Mohawk Valley Living #31 April 2016

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ANSEL ADAMS: EARLY WORKS April 1 – September 18, 2016

Ansel Adams: Early Works focuses on the masterful small-scale prints made by Adams from the 1920s into the 1950s. In this time period, Adams’ technique evolved from the soft-focus, warm-toned, painterly “Parmelian prints” of the 1920s; to the f/64 school of sharp-focused photography that he co-founded with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham in the 1930s; and, after World War II, toward a cooler, highercontrast printmaking approach.

Several singular examples are featured in this exhibition, including an extraordinarily rare print of Moonrise, Hernandez.

(Image) Monolith, the Face of Half-Dome, Yosemite National Park, California 1927.

Photograph by Ansel Adams. Vintage gelatin silver print. Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. © 2015 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

THIS SUMMER AT THE FENIMORE...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Bohemian Paris May 28 – September 5, 2016 See examples of Lautrec’s drawings and original posters. Exhibit includes La Boheme costumes from the Metropolitan Opera. Sponsored in part by Nellie and Robert Gipson.

The Perfection of Harmony: The Art of James Abbott McNeill Whistler May 28 – October 2, 2016 The exhibition is sponsored in part by The Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan Stanley. Support also provided by a Market NY grant through I LOVE NY/NewYork State’s Division of Tourism as a part of the Regional Economic Development Council awards.

Featuring lithographs from the Steven Block Collection at the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored in part by Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Leventhal.

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Oneida County Historical Society ADK Journal Woodlawn Hop Farm Skeet Shooting in Clinton Downtown Utica MV Astronomy Club Local CD Review Artist Frank Page April Forest On the Farm with Suzie MV Gardens & Recipes MV Restaurant Spotlight MV Nature Restaurant Guide Antiques Shopping Guide Herkimer Co. Historical Society Tales from Shawangunk, Part 19 Gallery Guide MV Musician MV Comics Live & Local Advertiser Directory

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Spring!

by Sharry L. Whitney

Spring is here and people are eager to get outside for sunshine and activity. I’m happy because I have some seeds germinating.

I thought I’d grow some zinnias this year for some colorful cut flower bouquets to give to friends and neighbors. I have to remember to pick out my vegetable plants from my Szarek Greenhouses plant share. I’ve already gambled and put some peas in the ground.

If the frost kills them, oh well. If not, early peas! Spring always holds such promise of rebirth.

Speaking of rebirth, this month Brian Howard of the Oneida County Historical Society contributed the first of a 2-part article about Utica’s postwar urban renewal. This look back provides context for the new vitality Downtown Utica is currently experiencing. And on that note, we introduce a new regular feature by Michelle Truett, “What’s Up Downtown,” highlighting what’s new (and old) in Downtown Utica. We often refer to the City of Utica as the “hub” of our Mohawk Valley Living “wheel” and a strong axle makes for great ride.

With that in mind, please make sure to nourish the seeds of our community this spring. Whether you’re shopping for garden plants, home improvement supplies, or a colorful new spring wardrobe, please turn to the last couple pages of the magazine and shop our Advertiser Directory. These businesses make our world go ‘round. •

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A common scene in downtown Utica during the early ‘60s – a United Contractors truck in the pit of a recently demolished structure.

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Over the last few years downtown Utica has been undergoing what many are calling a Renaissance. New stores and eateries, business offices, and loft apartments are filling long-vacant properties in the city’s heart. Neighborhood revitalization around Bagg’s Square is a prominent indicator of an upward trend, one that has been virtually unknown by area residents in the last two generations. This new vitality is the result of progressive thinking on the part of our leaders and concerned citizens who are engaged in the latest iteration of “urban renewal.” A review of the city’s initial attempt to remake itself provides context for this latest effort; what follows is the first of a two-part look at the age of urban renewal in postwar Utica.

The United States emerged from World War II as the most powerful nation on Earth. Unlike the other Allied and Axis powers, America’s industry and infrastructure was untouched by war. Our nation had a decade-plus head start on Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, which spent the postwar years rebuilding. The U.S. took it as a mandate to lead humanity into this brave new world, one that embraced modernism and that largely dispensed with the ways of the past. This was the age of the automobile, jet air travel, and the atomic bomb. It was the dawn of the computer revolution, televisions, and space exploration. Out with the old, in with the new.

American cities took notice. In the 1940s and ’50s our urban centers were reassessed with an eye toward updating them for the modern age. It had been nearly 20 years since sustained economic vitality—i.e., not the kind generated by

New York City-based Barnaby Concrete Corporation submitted this proposal to restart the stalled Project No. 1 site in October 1967.

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wartime emergency—was the norm. The federal government be eliminated by city’s urban renewal programs. Redevelopment responded with landmark legislation that would radically alter Project 1, involving 22 acres west of City Hall, calls for complete cityscapes across the country, including right here in the Morazing of all buildings, sale and development of cleared land by hawk Valley. private investment. Under joint federal-city program, city pur The Great Depreschases and clears sion had a debilitating land, before selling effect on American insite on bids to develdustry. Locally, Oneioper.” da County’s economy This 22-acre parsuffered as one mill cel was located just after another closed off Genesee Street and extended west and moved south.

By the late 1940s, to State Street. Its the city of Utica was northern and southlooking to reinvent ern borders, respecitself as the industries tively, were Columbia and Court around which the city Streets. Central to had grown were on the plan was conthe way out. A town struction of a mixed whose birthright was government and textiles, agriculture, commercial comrailroads, and a 19th plex that included a century canal system A Hilton Inn was one of the proposals in the Project No. 1 site. Note the rendering of the new City Hall, rewas having some seHotel Utica in the background on the right. rious identity issues in placing the Richard the postwar years.

Upjohn-designed Residential neighlandmark built at the corner of Genesee and Pearl Street in the 1850s. Proposals called borhoods and blocks of apartments dating from the 19th centufor the preservation of the Old City Hall’s clock tower but, in the ry immigration boom also were showing their age. In 1949, the government passed a Housing Act that provided federal funds end, this was not to be.

After several years of studies and bids, work got under way in earto Utica to acquire “slum” properties, which in turn could be nest in 1962. Property after property was demolished, temporarily acquired by investors for redevelopment. Five years later, the Housing Act of 1954 provided federally-backed mortgages to providing motorists with acres of free parking in t h e investors and popularized the term “urban renewal.” project area. By the summer of 1964, most of the demolition phase had been comRedevelopment Project 1: West Utica pleted. Ground was broken on the During the 1950s Utica’s leadership committed to redevelnew City Hall site on July 31, 1964, opment projects that fundamentally changed the nature of the but the forces guiding Project No. downtown area. Responsibility fell on the shoulders of Urban 1 were not on an even keel.

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Clippings from the Utica OD, circa late 50s/early 60s.

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What happened in downtown Utica during urban renewal was similar to what was occurring across the country. While it wasn’t appreciated at the time, urban renewal was destroying essential elements of the city’s character and creating an identity crisis that would last for generations.

Additionally, massive federal investment in remaking American cities could not stem the tide of residents moving to the suburbs. The lure of affordable housing, land, and a desire to “escape” the dated, cramped, and dilapidated urban neighborhoods was too strong. For America’s middle class, leaving the cities was an easy choice; in their wake came an era of decline and blight that would define our urban core through the end of the 20th century. •

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My reason for getting involved in photography at an early age was not necessarily the most noble one. It wasn’t a career aspiration or to put food on the table. It wasn’t to bring the public some unique or edifying view of the world. At least those were not the initial goals I had in mind with a camera in hand. It was to try and impress a girl. I don’t really know what, if any, role photography had a part in it – but I did get the girl and we’ve married for 35 years and counting. And a bonus, you might say, has been a life-long appreciation for and involvement with the craft.

When not engaged in commercial work, my wife (who was a professional portrait photographer for 23 years) would turn her camera to people in the streets – really, people anywhere – and she has always been comfortable and great with it. I was always intimidated by that and would instead turn my camera toward the natural world – the grand and intimate landscapes and almost any creatures other than humans that I did not have to worry would frown or duck or roll their eyes, and who would not require a model release or else threaten to sue me!

So, it was a wonder more than a decade ago to discover and seriously explore the Adirondack wilderness so near our own back yard, where the inclusion of people in a photograph mainly offered a sense of perspective and awe.

Many of the arts share the same principles; so many beginning artists, regardless of their craft, often make the 1 same mistakes. When you study good or great photographs that are published in magazines, coffee table books, calendars, or that adorn the walls as décor in a commercial

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Just like a well-written story only containing words that move the story forward or a piece of music pleasing to the ear with just the right combination of notes, a good photograph contains no clutter or distractions from your main subject.

And a great photograph does more than just delight the eye – it also evokes, however unconsciously, some emotional response.

When you arrive at a spot that moves you in some way, such as a lake drenched in dawn colors, a water falls hosting a rainbow at its base, or a butterfly settled on a flower, don’t shoot and run.

Linger. Consider multiple angles of the same scene. The days of high cost for film and processing are long over. If it’s a creature, be patient and try to keep the background clean.

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My main hiking buddy knows our hikes are always going to take a bit longer than the guidebooks suggest.

Early and late afternoon light is usually preferable, which can make it a challenge to ascend or descend from a summit view at that time with a headlamp.

All of the photos accompanying this article were first published in other magazines or in calendars and many with a compact point-and-shoot camera. Every ounce of weight matters when you are backpacking for 10 to 12 hours per day. Small, light cameras are able get satisfying results these days.

And I’ve only destroyed two of them so far! •

A detail of 46er Mark Lowell on Gothics was used for a magazine cover. My hiking friends are often my models to bring perspective to a scene.

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They say a woman never completely gets over her first love. Before I was an oenophile (which I still don’t know how to pronounce, but it means “wine lover”), I loved beer. I still enjoy it. Given my love of local and of all things distinct and interesting, I am especially fond of microbrew and craft beer. It was only a matter of time before I made my way to Woodland Hop Farm and Fermentation in Marcy.

Steven and I picked up my sister Cheryl, who lives in Marcy, and she directed us to Trenton Road. A number of cars were already there, but we found a place to park and soon we were sitting at the bar in the rustic tap room.

Steven and I decided to split a flight of eight, sampling everything on the menu of draught offerings. Additionally, Amy, our server, suggested a glass of stout, which was not on the menu. They thought they had sold out of it, but fortuitously discovered another keg. I do like stout.

I guess I should have expected a beer called Bee’s Knees to be sweet. You don’t have to tell me that honey does that to things. I handed that one to Cheryl to taste, because when we go wine tasting, she always likes the sweet ones. I thought Sagey tasted like a Christmas tree, but in a good way. My favorite brew of the day was Dubbel Shot, which had a delightful coffee aftertaste.

After we had sipped a bit, we discovered that they also offered a hard cider, so we thought we’d try a little of that. Then Amy brought us a glass of their cask offering.

“Since you’re trying everything,” she said.

Enjoying a flight at Woodland Hop Farm & Fermentation in Marcy

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I was not familiar with cask beer, so Amy had to explain. Cask beer uses the same ingredients as the other brews but is matured in the cask from which it is served. Therefore, it is fresh, unfiltered and has a unique flavor. It was definitely smoother than the regular offerings. I enjoyed it very much.

“So the next time I’m here, I should ask what your cask offering is,” I said. That is what I will do.

We decided to get a growler of the Dubbel Shot. A growler is a very cool-looking bottle. We can bring it back and purchase a re-fill if we decide to. In the meantime, I’m sure we’ll find a spot for it on our shelf of cool stuff. •

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A round of skeet involves one box of 25 shotgun shells per shooter, which will be fired at 8 stations from concrete pads. Rob, Josh, Alana, and Melinda Karastury all try skeet shooting with the assistance of club member John Panzone. The stock of the shotgun must rest against your cheek and the butt firmly against your shoulder with your left leg forward and your feet hip-wide apart. The shooter looks down the barrel and when the clay disc is launched from the house quickly moves the shotgun while anticipating the lead, and pulls the trigger. •

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Sweet Escape Chocolate Lounge Kelley Kain made her first candy when she was 14 years old by following a recipe from her grandmother’s book. Much experimenting ensued and a love for confections bloomed. Kelley Started CNY Occasions in 2009 making chocolate favors for weddings and parties.

Sweet Escape Chocolate Lounge on Genesee Street is the storefront she always wanted, the expanded workspace she needed and the perfect time in a revitalizing Downtown Utica to open.

Sweet Escape opened this past February. It has a unique set up – there is seating for about 30 people and an exposed work area where you can see Kelley at work at her dipping and decorating station. Comfy chairs welcome you in their big front window and their large display case of chocolates is front and center. The menu has everything from truffles, candies and chocolate covered fruit to wine infused strawberries, chocolate waffles, coffees and teas.

The shop is available on Sundays and Mondays to small groups for meetings or small events (painting parties, etc.) and their treats are available for custom orders weddings, parties and more. Their hours and menu will be expanded within the next month.

Kelley opened her shop in Downtown Utica because it’s like going back to a place she loves. She used to go to the Boston Store with her mom and walk down to Good Old Summertime as a teen. She always felt a draw to come back to downtown.

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The historic building was constructed in 1832 by Samuel Farwell, a respected engineer on the Erie Canal. It was a private residence for many years before the club formed and purchased it in 1883. The club’s first president was Horatio Seymour and many other prominent Uticans were members including Francis Kernan, John Swan, Publius Rogers and Thomas Proctor. Stepping into the club is like stepping back in history. Inside visitors will fine multiple dining rooms, a variety of meeting rooms, a newly renovated bar, reading rooms, billiard and gaming rooms, a library and a ballroom.

The club was the first building in Utica to have electricity. In the Spring of 2004, The Fort Schuyler Club was added to the both the State and National Registers of Historical Places.

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The New Century Club Building “Into the New Century” is an initiative that will stabilize the National Register New Century Club - now owned by the Utica’s Urban Renewal Agency.

Designed by Frederick H. Gouge, the historic structure was home to the New Century Club, a women’s civic organization established in 1893 considered to be a pinnacle of the Women’s Movement as well as a significant cornerstone in the evolution of Utica. They were “responsible throughout the early twentieth century for projects that notably improved Utica’s educational system, outdoor recreational facilities and youth justice system.”

The City of Utica recently received funding from New York State to complete construction related to extreme environmental contamination caused by age and years of disinvestment and deterioration. The goal is to bring the property to a safe and marketable state for public or private developers to preserve and upgrade for contemporary use. Work is expected to begin this summer. •

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Mohawk valley astronomical society

WATERY WORLDS by carol higgins

“April showers bring May flowers” is a familiar expression during spring. As you travel around the Mohawk Valley you’ll notice water everywhere. It’s in streams, the Mohawk River, reservoirs, Delta Lake, and lakes in the beautiful Adirondack Park. Did you know that water is also in many places in our Solar System?

There are millions of different forms of life on our planet ranging from complex beings called humans, to a diverse assortment of animals, plants, insects, and fish, down to minuscule organisms. Life is even found in extreme places like sweltering deserts, freezing mountain tops, and the crushing depths of the oceans where pressures can be eight tons per square inch. What do all these life forms need to survive? Water!

Water covers about 71 percent of the surface of Earth, and is essential to life. It’s comprised of oxygen and the most abundant element in the universe – hydrogen.

Oxygen is created by nuclear reactions in stars, and hydrogen was created at the time of the Big Bang when the universe was born. When the two elements combine, the result is water.

One of the most profound questions that mankind has long struggled with is whether “life” exists outside of our special planet. It was believed that Earth was unique in its water-rich “habitable zone,” so scientists assumed they would have to look to the far reaches of the universe for bodies that may support life. Well, that assumption has been turned on its head.

The “space age” began in the late 1950s bringing not only a new curiosity about

space to the public, but revolutionary technology advances.

Researchers were no longer anchored to the planet since spacecraft can carry cameras and sciJupiter’s moon Europa, by the Galileo spacecraft. entific instruments, and space Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute telescopes can view the cosmos without interference from Earth’s murky atmosphere. These devices coupled with innovative ground-based spacecraft photographed geysers of water equipment offered new tools for explora- vapor spewing out into space at 800 mph. A few months agoNASA, Cassini flew tion.

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Image Credit: ESA, W. Keel,through Galaxy Zoothose Team The Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Jupi- watery particles, and scientists are currently ter in March 1979, followed by Voyager 2 evaluating the results. four months later. Scientists were stunned Where else has water been detected or when photographs of Jupiter’s moon Euro- is suspected? In the shaded craters of our pa revealed an icy surface riddled with odd moon, Mercury, Mars, Saturn’s moons Tishaped cracks and bands. Since then, we’ve tan and Mimas, Saturn’s rings, Neptune’s learned that Europa’s surface is a frozen moon Triton, Pluto, dwarf planet Ceres, assaltwater ocean, with a large liquid water teroids, and comets, to name a few. ocean and a rocky ocean floor below that Jupiter shines brightly every night in April, surface. Europa is now the primary candi- so when you look up and gaze upon the date target where we may detect some form biggest planet in our Solar System and see of life, and a NASA project is under way those four moons, think about this questo send a spacecraft to Europa in the mid- tion…is there life on any of those watery worlds?

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Found in You by Alexandra (Alex) Nicolette is an atypical Gospel album. It is a superbly inspirational work of art. Her approach to the music is concise. The lyrics are captivating; each song is a perfect slice of pop with a message.

The album opens with “Galilee.” This is a song of searching for truth and redemption and reaching for guidance. The guitar drives across the urgency.

“King of Glory” is a somber paean to the Savior. Played with immense feeling, Alex’s piano lays a thoughtful layer over the simple cello conveying the peaceful message.

Alex’s voice is rich and full on “Victory Is Yours,” breaking through adversity and coming into the light. “Don’t let it be winter in your soul” is an amazing line.

Another track, “Your Love Is Forever,” is more upbeat, moving and rejoiceful.

The title track opens with a beautiful cello-piano duet. It tells us that God is unwavering in his grace and mercy.

The final song, “Sovereign,” speaks of God’s omnipotence and his watchful ever present light. “I feel you in this room filling my soul.”

Alex’s songwriting is graceful and passionate. The music is marvelously and perfectly coupled to the lyrics; her voice is elegant in its beauty. It resonates with a flowing motivation. She is joined in this project by Ryan Alsheimer, and Shaun and Jenna Murray, each of their instrumentations adding a further dimension to the whole.

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Have you ever you stopped to watch a squirrel leaping through the branches of a tree or successfully navigating its way to a “squirrel proof” bird feeder? Back in 2002, Rome artist and cartoonist Frank Page was distracted by a squirrel “doing Ninja acrobatic stuff” outside his window. Transfixed, he got out his sketchbook and created Bob. He relates that juncture to one of those great moments “like when Bruce Wayne saw a bat and became Batman,” he says. Since then, this sarcastic, moody, very loud, yet subtle squirrel has been Frank’s companion.

“Bob the Squirrel” is a three-panel comic strip that appears every day in the Rome Daily Sentinel newspaper, where Frank works as a graphic designer and editorial cartoonist. But Frank’s comic strip reaches far beyond Rome and the Mohawk Valley. Bob the Squirrel has fans all over the world that follow his adventures at bobthesquirrel.com and on Facebook. His Facebook page indicates that his personal interests include Doritos, Diet Coke, apples, Rachael Ray, Adele, not watching baseball, hanging out with Frank, and messing Frank Page often pay homage to the around with the dogs. You can also follow Bob on

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Before there was Bob, and even since, there has always been art.

Frank began drawing as soon as he could hold a crayon. “I could express myself more on paper than I could verbally,” Frank says. He remembers as early as grade school the reactions from his classmates to his artwork and his realization, “I’ve got something here.” He says he was shy, but drawing gave him a voice. He had a comic strip in his high school newspaper at Rome Free Academy (a 1993 grad) and also at Cazenovia College, where he studied illustration.

Frank has grown over the years along with his furry friend.

He believes in getting out of his comfort zone and in being a perpetual student. He even went back to school to earn his Masters in Fine Arts in 2010 at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Starting on April 1 (no fooling) there will be an exhibit called “Finding Bob -- the Art and Squirrel of Cartoonist Frank Page,” a new collection of Frank’s work on display at Artistree Studios & Gallery in Rome. “After 14 years,” Frank says, “you think I would have found him.”

His artwork also helped him through lonely times, divorce, death, and personal ups and downs. Much of Frank’s personal life appears in his comic strip. He and many of his friends and relatives live alongside Bob in his two-dimensional world. “He says the things I wish I could say,” Frank says, “but gets away with it because he’s a cute little

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It’s been 14 years since Bob first appeared in Frank Page’s sketchbook. (If you’re wondering, the record age for a gray squirrel in captivity is 20 years). “Right now he’s a passionate, stubborn teenager,” Frank says. “He’s brash, self-centered, and needs constant attention, but I love him to death. He’s my best friend.”

When asked how Bob has grown and changed over the years Frank replies, “His voice is deeper.” •

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I took a diversion from the main trail and headed down toward the creek. That’s when I saw my first violet of the season. The foliage of the Round-leaved Violet grows low against the ground and the size of each leaf easily outclasses the plant’s tiny yellow flowers. Though the seeds are known to be dispersed by ants, the quickest way for this early blooming violet to spread is via a root runner. And thus it creeps along the sides of footpaths and even down the gorge’s steep banks. I recall many years back when I first encountered this plant’s foliage and it defied my ability to identify it. By mid-summer, its round leaves are even larger and not particularly violet-like. In general, when plants are not blooming, they can be difficult to identify, and this one effectively remained a mystery until spring when its blossoms finally appeared.

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At the beaver ponds, activity has been ramping up since mid-March. By early April the courtship activities of Wood Ducks are in full swing. But the new ducks in town are a handsome pair of Blue-winged Teals. This is a small species of dabbling duck with light blue patches on the leading edges of its wings.

The male has a striking crescent moon pattern on the side of his head. The leopard pattern on his flanks gives way to a prominent white patch on his “hip.” The female Blue-winged Teal has cryptic plumage that allows her to blend in with the surroundings while she sits on her nest. The teal seemed satisfied with all of the ponds, canals, and channels that the beaver pond system had to offer, and although I knew the chances were remote, I hoped that they would remain to nest. Unfortunately, the species only rarely breeds locally.

At dusk the nasal “peent” notes of the American Woodcock start to fill the air. This chubby, long-billed sandpiper of damp meadows traditionally nests in the fields above the beaver ponds. By continually mining the field for saplings, the beavers inadvertently help to

keep the breeding grounds in top condition for woodcocks. As night comes on, the male woodcocks begin their competing flight displays over the habitat. Flying in a wide circle and about 75 to 200 feet in the air, the woodcock’s wing feathers emit a high pitched twittering sound similar to the “wing-whir” produced by doves in flight. The crescendo of the display is a twisting, turning, slow dive back to Earth that is accompanied by rapid volleys of piping notes. Once back on the courtship stage, the male resumes his “peent” calls – rotating his stance a few degrees with every call, flashing his white tail spots and hoping that all of his efforts are noticed by a female.

Before April comes to a close, many wildlife species become fully engaged in their breeding cycles – even before the first Fire Cherry blooms or the first Juneberry gets its blossoms. Dens have been chosen and nests have been constructed and even some eggs have been laid. Spring’s procession of flowering plants has coursed its way through the steadily darkening woods and has begun spreading into the meadows and wetlands.

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and the lawn mower. The house and barns are all painted in the very traditional red with white trim and have been kept in immaculate condition.

As with any family home, the place is filled with treasured memories. Peter tells great stories of growing up in that beautiful house—of climbing (and sometimes falling from) the large oaks by the road, of building dams and redirecting the flow of their small creek, and of waking to the sounds of cats batting colored eggs around the hardwood floors on Easter morning. The rope swing his dad had put up for him in the barn is still there—and has been enjoyed many times by our own daughters. A retired geology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Norrie had piles of unusual rocks artfully arranged throughout the property. Now almost 20 years old, the tree we planted when my husband’s mother, Judy, died still stands in the middle of the yard. It was in the kitchen that Peter and I announced our engagement to his parents; it was in their living room that we exchanged Christmas presents and talked long into the night on countless occasions.

Norrie loved to tinker, he loved to garden, and he loved keeping the house and property in good shape. But it was all getting to be too much for dear Norrie to manage.

When it was decided that Norrie would move to a retirement home, my husband and I had THE talk. Should we move “back home” to Wisconsin … to keep what is arguably one of my favorite places on earth in the family? We’d be close to Norrie and close to my family—my parents, my sisters, and their families. Our own children see their Wisconsin relatives but once a year … far too infrequently. We could move our entire farm business there, raising chickens, goats and sheep,

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But the reality far outweighed the dream. To make it as a farm business these days, you need much more than just five acres. Such a small parcel would limit the number of goats we could raise and would make feeding them much more expensive. The barns haven’t housed animals in decades … who knows how much work we would have to do to retrofit it all? Differing state regulations would have to be navigated, too. Wisconsin’s cheese industry is more tightly regulated and it would take us two years to complete the required coursework to become licensed cheese makers there. Assuming they would accept our processing equipment and our previous experience is a small gamble. We’d certainly have plenty of hurdles to cross.

And then there’s the age factor … if only we were in our 20s or early 30s! I’d be excited at the prospect of starting all over, of packing up all that we have built and striking out anew. There are certain stages of one’s life that are perfect for that kind of challenge … and 45 ain’t it! We’ve built too much and worked too hard to build a life here in the Mohawk Valley. Yet it saddens me to watch the window close—a window that represents “going back,” of capturing those memories in real time, and of getting back to the place I will always call home.

Then again, “home” is what and where you make it, right? Besides, the past is an awfully confining place to live. As much as it breaks my heart to let go of the old homestead back in Wisconsin, my head says it is the right thing to do.

Farming families have to cross this or a very similar threshold with every passing generation. Who will take over when the parents can no longer farm? Does the next generation even want to farm?

Assuming the children want to continue the legacy, can they make a living at it? Smaller, older farms can require expensive updates to buildings and improvements to the land in order to make them home to a viable business. This can make an old homestead a big risk for the cash-strapped, aspiring young farmer.

Of the multi-generational farm families we know, the process of transitioning is long and slow and is more often than not muddied by years of interpersonal issues—something not at all unique to farmers. Whatever the transition, such decisions regarding the family farm are never made lightly and are, by their very nature, incredibly bittersweet. •

Suzie Jones and her husband, Peter, own Jones Family Farm in Herkimer. Together, with their children, they produce specialty goat cheeses and gelato. Find them at local farmers’ markets and at: www.anotherjonesfamilyfarm.com

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30-Day Wonders: The Fastest and Easiest Veggies to Grow

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Quick easy crops offer great yield per growing space and dollar value for your efforts. Spring and fall are the best times to grow these fast growing vegetables because they prefer cooler weather. Summer heat can cause then to turn bitter or bolt. While many standard garden vegetables cannot be planted outside or started from seed until the soil is fully warmed and the threat of frost is past, a variety of other cool season crops can be started right now, giving you a jump start on the garden season and putting food on your plate before our favorite summer veggies come in.

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These spring veggies, all of which can by easily planted from seed, are great choices for early gardens in the Mohawk Valley. They are fool proof enough for even beginning gardeners to reap a great harvest in about a month.

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When I say bread pudding, I’m sure your first thought is of a warm, sweet, cinnamon desert. But there is no reason that you can’t elevate that bread pudding to a savory, spicy main dish. This recipe is a favorite of many of our Three Goat Farm-CSA members and it’s a great way to get folks to eat more greens because this recipe works well with any combination of chard, spinach and kale.

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By Denise Szarek 1 lb. stale crust bread 1/4 C. olive oil 2 T. butter 3 cloves of garlic 1/2½ tsp. cayenne ½1/2 tsp. paprika 1 bunch chard 4 C. fresh baby spinach

PEA SHOOTS AND PEAS: Snow peas, and other pod peas, are another great spring vegetable that kids tend to love. I haven’t met a kid yet who doesn’t like to go searching in the garden for peas–unless you’re my grandson Tyler, who enjoys sneaking into our greenhouse for pea shoots! Shoots are grown from a variety of sugar snap peas, and they are basically planted thick in trays and are the young leaves and tendrils of the plant. Sweet, with lots of sweet pea flavor, they are a great addition to spring salads. Pea shoots are ready to harvest in about two weeks from planting, with peas taking anywhere from 50 to 65 days. The variety we use for both shoots and sugar snap peas is Dwarf Grey.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a large bowl. Peel and mince the garlic, and place in a small glass bowl with 2 T. of butter. Microwave until butter melts, 1-2 mins. (for those who do not like microwaves, this can be done on the stove). Stir ¼ cup of olive oil into the butter, along with the cayenne and paprika. Pour butter/oil mixture over bread cubes and toss until well mixed. Spread the bread cubes on a cookie tray and place them in the oven. Toast bread cubes, stirring often, until golden brown and crispy, about 8 mins. Remove from the oven and return to bowl.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, Add chard and spinach leaves and boil for 1 min. Drain in a colander, then squeeze dry in a paper towel. Roll leaves up together tightly and cut crosswise. Set aside.

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RADISH: Radishes are one of the fastest vegetables to grow, as many varieties are ready to be harvested in a little as three weeks. Radishes are great for interplanting with lettuce or spring greens, and can help to naturally thin those crops as the radishes get harvested. They come in a variety of different colors, shapes and sizes, and can be spicy or sweet, very different from the round red radish found in the grocery store.

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If you pine to take a bite out of time during your breakfast, lunch, or early dinner break, then Bite Bakery and Café on Franklin Square in Utica is the place for you.

“Downtown Utica already had high-end restaurants,” says Jason Allen-Leonard, co-owner of the trendy café that opened in September 2015.

“We wanted a place where people could grab a quick bite to eat during the workday. Something simple, convenient, quick, and easy.”

His husband and business partner, Doug Allen-Leonard, says he’s always wanted to own a business.

“I was making baked goods out of the house,” he says. “Sometimes 2,000 items!” He didn’t name the time frame for that output, but it’s still an impressive number.

Jason says the most popular sandwiches at their café so far are “The Bite,” a grilled cheese topped with onion jam and served with a side of tomato basil soup, and the “Angelo Panini,” a more substantial grilled salami, pepperoni, roasted red peppers, and provolone concoction. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options also are available.

For dessert, try the famous (by word of mouth) cinnamon buns or the cupcakes or biscotti. All sweets are baked in-house overnight, developed

by Doug, the aforementioned baker of the partnership.

Other items on the menu brainstormed by the Allen-Leonards include hearty salads like Caesar, Cobb, and an Apple Walnut, as well as a selection of breakfast fare. The usual beverage choices are capped by more fanciful coffee drinks perked on the unique red espresso La Pavoni commercial machine, which took eight weeks to arrive from Italy.

Doug says they shop local and number as suppliers the Utica Coffee Company, Heidelberg Bakery for bread, and Carlo Masi for vegetables and produce.

The couple lives in a loft in the Bagg’s Square East neighborhood and came across the site of their future bakery, formerly part of Peate’s Music, on a walk with their pugs, Giselle and Luciana. Since they were already part of the renaissance of downtown, the pair decided to invest in a business there, Doug says. Because of the proximity of Bite to home, “I’m able to pop out to let the dogs out,” Jason says of an added benefit of their location.

Mutual friends introduced the couple 15 years ago; they’ve been married for six. Jason worked for a commercial firm and lived once in New York City.

Doug has a health insurance management background

Douglas and Jason Allen-Leonard, co-owners of Bite Bakery and Café.

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and currently works full-time as the claims manager at Excellus, spending part time shifts at Bite. Jason masterminds the shop full time; he’s the cooking side of the program.

“I’m the urban, hometown old soul,” Jason says. “Doug is all the glamour and drama.”

The glamour extends, however, to the look and décor of Bite. Jason, who earned a fine arts degree in interior design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, is the artist behind the drama of the interior. It was a four-month remodel job, all beautiful exposed brick, shiny aluminum vent, red metal chairs, wood tables and floor, industrial track lighting, and a stage bulb sign outlining the eatery’s name.

The sparkling white subway tile of the back wall serves as the eye-popping backdrop to the baked goods cases and kitchen area. With music wafting through the shop’s sound system – Aretha Franklin’s “Ain’t No Way” in this case, one of this writer’s favorites – it’s all a standout. I knew I was in the right place.

“People come in to take advantage of the Wi-Fi and refocus during a break from the office,” Jason says. “It’s a different view from the usual workplace.”

Bite Bakery and Café is branching out with music acts on occasion; Rusty Doves headlined on the first Saturday in March. “We’re coming up on our six-month anniversary,” Jason says. “We will take stock then to see what happens next.” Future plans may include opening up more shops locally or in other towns, he says.

Simple. Fresh. Delicious. Those are the promises Doug and Jason make about their joint venture.

It’s as simple as that, one bite at a time. •

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Getting to Know the Least Bittern story & photos by matt perry One of the region’s prime locations to find wetland birds has always been the Utica Marsh. It offers habitat for several species that you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else in the region. More than 20 years ago, I caught my first sight of one of the marsh’s rarest denizens as it made a short flight over the cattail beds. It was only a brief glimpse, but it was enough to confirm the species’ presence and, given the time of year, I could infer that it was likely breeding. That rare bird was a Least Bittern – a robin-sized heron with bright buff body plumage and ebony back. Its legs are yellow and its large stiletto-style bill is orange. It is easily our most colorful resident wading bird. Like other herons, the bittern makes its living by hunting fish, amphibians, and invertebrates.

It usually limits its foraging to the open water channels that flow between cattail beds.

The classic (if seldom seen) pose of this undersized bittern is of it straddling two cattail stalks and waiting to stab its bill into underwater prey. Utica’s preeminent bird-man, Egbert Bagg II (1850-1915), considered the species to be locally uncommon in the late 1800s and early 20th century. In his pub-

lished list of Oneida County birds, he writes that he collected (shot) four specimens between 1893 and 1897. A few years ago, I was able to see a painting of a Least Bittern produced by Egbert Bagg. It was clear that the species intrigued him. In fact, that was the only one of his paintings that the Bagg family retained.

Currently in New York State, the Least Bittern is on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Threatened Species List. This designation indicates that the bird is at risk of becoming an endangered species. Throughout the state the Least Bittern’s breeding habitat is quickly disappearing as the cattail beds it needs for nesting are supplanted by invasive Purple Loosestrife and Phragmites. This is clearly the situation at the Utica Marsh, where these invasive plants are now encroaching upon the last few acres of cattails. The result is a formation of a marsh-bird “island;” it’s a small piece of habitat where all of the resident species that breed in cattails can be found.

Back in 2013, I decided to stake out the Utica Marsh’s last expanse of cattails specifically to watch and listen for bitterns.

I began in late May, at a time when most of the wetland’s summer residents would have only recently arrived. At this point in the season, the leaves of cattails were about a foot tall and only a third of the size they would become. As the leaves attain full height, they create a swaying green curtain that effectively hides the activities of marsh living birds. By starting my survey so early in the season, I hoped to have a much better chance of seeing bitterns and maybe even locating a nest. Listening for the secretive bittern’s call was an important part of the search. Hearing one would confirm the species’ presence and it could even indicate breeding. The Least Bittern’s call is an understated “ku-ku-ku,” not to be confused with the Black-billed Cuckoo’s “cu-cu-cu” call that so helpfully begins with a “C” and not a “K”! But, seriously, the calls are similar, but not very hard to tell apart. The bittern’s phrase is given singly and there is a discernable drop in intensity in the last notes, while the cuckoo’s 2 to 4 note phrases are typically strung together to make a much longer song. While the bitterns call would emanate from low in the open marshland,

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One of the He then came up alongside her and the two great benefits of wait- acknowledged each other by crossing bills a ing to see one particu- few times. This appeared to be low intensity lar bird species is that bonding behavior. He wasn’t there to assist you are well positioned in the building process; males as a rule do to see and hear so not participate in nest construction. Instead, many others. As a rule, he walked on top of the completed platwhen a naturalist sets form as if he was assessing the strength of out to study one thing, the floor. The nest was placed about 10 feet the cuckoo’s call would typically be given other subjects of equal back from a channel of open water. I was from a higher point in the trees along the interest present themselves and compete for at least 200 feet back – at what I judged to wetland’s border. his attention. This happened to me dozens be a good nonintrusive distance. Still, it was Getting down into the Utica Marsh be- of times in the period that I devoted to the surprisingly easy for me to see the nest, but came rather difficult after the Barnes Ave. bitterns. I was distracted by Wood Ducks, that was before the cattails had grown high.

Bridge was closed several years ago. Since Pied-billed Grebes, Common Gallinules, During my subsequent visits, it became a then I’ve had to access it via the bicycle Virginia Rails, and Marsh path that runs along the Barge Canal. The Wrens. Granted, having so best place to pick up the bike path is behind many potential subjects was the DOT building off North Genesee Street. a good problem to have and A Yellow-throated From there it’s about two miles to the old I’m not complaining. Despite Vireo sings in the shade Utica Marsh parking lot at the end of Barnes the distractions, I was sometrees along the canal Ave. That represents a serious time/energy how able to remain largely commitment that most people are unwilling focused. Most of all, I knew I or unable to make, and as a result the marsh had to keep my eyes fixed on is visited far less frequently by nature-en- the cattails so I didn’t miss a thusiasts. I’ve mentioned it before in this brief flight of a bittern over the column and I’ll reiterate it here: Birding by marsh. All you have to do is bicycle can be an excellent experience. It blink and you can miss it. The enables you to cover more ground and there- marsh gods were kind to me, fore more habitat. On the path approaching though, and during that first the Utica Marsh, I was able to hear the visit in May, I hit the jackpot: I spring songs of countless songbirds – some- happened to see a dark-backed

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With open water relatively close on one side of the nest, it would be easier for the occupants to see approaching predators. It wasn’t technically a moat, but perhaps it served a similar function. Certainly, hunting opportunities for the male bittern would be close at hand, since he is well adapted for catching prey in deep water. During the course of my visits, I was fortunate enough to see him hunt several times. Like other herons, he walks slowly and stealthily through the cattails – hoping to come upon prey unaware. His small stature means that he is unable to wade in deep water like his larger relatives – including the herons, egrets, and the American Bittern; instead, in order to catch

fish and other water-living creatures, he must use a different technique.

On the bank of a channel, he anchors himself by tightly grasping cattail leaves with his feet. With legs spread far apart, he leans out over the water and waits for prey to pass by. With an unwary target coming into range he gradually increases his lean until the angle of his body is at an improbable 45 degrees with respect to the water. At that point it seems that his legs must reach their stress limit. Right then he plunges down into the water bill first, and his feet release their grip at the same time. He was in the water for only a few seconds before he reemerged flapping and with a fish or tadpole in his bill.

My next visit was more than a week later.

It was clear at this time that the female had begun incubating eggs. She lay motionless and appeared to be one with the nest. I could just barely make her out, since both she and the nest were so well camouflaged. The female Least Bittern’s back is much lighter than the male’s, so it blends in much easier with the surrounding foliage, which was dominated by tans and greens. After about an hour of scanning, I finally located the male. He was not far from the nest, perched up high in the cattail leaves. As counterintuitive as it sounds for such a colorful bird, he too was able to effectively use camouflage to conceal himself. With his back against the cattail curtain, his orange streaked, pale

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It’s not unusual for Least Bitterns to breed in loose colonies, so while observing the nest I was also trying to stay alert for signs of additional pairs and nests. The call of the other male came from nearer my position on the trail, but try as I might I couldn’t locate him or any other nest. Realistically, with the cattails so grown in, there was little chance that I would be able to pick out another. However, I was able to (more or less) track the movements of the original male as he made his way through the cattails. He was coming toward me in his quest to locate the source of the other call, but he wasn’t going about it too fervently. In fact, he kept getting distracted and even took time to stalk prey.

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If a science fiction writer ever needed inspiration for bizarre looking aliens, they couldn’t do better than to choose very young bittern or heron nestlings. They The classic straddle posture of the bittern certainly resemble nothing from this earth. Upon arriving at the nest, the male inserted his bill into the throat cused intently on something moving in the of the most insistent youngster and regurgimurky water. Seeing him at such close range tated a protein rich meal of fish and insects. allowed me to marvel at his compact size Two of the other chicks were also fed in this and vibrant color. After stabbing at the wa- manner, but the remaining two would have ter and coming up with nothing, he retreated to wait for the father’s next visit. back into the cattail jungle and I lost track On my visit a few weeks later I found of him. It did seem like he’d given up on in- the bittern chicks to be close to adult size, vestigating the foreign male that had called though their plumage earlier. was very unlike their On my next visit, the dynamic at the bit- parents. Along with A Marsh Wren sings tern nest had changed. The eggs had hatched some tan-colored body in his territory and while the female remained at the nest to plumage, they were covdefend the young and keep them warm, the ered by rather unkempt male was out hunting nonstop. Interesting- looking tufts of whitish ly, when he had a nice haul, he would never down feathers. What return to the nest directly; instead, he’d take surprised me most, a more circuitous route and he’d get there though, was that they largely by walking and hopping. The pur- were fully ambulatory. pose of the convoluted course was to keep They were not staying potential predators ignorant about the nest in the nest anymore, location. Upon his return to the nest the fe- but exploring the catmale moved aside and revealed five light tails on either side of it. downy figures – most were gape mouthed Of course, they weren’t and swaying. Given the distance and all the flying; they were not yet intervening foliage, it was difficult for me to capable of that. Instead, see much detail of the goings on inside the they were clawing and nest, but what I was able to make out was grappling their way pretty amazing. I had seen inside the nests around the immediate

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pressed to provide enough food even with his mate’s assistance. I watched him as he made his long and convoluted return trek to the nest. The keen eyes of the youngsters picked him out when he was a dozen yards away and two of them jumped over the side

of the nest and began journeying out to meet him. Instead of feeding the eager emissaries he pressed right past them and continued making his way toward the nest.

The hungry pair fell in behind him and nearly matched his pace. One other chick was standing on cattails about five feet away from the nest, but he brushed past this one as well. That chick then joined the other two and followed their father closely even as he deliberately overshot the nest. At this point even I began to wonder what he was doing, but then his intentions became clear. He circled around the back of the nest and arrived at the platform from the back side. With the cadre of youngsters at least a dozen paces behind, he was able

to feed the two weaker nestlings that had remained in the nest. He managed to do it right before the others returned and pandemonium reigned. Obviously, it would be a great challenge for the male to finish raising that demanding group on his own, but fortunately he seemed up to the task.

Years ago, it was said that the Least Bittern’s larger cousin, the American Bittern, also bred at the Utica Marsh and I have no reason to doubt that claim. Certainly, the habitat was right and the Mohawk Valley is well within the expansive range of that species. All I know is that in the last 20 years, I’ve only seen the larger bittern in the marsh during spring migration – that is, until the year that I monitored the Least Bittern’s nest. One day in early summer, one flushed up from the marsh and flew right over me while I was scanning around for other birds.

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The 4 Corners in Clark Mills

2033 Brothertown Rd., Deansboro www.sunnybrookmeats.com

Pohl’s Feed • Feed (locally made), Purina, Buckeye, & Nutrena • Garden supplies, garden seed, fertilizer • Pet food & bird seed • Farm supplies, equine supplies

On staff dairy nutritionist & horse specialist!

4560 Verona St., Vernon 315-829-2753 www.pohlsfeed.com M-F 7-5, Sat. 7-1, Closed Sundays

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clinton

the mvl

restaurant

guide

Where good friends Meet to Eat! Enjoy breakfast or a quick lunch!

8170 Seneca Tpke., Clinton (315) 732-3631

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Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat & Sun 6am-1pm

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•Daily breakfast & luncheon specials •Ask about our family bowling special!

8125 Rt.12, Barneveld, NY (315) 896-2871 Open early everyday!

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2755 State Rt 8, Cold Brook, NY 13324 • 826-5050 Mon. 4 - 9pm • Tues. Closed • Wed. - Sun. 12 Noon - 9pm Great Food • Great Spirits • Great Times

Life is Good at The Ohio Tavern!

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Primo Pizza #

at the Kettle

NOW OPEN!

315-381-3231

The Most Unique Upside Down Pizza You Ever Tasted!

20 Years of Pizza Making!

Try our Gourmet Pizzas!

Chicken Wing, Primo Margarita, Philly Cheese Steak, Chicken Bacon Ranch, Our Unique Upside Down Pizza!

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Weekday Specials Tues- 20” X-Large Cheese Pizza . . . . $9.95 (Toppings 2.25 ea, X-Cheese 2.95)

Wed-Small Cheese Pizza & 20 Wings . . . $14.95 Thurs- 2 Large Cheese Pizzas . . . . . $16.00 +Tax / Toppings Extra

Pizza and Wing Specials Sm. Cheese & 20 - 17.95 Lg. Cheese & 25 - 22.95 Lg. Cheese & 50 - 32.95

(plus tax. celery, blue cheese, toppings extra)

Clinton & local delivery 4:30-9pm

Tues-Thurs: 11am-9pm, Fri & Sat: 11am-10pm, Sun: 1pm-8pm

7756 State Route 5, Clinton Located inside Spaghetti Kettle www.primopizza1.com 50

The Historic

RESTAURANT

Prime Rib • Hand Cut Steaks • Seafood • Poultry • Pasta • Roast Dinners

Entrée’ Salad • Specialty Burgers Petite Dinners • Great Sandwiches Homemade Soups and Desserts

Now Open Tues, Wed, Thurs: 4-9pm, Fri & Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 12-8pm, Closed Mon

10626 North Lake Rd., Forestport (315) 392-6607 www.buffaloheadrestaurant.com

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little falls

WIGWAM TAVERN

NY 28, Forerstport 315-392-4811

Mon-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat & Sun 7-4

Find/Friend us on Facebook and check out our daily specials and upcoming events!

Herkimer

823-3290

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

S. Ann St., Canal Place, Little Falls Next to Showcase Antiques

Est. 1982

21 years in business!

Check out our new sponsor!

Traditional French & American Cuisine

Seafood & more!

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.

Now open for our 35th year!

Raw or cooked • Eat in or take out!

200 King St., Herkimer (315) 866-5716 Wed-Thurs 11-7; Fri 11-8; Sat Noon-7

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

Great food served in a relaxing atmosphere.

Serving Breakfast and Lunch M-F: 7am-2:30pm

Let me createFREE a WI-FI culinary experience for you!

“At home” dinners our specialty!

by Chef Dominick Scalise

(315) 866-7669 122 W. Albany St., Herkimer

27 draft beers on tap featuring many NY state craft beers.

518 East Main Street, Little Falls (315) 508-5156

Open Mon-Sat: 4pm-10pm facebook.com/CopperMooseAleHouse

Celebrating 30 Years!

Serving healthy and delicious salads, grilled sandwiches, and homemade soups.

Heidelberg Bread & Café 3056 Rte 28 N., Herkimer (315) 866-0999

Mon-Sat: 7am-6pm, Sun: 7am-5pm Find us on Facebook!

Baking all natural breads – available throughout New York State

piccolo cafe

Known throughout The Valley for hearty homemade soups, traditional Italian and zesty Mexican dishes!

Check out our tempting specials on facebook every week!

Lunch Monday-Friday, Dinner Wednesday-Sunday 365 Canal Place, Little Falls www.piccolo-cafe.com 51

new hartford

Georgio’s 62 Genesee Street New Hartford NY

Village Cafe’

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Homemade comfort foods Full menu available til 2am!

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

Voted “Best of the Best” for fish frys & wings!

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C o m e E x p e r i e n c e G e o r g i o’s !

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Menu Online: www.georgiosvillagecafe.com

Open for Lunch Open for Dinner Open for Dinner Tuesday-Friday Tuesday-Thursday Friday & Saturday 11:30AM to 3PM 5PM to 9PM 5PM to 10PM Closed Sunday & Monday

“We are your home town pizzeria!”

past 5 years!

Voted #1 pizza for

P hoenician R E S T A U R A N T Enjoy authentic Lebanese Cuisine 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

HAPPY SAM’S BANQUET FACILITY and COCKTAIL LOUNGE • LOUNGE OPEN 5-9

Friday Happy Hour 6-8pm • Complimentary Buffet

Fish Fryy Frida !

Nights

Banquet Facility offers buffet and sit down style meals.

Seating up to 250! Smaller rooms available for business meetings and personal gatherings.

At the Ramada Inn • 141 New Hartford Street, New Hartford • (315) 737-3445 WWW.HAPPYSAMS.COM

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

Check out our Happy Sam’s features live entertainment every new sponsor!

Friday night and hosts the MV Blues Society open mic the last Wednesday of every month!

See what’s happening at Happy Sam’s on Facebook.

Locally Owned & Operated

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

Catering Available • Homemade Desserts Every Day

2634 Genesee St., South Utica (315) 724-6795 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm Dinner Wed - Sat 5pm-10pm

4784 Commercial Dr., New Hartford (315) 736-1363 Breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-3pm

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

Oneida/sHERRILL

Smoked salmon and lobster crostini at Lakeview in Sherrill

Specializing in the area’s only coal-fired pizza oven!

Dinners: Mon-Sat 3:30PM-9PM, Sun 1-7PM Lunch: Wed, Thurs, Fri Open at 11:30AM

212 Main St., Oneida • 315-363-6510

Lakeview Restaurant and Bar

Customizable catering for any size event!

Perfect atmosphere for a romantic dinner or family event.

Chesterfield’s

Open to the Public!

Open Year Round

1017 Golf Course Lane, Oneida • Only 4 miles off Rte 5 in Sherrill • 315-361-6113

Tues: 11:30am-2:30pm, Wed-Fri: 11:30am-9pm, Sat: 4-9pm • www.lakeviewrestaurantandbar.com Starting April 18th New hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm

Tuscan Oven 2184 Glenwood Plaza, Oneida • (315) 361-9900

Mon-Thurs: 11:30am-9pm, Fri: 11:30am-10pm, Sat: 12-10pm, Sun: 12-8pm

Daily lunch specials Mon-Sat

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Oriskany Falls

hAPPY SPRING!

ROME

MARIO’S PIZZERIA 29 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE!

Homemade, Hand-tossed

Pizza!

Calzones • Wings

Cold subs/Hot tunnels

Specialty subs • Wraps • Salads Soups • Munchies

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Full Italian dinner menu! friday fish fry eat in or take out

184 N. Main St., Oriskany Falls

(315) 821-7288 Tues-Sat: 11-10, Sun: 11-9

ROME

Try our wood fired brick oven pizzas!

Weekend ck H Haddcoials Spe

Weekend Specials Prime Rib Every Saturday Night!

A Friendly, Fun, Family Establishment!

Enjoy great food & entertainment!

8752 Turin Rd., Rome • 339-GOLF (4653) • Open 7 Days a Week

Brenda’s Natural Foods

Something Good & a Lot of It! www.brendasnaturalfoods.com

Natural Food Cafe Now Open!

Featuring:

Gluten-free options and homemade soups!

Natural Groceries • Supplements • Local Foods Organic Produce & Plants

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

Worked up an appetite?

DiCastro’s slow cooked, on the bone, melt in your mouth Prime Rib hits the spot!

Homemade Pasta and Sauce H

Enjoy a pre-dinner drink at our new full bar addition-

Black Dog Saloon!

t& Take Oeury!

Deliv

DiCastro’s BRICK OVEN

Call 336-0671

615 Erie Blvd. W., Rome Open M-Thurs 11-9, Fri & Sat 11-10, Sun 4-9

Champagne Brunch

Banquets

Weddings

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salisbury

sauquoit Valley/Cassville

The Country Store with More!

Snacks, Beer, Pizza, Wings, Subs, Gas, Diesel, Non-Ethanol Gas, Gifts and much, much more!

www.countrystoreny.com

Put on your fat pants and head to Wendy’s Diner!

Wendy’s Diner 1717 Route 8, Cassville (315) 839-5000

M-Thurs 6am-2pm, Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 6am-1pm, Sun 6am-12(breakfast only)

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

sharon springs

DYK? Bagel Grove sources eggs directly from local farms: Berry Hill Farm in Deansboro, Jones Family Farm in Herkimer, and Westwind Farms in Interlaken. These eggs are used in our famously delicious breakfast sandwiches, our egg bagels, and egg salad and are also available for sale by the dozen.

Innovative food made with local & organic ingredients whenever possible.

Exceptional service with a warm atmosphere.

Mon-Thurs 11-3, Fri-Sun 8-3 195 Main St., Sharon Springs (518) 284-2575 www.blackcat-ny.com

utica

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

Creaciones del Caribe

Order Online @

bagelgrove.com

(Creations of the Caribbean)

Fresh & all natural ingredients

7 Burrstone Rd. Utica, NY 724-8015

53 Franklin Square, Utica • (315) 790-5747

Utica’s Authentic Bagelry Since 1988

Mon-Thurs:7am-8pm, Fri & Sat: 7am-11pm, Sun: 10am-2pm

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Your Meeting Place Private Parties & Meetings Drive Thru Open All Day 1256 Albany St., Utica • Parkway Drugs Plaza Mon-Fri 7am-6 pm, Sat 7am-2pm • 982-9665

1315 Genesee Street, Utica

(315) 864-3057 Open 7 days a week: 9am-11pm

Stop In For Our New “Savory Breakfast And Lunch Pusties”!!

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Breakfast, Lunch, “Grab-and-Go!” 1st Floor Deliveries, 8am-2pm Take Out & Catering!

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Open: Mon-Fri 9-2 185 Genesee St 2nd Floor, Utica

315 735-7676

T ry Our Seasonal I t al i an Speci al t i es, Cooki es, Past aci ot t i “ Pust i e s” & M ore !

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Yorkville

westmoreland www.knucklheadsbrewhouse.com

Knuckleheads BREW HOUSE

Homestyle American Fare From Wings to Prime Rib!

Check out our daily specials including Friday fish fry and Saturday wood smoked prime rib!

Specializing in Weddings & Banquets

EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE • COMPETITIVE PRICING PROFESSIONAL WAIT STAFF ACCOMMODATIONS UP TO 200 GUESTS

Happy hour every day 4-7pm featuring craft beers and a full bar.

WEDDING RECEPTIONS • REHEARSAL DINNERS • BRIDAL & BABY SHOWERS FAMILY REUNIONS • BUSINESS MEETINGS • ALL OCCASION PARTIES

Friday night dinners featuring our famous fresh haddock fish fry!

Full menu available - Serving every Friday 4-8:30

16 Erie St. Yorkville, NY 13495 (315) 736-9359 www.clubmonarch.net

KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

Middle Eastern Specials and Groceries Pita and Flat Bread • Spinach & Meat Pies • Baklawa

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

(315) 736-1728 137 Campbell Ave, Yorkville

Serving lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Open til 2am 7362 East Main Street, Westmoreland (315) 853-1351 56

www.karamsbakery.com

mv living

antique shopping guide Businesses Est. 1998 - Mary T. Gearhart, sole proprietor

BlackCat

Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!

Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

ANTIQUES

We’re letting the cat out of the bag!

Consignment at its Finest!

Clothing Jewelry Household Items Furniture

Conducted with respect and dignity.

We take the pressure out of estate liquidation, moving, or downsizing.

Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 10:30am-3pm

Call for a consultation:

New consignment by appointment only

(315) 736-9160

22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160 www.thequeenclosetatticaddicts.com

Black Cat Antiques is the destination for Antique Furnishings, Vintage Clothing, Jewelry, Accessories, and Primitive Handmade Gifts!

Spring is Here!

Open Daily 10am-5pm 10242 Route 12N, Remsen

(315) 831-8644

www.backofthebarnantiques.com

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

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

Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop

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

(315) 893-7737

Open Thurs-Mon 10-4, Closed Tue & Wed

6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY

Vintage Utica Club light at The Depot Antique Gallery

Gifts of Distinction

One of Chenango County’s Best Kept Secrets!

Featuring The Clothing Boutique Baby Boutique • Country Style Curtains

Mon-Sat: 9:30am-5:30pm; Sun: 12-5pm

29 S. Main St., Sherburne, NY • (607) 674-9440

ANTIQUE GALLERY 6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Daily 10-5 April-December www.depotantiquegallery.com

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

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Foothills

Mercantile The BIG RED BARN filled with antiques & vintage pieces, collectibles, glassware, furniture, accessories. New items arriving daily. Visit our gift shop!

Over 30 Vendors!

Open Every Day 10am-5:30pm • Closed Tuesdays • 8124 Route 12, Barneveld (315) 896-2681

Fresh Picked

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Rt. 12, Waterville, NY

(315) 316-7791 Seasonal Hours

Primitives Garden Decor Furniture Vintage 50s & So Much More!

Fresh Picked & friends ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & GIFTS N. Main St., Oriskany Falls, NY

(315) 794-7933 Open Thurs-Sun 10-5, or by appt.

Variety of Old & New:

Furniture Primitives Collectibles & Must Haves!

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

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!

(315) 893-7752

6790 Route 20, Bouckville www.thegallerycoop.com

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

Now an FFL dealer!

6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville

(315) 429-5111

eBay Clearouts Estate Sales

by Valley Girls

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

www.TheOnlineExchange.Net Registered user of ebay

Fort Plain Antiques ANTIQUES & SALVAGE

Now In One Great New Space!

COME VISIT US IN OUR EXPANDED STORE! SHOP HOURS: Tues - Wed —12 - 4 • Thur - Fri 12 - 6 Sat 12 - 5 Also by Chance or Appointment

55 WILLETT ST., FORT PLAIN, NY • www.fortplainantiques.com 518-993-1045 • 518-332-0395

Little Falls

Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

Canal Place, Little Falls Open Every Day 10-5 315-823-4309 www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com

Picker’s Dynasty Estate Sales & Content Liquidation Professional Stager & Organizer Curb Appeal Specialist Visit my eclectic spaces located at Little Falls Antique Center & Mohawk Antiques Mall CALL: (315) 527-5707 • www.pickersdynasty.com

Join us at the MAM for this Community Event:

JOURNEY TO MARS...

MY TRIP TO SPACE

ART CONTEST • Saturday, April 16

Herkimer County Art Students FINALISTS (Grades K-6) will display their Artwork In Honor of NASA at the MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL Art Gallery!

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

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

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MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL

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

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

OVER 52 VENDORS! NEW ITEMS ARRIVING DAILY! Antiques • Vintage • Re-Purposed Handcrafted Items • Unique Gifts • Honey • Cheese • Muck Boots • Garden Accessories Holistic & Local Food Store • Grass Fed Beef, Lamb & Pork

Coming Soon!

“Northern Grown” Shrubs, Trees & Perennials

FOR THOSE WHO CRAVE THE UNIQUE! Open 7 Days • Gift Certificates Available • Visit us on Facebook!

ESTATE & HOUSE SALES APPRAISALS ALWAYS BUYING

THE POTTING SHED ANTIQUES

ALL U.S. COINS WANTED

ALSO BUYING YOUR UNWANTED OR BROKEN JEWELRY Inventory and our Estate Sale Schedule online: www.thepottingshedantiques.com

315-794-1094

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214 Oriskany Blvd, Suite 4 Whitesboro, NY

TREASURES

LOST & FOUND CONSIGNMENT/RESALE SHOP

Village Basement CONSIGNMENT SHOP Large selection of preloved clothing, furniture and accessories at fantastic prices!

(315) 733-4784

Open Wed - Fri: 11-5; Sat: 10-3

70 Genesee Street, New Hartford Call for consignment terms.

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

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

Nice assortment of GRANITEWARE Pots, Pails, and Miniatures in unusual colors and patterns!

We strive to bring YOU 1000s of OUT OF THE ORDINARY items from across CNY!

Vintage items, consignment & décor

Daina: 272-7700, Danielle: 941-0965 Open Tues-Fri: 10-6, Sat: 10-4

A Multi Dealer Shop

Featuring 60 Dealers displaying a diverse array of antiques and collectibles.

315-337-3509 Open Daily 10-5, Closed Tuesdays

Come Spend the Day With Us! Route 233 Westmoreland, NY 1/4 mile North of NYS Thruway Exit 32 www.westmorelandantiquecenter.com

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Herkimer county historical society

The Frederick Augustus Bellinger Family of Mohawk

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian A recent donation given by Robert West of Newport, NY, to the Herkimer County Historical Society has led to learning about the family who owned the memorabilia. Robert came to the society with a large plastic bag full of documents, photographs, and an autograph album that had been found in a barn. He showed me a few of the items that were in the bag. He pulled a letter out of it. I glanced over and noticed the handwriting before he even handed it to me. I exclaimed, “I know that handwriting, it belonged to Francis E. Spinner of Mohawk, former Treasurer of the United States!” The letter was written by Spinner to J.M. Bellinger.

Then my curiosity was peaked ... who was J.M. Bellinger? Mr. West handed me an autograph album from the bag. The album belonged to Miss Kate E. Bellinger. I exclaimed, “I know that name! She was a friend of Spinner’s.” Wouldn’t you know one of the pages in the autograph album was signed by Spinner! Also in the bag was Kate Bellinger Hyde’s obituary. Now I was really excited with more clues. Anyone that knows me knows that I was instantly running for the computer to go on ancestry. com to look at the census to figure out the connections to Kate Bellinger, J.M. Bellinger, and Francis E. Spinner. I checked our surname files for Bellinger and Hyde, and then I checked the genealogy for “The Mohawk Valley Bellingers and Allied Families.”

It turns out that Robert West’s wife Dorothy (Dottie) Hyde’s (19352015) parents were Frederick and Dora (Edick) Hyde. Frederick Hyde was the son of Lee Lord Hyde Jr. (1862-1923) and Katherine (Kate) Bellinger (1860-1935). Further research showed that Kate Bellinger Hyde had two brothers: James Mansfield Bellinger (1849-1916) and Arthur Bellinger (1851-1916) were the children of Frederick August Bellinger and Susan Quackenbush.

Frederick Augustus Bellinger (1817-1886) was the son of Frederick C, Bellinger (1767-1848) and Stella Cook (1793-1834). He married Su-

Photograph of James Mansfield Bellinger that was on his 32nd Degree Mason certificate.

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Francis E. Spinner

Whether you prefer a simple private gathering, full traditional funeral, Veteran’s service, cremation, or a non-traditional service, we provide the very best in personal and professional services and have pricing for everyone’s budget.

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527 East Albany St., Herkimer 20 Bridge St., St. Johnsville

A primitive mix of new and old purposeful clutter, handmades including wreaths, dolls, ornies, grubby prims, cabinets, framed prints, bird houses, finds, signs, seasonal wares & one of a kinds!

6170 Valley Mills St., Munnsville (315) 495-2470 Tue - Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11-4

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The Window King and Eleanor welcome you to The White House featuring rare and unusual antiques from our years of collecting!

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Think Spring, Think Arborcoat!

Serving you Mon-Fri: 8-5, Thurs ‘til 6, Sat: 9-3 634-636 E. Main St., Little Falls (315) 823-2640

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

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Quality Work at Reasonable Prices Tour our outdoor display anytime and explore our large selection of monuments, vases, benches, mausoleums, portraits and pet markers. We also offer cemetery lettering services, restoration, cleaning, maintenance, and veteran marker attachments.

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san M. Quackenbush (1820-1901), who was the daughter of Chauncey Quackenbush (1794-1839) and Margaret Van Vranken (1795-1862).

James Mansfield Bellinger married Alice M. Harris (1856-1924).

James and Alice never had any children. James worked at Remington Arms and became the bookkeeper for John Hoefler (1829-1905), who was the superintendent of Remington Arms. James later worked for Beckwith & Quackenbush Company during the construction of the West Shore Railroad through the rock cuts in Little Falls in 1881.

John V. Quackenbush (1830-1903) was James’ uncle. James and his brother Arthur F. Bellinger (1849-1916) started the J.M. Bellinger Paper Box Company in Mohawk. According to James’s obituary, “He secured patents for a fish reel and organized the Martin Automatic Fish Reel Company.” In 1915, the brothers got out of both businesses.

James was a charter member of the Remington Rifle Corps., which later became the Thirty-first Separate Company, N.G.S.N.Y. He was a 33rd Degree Mason, a member of Little Falls Elk, Knights Templar, and a member of the Mystic Shrine of Utica. He served as postmaster in Mohawk.

Arthur F. Bellinger married Pheanie Iles (1851-1916). They had four children: Maude (1874-1928), Lola (1881-1947), Alice (18851937), and Frank (1877-?). After getting out of business with his brother, James then went to work at Remington Arms and the Remington Typewriter Works. He served four terms as President of the Village of Mohawk.

Katherine (Kate) Estelle Bellinger Hyde had been a teacher at the Old Columbia Street School in Mohawk before marrying her husband, Lee Lord Hyde Jr. (1862-1923), on Dec. 30, 1895. Katherine and Lee had three children: James A. (1898-1975), Walter L. (19001940), and Frederick B. (1904-1976). Katherine was a member of the Mohawk Reformed Church and a member of its Ladies Aid Society.

Kate became friends with Gen. Francis E. Spinner (1802-1890) when he was living in Mohawk. Spinner resigned as treasurer of the United States in 1875. He moved to Pablo Beach, FL. I knew we had in our files a transcription of letters to Katherine (Kate) E. Bellinger from Francis E. Spinner that Harry Dow transcribed in March 1990. The transcribed letters are dated May 14, 1876 – March 12, 1890. On Aug. 23, 1884, Spinner writes that he was in Mohawk and going to take the train from Herkimer to Poland. From there, he was going by carriage to Trenton Falls. He writes Kate about

(Top) Photograph of Francis E. Spinner with three Mohawk, NY, neighbors, Miss Kate E. Bellinger, Miss Matha A. Rulison and Miss Lulu M. Brown taken in August of 1884.

(Bottom) Autograph album page showing what Francis E. Spinner wrote for Kate Bellinger.

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CHAPTER 19

TALES FROM

SHAWANGUNK

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Shawangunk nature preserve, cold brook

by Peggy Spencer Behrendt 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. See issues 1-12 for her diaries from their first year.

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1973. Tim and I made a pact, during the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, to be more natural and not cut our hair.

“I won’t cut mine if you won’t cut yours,” we agreed.

My mom objected mildly to my underarm hair, but reactions to Tim’s abundant facial hair were sometimes substantial. One church dismissed him because they didn’t like it and, once, during a boat ride on the St. Lawrence, our host and Tim came close to fisticuffs over our his constant, depreciating comments about Tim’s beard. Scared and feeling miserably trapped, I focused on the distant shore, wondering which was worse: staying, or diving in and swimming across in the powerful river current. Neither option appealed to me.

One day, in an antiques shop, I found hand-powered hair clippers. They function by squeezing the handles back and forth so the blades can slide past each other, close to the skin. I was able to easily trim and shorten his beard and hair without a razor or electricity. Suddenly, he looked more socially acceptable, and we got fewer hassles.

1983. Our son, Dave, comes to visit from Salt Lake City with his 2-year-old son, Bran-

don. We’re busy making sure it’s safe by erecting a fence around the wood stove and the edge of the loft where I fix up a bed for each of them, so we don’t have to heat the Children’s Cottage. He’s really cute, and so little; I can bathe him in our kitchen sink.

But they’re unprepared for our colder temperatures. My feet fly on the treadle of my sewing machine while I stitch together a little snowsuit and mittens out of scraps of insulated nylon material I have. But I can’t make boots and his shoes are so slippery he can hardly take a step without slipping. He does his best to stay upright while staggering along the snowy path in front of our cottage, while I continue preparing breakfast and Tim talks to Dave about plans for the day.

Seconds later, we hear a wail of distress. Our toddler is perfectly balanced on his stomach in a horizontal position across the little flower garden fence, unable to move except for a slight tilt forward and back with each sob, like a human teeter-totter. It’s hard not to laugh as we rescue him.

Dave goes out to visit old friends, and Brandon asks us every five minutes, “Where’s Daddy?”

“Daddy’s out playing,” Tim succinctly replies, each time he asks. And every time, Brandon

seems satisfied with the answer… until he asks again.

We participate in the “Paired City Project” in Utica. It is a grass-roots means of trying to establish friendly relations with Russia and help diffuse the fear and paranoia of the Cold War. Fear of massive annihilation by nuclear war haunted my childhood, and we came close to the brink during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis staved off by President Kennedy. My school had emergency drills in which we’d crouch under our desks or in the school halls with our hands over our heads in case of nuclear disaster. (As if that would help!) Now, Utica is paired with Gatchina, Russia. With fervent hope and kind regards, interested people put together a gift box of friendship, including a hand-made quilt and mementos of Utica. However, we never receive confirmation that it was received and suspect it was lost en route.

1990. We have solar electricity now, but the days are too short and cloudy to be adequate in

November and December. We decide to try a windmill. It’s a huge investment, and we hope it will work, but will the forest trees block too much wind?

Our Native American friends Joyce and Ed Benedict of the Mohawk Turtle Clan come to help and advise us because they, too, are living totally off the grid with solar and wind power.

We decide to put it on top of the telephone pole in our parking area because the phone line only goes up to a box five feet up. They won’t mind, will they?

It’s scary for Tim to carry up and mount the heavy windmill so high, but it’s a festive occasion with teasing and laughter.

“I have a fear of heights, you know,” he states, grimly, as he climbs up.

“Oh, right! That’s why you’ve taken up flying,” I admonish.

“Native Americans don’t have fear of heights,” Ed says. “That’s why we’re often hired to paint big bridges like the one across the St. Lawrence.”

We drag a 12-volt power line through the snowy marshland to our cottage, hanging it from frozen alder and balsam trees. When they’re linked up, we eagerly look forward to the next breeze.

It comes, and the windmill turns reluctantly, but produces nothing on the meter in the house.

“Maybe there’s too much droppage in current coming all the way to our house,” Tim guesses.

“Maybe we need a stronger wind,” I add, hopefully.

When a powerful windstorm blows up, the windmill turns merrily, but in short bursts. The dial on the meter bobs up and down, but mostly down. We get very little power from it. Eventually, we conclude that the turbulence caused by our tall trees is not conducive to creating enough electricity to make it worth climbing an 18-foot ladder to do machine maintenance.

After a year, we sell the windmill to folks in a more open environment, and it works fine for them.

Tim has a big funeral to preside over, doing his best to comfort the bereaved and provide dignified closure for the life of the deceased. He rides in the hearse as it slowly leads the way to the cemetery, and the trail of mourners behind is long.

But the hearse makes an unexpected stop along the road. The funeral director gets out and meets with his assistant in the car behind. They appear to be agitated, speaking with strong arm gestures. The hearse has run out of gas and someone must be sent out to a gas station to fetch some. Oops!

Late winter, and I am lonely for earth. After six months, the magic of winter’s opalescent white has lost its charm. Every day I eagerly look for the first patches of sienna brown on the north side of our garden. Meanwhile, I’ve shoveled snow and chopped the ice from the door of our little greenhouse so I can squeeze in and plant cold hardy lettuce in the barely thawed soil.

I’m excited when the seeds sprout, but they disappear overnight! Hungry mice, moles, or voles are the culprits, I suspect. Undaunted, I replant in flats I build out of old cedar clapboards, and set them on a board stretched across the top of old metal buckets hoping the little rodents can’t climb up the slippery metal.

Yes! It works! At last, plants emerge, grow, and don’t disappear overnight.

After six months of winter, it’s a relief to feel and smell sunwarmed earth in the greenhouse, this magic stuff that digests old plants to grow new ones, alchemy of death

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Peg sews quilts and snowsuits on I laughed out loud, glad to know that I wasn’t alone. her treadle sewing machine “But,” he added quickly, “all I have to do is remember all the things you do that I love; cooking, gardening, sewing, music; your love for our children; your love for peasant living… then I’m really glad to see you.”

Finally, a gloomy, chilly rain melts the bulk of the snow, and sun beams bloom brilliantly through expectant forest branches. Bark blushes with viscous sap coursing through cells of cellulose and cambium. Baby pink tree buds drink from luminous opals of fresh raindrops.

Low flying geese soar overhead; their calls echoing loudly throughout the forest. I’ve shed my winter coat and inhale deeply, savor the fresh coolness of spring air, laced with heady balsam and the musk of last year’s leaves. Misty Brook now merrily bubbles along, unhindered by ice. I’m on my way to wash oatmeal dishes in the creek, knowing it will attract cute little speckled trout and darting crawdads, but freeze when I hear a strange sound…chirping or squeaking?

Peering through pine needles, I see a strange, dark shape approaching from downstream. It is crawling over branches, dipping into the little eddies between. Should I exit quickly into the house? No, it just looks like an unusually shaped beaver. Yes! It is a beaver with its kit clinging to its back and they a leg hold trap are talking to each other as they travel. “Perhaps they are on their way to visit the grandparents,” I suggest, to Tim, who has come to see.

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Central NY has produced an amazingly rich abundance of remarkable Jazz musicians, Carmen Caramanica, Sal Amico, Monk Rowe, The Zito brothers, and bands like Classified and Atlas, just to name a few.

This month, Jazz vocalist and Utica native, Laurie Dapice, returns to the area for two concerts.

Laurie Dapice, who has been residing in New York City for the past several years honing her talents, has recently released her debut CD, Parting the Veil, and already it has earned 15 accredited reviews by JJA Jazz journalists, including a Four Star review from All About Jazz magazine. It made both the December issue of Jazz Times & the March issue of Downbeat Magazine. And it made the coveted “Best of Jazz” CDs list by two esteemed journalists. The CD is playing on over 50 broadcasts & radio stations here in the U.S. & abroad, including Japan, Scotland, Paris, London & Berlin.

Laurie will be performing on Monday April 25th at The Utica Public Library beginning at 6 PM. Her second performance is Friday April 29th, in Syracuse, at the Sitrus Lounge in the Sheraton Hotel on the SU campus starting also at 6 PM. I contacted this incredible singer to talk about her career and the upcoming performances.

Laurie, what spurred you toward a career in music?

Discovering my talent. Thanks to international tenor, brilliant singer & Utica native, Pasquale Caputo, with whom I was studying voice with in Utica. A music teacher in Clinton, Susan Endy helped me also.

Do you come from a musical family?

Not really, but my mom & grandmother both had very pretty voices that I can remember listening to when I was a little girl. Two of my cousins play the piano: Mandy Dapice teaches and plays on the West Coast while my cousin Rocky Dapice is a pianist, musical director and Pastor at People’s Church in Tarrytown, NY Had Jazz been your original destination?

No it wasn’t. I didn’t really have a destination plan, only a dream to be a singer. I discovered that on this journey, it is a formula of some sort.

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Part where you begin, who your mentors are, what your influences are, what kind of music you listen to and what happens to you in your life. Jazz wasn’t really played in my house as a child, but I listened to music of those certain time periods, of the 60’s and forward. I was influenced by soul, rhythm and blues, contemporary and classical music. Then I studied with Pasquale, who taught me how to use my voice correctly. He taught me about diction, articulation, dynamics & how to breathe, which improved my tone. He was educated at Columbia University in NYC and has a degree in Romance Languages and Music along with the History of Music. He was quite a significant mentor and left an impression on me by teaching how to ‘romance the music’ with the voice. I began my studies back home at Mohawk Valley Community College to study Business. Then after relocating to NYC, I studied a year of basic music to see if I could ‘hang’ at Mannes College of Music. While studying there with my Classical Voice teacher, she asked me if I really wanted a career in Classical Music. I answered that I really didn’t think so, and it is that very moment she said “You have a very soulful voice- why don’t you audition for the New School University Jazz Program?” So I did just that and was accepted to study Jazz at one of the most sought out Jazz universities in the world. I have a four year Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Performance & Music.

Who have been your biggest influences, personally and musically?

Personally, my late grandmother, Josephine Mallozzi Geroux, Pasquale Caputo, and Susan Endy. I would have to say that my absolute favorite singers & influences are Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O’Day, Ella Fitzgerald & Nina Simone.

What have been your most memorable performances or achievements, to date?

Five of my favorite life-changing performances were: 1) the recording of my first album, 2) performing in Dr. Billy Taylor’s Jazz Mobile Competition in NYC and making it all the way to the final top four, out of

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hundreds of singers, 3) when I traveled to Nagoya, Japan as a headliner for a three month performance 6 nights a week in the Penthouse of the Marriott Hotel, 4) my debut performance back home at the Spring Jazz Series at the Utica Public Library where nearly 150 people from our community came to see me and 5) being chosen as the singer that would represent the Ella Fitzgerald Celebration in Yonkers, in the brand new Hudson River Museum Amphitheater.

What is your approach to choosing material?

If I hear a singer sing a tune that I like, I research the tune and learn it. Also, I study with a legendary Historic Jazz pianist here in NYC. Barry Harris, who is now 85 years old, has a weekly workshop for mentors, singers and musicians in which we learn material - new tunes and how to approach them. I love to research my favorite singers’ repertoire; that, in part, is why I love them, not only for their beautiful voices and vocal stylings, but for the songs they were known for singing. I also play the piano, so I learn by just looking for tunes and their lyrics that tell a great story, then teach myself that song. Sometimes, I research who sang those tunes and listen to the way they did it so it ignites a creative spark in me for a new idea and new way to sing it: to make it my own or to put my own spin on it.

with the exciting Grammy nominees Rene Marie & Freddy Cole. Also, Dwayne Cook Broadnax & Jaime Brown. Both drummers are leaders in Jazz with their own CDs. How does it feel to have received such incredible accolades on your first CD outing?

Well, just hearing you say this, makes me feel like it all hasn’t really sunk in yet! I feel like I could fly! It feels like I am soaring way above the dreams I dreamed!

What are your plans for a follow-up?

I am keeping my eyes on playing the piano and performance, always expanding my repertoire and traveling to perform in the world’s most beautiful listening rooms & overseas performances.

With the success you’ve had, do you have any advice for those seeking a career in music? What preparations should they make?

It’s a long, hard, challenging road with harsh sacrifices that all artists have to make. With that being said, I never could have survived without another way to support myself while I was growing and trying to break in to the business, so another solid career with a paycheck is necessary!

Also, whatever your instrument is, the only chance you have at getting to the top, is being the best at your instrument . The only way to be the best is to study your instrument, because there is a lifetime of knowledge and beyond, that is necessary to know about, in order to rise to the top.

There is always someone better and more talented with a different gift than yours. No one will take you seriouly if you aren’t knowledgeable about what it is that you are trying to do.

There is a business aspect to music too. So you must also learn about the business, because like in any field, in order to protect yourself from corruption and dishonesty, you must know what you’re doing and how to protect yourself.

I will finish by saying one’s psychological state is one of the most primary things, because this is a people-oriented business so you must be grounded, smart, polite, yet firm. In humanity, we all have shortcomings we must work on to become brighter and happier so that we can live a full life; so get yourself together first, before you even approach this field, because working with this amount of people in the music business is no place for someone fragile or who has ‘baggage.’

Laurie will be performing at 6PM, Monday, April 25 The Utica Public Library

Do you write any of your songs?

Yes. I have two of my compositions, music and lyrics, on my debut CD, Parting the Veil; “Goodbye Summe” and “Winter Waltz.” I am continuing the process of completing more originals that I have composed.

Let’s talk a bit about your new CD. What convinced you to finally put out an album?

I never thought about it until I was really ready. After Jazz music education at the New School University, it became really and truly palpable. It would be the only way to document what I felt my life’s purpose is.

Where did you record the CD? At Tony Bennett’s son Dae Bennett’s Studio in Englewood NJ. Who accompanied you on this project?

There is the legendary Jazz bassist Rufus Reid, as I mentioned, and two leaders in Jazz on piano: Art Hirahara & Aaron Graves. Both have recorded with some of today’s giants like Little Jimmy Scott and Oscar Brown Jr., whom Aaron has accompanied and Stacy Kent and Freddy Cole with whom Art has accompanied. I had a skilled reedman, Paul Lieberman, who played six instruments including 2 flutes, a piccolo and all three horns for which I wrote arrangements. Akua Dixon, a soulful, creative leader and cellist and one of the best bass players out there, Elias Bailey, who tours

Great words to live by. Thank you, Laurie, for your time! • John Keller is a local musician and owns Off Center Records in Utica.

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There’s been a lot of discussion and stories as to the origin of the spelling W.A.N.T.E.D as an acronym. The truth is that original bass player Jim Ingersoll from Florida came up with the idea, and after he passed away in spring 2010 the band never thought once of changing it.

Another band to check out is Gallows Road. Also a classic rock band, GR is made up of Allen Light on drums; Brian Carr, guitar; Mark Parnell, keyboards; and Mike Woodworth on bass. They also strive to play great classics from Foreigner, Journey, and Steve Miller, among others, and some surprise tunes, too. They like to keep the crowd involved and dancing through the night. Look for both of these bands on Facebook.

The Showtime Blues Trio recently made their debut. The band is a splinter of longtime local favorite Showtime with guitarist Justin Smithson, bassist Jose Lopez, and drummer Joe Rossi. I recently asked Jose about the trio and he says: “We figured this would be a good time to start it up as Showtime usually has an open date or two around this time of year. We started getting together a couple of months ago as the trio and realized we already knew about a set’s worth of material. We thought

this would be a fun, totally different thing to do. We are only going to play a couple of gigs over the next couple of months because that’s all we really have time for.”

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Congrats to After Earth; they won best hard rock album at the Syracuse Sammy Awards.

Look for a new album from Strung Sideway soon. The Americana band also has added Kenny McConnel on stand-up bass. And speaking of Misters Inman and Merrick of Strung Sideways, they are the guitar duo of the eclectic, electric rock power house Thunderwatt, which will be back out on the scene after a winter off. Look for them (and me--I’m in that band, too, along with Bob Moore and Jim Chase) at Lukins on April 9. For more info check out these bands on Facebook as well. For full club listings or to submit your events go to www.927thedrive.net for the Live and Local calendar.

Please go listen to some live local music; you’ll be glad you did! •

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Pools and Spas Geraty Pools & Spa, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion & New Hartford . . 29 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 61 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 57 Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . . 42 Quilt and Yarn Shops Stash Away Quilts, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Real Estate Coldwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . . . . . 9 Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs . . . . 44

Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . 77

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

The Back Nine Restaurant, Rome . . . . . . . .

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

Bite, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black Cat, Sharon Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buffalo Head Restaurant, Forestport . . . . . .

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

Chesterfield’s Tuscan Oven, Oneida . . . . . .

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

Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . .

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

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

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

Dominick’s Deli, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fat Cats, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgio’s, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Happy Sam’s Cocktail Lounge, Utica . . . . .

Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . .

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

Killabrew Saloon, New Harttford . . . . . . .

Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . .

Lakeview Restaurant and Bar, Oneida . . . .

Main Street Ristorante, Newport . . . . . . . .

Mario’s Pizza, Oriskany Falls . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mi Casa, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mojo’s Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Origlio’s Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Oneida . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . .

Piccolo Cafe, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

Tony’s Pizza, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Wigwam Tavern, Forestport . . . . . . . . . . . .

Social Security Antonowicz Group, Rome/Utica . . . . . . . . . 9

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Recreational Vehicles Hobby Hill Farms, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . 11 Salons/Haircutters Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 36 Scrapbooking/Photo Organizing Intentionegrity, Utica area . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Shoes Holland Patent Farmers Co-op . . . . . . . .

Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . .

The Sneaker Store, New Hartford . . . . . .

The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . .

Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . .

Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . .

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Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Storage Sheds/Garages Shafer & Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tax Services Briggs Tax Service, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . 38 Taxi Service Elite Taxi, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tents and Awnings Brownie Tent & Awning, Clinton . . . . . . . . 11 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 67 Veterinarians Adirondack Veterinary Service, Rome . . . . 30 CNY Veterinary Medical, Westmoreland . . 46 Marcy Veterinary Services, Marcy . . . . . . . 40 Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DiCastro’s Too, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overlook Mansion, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . .

Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . .

Wicked Sweets, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wellness and Alternative Health Therapy Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . 36 Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Windows RA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Wine Bars and Ale Houses Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . 51 Killabrew Saloon, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 52 Wineries Prospect Falls Winery, Prospect . . . . . . . . . . 27 Yogurt Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . 38

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