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Did you know there are different kind of snowflakes? Recently, on a cold evening at just above 0 degrees, it started snowing.

“Oh, it’s going to be pretty snowflake night!”

I exclaimed to my husband, Lance.

“Why do you say that?” he responded.

I thought about the question. How did I know that? Perhaps it’s because I grew up on the Tug Hill Plateau where snow reigns? My sisters and I could cross-country ski some winters from Thanksgiving to Easter! There are restaurants and bars up there whose guests (and staff) all arrive by snowmobile on many a winter evening. I remember one January we received 8 feet of snow in 24 hours! Everything was so still and quiet from the muffling snow.

But I think the reason I know about pretty snowflakes is because of my late father. He would capture them on black fabric on nights when it was between 0- and 10-degrees and let me and my sisters look at them through microscopes.

He always had little microscopes in his pocket.

Actually, they were just the objectives--the little lens component parts of a microscope. He was a machinist, so had them for work, but I think he used them more for fun, or, at least, we mostly experienced the fun use of them.

So, on this recent cold pretty-snowflake-night, I found some black fabric and went out in the crisp, cold night air and captured some snowflakes. I looked through my objective at nature’s tiny crystal sculptures with the same wonder and awe as I did a child. And, in a cloud of frozen vapor, I thanked my dad out loud. •

MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE February 2022

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Malenowski CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Suzie Jones, Melinda Karastury, Rebecca McLain, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

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Black history month

By Rebecca McLain

Oneida County History Center Executive Director It could be argued that Oneida County has as much connection to state and national history as any other place in the country. From the Revolutionary War to the Erie Canal, from breaking barriers to new inventions, Oneida County has a rich history. In honor of Black History Month 2022, this article highlights just a few African American citizens that have made history in Oneida County and across the nation.

Everett T. Holmes made history when he was elected as one of the first African-American mayors in New York State in 1974. He was born in Unidalla Forks, NY in 1908. Originally a write-in candidate, he served two terms in the Town of Bridgewater in southern Oneida County. He was the grandson of an enslaved individual who sought freedom in the north after Everett T. Holmes was one of the first African-American the Civil War. mayors in New York State.

Holmes had a career in agriculture prior to his election; he owned and operated his own farm. His election attracted national attention and he received commendations from many officials including President Richard M. Nixon. Today, a Pomeroy Foundation historic marker along Route 20 commemorates this groundbreaking moment in state history.

Ruth Carol Taylor was the first African-American flight attendant in the United States. She was hired by Mohawk Airlines on February 11, 1958. Mohawk Airlines was founded in 1945 and was originally based in Ithaca, NY. The company moved to Oneida County in 1958 after it outgrew its hangar space and headquarters in Ithaca. Mohawk chose Oneida County because of the willingness of the Oneida facility to provide necessary resources and Mohawk’s, “assessment and confidence of the continuing good ‘business climate’ found in the Oneida County community. Taylor only worked at Mohawk

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Inventor John Dove grew up in North Carolina, but his career brought him to Oneida County where he worked for the federal government at the Rome Air Development Center. It is here that Dove pioneered technology that made the compact disc (CD) possible. He held several patents related to this technology. In retirement, he founded Dove Electronics and Dove Photonics and continued to research in conjunction with Syracuse University towards the production of an optical amplifier. Dove died in 2004 and was inducted into the Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame in 2010.

Herbert Thorpe grew up in Brooklyn and spent much of John Dove pioneered CD technology in Rome his later life near Rome, NY. He served in the first all-Black air combat group in the U.S. military during World War II as part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The group’s perseverance and combat record helped pave the way

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for the integration of the Armed Forces. After the war, Thorpe earned a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering at New York University and moved to Rome to work as a radar research engineer at Rome Air Development Center. He retired in 1982 and went on to serve as a part-time counselor at Mohawk Valley Community College for over a dozen years, as president of the Rome Branch NAACP, and as president of Mohawk Valley Frontiers Club. He was inducted into the Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame in 2016. Recently, 90-plus-year-old Thorpe was interviewed by the History Center in partnership with the Tug Hill Commission.

Although many know him for his fame as a Tuskegee Airman, this interview centered upon his work at the Civilian Conservation Corp camp in a remote corner of Oneida County, Empeyville. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary public work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942. There were many camps in New York, but much of their history is undocumented.

Mr. Thorpe shared his memories of camp life including his time working there during the winter of December 1941, where he heard the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The interview was recorded and is available on the History Center YouTube Channel.

You can learn more about these and other trailblazing Mohawk Valley citizens that have shaped our nation’s history by visiting the History Center at 1608 Genesee Street or its website oneidacountyhistory.org. •

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According to statistics from the Adirondack Park Agency, some 18 million Canadians and 66 million Americans live within a 7-hour travel day from the Adirondack Park. The Adirondack Council puts the number at 12.5 million people who visit the Adirondacks every year. And “that is more,” the Council notes, “than visit the Grand Canyon.” Those of us who live in and around the Mohawk Valley have a short drive, some less than an hour, to reach this popular get-away.

Here are the top five reasons to love hiking in the Adirondacks in no particular order.

1. Beauty Whether on a horizontal or vertical trek; on marked trails, a herd path, or on a bushwhack; the wonder of the Adirondack’s diverse landscape is full of surprises and its beauty always delights. Once entering the wild, it does not take long to set in a sense of timelessness.

William Chapman White in Adirondack Country wrote: “As a man tramps the woods to the lake he knows he will find pines and lilies, blue herons and golden shiners, shadows on the rocks and the glint of light on the wavelets, just as they were in the summer of 1354, as they will be in 2054 and beyond. He can stand on a rock by the shore and be in a past he could not have known, in a future Raquette Lake sunset. You don’t he will never see. He can be a part of time that was have to take a camera on a hike. But and time yet to come.”

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2. Inspiration Make it a weekend for a walk in the woods. This is one of the The Adirondack wilderness beckons not only outdoor trails of the Cranberry Lake 50 – one of many quests established sports enthusiasts, but visual artists including painters throughout the Adirondack Park. from the past such as Winslow Homer, and photographers in the present like Carl Heilman II. And there are many simply seeking sanctuary from daily life dominated by technology’s relentless distractions.

3. Challenge Along with the stunning beauty and serenity that can come with certain hikes in this region, is the challenge. I have personally spoken to folks along the trail who have hiked in many places in the country and the world who have testified that while the Adirondacks may not host the tallest mountains – some of the trails are among the toughest!

It’s easy leaving thoughts of 4. Health Benefits the busy world behind when I have also met people who have navigating the diverse terrain claimed tremendous weight loss in their of an Adirondack trail. pursuit of good health, supplementing long walks in the woods or summiting mountains to the less attractive treadmill at home or the gym. For those who love a good quest with a goal, there are plenty of those for all ages sponsored by various groups and agencies year-round throughout the Park. Hiking for Patches is a group on Facebook with nearly 3000 members.

5. Peace It was a special day when my sisterCommune with nature. Breathe in the in-law, Penny McCurn, became an fresh air. Listen to the birds. You can feel Adirondack 46er on Saddleback the tension of our busy modern world slip mountain. That day we had sunshine, away with each step you take. rain, a rainbow and snow.

The beauty, the inspiration, the challenge, the surprises, the peace are among so many reasons to love hiking in the Adirondacks.

What are your favorite reasons? Drop a post at the Mohawk Valley Living Facebook page and let us and your neighbors know! • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 19 children’s books with his son, Justin.

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I never made it to the Renaissance when it was open before (it was before my Mohawk Valley Girl days), but I was sad to see it close. I was delighted when they re-opened and have been there several times since.

It is a beautiful space: 15-foot tin ceiling, exposed brick walls, wooden shelves behind the bar, and a couple of stained glass windows. I also like the Tiffany lampshades on the light fixtures.

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Yum! There are plenty of other choices on the menu as well: burgers, quesadillas, enchiladas, and more.

The Renaissance also hosts local musicians, another of our favorite things.

A quick check of their Facebook page shows Max Scialdone, Matt Grainger, Ashleigh Carr, and Bob Moore, to name a few. •

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A Male Northern Cardinal

story and photos by Matt Perry For the winter-weary, February isn’t quite as bleak a prospect as the month that precedes it. Although still technically the heart of winter, February allows at least a foreshadowing of spring at some point during its run. Indeed, the days are getting longer and there is an increasing amount of light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes that light comes in the form of birdsong. And sometimes it comes in the form of color, as in the vibrant green hues of mosses, evergreen ferns, and liverworts.

In the Mohawk Valley, one of the first birds to begin singing its breeding song is the Northern Cardinal. A male Cardinal, impatient for spring, may wait for a sunny day to test the timbre of his pipes. However, it’s also quite possible to hear him sound off on an overcast, snowy February morning. I think all the birdsong critics can agree that the Cardinal has an exceptional song (male and female both sing). It’s a bright, clear whistle that most people easily recognize. “Birdee birdee birdee… chew chew chew” is a silly but serviceable representation of one of the Cardinal’s common song variations. Since Cardinals are easily tempted into our yards by birdfeeders, we not only have a good chance of hearing them, but we are also in line to

witness their behavior. Indeed, we may notice that the flock of six to twelve Cardinals that come into the yard are suddenly much more rambunctious than they were only weeks before. They now chase each other more than follow each other around the feeders and through tree branches. The camaraderie that the flock enjoyed through the first part of the winter is showing signs of faltering, as the breeding season looms on the horizon. This is when individuals in the flock begin to contemplate securing mates and defending territories, although they won’t follow through and start nesting for another few months. In February, the males begin to look different too, as the brown edges of their feathers begin to wear off and reveal an underlying ruby color. In this way, the Cardinals come into their breeding season with much brighter plumage.

Cardinals are not the only songbirds that become inspired to sing in February. The Black-capped Chickadee is another species, keen to regale the forest with its song. As it

happens, they are hardly mute during the first part of the winter. As they travel in mixed foraging flocks along with Tufted Titmice, Downy Woodpeckers, and White-breasted Nuthatches, the Chickadee frequently produces high pitched chip calls as well as their trademark interactive “chick-a-dee dee dee” call. However, these calls, as lively as they may seem, are not songs. The Chickadee’s song consists of a two or three-note whistle. I find that this song is familiar to most people, although many don’t know the identity of the singer and are usually surprised when they learn who it is.

The Black-capped Chickadee’s song is sometimes assigned the endearing phonetic representation of “Here Sweetie”. The introductory note is of a higher pitch than the note (or notes) concluding the phrase. Of course, Black-capped Chickadees are unlikely to

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start nesting until May, but that doesn’t stop them from having spring fever on a bright February morning. Other members of the Chickadee’s traveling band aren’t too shy to chime in with their own vocalizations. The White-breasted Nuthatch will enthusiastically belt out his own version of a spring song. That song consists of identical short notes given quickly and with an even meter. For those of you familiar with the flickers’ long “jungle call”, the nuthatch’s song is like a softer and more nasal-sounding version of it.

The Dark-eyed Junco was once referred to as the “Snowbird” for its habit of spending winters beneath hedges in backyards and around wooded edges. Unlike the Cardinal, Chickadee, and Nuthatch, the Junco is a migratory species. And, although the species can be encountered in the Mohawk Valley during the summer, the individuals we see at that time are likely not the same ones that overwinter. As our local breeding Juncos head south, other Junco populations from the north come here to replace them.

As difficult as it may be for us to imagine, for these Canadian Juncos, Upstate New York is akin to Florida. In winter, Juncos tend to produce volleys of light chip calls and, when alarmed, muted smack calls. However, in February, they begin singing their breeding songs. The Junco’s song is a simple trill that usually contains more tone than the similar trilled songs of Chipping Sparrows. For me, the Junco’s song conjures up the image of a tiny old-fashioned telephone ringing away in the woods. There never seems to be anyone at home to answer it, and so the Junco may continue with its music for quite a while. Like the other birds discussed above, the Junco will not be breeding for another

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few months and the ones singing now will be exchanging our woodlots and yards for a Canadian forest.

It can be a culture shock to see spring colors in February, but on a day when the snow is not wall to wall (or tree to tree), it’s possible to find a substantial number of bright green plants in the woods. Besides a few evergreen fern species like Christmas Fern and Evergreen Fern, virtually all the green hues seen on tree bark and the forest floor are supplied by mosses. One of the most intricate and fine-looking mosses that grow in our woods is called Delicate Fern Moss. The species gets its name from its finely cut, fern-like leaves. It tends to form dense coverings on old, rotted stumps and toppled trees but can also be found covering the ground in rich woodlands. It’s a common species, found throughout North and South America, from Alaska to Brazil. Another moss species that’s easy to find is Crispy Tufts Moss. This species loves heights and usually grows in small circular clumps on the sides of tree trunks and along the tops of branches.

They occur commonly alongside lichen on older trees.

The best look I usually get at Crispy Tufts Moss is when a tree branch covered with it breaks off and ends up displaying its wares on the forest floor.

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ANCIENTVISITOR by carol higgins

For astronomers, the new year got off to a good start with a meteor shower and sightings of Comet Leonard, an ancient visitor from the outer solar system. We’ll enjoy the meteor shower again next January, but the visitor may never return.

This month we bid farewell to Comet Leonard and take a look at its discovery and long voyage.

Comets contain ices, frozen gases, dust, rock, minerals, and other materials present in our solar system as it was taking shape over four billion years ago.

That may not seem like a big deal, but comets provide invaluable information about the infant solar system. How? Unlike our planets and moons that have undergone huge transformations since they first formed, most comets have remained frozen and unchanged thanks to their place in space. Not only do we get clues about where and when a comet formed, but its pristine components also give us a look back in time.

Beyond the orbit of Neptune is the Kuiper Belt, far from the Sun and dark and cold. It is home to hundreds of thousands of comets and other icy and rocky worlds such as asteroids and dwarf planets including Pluto. Comets from the Kuiper Belt are considered “short-period comets” because they orbit the Sun in 200 years or less. The famous Halley’s Comet is a Kuiper Belt object.

Further out is the Oort Cloud, a mas-

sive bubble-like sphere at the edge of the solar system containing millions of comets and Comet Leonard other icy objects. From a size Image credit: MVAS member Charles Higgins and distance perspective, consider this. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in at almost 160,000 mph, its closest ap1977. After studying Jupiter and Saturn, it continued on. Remarkably, it is proach to Earth was December 12. It Hanny’s Voorwerp.

Imagethe Credit: NASA, W. Keel,3,Galaxy Zoo Team reached Sun on ESA, January coincidenstill collecting and returning data every day! Voyager 1 is currently in interstellar tally exactly one year since its discovery. space and travels about 1 million miles a That encounter with our star’s powerful day. At this rate, NASA estimates it will gravitational field altered its course and reach the inner edge of the Oort Cloud sent it on a new path that will eventually in 300 years, and the outer edge in about take it out of our solar system and be30,000 years. Scientists think Comet yond.

As a comet nears the Sun, it heats Leonard came from the Oort Cloud.

Comet Leonard was discovered by up. That causes its nucleus to glow as Gregory Leonard, senior research spe- some ices and dust boil away and form cialist at the University of Arizona’s Lu- gases, creating an atmosphere called the nar and Planetary Laboratory. Leonard is “coma” that leaves the signature tail. an astronomer with the Catalina Sky Sur- Over the past year, researchers gathered vey, a NASA-funded project that uses data about the comet’s spectra to learn three telescopes near Tucson, Arizona to about its composition, so stay tuned for search for and track near-Earth asteroids. future scientific announcements.

Although Comet Leonard did not On the night of January 3, 2021, he noticed a new object displaying a different brighten in December and January as signature than asteroids. He believed it hoped, it could be seen with binoculars was a comet and reported it to the Minor and telescopes. It was also a wonderful Planet Center at Harvard, Massachusetts. target for astrophotographers who manHis observation was confirmed, and they aged to image the comet as shown in the inset photo. So, farewell ancient visitor. named the object after him.

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See page 11.

4. One of Mohawk Valley’s first bird to begin singing it’s breeding song. See MV Nature.

8. This pub in Little Falls has had a “rebirth.” See Mohawk Valley Girl.

10. A walnut’s sweet cousin.

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14. What quilters do when they gather at Tiger Lily Quilt Co. 15. Pioneer in compact disc technology. See On. Co. History.

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When families walk into So Sweet Candy Shoppe in Utica, the parents are the ones most likely to squeal with delight, says owner Margaret Rienzo. “The grownups are the kids in the candy store,” she says.

“Oh my goodness, Boston baked beans! I haven’t seen those in ages,” exclaims a customer, almost on cue.

Margaret and her husband, Roy, opened the old-fashioned penny candy store in May of 2016. Margaret started making candy and baked goods in 2005 in her home in a certified kitchen. The couple sold their goods at local farmers’ markets and craft fairs. The dream of a brick-and-mortar store was realized when they found a corner shop overlooking the five points at Varick Street in Utica, complete with an original tin ceiling.

The So Sweet Candy Shoppe features penny candy, homemade chocolates and fudge, decorated sugar cookies, and macarons. Margaret also likes to keep old-fashioned regional treats alive.

“Sponge candy is a local favorite,” she says. The confection originated in the 1940s around Buffalo, New York and the Great Lakes region. It’s in the toffee family but is lighter due to the tiny bubbles captured in the candy-making process. The result is a crunchy yet delicate texture.

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February is a busy time at So Sweet Candy Shoppe, especially with people selecting boxed chocolates. “People love that they can order to taste,” Margaret explains. If someone is a fan of white chocolate or dark chocolate, the entire box can be personalized. “But chocolate-covered strawberries are the most popular for Valentine’s Day,” she says. Orders for those must be pre-ordered by calling the store.

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As a customer leaves the store with her custom box of chocolates, she stops to tell me, “These are for my kids! They are in their 30s now and live outside the area, but they want their chocolates from So Sweet!”

After seeing her customer off, Margaret heads back to her decorating table to finish some custom cookies for a baby shower while Roy packages candies for Valentine’s Day. As soon as this holiday passes, they’ll be hopping busy making chocolate Easter bunnies, panoramic Easter eggs, and chocolate break-apart eggs filled with candy you break open with a little wooden hammer. They are keeping old-fashioned candy store fun alive in Utica. •

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i love leeks! by denise A. Szarek

January leaves us with very few options for fresh veggies. But leeks are in season now and are a very mild member of the allium family.

Leeks add sweet, oniony flavor to soups, stews, pasta, and more!

If you have a leek in your fridge now, I hope you’re excited. This veggie seems humble, but there’s so much that it can do!

Leeks are alliums, so they are related to garlic, chives, shallots, and onions. Tasting them, you can tell. I use them as I do onions and shallots, to build flavor at the start of a recipe. However, because they’re milder than most other alliums, I also like to enjoy them on their own. Grilled or roasted, they make a surprising, delicious side dish. Heads-up – if you choose to serve them this way, look for really fresh, peak-season leeks. They are at their best now!

Leeks are a cool-weather crop, with an ideal growing-temp range of 55 to 75 degrees F. Like collard greens, they appreciate a frost or two for better flavor development. The plant is a biennial, though damage and dieback due to hard frosts will make it an annual in the Mohawk Valley.

GROWING You can start seeds indoors in pots or seed trays. Scatter seeds on top of a rich potting mix, and then cover them with a dusting of soil. You can expect germination within 5-12 days. Or you can direct sow outdoors, as long as air temps are below 77 and above 55 degrees F. The optimal temp for germination is between 70 – 77 degrees F. Seedlings will be ready for transplant when they’re 6-8 inches tall. Harden them off by moving them outdoors for a few hours each day, gradually lengthening the time spent outside each day for about

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Set seedlings into the holes; some of the green part may be below the soil surface, and that’s okay for the plant. Fill the holes with water, but do not backfill the holes with soil. The soil will gradually crumble in but will be loose, allowing the leeks to swell to a plump diameter as they grow.

With a shallow root system, leeks need about an inch of water per week, so track your local precipitation rates and irrigate if it doesn’t rain. Mulch the growing area as well.

The white part of the leek is the most desirable for cooking and eating, being tender and less fibrous than the green. Therefore, gardeners often hill the dirt around the shaft to prevent that part of the plant from making chlorophyll and turning green.

About midway through the growing season, side dress the growing area about 6 inches away from the plants with an organic fertilizer with a 10-10-10 NPK mix.

Leeks are highly tolerant of cold. Depending on the variety, they can take temps down to 5 degrees F or so, and a frost or two is said to improve their flavor. But you definitely want to pull them before the ground freezes. Our favorite varieties to grow are Lancelot, Megaton, Lexton, and King Richard.

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6 leeks 1 ½ cups sharp cheddar, shredded 1 cup Gruyere, shredded 2 cups milk 3 T butter 2 T flour 1 T Dijon mustard 1 T olive oil Few pinches of Ground Nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste Smoked Paprika for garnish Bread crumbs (optional)

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Add 1 T butter and 1 T of olive oil in a large pan over low-medium heat. Add leeks, work in batches if necessary. Gently fry until soft and buttery. Set aside.

Turn heat to medium and melt 2 T butter. Stir in 2 T flour to form a paste, then very gradually begin to add in 2 cups of milk, whisking as you go to avoid any lumps. Once thickened, add in 1 T Dijon mustard, a few good pinches of nutmeg and salt & pepper to taste.

Turn off heat then add in 1 cup gruyere and 1 cup cheddar and stir until smooth.

Spread a spoonful of cheese sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 9 baking dish. Add leek halves cut side up, pour sauce over, add remaining leeks then pour the rest of the cheese sauce. Finish by sprinkling the remaining half cup of cheddar over the top. Garnish with paprika and bread crumbs, if you like. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve. Enjoy!

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Old Spice ... Chanel Number Five ... Friday night. You and mom dressed to the nines to go out on the town - as much as Utica could be considered the “town.”

Wilted lettuce and bacon ... Mom’s cooking. Sunday afternoons.

Your favorite. Coffee and a glazed donut.

Mom’s favorite - Limburger cheese. Its aroma magnified on muggy summer evenings at Bagg’s Square with a few lagers from Donalty’s brought by you to the car. Donalty’s - where women were not allowed and no one complained about it. For me, a bag of pretzels and a coke in a beer glass. All the car windows rolled down so you and I wouldn’t lose consciousness from the Limburger cheese.

Sawdust and trampled grass ... The circus.

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Horses that were the most graceful on earth.

Magicians who swallowed swords.

Acrobats who defied gravity and flew through mid-air into the bare hands of someone hanging upside down.

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I spend very little time on apps like Instagram and even less on Facebook, but even I noticed when our oldest daughter Harper posted a picture of herself from 2011, swinging from a giant maple tree on our farm.

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The photo also reminds me of where we were financially just ten years ago, and how we were still very much struggling to find our footing as a business. I was selling our cheeses, chicken, and eggs at four different farmers’ markets every week—not because we were making and selling thousands of dollars of product, but because I had to go to that many markets and spend umpteen hours to make just a few hundred dollars. Our efforts were showing us a little promise, but we had to work and scrape by for every penny. Looking back, it is remarkable to me that we’ve come so far.

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Despite it all, I feel great pride in where we are today.

I may miss the maple or the little girls giggling on their tree swing, but time marches on regardless of how you spend it. We’ve built something very special, breathed new ideas and life into a beautiful old farm, and are now in a place where we can enjoy the moment. Our growing pains are behind us (no more extravagant expansions!) and can now dare to imagine what lies ahead.

Speaking of a 10 Year Challenge, Peter and I have our own little plan to retire in ten years, wrapping up our farm dream in a nice little bow that might be attractive to a younger buyer…someone with dreams of their own and the energy to match. We will tidy up that which needs to be tidied, finish projects that need finishing, and make sure our business shows a respectable profit after expenses. My hope is this farm will enjoy many more decades of love and life. And maybe—just maybe—I’ll get around to planting a few more trees to enjoy before we go and as a small gift for the next generation of little girls and boys.

This month’s article is dedicated to two neighbors that passed away in the last few weeks. John DeHaan bought our farm in 1980 and milked cows here before we bought the place in 2004. For his retirement, he built a cabin on the hillside overlooking our farm and I think got a kick out of watching our sheep and goats while they grazed. Dave Dudgeon lived less than a mile down the hill from us, lovingly tending his flower gardens in retirement. He was always quick with a smile and a compliment on what a good job we were doing. Their presence and support will be greatly missed. •

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This article continues a chronicle of our Beavers’ 2021 that I began last month. In early July, storms brought more rain and our streams once again reached flood stage.

However, Tippy came out at Julia’s Pond and acted quite relaxed like she wasn’t bothered by swollen streams and dam failures.

A new kit was swimming in the pond as well, but I soon lost sight of it. Moments later, Tippy was seen carrying the wayward kit back from the far edge of the pond. She held it like she might hold a log or a bundle of sticks. She unceremoniously plunked it down in the water next to the lodge. “Now stay there!”, she seemed to say. It was one

of few times I had seen Tippy pick up one of her kits. Beaver parenting doesn’t typically involve a lot of disciplinary actions, at least once the kits are out of the lodge. The defiant kit paddled out towards the dam before coming back and joining its mother for a meal of willow leaves. A half-hour later, a second kit emerged from the lodge. It was the first time this season we had more than one of the new kits out at the same time.

On July 24th, for the first time, three new Beaver kits were out simultaneously at Julia’s Pond. It soon became clear that Tippy produced only three kits this season which, if confirmed, would represent her smallest litter. It could be an indication of her advancing age if all the kits that were born survived since older Beavers typically produce smaller litters. The ponds in the Julia Pond system were staying full in this period.

As for Wick’s Pond, it had risen beyond historic peak levels and was close One of the season’s to the point of threatening new Beaver kits the integrity of the berm.

This wasn’t so much due to the amount of rainfall,

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that Beavers tried to tamper with it. This was a fantastic example of how effective beaver deceivers can be. The device was made from scrap pieces of culvert and fencing and so it essentially cost nothing. Installation was fast and easy. Back in 2006, I produced an instructional video on how to make and install a similar pipe and cage device. In 2020, I uploaded it on YouTube where it has gotten thousands of views. Hopefully, people are installing this device all over the country and not resorting to lethal control which too often has been the result of Human/Beaver conflicts.

In the last days of August, Beavers were coming out progressively later in the after-

noon. Tippy wasn’t coming out at all, at least when anyone was around to see her.

GenLo was out only in the early mornings, and he didn’t seem interested in handouts. It was at this time that I hauled our flooded observation shelter out of the water and rebuilt it several feet higher up on shore. During its reconstruction, we outfitted it with back and side panels to inhibit rain, snow, and wind.

In early September, the beavers dredged a channel and then used the dredged-up mud to bolster the dam. Over time their work had an effect, and the dam at Julia’s Pond became taller and longer than it had ever been before. Orange Jewelweed grew thick on the dam and nearly covered its entire span. It also covered most of the beaver lodge, and all of it was blooming. Flowers covered the old dams at Morton’s Pond and Sarah’s Pond as well. There, Blue Vervain, Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, Bittersweet Nightshade, and Virgin’s Bower all vied for space with the Jewelweed. For the first time this year, Beaver activity was confirmed at Morton’s Pond. I found a bundle of Aspen whips left on the

shore near the beaver blind. The water level there had gone up slightly, indicating that a Beaver had worked on the dam.

The Beavers hadn’t begun their primary food cache yet, but they had started adding branches to the pseudo cache near the shore by our shelter. That cache was composed mostly of neglected willow branches we had gifted to them. I suspected that the younger Beavers were adding material to that cache instinctively. They would probably continue doing this until GenLo began the legitimate cache. His cache was likely to be placed in deeper water on the north side of the lodge.

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Meet the Beavers ponds. Beavers were going up into the meadow, collecting poplar whips, and bringing them back to Morton’s Pond. Presumably, they then returned to Julia’s Pond via the stream or an overland route. There were several trails they were using. Indisputably, Beaver trails are the finest made by wildlife. They are wide, flat, and continue without obstruction. The Beaver’s bulk and oversized back feet trample down meadow plants and flatten the ground where they walk. Indeed, it seems more like they roll over their trails as opposed to walking on them. They also bite through intervening vegetation and, after multiple passes, groom the trail sides to the extent that it looks like a team of small laborers with machetes did the work. Like virtually everything Beavers do, their trails look like they were created by a particularly obsessive engineer.

The Beavers were busy in the mornings. Often, one yearling was seen adding material to the lodge while GenLo and another yearling worked on the dam.

During the second week of September, the Beavers began assembling a primary food cache at Julia’s Pond.

This cache, located on the north side of the lodge, would sustain the colony through the winter.

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In mid-October, the foliage around the Beavers’ domain reached peak color. Rainfall resumed, and along with it the threat of

A Bobcat sits on the beaver lodge

stream flooding. Beavers were still coming out in the morning which marked the longest time this had occurred in the colony’s history. I observed a River Otter, which was the first of its kind to be confirmed on the property. The Otter is a member of the weasel family, and Beavers are rodents. As the Otter investigated the Beavers’ food cache, one great difference between the two species became clear; the Otter had no interest in eating tree bark or leaves as Beavers do.

Instead, he was seeking out fish hiding in the tangle of branches that made up the cache.

Otters are carnivores and opportunists.

On the morning of October 19th, GenLo noticed the Otter. His reaction was instantaneous. He made a direct course for the Otter, slapping his tail on the water as he launched. With GenLo barreling towards him, the alarmed Otter did a double-take, spun around, and quickly withdrew to the east. Half swimming and half running, GenLo scrambled over the cache and kept in hot pursuit. Beaver hyperdrive is something I rarely see. He chased the Otter to the northeast and presumably out of the pond.

It’s important to note that an adult River Otter weighs about eighteen pounds. Compare that to an adult Beaver like GenLo, which weighs well over sixty pounds. Beavers are known as gentle giants, but when they

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Tippy and one of the kits feed on willow leaves need to, they can be intimidating. After all, a Beaver possesses an arsenal of long claws and supersized teeth; formidable weapons if they choose to deploy them.

On the morning of November 1st, there was a vivid double rainbow to the west. To the east, hundreds of commuting American Crows appeared to billow out from a distant tree line like black confetti. The low cloud cover was lit by the rising sun and the sky took on an orange-yellow glow. The trail cam set on the lodge showed that in the hours before dawn, Beavers were working on the roof of their lodge. GenLo and his apprentices took turns hauling mud and branches up the steep incline and added them to just the right place. When they carry material in their arms, Beavers often walk

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Waterville- White’s Farm Supply, Inc. welcomes Joe Szalach to

their sales team at their Waterville location. Joe has over 30 years of equipment industry and sales experience. He has previously worked as a precision farming specialist, a territory manager, and an educator. He has lived in the Madison County area over 25 years and is looking forward to seeing some familiar faces amongst current and new customers. When he is not meeting and helping customers, you will find him enjoying time with his family, restoring antique farm tractors and traveling with his children. Joe can be reached at (315) 771-1437 for all your Agricultural equipment needs in Chenango and Otsego counties and surrounding areas.

B Sharp Musical Club’s “Love Songs,” February 12 at 7pm at Kirkland Art Center Clinton- The B Sharp Musical Club presents “Love Songs,” a

dramatic depiction of the relationship between Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, as told through readings from their letters and diaries, and through their music.

The program will be presented at Kirkland Art Center, 9 East Park Row, Clinton, on Sunday February 12 at 7pm. The concert is free, and the public is welcome. Per Covid-19 protocols at Kirkland Art Center, all in attendance must show proof of vaccination and wear face coverings throughout the event.

The answer to last month’s riddle about our world famous cuesta is: Tug Hill Plateau This “plateau” is actually a cuesta—a ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other.

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