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ANSEL ADAMS: EARLY WORKS On view through 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, warmtoned, 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, higher-contrast printmaking approach.

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

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(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

The exhibition is sponsored in part by The Morgan McReynolds Group at Morgan Stanley, NYCM Insurance and The Clark Foundation. Support also provided by a Market NY grant through I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism as a part of the Regional Economic Development Council awards.

Photographs from the collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg. Exhibition organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.

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I Love Summer

by Sharry L. Whitney

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I’m sure that’s why I’m enjoying the summer days so much this year. (Are they always this wonderful?) I guess the long, cold winter just makes me appreciate summertime more. The balmy evenings, and warm, star-filled nights make me wish they could go on forever, but would I appreciate them as much?

Many of our writers’ stories this month embrace the joys of summer. Matt writes about butterflies, Denise about her garden’s bounty, and Peggy about swimming Hinckley Lake.

Coincidentally, we’ve seen a recent uptick in out-of-state requests for the magazine. Three just this week, including a woman from North Carolina who called this morning asking for a subscription.

She is originally from “The Valley” and has been reading the magazine online. I was sorry to inform her that we don’t mail magazines out of the area. I explained that the magazine is for people who live here, and it can only exist if readers regularly visit the advertisers who make it possible. She pleasantly said she understood and will continue to be an online fan.

We had two other readers who recently moved back to the area and called to tell us they enjoy the magazine and claimed reading it online had something to do with them moving back! I thanked them and told them it was a nice thing to say, but that all we really do is showcase what is already here. It seems absence makes the heart grow fonder of your hometown, too. •

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is most famous for his posters that depict the nightlife of Paris. His images captured the imagination of his contemporaries and generations to follow, as well as helped define the end of the 19th century period and what is known as “La Belle Epoque.”

This exhibit, from the collection of Herakleidon Museum, Athens, Greece, uses examples of Lautrec’s sketches, drawings, books, albums, and original posters to examine his artistic process.

The exhibit also incorporates costumes from many of the Metropolitan Opera’s productions of La bohème – Puccini’s unforgettable tale of love, youth, and tragic loss during “La Belle Epoque.”

La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1896. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), color lithograph. © Herakleidon Museum, Athens, Greece, courtesy PAN Art Connections, Inc. The exhibition is sponsored in part by Nellie and Robert Gipson, Lady Juliet Tadgell and Dr. Christopher Tadgell, and Fenimore Asset Management.

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by brian howard, executive director This month’s journey takes us back to the late 19th century and the first hey day of bicycling in our region. The average citizen may not think much about cycling today—other than as a convenient form of transportation—but 120 years ago biking captivated the citizens of the Mohawk Valley. And though we might not appreciate it, cycling’s influence can still be seen today.

Two-wheeled cycles evolved in Europe during the 1800s. The first pedal-powered types appeared at mid-century and were direct drive, i.e.—the pedals were attached directly to one wheel. Without gearing, this meant that the wheel had to be incredibly large in order to be pedaled at a reasonable cadence. Wheels with four- and fivefoot diameters defined the “ordinary” cycle, which sold well during the 1870s and 1880s. Ordinaries also were known as penny farthings, a nickname derived from the huge size difference between the front and rear wheels. This contrast approximated that of the English penny and farthing coins.

Penny farthings were popular with men but women were generally excluded from riding; their Victorian age dresses simply weren’t conducive to operating the bike. And, perish the thought that they should be allowed to wear pants!

Englishman John Kemp Starley is generally acknowledged as the father of the modern bicycle. In 1885 he introduced the first commercially successful “safety” bike that included features that we take for granted today. Gone was the penny farthing’s huge direct-drive wheel; a chain linked the frame-mounted pedals to one of the two similar-sized wheels. The saddle was located behind instead of above the front wheel and the rider could now touch the ground while seated. This significantly reduced the incidence of header accidents common to the penny farthing.

The introduction of Starley’s safety bike precipitated an explosion of bicycling across the developed world. Of course, this cycling boom reached into our Mohawk Valley. The convenience of personal transportation without the bulk of horse-pulled carts was a big selling point; citizens readily embraced this new technology in

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The Utica Cycling Club In March 1890 the Utica Cycling Club (UCC) was organized and quartered in the YMCA at the corner of Bleecker and Charlotte Streets.

A year later the UCC leased a clubhouse on Genesee Street at Oneida Square. The group pursued social, political, and athletic activities; at one point they boasted more than 150 active riders.

The “century ride” was the litmus test for a serious rider. As the name implies, centuries were endurance rides of 100 miles; local cycling legend Emil Georg described the challenge in a 1944 interview with the Utica Observer-Dispatch: “In those days . . . a rider was not considered good unless he could make 100 miles a day and become a century rider. Such a ride was to Cooperstown and back, and this was an all-day trip.”

Another club member, Arthur Ferriss, rode 324 miles in 24 hours at the Utica Park in 1894. UCC rides also reached West Winfield, Richfield Springs, and even west toward Syracuse.

The UCC organized races and promoted the construction of cycle paths throughout the county. They also campaigned for improved (paved) roads. During the off season their members participated in other athletic pursuits, some of which made the local newspapers: “The Cycling Club will have lots of entertainment for its members this winter’s long evenings. The shuffleboard tournament is first on the list. Then comes the U.C.C. Hockey Club, which will be greatly strengthened by the addition of the three leading racing men of Utica—Jenny, Helfert and Georg— who are almost as good at skating as at riding the wheel and, after they have had practice, look out for good work in the Canadian game. The game is similar in some respects to polo, but is agreeably relieved from the practice of slugging.” (From the Utica Daily Press, “Notes of the Wheel,” undated.)

Er. . . “slugging”? Hmm….

One of the club’s most popular aspects was the races it organized at the old Utica Park on the city’s eastern edge. Short distance sprints enthralled crowds numbering in the thousands; one started at the Busy Corner in downtown and raced up Bleecker Street, finishing with several laps around the park’s half mile track. City and county championships were decided at various distances including one, five, and ten miles, as well as half mile and even 100-yard lengths.

Legendary names in local cycling included the aforementioned Emil Georg and his brother-in-law, Frank Jenny, both of whom burned up the tracks in the 1890s. Preceding them were the Hammes brothers of Ava— Philip, Fred, Peter, and Allie—who came to prominence in the 1880s. In the summer of 1887, Philip, Fred and Peter completed a 112-mile ride on their high wheel penny farthings in 13½ hours.* The Utica Cycling Club appears to have reached its zenith by the middle of the decade. It last appears in the 1895-96 city directory. The only

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hint of its existence after that are two reunion banquet documents from 1900-01.

Cycling and Social Change With the advent of the safety bicycle, biking was no longer restricted to those daring enough to ride a penny farthing. Local businesses responded; by 1898, 30 Utica retailers sold or serviced bicycles. This was in line with New York numbers that showed 75 bike manufacturers and more than 100 dealers across the state.

In 1895 the Utica Bicycle Academy opened in the old Bleecker Street Armory. It soon moved to a larger facility on Oneida Square, across from the Utica Cycling Club headquarters. The academy taught the art of “wheeling” (bicycle riding) to both men and women. Ladies embraced cycling and, especially the younger generations, broke from Victorian taboo by wearing bloomers instead of corseted dresses and impractical shoes. Score one for women’s lib!

Local cyclists were remarkably influential in the push to improve Oneida County’s roads. The UCC included a Roads Committee whose role, one may assume, was to agitate for better conditions for cyclists.

Ironically, their success was a contributing factor to bicycling’s decline in the area. The improved roads that they championed were also ripe for newfangled automobiles that began appearing in the early 20th century.

Cycling Today Bicycling is alive in Oneida County and is doing well throughout the area. The Mohawk Valley Bicycling Club has been around for more than 30 years. Hamilton College has its own officially sanctioned club.

The growth of multi-sport racing like triathlon (swim/bike/run) and duathlon (bike/run) events has introduced others to the benefits of cycling.

Every summer the Erie Canal heritage trail welcomes riders on their way through the valley, coming from Buffalo and heading to Albany. And just a few weeks ago, the annual Ride for Missing Children saw almost 500 cyclists traverse more than 80 miles of Oneida County roads in support of this great cause.

Today, our bicycles are crafted from welded aluminum and carbon fiber. We track miles using GPS devices and smart phone apps. But in many respects cycling hasn’t changed much in the last century. Riders still embrace the open road and the biking trails that traverse the area.

Some race. Others ride to connect with nature or to get away from the drag of their “day to day.” Regardless of the reason, we should remember those who rode before us, and that we’re the beneficiaries of their advocacy. See you next month! • *Incidentally, 112 miles is the bike portion of today’s “Ironman” triathlon race; modern riders on paved roads typically cover this distance in five to seven hours.

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Story and Photos by Gary VanRiper

You are seeing this in print right here in public for the very first time – the brand new cover for the latest installment in the children’s book series, The Adirondack Kids.

Many of you know I have been writing one of these books a year with my son, Justin, since he was in the third grade. He is 26 years old now, married, and he and his wife, Joanna, are expecting a brand new Adirondack Kid of their own any day now. In fact, Levi Judah VanRiper may well be born before this magazine hits the stands. With everything on the youngmarrieds’ plate this year, this is the first volume in the series I have totally outlined and written myself.

We have always revolved our stories around an important person, place and object in the Adirondacks, and this volume is no exception. Entitled The Adirondack Kids #16 – The Outlaws of Cascade Falls, this story revolves around the discovery of a safe in the woods believed to be somewhere along the Cascade Trail just north of Eagle Bay, N.Y. Because so many families now plan vacations and day trips around our stories, we can say that the Cascade Trail and the Cascade Falls are all real places. We can also say that (spoiler alert!) there is, in fact, a safe that is located along that trail. Our guess is that when the book is released, there will be those who search for it.

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Strongbox or not, the well-marked hike is a very popular walk through the woods, especially with the reward of a waterfall awaiting half-way around the loop.

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It is also possible to make the trip by horseback with Adirondack Saddle Tours, which is located on the Uncas Road, also in Eagle Bay. I took our granddaughters on a shorter ride from there last summer, for both fun and research.

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Saturn King of the Rings by carol higgins

About 20 years ago I was trying to decide on a Christmas gift for my husband.

Photography was his hobby, so I went to the Tracy-Adams camera shop on Columbia Street in Utica. In addition to cameras, I discovered they also sold telescopes. Eureka, a unique gift! Christmas arrived, and the telescope was a big hit. Unfortunately, it was cloudy for weeks, but one night in late January the skies were crystal clear. Outside we went. My husband noticed a very bright star in the south and aimed the telescope. We were chatting as he adjusted the focus, and all of a sudden he stopped talking mid-sentence then told me to take a look.

The second I looked through that eyepiece, I was hooked on astronomy. It was beautiful Saturn.

In ancient times, five planets–Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn–were called “wandering stars” because they moved while other stars stayed still. Those early civilizations didn’t know they were looking at planets. Today, we know that Saturn is the second largest planet and about 886 million miles from the Sun. It spins so quickly that a day is only 10.7 Earth hours long, and takes 29 years to orbit the Sun. Its winds are impressive, too, traveling at an astounding 1,100 miles per hour.

Saturn is one of four “gas giant” planets in the outer Solar System. The others are Ju-

Saturn casting a shadow on its rings, piter, Uranus, and Neptune. All are taken by the Cassini spacecraft. comprised mainly of hydrogen and Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute helium and do not have a solid surface; however, it is believed they all have a rocky or metal core. Saturn is 96% hydrogen and 3% helium, with a few in natural gas. Another moon is Enceladus, other trace elements. Another interesting a scientific goldmine. Only 310 miles in Hanny’s Voorwerp.

Image itCredit: NASA, W. Keel,with GalaxyaZoo Team diameter, is an icyESA, world frozen fact about these giants is they all have rings, water ice crust and evidence of a liquid wajust not as impressive as Saturn’s.

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Jerry Dischiavo is a lifelong Utican that was always had a love for old things ever since he was a kid. In fact, his first purchase ever was a wall hanging of a Native American and after hanging in his grandparents home for many years, it now hangs proudly above his desk at the shop. After working in the family restaurant business for 25 years, Jerry started Vintage Furnishings & Collectibles – a finely curated antique and furniture store that has been located in the downtown area since 1981. They specialize in 1940s mahogany dining and bedroom sets, but also carry artwork, carpets, lamps, used furniture, stained glass windows, and more, all at prices you can afford.

Although home base is right in Oneida Square, Jerry takes the show on the road and attends between 7-8 shows per year, including Bouckville. He is also the founder and organizer of the Mohawk Valley Antiquefest held at the Stanley Theater in Downtown Utica. The show brings in 35-40 antique dealers from all over NY state and beyond and it features a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Stanley. Next year’s event dates are January 27-28, 2017.

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One fine day last fall, Steven and I made our way to Russell Park in Ilion hoping to take a walk. (I had seen the entrance to the park when exiting the Ilion Farmers’ Market at Clappsaddle Farm. There is a back exit that takes you down Columbia Parkway to Phillip Street and Russell Park is over to your left. I later found you can take Frederick off Otsego, where there is a handy little sign with an arrow.)

I was immediately glad we came, because it felt as if we were driving into a state park miles from town. The ground slopes up from the road and is covered with trees, kind of like a natural hallway. The day we were there some leaves remained on the trees. The rest made a gold carpet on the ground.

We soon came to a more open area with a parking lot and a picnic pavilion. I espied a path up into the woods so suggested we park and walk.

I’m not sure if that part was an official trail or just a path people tend to use, but it went up rather steeply. I find it fun to negotiate uneven terrain, as long as my old legs are capable of it. It was not long before we came to another open area, this one with what looked like a ball field. We could see the road off to one side.

“I guess we could have just driven this far,” I said to Steven.

We found a more definitely marked path and followed that into the woods. Oh, it was beautiful. The sunlight filtered through the halfbare trees. The fallen leaves were still damp from a recent rain so we couldn’t scuffle much, which is one of my favorite fall activities. We had to be careful of muddy patches. However, these were small matters, and we both kept remarking how lovely it was to be in the woods.

At some point I saw a sign that told us we were on Horseshoe Trail.

We noticed other trails branching off but stayed on Horseshoe. Steven was wishing we had a map, and I had to agree. Of course, we were not lost, because we could just turn around and follow the trail back. Only

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we didn’t want to do that.

Eventually the path, which had been going gradually downhill for some time, began to go back up.

“I feel sure we’re going to come out somewhere at the top of this hill,” I said. For one reason, we could hear children’s voices shouting. Sure enough, we came out onto a soccer field with a boisterous game in progress. The spectators were all on the opposite side of the field from where we were, as was the road. Nobody seemed to notice us, which was fine with me. I would hate to interrupt a soccer game.

We made a wide detour around the game and started down the road in the direction we thought looked good.

Knowing my dreadful sense of direction, I was happy to see a man walking toward us. I asked him where the road led.

“It goes out of the park and takes you right by Remington Arms,” he said.

Remington Arms? That was nowhere near where we had come in and parked. We turned around, glad we had asked.

Walking down the road was almost as nice as walking on the path, because the trees were so close. Soon things started to look familiar. I don’t quite know why they looked familiar, since we had not gone on down the road, but somehow I could tell we were about to come to where we had parked.

And so we did. Yay! I wanted to know more about Russell Park so I asked my work friend Karl. Karl had mentioned how he used to go to Russell Park with his dog every Saturday. They would spend all day exploring the trails.

There was a band shell where they used to have band concerts, Karl said. He never went to hear a band, but he

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used to sit there and eat his sandwich on a Saturday afternoon. Just inside the back entrance, near Remington Arms, was a place where the ground sloped down. Karl and a friend dubbed it Sleepy Hollow, although Karl said they never saw a Headless Horseman.

Karl also reminisced about the Sugar Bowl, where everybody used to go sledding in the winter. Another work friend said the Sugar Bowl was still there but

quite grown over.

“Anyways, the kids don’t sled as much as they used to,” she said. She suggested I go to Ilion Free Public Library for more background on the park, a suggestion that was bound to find favor with me. I love libraries.

It took me two trips, because the local history room is only available at certain times. However, it was well worth the return. What a resource!

Village and library historian Jean Putch sat me down with a big file on the park and a stack of old photos. Jean is an excellent resource herself, full of knowledge and memories. I chatted with her as much as I read the file.

I knew from the sign at the entrance that the park was given to the village by Samuel T. Russell in honor of Albert N. Russell. The file included a copy of the original letter written to the Ilion Board of Trustees on May 9, 1924.

“In offering this property I make no restrictions except that it be forever used for park and recreation purposes. It would, however, be a source of much gratification to me if this park might be called, in memory of my beloved father, for fifty years a citizen of our village, ‘The Albert N. Rus-

sell Park.’”

What a wonderful legacy. A flag and pole were presented to the village Nov. 1 of that year by Albert Russell’s grandchildren. The stack of photos included several of the enormous pole being moved through the streets of Ilion to be installed. Also included was a copy of the printed program for the official flag raising.

As I read through the folder and marveled at the pictures. Jean shared her reminiscences of the park and Ilion’s past.

There used to be huge picnic tables under a pavilion. In the days before air conditioning, families would bring their dinners there on hot summer nights. The children

Russell Park was named for businessman Albert N. Russell, a citizen of Ilion for fifty years

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could play on the swing sets after they ate.

There was a picture of the New Skating Rink dated Jan. 16, 1963. Jean had made some notes on the back. The pallets enclosing the rink were donated by William Oldfield of East Herkimer, where he ran a pallet shop.

Both Jean and I enjoyed seeing the old cars in the various photographs. Several photos and post cards featured the caretaker’s building, where people used to go to put on their skates or get warm. The building was built in the 1930’s but burned in 1963. A pavilion was built in 1964.

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tures.

Another photograph showed a cannon facing north on a hill overlooking the village. The cannon was eventually given to a scrap drive during World War II. I said that was obviously an important use but lamented the loss of that bit of history.

I learned that a Girl Scout Day Camp donated by the Ilion Kiwanis Club was located in the park in 1936. This tidbit was in a book called Ilion: the Town Remington Made by Warren E. Schulz. The book is sadly about of print now. I told Jean I was going to start trolling used book stores looking for a copy (ooh, I bet some of those

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Another book Jean showed me, not out of print and available at the Herkimer County Historical Society, was Women Belong in History Books: Herkimer and Oneida County, New York, 1700-1950, edited by Jane Sullivan Spellman. Glancing through the table of contents, I noticed the name Harriet Russell. A glance at her chapter told me she was the oldest child of Albert and was instrumental in the founding of the library. I said I would have to tell Steven to put that book on my Christmas list (incidentally, I did and he got it for me.

Yay, Steve!).

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Here’s a quick course in Italian: mangiare e piacere. Eat and enjoy. That’s all you need to know about their motto on the offerings at Tuscan Oven in the Glenwood Plaza in Oneida, N.Y.

Owner Dominique Borruso of Utica may be shy about having her picture taken, but she doesn’t take a back seat when talking about the Italian dishes at her family restaurant. “Everything is homemade, from the freshest local produce and products available,” Dominique says of her pastas, salads, and lunch and dinner entrées. She also draws a crowd with her determination to offer a rotating list of local craft brews.

But the biggest draw at Tuscan Oven, as many of the Mohawk Valley’s pizza hipsters already know, is the coal-fired oven pizza.

Restaurant manager George Civitelli knows all about it.

“The domed stone oven was custom made,” George says. “Other local pizza places have such ovens, but ours is the only one that is coal fired.” One other Utica restaurant associated with the Tuscan Oven also boasts a coal-burning oven.

Why coal? “The heat is more consistent, between 600 and 650 degrees, and food cooks evenly,” George says. “This produces a thin, crisp, dark, artisan-style crust very quickly.” Wood activates the fire, with scoopfuls of anthracite coal added to keep it stoked. George rakes the embers, producing a glowing roar to make the oven ready for the next round of baking.

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Craig then gets going on two pizzas: a popular crab-cake pizza and a traditional margherita. He stretches two small pieces of dough on wooden paddles, adds tomato sauce to both, and crumbles a crab cake on one with spinach leaves and cheese, cheese, cheese. Fresh mozzarella and tomato slices go on the other disk. The “green” part of the red, white, and green margherita—named to honor an Italian queen with the colors of the Italian flag—is fresh basil, which is added after the pizza leaves the fire.

He slips our two pizzas carefully into the oven. “It takes about four to six minutes for them to bake,” Craig says, and he rotates them after two minutes or so. He watches the crust of the margherita because we asked for that one not too dark. Minutes later both pizzas are removed, cut into four slices on the paddles, and then plated.

Besides the personal-size pizzas, our table is laden with dishes, both ordered and not. Plates arrive with parmesan-encrusted garlic bread; crisp garden salad; snowball-sized meatballs flooded in marina and mounds of ricotta; greens loaded with the usual savory staples; and Italian nachos of fried pasta squares with bruschetta toppings, sausage, cheese, and Alfredo sauce.

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Great Spangled Fritillaries become common in July

story and photos by Matt Perry Late in the morning on a bright sunny day in early July is the best time to visit a meadow.

The grasses and wildflowers are high and lush.

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She laid just one or two eggs and then she was off to the next, which she located with remarkable alacrity.

The Painted Lady was the first butterfly

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Wavy rectangular patches that are slightly darker than the background wing color are bordered by thin white lines. These lines give the impression of regularly spaced

stripes and provide the species with its common name. The leading edges of the Striped Hairstreak’s wings are burnished with bright orange, while the back margins of the wings hold a single row of orange spots. There are a few larger spots near the base of the hind wing. The largest one, which is orange and capped with blue, is generally considered to be an eyespot–a false eye that the hairstreak uses to fool would-be predators into believing it’s a larger and more formidable creature.

Also, at the base of the hindwing are several tail-like projections all tipped in white. These are thought to be false antenna. When the butterfly rhythmically moves its hind wings up and down, it gives the impression that the antennae are moving.

Predators fooled by the animated false head of the hairstreak are compelled to direct their attack on it instead of on the butterfly’s actual head. A butterfly that loses a chunk out of its hindwing is most often able to survive and even go

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I’m always up for a surprise and I received a nice one on this visit to the meadow. Nectaring on some Oxeye Daisies near the edge of the meadow was an unfamiliar butterfly. By its configuration, I could tell it

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was a hairstreak, but it was noticeably larger than the Striped Hairstreak I had just been viewing. Also, when it dashed between flowers, it flashed brilliant iridescent blue. I crept up closer to it and was able to photograph it and examine it with my binoculars. It had gray-brown outer wings that were bisected with thin white lines. Like other hairstreak species it had large colorful spots at the base of the hindwing. What clinched the identification was a prominent white “M” shaped mark by the base of its tail. In fact it was the White M Hairstreak.

It doesn’t get any clearer than that! It’s always nice when a species has a monogram. The only trouble was that this handsome species is not known to occur in the Mohawk Valley. Its northeastern range is limited to extreme southeastern New York State and southern New England, but according to the literature, the species has been expanding in the North. So perhaps this is a precursor and we will be seeing more White M Hairstreaks in future seasons.

The flight pattern of hairstreak butterflies is not like that of most other butterflies–at least the varieties that are most familiar to people. There’s no nonchalant fluttering for hairstreaks; instead, they’re prone to rapid dashes that seem erratic. However, their flight is not as haphazard as some beetle species, and they appear to be quite precise about where they land.

Before leaving the meadow, I examined a few dozen Common Milkweed plants. I was looking specifically for Monarch eggs or caterpillars, but I couldn’t find even one. I was hopeful that by preserving a meadow that was so filled with milkweed we would be able to assist that troubled species. Alas, so far there is no evidence of success. Given the recent positive news out of Mexico regarding the increased size of the Monarch’s winter roost, I am hopeful we will start seeing some recovery in our own breeding populations. We shall see.

Until then, I’ll be content to monitor whichever butterflies are offered during the month of July. •

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If I’ve noticed one thing about my fellow farmers, it’s that farmers do not take good care of themselves. That sounds kind of harsh, but let me explain. While farmers give all of their love and attention to their crops, to their animals, to producing food for the rest of us, they pay little attention to their own well-being. During the busy times of the year, they eat terribly and on the run. They ignore nagging health problems. They will often forgo important visits to the doctor and will even treat a wide range of injuries at home with whatever tools they have on hand. (I’m not kidding about this…think stitches, antibiotics and tooth extraction. Yikes!)

Farmers will even sacrifice their own safety for the sake of their farm.

A large part of this common “self-neglect” is due to the very nature of farming: Farming never stops. There is always something that must be done, something that requires care and attention. A visit to the doctor takes time away from this endless list. Putting that work off today just

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makes tomorrow all the more difficult.

Plus, farmers are exceedingly self-reliant.

Farmers spend many hours—often working alone—forced to change gears quickly as situations warrant and to come up with solutions on the fly. There’s no one to call when a calf needs pulling at 2 a.m. You do it yourself. The neighbor is busy getting his own hay in before the rain, so you have to fix your own bailer…and fast! You either have the right parts, or you improvise. As a result, farmers quickly assess their own health situations and will discount pain and safety if it hasn’t stopped them in their tracks.

For example, I just recently put a pitchfork tine into the top of my foot. It did not go in very far and I’m fine now. But my first reaction wasn’t to seek medical attention. My first reaction, quite honestly, was “I don’t have time for this.” I texted my girlfriend Angie, a dairy farmer and nurse, and asked her if I could wait to get a tetanus shot until after the long weekend. It was the Friday evening before Memorial Day and I honestly couldn’t think of when I had had my last tetanus shot, but also had no idea when I’d have time to see the doctor or when she’d have office hours. It would be fine, right? Thankfully, Angie told me I had no choice but to go to the emergency room.

Another dairy farmer friend told me about her husband trying to move a bull in the barn. The animal “nudged” him, throwing him against an upright support and putting an impressive gash in his scalp. Despite the copious amounts of blood (if you know anything about head wounds, you know they bleed quite a bit), he went on to his next task: round bales that had to get under cover.

In his defense, he texted the neighbor and asked her to keep an eye on him as he ran back and forth on the tractor… “just in case.” By the time his wife got home, she found him barely able to see from all the blood. It was only then that they went to the emergency room, where the staff there proceeded to scold him for not coming in much sooner!

Farmers also take risks that most sane people simply would not take. For example, just about every farmer has been caught in a thunderstorm while out in the field, either working on fence or moving animals. And despite having heard the same advice we all know very well, “if you can hear thunder, you should seek shelter,” farmers keep working “just ten more minutes” in an at-

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Farmers have to be careful around equipment. Farming can be dangerous and there is no time for accidents tempt to get the job done. Both my husband and I, and many farmers I know, have been out in a thunderstorm with flashes of lightning all around. With each advancing crash, we look at each other and comment, “Wow, that was close!” until at last we realize we are being really, really stupid. And for what? Some fence issue that will still be there tomorrow, or chickens on pasture whose lives and welfare are nowhere near the equivalent to our own. But farming and caring for these creatures and the land are so all-encompassing and constant, that it’s easy to forget and lose perspective.

Another case in point: A few years ago, I was rounding up my goats that had gone into the woods behind my neighbor’s house. It was either our woods or state land (I’m not sure where the boundary lies), but we were uncomfortably close to our neighbor’s backyard and I was trying to “shoo” them back down to our pasture. That was when I heard the first gun shot. Ever since our goats consumed half of his garden a couple years ago, our neighbor has rightfully hated our goats. He could have very well been target practicing in his own backyard, but I couldn’t see him and he couldn’t see me. The first thought that flashed through my brain was that he was shooting blindly into the woods to scare or possibly injure my goats. Instead of turning and running the other direction, I ran toward the sound of gun fire. I became blind with rage, thinking that my children could be in the woods; that anyone could be there and possibly in the line of fire. With each shot fired (there were three or four), I was screaming at the top of my lungs that I was back there and that he should stop shooting. I look back on that day now and think how truly stupid my actions were. What has farming done to me?

So, my sincerest wishes to all farmers out there: Please, take care of yourself. For the sake of your family, for the sake of your farm, slow down and make smart decisions.

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In your garden this month you will be harvesting: Veggies: beans, beets, carrots, chard, sweet corn, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, turnips, and zucchini.

Fruit: apricots, gooseberries, cherries, peaches, plums, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries.

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tie the cutting together, and air dry in a cool shady area to use as dried herbs this winter. This will bring on a new flush of growth to your herbs for a second cutting in the fall to again preserve for winter. If you are using a lot of herbs to cook with during the summer, this step may not be necessary, but I find there are always a few herbs I don’t use as often that need to be trimmed back in July.

As your harvest starts to come in, it can often be an overwhelming and daunting task to keep up with using your harvest. But don’t let all that hard work go to waste. Over the years I’ve invested in a good dehydrator, a vacuum sealer,

a freezer, a canning set, and one of those hand press French fry cutters. With running the CSA on our farm, we always have extra veggies that we harvest that I’m not going to let go to waste. Since we are very busy with the CSA all summer, canning is not an option I can take advantage of until fall, but my canning set gets put to use all summer long, blanching veggies to put in vacuum sealed bags for the freezer. Peppers get run through the French fry cutter and directly bagged and frozen for use all year long. I find they really don’t need blanching and we can cut up several peppers in a matter of minutes. On the weekends after farmers’ markets I take the leftover veggies and throw them in the dehydrator.

Now I have a whole supply of dried veggies for soups and stews all winter, a little salt added to any veggie or sugar/spice to any fruit make great snack chips.

Most of you only grow the veggies you like and your family will eat in your home gardens. But how do you handle it when you’re the only one who loves beet, parsnips, and rutabaga and the rest of the family won’t touch them? Sure, you can just not plant them and go without, or you can just grow a few for yourself – I have a much better solution. Bake a cake with them. Who doesn’t love cake? You don’t even have to tell them a veggie is in there. The addition of the dreaded veggie to the batter will result in a moist delicious, decadent cake that even your pickiest veggie eater will enjoy. Try this month’s recipe and let me know what you think. •

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Our Common Roots

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The long-awaited Our Common Roots CD finally sees the light of day. Cirque des Reves (Circus of Dreams) is a step toward a new category – Progressive Americana. With varying tempos, spacey guitar riffs, and unconventional lyrics, all backed by acoustic guitars and harmonica, Our Common Roots has developed a unique style all to themselves.

The five-track EP opens innocently with “Compass,” a bluegrass-y folk number sung by Ryan Flynn. It’s a dance-inducing song about a long-gone romance.

Toward the middle, the song takes that tempo change into “prog” territory, only to veer back to the innocence.

The title track follows with a tale of finding happiness with who you are, even if it’s in a freak show. The centerpiece of this great song is Andy Soroka’s blistering psychedelic guitar solo. Vocally, it builds to a rousing anthem--“No more nightmares!”--that will have the listener fist-pumping and chanting to the end.

“Headhunter” is one of those driving songs that could get you a speeding ticket. As the song builds, one could feel the accelerator depressing and spirits rising. Opening with a sole acoustic guitar rolling through the chords, the vocals bounce in for a couple of verses, then Andy’s rips in with the rest of the band pushing the tune ever forward to its all-too-short ending.

For this writer, “Magician” is the most impressive track on this disc.

Brian Lucenti’s pleading vocals are the driving force on this. “Magician” is a full-on rock song. Counterpoint vocals, another spacey guitar solo, and lyrics filled with feeling and depth make this stand out: “It’s only a matter of time, before the water will rise.”

That leads us to the final message from Our Common Roots, “Sinking Ships.” The harmony between Brian and Ryan is breathtaking with passion and pathos. “Sinking Ships” brings the album back to the rocking softness with which it began.

Although the line-up on this CD is not the current incarnation of Our Common Roots, it is effective. Drummer Colin Jewett and bassist Matt Schultz are no longer with the band, but their contributions to this are essential. They are the continuing push moving this musical statement along.

Clocking in at a mere 25 minutes, this musical experience passes rather quickly, but leaves an everlasting impression, a true work from the heart.

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In those bygone glory days when it was The Northern Parula is one of our most colorful warblers just me and Mr. Microphone, I remember often not being able to decide whether to reach for my binoculars or the shotgun mic when a bird appeared. I couldn’t manage both, at least not without hitting myself in the jaw with the binoculars or risk poking an eye out with the microphone. The decision was easy, though, when a bird was singing clearly.

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Maybe it was a migrant that missed the bus, so to speak. I needed to see it to confirm its identity, but I also needed to record the song. I finally put the binoculars up to my eyes and promptly hit myself in the forehead with the microphone. With valuable seconds lost to pain and humiliation, I tried to spot the singer, but he had gone and taken his music with him. Stupid gear!

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just becoming mainstream. I decided to go with a high end “prosumer” camcorder. My understanding of the term “prosumer” is that the product is nearly good enough for the pros to use and is way better than any of us average slobs could ever need. This camera was fairly huge–more than three times

the size of my retiring camcorder, and it was also three times as heavy. I purchased a shotgun microphone for it (oh, no, not one of those again!) and a long teleconverter lens. I also had a tripod for it. I could hardly wait to start lugging this stuff around for mile after mile. But I wasn’t out to have fun; I was trying to capture compelling audio and visual moments in nature. One thing was for sure, I would never put National Geographic out of business.

Serendipitous encounters with wildlife are the lifeblood of a naturalist or a wildlife photographer. My strong belief that a recordable moment was always potentially imminent led me to carry my video camera in a constant state of readiness. There is essential gear and then there is the most essential gear.

They say a pair of decent binoculars can last you a lifetime. I am envious of the “you” they are referring to. A pair of binoculars lasts me approximately three years, which is a little shy of a lifetime. As you might imagine, my binoculars tend to get banged up.

The lesson here is that unless you have a dozen Sherpas available to tow your gear, you might be better advised to keep the equipment to a minimum, because after a certain point it all becomes counterproductive. Instead of availing yourself of more opportunities, you effectively spoil the opportunities that you do get. It’s best to just settle on one piece of gear, bring that and accept that you will be missing the other gadget sometimes, but you’ll get over it. Good–there’s my hard-earned advice. Now I just have to figure out how to follow it. • Matt Perry is Conservation Director and resident naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton. He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. Matt is also regional editor of “The Kingbird”, which is a quarterly publication put out by the New York State Ornithological Association. Matt writes a weekly blog about the nature preserve, which can be found at: talesfromthewilds.blogspot.com

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Oneida

Lakeview Restaurant and Bar

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Chesterfield’s

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

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utica Innovative food made with local & organic ingredients whenever possible.

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KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

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

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Knuckleheads BREW HOUSE

Homestyle American Fare From Wings to Prime Rib!

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78 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

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ANTIQUES

We’re letting the cat out of the bag!

Consignment at its Finest!

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

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

Summer is Here!

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

(315) 831-8644

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

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

Bear Path Antiques A general line of quality, affordable antiques including furniture, primitives, smalls, china, and antique accessories.

Open weekends (and by chance) late May-June; Open Thurs-Mon: July-October. Closed Tues & Wed

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

Canal House Antiques Multi-Dealer Shop

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

(315) 893-7737

Open Thurs-Tues 10-5, Closed Wed

6737 Route 20, Bouckville, NY 58

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

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

Fort Plain Antiques & Salvage SHOP HOURS:

Tues - Wed —12 - 4 Thur - Fri 12 - 6 Sat 12 - 5 Also by Appointment Closed Sunday & Monday

Come Visit Our Architectural Salvage Warehouse

Little Falls

Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

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

Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

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

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL

Main Street Gift Shoppe

Newport’s Best Kept Secret for Primitive Gifts!

Barn Stars, Candles, Antiques, Textiles, Olde Century Colors Paint, Lighting, Signs, Furniture and more!

Always gathering for our shop!

A unique visit each thyme you stop!

Red Barn Primitives out back now open!

7431 Main St Rt. 28 Newport, NY

OPEN: Wed thru Sat 11:30am til 8pm • 315 845-8835 www.mainstreetristorante.com

Check out our popular Ristorante on site!

Picker’s Dynasty

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 and Vintage

Re-Purposed Handcrafted Items • Unique Gifts • Honey Cheese • Holistic & Local Foods • Grass-fed Beef, Lamb & Pork Jones Family Farm family gelato • Kombucha on tap Muck Boots • Seeds • Garden Accessories Statuary • Pottery • Bird Baths “Northern Grown” Shrubs and Trees • Perennials • Annuals

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

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The Online Exchange

! d n u o SHOWCASE F Antiques of CNY

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214 Oriskany Blvd, Suite 4 Whitesboro, NY

We Can Help You Buy, Sell, and Trade Globally!

Now an FFL dealer!

TREASURES

(315) 429-5111

CONSIGNMENT/RESALE SHOP

6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville

www.TheOnlineExchange.Net Registered user of ebay

LOST & FOUND Vintage items, consignment & décor Daina: 272-7700, Danielle: 941-0965 Open Tues-Fri: 10-6, Sat: 10-4

uuuuuuuuuuu u u u u u u u u u u u 375 Canal Place, Little falls u u next door to ann street deli u u (315) 823-1177 u u u 75 Dealers in: u u Quality Antiques, u Primitives, Furniture, u u u Art and Jewelry u u u Open 7 days 10-5 u u www.showcaseantiquesofcny.com u uuuuuuuuuuu u

LF Cheese Festival Trivia!

Rennet, an important element in cheese production, is still made by Redco Foods in Little Falls using a process invented by Danish scientist Hansen. He built Chr. Hansen’s Laboratory on Hansen Island in Little Falls in 1891. At Showcase Antiques, there is a Marshall Rennet Test Kit for sale in its original wood box, manufactured by Hansen’s in the late 1800s.

ESTATE & HOUSE SALES APPRAISALS ALWAYS BUYING

THE POTTING SHED ANTIQUES

After you visit the

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

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

THRIFT SHOP

Stop by and see what kind of treasures you can find!

We BUY merchandise

Open 7 Days a Week: 10-4 • (315) 831-5445 • 9605 Main Street, Remsen

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 60

Call for consignment terms.

Antique 1800s Cheese Savers/Servers

2nd Annual Little Falls Cheese Festival Sat. July 9, 10am-5pm Main Street (See ad page 51)

stop by and check out our shop’s growth!

Discounts Storewide!

FREE Parking & Easy Access to Vendor Booths & Entertainment

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

A Multi Dealer Shop

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

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

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

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

Herkimer county historical society

Remington Arms Celebrates 200 Years

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

The story of the Remington Arms begins with Eliphalet Remington, Jr. (1793-1861) who came to Herkimer County as a 7-year-old boy from Connecticut with his parents, Eliphalet Remington (1768-1828) and Elizabeth Kelbourn (1770-1843), and sister Elizabeth Remington Merry (1792-1871). After arriving here, Eliphalet and Elizabeth had Susan (1796-1817), Apphia (1804-1871), and Henry (1805-1879). The family settled on a farm on upper Barringer Road in the Town of Litchfield.

Here is an excerpt on Eliphalet’s beginnings from the Herkimer County Historical Society’s files: “Legend has it that, as a very young man, lack of cash money, and his own confidence that he could make a better gun than he could buy led him to cast his own gun. But it is likely that his father, who had lived near the Springfield Armory in Connecticut and may have worked there, taught him the rudiments of gunsmithing.

Whatever the true story, his success earned him so many orders from others that gunsmithing appeared to him to be the best way to make a living.”

Eliphalet Remington Jr. married Abigail Paddock (1792-1841). They had Philo (1816-1889), Samuel (1819-1882), Mary Ann Remington Austin (1820-1905), Maria Remington Merry (1824-1876), and Eliphalet Remington III (1828-1924).

In 1816, Eliphalet built a forge in what today is called Ilion Gorge, which was down the hillside from the family farm. His business flourished. It became an irritation to transport the guns from the gorge to the Erie Canal.

In 1828, Eliphalet bought the Clapsaddle farm owned by John and Nancy Clapsaddle, where Steele Creek met the canal, and built a new forge there.

This is how Remington Arms came to be at its present location. At this time, the community was called Morgan’s Landing (today it is Ilion), which was a stop on the canal where products and produce of the region were sold to

Eliphalet Remington Jr. came to Herkimer County at age 7

Eliphalet III and his two brothers joined the company in 1856 and changed the name to E. Remington & Sons

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canalers. Sons Philo, Samuel, and Eliphalet III joined the company in 1856 and the company was named E. Remington & Sons. The company made agricultural equipment from 1856-1886.

A large part of the work at the Armory was through contracts. When there weren’t contracts to be filled, the men would be fired. Only key people would be kept on so the starting of the new contracts would be made more smoothly. The company was chronically short of cash. The Armory grew in spite of these problems. Factory buildings were added. A major contract was during the Mexican War (1846-1848), which helped the financial situation.

Eliphalet was called to Washington in 1861 at the start of the Civil War to see how many rifles, revolvers, and bayonets he could supply. He was 68 years old at the time. His first contract in 1861 required that the company alter 5,000 Harper’s Ferry muskets within two weeks. The deadline was met, which put a strain on Eliphalet. He died on Aug. 12, 1861. The running of the company fell to his oldest son, Philo, his brothers, and Eliphalet III. In 1865, the plant was producing more than 1,000 rifles a day. The village grew 62 percent from 1852 to 1865.

The historical society’s files note the status of the company after the Civil War: “For a few months, the end of the Civil War seemed like the end of Ilion. All federal government contracts were canceled. Most of the men in the Armory had no work. But technology came temporarily to the rescue. During the war, the application of the dropping breechblock to military rifles had begun. This new design was immensely superior to the muzzleloader, so all the production had been going to the federal government. Now orders began to pour in from governments all around the world. For a few more years, there was work in Ilion.” Orders for rifles fell off in 1871, when the Franco-Prussian War partly relieved war tension in Europe.

The Remington Sewing Machine was manufactured from 1870-1886 and the Remington Typewriter was manufactured from 1874-1882. The Remington Arms Company went bankrupt in 1886. In March 1888 the company was purchased by Marcellus Hartley, owner of Union Metallic Cartridge Company and they merged in 1911. The company was named Remington Arms Co.Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Inc. in 1917. In 1920 Union Metallic Cartridge Co. was liquidated by the Robin Hood Ammo Co. The company name was changed to Remington Arms Inc. In 1931, Remington sold the cash register

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What is this perfume, this unique aroma of deep woods on balmy summer days? It’s different than the musk of decaying autumn leaves, or the minty aroma of fresh sap expiating from pine needles in spring. Is it the breath of millions of mosses as they multiply, luxuriating in the moist heat? Perhaps it’s the scent of sunlight being converted to wood by deciduous trees that are in full leaf, mingled with the energy of countless insects, bees, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, dragonflies as they pursue their life

quests amongst the woodland flora. Whatever it is, it calms my spirit and I want to dwell in it forever.

But I have other quests to pursue. My friend Anne and I are training to swim across the widest part of Hinckley Lake in mid-summer. Tim did it for his 52nd birthday in 1989 and, of course, we can’t let men have all the glory. So, we swim laps for a couple of weeks across chilly Black Creek near the Grant Bridge with Tim as our coach.

On a cool, early July morning in 1991, we drive to First Beach on Rt. 365 in Hinckley, just above the dam, and plunge into a calm mirror with soft tendrils of pink mist rising from the water toward a baby-blue sky. We want to avoid the choppy

waves that will come as the winds awake with the sun. Tim follows us in a canoe.

All is calm as we patiently take stroke after stroke in water that is warmer than the air. I stop and look around occasionally to check my progress. Tim asks if I feel okay. “Yes, I’m fine.”

Nearly halfway across and I’m getting bored. My thumbs feel rather numb, too.

I think I’d rather be weeding my garden.

Anne, however, is in her element. She loves water, whether she’s in it, or on it. We canoe and swim Black Creek together whenever she can pull me away from my chores.

Kingfishers, herons, and ducks are moderately disturbed by our approach. Iridescent dragonflies dart about, resting on our canoe, resting on our heads. She points out the

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John and Anne’s soon to be property beaver lodges along the banks, a deer snorts in annoyance when it hears us, and we find sandy promontories on which to anchor our canoe and bathe in the pure clay and waters like primordial beings.

Though only here for two weeks, Anne manages enough activities for an entire summer: swimming, canoeing, biking, hiking as well as hosting lively meals with her husband, John, for us and mutual friends.

She’s older than I but I can’t keep up with her! I think it’s my happiest time of year when they come, I laugh so much.

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Tim and I were shocked when they bought the unfinished camp next to us.

I was embarrassed by the chaos of construction debris left by the previous owners and figured Anne (who was visiting) would, at best, take a quick glance and retreat in horror. But she gracefully navigated a path between the scattered piles of lumber scraps, old windows, empty paint cans, and many deceased 12 volt car batteries that had been used to provide electricity, and stated calmly: “I see possibilities here.”

“I’ll talk to John about it and let you know what we decide. I’m not promising anything, but I’m quite interested,” she continued in her melodious voice.

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As soon as we have solid ground beneath our feet, Anne and I leap out of the water with joyful exuberance. To the best of our knowledge, we’re the first women to swim across Hinckley Lake when it’s at its widest.

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the window seat and whined if someone touched us. One of us couldn’t sit still.

Another worried that we’d run out of gas. Saliva from Sandy’s constant drool coated the back windows with a membrane of goo, and sometimes blew into our faces. We played an alphabet game, seeing who could be the first to find the next letter on a billboard or to see the great bridge that would take us across the vast St. Lawrence River. How come Dad always won?

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We all did some fishing. The little ones caught and released pretty sunfish. The guys caught trout and catfish, leaving the parts we couldn’t eat for the raccoons that came after dark to entertain us. If it was too cold to swim, I’d read Grandpa’s National Geographic magazines or Mom’s childhood (1920s) book series, Ruth Fielding or Betty Gordon.

For a big treat, we’d go to Thousand Island Park for ice cream and some new comic books or, on the weekend, watch a movie after dark in the open-air church with canvas sides. Mosquitoes snacked on us like we were their popcorn.

From my diary: 1964 (I am 15.)

July 3: “I spent most of the day reading “Tarzan and the Lost Empire.” Golly, was it great! I plucked my eyebrows tonight so that now I think they look pretty good!”

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July 5: “I went to the beach without my glasses and felt that I looked pretty good, but no one showed up. I felt like going to see those Lewis girls and maybe knock them for a loop, [because I looked so great] but I didn’t.”

July 6: “We went swimming with some boys. What a blast! When Cheryl and I came up the hill back to our camp after dark, I got scared half to death because the boys were coming after us up the hill and we ran and ran!”

July 7: “Cheryl and I were here at camp with Dave, Jim, Head, and Brains. They came in the kitchen once and Dave said that Jim gave him two dollars to kiss me.

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Co-swimmer Anne Cassebaum lingered for many fotos while whining, “Can’t we do the length and back now?” An unnamed observer later said that Anne believes that Coach Behterthanever’s decision not to let her go for the length was influenced by his decision to showcase his own seven-mile swim, scheduled for next year.

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July 18: Gourd Rattle with Wood Burning Imbrications: 9:30am - Noon

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Also: The Essence of World Religions 9:30am 11:00am with Timothy Hume Behrendt, minister/counselor.

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July 25: Rustic Furniture: 9:00 - 1:00pm

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Max Scialdone by john keller

I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to watch and listen to many of our area’s fine musicians from their infancy to their current careers. I remember first listening to one of Max Scialdone’s early bands, Life Syphon, initially through the windows of their rehearsal space, then at a couple of actual shows. Loud, yet impressive. Since then, Max has developed into an amazing solo performer with a multitude of stages behind him. His ability to channel any number of artists he covers, and present the songs convincingly, is uncanny. His prowess on the guitar is mesmerizing. Once Max began performing, he took off running and has no intention of stopping or even slowing down.

However, for the briefest of time, I did get him to sit down to talk with me to recount his rocking life.

Are originally from this area?

I am from Herkimer.

What got you started in pursuing a music career?

Music has been something that makes me happy. From as far back as I can remember, a good song would stop me in my tracks wherever I was at the moment and I immediately felt lost in it. Truthfully, I never thought I would actually be doing this as a career. I was always big on the philosophy of doing what you love for a living, despite the difficulty of actually making it happen.

Who have been your biggest influences, musically and personally?

I have always felt my influences and inspirations were artists who do a lot of different kinds of music and work with a lot of different musicians. Musicians who are workaholics always seem to have a big influence on me. It doesn’t have to always be musicians who have influenced me.

Was Autumn Fire your first band?

Autumn Fire wasn’t my first band but it was the first band that I was in that put out an album. The first band I ever played a gig with was a cover band called Nothin’ Yet. I played guitar for this band.

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Over 23 Years Experience!

We played one gig. I was about 16-17 at the time.

After that I was in a bunch of other random death metal bands playing guitar until about I was about 18-19 or so. Most of these projects featured Dan Bolen (excellent drummer, singer, and guitarist.) None of these lasted very long. Around age 19 was my first serious band, Life Syphon, out of Utica. I played bass and sang back-up vocals for this band. Life Syphon was a metal band and we did all originals. I wasn’t a big fan of playing bass and wanted to sing and play lead guitar. A friend from a band called Renegade Blue (classic rock/country cover band) was looking for a fill-in guy for a couple of gigs as a rhythm guitarist/singer. We started playing frequently leading up to the point where we played Frogfest. This, to me, was huge. We played in front of more than 10,000 people and opened for national artists on a big stage for the first time. Hearing the roar of a big crowd cheering after each song blew my mind. After this experience, I knew I wanted it to be my life.

How did the band begin, who was in it, and what caused its end?

One day I stumbled across a band on MySpace that was looking for a singer from the Utica area. This band was Autumn Fire. I tried contacting them and calling them, but they took a very long time to respond. It almost didn’t happen, but I kept trying until I got a response.

They had a good handful of songs worked out that I wrote lyrics for.

Over a pretty short period of time, we put together a list of songs and made our very first album, called Endless. All this while playing with Renegade Blue, and going for my bachelor’s degree! Needless to say, I didn’t do too well in school due to all the music going on. I wouldn’t change that for the world. It was at this time that Autumn Fire started playing some decent gigs. I found that I really enjoy making albums and writing. The members of Autumn Fire were Nate Keida on drums; Josh Crossman on guitar; Ryan Parr on guitar; Josh Brondou on bass; and myself as vocalist. As to its end, there were a few different feelings on how a band is supposed to be run and a lot of stress

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Have you been in any other bands since you struck out as a solo artist?

Autumn Fire did a few gigs out in Oneonta with a couple bands and When Autumn Fire was around, you were extremely popular. What opened for Blue Oyster Cult and that was when I sort of met the guitar wizard Juan Canteli. By sort of, I mean I don’t remember officially do you attribute to that band’s success?

I don’t know if I would use the term “extremely” in regards to our meeting him. We were in different bands that played gigs together and popularity but we definitely put in the time and the leg work. To me, suc- knew of each other. Shortly thereafter, I had been contacted by a good cess is a term that can have many different meanings to many different friend, Don Wyckoff. Don sent me a song and we ended up writing people. I feel I made some good friends in this band and we put out two it together. Don sent the song to Juan and he ended up really liking it. Juan contacted me about us possibly writing some songs together. albums that I am very proud of.

Basically, I sent him all the unused ones I wrote for Autumn Fire and he was into the style. He sent me a bunch of songs he wrote, too, and What do you consider your best shows with them? they fit together in a special way. This ended up being what is We played with great bands such as Blue Oyster Cult, Filnow called Into Shadow, which is the most favorite music ter, Boy Hits Car, and many more.

I’ve been part of to date. This was mostly because of the fact that I feel like he and I generally love most things You’re known for performing cover material, but we wrote. There were no rules and no set style. We you also write many original songs. Which do you were both very free to express ourselves musically prefer performing? and neither of us would settle for anything less than I definitely love playing cover material because I quality as far as recording. We took our time workam largely a music fan as a whole. I have met some Limited time only! ing on the songs at first because we were both in other of the most amazing people doing that as well and www.mohawkvalleyliving.com bands. Currently, I’m about to put out an album with wouldn’t change that for the world. I will say, though, a band called Return to Ashes with Dave Snediker, Pete that I write so much music that I really do want to evenFranchell, and Anthony “Zee” Donaldson. tually play my own music for a living. In my opinion, there is nothing like the feeling of hearing a crowd of people singing Lastly, what advice do you have for anyone looking to follow the lyrics of my sometimes incredibly personal songs. I dreamed of this my whole life. Performing covers and originals are two completely your footsteps? Maybe something you wished someone told you different animals. I don’t really see myself as any kind of particular musi- before you started. cian stylistically. I write rock, metal, progressive, etc., music. Sometimes My advice for anyone trying to get out there and start playing is baI try writing more popular kinds of music like singer/songwriter style, sically just get out there and do it. Don’t ever feel like you’re too good and even country music. Some people seem to be confused by this, but for anything. Don’t always think, “This is the only thing I will allow honestly I have no boundaries in music. I just play and write whatever I myself to do” (referring to style). Have thick skin. Learn to love pracfeel like playing and writing at the time. I don’t really believe in labels ticing. Listen to a ton of music and expand your musical tastes. Never and I constantly feel like listening to different styles. I just love music as put anyone down for trying to do their thing. Don’t think of music as a whole. I do have my personal favorite styles but in the end it doesn’t a competition. Never forget that if you want to get into the music business that the word “business” is just as important as the word “music.” matter to me.

The world doesn’t owe you anything and nothing happens magically.

Every working musician from the smallest band in a small club to the Have you released any of your original songs?

During Autumn Fire, I wrote an unofficial first solo EP called Tues- biggest band performing all over the world puts in the work and time. day. I recorded the songs with Mike Malowski in his studio. I never re- Don’t ever think you’re too good to warm up and never overlook the leased the album or even really told anyone about it, even though to this basics. Don’t forget to have fun, too. When you don’t get what you day I have a special place in my heart for it. After recording these tracks, want, keep trying and learn from your mistakes.

I was going to release these songs with others and put out a whole album.

Instead, I just wrote a whole full-length album called Days Like These, Wow! Excellent words. Thank you, Max. • which was my official first released solo album. The need to write and create prompted the writing of my solo material. I can’t live without doJohn Keller is a local musician and owns Off Center Records in Utica. ing it. It’s my number one favorite thing. after the release of our second album. We never technically broke up but we took some time off.

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Some of the national and international acts coming on opening night include Groove Legacy. Other groups include Sirsy, Terrence Simian and his Mallet Playboys (zydeco), Tumbleweed Highway (country), Jane Monheit (jazz), and Funky Blue Roots (funky blues).

Local opening acts will be announced soon. Follow the music series on Facebook to stay in the loop on concert news.

Food trucks will be on site. Again, the event starts at 6 p.m. and is located on the corner of Genesee and Eagle Street across from the Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute. The series is presented by the Levitt Foundation and the Community Foundation. Partners are the City of Utica, Cornell Rust 2 Green Urban Studio, DeSales Center, The Midtown Utica Community Center, The R2G Downtown Committee, and Utica Monday Nite.

In other music news, Sassafras Jenkins is back in town! The local jam band is doing a reunion show on July 7 at Nail Creek. The band includes Ryan Blakeman, Irwin Winkler, Adam Morgan, Chris McNamara, Mike Thompson, and some guests.

Ryan says, “I’m getting married in November and I want the most important person in my life to meet the most important people in my life.” Tell me that’s not a cool sentiment! I gotta remember to use that some time.

Rick Zuccaro brings his Tribute to Billy Joel to the Stanley Theatre on July 9 starting at 6 p.m., the night before the Boilermaker. Tickets start at $15. The show benefits the Stanley. Call 724-400 or Thestanley.org for info.

Look for 92.7 The Drive on the Boilermaker course on July 10 at The Utica Zoo entrance. The MV Blues Society will have The Cathy Timian Trio on site, too. Good luck, runners.

The Mohawk Valley Blues Society is throwing a free picnic on Sunday, July 17, at the Waterfront Park in Sylvan Beach. As of this writing the acts include King Kool and His Royal Blues. This event is a family-style picnic open to all music and blues lovers. Bring your own food and beverages or bring a pot-luck-style offering. The show starts at 2 p.m. For more info contact www.mvblues.org, More acts will be announced soon.

Thunderwatt plays the Marble Hill Inn in Sherrill on July 29. It is the band’s first trip to The Hill. For full club listings check out the Live and Local calendar at 927thedrive.net. To be featured here or to post club listings contact me at geneseejoe@927thedrive.net • Listen to Genesee Joe live on 92.7FM, The DRIVE.

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Iron Work - Architectural & Ornamental Raulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Golf Courses and Driving Range Beacon Golf Center, Marcy . . . . . . .

Brimfield View Driving Range, Clinton Golf Club of Newport . . . . . . . . . .

Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Woodgate Pines Golf Club, Boonville .

Lawn Mowers J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 21 SD Outdoor Power, New Hartford . . . . . . . 64 Springfield Truck & Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Grocery/Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . .

The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . .

Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . .

Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . .

Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . .

Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . .

Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hardware/Farm & Home Delta Plumbing, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Poland Hardware, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hearing Consultants Hearing Health Hearing Aid Centers, Rome . . . 46 Heating Oil Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Ice Cream B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . .

Cucina Berto, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

The Li’l Red Caboose, Poland . . . . . . . .

Papa Rick’s Snack Shack, Rome . . . . . .

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

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

West Canada Creek Campsites, Poland . . .

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Insurance Gates-Cole Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . 8 Farm Family Insurance, Boonville . . . . . . . . 47 M L Croad Insurance, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Jewelry Fall Hill Beads & Gems, Little Falls . . . . . . . 41 Goldmine Jewelers, New Hartford . . . . . . . 13 Landscaping D’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort . . . . . . 43 Man With a Pick-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Lawn Care Wright’s Lawn Care, Serving CNY . . . . . . . . 31

Learning in Retirement MVILR at SUNYIT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Liquor Stores and Wine Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . . 68 Lodging Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Overlook Mansion, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . 32 Manufactured and Modular Home Builders Leisure Village, Taberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Massage, Therapeutic Zensations, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Marinas Bird’s Marine, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Meats, locally raised (see Produce) Media 92.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 75 FOX33/WUTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . 9 Milk, local Cedar Park Farm, Springfield Center . . . . . . 47 WintersGrass Farm, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Monuments & Memorials Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . 10 Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Motorcycle Speed/Service Center Hillside Motorcycle & Machine, Munnsville . . 20 Museums Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . .

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Remington Arms Museum, Ilion . . . . . . . . . 9 View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . .

Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . .

Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . .

Sunflower Naturals, Barneveld . . . . . . .

Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . .

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

Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . .

Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . .

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

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

Wagner Farms, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Optometrist Towpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 26

Quilt and Yarn Shops Heartworks Quilts & Fabrics, Fly Creek . . . 18 Stash Away Quilts, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Painting Supplies Urbanik’s Paint & Wallpaper Co., Utica . . . . 72

Painting, Interior/Exterior Dennis Polanowicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Real Estate Century 2, Art VanVechten, Utica . . .

Coldwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . .

Bird’s Adirondack Real Estate, Old Forge Scenic Byway Realty, Richfield Springs .

Pet Memorialization and Cremation Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . . 10

Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Pet Services Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . . 16 One Paw at a Time, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 22

Recreational Vehicles Hobby Hill Farms, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . 11

Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Photography Fusion Art/The Photo Shoppe, Rome . . . . . 34 Physical Therapy Inertia PT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Plumbing Delta Plumbing, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Pools and Spas Geraty Pools & Spa, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion & New Hartford . . 41 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 61 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 58 Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . . 59 Produce, Local ADK Cheese, Barneveld and Clinton . . . . . . . 76 Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 33 Clarkshire Farms, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Cranberry Ridge Farm, Williamstown . . . . . 26 Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Hughes Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Juliano’s Farm & Greenhouse, Schuyler . . . . . . 44 Oneida County Public Market, Utica . . . . . . 62

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

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 . . . . . . . . . . .

Cucina Berto, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . .

Lakeview Restaurant and Bar, Oneida . . . .

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

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

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

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

Origlio’s Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Oneida . .

Papa Rick’s Snack Shack, Rome . . . . . . . . .

Pho Ever Noodles, New Hartford . . . . . . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . .

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

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

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

Roly Poly, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

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

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

Voss’, Yorkville, Ilion, and Utica Zoo . . . . . .

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Roofing and Siding Mohawk Metal Mfg Sales, Westmoreland . . . 46 Salons/Haircutters Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 29 Scrapbooking/Photo Organizing Intentionegrity, Utica area . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Shoes 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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Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . 26 Social Security Appilcations and Advice Antonowicz Group, Rome/Utica . . . . . . . . . 20 Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Storage Sheds/Garages Shafer & Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Taxi Service Elite Taxi, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tents and Awnings Brownie Tent & Awning, Clinton . . . . . . . . 64 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 68 Veterinarians Adirondack Veterinary Service, Rome . . . . 27 CNY Veterinary Medical, Westmoreland . . 48 Marcy Veterinary Services, Marcy . . . . . . . 24 Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . .

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