and yet, nothing can replace the smooth texture of

magazine pages, with beautiful photos covering the spreads, and the written word presented in a user-friendly way that is welcoming and communicative.

The November/December issue is traditionally when we present the winners of the annual photo contest. I have to say that I get excited to see how readers capture the region in images, using both traditional cameras and cell phones. Every year I see photos that surprise me and inform me, showing me views of the Finger Lakes that I never experienced before. I firmly believe that we will never run out of great photos and stories about the region and the people in it. There are literally thousands and thousands of stories out there yet to be told. And we can’t wait to bring you more of those stories. Stay tuned in 2023!

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Holiday Gift Guide Dear Readers, We are so pleased to bring you our annual Holiday Gift Guide, where it’s our turn to shine a light on some of our outstanding and distinctive local businesses that make every single issue of our magazine possible.

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Holiday Gift Guide Pottery, Jewelry, Glass, Photography, Paintings, Wood, Metal, Fiber, Sculpture, Stone, Soaps, Culinary Delights, and more.

Featuring the works of over 200 Finger Lakes artists

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he article “Make Meadows not Lawns” (September/ October 2022) describes stinzen flower gardening using plants from bulbs whose origins trace back to Mediterranean and central European regions, and are often referred to as vintage bulbs.

Now I am not a gardener, but I am a naturalist.

To suggest that planting European species is a way of naturalizing our environment falls very short at best. There is an important movement in ecological landscaping that is being adopted by parks, by homeowners, and other landowners who realize that we have impoverished our native landscapes by planting lawns and non-native plant species that have little if any ecological value. Instead they emphasize planting native species appropriate to the region and which fill valuable niches in natural food webs.

This is not to imply that there is no place for ornamental plantings. But let’s not pretend that they are naturalizing our outdoor spaces.

— Tony Ingraham

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hile my family did not participate in the hide and seek painted rock adventure mentioned in your article (“Painted Rocks, Little Treasures” July/August 2022 issue), I was taken back to the early 2000s when we had

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a seasonal site at Holiday Hill Campground. My three kids and I spent some time exploring Canadice Lake and found a wonderful little spot that we ended up calling “Flat Rock Beach.” It appeared to be at the bottom of a lovely stream that flowed from the hills east of the lake. The rocks were perfectly smooth for painting. Forward a few years when we owned a cottage on Honeoye Lake – we still visited that same spot on Canadice Lake to collect flat rocks for painting.

We’d pick out three or four each and then take them back to the cottage to be embellished with sea creatures, wildlife, and remembrances of favorite pets. I will never forget those beautiful memories of painted rocks.

— Leslie Vecchiotti

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just finished the July/August 2022 issue. I like to take my time to read it as one would sip a fine wine. And then in a few weeks I’ll go through it again. I always pick up on things I missed the first time.

This issue was packed with interesting stuff. I always learn so much even for someone who crisscrossed the Finger Lakes doing countless news and feature stories for almost 40 years. Bravo!

— Ray Levato

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Miami Motel “Mad Men of Miami” in the Heart of the Finger Lakes Featuring Jacuzzi Rooms

Finger Lakes Land Trust Acquires Scenic Woodlands Above Canandaigua Lake Photo by Chris Ray

Dennis & Valerie Calkins Proprietors

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Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum

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he Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) recently acquired 58 wooded acres on the east side of Canandaigua Lake, located on Viewboard Road in the town of Middlesex, Yates County. The land was identified as a priority for protection due to its location on a prominent hillside overlooking the lake’s eastern shore.

The property is located on a steep forested ridge revered by the Seneca — Onondowaga in their own language — as the birthplace of their people. Serving as a scenic backdrop at the south end of the lake, the ridge extends for more than three miles and goes by many names including Nundawao, Great Hill, South Hill, or “the Whaleback.”

The FLLT will manage the property as a nature preserve, keeping its wildlife habitat intact and ensuring that its steep slopes continue filtering runoff to Canandaigua Lake. The organization is focused on protecting additional lands in this environmentally sensitive area, well-known for its scenic beauty.

This latest acquisition is the sixth project that the FLLT has completed on this ridge. The Great Hill Nature Preserve was established here in 2000 and spans 255 acres on the hill’s south end. More recently, the organization acquired the mouth of Clark Gully on the south side of the ridge and protected 63 acres with a conservation easement on private property—both of which share a boundary with High Tor Wildlife Management Area.

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Winter Hours Mon thru Sat 10 A.M. till 4 P.M. • Sunday 11 A.M. till 4 P.M. Check Website for 10th Annual Festival of Trees special museum hours • November 19, 2022 thru January 31, 2023 Museum Festival of Trees Sunday December 11, 2022 Christmas Open House Located in Emerson Park on Owasco Lake

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NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

November 19 – January 31…

10th Annual Museum Festival of Trees Over 120 trees decorated and on display at the Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural & Country Living Museum. All trees are indoors in heated area. Free admission and parking.

6880 East Lake Road Rt 38A, Auburn NY 13021 wardwoharaagriculturalmuseum.org 315-252-7644

December 2…Annual Festival of Lights in Downtown Clifton Springs The charm that is evident during the day comes alive at night as downtown is bathed in festive holiday lights! The festival includes Santa, horsedrawn wagon rides, ice sculpting, live music and entertainment, street vendors, access to an historic chapel with rare Tiffany mosaic, and additional special activities for children. Enjoy complimentary hot drinks to warm your bones.

There will be plenty of family fun to warm your hearts. cliftonspringschamber.com/local-tourism-events 315-462-8200

November 19…52nd Annual Holiday Fair Craft Show at Bloomfield High School 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bloomfield High School Gym. 120 crafter spaces selling a wide variety of crafts, gifts, and homemade goodies. Free admission and parking. Lunch is available. Bring your holiday shopping list!

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happenings

Sparkling Since 1947

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rown Jewelry in Canandaigua 1947 is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Founder Hy Behelfer opened the now bustling retail and repair store in 1947, and his friendliness, unfailing honesty and dedication to customer service soon won him a large following.

Today, people travel to Crown Jewelry from all over the Finger Lakes Region and beyond, many of Present them descendants day of Hy’s original customers. The business is run by Hy’s son Dave, who has been with Crown Jewelry for more than 50 years. Together with Hy’s wife Marion and other key employees, Hy and Dave built the business into the leading jewelry store in Canandaigua.

The staff today continues to include a knowledgeable group of friends and family members including Dave’s wife Barb, who came onboard in 1988, and their daughter Lauren, who joined the business in 1995. The store has been in its present location on Main Street since the 1960s.

Barb, Dave, and Lauren strive to maintain the same business practices, attention to detail, and customer service Hy began 75 years ago.

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December 2…Gallery Night Ithaca Gallery Night Ithaca is a monthly walkable tour of the latest exhibits curated by highly skilled local and regional artists. The art shows are held at galleries and businesses in downtown Ithaca on the first Friday of each month. gallerynightithaca.com

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December 3-4…Holiday Shopping Spree Weekend The shopping spree is back on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail. Treat yourself while shopping for others and cross items off your gift list as you sample before you buy. Save money with your Holiday Shoppers Card. You’ll get a souvenir wine glass, a souvenir ornament, wine and food pairings, a digital recipe book, and $5 off a $35 wine purchase at every single winery. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. cayugawinetrail.com/events 315-549-3034

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Getting Started with

Royal Icing Decorated Sugar Cookies

THE FORMERLY SIMPLE tradition of frosting sugar cookies has evolved into a whole new art form that involves its own tools, lingo and techniques. A host of popular social media influencers are pumping out expertly crafted, intricate designs, each more jawdropping than the last.

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began making sugar cookies decorated with royal icing in winter of 2020 and have been creating cookies for friends, family and coworkers ever since. I don’t have a business; I am simply creating for the enjoyment of it! Here are some tips for those interested in upping their decorated sugarcookie game.

You can begin with some basic items and, after some practice, invest in a few tools that will help you perform more complex techniques.

Bare necessities include baked cut-out cookies (search for “no spread” sugar cookie recipes), royal icing beat to stiff peaks with an electric mixer (photo 1), gel or powder food colors, wooden skewers, plastic sandwich bags, parchment paper and standard kitchen items like bowls, cups, scissors and paper towels. As your skills improve, I suggest investing in a turntable, a rolling pin with adjustable thickness rings, tipless bags, baking mats, edible markers and edible luster dust. If you decide to “go pro,” there are stencils, edible printers, projectors and even airbrush kits.

The key to effectively achieving a 3D look with royal icing lies in the consistency of the icing itself.

Starting with stiff icing, gradually add corn syrup to achieve

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various consistencies. Consistencies are named for the number of seconds the icing takes for a line drawn through the center with a spoon to disappear, and the icing to selflevel and look flat again. Flooding is the technique used to cover the cookie with icing, because an outline, or dam, is created around the perimeter of the area and then icing is used to fill or “flood” inside the dam (photo 2). When writing or detailing, you’ll want a nearly stiff icing, the consistency of toothpaste. When flooding, you’ll want a 1518 second consistency, like honey or shampoo. If your icing is too thin, it will run off the sides of your cookie before drying. If your icing is too thick, it will crack and appear bumpy. Getting the right consistency is truly the key to making exceptional cookie art.

To get the icing onto the cookie, you’ll perform what’s called piping. The icing is placed into a cone-shaped bag called a piping bag, and icing flows from a small hole at the point of the cone. I place my piping bag into a tall glass to hold it upright while filling it (photo 3). There are different metal tips you can add to the bottom of the bag that change the shape of the icing coming out of the hole. When you begin, I suggest using an everyday plastic sandwich bag and cutting a tiny opening out of one corner with very sharp scissors. There’s no need to invest in fancy supplies until

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you’ve mastered the basics, and sandwich bags are affordable and make for easy cleanup. You don’t even need piping tips to begin; the small hole in the bottom is sufficient, until you work your way up, skill-wise.

There are countless cookie cutters available, in every imaginable shape. My advice is to use restraint when starting out, only collecting a few basic shapes. You can create hundreds of designs for every occasion using basic shapes like a circle or a square. You can even cut your own shapes from dough using a sharp knife. There’s also a technique called Franken-cookies, in which new shapes are made by joining different cutters in unexpected compositions.

Set aside plenty of time to learn, and keep it simple.

Then practice, practice, practice. Each cookie will take exponentially longer than you expect, and being in a hurry to finish will only hinder your progress. The average time I spend on each cookie ranges from 15-25 minutes. That’s eight hours for just two dozen cookies! Making cookies is a fun hobby for me, and I‘ve been able to experiment with delicious flavors and unique themes. And don’t forget: Cookies make great homemade gifts.

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Singer/Guitarist

Teagan Ward Living and Loving the Local Music Scene

by Nancy E. McCarthy

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nyone familiar with the live music scene in the Finger Lakes Region knows about original blues/country/ folk band Teagan and the Tweeds – and especially front woman Teagan Ward. When Ward isn’t playing guitar and singing with the Tweeds, you can catch her as a solo act, in a duo or with Fleetwood Mac tribute band The Seven Wonders (with fellow Tweed Katy Eberts). When venues open their outdoor performance spaces, Ward plays up to six nights a week in various configurations. When she isn’t performing, she’s writing songs or recording. Ward is in it for the long haul: Music is her life and her passion.

Ward, 36, is a West Irondequoit resident and equally passionate about Rochester. “I love the music scene, my network of family and friends here and the history of the city,” she says. A lover of storytelling in her songs, Ward is captivated by the real life story of Kodak camera inventor George Eastman (1854-1932) and appreciative of his lasting impact upon Rochester’s rich arts history.

Eastman’s generous philanthropy included establishing the prestigious Eastman School of Music in 1921 and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 1922.

“The life of our communities in the future needs what our schools of music and of other fine arts can give them.

It is necessary for people to have an interest in life outside their occupations,” George Eastman was quoted in 1921.

Ward has a daytime occupation, but from her earliest memory, her life has always been about making music.

A Creative Start Ward and younger sister Bayley were born in Greece to Bob and Renee Ward. Her parents met at JCPenney, where Renee worked, ironically, in the camera department. Her mother’s hobbies were photography and woodworking, plus playing guitar and singing in bands. Her father’s creative outlets were art-related, especially pottery making. “They are most definitely the reason I play music today,” Ward says. “I could not ask for more supportive parents when it comes to my music career.”

Ward played drums and guitar in high school, but guitar became her main instrument once she started writing songs.

She studied music education at Roberts Wesleyan College but left after two years to pursue songwriting in 2006.

Ward admittedly didn’t have a plan. Back then, she hung out with a like-minded group of aspiring musicians at Boulder Coffee Company (BCC), a café and performance venue. Keyboardist Katy Eberts managed BCC and hosted open mic nights there. She first met Ward at an open mic in 2005. “I saw her play two songs that night and thought how incredibly unique and powerful her voice was for someone so small in stature,” says Eberts. “Her sound completely surprised me.”

Left: Teagan Ward playing solo at Buntsy’s in Webster.

Photo by Aaron Winters

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“From a performer’s perspective, I have always been influenced by Janis Joplin,” Ward explains. “I am a true believer that your physical and visual performance is just as important as the sound you deliver.”

Eberts described her as initially very shy, but Ward, wielding a borrowed guitar from her mother, continued to hone her performance at weekly open mics and became more confident on stage. Her parents eventually purchased a Gibson SJ-100 for her from Rochester’s iconic House of Guitars. It remains Ward’s favorite guitar.

Teagan Forms the Tweeds “We’ve pretty much been inseparable as friends since that first night we met,” says Eberts.

From their friendship and that BCC music scene sprang Teagan and the Tweeds, a band line-up that astonishingly hasn’t changed since 2008: Ward (lead vocals and guitar), Katy Eberts (keyboards, vocals), Jeremy Stoner (bass, vocals), Louis Giglio

Left: Teagan poses for a publicity shot.

Photo by Clay Patrick McBride

Below: Teagan and the Tweeds playing at their favorite beach bar Marge’s Lakeside Inn in July 2022, Seabreeze, New York.

Photo by Allen Keppen

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(guitar), Tommy Formicola (pedalsteel and dobro guitar, vocals) and Alfredo Encina (percussion). “What an accomplishment to have the same collective of musicians, writing and promoting their original music for all these years,” says Eberts.

Ward writes most of the songs.

If she needs help with a bridge or finishing a song, she turns to Eberts.

“Once a song is done, we usually bring it to the full band and they write their parts and make it their own,” says Ward. They also perform some tunes that Eberts has written.

The band plays about a 50/50 mix of originals and covers. “I think we have a lot of signature (original) songs that our fan base has come to know, love and request often. One that comes to mind is a song I wrote titled ‘One in a Million,’” she says.

Teagan and the Tweeds have also released CD recordings of these

songs. One of them, Live at the Lovin’ Cup, was a performance taped by in 2012 WXXI-TV for their OnStage series showcasing Rochester area musical performers.

Ward’s favorite places to play are outside, preferably waterside, but she also enjoys the plethora of venues that the craft beverage scene offers. The band is frequently booked at Three Heads Brewing (THB) in Rochester.

Geoff Dale, a THB co-owner and selfdescribed Minister of Mayhem, books the music acts. Dale’s summation of Ward: “Teagan as a performer? She’s a total pro. Simply put, she could teach a class on how to do things right,” he says. “Besides being incredibly talented, she is engaging when on stage and just controls the room.” The band’s next THB appearance is the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving – an annual tradition.

A 14-year history brings a lot

of memorable highlights, including numerous appearances at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, opening for (the late) Eddie Money at 2010 Party in the Park in Rochester, Searching Game being named Best Local Album in 2014 by Rochester City Newspaper, opening in Canandaigua for REO Speedwagon at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in 2015 and more recently, contributing music tracks to the 2022 movie Ask Me to Dance and making a cameo appearance on camera as a wedding band.

Looking Back and Forward Ward has experienced playing music full-time, but has also balanced daytime jobs with a vibrant music career through the years. Her favorite position was working for the American Automobile Association, developing, organizing and escorting music-

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The band at Record Archive. (L-R) Jeremy Stoner, Alf Encina, Katy Eberts, Teagan Ward, Lou Giglio, Tommy Formicola Photo by Clay Kate Melton

These days, Ward has lots of energizing ideas for herself and the Tweeds. She wants the band to continue to be a big presence on the local music circuit but also branch out more to perform around the region.

And Ward is eager to get back into the studio with the band to record and release some music she’s written during the pandemic. Writing is another facet of her music career that she wants to focus on.

“I am living the dream, but the dream can always get bigger,” Ward says. themed group trips in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. She packed her guitar and picked up solo gigs all over the world. When the pandemic hit and travel and live performances shut down, so did her job. Ward currently works in the marketing department at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

For more information, visit teaganandthetweeds.com or teaganward.com. Follow Teagan Ward or Teagan and the Tweeds on Facebook or on Instagram @teaganwardmusic or @teaganandtweeds.

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A Shortsville Farm gives the North Pole a run for its money

By Renee Schulte

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hen you dream about Christmas, what comes to mind? Do you smell hot cocoa or a fresh-cut pine tree, picture a snow-dusted field, hear the melody of your favorite carol sung by a group of red-cheeked children or the clatter of reindeer on the roof?

While Mike Schaertl can’t make all your Christmas dreams come true, he can offer you a visit to the Shortsville Reindeer Farm.

A visit starts in a rustic pole barn, with a short educational talk about reindeer. Surrounded by festive

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lights, garlands and the aroma of hot apple cider, kids and grownups alike are full of questions. Where do reindeer come from? What do they eat? How big do their antlers get?

How do they fly? (The answer: FedEx.) After learning about safety when interacting with reindeer, guests can pet, feed and admire the animals up close. Reindeer handlers offer guidance and answer even more questions.

Visitors pose for selfies with the reindeer or in an antique sleigh.

Mrs. Claus is often on hand to help with photos and charm the little ones.

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Kids feed the chickens, who rival the reindeer in popularity. Guests are invited to wander around, enjoy the festive atmosphere and get to know more about these real, not just magical, creatures.

When asked why he decided to get reindeer, owner Mike Schaertl answers, “Who wouldn’t want reindeer?”

Schaertl grew up in Shortsville and returned to raise a family after a career as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. A science teacher and coach at Red Jacket, he spent his “leisure” time creating a hobby farm on the corn field and wood lot where he played as a kid. Hobbies included raising pheasants, peacocks and turkeys, building a sugar shack to make maple syrup and keeping bees.

On Christmas Day 2015, his kids all grown, Schaertl realized he needed even more hobbies. After reading an article about reindeer farms in Pennsylvania and New York, he said to his wife, “Wouldn’t it be great if we had reindeer here?” She laughed and said, “Yes, dear.”

Schaertl promptly joined the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association and spent the next two years networking with veteran reindeer owners, learning the ins and outs of raising reindeer. He coordinated with local, state and federal agencies for variances and permits. He built an octagonal reindeer barn, based on structures common in the 1800s, using trees from his wood lot for poles.

Finally, in the fall of 2017, two young reindeer bulls arrived from a breeder in Corning.

Schaertl was so excited about the arrival of Moose and Little Buddy that he threw an open house and invited everyone on the internet. Seven hundred people visited that day.

The open houses got bigger and more frequent over the next two years.

Visitors ended up waiting in line for a

Left, Above: Handlers help kids of all ages safely interact with reindeer at the farm’s first open house.

Left: Guests learn about reindeer and enjoy a festive holiday outing at the Shortsville Reindeer Farm, open by appointment.

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selfie with a reindeer. Schaertl’s wife continued to wonder what she had so casually agreed to.

When COVID limited the size of gatherings, Schaertl discovered the benefits of hosting smaller groups at scheduled times. All visits are now by appointment using an online booking system.

“This gives people a better chance to wander around, interact with the reindeer, take photos at their leisure and just enjoy their visit,” he says.

Schaertl built a second barn in 2021 to accommodate the group educational talks. The poles and beams are primarily ash killed by the emerald ash borer. A Weihnachts Hütte, modeled after the German Christmas market stalls from his favorite times in the Army, houses a little gift shop with products made on the farm as well as a few locally-sourced Christmas items.

All along Schaertl has been slowly increasing his little herd.

The most recent additions are four young reindeer who flew in from Alaska – on a FedEx plane – in 2021. A little smaller than the New York reindeer, they were a huge a hit with visitors. The new reindeer include the farm’s first two cows; Schaertl hopes a baby reindeer will be born in Shortsville in the future.

Farm visit admissions help support operations, and the reindeer also support a number of charitable events, including Run or Walk with the Reindeer. Held in November, the event invites participants to complete a one-mile fun run or halfmile walk from Shortsville to Manchester, accompanied by two reindeer. It helps fund the Red Jacket PTSA FoodLink Backpack Program “From the very first year, the community really got

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Above: Guests enjoy feeding the reindeer during farm visits.

Left: Farm owner Mike Schaertl and a reindeer named Moose lead the Run with the Reindeer from Shortsville to Manchester to raise money for the Red Jacket PTSA and FoodLink.

behind the run with the reindeer,” Schaertl says. The Village of Manchester and local civic groups throw a party at the finish with free hot dogs, s’mores, cocoa, pictures in the sleigh with Santa and Mrs. Claus and more. This year, the Lions Clubs’ tree lighting ceremony will cap the event.

A raffle for a Christmas Day visit from the reindeer to the winner’s home raised $6,000 for FoodLink last year. The first year of the raffle, a group from a local radio station wanted to designate the Golisano Children’s Hospital for the visit if they won, but didn’t win. Schaertl added a visit to the hospital anyway, on Christmas Eve. This is now one of his favorite annual events.

The reindeer are available for hire and can be seen at community festivals and corporate events, from Roc Holiday Village to the Windmill in Penn Yan and points beyond.

Individuals can book private events, too. One memorable evening, the reindeer played a featured role in a marriage proposal.

Schaertl retired from teaching in 2022 to devote more time to the reindeer. Ever the teacher, he offers educational events throughout the year as time allows, including apple cider making using an old-fashioned cider press, an introduction to honeybees, tapping maple trees and a free Easter egg hunt with the help of a local Girl Scout troop.

“We are grateful for the support we’ve had in this adventure, from our wonderful neighbors and community who have embraced having reindeer in their midst, to the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, the DEC and the local USDA, who are extremely helpful and easy to work with,” Schaertl says. “It’s been a wonderful way to share the magic of Christmas with so many people, and it just keeps getting better.”

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WINNERS The 21st Annual Life in the Finger Lakes

PHOTO CONTEST T

he team at Life in the Finger Lakes gets excited every year when it’s photo contest time! It’s really a great way for us to reconnect with the visual beauty that makes up this amazing region of New York State.

One of the exciting aspects of the contest is seeing the diverse subject matter that photographers present in their submissions.

Some of the winning photos feature nontraditional images, such as the hands of a 100year old woman that won first place in the black and white category. Other winners of course include the varied landscapes of the area, from pine forests to expansive views of the lakes.

Wildlife is always a favorite of photographers, and this year is not exception, with several winning in different categories.

And every year, we wish we could show readers all of the photo submissions that don’t make it to the winner’s circle, because there are many that are so beautiful and so well done.

Let’s continue to see the beauty around us.

Take photos. Paint pictures. Capture the region any way you can, especially if it’s a fond memory.

It’s certainly special to those of us that love it!

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FIRST PLACE “A Seneca River surprise” Photo taken in Baldwinsville Marian Vollmer • Baldwinsville

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SECOND PLACE “Eagles Quarrel” Montezuma Wildlife Refuge Tom Kredo • Rochester

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SECOND PLACE “Pines – Private Residence Canadice” Kate Wirth Hemlock

THIRD PLACE “Apple Farm - Victor” Patricia Beaumont • Victor

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FIRST PLACE “Wisdom in Years” My mom, who lives in Penfield, reached 100 years old, and her hands reflect the wisdom and experience of her loving soul.

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SECOND PLACE “Lake Front View to a Galaxy” Seneca Lake, Dundee Chris Keagle Coudersport, Pennsylvania

THIRD PLACE “Barn Fire” I took this photo after a late afternoon storm in June in Skaneateles.

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“Letchworth Balloon Festival” Color Monica Brill • Mt. Morris

“Cooper’s Hawk in fall glory – Mendon” Color Andrea Barber • Honeoye Falls

“Home Coming - Cranberry Pond, Greece” Digitally Altered Tom Kosmicki • Rochester

“Frost Magic - McGraw-Marathon Road, Freetown, Cortland County” - Black and White Jim Weiss • Marathon

“The Shores of Cayuga Lake” Digitally Altered Ashli Wilson • Moravia

“Highland Park” Black and White Charles Vaughn Spencerport

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JOHN ADAMSKI AWARD “ Flight Pattern – Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge” Annette C. Averitt • Farmington

John Adamski is best known as the founder of the Finger Lakes Museum, along with being a contributor to many publications such as Life in the Finger Lakes magazine.

John’s authentic passion for nature was captured through his award-winning wildlife photography and writings.

This award is given to a photographer who has captured a spectacular photo of wildlife in its natural, outdoor setting here in the Finger Lakes. In order to continue John’s legacy for showcasing and celebrating the region, support in the form of your time, talent, and treasure is always welcome at the Finger Lakes Museum – fingerlakesmuseum.org.

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Fossils from the Devonian “age of fishes”

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story and photos by Arthur Masloski

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irtually everything we love about the Finger Lakes Region in its modern form is the direct result of events that occurred during the Ice Age, between 2 million and 11,000 years ago. During this time, glaciers, some of which were two miles thick, advanced and retreated over the region, gouging out the long, deep Finger Lakes. Everything from the lakes and gorges to the region’s unique geology and microclimates that allow the wine industry to prosper owes itself to this process.

It is also because of these glacial events that you’ll never find a dinosaur fossil in the Finger Lakes. Much of the region’s catalogue of deep time would have been pulverized by these glacial events, erased from history. But not all was lost: The Finger Lakes still has a rich assortment of fossils from a time long before the first dinosaur, the Devonian Period, which lasted from 418-361 million years ago.

To imagine yourself in the Finger Lakes during the Devonian, you’ll have to imagine yourself in a boat. Most of New York, would have been covered by a vast, shallow sea, and located near the equator. Aside from the abundant marine animal fossils, the region’s aquatic past is also evidenced by salt deposits. There are four salt mines currently operating in the Finger Lakes, where the salt left behind from the evaporation of those Devonian seas is harvested for our use today.

Below the surface of the Devonian Sea would have been a biodiverse coral

If you want to find fossils in the Finger Lakes, your best bet is to explore the lake shores and cliffs of the region.

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Quarries like this one are great places to find fossils but are often privately owned so ask permission before exploring.

reef teaming with life. Indeed, more than 400 fossil species from the region have been found so far. Most of the fossils you’re likely to find in the Finger Lakes are “shells,” various mollusks such as bivalves, gastropods, brachiopods, nautiloids and ammonoids. Crinoids, known as sea lilies, looked like plants but are animals, and their stems and stem segments are abundant in the region. Bryozoans and sponges are there, along with tabulate and rugose corals. Perhaps the most familiar prehistoric animal from the Devonian that you’re likely to find are trilobites, marine arthropods that resembled isopods. All these animals persist to this day, except for trilobites and ammonoids, which are completely extinct.

The Devonian is also known as “the age of fishes,” and fishes would have swum New York’s shallow seas as well, although their remains are rarely preserved in the region. These fishes would have included sharks, lobe-finned fishes and placoderms, an extinct group of fishes known for their bony, armored plating around the head and neck. Some placoderms were enormous, with Dunkleosteus reaching a length of 20 feet. Equally bizarre would have been the eurypterids, or sea scorpions. Some of these aquatic arthropods could reach a length of eight feet, the largest arthropods to ever exist. The species Eurypterus remipes is the official New York state fossil.

On land there would have been no flowering plants, no flying insects and no vertebrate life yet established. Animal life on land would have been limited to arachnids, wingless insects and various other invertebrates. But this is the period when the first tetrapods

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(land-living vertebrates) would have begun venturing onto land from the sea.

The Devonian is also when plants began to take hold of the land, and when the first forests developed. Roots, seeds, leaves and woody tissue all evolved during the Devonian.

Primitive plants like ferns, horsetails and club mosses can all still be found growing in the modern forests of the Finger Lakes.

If you want to find fossils in the Finger Lakes, your best bet is to explore the lake shores and cliffs of the region. All it

Below, top two: Bivalves are among the most common local fossils and often found clustered together.

Below, bottom: These small discs are segments from a crinoid stem.

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takes is a casual stroll along the lake and a sharp eye. Various fossil shells and crinoid stems erode from the cliffs or wash up on the shore. Look for larger rocks with obvious cracks and seams; these can be split open to reveal hidden treasures encased inside. For a guaranteed fossil-hunting experience, Staghorn Cliffs at Skaneateles Lake is a popular spot with an abundance of staghorn coral fossils jutting visibly from the cliff face – but note that collecting them is prohibited. Likewise, there are many quarries around the Finger Lakes with fossil deposits, but most of them are privately owned and cannot be accessed without permission.

Without question, the best place to see, learn and get more information about Finger Lakes fossils is at the Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth in Ithaca. The museum spans the various ages of Earth’s history, but has a particularly excellent display of Devonian fossils, selected from PRI’s collection of over seven million fossil specimens. These fossils include various placoderm fishes, trilobites, crinoids and sea scorpions, as well as more recent fossils like the Hyde Park Mastodon. At Museum of the Earth you can have your own fossils identified, learn more about where to find fossils and even join fossilcollecting field trips, which often allow access to otherwise inaccessible places.

While you’re there, make sure to grab a copy of the Field Guide to the Devonian Fossils of New York by Karl Wilson, an invaluable guide to have when looking for New York fossils.

Growing up in the Finger Lakes, I was a bit bummed that all I could find were fossil shells and no Tyrannosaurus skulls, but with age and knowledge I have come to appreciate what the Finger Lakes has to offer. The Devonian was an ancient and important time when the things we’re familiar with today were just getting their start: the first plants, the first terrestrial life, coral reefs teaming with giant armored fishes and sea scorpions. It is every bit as mentally stimulating and romantic as any other age of Earth’s history, and we have it all on glorious display, right here in our Finger Lakes.

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Eastern Lakes Owasco, Skaneateles, and Otisco Lake Watersheds

by Kelly Makosch, Finger Lakes Land Trust illustration by Chris Ray

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raveling from west to east lie Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco lakes, the three easternmost Finger Lakes. If you were to sort by size, you would get a different result.

Skaneateles is the longest of the three at 16 miles long, with Owasco and Otisco following in good order. All three lakes have very developed lakeshores with limited opportunities for the public to access the water.

Owasco Lake has a large watershed compared to its overall volume and it stretches across three counties, 15 towns and two villages. The watershed has a rich history of agriculture, which provides iconic Finger Lake views and may also increase the lake’s vulnerability to nutrient-laden runoff. With so many cottages surrounding the lake, gaining access to the water can be difficult. Sites open to the community are located at the lake’s northern end, at the well-developed Emerson Park, and at the southern end along the Owasco Flats, where visitors will find short trails as well as paddling and fishing opportunities. The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) recently opened the Owasco Bluffs Nature Preserve, the third publicly accessible conservation area on the lake itself.

Known for its clean, clear waters, Skaneateles Lake is the unfiltered drinking water source for more than 200,000 Syracuse residents and, as such, is a high priority for protection. At the lake’s northern end, the shoreline is quite developed, and public access is limited to Cliff Park in the village and

a boat launch just outside the village.

However, the southern end of the lake is dominated by cliffs and forests, so development has been slower to arrive. Here, you can access the lake at the Town of Scott boat launch. This southern end, with its steep, erodible slopes, is a conservation focus for the FLLT. The organization has partnered with New York State to protect places like Carpenter Falls Unique Area and add to Bear Swamp State Forest.

Otisco Lake is the easternmost Finger Lake. Its well-developed shores feature private homes that occupy most of the lakefront real estate, again making public access difficult except for the small, three-acre Otisco Lake Park. Recently, the FLLT has worked with partners to open two new nature preserves on the lake that are free and open to the public. Otisco Lake Preserve is on the lake’s western shore and has a trail to a cove beach that protects 1,300 feet of wild shoreline. The newly opened Otisco Shores Conservation Area, a partnership project between the FLLT and Onondaga County, protects more than 2,000 feet of lakeshore.

The eastern Finger Lakes are beautiful in all seasons, and there are plenty of adventures to be had around and between the lakes as well.

Whether you prefer your hiking boots or the conditions this winter call for snowshoes or cross-country skis, there are great places for people of all skill levels to enjoy the outdoors. Here are a few suggestions within the Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco Lake watersheds.

Above, top to bottom: Fillmore Glen State Park Photo by Matt Champlin

Bear Swamp State Forest Photo by Hannah George

Hinchcliff Family Preserve Photo by Chris Olney

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Eastern Lakes Owasco Bluffs Nature Preserve The 74-acre Owasco Bluffs Nature Preserve features low, forested cliffs overlooking the lake as well as wetlands, meadows and a rugged gorge. Best traversed with sturdy boots or snowshoes in winter, the one-mile trail leads visitors through fields and forests, ending at a wooded hillside with spectacular lake views. This is a special spot – it’s the first FLLT preserve in the Owasco Lake watershed and only the third publicly accessible conservation area on the lake itself.

Fillmore Glen State Park Early summer or after periods of heavy rain are the best times to see Fillmore Glen’s stunning waterfalls in their most torrential states. However, late autumn and deep winter are also notably beautiful times to visit the park, when fallen leaves reveal parts of the gorge previously hidden from view and quiet walks in the woods take the place of the crowds of summer.

Two trails are available to explore in the winter months: the north rim and the south rim trail. While these trails are open year-round, it is important to note the gorge trail is only open from late spring to late fall.

Bear Swamp State Forest Known for its “Adirondack-like” character, Bear Swamp features extensive wetlands along with 15 miles of multiuse trails that are a favorite for cross-country skiing. The forest overlooks the southwestern shore of Skaneateles Lake and is in an area that typically receives ample lake-effect snow. For the most part, the trails weave around, up and over two ridges that flank Bear Swamp Creek. As such, there are some climbs and descents when moving east to west, but the terrain is mostly flat while moving north-south, which is why many find crosscountry skiing the trail here so much fun.

Bear Swamp Creek is the largest tributary of Skaneateles Lake, which in turn supplies unfiltered drinking water to Syracuse-area residents. The swamp and riparian woodlands buffer and help purify the water as it wends its way northward to its dramatic, stunning conclusion at Carpenter Falls and Bahar Nature Preserve. These conserved woodlands are therefore not only a great asset for outdoor adventurers, but the community at large.

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Hinchcliff Family Preserve and High Vista Nature Preserve Slip into your sturdy hiking boots or snowshoes and find peace and solitude in a diverse hillside forest this winter.

Together, these two FLLT nature preserves protect over 450 acres high above the shores of Skaneateles Lake. They are connected by a one-mile trail that can be accessed either from the High Vista trailhead or from a trail within the Hinchcliff Preserve itself. Ambitious adventurers can follow the interconnected trails for nearly five miles, catching glimpses of the lake along the way.

The two preserves are part of a 2.25-mile corridor of conserved land above the southern end of Skaneateles Lake that remain a priority focus area for the FLLT.

nooks & crannies

Watts Up?

LIGHTS ON THE LAKE!

by James P. Hughes

Lights on the Lake, Onondaga County’s

half mile in length to a full two miles,

stunning annual festival of Christmas

visitor traffic now often reaches 50,000 or

lighting, has experienced multiple

more vehicles per year and a switch was

changes over its three-decade history.

made from incandescent bulbs to LEDs

The display has stretched from a modest

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et one thing has not changed – the enthusiasm of visitors who, year after year, include the brilliant array as a traditional part of their seasonal celebrations. Heralded not only as the “go-to” display of Christmas brilliance in upstate New York, the reputation of Lights on the Lake has spread throughout the Northeast.

As it celebrates its 33rd anniversary, this year’s festive event will feature the ever-anticipated combination of “old favorites” mixed with radiant new features.

Slowly pass beneath colorful, titled arches separating

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an array of whimsical sections – animated themes include Santa’s Workshop, the Land of Oz, Holiday Traditions and the Wide World of Sports. Elves diligently work on Christmas toys. A sparkling deer darts across your path. A kicked field goal arches over your car. A gleaming Emerald City looms across the landscape. Bright holiday music, provided by a local radio station, enhances the fanciful journey.

And what does it take to create this glittering show?

Lights on the Lake is truly a community collaboration.

Organized by Onondaga County Parks with support from Galaxy Media, needed sponsorship is provided by a host of local businesses and organizations. Setup work begins shortly after Labor Day, creating dozens upon dozens of displays from hundreds of thousands of colorful lights. In the end, everyone benefits from the Christmas spectacle – the community, regional charities and certainly the spirits of its thousands of yearly visitors.

Located in Liverpool, just to the northwest of

Syracuse, Lights on the Lake’s two miles of illumination sparkle along the Onondaga Lake shoreline from midNovember through mid-January. Detailed information is available on the Lights on the Lake website, along with a holiday mix of traditional extras and unexpected surprises. lightsonthelake.com Exact 2022 updates will be posted on the site closer to the time of the event.

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off the easel

The Fine Art of Family

Artists Olivia and Michelle Garlock

by Nancy E. McCarthy

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Michelle (left) and Olivia Garlock

n 2017, at age 17, Olivia Garlock of Cheshire became the youngest Certified Composite Artist in the United States.

Composite drawing is a type of forensic art. Artists use witness descriptions to create sketches that can identify or eliminate crime suspects. Olivia’s first class was intimidating, but as she learned the skills necessary for composite drawing, she ultimately discovered her passion: combining art with science.

Those who know Olivia best aren’t surprised by this accomplishment – including her mother Michelle, also an artist. “Olivia loved being in the studio with me even as an infant,” says Michelle. “As soon as I knew she wouldn’t eat the art materials, I was offering her my leftover paint and canvases.

She made several finger paintings, hand paintings and even body paintings before she could even hold a brush.”

This young artist has progressed considerably since then.

“My favorite subject matter is the human body, especially

The Process of Composite Sketching Olivia’s composite sketch materials consist of an identification fact sheet, a facial identification catalog, pencils, a ruler, a pad of Bristol paper and erasers.

During a 2016 class, a fellow student role-played as a witness. He viewed a mugshot for three minutes, set the photograph aside and described what he remembered. After recording his observations on the identification fact sheet, Olivia set up a facial grid with her ruler. “Since every face is different, I don’t stick to this grid religiously,” Olivia explains. “For example, this suspect’s cheeks were described as full, so I

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portraits. Since I can do portraits as a fine artist, medical illustrator and composite artist, I truly love all three,” says Olivia, 22, who now lives in Rush.

Olivia is taking medical illustration and other art courses through the School of Individualized Study program at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). After she graduates in May 2023 with her bachelor’s degree in science and art, her goal is to work for a company that commissions illustrations for science textbooks, websites and other applications. She also plans to pursue a master’s degree in medical illustration.

“My mom encouraged me to continue to pursue my passions by showing me that it is possible to use your talent to build a sustainable career,” says Olivia.

All in the Family In 2000, Olivia’s birth year, Michelle opened Master Peace Painting (MPP), a decorative arts business. In 2010, her husband

rounded the cheeks and extended them beyond the gridlines.” She drew the basic outlines of the suspect’s features and reviewed it with her witness.

After artist and witness felt confident with the outline, Olivia erased the gridlines and began shading the primary identifiable features: eyes, nose, mouth. Then she moved to eyebrows, cheeks, chin and neck. Hair, clothes and adding minor details tightened up the sketch. Once completed, she showed the drawing to

the witness again and made final changes.

“At the end of this assignment, we were able to see the mugshot and check the accuracy of my composite,” says Olivia. “We were pleasantly surprised with the end result!”

Left: Michelle (left) and Olivia Garlock, mother/daughter art exhibit at The Cheshire Union in Cheshire.

Right, top: Olivia’s final FLCC project, painted during the pandemic quarantine, oil.

Right, bottom: Olivia and drawings done during her

composite art re-certification class in 2021.

Gary, a construction contractor, joined MPP to expand its offerings. MPP’s services today include interior house painting, replacement windows, siding, roofing and deck construction.

They raised Olivia and younger daughter Sophia in Cheshire. (Sophia, now a SUNY Brockport college student, is also artistic; her preferred focus is 3-D and digital art.) In addition to Olivia’s enduring interest in art she also loved nature and animals, enjoyed reading and creative writing, singing, playing guitar and, later, songwriting. She attended Lima Christian School, where her mother taught 6-12th grade art classes from 2015 until the spring of 2022. Michelle was Olivia’s high school art teacher.

“Olivia was such an easy student. She often acted more as an assistant,” says Michelle. “She would jump in and demonstrate techniques to fellow students.”

Falling into Forensic Art In 2013, to improve her portraiture skills, Michelle began studying with Carrie Stuart Parks, a renowned fine artist and forensic artist, teacher and author. Carrie and her husband Rick (a former FBI forensic artist) founded Stuart Parks Forensic Associates (SPFA) over 30 years ago. SPFA offers composite and forensic art classes and related certifications.

After taking portraiture classes with Carrie, Michelle became intrigued with composite art and pursued the certification. Later, she would study forensic art and also certify. Michelle and Carrie became teaching colleagues and friends.

Meanwhile, Olivia’s interest was piqued to take composite classes, too. After reviewing Olivia’s artwork, Carrie accepted Olivia, at age 15, into her 40-hour intro class “Composite Drawing for Law Enforcement” hosted by a South Carolina police department. There was another teenage participant but the rest of her classmates were adult detectives, patrol, SWAT team, dispatchers and other law enforcement personnel. She continued the coursework each year, 120 hours in all, until she certified.

“When I certified with all those badass adults at 17 years old, I felt so cool,” she says.

“Olivia is an amazingly talented artist. She is both gifted and has studied her craft,” says Carrie. “A rare gem polished to perfection.”

Art Study Olivia enrolled at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and graduated in May 2020 with an A.S. in Fine Arts. Professor Sarah Morgan, her advisor and one of her painting instructors, says: “I really enjoyed having Olivia as a student. She is unique in her combination of ability, focus and humility.” Morgan saw

A Chat with Michelle Garlock

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ichelle Garlock, with a B.S. in art therapy, is a fine artist, certified composite and forensic artist, art instructor, jewelry maker and photographer. Her first art career was in the decorative arts. Currently she splits her time between teaching art and her own studio work. Michelle is also cowriting a drawing instruction book with Carrie Stuart Parks.

When I caught up with Michelle to discuss her daughter’s artistic journey, I asked about hers as well.

How did learning composite sketching come about?

Around 2006, when I was drawing portraits of my children, I wasn’t satisfied with the outcome. I discovered a book called Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces by Carrie Stuart Parks and found the missing piece. I read that book several times, underlined key phrases, made notes and absorbed it into my very soul! My technical skills skyrocketed. Soon after that, I was asked to teach a portraiture class. I knew how to create portraits but I wasn’t confident in my skills to teach it. So, I went online to see if Carrie taught any in-person classes, and she did. I traveled to her Idaho studio in 2013 to take the first of many classes with her. During this portraiture class, she spoke about composite art. My original intention was to learn how she taught portraiture, but I got hooked on composite art! To become a certified composite artist through Stuart Parks Forensic Associates required three specific 40-hour classes. My first was in Idaho. By the second class in Dallas, Texas, Carrie asked if I would be her teacher assistant for the drawing portion of the classes. I couldn’t believe my ears! Since then, I have taught composite art with her in California, New Jersey and South Carolina.

Draft Team, graphite.

Why did you continue on for a forensic art certification? It seems like you just love learning, stretching and growing as an artist.

I feel the most alive when I am learning and teaching.

Forensic art encompasses composite and courtroom drawings, crime scene diagramming, facial reconstruction and more for law enforcement or legal proceedings.

The certification requires an additional 120 intensive coursework hours. Forensic art was intriguing, and I studied with some of the best instructors in the world.

The seemingly random things that I learn tend to come together at some point to make me a stronger artist and teacher. Not to mention the funny stories I collect along the way! I weave these stories into my teaching.

What is your artist’s statement?

My passion for creating art is inspired by the beauty in nature. I find the intricacies, colors, forms and compositions breathtaking and I hope to share these with others through my work. To be able to visibly represent in some small way the amazing things that God has created is both humbling and enriching.

What is your favorite medium and subject matter?

I adore graphite! To create a visually stunning piece of art with only a pencil and a piece of paper still amazes me. Sometimes the process feels almost magical. Lately I have been exploring charcoal and am gaining a newfound joy in its expressiveness and the depth of contrast that can be created. My favorite subject matter is nature, especially birds and horses. They represent a sort of freedom, beauty and strength.

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Visit masterpeacepainting.com to learn more about Michelle’s artwork. Visit her solo exhibit at Milk & Honey Café in Lima. The opening reception on Saturday, November 19th, 5-7:30PM, is open to the public. The exhibit runs through December 2022.

Left: Andy Warhol portrait, oil Below: IEC commission, watercolor and mixed media

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It was Olivia’s visual commentary on the unfolding pandemic.

Another FLCC professor, Liz Brownell, recommended Olivia to IEC Electronics in Newark, who were looking to commission a watercolor of their new headquarters. “There was no doubt in my mind that Olivia could provide them with an extraordinary solution to their illustration needs,” says Brownell. “I had no doubt after having her in class that she would be dependable and timely. Olivia is a multitalented artist with a humble and beautiful personality and extraordinary work ethic.”

Though Olivia had already been commissioned by friends and family, the IEC painting was her first big professional project. Olivia completed the painting in September 2020 as she continued her education at RIT. The 2022-23 school year is her last at RIT. Olivia continues to work at a medical office and takes commissions when she can. “I try to slow down while I’m in school, however, I am terrible at slowing down,” Olivia admits. “I realize that this is a lot on my plate, but I’m prepared to dedicate this year strictly to school and work.” She worked on several projects recently: a composite-style poster of a musician, a tattoo sleeve design and three portraits. Her clients find her through word-of-mouth or social media.

She is already an accomplished professional artist, but after graduation Olivia will start her art career for real. “Art is how I can work without working a single day in my life,” she says.

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people in the know

Bethany Haswell Stomping Grounds, Geneva

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What was the inspiration behind Stomping Grounds?

Stomping Grounds emerged from my career as a seller of used and rare books. About 15 years ago, as part of my work, I purchased a large collection of antique Geneva postcards. I thought the scenes shown on the postcards would make beautiful wall art, which, eventually, led to investing in a large format scanner, a fine art printer, and custom framing equipment. We started off reproducing scenes from old photos, vintage postcards, and antique maps sourced from old books. New books, special gifts, greeting cards and additional framing services were added over time. The store was named “Stomping Grounds” because much of what we do celebrates Finger Lakes culture and local history.

What is the mission and focus of your shop?

To curate a selection of beautiful gifts and interesting books, to celebrate the history and culture of the Finger Lakes, and to provide high quality custom framing services to protect and display our customers’ art and mementos.

What do you enjoy most about running your business?

The surprised ‘OOOOOOH’ sound customers make when they see the store for the first time, and the fact that there is no other store exactly like Stomping Grounds.

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What is the best part about owning and operating a brick and mortar Stomping location in the Finger Lakes Grounds Region?

41 Seneca Street, The very best part is the Geneva, NY 14456 relationships we form with customers and other local business owners. stomping People in the Finger Lakes tend to be grounds.com collaborative and supportive of each other. The tourist traffic in the Finger Lakes is also great for us. It supplements business in the summer and fall.

Where do you see your business in the next 10 years?

My plan is to continue sourcing great merchandise, making the store even more fun and beautiful, and refining our skills and systems. In ten years I expect I’ll be stepping back and, hopefully, transitioning Stomping Grounds into the hands of a new owner who wants to continue helping the store grow and thrive.

What are some of your favorite ways that you enjoy the Finger Lakes Region?

In Geneva, where I live, there is always a lot going on.

I’m grateful that we have so many wineries, restaurants, and event venues like the Smith Center for the Arts and the Cracker Factory. For quiet time I like to take photos, so getting out into our parks to see the seasons changing or walking neighborhood streets looking at old architecture is especially fun for me.

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history

Ontario

The Mother County

by Ray Levato

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ntario County has a rich history dating back to a time even before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue – when this was the land of the Senecas.

Established in 1789, the county originally encompassed all of western New York, from the Pennsylvania border north to Lake Ontario, and from Seneca Lake west to Lake Erie.

Ontario County was so large it was considered a “mother

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county,” from which a dozen other western New York counties owe their creation. “Ontario County is known as the Mother of Western New York Counties because every county west of Seneca Lake was broken off one way or another from Ontario County,” longtime Ontario County Historian Preston Pierce explains.

For example, Steuben County was split off from Ontario

County in 1796. Genesee County was split off in 1802. The others followed as new counties were created from these very large ones.

Among the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Senecas were the “Keepers of the Western Door.” They were forced by treaty to cede most of their ancestral land after fighting on the losing side with the British in the Revolutionary War. A key date in the history of this area was the Treaty of Hartford in 1786, when New York and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts settled their competing claims to the land that is now New York State.

The Seneca territory should have been considered a part of New York State, but the “pre-emptive” right to purchase the land from the Senecas went to Massachusetts.

Two year later, in 1788, Massachusetts agreed to sell its preemptive rights to six-million acres of Seneca land to Massachusetts land speculators Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham for $1,000,000. This became known as the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.

Settlers soon began arriving from Pennsylvania and New England, attracted in part because of the fertile land. However, due to financial difficulties of the original investors, much of the acquired land west of the Genesee River ended up being sold to Declaration of Independence signer and American Revolution financier Robert Morris. Morris in turn sold most of that land to the Holland Land Company (the historic land office stone building still stands in Batavia).

Of particular note in this “musical chairs” of land transactions, Geneva was originally incorrectly surveyed just outside the land purchase, and therefore Canandaigua became the county seat.

Another important treaty is the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty (also known as the Pickering Treaty). It required the Seneca Nation to give up lands in Pennsylvania and Ohio, according to Peter Jemison, Historic Site Manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victor. “We were guaranteed the land from the Genesee River on the East to the southern shore of Lake Ontario on the North to the Niagara River and southern shore of Lake Erie on the west all the way to Presque Isle, Pennsylvania,” he explains. “Then using the border between

Left, above: 19th century map of New York. Published in New Dollar Atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada. (Rand McNally & Co’s, Chicago, 1884).

Left, below: The Ontario County Historical Museum on North Main Street in Canandaigua Above: Ontario County Historical Society executive director Cody Grabhorn with one of two original copies of the Canandaigua Treaty Below: Native American leaders are pictured holding the ceremonial wampum belt November 11, 2021 on the exact site of the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty between the Iroquois and the United States.Left to right: Tim McKie a member of the Tuscarora Council; Chief Roger Hill of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation; Chief Sam George of the Cayuga Nation; Peter Jemison, member of the Seneca Nation and retired first Historic Site Manager of Ganondagan; Brennan Ferguson representing the Tuscaroras.

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Pennsylvania and New York, you have our southern border. The settlers were given access to our water ways within that territory.”

Jemison says another treaty in 1797 forced the Senecas to cede nearly all of their lands except for 10 reservations.

“There were subsequent illegal land grabs obtained by the liberal use of whiskey at Geneseo to obtain the Treaty of Big Tree. And always there is a failure to pay what was promised in monetary terms,” he says.

The Canandaigua Treaty is observed every year in a ceremony on November 11, on the exact spot in front of the Ontario County courthouse where sachems and war chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy met with Timothy Pickering and other representatives of president George Washington 228 years ago.

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Left: Curator Wilma Townsend holding the 1860 Lincoln life mask, one of only three known to exist.

the surface of this area’s history.

But there is a place where you can experience this narrative in person.

The guardian of the centuries of Native American and European history, and the many notable achievements here, is the Ontario County Historical Society in Canandaigua. “One of our most important functions has been and continues to be the act of housing and caring for artifacts from around the county,” says Cody Grabhorn, the society’s executive director. “We have a diverse collection, including an Abraham Lincoln life mask, The Canandaigua Treaty and other Native American artifacts, the collection of Phelps papers, Peggy Stewart’s photograph collection and an extensive

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collection of clothing, to name a few.”

The OCHS collection currently holds over 12,000 objects, 30,000 photographic images, 30,000 archival items and 5,000 books and periodicals.

But the stately building on North Main Street, designed in 1914 by noted architect Claude Bragdon as a museum, is running out of space. Grabhorn says the historical society is planning to build an addition to the existing 13,000-square foot building, which would allow them to display more of the collections and “have a great facility to care for them.”

History can excite the mind. The stories and artifacts from those who came before can inspire us. They can also create memories that last a lifetime.

John Winthrop, a retired broadcasting executive living in California, grew up in Canandaigua and has fond memories of visiting the

Wood Library and its Native American collection, which at the time was housed in the historical museum. “The treasures it held, especially for a small boy, were nothing short of astounding,” Winthrop says. “There were treaties on deerskin, perfect arrowheads by the bushel, tomahawks and spears, robes, beads and feathered headdresses, plus maps, paintings and drawings everywhere. I loved the place and all it contained, and we visited it often.”

The Wood Library moved out of the museum to its present home in Canandaigua in 1972. The historical society museum does not currently have a permanent Native American exhibit.

Curator Wilma Townsend says, “Like many other museums, our many artifacts are safely stored in environmentally controlled, secured storage areas. We would love to have

more artifacts on display, and will be able to do so once an addition is built.”

One such example I found fascinating is a large grinding stone, pre-1500, that was used to grind grains and seeds, but it is not currently on display.

Executive director Grabhorn says a goal of the expansion is to open the collection to space in the original building now utilized by museum staff.

The museum welcomes about 4,000 visitors every year. People might someday be able to access the collections online, but Grabhorn says that is tied to future funding. A capital campaign is in the works.

Ray Levato is a retired news reporter/ anchor at WHEC-TV Ch. 10 in Rochester.

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n a cul-de-sac in Irondequoit are small, cozy homes where neighbors take care of their yards, plant lovely flowers, add a koi pond, maybe, and feed the birds. While traffic whizzes by busier streets, this lane remains quiet, peaceful and just a little bit lazy, a small bit of paradise in an otherwise chaotic world. Two gifted artists live in one of these homes: Robert “Robin” Salsbury and Jacqueline “Jackie” Salsbury. Robin is self-described as a “bird carver extraordinaire,”

and Jackie is a goldsmith. The couple met when they both worked at the Regional Office of the New York State Department of Transportation.

As a young boy, Robin learned to carve neckerchief slides in the Scouts, which led to a gift of gouges and knives from his parents. He got his start in art during high school, where he carved a bear climbing a tree, put a bulb on top, added some guts and declared it a lamp. Although it was his first carving, he showed great promise. But it wasn’t until 30 years later that he signed up for a carving class at the Rochester

“Chipping Sparrow,” carved from tupelo wood and painted with acrylics. Tupelo is great for carving fine details without fear of the wood breaking.

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Museum and Science Center. He soon discovered there was a whole world of carving out there: He joined the Genesee Valley Woodcarving Club, learned to carve decoys for a decoy festival and, when he began carving birds, found loads of festivals and won buckets of ribbons, which he proudly displays in his studio.

Robin’s birds have personality and a realness you can’t find in store-bought birds. Today, his blue-ribbon bird carvings reveal how much he has learned as the years have passed. Carved and painted feathers and beaks, little glass bird eyes, carved feet with clinging claws and woodpeckers on carved tree trunks are some of the truly extraordinary birds he has replicated.

When he was asked to teach carving as an adjunct at West Irondequoit School, he jumped at the chance. Each year, he distributes wood and a pattern for that season’s bird carving, with some of his students (as well as his wife Jackie) coming back year after year. One year, a student asked if they could carve a fish instead, and it turned out Robin had a talent for carving fish as well as birds! He teaches three classes a year.

Most of the birds Robin carves are from their yard and Lake Ontario shore, although he also gets inspiration from magazines. A commissioned bald eagle soaring the sky and looking for lunch is so realistic you can almost count the feathers. Robin focuses on birds found in the northeast, where he says “he can easily find them in the wild.” He continues to take bird carving classes and attend various bird carving festivals throughout the eastern United States, including the Ward World Wildfowl Carving Competition in Ocean City, Maryland, which he describes as “very inspiring.”

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wood grain by using varnish. She loved working with wood, but her real passion was stone. “I loved figuring out how to polish it to maintain the look of the stone when I picked it out of the waves,” she says. Her interest in astronomy has inspired her Earth And Moon series of pendants, made with mokume-gane – a Japanese layered metalworking procedure – or sterling silver and sapphire, tourmaline or garnet. She is inspired by the “shape of a leaf, the way a stem of a vine will wind around its support,” she shares.

Robin supported Jackie’s artistic dream by putting his carving career on hold for a short time. They stayed home on Saturdays so she could pursue classes on soldering and welding jewelry pieces. Cutting rough stone, cutting the sterling to fit the stone, shaping and polishing, adding the attachment piece for chain, adding clips on both sides for bracelets or a handmade sterling ring to the back for a ring – these are the things that feed her soul.

The couple used to rescue Florida greyhound dogs that had been retired from racing, occasionally keeping one or two for their own. But with the end of dog racing in Florida, they no longer have to rescue them. Their greyhound Rainey, Rain for short, is a pretty girl with funny greyhound habits like clicking her teeth. If you happen to see a man and a woman walking a greyhound along the Lake Ontario shore, you have just encountered a goldsmith and a bird carver extraordinaire.

Jackie and Robin do not have a website. You can reach them at robinsalsbury@outlook.com and salsburyjacqueline@hotmail.com.

Robin gives private lessons.

This is Victoria’s first published article.

She received her BA in Creative Writing from SUNY Empire State College in July of this year. (At a ripe old age. But a lady never tells.)

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ore than 80 authors with strong ties to the Finger Lakes Region are featured in this collection of memoirs.

Cayuga Lake Books, an Ithaca-based press, has published works by many upstate New Yorkers for 10 years. This, the press’s third anthology, contains prose and poetry remembrances mostly rooted in the Finger Lakes, with some originating further afield in Alaska, Cambodia and Spain.

Wide-ranging topics, from love of nature to personal hardships revisited, will kindle a reader’s own memories.

Lighter themes include “A Fool for Pasta Fazool” by fiction author Susan Kenney, relating a bride’s attempts to master Italian cooking. “Clink,” contributed

by Edward Hower, author of 11 books of fiction and a collection of memoir essays, recalls how youngsters reacted to the departure of a beloved teacher.

Jack Hopper, a former Tompkins County poet laureate, offers “Letting Go,” expressing the freedom of

swinging on a rope over a creek. Poet and novelist Peter Fortunato’s “What’s missing” recalls lost mementoes including a novel written when he was 10. “Eco-Logic” by Mary Gilliland, a recognized writer of fiction and poetry, tells of protecting her home and nature from a hazardous solvent leak. And there are many more works to enjoy.

Details about the writers, often including websites and email addresses, are found in a Contributors’ Notes section.

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This clearly written memoir is a story of duty and dedication. It includes Norvell’s post-war Air Force assignment at remote sites in Alaska providing “Top Cover” alert against Soviet aircraft incursions. Back in the Lower 48, he taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Years later, after seeing a restored F-4 Phantom II cockpit assembled by Dave Garbe of Honeoye Falls, Norvell was spurred to write about his career.

A decorated air combat veteran, Norvell worked for the Historian of the U.S. Air Force before retirement. A 1966 graduate of Hobart College, he directed the college’s alumni relations from 1993-2002. David Garbe worked in video production for more than 30 years. The aviation enthusiast is particularly fond of the F-4 Phantom. He has shown his F-4 at air shows.

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repare to enter the world of mushroom hunting. Seasoned mycophiles, or those individuals who love foraging for mushrooms, will delight in this account of lifelong “‘shrooming.”

Twelve different mushrooms described as the “most easily forged” are presented, including the chanterelle, the morel and the oyster. Author Romanoff, a native of Latvia, shares her earliest experiences uncovering mushrooms in war-torn Europe.

This attractive book draws on her foraging activity over eight decades while living and traveling abroad and in the Finger Lakes. She was once head chef and co-owner of an Ithaca restaurant.

Lush, full-color photographs show each type of mushroom

along with views in nature, as well as in a tasty dish. Part memoir, part cookbook, this entertaining book recounts Romanoff’s numerous excursions and the culinary transformation of the hunt’s bounty. There are helpful references to conditions where mushrooms grow, but details of specific locations are limited. A recommended reading list and an index are valuable additions.

Romanoff, an accomplished artist, has been recognized for her work as an architectural preservationist. Photographs taken by her partner, Sarah Adams, have been featured in preservation articles and in this book on the fascinating world of a master forager.

Funky Fungi: 30 Activities for Exploring Molds, Mushrooms, Lichens, and More Alisha Gabriel and Sue Heavenrich Chicago Review Press chicagoreviewpress.com 2022

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hort biographical sketches of 62 remarkable people with links to the Finger Lakes Region offer readers fresh insight into contributions made by these eminent riparians – outstanding people living in this lake-filled area.

Seven categories, from The Iroquois to The Moguls, organize these life stories and provide valuable context. Some figures are the subject of published, full-length biographies, but this book offers concise, well-written summaries of the contributions of these exceptional individuals.

The well-researched book provides a sound introduction to persons linked to this region that represent disciplines from arts to industry. Not all of the luminaries are Finger Lakes natives, but all have a

significant connection. In the “Rights Revolutionaries” category, Susan B. Anthony, a New Englander by birth, contributed to the women’s rights movement rooted in the Finger Lakes Region. Other recognizable figures include Red Jacket, Glenn Curtiss and William Seward. Business magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller was born and grew up in the Finger Lakes before his family moved to Ohio.

Illustrations and a select biography make the book a useful reference.

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n this coming-of-age novel set in 1994, 16-year-old April Sawicki is on the verge of dropping out of school.

Abandoned by her mother years earlier, she is living in a motorless motorhome, neglected by her father who lives with his new girlfriend.

The teenager finds some solace and employment with her father’s exgirlfriend, the owner of a rural diner.

While performing her songs on guitar at a local bar during open mic night, April’s quest for music that nourishes her is reinforced. She escapes the small town, arriving in Ithaca nearly destitute in a “borrowed” car, leaving behind a boyfriend and her troubled home life.

What things in life do you hold onto and what do you let go? These are the questions April faces as she begins trusting others and finds a new love. But to avoid hurting others when her secrets are revealed, she moves on. April’s life becomes nomadic, performing at one gig after another across the country, still searching for a true family. Some new relationships

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end disastrously, while others endure and offer hope.

Larkin is a bestselling author of the novels Stay, Why Can’t I Be You and Swimming for Sunlight. She is very familiar with Ithaca, having attended Ithaca College for two years.

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“I Did It My Way” The Art of A to Z, An Odyssey Thru the Life of Art Zimmer Art Zimmer Art Zimmer Productions; co-publisher Shirley Zimmer zimmer123@twcny.rr.com 2019

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he exclamation “Wow!” appears often in this memoir, a fitting response to the remarkable life that unfolds on its pages. Art Zimmer, born during a hurricane in 1938, became a force of nature over 80-plus years.

Part photo album and part scrapbook, the book is filled with personal recollections and tributes chronicling the unusual life of a leading citizen of Central New York. Zimmer’s first book, Making It Count: From A to Z, the Life and Times of Art Zimmer, saw a second edition, and is now available on Kindle.

The title of this memoir, “I Did It My Way,” a reference to the wellknown song, expresses Zimmer’s

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approach to life. His beginnings were hardly auspicious. In a candid, conversational style, he reveals how he grew up on a farm near Hamilton and almost didn’t graduate high school, but became an Eagle Scout. After serving three years in the Army, Zimmer arrived in Syracuse. Through hard work and doing things “differently,” he succeeded in owning and operating the Syracuse New-Times, hotels in Vermont, the Zimmer Neo-Classic Car Company and rental properties, among other enterprises. His life story shows how this selfmade businessman’s skills carried over to many philanthropic activities. Readers are bound to be impressed and inspired.

Looking Ahead Who doesn’t enjoy a sequel or a prequel?

Wonders in the Waves Jennifer Collins Words in the Wings Press, Inc. wordsinthewingspress.com 2022

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ollins’ second novel follows her Comfort in the Wings, reviewed here in the May/June

2022 issue. Readers who cried with Larissa Whitcomb after her painful losses are invited to continue her journey as she finds hopefulness after grief and discovers joy in everyday wonders. The settings of both books are near water – the Finger Lakes and the Indian River Lagoon – and special because of their unique geographical qualities and importance in the author’s life.

Echoes Through The Valley Paul Mitchell East Hill Views 2022

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his is a story of hard choices made, and of the terrible consequences that can grieve multiple generations. A prequel to Mitchell’s Mountains Can Move, reviewed here in the May/June 2021 issue, it traces the early lives of Randall Johnson’s family. Echoes Through The Valley chronicles stories of love and family, exploring the deep bond between humans, nature and the divine as one family triumphs over human weakness and fear.

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Areas of Interest in the November/December 2022 issue 1 Aurora (p.40) 2 Baldwinsville (p.43) 3 Canadice (p.44)

4 Canandaigua (p.69) 5 Cheshire (p.62) 6 Dundee (p.47)

7 Freetown (p.48) 8 Geneva (p.66) 9 Irondequoit (p.72)

10 Ithaca (p.55) 11 Liverpool (p.59) 12 Mendon (p.48)

13 Penn Yan (p.43) 14 Shortsville (p.32) 15 Skaneateles (p.47)

16 Victor (p.44, 69) 17 West Irondequoit (p.26)

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The gentle, comforting ripple of warm saltwater has an invigorating effect — especially during aqua-aerobics class. And, for Kendal residents Sara, Carol and Joann, the exercise is a fun, refreshing way to get fit — and get together.

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