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SEEN & UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM On view through October 14 The photographs of Imogen Cunningham (18831976) are seductive and dynamic and inspired by a multitude of sources. See unusual and rare images presented alongside iconic ones, revealing why this American artist is one of the most important pioneers of photography.

The exhibition was organized by the Imogen Cunningham Trust in association with Photographic Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. Sponsored in part by NYCM Insurance.

(Detail) Three Dancers, Mills College, 1930, Imogen Cunningham. Gelatin Silver Print. Collection of the Imogen Cunningham Trust

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Summer is Like a Good Friend

by Sharry L. Whitney

The cooler weather will be most welcome this year. As the fog of this warm, sticky summer lifts, refreshing temperatures coax us back into our kitchen—we’re looking forward to soup season. This was a lazy summer for us. A friend of ours, on particularly humid day, pondered aloud, “How do people in Alabama get anything done?”

A couple of cool nights have snapped us back to reality and we’ve recognized that the time to finish those “summer” projects has grown short! Autumn time is not all work though, it also brings about apple picking, cider sipping, hike hiking, and crisp, blue sky days, and crystal clear nights. Gary VanRiper writes fondly this month about the end of summer and how “more and more flannel resurfaces and s’mores are somehow tastier...” this time of year. Matt Perry writes about September being “May in reverse,” as we say adieu to the migratory birds that spent the season with us.

We’ve grown a bit weary of summer, but as the winter grows closer, every nice day we still welcome as a “bonus,” like a good friend and a long, lingering goodbye. Summer in the Mohawk Valley is the best kind of friend, never overstaying its welcome. •

MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2018

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITORS Shelley Delosh Jorge L. Hernández ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Susan Collea CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Tim Flihan Carol Higgins, Jorge L. Hernández, Brian Howard, Suzie Jones, John Keller, Melinda Karastury, Frank Page, Susan Perkins, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Michelle Truett, 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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Over the last five years I’ve been privileged at the Oneida County History Center to pass along local history articles for Mohawk Valley Living. This region is rich in significant events, places, and people to write about; there’s always something to share. Most of the content you read comes from our in-house archives, which we have been building since the Oneida Historical Society at Utica (our original name) was founded in 1876. We’ll return to historic content in the next issue but I thought the reader might enjoy a “behind the scenes” tour of our facility this time around.

So, what exactly does the History Center do? I’ve heard that we’re one of the “best kept secrets” in Oneida County. Although intended as a compliment, it reminds me that a lot of our citizens are either unsure of what we do, or that we even exist.

I look at the History Center as Oneida County’s scrapbook. We are where the public can come to learn about the area, research their family, or be entertained and/or educated. Just about everyone has keepsakes, pictures, and other items that they hold on to. Things that reinforce their personal identity, stimulate memories, or are significant enough to keep around. Through our collections, exhibits, research, and programs, the History Center serves the same purpose for the entire community.

We fill multiple functions at our 1608 Genesee Street home in Utica.

Five days a week, all year, our facility is open to the public. We are a “kind of” place—kind of a museum, kind of a library, and kind of a community events center.

As a museum, we collect artifacts, papers, pictures, and other items from the general public. These materials are identified, cataloged, and stored for future use. We have amassed a huge collection over the last 142 years and are highly selective in what we take. Everything we accept has to meet standards

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Three-dimensional artifacts are the basic building blocks of our exhibits, which range from one case to an entire gallery. Over the years we’ve put on exhibits about the military, flags and banners, the presidency, immigration, local colleges, baseball, Mohawk Airlines, the Erie Canal, and the Civil War. Many of our exhibits are researched and installed by volunteers and student interns.

As a library, we have several thousand books, tens of thousands of images, and hundreds of thousands of documents in our research library. These items provide researchers with critical, often unique information about the region.

Family name files hold articles, papers, and obituaries for genealogists. Our Historic Information File contains similar material for thousands of subjects— businesses, events, municipalities and the like.

We have rare books dating back two and even three centuries. Our collection of Utica city directories begins with the first one that was published in 1817. Surveyors’ books compiled during the construction of the Erie Canal are also here. And we have at least one document signed by George Washington himself.

A substantial portion of our archive has been scanned into digital form.

Researchers can now use our computers to access photographs, maps, newspapers, and personal papers. Having documents in digital format helps to preserve the originals and makes it easy for the public to access our holdings.

We take pride in saying that virtually all of this has been done with volunteer labor! We use our digital collections to fulfill media requests, address research questions, and build exhibits; visitors can also order prints from our collections to decorate their home or office.

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bers of Congress) have all graced our stage. Our presenters bring local history and culture to life in a way that our traditional museum exhibits do not. These events allow our audience to interact with the presenters and encourage meaningful dialogue.

We have hosted events for other community organizations, too.

The Utica Free Academy Alumni Association, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Utica-Rome NAACP have all had gatherings here that drew more than 100 visitors. We’ve also been a site for Chamber of Commerce events. Every December, our gallery is filled with model train displays from our friends at the FUNTRAK model train club. We strive to be a place where the community can gather to discuss matters of mutual interest, and to celebrate the unique aspects of life in the Mohawk Valley.

The History Center’s bookstore contains over 250 titles. When I first visited here in 2007, I had no idea that there were so many books written about the region. Our goal is to be the best local history store in the area; toward that end we’ve added many new titles to our inventory. We’ve also worked with numerous authors on their projects, and have even produced several titles of our own.

Every holiday season since 2010, we’ve run a satellite bookstore at the Sangertown Mall in New Hartford, helping bring local history to shoppers before Christmas.

I hope this helps illustrate some of the ways that the Oneida County History Center serves the community. That we do just about everything with volunteers (I am the only full-time employee) and without any government operating funding should be recognized. We are a resource for the area’s citizens and want to remain a vital part of the Mohawk Valley’s story for many years to come! •

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Soon, the day after September 22 this year, the sun will begin to shine more on the southern hemisphere than here in the northern hemisphere. For more fair-weather outdoorsmen and women, the season for hitting the trails is quickly coming to an end.

With the change in season, autumn color is on its way and often collides with snow, which is also just around the corner, most often in the higher elevations first.

This is my favorite time of year to hike and paddle.

Temperatures cool and those hot, humid days give way to days with crisp, clear air.

As early morning fog burns off, the view from mountain summits seems to go on forever.

The breeding season for most birds is done – migration for some species already underway – and so those pesky flying insects that had been part of the food supply for raising their young have also largely disappeared. Wild fruit is in abundance now on which multiple species including Catbirds, American Robins, and Cedar Waxwings can be spotted gorging themselves.

Soon the Common Loons will lose their breeding plumage, the lake surface littered with feathers of all shapes and sizes.

But the voice of the northern wilderness will not leave our Adirondack lakes until just before the first ice shuts down the vocalists’ liquid runways for escape.

Monarch butterflies are also among creatures preparing for their long journey southward.

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With schools back in session, most of the leaf peepers will make their park entrances and exits on the weekends.

Despite all of the amazing beauty of the fall landscape, midweek on the lakes will be nearly silent. Almost eerie to some.

Peaceful to others. Especially so to those among us who have saved and earmarked vacation time for this time of year.

While nearly everyone is now a photographer and even a videographer with their cell phones, this is also the time of year when those with more serious gear appear in greater numbers. Big cameras with their big lenses on tripods are in use – rain or shine – since those with such equipment also understand that rainy and drizzly days often surrender the best color pictures.

As the month progresses, be on the lookout for those fuzzy black and brown caterpillars. The ones that allegedly reveal to us how long and hard the coming winter will be.

Then, share the news as you retire your packs for the winter, tag-teaming with your friends who are beginning to pull their snowshoes and cross-country skis from their spring and summer storage! • Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 15 children’s books with his son, Justin. Find out more at:

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When it was time for our 2½ hour workshop to begin, Peggy attentively prepared us for building. First, we were to choose a barn-wood tabletop from many choices. The rustic materials we also would be using would have to be foraged from the property. With handsaws in hand, we wandered about the forest in search of appropriately aged trees to cut for our table legs and also branches and twigs for details. We chose a small American Beech tree. We used the freshly-cut trunk, branches, and twigs. We were happy to find moss still attached--it will give the table that extra rustic feel and a green contrast against the light gray bark.

Rob and I measured carefully and cut as level and evenly as possible to create the legs. Then we examined the remaining tree branches for interesting accent details.

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There are a full range of fun, creative activities, including retreats, educational classes, hands-on workshops, a soft release program for birds and animals, and music from Harp & Harmony. The workshops are hosted every Saturday and are free (with the exception of material fees). The instructors donate their time and skills, and donations are always appreciated.

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Ruggiero’s Trattoria

by Cynthia Quackenbush

I had been wanting to patronize Ruggiero’s Trattoria in Little Falls ever since they were a sponsor for one of the murder mysteries I participated in to benefit Herkimer County Historical Society. Because I mention my murder mysteries at the slightest excuse, I’ll include the plug for the Trattoria I put in the script:

Man-Crazy Character: I didn’t think the policeman asked us nearly enough questions.

My Character (sarcastically): What did you want him to ask you, besides out to dinner at Roma’s?

Man-Crazy Character: That would have been nice, although I prefer Ruggiero’s Trattoria.

I guess it’s not the best inclusion of a local business in a script, but one does what one can.

Getting back to Ruggiero’s, Steven and I finally had a chance to eat there on a Sunday afternoon. We had just been to a literary event at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts and were hungry for some real food. On entering, they offered us the buffet, but I avoid buffets as being injurious to meeting my weight-loss goals. We sat in a booth in the front and perused menus.

We ended up getting wine, garlic bread with mozzarella cheese, and antipasto. Yum! Leftovers were great for my lunch. We knew we would return soon.

The next time we went was during the Little Falls Cheese Festival (just to throw in a plug for a local event). After walking around Main Street sampling cheese and other goodies, I was feeling pretty warm. I suggested stopping somewhere air-conditioned for a drink.

We were not the only ones in search of air-conditioning. At least, other patrons may have been more interested in drinks, food, and company, but that day I also needed some cool air. We were happy to get seats at the bar and order wine. I texted my friend Kim Darling, who had been going to join us at the Cheese Festival. We eventually ordered slices of pizza as well. Good and substantial! We got leftovers that day, too.

Our next visit took place even sooner. I needed a treat after a rough day at work and suggested dinner out. Naturally, we headed right to the bar. I LOVE to sit at a bar and order drinks and appetizers.

The bar at Ruggiero’s is U-shaped and small enough that you can get into a conversation with people sitting across from or at right angles to you. In this case, I overheard a fellow talking about places in and around Cooperstown, one of my favorite places.

“Pail something…,” the man said.

“Pail Shop Vineyard,” I told him, then apologized for eavesdropping. He was not offended, and we compared notes on other places we had visited in the area: Ommegang Brewery, Cooperstown Distillery, Fly Creek Cider Mill. He also recommended a couple of places I have not been. More adventures for Mohawk Valley Girl!

So I have another place on my list of fun spots to go eat and drink. I just have to be careful because of those weight-loss goals I mentioned earlier. Then again, I might have to try the buffet for the sake of a blog post. As Mohawk Valley Girl, that’s the kind of sacrifice I am willing to make! •

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wicked new cd: Rock n’ Roll review By John Keller Local rock band Wicked just released its newest album, and what an album! Filled with all the riffs, attitude, and energy you’d expect from the band, but amplified to 11. Danny Doll, Chad Michael, Scotty V., and Gunnar Coston have incredible chemistry that not only illuminates on stage, it also explodes on this new offering.

Released on Crown Records, in conjunction with RaRa Records with digital distribution through Sony, Rock n’ Roll had the boys enter the studio to re-create themselves without disturbing the mastery they are known for.

Right from the start, “Dude ’72” is powerful and jumps from the speakers like an atom bomb. The guitar power chords open, slightly reminiscent of “Revolution” by the Beatles. Then the drums burst forth with force. Chad’s vocals stretch and bend to grab the listener with catchy lyrics (which this album is chock-filled with) and that attitude I mentioned.

Many new songs are here, but there are also some re-visits.

“All-American Rock n’ Roller” is one. What was a highlight on the live album, the version here pushes that one aside. One listen and you’ll know.

Opening with KISS-like riffs, “Radio Brain” sounds familiar, yet travels to new places, with massive high energy in a short time span.

“High Roller” is taken at a somewhat slower pace than usual, which allows for more space and depth to the song. Excellent version!

“Nightmare” is a great showcase for Gunnar. His drumming on this track is phenomenal.

Straight from the beginning, he owns this track.

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“Reptile Roots” has always been one of my favorites, a song about getting down, reckless, and back to complete basics of pre-caveman dysfunction. “Show me your Reptile Roots!”

“Light and Darkness” is an all-too-brief, beautiful, 12-string acoustic tune that intros into pure rocking mayhem with “Time Has Come To Rock.” This is a great closing track. Scotty’s guitar, Gunnar’s drums, and Danny’s heavy bass provide the perfect backing for Chad’s zealous vocals.

Wicked’s Rock n’ Roll shows that the band is much more that the glam, costumes, and blondness. It is a REAL band with the musical prowess to back it up. Each member plays his part to emphasize the whole. If the band’s live shows didn’t prove it, this album most definitely does--13 tracks of rocking goodness.

Produced by Robert Acquaviva, the album leaps from the stereo like a hungry tiger, powerful and relentless. If you like your metal fun and hard, then get Rock n’ Roll. You won’t be disappointed.

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The Mohawk Valley Choral Society will be performing Handel’s Oratorio “Messiah” on Sunday, December 9, 2 pm at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, 2222 Genesee St. ,Utica

Instrument: Piano and Organ Age when began music: Began piano at 8 Education: received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with Piano Emphasis at Thayer Conservatory of Music on the campus of Atlantic Union College. In 1998 received a Master of Music in Performance with an emphasis in Choral Conducting from The Ohio State University.

Named Who’s Who in American Colleges. A member of the Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society.

Current employment/position: Artistic Director of the Mohawk Valley Choral Society since 1988; Director of Music, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Utica since 1998; and Minister of Music Utica International Seventh-day Adventist Church, Utica since 2000.

Collaborations: The Mohawk Valley Choral Society has collaborated in concert with the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble. Also with the Hamilton College Oratorio Society Performing Verdi’s Requiem. Our Lady of Lourdes Choir collaborated with Judy Collins on her Christmas tour which came to the Stanley Theatre in 2002. Conductor of the Choir for Dr. Barry Black, Chaplain of the United States Senate speaking in Utica at Utica International Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Influences: My first musical influence in life was my father who was a great trumpet player. Locally, G. Roberts Kolb of Hamilton College guided my choral conducting skills and Anita Firman influenced me greatly in the art of singing.

“One of the great experiences in life has been working together with mostly amateur singers who love to sing and make incredibly beautiful music together. I have been blessed to perform some of the greatest choral/orchestral compositions in the world with the Mohawk Valley Choral Society. I am indebted to them.”

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl

new local play at the ILT

by Cynthia Quackenbush

I love community theater, local history, and murder. On rare occasions I can get all three at once. I am having one of those occasions now with Shattered Angel, a play being presented by the Herkimer County Historical Society in collaboration with Ilion Little Theatre (ILT).

This is not the first time the historical society and ILT have teamed up for a play about a historical murder. In 2015, we presented Roxy by Jack Sherman, about Roxalana Druse, the last woman hanged in New York State. I am justified in saying “we” because I was part of the cast. I played Roxy. I’m a little proud of the fact.

Shattered Angel, written by Stephen Wagner, is based on the book Murder of a Herkimer County Teacher by Dennis Webster and court transcripts. It deals with the 1914 murder of school teacher Lida Beecher by her student Jean Gianini. I don’t need to include a spoiler alert to tell you that: This is not so much a who done it as a WHY done it. Jean’s defense was not guilty by reason of mental deficiency, a revolutionary idea at the time.

The script is an interesting one. Lida tells the story from beyond the grave.

It’s not as spooky as it sounds, but it is an excellent way of presenting the events leading up to the murder and letting us get to know Lida. Most of the action takes place in the courtroom, but things are condensed and intermingled, so it does not play like a trial transcript.

I knew there were few female parts (I have connections so had a copy of the script, although I did not read the whole thing till after auditions), none of which were particularly suited to me. Additionally, I had committed to doing a murder mystery on one of the performance nights. However, I still wanted to participate, so I showed up at auditions and proffered my services (yes, I used those words; that is how I talk sometimes).

I said Kim Darling and I would be delighted to make the rounds of thrift and consignment stores in search of costumes and props. Readers of my blog know that this is no sacrifice as we LOVE second-hand places! Of course, we will first search in ILT’s costume collection, probably taking the opportunity to do some cleaning and organization as we go. I also offered to help work on the

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“I’m not very handy,” I admitted. “But I’ll bring donuts.” Stephen promised to let me know when he’d be working on it.

Unfortunately, not enough people showed up to audition. This happens sometimes in community theater. We all racked our brains and got on cell phones, Facebook, email, and what-not to recruit actors. I even accosted a fellow at the supermarket. Yes, it was someone I knew.

The cast was mostly assembled by the time we held the first read-through. It’s always fun to me to see who the director picked for which part. I was interested to see he had changed one role to a female – Bess Robinson instead of Burt for the principal of the school. The murdered woman is played by Jenna Bunce, who portrayed my – I mean Roxy’s – daughter in Roxy. Accessory to victim, actors get to be versatile in community theater!

Jenna is attending college, which will entail some finagling when classes start. Some concern was expressed when Caryl Hopson of the historical society brought up adding a Thursday night performance.

“I shall play your part on Thursday,” I announced grandly, with a sweeping gesture. Everybody laughed, because, although I like to think of myself as well preserved, there is no way I can pass for 21.

“You’d be dead again,” Louis Dulak pointed out, referencing Roxy. He’s our Jean Gianini.

Rehearsals have started in earnest as I write this, and I hear it is going well. I have to get to work on gathering those costumes! At least that ought to be good for a few blog posts. •

Cast of Shattered Angel (back, left to right): Steve Kocuba, Rebecca Mataya, Char Lyon, George Lyon, Curtis Dulak, Art Wilks, Wayne Seifried, Kim Darling, Stephen Wagner, Norm Turner, Jim Mills, Dave Stritmater; (front seated): Louis Dulak and Jenna Bunce

Shattered Angel, September 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2018.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances begin at 7:30pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm at Ilion Little Theatre, 13 Remington Ave., Ilion, N.Y. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased ahead of time at the Herkimer County Historical Society.

To purchase a ticket by mail, send a check to: Herkimer County Historical Society, 400 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY, 13350. For more information, call (315) 866-6413.

Shattered Angel precedes Ilion Little Theatre’s regular season for 2018-19: Cotton Patch Gospel on November 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 7:30pm, and November 11 and 18 at 2pm; Trip to Bountiful on February 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 7:30pm, and February 3 and 10 at 2pm; Morning’s at Seven on April 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 7:30pm, and April 7 and 14 at 2pm; Drop Dead on June 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 7:30pm, and June 9 and 16 at 2pm.

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The overhead music at 69 Steakhouse in Whitesboro foreshadows what’s to come: The Partridge Family’s “I Think I Love You;” Janice Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart;” and, finally, Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart.”

Whether intentional or not, these random subliminal tunes eventually made me fall in love with yet another Mohawk Valley eatery.

Located on Route 69—or more specifically, 409 Oriskany Blvd.—the restaurant is the brainchild of Jade and Randy Foley of Whitesboro, she a former Turning Stone casino worker and he a construction tradesman who decided in a “what the heck” moment to take over and run a drinking and eating establishment.

The origin of the 69 Steakhouse name is obvious: its location on the route and “the fact that there weren’t many steakhouses around at the time,” Jade says.

That was 2006. The restaurant opened at the site where many will remember its previous incarnations: the original Knucklehead’s, Yellow Jackets, Alexander’s, and the Blue Note.

We decided to share the stuffed portobello appetizer: an extra-large mushroom cap with sautéed spinach, prosciutto, roasted red peppers and melted mozzarella with a roasted red pepper aioli sauce. We’ve had none better anywhere.

The affable Jade noticed our solo order and insisted we try the Steakhouse 69 style greens. “It’s one of our most popular dishes,” she says. She and our equally friendly server Lynn Calcagnino of Utica proffered a large dish of escarole sautéed with garlic, ham, peppers, Parmesan and breadcrumbs. “I figured I’d serve them to you mild,” Jade says.

She was right. I’m usually not a fan because I find greens served around the region usually too simple—boiled escarole with butter and garlic salt—or too garlicky and spicy with too hot peppers. But at the Steakhouse, they were perfect. Besides mild, they also come medium or hot: your choice.

Entrées sampled this evening included large broiled sea scallops topped with breadcrumbs and cooked in a butter and sherry wine reduction served over rice and sautéed vegetables; chicken Marsala with fresh mushrooms and a Marsala wine sauce over rice and sautéed vegetables; and, because it’s a steakhouse, the loaded rib-eye and scampi, smothered with onions, peppers, mushrooms and blue cheese with a baked potato and vegetables.

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Dessert was a shared lemon berry mascarpone cake, rich and dense with that Italian cream cheese punctuated with fruits and citrus.

Did I mention that the portions were so large that we knew from the start that take-home containers would be needed?

Jade credits her longtime chef, Jake Baker, with the success of the entrées. “He’s grown with us these 12 years,” she says.

Besides the greens, “Our chicken riggies are very popular; we won the Riggie Fest contest in 2008,” Jade says. The sirloin steak is the No. 1 beef choice with customers, and the Friday fish fries and Happy Hours are also crowd-pleasers, she adds.

A nearby patron’s pretty purple drink caught our eye. “It’s a Barney martini,” the lady says, “I love them—they make them the best here,” she adds. Maybe we’ll try that grape juice concoction next time.

Finally, here comes that “love” word again. “I love my customers,” Jade says. “They are loyal and they become family. Some of them even met their partners here,” she adds.

“And we get invited to their weddings.”

Whether it’s because of those happenstance love matches or the surprisingly good food at 69 Steakhouse, I fully expect to hear Elvis Presley’s “Burning Love” wafting through the air during my next visit. •

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Regardless of whether or not they had a successful breeding season, they all must leave or risk experiencing low temperatures that can kill or render their insect prey dormant. The young warblers, orioles, vireos, thrushes, and tanagers (among others), will be making the marathon journey for the first time in their lives. Amazingly, virtually all of them know right where to go without benefit of having their parents show them the way. At Spring Farm CARES’ nature preserve, we try to provide a good migratory stopover place for these traveling luminaries. For almost 20 years, we’ve been building up the habitat and doing plantings that benefit songbirds and their prey. Stopovers like these are vital habitat; they are food-rich areas where birds can fatten up.

It’s the built-up reserves of body fat that will enable the birds to survive the rigors of

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Although some of the migrant songbirds can be difficult to determine their species we see are locals that hail from our own makeup. In an effort to decipher the flocks, nature preserve or from the general neigh- we’ve enlisted the help of Black-capped borhood, most have come directly from Chickadees and Tufted Titmice. These two their breeding grounds in Canada and the boisterous and gregarious species often Adirondack Mountains. Most of these birds form the core of the flocks and by enticing are warblers and vireos and virtually all are them in, we stand a good chance of drawing seeking to fill up on protein-rich insects that in their neo-tropical allies. To these ends, live on the leaves and branches of trees. we’ve accustomed chickadees to feeding on They often do this while traveling in mixed fence posts in a few places where the forest foraging flocks that (as the phrase implies) narrows and where warblers are likely to can contain several different species. In funnel through. As the chickadees and titSeptember, it can be difficult to tell where mice come in to get their treats, sometimes the warblers are since most of them cease the warblers tag along and come into view singing once the breeding season is over. for a few seconds. The magic works, but Instead, they merely produce light contact only sometimes. Part of the success relies notes, many of which are almost inaudible. on the amount of chickadee food that is Fully leafed-out trees do an effective job of naturally occurring in the forest in a given hiding the activities of the flocks and so it year. If the woods are replete with food, the

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Birdsong from our September migrants may be lacking, but when seen, the birds themselves rarely disappoint. They may not be donning the bright plumage of adult males in spring, but they are still colorful and well worth the effort (or the extraordinary effort!) it takes to see them. The most common warblers that are found in the mixed flocks of September are Magnolia Warblers, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Nashville Warblers, and American Redstarts. The Red-eyed Vireo is another species that is almost always represented in the chickadee/titmouse- led flocks. Although, unlike most of the warblers, Red-eyed Vireos appear much the same in fall as they do in spring. Immatures lack the red-eye feature, but admittedly, that’s not always easy to discern in the field anyhow. There’s a great deal of serendipity involved when you finally do encounter a mixed flock. Less commonly seen warbler species are sometimes peppered into the flocks and you never know who might be traveling in amongst them.

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Females and immature males lack the orange bib of a breeding male, but their blue and yellow feathers are just as vivid as the male’s. Unlike the Wilson’s Warbler, the Parula usually stays higher up in the tree canopy and toward the top of the actively foraging flock.

Of course, the birds are not the only show in September. The migration of Monarch Butterflies continues from the previous month. Like the birds, the Monarchs will incessantly feed in order to fuel their own marathon journey south to Mexico. In an overgrown meadow filled with blooming goldenrods and asters, there are near endless opportunities for them to feed at our preserve. Migrating Green Darner dragonflies are in the same meadow, but they have no interest in the flowers. Their quarry is the small flying insects that fly over the fields. On cool early mornings, the dragonflies can be found perching low along the trailside, but as soon as the temperature comes up, the dragonflies fly into action and begin zipping over the meadow, snatching insects as efficiently as any Swallow or Swift.

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We have one of the best views in the entire Mohawk Valley from our farm. It’s the biggest reason we bought our farm in the first place. “Everything else can be fixed,” my husband said at the time.

Just north of Herkimer, our farm sits two-thirds of the way up one of the many rolling foothills of the Adirondacks. We face east toward the West Canada Creek and its lush valley, with views of hilltops and windmills as far north as the town of Ohio and as far south as Little Falls. Every 4th of July, we are treated to a panoramic view of fireworks put on by towns and individuals alike.

When the crisp air of fall turns our gorgeous green valley into gold, orange, and crimson, the sight takes my breath away.

I know the view from our farm is not particularly unique. I’ve seen similar spectacular views from country roads and fellow farmer’s porches. We live in a breathtakingly beautiful area! But the part I love most about our Mohawk Valley landscape—the part that makes me cherish our little corner of the world greater than any other—is that it is dotted by so many small farms.

From our farm, I can see across the valley to our “sister” farm. Generations ago, our farm and our “sister” farm were owned by siblings who built identical barns.

Our good friends, the Lyon family, farm there now. We can see from our back door when Joe mows his first cutting of hay or when one of their sons breaks ground to plant corn. We can see the farm of our friends, the Bouchards, and could just make out their progress on the greenhouse they put up last spring. Former residents of our farm speak of days when they’d look across the valley on a dark, winter morning, when this barn and dozens others like it were lit up as farmers milked their cows at dawn.

We farmers are often too busy to socialize, but we keep tabs on one another just the same!

There have been a handful of times when a great cloud of black smoke rose from the trees in our beautiful valley. Each time, we’d fret and check the news for any information, eventually learning of a devastating barn or house fire. Although they may be far away, these farms seem like neighbors to us and we worry about them as though they were right next door.

A super thick fog rolled in the other morning, completely blocking my view of our precious valley. I could see only the tops of the windmills that snake up to Ohio, lights blinking red. I can’t begin to tell you how lonely I felt, not seeing our neighbors! That wall of fog cut us off from the rest of the world, insulating us from all sights and sounds. That is when I realized how very much I cherish our view.

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These days, I worry how much our landscape has changed and will continue to change as small farms blink out of existence. The long-standing mantra of “get big or get out” has exacted its toll on agriculture across the nation, and has affected farmers all over the globe.

It was the best advice—or so they thought—that bankers and land-grant universities could give, starting in the 1980s. But if we draw that mind sight out to its natural conclusion, we see what we are seeing today: 20,000 cow dairies and feedlots as far as the eye can see.

It’s hard to see such drastic changes happening here: That same beautiful landscape with its varied topography also make farming on a massive scale rather difficult. (Our own little farm is cut in half by a stream that changes course with the heaviest rains and has been known to wash away makeshift bridges!) But that doesn’t mean farmers in the Mohawk Valley are insulated from global pricing pressures. It means that in order to survive, farmers here need ingenuity, flexibility, and the willingness to venture into new areas…just to keep the farm.

That is why I was excited to attend a meeting put on by the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). An agency that has thus far focused on large projects that boast impressive numbers of new jobs created (e.g., the Tractor Supply Company’s new distribution center in Frankfort), the Herkimer IDA has set its sights on helping the county’s largest industry: agriculture. With their expansive knowledge of funding opportunities, training programs, and development, they stand ready to help farmers bridge whatever gaps they encounter as they diversify or shift gears. For example, the IDA is looking for dairy farmers interested in growing industrial hemp. With enough interest, perhaps a processor can be attracted to the area and specialized equipment can be purchased through a grant program. •

CALLING ALL FARMERS: If you’re a farmer (especially dairy) or in an ag-related business in Herkimer County interested in alternative crops, aquaponics, high tunnels, a solar farm; if you need help finding, training, and retaining good employees; if you think you’d like to explore opportunities in agri-tourism—you name it!—the Herkimer IDA would like to hear from you. Please contact John Piseck, executive director, at jpiseck@herkimercountyida.org or 315-866-3000.

There’s never been a better time to start a conversation!

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I’m worried about my Mohawk Valley farming neighbors that are struggling. And, to put it bluntly, I’m selfish: I want to keep this beautiful view for generations to come. We all should.

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By Denise A. Szarek

As the weather starts to turn chillier you’ll start to find fennel at your local farmers market – but what exactly is this bulbous feathery plant? Fennel is native to the Mediterranean and is one of Italy’s most popular vegetable. Most fennel available in the grocery store is grown in California. However, it’s very easy to grow in the gardens of the Mohawk Valley.

Florence fennel resembles celery and, at first glance, the leaves might be mistaken for Queen Anne’s lace. The varieties that we find do best in our area are Fino and Preludio. Fennel enjoys cool weather. It’s easy to germinate from seed sown directly into the garden after the soil has warmed; transplants are helpful to get a head start in spring or to plant a fall crop in summer heat. It takes about three months for fennel to produce bulbs, so be sure to determine when you need to start your seeds and make sure you have enough time before the weather turns hot or starts freezing.

We can’t ignore the health benefits of fennel. Just one cup of fennel contains almost 20 percent of your recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C. You’ll also find plenty of iron, fiber, and potassium.

Every part of the fennel plant is edible and can take the place of celery in soups or used as roasting beds for meats. It’s also a wonderful accompaniment to fish and seafood.

Since all parts of fennel are edible – bulb, stalk, and fronds – it’s very versatile to cook with. Thinly sliced raw fennel is my favorite. It adds a sweet licorice flavor and crunchy texture to salads. But to soften the flavor of the bulb try sautéing, roasting, or grilling it.

Use the fronds as a garnish, or chop and use as you would other herbs, like dill or parsley.

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4 tangerine, peeled and sectioned 2 medium fennel bulbs, cored and sliced thinly ½ cup Kalamata olives, pitted and cut in half ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion 3 T. extra-virgin olive oil 2 T. fresh lemon juice 2 T. orange juice Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

2-3 fennel bulbs, cleaned and sliced thinly 2 T. freshly grated Parmesan 1 T. bread crumbs ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. ground pepper ¼ tsp. oregano 1 T. chopped Italian parsley

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Toss the tangerine pieces in a large bowl with the fennel, olives, and red onion. Whisk together the orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper and pour over salad.

Serve immediately.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees; lightly grease a medium baking dish. Clean the fennel, cut off the stalks and then slice the bulb in half lengthwise. Remove the hard core and discard and then cut bulb into thin slices.

In a small bowl mix together the Parmesan, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and oregano. Line the slices of fennel in the prepared pan and sprinkle with the Parmesan mixture. Drizzle with a a little olive oil and bake around 20 minutes or until fennel is tender.

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Summer is a great time to go on exciting adventures. Here’s one adventure that will be difficult to beat. Have you heard about a trip that began a few weeks ago by a pioneering spacecraft on a daring journey to an extreme destination? The intrepid traveler is NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, and it is on its way to the Sun! Why the Sun? Every day we wake up to a world brightened and warmed by our nearby star. There is no doubt that we rely on it to survive. But the Sun is also a volatile and dangerous place. It is a giant ball of glowing gasses where temperatures reach millions of degrees, and every second millions of tons of particles blast out into space reaching speeds of millions of miles per hour. These particles are called the “solar wind,” and can create severe problems for satellites, GPS and electronics, power grids, and harm astronauts when a concentrated stream is directed at Earth.

The Sun also emits ultraviolet (UV) light that causes sunburns, can damage our eyes, and even fades colors.

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The Sun’s corona during the Aug 21, 2017 solar eclipse That night, people around the Credit: MVAS member Chuck Higgin world witnessed auroras that lit up the night sky like daylight with bright greens, reds, purples – seen will survive thanks to some innovative as far south as Hawaii and the Caribbean. new technologies. Its 8-foot diameter heat But that wasn’t all. Telegraph systems shield is only 4.5 inches thick, made of stopped working, sparks flew from circuits lightweight carbon-carbon composite to giving some telegraph operators shocks, keep the instruments a cool 85 degrees and telegraph paper caught on fire. Hanny’s That Voorwerp.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team Fahrenheit.

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7. This solar probe is on the way to the Sun. See Astronomy.

8. This month’s CD review is “extremely excellent,” in other words: _____.

11. The first things a waiter bring to your table.

12. Ilion Little Theatre’s September production, see MV Valley Girl.

13. This downtown Utica, 2nd floor cafe serves breakfast and lunch every weekday, page 60.

16. Naturalist Matt Perry recounts being divebombed by this uncommon local songbird, page 45.

Down 1. Be stylish and warm with sweaters made from this fiber. See page 39.

2. This Clinton-based tent and awning company celebrates 80 years in business next year! Find them in ad directory at the back of the magazine.

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4. Proctor High School student’s hang out. See Tim Flihan’s story.

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6. This happens on September 22nd. See ADK Journal.

9. This Camden, NY native founded one of the largest department store in the Mohawk Valley. See Herkimer Co. History.

10. This bulbous feathery vegetable has a slight licorice flavor. See MV Gardens.

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I was trying to move quickly. I had my binoculars in one hand while my other hand restrained the oversized camera hanging around my neck trying to stop it from slamming me in the chest as I ran. I was in pursuit of a raptor and I was determined not to be distracted by anything. After taking a sharp corner, I began to hear an unfamiliar bird call. It sounded similar to the nasal whine that a Red-eyed Vireo gives when a predator comes too close to its nest, but I knew it couldn’t be the vireo. Suddenly, a gray Robin-sized songbird flew toward my head, but swerved before hitting me and landed on top of a nearby post. This was the bird that was producing the warning calls. When flying, its open wings revealed two prominent white patches. It was a female Northern Mockingbird. Obviously, she was very upset and so was her mate, although he wasn’t expressing himself as forcefully as she was. As it happened, she had a nest in a small spruce tree only a few feet from where I stopped. I could hear nestlings begging from inside the unseen nest. After a few seconds I backed off about 20 feet so the parent birds could calm down and resume caring for their young.

It’s always great to find a Mockingbird in the Mohawk Valley since they are decidedly uncommon, but perhaps the most interesting aspect of my encounter was where it took place. The raptor I was chasing was one of the Utica Peregrine Falcons and the location was the heart of downtown.

Like several other bird species, the Mockingbird often shuns suburban yards and rural countryside in favor of city living. There are many reasons that some birds prefer the city over other habitats and, I assure you, none of them has anything to do with the availability of public transportation

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The Mockingbirds nest in downtown or the proximity to a museum. Although I confess, the first place in Utica where I regularly encountered Mockingbirds was behind Union Station and not far from the Children’s Museum.

Twenty years ago, the only locations where I would find Mockingbirds were in the rural countryside. About half of those encounters took place in winter. We almost always found one when conducting the Christmas Bird Count in the latter half of December. Unlike the Mohawk Valley’s other two resident mimic thrushes (Gray Catbird and Brown Thrasher), the Mockingbird is a non-migratory, year-

round resident. However, in the past 15 years it would seem the Valley’s country-living Mockingbirds have largely disappeared, while those living in urban areas persist. This seems to mirror what has occurred in some other Upstate cities. Why city populations would be more resilient than their rural counterparts is open to speculation. Perhaps the lack of nest predators is the determining factor since most of these animals are not so prevalent in the city. Indeed, infamous nest plunderers like Raccoons, Red Squirrels, Weasels, Opossums, Blue Jays, and Crows are either absent in the city or too thin on the ground to pose a significant threat during the Mockingbird’s breeding season. Brown-headed Cowbirds are also less common in the heart of the city, which results in fewer city songbirds falling victim to the cowbirds’ infamous habit of depositing its eggs in other songbirds’ nests. It’s also possible that extended daylight conditions (as a consequence of light pollution) in the city allows Mockingbirds more foraging time in a given day. This daylight extension phenomenon benefits other city-living songbirds and raptors as well. We’ve often noted how Peregrine Falcons are able to continue hunting and feeding their young long after sundown.

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Actually, the Mockingbirds don’t always remain in the understory of the cityscape. This summer I witnessed one of the parent Mockingbirds fearlessly hazing one of this season’s fledgling Peregrines. The young falcon was perched on a tower on top of one of downtown’s tallest buildings, while the mother Mockingbird repeatedly dove at him – each time returning to a nearby perch. The falcon, for his part, just watched the songbird’s audacious performance and occasionally ducked when she flew too close. That aggressive behavior on the Mockingbird’s part would seem to undermine its secret for success in the city, but parent birds often do reckless things in order to counter perceived threats to their young.

Still, despite the hazing episode, I don’t think the falcons ever nabbed one of the Mockingbirds.

One bird that is now almost exclusively a city and town dweller is the Chimney Swift.

A Peregrine shares air space with Chimney Swifts

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As one of our smaller bird species, the swift weighs about the same as a White-breasted Nuthatch (usually under an ounce). Swifts have mostly dark gray plumage and they hold their wings out stiffly in a boomerang-like configuration. Their tubular and relatively shallow contoured body has led them to be referred to as “cigars with wings.” Swifts make their living by catching insects on the wing.

As evening approaches, a foraging flock of up to 50 swifts careen through the downtown sky, catching insects on the wing and producing dense volleys of clicking calls. Their flight is as erratic as the insects they so adeptly snap

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Their attachment to cities is directly related to their preference for nesting in chimneys, which are reliable features in urban areas, although it’s primarily older buildings that have the

types of chimneys swifts can readily use. They make their nests on the inside of chimneys using twigs and their own sticky saliva as building materials. Originally, Chimney Swifts nested and roosted in large hollow trees, but the lack of trees of the proper dimensions as well as the “superior” accommodations afforded by man-made chimneys has altered the birds’ lifestyle and has made them committed urbanites. Unlike some of the other urban birds mentioned above, the swifts Nighthawks are not hawks, but related to the Whip-poor-will are high flyers, and they sometimes do become prey for urban falcons.

Wildlife can be quite opportunistic. If their natural habitat disappears and/or is their hunting for insects. This relative of the superseded by a heavily modified landscape, Whip-poor-Will was formerly more common some percentage may adapt to living there. in our cities, but the substitution of rubberThe Chimney Swift is not the only native ized roof coverings for gravel roof tops has bird that has shown a marked preference for deprived them of nesting places. The species’ using man-made structures over their tradi- steep population decline is due to several factional natural habitat. As the Swift now only tors, but loss of nesting sites has dealt a particrarely chooses hollow trees over brick chim- ularly serious blow. We now rarely see them neys for nesting and roosting sites, the Com- in Utica, although I did see two last year as mon Nighthawk prefers gravel roof tops over they flew through the Peregrine’s downtown nesting on the ground in woodland clearings. canyon. They were flying in an erratic and Despite the name, Nighthawks are not hawks, almost bat-like manner, which is the species’ although they are closely associated with typical method of hunting their insect prey. night, and that’s when they do the majority of Since Nighthawks mostly fly at roof-top levels

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and above, like the swifts, they are vulnerable to falcon attack. In fact, Ares (the adult male Peregrine), did make an attempt at capturing one of them. Luckily, he missed!

Ten years ago, when I started visiting downtown Utica to monitor the resident falcons, I began to get an inkling of just how diverse the city’s wildlife population was. Of course, I expected to find the falcon’s typical urban prey species: primarily European Starlings and Rock Pigeons. However, in addition to them what I encountered included not only an impressive roster of bird species, but a fairly diverse array of mammals and insects as well.

Some of these species, including celebrities like the Bald Eagle, Osprey, and Great Blue Heron, were merely commuting through the downtown area – flying between the Mohawk River, the Utica Marsh, and the Utica Reservoirs, but other species could be considered

true residents. They stay for the foraging and nesting opportunities that downtown has to offer. Regarding nesting, the arrangement of tight-knit mostly older buildings offers birds and other animals many nooks, cavities, and eaves to nest in. The city also hosts a surprising amount of trees representing a range of different species and types. These shade trees and ornamental shrubs provide cover as well as nesting and foraging opportunities. In downtown, the presence of a few Mulberry trees and Ornamental Crabapple trees provide a fair amount of sustenance for many birds including Robins, Catbirds, and Cedar Waxwings.

These birds also seem to have little trouble gleaning insects and spiders from the alleyways, parking lots, and green spaces.

Unsurprisingly, listening for birdsong is a little more difficult in the city due to the near constant traffic noise, but with patience, the songs of several bird species can usually be picked out.

A Peregrine glares at House Finches perched nearby Chirps from House Sparrows, the caroling songs of Robins, and the complicated array of whistles and sputters produced

by European Starlings are often the most prominent. For me, it’s usually the burry warble of the House Finch that stands out. I recall that during my first foray

A male House Finch perches on the roof of a downtown building

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downtown. Seeing migrating Monarchs isn’t too amazing. They are strong fliers and they can be seen throughout the region in pretty much any terrain. I did, however, observe one laying eggs on a Common Milkweed plant that was growing at the margin of a parking lot. During the gigantic spring flight of Red Admiral Butterflies in 2012, the red-striped butterflies were nearly as thick in the city as they were anywhere in the countryside. The most unexpected butterfly I ever found in the downtown area was a Baltimore Checkerspot.

That species is not always easy to find, even in its traditional wet meadow type habitat. How

one strayed into the city is anyone’s guess.

As you might imagine, when observing the falcons we are almost always looking up. Of course, this puts us in line to see aerial activities that most other people would normally miss. Almost as surprising as the checkerspot butterfly sighting was the view of several dragonflies hunting above the Grace Church parking lot. Most of the downtown dragonflies were Green Darners, but a few other species were also represented, including the boldly patterned Calico Pennant Dragonfly. It struck me that a few of these dragonflies (certainly the darners) were migrants. They may have been just stopping downtown for a quick foraging session before continuing their journey to their wetland breeding grounds somewhere north of the city. As we looked up we got to see them darting back and forth scooping up gnats, midges, and hopefully some mosquitoes. They were exploiting the same food resources as the Swifts. I wondered if the Swifts would try to take the dragonflies, but they didn’t seem interested. The Peregrines didn’t pay any attention to the dragonflies either, even though smaller falcons, like American Kestrels, are known to sometimes prey upon them.

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Putting aside for a moment that entirely unmodified land is an extremely rare commodity, one can find bona fide wildlife habitat virtually anywhere from our urban centers to the rural countryside. Wherever a habitat niche presents itself, be assured, there will be some forms of wildlife there to take advantage of it. Given time, some of these unconventional habitats can develop into dynamic ecosystems that approach the complexity we find in more natural settings. As counterintuitive as it seems, a city ecosystem can be a healthy one for wildlife and it can be an important habitat worthy of preserving and protecting.

Tolerating wildlife or, better yet, coexisting with it even in the “non-natural” environments where we may work or live, can help to insure a future in which wildlife continues to thrive. •

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Campus Inn A short story by Tim Flihan

On the northwest corner of Arthur Street and Hilton Avenue sits a building Modern gray and white building that was once the Campus Inn that has welcomed generations of Uticans for the past 70 years. Today an upscale black and white structure with a chain-link fence surrounding it, for years was a red and white building with simple white corral-style fence that surrounded a neatly manicured lawn and hedges. Neon lights in the windows welcomed Proctor students and alumni inside the part-candy store, part-lunch counter where little changed year after year.

The Campus Inn was a part of the charm that made Proctor High special.

I first went to the Campus Inn when my family moved to Hilton Avenue in 1973. I had transferred to Columbus School for 8th grade after spending my first eight years at St. Anthony’s. I would pass “Campus” every day on my way to school. After school, I would regularly stop and buy candy or a honey bun. It became a ritual that first year and was a guilty pleasure that lasted for the next several years.

It wasn’t magical, but it was memorable. Worn black-and-white tiles covered the floor.

A glass candy counter containing boxes of confections was on your immediate left as you entered and was overseen by Mary Rizzo, who, with her husband, Bill, ran the establishment from its beginning in 1948 until they sold it in the early 1980s. They worked every Old interior of the Campus Inn day, seven days a week, opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 4 p.m. like clockwork, except on Sunday when they closed at noon.

Next to the candy was a black lunch counter that Bill, a tall, slender, clean-shaven man with short gray hair, kept clean with the towel he had conveniently draped over his shoulder. The black, glossy surface of the lunch counter was bare, except for the glass salt and pepper shakers with steel screw-on tops. The neatly stacked napkins were disbursed evenly within reach of the patrons who sat on the stools that were bolted to the floor that lined the service area. I can’t remember Bill ever wearing anything other than a white shirt with an equally white apron and a paper hat. He was the engine that was Campus Inn. He dealt with vendors, students, and customers with smiling eyes and a toothless grin. The walls behind Original maroon and white exterior Artist, Henry Dispirito, was commissioned by Bill Rizzo the counter were covered with shelves that to erect a sculpture dedicated to Proctor’s students

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contained everything from cups and supplies to aspirin and toiletries. A dual sink sat in the center of the “kitchen,” which consisted of two deep fryers and a grill covered by a stainless-steel hood that captured the aroma of fried food and burgers. Boxes of pastries and tomato pie were strategically located on the crowded area behind the lunch counter.

The far wall was what Bill called “The Proctor Hall of Fame.” It was covered with pictures of Proctor teams past.

The ghosts contained in the grainy black-andwhite photographs covered the gamut of Bill’s time roaming the luncheonette. Young men with crew cuts were displayed prominently in their basketball or football attire only to be supplanted by equally young men with long hair. The substance of the photos never changed, but the uniforms and haircuts defined the generations as easily as the year that was neatly registered with a thick black pen on the faded yellowing pictures. The only constants were the coaches, who always stood stoically on the fringe of the team pictures.

Their careers were chronicled in each picture where they grew old before our eyes.

A jukebox sat under Bill’s shrine to the Panthers. It was the same jukebox in which my mother dropped in dimes in the ’50s and I dropped in quarters in the ’70s. The same jukebox that played Pat Boone and Sinatra in the ’40s and ’50s played the Beatles and the Stones in the ’60s and ’70s, proving that as much as things change, they stay the same.

Tables lined the far wall, surrounded by metal chairs with black vinyl-covered seats. Ashtrays were situated on each table, a sign of a different era where smoking was looked upon as a rite of passage and accepted as a non-harmful vice. The north wall behind the tables was filled with dusty cans and paper goods. The cans were much like those sold in convenience stores today, only these were rarely purchased and sat on the shelves for years. I suspect that someone had convinced the

Rizzos that it was a good idea and a way to bring in clientele outside the student body, but rarely did the neighbors come in during the week, and when they did, they usually bought a cup of coffee to go and a newspaper that Mary kept stacked neatly on an ice cream cooler under the front window nearest the front door. I suspect she gazed out of the same window when times were slow.

Bill loved to talk while he prepared cheeseburgers and the best French fries in the city. He remembered every Proctor team through the years and spun tales of the great athletes who had graduated and moved on. He immortalized them; some rightfully and others more romanticized from a time when he was younger and more inclined to be actively involved. It had been decades since he actually went to a game or an event; regardless, he had a special place in his heart for all who had passed through his beloved school. He even spent years trying to get a memorial built on the small island across from the Campus Inn, which he ultimately finished, mostly on his own dime. Henry Dispirito, a wellknown local artist, was hired to erect the sculpture and it still stands there today, a monument to all who passed through the halls of Proctor.

One of Bill’s specialties was his “famous” pizza with cheese. In reality it was not pizza, and the cheese was questionable, but it sold out every day. I say it was not pizza, because it was actually Rosato’s tomato pie and covered with American cheese that he lovingly grilled. Bill would actually grill anything, including donuts, when asked.

Not high-end cuisine, but for high school kids on a limited budget who snuck off campus during lunch or “study hall,” it was a cheap snack or meal, especially when the priority was buying a pack of cigarettes and a cup of coffee with cream and three sugars.

Whereas Bill was talkative with a wealth of knowledge, Mary was reserved and pragmatic.

She knew where everything was and kept her eye on everyone. When I met her, she was already old and gray and well past her youth. She walked with crutches, the steel type with padded

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handles that wrapped around her forearms. She almost never left behind the counter unless she was closing for the day when she would lock the door and turn out the neon lights in the windows.

Bill would clean for the day putting away perishables in the coolers below the grill. Then they would make their way to their apartment upstairs where they lived for almost 50 years.

Eventually, I graduated, but would still drop in from time to time and have lunch at the counter with my friends Tom Zdanowicz and Steve Scalise, but life changes and I stopped going. Bill and Mary would eventually sell and retire, but still lived upstairs for the few years they had left. I was only back once in the past 20 years when a friend of mine had bought it and was renovating.

It looked nothing like I remembered it, but it had its own personality, while keeping some of the characteristics that made it memorable in the first place.

Today, the large white block letters, spelling “Campus Inn” that graced the portal entering our hangout are gone. The Campus Inn had a 70-year run feeding hungry young people and will continue to feed a new generation of Proctorians. In a sense, it was sad to see, as I slowly pulled to the curb taking in the new look. It was only then that I realized that the Campus Inn was not red and white, it was maroon and white, paying homage to the school’s original colors. The change to black and white is appropriate for today’s school.

There was no connection remaining from the past. Generations have passed since I last sat at the counter with my friends. Hopefully, the new owners know that they are the custodians of history. Campus Inn thrived from bobby socks to bell bottoms, crew cuts to long hair. Now the memories will be made by future generations; they will create their own friendships and good times. Good luck. I’ll stop in soon... for oldtime’s sake. •

Look for a new book by Tim Flihan coming soon!

Tim Flihan is a life-long Utican who currently resides in Frankfort, NY with his wife, Leslie, and dog Cooper. Tim graduated from Proctor High School in Utica, NY and with a BS from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY with a degree in Behavioral Science.

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123 Mohawk St., Herkimer • 866-1746

70 Otsego St., Ilion

Breakfast and Lunch

Mon-Fri: 6-2, Sat: 7:30-2 • (315) 985-0490

www.jamosrestaurantandbar.com Open 7 days a week! 11am-9pm

little falls

www.mooserivercoffee.com

Est. 1982

A memorable wedding doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

We offer an affordable option for up to 150 guests. Call (315) 533-7229

Traditional French & American Cuisine Owner/Chef James Aufmuth

Fine Dining • Lounge Grill Menu • Bed & Breakfast We use seasonal products from local and regional farmers and artisan producers.

Serving fresh, sustainable seafood and fish.

Wed & Thurs 3-9, Fri & Sat 11:30-9, Sun 11:30-8, Closed Mon & Tues

5345 Lee Center-Taberg Rd., Lee Center, NY

www.gonecoastalrestaurant.com

Located at historic Canal Place, Little Falls (315) 823-1170 Serving dinner Tues-Sat at 5pm www.canalsideinn.com

MADISON in a historic hotel and former stagecoach g stopp at the Hotel Solsville

Take a break from the Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival on Sept 8th at Ann Street Deli!

Open Daily 7am-3pm

823-3290

Breakfast, Lunch, Homemade Soups & Sandwiches and our delicious Desserts Including our Famous Cream Puffs!

Canal Place, Little Falls Next to Showcase Antiques

- Dining Room Open: Lounge Fri - Sat 4-9pm and in our Loun nge Full Menu Available!

- Open for Lunch -Tavern Menu - 7 Days a Week from 11am - Country Style Dining

Your Hosts: The Dixon Family since 1992

- Comfort Food Special - Friday Fish Fry - Saturday Night Prime Rib Buffet

7243 Valley Rd Madison · 893–7698

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NEW HARTFORD

MARCY

Homemade comfort foods Full menu available til 2am!

23 beers on tap, specializing in NY State craft beers!

Wednesdays

9663 River Rd., Marcy

Nova Scotia Clams served all day!

Live Entertainment 7-10pm

Soft and Hard Ice Cream!

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PLUS Fresh Haddock • Giambotta Mushroom Stew • Chicken & Biscuits Meatloaf Goulash & More!

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NEW HARTFORD

All-you-can-eat Lunch Buffet $9.95!

Mon-Sat: 11:30am-3pm

Phoenician R E S TAU R A N T

All-you-can-eat Dinner Buffet $12.95!

Tues & Wed only

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Enjoy authentic Lebanese Cuisine

Eat In Or Take Out • (315) 797-9918 • 609 French Rd, New Hartford NY Open 7 days a week for Lunch, Dinner served Mon-Thurs: 5-9, Fri & Sat: 5-10 Sun Hours: Lunch: 12-3, Dinner: 4:30-9 • www.uticaminar.com

Voted #1 Best of the Best for pizza and wings, tomato pie, and chicken riggies!

Full Buffet & Salad Bar served Mon-Fri 11:30-2:30 Wednesday Night Buffet 4:30-8:30, Serving Lunch & Dinner Mon-Sat Full Menu Available Mon-Thurs 11:30-9pm, Fri & Sat 11:30-10pm

623 French Road, New Hartford (315) 733-2709

“We are your home town pizzeria!”

past 5 years!

Voted #1 pizza for

(315) 736-4549 • Open 7 days a week • 4462 Commercial Dr., New Hartford www.tonyspizzeriaanddeli.com

Locally Owned & Operated

1700 North James St., Rome (315) 336-1111 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm

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www.raspberriescafeutica.com • Facebook: Raspberries Rome / Raspberries Utica • Kids Menu Available

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127 North St., Old Forge

Tues-Thurs: 11:30am-9pm, Fri & Sat: 11:30am-10pm, Sun: 11:30am-8:30pm, Closed Mon • (315) 369-3141

ROME

Heading north for the weekend?

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Natural Food Cafe Now Open!

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236 W. Dominick St., Rome (315) 337-0437 M-F 9:30-6, Sat 10-3

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A family tradition since 1963! A local favorite for simply delicious family fare, great sandwiches, and delicious ice cream.

Weekend Specials!

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615 Erie Blvd. W., Rome

10101 Dustin Rd (Route 12) Remsen (315) 831-5181

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salisbury

Friday night is Prime Rib Dinner night at The Country Store in Salisbury! Come on up!

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2114 Rte 29, Salisbury 315-429-3224 Open 7 Days a Week

UTICA

simple. fresh. delicious. breakfast • lunch espresso • pastries • cakes

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Sheri’s

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Open: Monday-Friday: 9-2 185 Genesee St., 2nd Floor, Utica

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Breakfast • Lunch Homemade & Fresh Daily!

Shop Our Ready To Cook Meals, Handmade Pasta, Sauces And More!!

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Friday Fish Fry • Breakfast Served All Day

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UTICA

Contemporary American • Private Functions • Reservations Recommended

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Yorkville

Breakfast & Lunch Catering Available

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Free Delivery(min. $20) • Family Owned & Operated!

219 N. Genesee St., Utica

(315) 790-5353 • M-F: 6-4; Sat: 7-3; Sun: 7-2

vernon

KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

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Tues - Fri: 9am -5pm, Sat: 9am - 3pm

(315) 736-1728 137 Campbell Ave, Yorkville www.karamsbakery.com

Nothin’ Fancy Cafe

American & Italian Cuisine Serving Lunch & Dinner

Great Food • Great Service • Great people

THE

BLACK STALLION

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The Vullo family has been catering to your menu needs since 1972!

5656 Route 5, Vernon • (315) 829-2203

www.theblackstallionny.com Open 6 days a week for Lunch & Dinner, Closed Monday

Whitesboro

Serving breakfast, lunch, & Friday dinners Eat in or take out • Catering available too!

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10 Ruth St., Vernon • (315) 829-4500

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Yorkville

Serving Lunch & Dinner Lunches Served Fri, Sat & Sun Happy Hour Daily 4-7, $2 Drafts & $2.50 Well Mixers Tues: $9.99 Prime Rib & $2.99 All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Wed: Little neck clams $5.99 a dozen, 10 boneless wings $6.00 Thurs: All-U-Can-Eat Chicken Riggies Sun: .60c Wings at bar & $14.99 16oz Sirloin Dinner

Catering & Banquet Facilities Available

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80 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

Visit our three Locations:

The Utica Zoo • Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville Ilion Marina, 190 Central Ave, Ilion 61

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2755 State Rt 8, Cold Brook, NY 13324 • 826-5050

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OHIO

Life is Good at The Ohio Tavern!

North Countr y Newport BARNEVELD

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Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

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Clothing Jewelry Household Items Furniture Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 10:30am-3pm New consignment by appointment only

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BlackCat

ANTIQUES

A little bit country, a little bit primitive!

Bear Path Antiques A general line of quality, affordable antiques

Your destination for furniture, hand stenciled signs, vintage clothing, warm glow candles, silk arrangements & more!

Multi Dealer Antique Shop

including furniture, primitives, smalls, china, and antique accessories.

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Open weekends (and by chance) late May-June; Open Thurs-Mon: July-October. Closed Tues & Wed If coming from a long distance call to check hours

14 East Main St. Earlville (315) 691-5721

(315) 369-9970 • 13912 State Rte 28, Otter Lake

Open Tues-Fri: 9-4, Sat: 9-2, Closed Sun & Mon

A Purveyor of Early Primitive Antiques, Simple Goods, Old Purposeful Stuff & Needfuls Reflecting Simpler Times

The ALL NEW

Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop

Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and primitive rug hooking accessories

(315) 893-7737

Open Thurs-Mon 10-5, Closed Tues & Wed

6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY

Cool Stuff ANTIQUE SHOP & CUSTOM FURNITURE

Industrial & Rustic Decor Rare Finds!

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4769 St. Route 233, Westmoreland (315) 725-0360 • Thursday-Sunday: 10-4

Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755

4803 Rt. 31, Vernon

Don’t just shop & run, stay over for more camping fun!

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Cider House Antiques

is a quality group shop, featuring Rustic and Victorian furniture, art textiles, fishing, sports memorabilia, jewelry, clocks and affordable accessories of the 19th and 20th centuries.

January-April open Fri, Sat & Sun only. Open 10am - 5pm daily starting May 1st

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www.ciderhousecampground.com 315-825-8477 • www.ciderhouseantiques.com 315-893-7579

Our lovely gallery offers a full range of antiques, fine furniture, and vintage collectibles!

ANTIQUE GALLERY

6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4 www.depotantiquegallery.com

2018 Show Dates: June 1-3 and August 13-19

Over 30 Vendors!

Foothills

Mercantile

On your “Road Trip” north, be sure to stop in and explore Foothills Mercantile!

Antiques, Vintage, Gifts & Furniture

Open 7 Days: 10-5:30 • 8124 Rte 12, Barneveld • (315) 896-2681

Main Street Gift Shoppe

Newport’s Best Kept Secret for Primitive Gifts!

Fall Decor, Candles, Antiques, Textiles, Olde Century Colors Paint, Lighting, Signs, Furniture and more!

As we welcome Autumn, visit our ever-changing gift shop to fill your home with the warmth of the season!

Fall Open 7431 Main St Rt. 28 Newport, NY House OPEN: Wed-Sat 11:30am til 7pm (315) 845-8835

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Check out our popular Ristorante on site!

Sept. 23rd, 11-3

The Gallery Antiques at Pinebrick A multi-dealer shop specializing in advertising, petroliana, lamps, glass, furniture & quality smalls.

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!

(315) 893-7752

6790 Route 20, Bouckville www.thegallerycoop.com

NEWPORT MARKETPLACE Top Notch Garden Center 7583 Main St., Newport, NY (315) 845-8822

OVER 56 VENDORS! NEW ITEMS ARRIVING DAILY! Antiques and Vintage Furniture • Shabby Chic • Jewelry • Primitives Collectibles • Honey • Cheese • Kombucha • Organic Herbs Natural & Local Foods • Grass-Fed Beef • Organic Chicken Local Maple Syrup • Muck Boots • Garden Accessories Pine Bark Mulch • Northern Grown Shrubs Trees & Perennials

Filled with Unique Finds!

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131 Broad Street, Oneida (704) 650-7942

www.mineandconsign.com

Tues-Fri: 10-5ish, Sat: 10-2, Closed Sun & Mon

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

FOR THOSE WHO CRAVE THE UNIQUE! Open 7 Days a Week at 9am • Gift Certificates Available

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100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30)

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MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL

Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30 Closed Tuesdays

The Old Barn Marketplace 6266 State Route 5, Little Falls

Multi Vendor Marketplace

Three floors of treasures!

Antiques & collectibles in a rustic atmosphere

Open Daily 10-5 Phone (315) 508-5254 Follow us on Facebook

www.theoldbarnmarketplace.com

Primitives, Gifts, Vintage, Antiques, Collectibles, Fudge, Furniture, Jams & Jellies, Local Paintings from Local Artist and more!

ESTATE & HOUSE SALES APPRAISALS ALWAYS BUYING

THE POTTING SHED ANTIQUES

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ALSO BUYING YOUR UNWANTED OR BROKEN JEWELRY Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-4, Sun 12-4, closed Mon & Tues Inventory and our Estate Sale Schedule online: www.thepottingshedantiques.com

315-736-5214

Don & Nancy Hartman, 52 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro (Next to Kinney’s)

ernon Variety Shoppes

Antique & Variety Shoppes

5349 Route 5, Vernon (315) 829-2105 Open 10-5 every day

Located 4 miles North of Sylvan Beach

Weeden’ s Mini Mall

100 Shops Located under One Roof

8056 Route 13, Blossvale (315) 245-0458 Open 10-5 every day

The Online Exchange We Can Help You Buy, Sell, and Trade Globally!

Now an FFL dealer!

6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville

(315) 429-5111

www.TheOnlineExchange.Net Registered user of ebay

Antique & Unique!

Buy • Sell • Trade

See The Man 54 N. Main St., Sherburne (607) 316-8463 • Open Wed-Sun

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Victorian

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Painted and Repurposed Vintage & Antique Furniture

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6831 Indian Opening Rd., Bouckville

Open Fri, Sat & Sun 10-4

valandreasventure.com • (315) 893-7162

An eclectic mix of vintage, antiques, & home decor

315-893-1786 Open Daily 10-5

3371 Maple Ave., Bouckville www.victorianrosevintage.com

337 Genesee St., Utica (315) 738-1333 www.vintagefurn.com

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Herkimer county historical society

H.G. Munger’s

Department Store 1869-1977

by Susan Perkins, Executive Director

Henry Gillette Munger (1846-1933), the founder of one of the biggest department stores in the Mohawk Valley, was a native of Camden, N.Y. Munger attended Falley Seminary in Fulton, N.Y. As a boy, he worked as a clerk in a store in Camden and later worked as a clerk in a store in Cazenovia. He then became a salesmen for Edward Price in Syracuse. In 1865, Munger headed out west to Flint, MI to work as a clerk in the establishment of Avery & McCreery. In 1867, he returned to Belleville, N.Y. and partnered in the mercantile business of Sterns and Munger in Ellisburg, Jefferson County. Sterns sold his interest in the business to Clarence Avery, who was Munger’s former employer when he was in Flint. The business became Avery & Munger. When the business closed in 1869, Avery moved the store to Herkimer. The owners bought out the business of the Taylor Brothers in the Fox Block, which was north of the Waverly Hotel on North Main Street.

The site of the Waverly Hotel later became the General Herkimer Hotel. It has since been razed. In 1881, Munger bought out Avery and opened the “New York Store--H.G. Munger.” Avery started his own store in West Winfield. He came back to Herkimer in 1883, where he became associated with Munger once again working as his clerk and book keeper. Munger was so successful that he had to move to a larger location. He bought a framed building from Charles W. Palmer and had it moved across the street behind the Herkimer National Bank building on North Main Street, which was two buildings north of the Waverly Hotel. On Feb. 26, 1898, fire broke out and destroyed the H. G. Munger store on Main Street. The fire was thought to have originated from the furnace. No nearby buildings were damaged by the fire.

The store was moved into the first floor of the four-storied Earl Block, which was built in 1898 on the corner of North Main and Green Streets. Robert Earl owned the block. Munger’s was also on the first floor and in a large room on the second floor of the Masonic Temple Building, which was next to the

H.G. Munger Store located in the Earl Block, Herkimer

Postcard showing the Earl Block and Munger’s Shoe Store

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Earl Block. It extended to the south on the first floor of the three-story Graves Block and two-story H.G Munger & Co. Shoes. On Feb. 9, 1917, fire struck again when an explosion occurred in the basement of the large department store of H.G. Munger & Company, which was in the Earl Block. Besides the Earl Block, the Masonic Temple Block and the greater portion of that building that was H.G. Munger & Company were destroyed. Other buildings destroyed included the First National Bank, the Grange, the Evening Telegram plant, law offices, and other professional offices and apartments. One of the large safes of the H.G. Munger & Co. store was opened after the fire. The contents were found to be in good condition. The inventory of the store had been completed a few days before the fire and that with the ledgers were found undamaged. This helped the company to know what was lost in the fire.

The estimated loss was half a million dollars. Fine new buildings were built after the fire, including the First National Bank, Liberty Theatre, the In and Out Shop, the Hines building that housed Gallinger’s Drug Store and, of course, Munger’s Department Store.

Henry G. Munger began rebuilding a new department store holding its grand opening on May 22, 1918, with Perry’s Full Orchestra performing. A miniature model reproduction of a Battlefield near Verdun, France, was on display. A lecture was given by Lt. Meredith, a Canadian recruiting officer, who was stationed in Utica. The building was a modern fire-proof structure, 66 by 200 feet and erected at a cost of $150,000. It had freight and passenger elevators, a sprinkler system, steel fire-proof window sashes, and wire re-enforced glass. The fixtures were made of rich mahogany. All metal fixtures were finished in statuary bronze. The Graves block to the north was added to the property at the same time. This building soon proved inadequate, and in 1922 the Grogan block was acquired. This purchase permitted the establishment of a furniture department that was on the second and third floors. The combined stores represented a frontage of 148 feet and contained more than 60,000 square feet. A quote from a local unidentified newspaper stated: “The new Munger store is one of the finest examples of department store construction and equipment that has been erected in New York State. For beauty of architecture, completeness and practicability of equipment, richness and excellence of fittings, it holds a remarkable place among the stores of

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GOODSELL MUSEUM Local Adirondack History

2993 State 28 Old 2993Route State Route 28Forge, NY 13420

315-369-3838 Old Forge, NY 13420 www.WebbHistory.org 315-369-3838

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the state.” In 1957, Munger’s expanded to the adjacent three-story building that housed W.T. Grant Co. to the south, adding more floor space. The three-story brick structure was once the Grand Opera House.

Munger’s had a unique way of recording its sales. It used a system of pneumatic tubes that ran from each department to the main office on the top floor. The clerk inserted the bill of sale and the customer’s money into a small metal container, which was then placed in the pneumatic tube and sent to the main office. It was there the sale was recorded and change was made and then returned to the customer. There is a set of tubes that can be seen today on the north wall of the first floor of the Munger’s Building.

Munger’s had an elevator with an elevator operator inside.

There was a glass-enclosed staircase to the upper floors. The stairway to the basement had a circular railing and there were mirrors on the four sides of posts on the first floors.

Sadly, Munger’s closed its doors in 1971, but the memories are still there. It became Howland’s department store, which closed in 1976 and moved to Riverside Mall in North Utica. The Herkimer County Historical Society owns two oil portraits, which used to hang in the store, of Henry G. Munger and Henry M. Simmons, a grandson who modernized the store before his death in an automobile accident in 1938. They were donated by Frederick Zeitler, the manager of the store in 1976, when Howland’s closed. •

Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society

The remains of the pneumatic tube system used to send the receipt and money up to the office

R.A. Dudrak “The Window King”

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SHAWANGUNK Chapter 48

by Peggy Spencer Behrendt

Brother Jim starts Grandpa’s boat while Peg and sisters watch

Freedom Farm Market • Our own homegrown fall mums • Variety of unique and unusual pumpkins and gourds Gift shop featuring seasonal fall decor, candles, mugs, giftware, home decor, pottery, soaps, maple syrup, fairy garden items & more!

Gift certificates available.

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In 1974, Tim and Peggy Spencer Behrendt set off on an adventure. They began a new life in the woods of Cold Brook, NY, without modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures and also her childhood memories growing up in Westmoreland.

The last summer weekend at our family cottage on the St. Lawrence River (I am 16): Sept 1, 1965 My two younger sisters went fishing at the boat house again with Dad, and he caught a 28inch Northern Pike. It weighs five pounds. Golly, what a monster! We certainly were surprised when he came home with that!

It started raining, so I read the Readers Digest today and got helpful hints about how to be a good listener and jotting down ideas that occur to us as we pass through the day. I’ve also discovered J.D. Salinger’s “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters.” He’s really a riot! I think I’ll try to do my term paper on him.

Dad and I disagreed over how Barb should play solitaire. I said she couldn’t do something because I’d tried it and it hadn’t worked, and Dad said, “why couldn’t she if it wasn’t against the rules?” I got very upset and went to my bedroom.

Sometimes I get too emotional over the smallest thing and feel like everything has gone wrong.

When it stopped raining, I went swimming. The invigorating freshness of the cold water made me feel happier, refreshed, and much more optimistic

about the future.

Later, we went to the Sea Shell Wonders store.

I would have liked to have gotten to know the boy who ran it. He looked nice, and fun to be with.

Sept 4, 1965 Dad was real nutty today. While Mom and I cleaned the camp, I noticed him walking down around down by the well with his hands in front of him like a zombie. He had a forked stick in his hands. He was looking for water with a witch hazel stick! (The land with the well is for sale.) Mom and I teased him when he came up. He looked sheepish, but was good-natured. He said that the willow branch wasn’t working, so he left to find some apple branches. I went along and got some apples for apple sauce.

Soon, he had us all walking around like sleep walkers. I giggled a lot because I felt so foolish. Dad and my little sisters were getting a reaction from their sticks, but I didn’t. I didn’t try to, which I think made the difference.

I can’t wait until I get home, get my pictures developed, buy some green yarn for a sweater to knit, and start school!

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account, put $50 into it and said; “Let’s get started!”

Tim organizes a cooperative track meet in the New School yard where everyone who participates gets a little ribbon that I made, and special awards go to those who work hard to Tim has an award-winning improve themselves. Then, the track team at the New School children come of Utica to our woods on a field trip. It’s delightful chaos! They all end up in and around Misty Brook, lifting up stones to watch crawdads scurry away, splashing through the water, trying to catch minnows, chasing frogs that hop madly away. Everything is a wonder and an adventure to them! Even Uncle Grunt, our outhouse, is fascinating, although it’s a bit embarrassing to see each one of them peer into the dark depths below the hole in the seat!

They also love to climb up our ladder into the loft, but it gets congested and confusing when one wants to come down but is afraid to, and others are still trying to climb up. Meanwhile, the adults are ready to catch anyone who slips and are worried that the gleeful faces peering over the edge will lean over too far for safety!

It’s great fun, and we form life-long friendships with many who are involved. The children experience learning and life as a wondrous, delightful, adventure, and we hope that their visit to us teaches them that there are alternative ways to live intimately, safely, and gently with nature.

1980’s After years of hauling in soil, manure, and moss from the forest in heavy buckets or feed sacks, our garden is abundant with a chaos of luscious, ripe vegetables. We now reap the reward of our countless hours of nurturing and tending plants in spring and early summer. The money it saves will help on groceries when our stored food gets low in late winter and early spring.

We keep carefully tended records of our expenses and income in little notebooks. Every purchase is recorded and tallied. We are strict with ourselves, and try hard to stay within budget, but occasionally financial demands outpace it, especially when we decide to purchase land. Then we must further economize. Often, Tim first thinks we can cut the grocery budget, and I groan and protest. I guess I am fonder of eating than he is.

Weddings are not in the budget and help a lot to cover helpful extras.

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Visiting New School kids gather on our balance beam

Cauley Mountain in Old Forge. “Could you bring your harp?” I agreed with trepidation, and my precious and costly harp got strapped into a seat on the McCauley ski lift and swung high over mountain rocks and mosses ascending the steep slope. I looked back from the seat above with dread and regret. “Oh, why did I ever agree to this? Never again!” It was fortunately delivered safely, and we had a lovely wedding with a spectacular view of our precious Adirondacks, but I won’t be putting my harp on any more ski lifts.

One evening, the temperature drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit at 6 o’clock. This means frost at Shawangunk. I cover plants with old feed sacks and pieces of an old parachute. I’m always so sad to lose them to frost. But we have the harvest to comfort us and the lessons learned that will make next year’s growing season just as satisfying and hopefully better. Gardening is a bit like learning a musical instrument. The increments of improvement are imperceptible, but they are there, year by year, note by note, creating something incredibly wonderful for those who have the vision and tenacity to carry on despite failed crops, or failed auditions.

From our bed the next morning, we watch a bird land on the topmost tip of a towering evergreen tree. How can it balance on that tiny pinnacle of balsam needles? It is basking in the nebulous heat from the first, earthbound rays of the morning sun. As it continues to rise, gentle mists drift lazily up among the trees from melting crystals on

leaves stiffened by last night’s frost. Our cottage is chilly, so I hurriedly dress and scurry to the west end of the garden. Like the bird on the tree top, I am warmed by the first rays of morning sun.

Early September, 1990s Tim waits ’til evening for his powered parachute flight, when breezes have been gentled by the golden light of sunset, but there’s still enough daylight to get a glorious view of the Adirondacks in the first blush of autumn color. I wish he’d find another hobby that wasn’t so dangerous. But he’s worked hard all his life--school, family, community and social causes, the children are now on their own, we’ve bought all the nearby land that’s available (so far), and he deserves to be able to pursue his passion.

He says it gets his mind off his work, ministry and counseling. I ask what it is about his work that he must get his mind off of? “Well, there’s church politics for one thing,” he replies.

It’s so true! Small things can cause big trouble if you’re not alert. On long work days, we sometimes had to use the church kitchen to prepare meals. Our dish towel, admittedly, was perhaps too well used, (I always tried to leave our dishes clean and dry) and was not the newest, or prettiest. One day, we found signs posted over the towel rack. One read, “Tim & Peg’s,” the other, “Church.” Our well

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used towel hung next to a snow white model of bleached, sanitary freshness. The contrast was embarrassing, but Tim eliminated the problem quickly. We bought a new towel to hang there, never used it, and hid the one we used in a closet.

At last, Tim lifts off, up and over the dark forest trees tipped with sun fire toward the first, faint glow of Venus, and I scurry home.

I bring in some kindling. Tim will be chilled when he returns. I light the newspaper and warm, yellow flames start crackling and licking around the bark and twigs in the wood stove. Suddenly, there is strange movement in the stove! A snake!

It was sleeping between the bark layers I brought in, and is now desperately trying to escape the fire! He gets caught between Tim has a safe landing some metal at Shawangunk pieces in the door. I don’t like to handle them, but there are only seconds before he will likely be roasted,

so I grab him, ease him loose and release him outside just as Tim returns. Whew!

I start to tell him my adventure but am upstaged.

“My plane is hanging from the electric wires!” he announces. “Just as I was landing, a rogue gust of wind lifted me back up, right through the trees at the end of the runway and between the two electric lines that run along the road to Fred’s house. The parachute flipped over the top line and stopped me, 10 feet above the ground, swaying back and forth like a child in a swing.”

“Oh, no!” I cry, looking him over. “Are you OK?” “I’m fine! I unbuckled my harness and leapt free so I couldn’t create a current to the ground.”

This is unbelievable! We walk up and take a look. There it is, drooping beneath damaged power lines, the lines of the pretty rainbow-colored chute hopelessly twisted and tangled above, billowing in the late night breeze.

The power company repairmen come and kindly disentangle the chute lines during the line repair (it shorted out), and Tim’s plane is saved, intact.

He’s had about 100 successful flights and only a few “unplanned landings.” There was the time he landed in the tree tops (“The softest landing I ever had.”); there was the time he ran out of gas 2,000 feet up (but floated down gen-

tly because of the parachute); and the time the engine seized while he was flying (again, thank goodness for the built-in parachute). But, it’s getting harder, without his reading glasses, to do preflight checks, and as retirement nears, the need to escape work stress diminishes. But the memories of flying adventures make good entertainment on quiet evenings beside the fireplace when snakes are safely hibernating outside and frosts stealthily creep into Shawangunk.

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I recently ran into longtime CNY bassist Billy Carman. As we talked, it hit me that he plays in more than a few bands. Which got us talking about multi-band players. There are a handful of guys who do this in the area.

Names that come to mind are Kenny McConnell Jr., who plays both electric and stand-up bass with Strung Sideways, Blueprints, Tommy Hoe and the Barncats, the Brian Mulkerne Band, and All Tuned Up. Kenny also takes a few fill-in jobs, too, and does studio sessions at Shack #9 studios in Holland Patent for Jim Inman.

Speaking of Inman, Jim not only runs Shack #9 recording studios, he also plays in Strung Sideways, Thunderwatt, and the River St. Ramblers, and has a full slate of solo shows every year, too.

Mark, Al, and Dan Sisti, along with Gene Voce are the Blarney Rebel Band (Celtic rock), The King Kool and His Royal Blues band, and The Allman Brothers Tribute of Les Brer’s. Those four guys were also part of the Justice McBride band for years as well.

Area drummer Lenny Milano can seemingly be everywhere. Len’s primary band is the Prime-Time Horns. He also gigs semi-regularly with Phil Petroff & The Natural Fact, Monkey Fever, and the band Train Wreck. This magazine could be filled with nothing but other projects, recording sessions, and fill-ins Lenny has done over the years. There are many drummers in CNY and Lenny is certainly the most in demand.

That said let’s get back to Billy Carman. I asked him to send me some info on his projects and he said: “I am currently working with these main bands: Baddogg, a blues- based band with many styles mixed in; Red Hush, a longtime area favorite with great originals and a great mix of new and classic rock; Simple Props, a great party band also with a great mix of classic rock of the ’80s and ’90s and newer pop rock; and, of course my longtime band 24/7 classic rock all the way, Caution, a great jam band vibe with some surprises.

“I also work with Eddie Jr., an all original recording artist; and fill-in for Bob Lett with Grit and Grace, a great country band with a dash of classic

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rock. I have filled in with Painted Black--they are soup to nuts, a bit of everything, and the Max Scaildone Band, also a great rock blend of classic and newer, among others.

“I like the variety of working with different groups and it does have its challenges. Modern country is a bit of a challenge sometimes, being that I’m not familiar with some of the new acts and putting names to songs can be challenging.

“Over the almost 40 years I’ve been gigging I have come to learn there are patterns in music; most popular music follows those patterns to some extent. A good song tells you where to go next, and make sure you can see what the guitarist is playing helps a lot... and to just enjoy the company of the other players and make it a good experience.”

Thanks, Bill, and try and get some sleep after all those gigs! Kids, remember a bass player will always have a gig around here.

September Brings these other gigs: On the 7th and 8th, a band with local roots, moe, plays the Saranac Brewery. Look for an after-party with Thunderwatt on Sept. 8 at Lukin’s.

Sept 15th, a benefit at Hanna Park. The event is officially branded the “Angel C.A.R.E.S. Steven Zacaroli Jr. Memorial Concert” and its goal is to provide exposure for the Utica Police Department’s “Angels” program. Its purpose is to raise money for the Open Access program, which is a new 24hour crisis facility for people with addiction problems in our area. The line-up features: at 11:00, Steven Zacaroli Sr.; 11:30-12:00, the Plunkett Brothers; 12:10-12:40, Poor Tim; 12:50-1:20, Gridley Naked and Scared; 1:30-2:15, Soundbarrier; 2:25-3:55, Hardcase; 4:05-4:35, Remsen Social Club; 4:455:15, the Blues Brothers; 5:25-6:00, Slug! Yes, a return of Slug!

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Interior Design/Custom Window Treatments The Added Touch Drapery, New Hartford . . . 44

Garden Centers, Greenhouses, and U-pick Blooms by Bogner, New Hartford & Utica . . . 3 Casler FLower Farm, West Winfield . . . . . 23 D’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort . . . . 19 Freedom Farm Market, Vernon . . . . . . . 69 George’s Nursery/Garden Ctr., Clinton . . . 19 Juliano’s Greenhouses, Schuyler . . . . . . . 19 Melinda’s Garden Barn . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . 66 The Mum Farm, New Hartford . . . . . . . 35 MV Growers Association . . . . . . . . . . . 32 North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . 16 River Road Greenhouses, Marcy . . . . . . . 15 Sunnycrest Orchards, Sharon Springs . . . . . 7 Top Notch Garden Center, Newport . . . . . 64 Windy Hill Orchard and Market, Cassville . . 14

Jewelry Alison’s Jewelry & Repair, Utica . . . . . . . . 45 Fall Hill Beads & Gems, Little Falls . . . . . . 18 Goldmine Jewelers, New Hartford . . . . . . 26

Gift Shops/Shopping Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . 38 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . 63 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . 64 Oneida Commons, Oneida . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Owl & Moon, West Burlington . . . . . . . . . 6 Paca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Simply Primitive, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Golf Courses and Driving Range Brimfield Driving Range, Clinton . . . . . . . 53 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 39 Woodgate Pines Golf Club, Boonville . . . . 40

Landscaping Copper City Landscaping, Rome . . . . . . . 33 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 9 Liquor Stores and Wine Beer Belly Bob’s, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Ilion Wine & Spirits, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . 43 Lodging Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Maple Syrup (see Produce) Meats, locally raised (see Produce) Media 92.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 74 FOX33/WUTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . 15 WKAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Metal and Metal Roofing Mohawk Metal Sales, Westmoreland . . . . . 32

Gravel and Gravel Driveways Copper City Landscaping, Rome . . . . . . 33

Monuments & Memorials Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Grocery/Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro . . . . . . . 53 The Country Store, Salisbury . . . . . . . . . . 60 Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . 21 Kountry Kupboard, Madison . . . . . . . . . . 55 Little Italy Imports, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . . . 37 Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . 31 Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Motorcycle Repair Hillside Motorcycle & Machine, Munnsville 40 Musical Instrument Sales, Rentals, Lessons Big Apple Music, New Hartford . . . . . . . 18

Gyms Curves, Herkimer and Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 59 Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . . . . 44 Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . 71 Sunflower Naturals, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hair and Beauty Services At Home Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Optometrists Towpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 29

Hardware/Lumber/Farm & Home Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . 38 Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Paint and Painting Supplies Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . 29 Urbanik’s Paint & Wallpaper Co., Utica . . . . . 41

Hearing Consultants Hearing Health Hearing Centers, Rome . . . . 38

Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Physical Therapy Inertia PT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 59 Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Tony’s Pizza, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Pools and Spas Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion & New Harttford . . 49 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 & 23 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville .

Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs Main Street Ristorante, Newport Simply Primitive, Boonville . . .

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Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . .

Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . .

Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . .

Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . .

Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . .

Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . .

Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . .

Three Village Cheese, Newport . . . . . . .

Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . .

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Pumpkin Farms Cullen Pumpkin Farm, Richfield Springs . . . . 14 Pumpkin Junction, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . 40 Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Heartworks Quilts & Fabric, Fly Creek . . . 21 Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Real Estate Hunt Real Estate, Welcome Home Team . .

John Brown Team, Coldwell Banker . . . . .

Koehler Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bagel Grove, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bite Bakery and Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Black Stallion, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . .

Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . .

Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Country Store, Salisbury . . . . . . . . . . .

Delta Lake Inn, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . .

Gone Coastal, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . .

Hotel Solsville, Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jamo’s Restaurant, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . .

Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . .

Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . .

Killabrew, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . .

Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . .

Minar Fine Indian Cuisine, New Hartford . .

Nothin’ Fancy Cafe, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . .

The Pickle Boat Grill, Old Forge . . . . . . . .

Raspberries Cafe, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riverside Diner, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RoSo’s Cafe & Catering, Utica . . . . . . . . . .

Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . . .

Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . .

The Tailor and The Cook, Utica . . . . . . . .

Voss’ Bar B-Q , Yorkville and Ilion . . . . . . .

Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Willie’s The Original Bagel Cafe, Utica . . .

The Willows, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Artisan Cheese handmade by the Felio Family and sold locally throughout the Mohawk Valley!

For locations visit: www.threevillagecheese.com Also see us every Saturday at the Oneida Co. Market at Utica’s Union Station!

Serving Rome & Utica Since 1946

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Sheds and Garages Shafer and Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . 70 Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 49 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LAST MONTH’S riggie’s RIDDLE ANSWER

Sharpening Services Ron’s Sharpening, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shooting Preserves Vernon National Shooting Preserve . . . . . . 22 Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . . 54 SD Power, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Snowmobiles/ATVs Hobby Hill Farm, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Tent Rentals Brownie Tent and Awning, Clinton . . . . . . 70 Thrift Shops Country Corner Thift, Holland Patent . . . . 22 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

The answer to last month’s riddle about a village with a long-running 4th of July parade:

Iroquois Confederacy

Tree Services and Tree Farms Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Our winner drawn from all correct answers is William Moorehead of Clinton, NY

Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 42

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Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 39 Vernon Downs Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windows RA Dudrak, The Window King, Holland Patent . . 68 Yarn and Knitting Supplies Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Yogurt Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . 46

August’s Crossword Solution The answer to last month’s puzzle, “A Utica original”: Tomato Pie The winner drawn from all correct answers is: Peter G. Carchedi of Utica

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