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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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Savoring Summer

by Sharry L. Whitney

Keep calm and chew slowly. August is here and after gobbling up July, I’m trying to slow down and savor August. I’m not alone; many people tell me that these seemingly endless beautiful days have them going a mile a minute. But those days will soon end, so it’s time to savor summer. I’ve included a “Savoring Summer” guide in this issue that highlights some fun, mostly free, events. Also don’t forget to seek out those restaurants with outdoor dining.

This month we also will be reflecting on our Mohawk Valley Living years. The August episode of the TV show will be our 500th. When Lance and I started this adventure in 2005, we never imagined the places it would take us or the people we’d meet.

Maybe someday I’ll write a book about it. Peggy Spencer Behrendt’s soonTALES FROM to-be-released book, Tales from Shawangunk, Our Adventures Liv ing Off Grid in the Adirondacks has inspired The Memoirs of Peggy Spencer Behren me to considdt er it. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! would be a perfect title, but Dr. Seuss took that one.

Maybe To See What We Can See: Our Adventures Traveling ’Round the Mohawk Valley?

But my book will have to wait; I have to hurry up and get outside to savor summer. •

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Thomas R. Proctor: Utica’s Greatest Benefactor

By Lou Parrotta Thomas Redfield Proctor was born in Proctorville, VT, on May 25, 1844, to Moody S. and Betsy Nancy Redfield Proctor.

Proctor’s ancestors were truly American in every sense of the word. One of his ancestors, Robert Proctor, settled in Concord, MA, in 1645 and founded Thomas’ birthplace of Proctorville. Some Proctors took an active role in the Boston Tea Party. His paternal great-grandfather, Leonard Proctor, Thomas Redfield Proctor was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, Proctor served in the U.S. Navy as a paymaster’s clerk aboard the USS Brandywine in 1862 at just 18 years old and not even out of high school. Shortly thereafter, he was selected to be the secretary to Admiral Pearson on the USS Lancaster. He took part in the capture of a ship full of Confederates and received a commendation from the Secretary of the Navy for meritorious service.

When the Civil War concluded, Proctor moved first to Nyack, NY, where he would own and operate the Tappan Zee House. On Dec. 1, 1869, he would move to Utica where he would become the owner/operator of Bagg’s Hotel. He would remain the proprietor there until 1890.

On April 9, 1891, Proctor was united in marriage to Maria Watson Williams. They had one son who unfortunately did not survive infancy.

Proctor participated in numerous ventures and served on many boards. During his life in Utica, Proctor served as president of the Oneida County Trust Company and the American Hard Wall Plaster Company. He took a turn as vice president of the Utica Daily Press Company. He was a trustee of the Savings Bank of Utica and the Soldier’s Monument Association, and he was on the board of directors

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of the Utica Trust & Deposit Company, the Utica Steam & Mohawk Valley Cotton Mills, and the Utica Cemetery Association. In a 1925 book, The History of the Mohawk Valley, it was said of Proctor: “Having early learned to assume responsibility, Mr. Proctor developed a business discernment which bore the test of years and the various interests with which he was identified prospered accordingly, a number of them being now among the leading institutions in this part of the state.”

Politics was also a passion of Proctor’s. A member of the Republican Party, he was active in the Utica, Oneida County and New York State parties. He served as a delegate to the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Republican National Conventions. (In 1908 and 1912, he was able to cast a vote for the vice presidential candidate James Schoolcraft Sherman, a friend and fellow Utican). While President, William Howard Taft appointed Proctor to the board of visitors at the United States Naval Academy.

Another role Proctor took an active part in was as a trustee of the New York Roads Improvement Association that was organized Thomas R. Proctor on holiday at Bagg’s Hotel on March 15, 1890. The three main goals of the with his wife, Maria Association were to improve the country’s roads; to get the farmers out of the mud; and to make it easier for farmers to bring their produce to market.

Proctor also was heavily involved in the community. At one time he served as the president of the House of the Good Shepherd and was a life member of the New York Agricultural Association. He was a Mason, a member of the New England Society of New York, and a member of the Sons of the Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars, the Society of the Founders & Patriots of America, the Mayflower Society, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and the Fort Schuyler Club (where he served as the club’s president for more than 10 years).

Proctor’s reputation as Utica’s largest benefactor could be best realized by the 500-plus acres of land he donated for what would become Roscoe Conkling Park in the Steele Hill woods, Addison C. Miller Park on the Southern end of York Street, J. Thomas Spriggs Park on the corner of Whitesboro and Erie Streets, Horatio Seymour Park opposite of Faxton Hospital and behind the House of the Good Shepherd, Watson Williams Park, Thomas R. Proctor Park at the Bagg’s Hotel farm on Welshbush Road, and Frederick T. Proctor Park. According to famed local historian T. Wood Clarke’s book, Upper Mohawk Country, Proctor secretly bought up the land and had Frederick Law Olmstead of Boston, MA, the nation’s most noted landscape architect, to convert the land into the well-known parks they are today. In 1905, Proctor announced he would be giving all of the land/parks

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Noted historian Malio Cardarelli wrote of Thomas and Frederick Proctor: “And when naming Utica’s dignitaries, one must also include Thomas R. and Frederick T. Proctor, who were wealthy men of commerce committed to community betterment, imparting not only their business savvy but also their finances, both of which they gave generously to a city they dearly loved.”

Proctor also donated the land and/or buildings for today’s Fountain Elms, Utica Public Library, St. Luke’s Hospital, and the House of the Good Shepherd. He also donated a great deal of money to what is today’s Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.

Former Secretary of State and Clinton native Elihu Root said of Proctor: “(He was) simply a civic-minded private citizen. It was his natural intent to do something for the community first. In other words, he possessed that rare gem in civic quality of pride in his community. No girl was ever prouder of her ribbons or no boy of a new toy than was Thomas R. Proctor of the community in which he lived…. He always exhibited the kindness and affection of the true citizen of greatness and helped to build up Utica to the great municipality it now is.” • Lou Parrotta teaches social studies at Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica. He is the City of Utica historian and also chairman of the Oneida County Historical Society Board of Trustees.

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The Tupper Lake Triad is one of the growing number of quests created by clubs or chambers or municipalities in the Adirondack Park designed to draw people to specific regions or purely encourage people to explore the great outdoors.

The TLT consists of three mountains, none of which are technically in Tupper Lake but in the immediate area.

All three have trails that are maintained by the DEC and are modest in their ascents – entire elementary school classes have conquered them together – and they can be completed over a period of time or, for many, in one day.

My hiking buddy Mark Lowell and I thought it would be a good warm-up hike. And it was.

We began with Mount Arab on a recent Monday morning at 10:40 a.m., the highest of the Triad at 2,539 feet and with the most elevation gain at 764 feet.

Arab is a fire tower mountain that also counts for the Fire Tower Challenge, and while we had both hiked it in the past, somehow it felt like cheating to count it for the Triad without doing it again.

According to a brochure picked up at the trailhead, no one knows for sure how the mountain received its name. Speculation is that it was “from a mispronunciation of the French word for maple, arable.”

The mile-long trail led to the summit that was socked in with fog, so there was zero view from the tower’s cab, but we still had two mountains to go with a promise of clearing skies later in the day.

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There are also less technical areas to navigate on the ascent and descent. The elevation gain is only about 390 feet heading up Bald, but there are a few steeper spots with tangles of roots that require your complete attention.

It was hard to drive back through Tupper Lake without stopping for a pastry, so we did, opting for dense, home-made, blueberry muffins.

Goodman Mountain was next, and refueled by the muffins the ascent was not made easier, just a bit happier. This is the shortest of the three Triad Mountains at 2178 feet and with the least amount of elevation gain at 581 feet. And while it has the longest trail at 1.6 miles, the first quarter mile through the woods before beginning the ascent is actually wheelchair accessible.

I don’t always pay attention to how different mountains receive their names, but this one I found particularly noteworthy. There is a commemorative plaque near the trailhead that carries the story.

Goodman Mountain is named “in memory of Charles Goodman and his grandson, Andrew Goodman. Andrew Goodman, age 20, was registering African-American citizens to vote during Freedom Summer of 1964 when the Ku Klux Klan murdered him on June 21, in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The Goodman family has lived on Tupper Lake during the summers since 1933.” The 1988 film Mississippi Burning starring Gene Hackman, and a 2014 documentary, Freedom Summer, recalls the incident and the history surrounding it.

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apparently thought they owned the space, there was a nice view, including a clear-shot look at the last mountain of the Triad – a neighbor of Goodman’s – Coney.

Coney Mountain proved to be a perfect illustration of why I enjoy these regional quests. If not for the Triad, I may never have considered hiking Coney. Another modest climb similar to the others with a 1.1 mile trail leading to the summit at 2,280 feet and an elevation gain of 581 feet, Coney Mountain is the one that proved to be a wonderful surprise and is the one I’ll likely return to again.

Mark and I met five elderly folks on the summit who said they and their family members had climbed the mountain multiple times over the years, kind of a family tradition, and it was easy while standing there with them to understand why. Coney has a large, sprawling summit with a magnificent 360-degree view—such a great payoff for such a modest climb. It is one of the mountains I can imagine taking the grandkids up one day – preferably in late September or early October surrounded on every side with those awesome autumn hues.

We were off the final mountain and headed back home by 4:30 p.m. making it a six-hour day for all three mountains, including the stop for the muffins. Roundtrip times for each mountain can be very different for those who hike depending on a number of factors, including such things as physical conditioning, weather, and the company.

For those who would like to try the Triad, there is a website for the quest that has directions and more details as well as a roster of those who have successfully completed it, including a few names from the Mohawk Valley region. Visit www.tupperlaketriad.com. I learned I am number 397 – my summer patch arrived this week. You can also earn a patch for completing the Triad in winter. •

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Sagittarius the Steaming Teapot by carol higgins

Hooray, the warm summer weather has arrived! It’s time for picnics, swimming, hiking, other outdoor activities and, of course, astronomy. One of the most popular and interesting summer constellations is called Sagittarius.

Sagittarius is in the southwestern sky in August. In ancient times it was known to the Greeks as a centaur, a half-man and half-horse creature holding a bow and arrow. Today we refer to Sagittarius by a unique pattern formed by eight of its brightest stars – the “Teapot.” Its handle is on the left, a lid is on top, and the spout on the right is complete with steam rising from it. More about that steam later.

The Sagittarius region is rich with a number of beautiful and famous deep sky objects that are easily seen. Inside the Teapot toward the bottom are three globular clusters, each one a tight group of hundreds of thousands to millions of stars that are about 10 billion years old. Just above the top star in the lid and to the left are two more globular clusters.

One of the brightest and largest objects in Sagittarius is the Lagoon Nebula. To find it, draw an imaginary line between the top star of the Teapot handle to the star in the lid, then continue to extend the line that same distance. You’ll see a glowing cloud of gas and dust and stars. It’s a place where

new stars are forming, and its size Constellation Sagittarius and the Milky Way Galaxy is mind-boggling. To get an idea of over Utica. Photo by MVAS member Chuck Higgins an object’s dimensions or distance, astronomers use a measurement called a “light-year.” That’s the distance a beam of light travels in one sive black hole, and all of the stars, planets, year, an astounding 6 trillion miles. The gas and dust, dark matter, and our entire Hanny’s Voorwerp.

Credit: NASA,around ESA, W. Keel, Zoo Team Lagoon Nebula is 110 light years across solar Image system rotate it. Galaxy It takes our and 50 light years wide. solar system 225 million years to make Just above the Lagoon is the bright but one complete orbit. Guess where that gasmaller Trifid Nebula, an unusual com- lactic center is in our sky? Right next to bination of both an emission nebula and Sagittarius! It has a higher concentration of reflection nebula. It is also a star nursery, stars, and that’s why the Teapot’s “steam” with a bright star inside the emission nebu- is so bright compared to other areas of the la that ionizes hydrogen and makes it glow Milky Way. red, while the reflection nebula portion has The Mohawk Valley offers some of a blue glow lit up by a nearby star. You can the best night sky seeing conditions in the see both the Lagoon and Trifid with unaid- entire USA. Our skies aren’t polluted with ed eyes, but they are especially wonderful unnecessary lighting from buildings, street sights using binoculars or a small tele- lights, and illuminated signs like almost 80 scope. percent of our country. Scientists estimate Now, about that steam rising out of the one-third of people on the planet cannot Teapot spout. That is our Milky Way gal- see the Milky Way due to light pollution. axy, a “spiral galaxy” shaped like a com- Take some time to enjoy pact disk with arms curving out from the the steaming Teapot center like a pinwheel. Our planet is in one and our Milky of the arms, so when we look toward the Way galaxy; Join MVAS at center of the galaxy or the other arms we they are quite a Barton-Brown Observatory see the glow of an enormous amount of sight! in Waterville on August 6 gas and dust – thus the smoky band in our Wi s h i n g night sky. you clear from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. to At our galaxy’s center is a super-mas- skies! • view the jewels of Sagittarius

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DOWNTOWN FOR 48 YEARS

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Bob Pellegrino is a fixture in Downtown Utica. He can tell you what businesses used to be where and who ran them. Spending a few hours with him is like being able to step back in time. He likes to joke that when people ask where he got his education, he says he has two B.S. degrees – one from “Brandegee School” and one from “Bleecker Street.”

Bob has never been a stranger to hard work – at about 10 years old, he went to work at a barber shop in East Utica and at about 13, he started learning the flooring trade. Right after high school, he spent four years in the Navy and got a chance to travel the world. In 1962 he started Elite Flooring Service under which he did flooring installations for numerous stores in the Utica area. In 1968, along with his wife, Marie, he incorporated as Color Craft Interiors and opened on Lower Genesee Street in Bagg’s Square to go into the retail business. The company now specializes in commercial and residential carpeting, laminate, linoleum, and commercial tile.

Over the years, he completed projects for many of the most notable buildings in the city, including Commercial Travelers, the Federal Building, City Hall, the Police Station, and the Utica City School District. At one point, he could safely say that he had worked in almost every building “from John Street to Court Street” in downtown. He carpeted many local colleges as well. He has done multiple projects for Bank of Utica, which was the bank that gave him his first business mortgage in the 1960s.

Today, Bob is still in business, operating now out of Franklin Square, where he moved in 1992. He is working on renovating the second floor to create additional office space.

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They chose Bank Place as the location for their new restaurant particularly because it has the distinct feel of an “International Row”.

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Don’t worry about pronunciation! The family will happily walk you through the menu. Need a jolt to your work day? The espresso, cappucino, and Bosnian coffee at Tarik’s are out of this world. They are also available for catering – their “meat pyramid” is something you won’t see anywhere else in the city!

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Steve McCurry Photographs If you have not been to Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute’s latest photography exhibition, it’s a must to put on your calendar – the MWPAI Museum of Art is the only venue where The World through His Lens: Steve McCurry Photographs is being shown. If you have seen it, I’m sure you have the same pull as I to go see it again and again. The exhibit features 60 large-scale photographs by renowned National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry, including his well known “Afghan Girl,” which was named “the most recognized photograph” in the history of National Geographic magazine. McCurry is known for capturing unexpected moments and you will surely experience those as you take in the people and diverse societies of Thailand, Burma-Myanmar, Laos, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Russia, India, and Pakistan. The photographs, colors, expressions of the subjects and the accompanying narratives for each photo make the entire space come to life. To spend some time with this exhibition is like traveling the world with McCurry himself. •

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl

the newport marketplace One perk about being Mohawk Valley Girl is that people often recommend interesting places for me to check out. Several people suggested I visit the Newport Marketplace on Main Street in Newport. It was not hard to figure out why.

I was charmed by the place as soon as we drove up and saw all the flowers and garden decorations out front. It is clear that this is not your average antiques mart. Looking at the lovely pots of plants, I reflected that I really have not done enough with my container garden this year.

The first thing I noticed walking into the building was the food. There were all kinds of interesting non-perishables on shelves.

“Jake and Amos,” I said. “They make a really good hot sauce I used to use all the time at the Snack Shack.” That was a diner I greatly enjoyed, now sadly closed. Steven pointed out a cooler with drinks, because I had been lamenting that I had forgotten to bring a bottle of water from home.

Before quenching my thirst, though, I wanted to look around and shop.

We wandered through several rooms, marveling at the variety of vendors. I envied some beautiful antique furniture as well as a few re-purposed items, paused at some vintage clothing, and considered purchasing several knickknacks. I even saw some glasses from The Boilermaker. I have a few of those from running the Boilermaker 15K myself.

A thrilling discovery was the back deck, overlooking the water. We walked along it, admiring the view. What a beautiful place to sit. There were some metal tables and chairs as well as some Adirondack chairs available for purchase. I also noted some fun deck decorations; I may go back and purchase them for my own deck.

Back inside, we looked at a lot more merchandise but by no means everything. We got separated but met up again at the cash register. Steven asked the lady at the counter if there was a bathroom.

“I was going to tell you to check out the bathroom,” I said. I had just walked by it myself. “There’s a wind chime of dragonflies that are lighted!”

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“We sell those,” the lady said. “They are solar.” How cool is that?!

We soon got to chatting with the lady, who was Tracy Ryan, one of the owners, along with Mark Wagner. She told us the shop was formerly the Top Notch Garden Center in Little Falls but moved to the current location and expanded into the Marketplace two years ago. It currently has 53 vendors, which are constantly changing.

“We do the seasons,” she said, “because it’s also a garden shop.”

Steven purchased a shot glass for his collection while I got some sesame sticks and unsweetened iced tea.

“Those are good sesame sticks,” Tracy told me.

While we were talking, an Amish lady came in with a pint of strawberries to leave at the counter as samples. Tracy encouraged us to try them. Yum! The lady and her daughter were selling them outside the store. We bought a pint, but first we walked out back to look through the greenhouse and check out the deck once again.

It was not until much later that I realized I had gotten so interested in our conversation with Tracy that I had completely forgotten to ask the price of the dragonfly lights. Now I have yet another reason to return. •

Mark Wagner on the back porch of the Newport Marketplace overlooking the West Canada Creek

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Fandemicon

Utica’s Pop Culture Convention Saturday, August 20, 2016, 10am-5pm A family friendly celebration of all things fandom–from comics, superheroes, and gaming, to anime, manga and cosplay. Utica Public Library, 303 Genesee St., Utica, www.fandemicon.com

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It’s time to slow down and relish summer.

June and July were filled with busy days of gardening, chores, and the gobbling of summer. August is the month—as Mark Wagner of Newport Marketplace puts it—for “chewing slowly.” Here are just a few of the local events and festivals to help us savor summer’s second act.

Events & Festivals

Breakfast with Washington

Saturday, August 6, 9:30am Have breakfast with General Washington - a historic recreation of Washington’s breakfast with George Herkimer, Tickets: $10, Herkimer Home State Historic Site, 200 Route 169S, Little Falls www.herkimerhomeacademy.org

Farmers’ Museum Civil War Weekend

Drums Along the Mohawk

Sunday, August 7, 7pm The Mohawk Valley’s annual drum and bugle corps competition featuring world class drum corps!

Rome Free Academy Stadium Turin St, Rome www.drumsalongthemohawk.com

Sat. & Sun., August 20-21, 10am–5pm Experience what life was like for the typical New York State Civil War soldier by interacting with re-enacting units. Free with museum admission.

5775 NY-80, Cooperstown www.farmersmuseum.org

29th Annual Little Falls Canal Celebration

August 8 - 14, Thousands of visitors attend this annual celebration of the community, heritage, and spirit of Little Falls. Entertainment, programs, and vendors. www.littlefallsny.com

Mohawk Valley Boat Charters Board the BELLA GIORNATA at Bellamy Harbor Park in Rome for all-day charters on the Erie Canal.

Wed: Loomis Gang Train Robberies 10, 12:30, 3pm • Thurs: Clown Train 12:30 and 3pm Fri: Hobo Days 12:30 and 3pm • Sat & Sun: Scenic Ride to Otter Lake 12:30 and 3pm Sat: Big Moose Station Lunch Train: Noon • Sun: Big Moose Station Brunch Train: 9:30am River & Rail: Paddle from Tickner’s down the Moose River and catch a train back

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Rome’s 14th Annual Canalfest

August 5-7, Friday: 5-10pm, Saturday & Sunday: noon - 10pm Three fun-filled family-oriented days on the historic Erie Canal with nonstop music and entertainment.

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FREE Summer Concerts Clinton Concerts in the Park

Tuesday nights at 7pm through August 23rd. Village Green, Clinton Line up: www.clintonnychamber.org/ calendar.html

Utica Zoo Brewfest

Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series

Saturday, August 6, 6-9pm 18th Annual Brewfest fundraising event with over 100 craft beers and hard ciders will be on tap for you to sample.

Cost: $20-40, http://uticazoo.org/brew

Tuesdays at 7pm through August 30th, Lakefront Park, Cooperstown Line up: thisiscooperstown.com/events/ cooperstown-lakefront-concert-series

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Little Falls Concert Series

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Wed., August 10 at 6pm Rotary Park; Fri., August 12 at 9:30pm Eastern Park; Sat. & Sun. August 13 & 14 concerts throughout both days.

Line up: www.littlefallsny.com

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Marcy “Betsy the Barge� Concert Series

Thursdays at 6pm through September 1st, Lock 20 Canal Park, Rte. 49, Marcy Line up: townofmarcy.org/content/ CommunityCategories

Richfield Springs Summer Concert Series

Wednesdays at 7pm through August 24th, Village Park Bandstand, Richfield Springs www.thisiscooperstown.com/events/ richfield-springs-summer-concert-series

Whitesboro Summer Concert Series

Wednesdays at 6:30pm through August 31st, Village Green, Whitesboro Line up: village.whitesboro.ny.us/content/calendars

Rome Summer Concert Series

New York Mills Summer Concert Series Tuesdays at 6:30pm through August 30th, Pulaski Park, Main St., New York Mills Line up: villageofnewyorkmills.org/ content/localeventcategories

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Story and photos

by Melida Karastury

A breezy afternoon while the kids are on summer break has the luxury of unplanned adventures and whimsy. Today the kids and I head to the New Hartford Shopping to pick up a kite at our favorite store, The Village Toy Shop. We enter the adorable brick-faced shop with the large arched wooden door and are greeted by the Willis family (Kara Willis Keeley, Nate Keeley, Tom Willis, and Eli Keeley). We can’t help but explore and play with the many tables of toys and games throughout the shop. Alana hops into the conductors seat of the wooden train that sits smack dab in the middle of the store while her brother, Josh, is sent to the caboose.

After some interactive play and games the kids finally choose a colorful frameless kite for our next stop—the Sherrillbrook Park in the town of New Hartford. We find a nice open field so we can run freely. The wind is perfect and we each take a turn with the kite. Many of the people at the park stop what they are doing to watch the colorful orange, red, blue, white, and black kite zip across the blue sky. After an hour or so we decide to explore more of the park. We find

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a nice paved trail to walk and stop to watch a few happy dog’s frolic in the fenced-in area.

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Sam’s Cocktail Lounge serves up bar bites, sandwiches, stone baked personal pan pizzas, and a Friday fish fry! We order a variety of items from the menu and it’s all delicious. Also on Friday there is happy hour with complimentary pasta with sauce and tomato pie. There’s also live guitar music by Jym Syn in the relaxing lounge. Happy Sam’s definitely made our family and their tummies very happy! The afternoon in the park and dinner out was the perfect kickoff to the weekend and more summer fun in the Mohawk Valley. •

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tHE w.w. dURANT rAQUETTE lAKE nAVIGATION cO. story and photos by Jorge L. Hernández

All aboard! Donna Pohl readies to embark on yet another gourmet lunch excursion around the Adirondacks’ Raquette Lake this bright summer day. Donna, president and co-owner of the Raquette Lake Navigation Company, Inc., and her family (boat skipper Dean, two of her four children, and a small crew of servers) set sail for their 26th season this late June along the pristine and undeveloped lake with 99 miles of shoreline and 19 islands.

Donna, a gracious former schoolteacher, and Dean, a former construction contractor, turned to the tourism trade in 1991 as another income stream when building work continued to dwindle in the region since New York State owns 80 percent of the sites. “People said we were taking a risk,” Donna says. “They laughed at us, but it worked out.”

The W.W. Durant gleams in the startling morning sun as 64 passengers—the maximum allowed—climb aboard for the first of this day’s four cruises. The boat, built by Dean and three helpers during two-plus years, replicates the boats that cruised the lake during its glamour heyday in the late 19th century. It was named after William West Durant, builder of big vacation camps that credited him with opening the luxe world of Adirondack living to the wealthy movers and shakers of New York’s Golden Age.

The beautifully wood-worked main cabin, framed by multiple windows, opens up to the scenery along the shore of camps, pines, and mountain views from snug quarters. For true nature lovers, an upper deck provides an open-air sun and wind experience during the excursion tour expertly narrated by Captain Dean. The lake itself is said to be named for a mass of snowshoes (raquette in French) left behind on shore during one early spring thaw.

But enough about the tour—food ahoy!

Executive Chef Jim Pohl, Donna’s middle son, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. in 2003—and it shows.

The lunch buffet starts with a tossed salad with apricot vinaigrette, along with a platter of whole and chunked assorted fruit, served by Donna and two helpers.

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Skipper and tour guide Dean Pohl

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An August Morning in the High Field story and photos by Matt Perry Usually on the first day of the month of August, standing at the lookout point on our high field, I will enjoy an expansive view of the surroundings and I perceive a great amount of animal activity. Birds and insects are everywhere.

There is also a surprising amount of birdsong given the date. The music of Common Yellowthroats, American Goldfinches, and Field Sparrows dominate the meadow chorus, but there are also a few Rufous-sided Towhees singing, and even an Alder Flycatcher is making “peek” calls. Most of these species are busy raising their second broods of the season. At this time of the summer the nature preserve seems to transform into a nursery. Nestlings and recently fledged birds represent about half of what I’m hearing. Most of their vocalizations are simple “chip” calls or light trills and can be easily dis-

An adult Field Sparrow feeds its fledgling in a border tree

tinguished from the calls of adult birds or from the more complex practice songs perA male Cardinal sings formed by juveniles. Most above the high field immature songbirds learn their repertoire by listening to and attempting to imitate their parents as well as neighbors of the same streaked cowbird chick would continue to folspecies. Hearing some of these training sessions low its foster parents around the habitat for anout of context can cause confusion to birders other week before unceremoniously abandoning who rely on sound as their primary identifica- them to join up with a flock of its own kind.

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One of the most persistent calls I hear is downy material from a Canada thistle plant that a cowbird chick. Its call was a nagging harsh has gone to seed. At this time of year, the thistrill that cut though the other sounds in the tle plants offer finches quality one-stop-shopfield and provided me with a good idea of ping. They can feed on the ripe seeds and at the where the bird was calling from. As brood par- same time collect high grade fluff to line their asites, adult cowbirds rely on foster parents to nests. It would seem that the species even delays do all of their chick-rearing. This meant that the its breeding to coincide with the thistle’s bounadult birds engaged in raising that cowbird chick tiful period. Regardless, the goldfinch is a late could belong to any one of 50 species that breed breeder and often can be found with an active in the vicinity. This particular begging fledg- nest in the middle of August. Their nests are cupling probably belonged to a pair of Song Spar- shaped and comprised of a sturdy frame of sticks, row or Common Yellowthroats, which are but with an interior lined with soft white thistle among the most common cowbird host spe- down. I had been monitoring one goldfinch nest cies, and are typically still actively breeding in that was nestled in the branches of a stout honthe latter part of the summer season. With my eysuckle bush. Unfortunately, it was found by binoculars, that time I finally zeroed in on the a predator that emptied it of its contents. But cowbird chick. After watching it for a few min- now only two weeks following that disaster, the utes, I saw a Yellowthroat female (tiny in con- same nest had eggs in it again. Only rarely do trast to the chick) come forward and stuff insects goldfinches reuse the same nest, but evidently into its gaping bill. The grayish and heavily this was one of those times. The only problem

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While checking on that nest, I startled a White-tailed Deer that was feeding in the hedgerow. It, in turn, startled me with a loud, explosive and cough-like exhalation. It then noisily bounded through the field of goldenrod. In the process, it flushed up some birds from the undergrowth. A pair of Field Sparrows seems to be particularly put out by the intrusion. They often place their nest directly on the ground where it is especially vulnerable to errant foot-

steps of both beast and man. As if I had been the one that disturbed them, the pair of adult sparrows issued sharp warning calls in my direction. One of them came in quite close and afforded me a great view of its breeding plumage. The species is replete with obvious field marks. They have an orange cap and a pinkish bill. They also possess a thin white eye-ring and white wing bars. They are not considered to be a common species anymore due to their highly selective habitat requirements. They prefer to nest in old fields that are partially filled in with bushes and young trees. By its very nature, transitional habitats A male American Goldfinch collects thistle down of this kind only exist for a short time as it will continue to evolve into young forest. Alas, when it does, it will be abandoned by the Field Sparrow.

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In the very tops of the trees at the border of the field I see a gathering of about 15 songbirds taking turns flitting out over the field and catching insects. As I get closer, I hear their gently-trilled calls. They are Cedar Waxwings. Like the goldfinches, the waxwings can be late season nesters. They often wait for the mid-summer abundance of berries and insects to arrive before they commit to raise their families.

My last bird encounter before entering the woods is fleeting. It is a flyover by a Yellow-shafted Flicker. With each wing beat, the flicker flashed its golden wing linings. Its undulating flight was punctuated by soft “tu-tu-tu-tu” call notes. Of all the birds, the flicker may possess the greatest amount of distinctive field marks. Everything from their bright yellow wing and tail linings to their white rump patch help clinch their identification even at a great distance. Inside the woods, there are still some birds singing, but not as many as in the field.

As August progresses, the high-pitched trills of insects will begin to gain prominence, and fewer and fewer birds will make themselves known via their vocalizations. This means that I will have to go back to the quaint method of locating them by sight alone. It’s a surprisingly hard transition to make, but fortunately nature offers many rewards for those keen to explore its infinite complexity. •

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Besides talking about and eating cheese all day, I also loved seeing so many people that I know, but simply don’t get to see very often. It reminded me of other long-standing events like the Remsen Barn Fest, where the community is drawn together to socialize, see old friends, and reconnect. While the original intent of the Little Falls Cheese Festival was to highlight our area’s unique and important place in dairy history and its many talented local cheesemakers, the organizers accomplished so much more than that: They gave the city, its residents, and festival attendees a sense of community, a sense of cohesion and belonging that is all-too-rare these days. It may sound silly, but we all experienced a collective “kumbaya” moment over a shared obsession (cheese) and I can’t help but wonder if we aren’t a healthier, stronger community as a result.

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Being able to reconnect with fellow farmers at events like these mean we all get the chance to seek a sympathetic ear when we need it and to provide empathy when we’re all navigating similar challenges. It could be advice from a seasoned farmer that helps the younger generation manage tough times or simply the knowledge that “you’re not alone” that can make all the difference.

Of course, the flavor and identity of communities change over time, too, making the act of reconnecting even more important.

Rural farming communities are certainly not immune: Farms change hands and new owners take over, or city folk move into the country. When we moved to this area, our small neighborhood farming community held a “hill party” so everyone could meet, chat, and socialize. I can’t think of a better way to welcome a new family! It was a recognition that the neighborhood was changing, but that we, as a community, still have much in common. Plus, it’s a lot harder to get angry at your neighbor for spreading manure on a Sunday when you just spent an afternoon playing horseshoes together!

With recent events and a presidential election seemingly always forefront in our minds, it is often easier to identify our differences rather than all the things we have in common. But honestly, the opposite is true. We have far more in common–and I don’t care where you’re from—than what separates us. That is why I suggest that this month we all go to a community festival, a county fair, fundraiser barbeque, or ice cream social. Reconnect with your neighbors, whether it’s for the first time or perhaps you’ve known them your whole life. Talk with them; ask them about their kids and their grandkids. What are their hopes and fears? I’ll bet it’s the same sorts of things that have been weighing on your mind.

And as long as we all don’t go overboard with our passion for fair food, we’ll all feel much better the next day. •

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ready in 6-8 weeks, just think of all the holiday pickles, zucchini bread, and dilly beans you could put up right from your garden in fall. But keep in mind, even a mild frost could kill off these beauties if you haven’t arranged for some coverage protection for them.

The Gold Standard: For the best options for fall planting, look no further than the cold-tolerant veggies with the shortest maturity dates that we plant in spring – salad greens, lettuces, spinach, broccoli, carrots, beets, kale, chard, Asian greens, cabbage, kohlrabi, radishes, scallions, and Asian turnips.

If you were paying attention, you noticed that broccoli gets planted twice a year in my garden. Unlike a famous president, I love broccoli and it’s so much better tasting when coming from your own garden. So, this month I will be sharing my Broccoli Salad recipe with you. This recipe can be easily halved or doubled for any occasion. I especially like taking it to potlucks. •

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6 cups chopped broccoli 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 cup raisins 5-6 slices bacon 1 cup mayo 2 T. white wine vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup sunflower seeds or almonds Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 mins. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and cool. Chop bacon.

Mix broccoli, bacon, red onion, and raisins in a bowl.

Whisk mayo, sugar, and vinegar in a bowl; stir dressing into broccoli mixture until evenly coated. Cover bowl and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about an hour.

Just before serving sprinkle salad with sunflower seeds. Serves 8.

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I’ve heard that life is uncertain; you should eat dessert first. It was appropriate, therefore, that on a recent day of adventuring with my sister Cheryl and our friend Penny our first stop was the So Sweet Candy Cafe in Utica.

Margaret Rienzo, owner of the shop, grew up across the street from Cheryl and me in Rome, so, you see, our main purpose was to see our childhood friend and support a local retail establishment. The fact that we expected to eat delicious treats was strictly by the way. You believe me, don’t you?

We had sampled some of Margaret’s sweet treats before, when we encountered Candy Jar Confections at the Mohawk Valley Garlic and Herb Festival in Little Falls.

Margaret and her husband used to travel to craft fairs and farmers’ markets throughout the area. They got a little tired of dragging everything around. Another advantage of the store: The chocolate won’t melt in the sun.

The shop is located on the corner of Columbia and Varick (531 Varick St). It is in the vicinity of the Saranac Brewery, right in the heart of Utica. I was very excited to go in and find something sweet.

In the display cases are baked goods and candies and other goodies, including a few fun non-food items as well. Old-fashioned and unusual candy is available as well. Penny purchased some cinnamon toothpicks. I got a little rubber ducky that looked like he was covered with fudge. I also chose a number of treats from the display case. They all featured dark chocolate, so that was healthy, right?

The unusually shaped truffles are made by a supplier, but many of the baked goods such as biscotti, muffins, and cookies are made by Margaret. I got a couple of fun shapes but I was mostly interested in the stuff my friend made. Can I just say, yum!

You can also get a cup of coffee or tea and sit at a table, enjoying your beverage and a baked good (for example). I hope to do that one day soon with my husband, Steve. I’ll probably write a blog Margaret Rienzo of post about it. Then again, maybe I ought to go without Steve So Sweet Candy Cafe brought but bring my notebook and write. Didn’t I read somewhere that her traveling fair and market biscotti dipped in coffee is inspirational? It couldn’t hurt. •

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One of my favorite birds to watch has always been the Killdeer. It’s a species I have known throughout my life. They roamed the lawns and parking lots of my old grammar school and became a fixture in the town park near my old family home. Their distinctive call (which sounds like “kill-deer, killdeer”) was occasionally heard from our yard as the birds flew in wide circles over the fields and pastures behind the house. It was a thrill to watch the Killdeer diving and swooping through the air and executing quick maneuvers. On the ground, the birds’ movements consist of short dashes and abrupt stops as it pursues its elusive insect prey. The plumage of the Killdeer is very distinctive. Its underside is white, while the top of its head, wings, back and tail are brown with tawny highlights. They have a prominent orange patch above the tail which they flash when

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excited. The Killdeer shows two broad black bands around its neck and has a prominent red eye-ring. When they fly over, there’s an obvious white stripe visible on their wings. The combination of long pointed wings and a long tail gives them a flight profile not unlike a falcon’s. All of these field marks together with its voice make the species virtually impossible to mistake for anything else.

The Killdeer belongs to a family of birds called plovers, which are for the most part, robin-sized shorebirds with relatively stout bills. The Killdeer is the most familiar member of the plover clan but there are several other species in the U.S. of which some are known to pass through the Mohawk Valley. Over a century and a half ago, during migration, sizable flocks of American Golden Plovers are said to have passed through the region in late summer. At that time,

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all plovers were considered fair game for gunners and overhunting significantly depleted their numbers, so much so that even today the population of American Golden Plovers hasn’t completely recovered. When in breeding plumage, the stately Black-bellied Plovers show a bold pattern of black and white. Like the American Golden Plovers they are migrants that breed in the arctic, but while Golden Plovers press on to spend their winters in South America, some Black-bellied Plovers will overwinter along the southern coast of the U.S. A few decades back, the Black-bellied Plover was not an uncommon visitor in the Mohawk Valley. They could be seen at migratory stopover habitats like Sylvan Beach and Lake Delta. At these places and a few others on the right day, flocks of up to a dozen might be seen. Rarely flocks of up to 50 were reported. The rare grass-

land species called the Upland Sandpiper was formerly known as the Upland Plover. This re-designation more appropriately reflects the species’ lineage. (Since this article is devoted to true plovers and primarily to Killdeer, I won’t delve into the life history of the Upland Sandpiper here. Instead, I’ll save that for another piece dedicated to our vanishing grassland birds.)

The only other plover that regularly passes through the Mohawk Valley on migration is the Semipalmated Plover, which looks a bit like a mini version of the Killdeer, but possess only a single black neck band. The name “semipalmated” refers to their feet, which are only partially webbed. It’s conceivable that the rare Piping Plover may have had a history of breeding in the Mohawk Valley, but I could find no good evidence of it. After many decades, the species has apparently begun to reestablish itself as a breeding species on the Lake Ontario shoreline in Northern Oswego County and Southern Jefferson County. In fact, the only true plover whose population has proved resilient and is also a reliable breeder in the Mohawk Valley is the Killdeer.

No one has to go to a beach to find a Killdeer. Almost as a rule, the species seeks out and establishes breeding territories far inland and well away from bodies of water. They favor plowed or mowed fields, golf cours-

es, expansive mowed yards, parks, and large parking lots. Occasionally, they’ll try to nest on flat graveled rooftops, which can be problematic when the young are ready to leave the nest but are still unable to fly. Gravel driveways and roads and even parking lot medians are readily adopted as nest sites by Killdeer. The species doesn’t build a proper nest – or at least the stereotypical kind of nest that most people associate with birds (perhaps epitomized by a robin’s nest). The male simply uses his feet to scrape a depression in the gravel, thereby creating a place for the female to lay her eggs. She may then bring in some additional nest materials – most often small stones. The female then lays three to five, but more often four eggs, directly onto the stones. The Killdeer’s eggs are heavily spotted and sometimes can match the surrounding stones quite closely. The camouflage works so well that when the nest is left unattended, which it rarely is, one might be hardpressed to find the eggs among the rocks.

Killdeer are a joy to watch. I’m a fan of their boisterous vocalizations, their swift and acrobatic flying, as well as their interactive displays, which they perform both in the air and on the ground. The species is packed with personality. Rivals will face off with each other and squabble over territory, and their altercations are not just limited to the breeding sea-

son. Even during migration they can get quite testy with each other. Typically though, they get along well enough and are at home in large flocks. During migration you can see dozens or sometimes more than 100 together in a single location, which may be in afield or on mud flats. On a day in September last year, we observed nearly that many in a horse pasture at Spring Farm. Interestingly, they were spread out pretty evenly over the ground, with at least 15 to 20 feet separating each bird.

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Killdeer are shorebirds that nest far from water

come back in the spring. In fact, sometimes they are too anxious to return and arrive as early as late February. These early birds are then tested by snow falls and freezes. As a species that feeds primarily on invertebrates, they require access to open ground in order to find sustenance. When their preferred habitats are locked up by snow and ice, they will seek out wetlands and creek sides where they might find some bare ground or exposed mud. This year, back in early spring, following a snow fall that effectively covered everything, Killdeer and robins were seen foraging together in the scant amount of available open ground. At Spring Farm, the birds were rel-

egated to roadsides and the edges of parking lots. At the farm, a well-intentioned colleague put out bird seed for these disparate companions. I had to break it to her gently that neither species was able to benefit from her kind offering. Not all birds eat seed.

When I was young, we always had Killdeer as visitors or as summer residents at our local town park. The large playing fields provided great opportunities for them to hunt for insects in short grass. The species prefers well-cropped grass since it allows them to see predators from a distance and it also makes it easier for them to locate their own prey. About 20 years ago, a gravel road was laid down in order to access the park’s back acreage. This turned out to be an invitation for Killdeer to nest, and that they did. In a not very secluded place in the center of the new road, a male Killdeer made a shallow depression (called a “scrape”) and subsequently the female laid four beautiful and well-camouflaged eggs on the spot. Of course, the problem with the birds’ plan was obvious. Although the road wasn’t yet open to vehicles, it was open to pedestrian traffic, which consisted mostly of people walking their dogs. It was clear that the nest was vulnerable to human feet and to intrusive canine muzzles. To their credit, the park managers recognized this and they erected a fence

around the nest. The flexible plastic fencing was rolled up about eight inches on the bottom in order to allow the parents (and eventually the young) to come in and out as needed. It worked well, and even though the nest was unavailable to the Killdeer during the completion of the fence, the eggs didn’t suffer.

After approximately 28 days of incubation by both parents, all four eggs hatched and suddenly there were four gangly hatchlings on the nest scrape. Unlike the comparatively helpless young of songbirds or raptors, newly hatched plovers are ready to run virtually as soon as they emerge from the shell. Their parents don’t ever bring food back to the nest either.

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After all four eggs hatched in the nest at the park, the young Killdeer scampered off and began hunting insects on the base-

ball fields. During this period, the parents kept a close watch on them and at the slightest sign of danger, a few sharp warning whistles by either parent served to reel the young back in to the safety of a parent’s feathered skirts. Crouching over the young, the parent bird is able to effectively conceal them – all but their legs and feet. To the unwitting observer, a brooding adult bird can look as if it has five pairs of legs. At the point when the danger passes, the parent Killdeer stands up and signals the all-clear. With this, the chicks bolt back out onto the outfield and resumed foraging. There’s an inherent problem with raising young on a sports field: Eventually a ball game is going to take place. Also, at some point the grass is going to be mowed. When those things happened at the park, all the Killdeer family could do was to try to keep out of the way. It did ensure regular frantic episodes for the parents as they tried to keep the young safe and together.

Killdeer are well known for performing distraction displays. When their young are threatened by a perceived predator, a parent Killdeer will attempt to draw attention away from their young by feigning a broken wing and by creating a great commotion.

In this way they make themselves the more appealing target for the intruder to attack.

As you can probably imagine, there were a lot of distraction displays going on in that out-

field. It takes 25 days or so before a young Killdeer begins to fly; prior to that they are ground dwellers that rely on running away from danger and on their parents playing interference.

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I was sitting at the kitchen table in my parent’s old house when our neighbor Jack stopped over. Jack seemed overexcited about something, but then again, that was his natural state. Jack usually traveled around with an entourage of younger brothers, as well as a few of their friends from the neighborhood. They were a bit like an unofficial Boy Scout troop – except they didn’t have to earn badges, nor did they seem to have any real goals. Still, they’d go out into the greater area around the neighborhood, hiking or enjoying some informal athletic competition.

Regardless of where they went, they would always come back exhausted and invariably they wound up sprawled out on our front lawn. I figured that Jack was here to tell us that he was about to have an impromptu picnic in our yard, or maybe he was here to read some of his surreal children’s poetry to my family.

Instead, he was here to tell me all about a new game that he and his gang had just invented. He said to me in a breathless fashion, “Matt, we were just at the park and there were these weird birds there. They were running around the baseball fields and they were really fast. We ran after them with all our might, but could never catch them.

They wouldn’t fly for anything.” When he stopped talking, all I could do was stare at him with my mouth open. I couldn’t believe that of all the people in the neighborhood and in the universe he would choose to tell this to me. “Well, Jack, that’s just … great. But can I ask what you would have done if you caught them?” He looked at me with eyes as wide as an owls would be if you dangled a mouse on a string in front of its face. “I don’t know! We didn’t think of that. It was all about the chase, I guess.”

When I came back to the park the next day, I could only locate three of the four young. It’s certainly not unusual for Killdeer (or most bird species) to lose offspring in the

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My brother told me that I looked especially absurd, wildly chasing after the birds with a net, all the while wearing a fedora and my unorthodox approximation of a suit. Luckily, this was in an era before cell phone cameras.

As you might imagine, the Killdeer parents were not happy at all about this plan, but we were determined that they weren’t going to lose any more chicks due to human interference. “They’d thank us for this later” became our maxim. We were almost positive that the parents would be there after the holiday festivities were over, and they would have no issues about accepting their young back. With the youngsters safe in a box, we drove them to a specially constructed pen on a lawn not too far away. They took to their captivity surprisingly well and we had no trouble at all getting them to feed. As a matter of fact, they had voracious appetites and it was all we could do to supply them with enough worms and insects. Fortunately, rain fell that day and brought many earthworms to the surface so that all we had to do was scoop them up off the pavement and put them in the pen.

The Killdeer gobbled them up like spaghetti and then looked around for more!

The Fourth of July was a circus and, as anticipated, the park grounds were swarming with people, though not quite as many as expected usual due to the damp conditions. I had a look around for the parent Killdeer to see how they were coping, but I couldn’t locate them and so I returned to our makeshift holding area with a fresh batch of worms for the kids. The evening’s fireworks display was brash, loud, and colorful. It’s an interesting thing to experience fireworks from the per-

spective of animals. As you might imagine, it does cause some distress, though probably not more than what would be caused by an intense thunderstorm. At least fireworks aren’t accompanied by strong winds and hail. On the morning of the release, I admit to feeling some trepidation. What if the parent Killdeer had left the area? What if they didn’t accept their young? Would we have to continue shoveling worms into a pen for the next two weeks? Oh please, not that!

In the early morning of July 5, we took a pet carrier holding the three Killdeer chicks back to the park. The release couldn’t have gone smoother. The young plovers blasted out of the container and trotted across the expanse of turf and immediately began hunting in their trademark style, which consisted of running a few meters, abruptly halting, and then stabbing down at some unseen cricket in the grass. After about 15 minutes, as if from nowhere, both adults appeared and joined their offspring in the outfield. It was clear that all was back to normal. In another week and a half, the young birds had begun making their first attempts at flight. The progression to flying was very natural. Not unlike an airplane on a runway, the Killdeer would gain speed by running, begin flapping and then lift off. Their first flights were little more than short jumps, but they advanced quickly. Soon, no one would be able to chase them down or net them, and that was a good thing. There has been a long-standing debate regarding the origin of flight in birds.

Did they first become fliers by jumping out of trees and gliding down like flying squirrels or did they do it by running on the ground and lifting off like Killdeer. I can only say that observing young Killdeer in action helps to bolster the case for the latter scenario.

As people continue to alter the landscape – destroying some habitats while simultaneously creating others, the onus falls on us to recognize and understand the needs of the wildlife that are able to live among us. The act of coexisting with wildlife may sometimes require us to go out of our way and even on occasion modify our own behavior, but the advantage of doing so is multifold. By maintaining diverse wildlife populations in our parks,

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

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

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

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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!

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Little Falls

Antique Center More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

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Main Street Gift Shoppe

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Vintage collectibles, antiques, and new items!

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Herkimer county historical society

The Suiter Family of Herkimer

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

John Suiter (ca.1789-ca. 1875) married Catherine Blanchard Wayman (ca. 1793-1871), both from Orange County, NY. Their children were Jane A. Suiter (1811-1892) and Col. James A. Suiter Sr. (1816-1906). Jane was born in Salem, NY, according to her obituary. The family moved to Herkimer sometime after Jane was born. James was born in Herkimer. The 1820 Census is the first time that John Suiter shows up in Herkimer, Herkimer County, NY. John moved to Mexico, NY, in 1858 and died there ca.1875. Catherine lived with her son Col. James A. Suiter until her death in 1871.

Col. James Suiter Sr. (1816-1906) was married to Catherine (Bowers) (1826-1897) daughter of Joseph Bowers (17991854) and Sarah (Casler) (1795-1882). James and Catherine had three children: James Anthony Suiter Jr. (1847-1926), Dr. Augustus Walter Suiter (1850-1925), and Mary Grace Suiter (1856-1935). Dr. Suiter and Mary Grace never married.

James married Elizabeth (Bellinger) (1849-1937). James Jr. and Elizabeth never had any children.

Col. James A. Suiter was educated in the common schools. At an early age, he took up the trade of saddle and harness making. He was tutored in the trade by John D. Spinner. He started his own business in 1840 in rooms over Charles Spinner’s grocery store, which was located on North Main Street where the Palmer House building stands today. He moved his business to different places in Herkimer. He retired in 1899.

At age 31, Col. Suiter was made Second Lieutenant of Co. E First Regiment in the Mexican War. (1846-1848). He mustered out at Fort Hunter, New York Harbor. He was a member of the Lafayette Guards, which was

Col. James Suiter Sr. (1816-1906)

Col. Suiter and Billy

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The Crafty Ladies host a fundraiser for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

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Fri., Aug 19th, 12-5 • Sat., Aug 20th, 10-5 • Sun., Aug 21st, 12-5

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commanded by General Francis E. Spinner (1802-1890). In 1852, he was elected Captain of Co. G 38th Regiment New York State Militia, and was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment.

In April 1861, President Lincoln issued the first call for troops. Col. Suiter was the first man to enlist in Co. G of the 34th Regiment. This became known as the Herkimer County regiment. Suiter was elected captain and then promoted to lieutenant colonel. On March 20, 1862, he was commissioned as colonel. The 34th Regiment fought at the battles of Fair Oaks, Glendale, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and 14 other battles during the Civil War. Suiter’s horse “Old Billy,” which he rode through the war, was wounded at Fair Oaks, Antietam, and Fredericksburg but the colonel escaped without injury and returned home in 1863 along with the horse.

Col. Suiter was well respected by his men. He aided his comrades in securing pensions and never tired in helping those who battled so loyally for their country. The first Grand Army Post was organized in Herkimer, which was named the Suiter Post in his honor. It later was re-named the Arron Helmer Post in honor of a hero who was killed in battle.

Col. Suiter was appointed post master by President Zachariah Taylor. He served as supervisor of the town in 1860 and again in 1872, served as justice of the peace, office trustee, treasurer, and assessor of the village of Herkimer.

His son, Dr. Augustus Walter Suiter, was educated in the public schools of Herkimer, Fairfield Seminary, and the Oneida Conference Seminary of Canastota. He studied medicine at the University of Michigan, and transferred to the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, NY, where graduated in 1871. He worked at Rhode Island Hospital at Providence, RI. He then came to Herkimer and had his practice there until his death in 1925.

Dr. Suiter was secretary of the Herkimer County Medical Society for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Herkimer Masonic Lodge, Col. James A. Suiter Camp, Sons of Veterans, and was a part of the Herkimer County Historical Society.

In Dr. Suiter’s later years, he was a consultant on the subject of pathology, microscope technology, municipal state and national sanitation, and medical jurisprudence. He was an expert medical consultant in various courts. In 1884, Dr. Suiter was the one who went to the swamp near the Druse household to look for the remains of William Druse, who had been murdered by his wife, Roxalana Druse. He did a detailed report of his findings of bones of William Druse. In 1906, Dr. Suiter was one of the

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Dr. Suiter built a Queen Anne-style mansion in 1884 on the corner of Court and North Main Street. He purchased the property at an auction in 1867 for $2,000. The doctor never lived in the mansion but used it as his doctor’s office. As a matter of fact, no one has ever lived in the mansion. Dr. Suiter lived down on North Washington Street with his parents and siblings. Why he did not live in the mansion remains a mystery. He died in 1925 at the age of 75. He left the mansion to his sister Mary Grace in his will, which also stated that the mansion would go to the Herkimer County Historical Society upon her death. Mary Grace died in 1936, and the society took over the mansion in 1938.

Today, the Herkimer County Historical Society has its museum and collection storage in the Suiter Memorial Building, which has a plaque stating that the building was given in memory of his parents, Col. James Suiter and Catherine Bowers Suiter. The society museum is open Monday to Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays in July and August from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. •

Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society and historian for the town of Manheim.

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TALES FROM

SHAWANGUNK Chapter 23

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.

Growing up, I must have gone swimming in practically every river, lake, creek, pond, and pool in central New York. Mom would pack a picnic and drive us to a watering spot. Then, she’d read a book, paint, or do handwork, turning brown as a sun-toasted nut while we children frolicked like rambunctious dolphins. Like most kids, we were content if we had water to play in and food to eat.

Twice a week, our school athletic program in Westmoreland sent a bus around to take interested students to the Clinton Pool. There, I learned to dive with the passion of a love 64

affair. Superman could fly through the air; Tarzan could fly through the forest on his vines; now I could fly, too, twirling and twisting through the air with the help of a diving board, and got good enough to rank fifth in an interstate SUNY competition during college. I finally lost interest when I hit my nose on a board doing a reverse dive in pike position.

Now, Tim has taken to flying, with a selfbuilt powered parachute. He has quite a few good, short flights over our forest, and one day decides to venture all the way to Grant, 3½ miles away. Before he knows it, he’s floating over the sun-kissed, blueberry blue waters of Hinckley Lake, watching tiny boats below scurrying about like water-bugs in a diamond-studded pond.

Pleased with this expansion of his ventures, he slowly turns for home by lowering one side of the parachute. But he’s moving

much slower now.

“What’s going on?” he ponders. “Ah-ha!

I was going downwind before and am now going upwind. Oh well, I’ve got plenty of time before it gets dark.” (He always flies near sunset when the winds repose.)

At last, I hear the distinctive sound of his Rotax engine as he nears the airstrip on Dan Davis Road, where I await him. His approach is looking good. Then the engine sputters and dies. Suddenly, all is quiet except for the evening trills of veery from the woods.

“Why did he turn off the engine already?”

I wonder, with a nervous swallow.

He, too, is wondering: “Why did my engine quit?” as the wind vibrates his parachute cords like a giant harp.

A spectral realization illumines his query. He curses and exclaims, “Oh, no! Flying into the headwind used up all my gas!”

Fortunately, he has the parachute, and he’s nearly reached the runway. There’s a chance he’ll be able to glide in ... a chance. He has to clear 60-foot trees, power lines, and a road.

The runway comes closer and closer as he slowly drops. Will he make it? He grimly prepares for any possibility while attempting to mentally will his craft forward.

He just misses it, dropping onto the slope between the runway and Pardeeville Road.

It’s a hard landing, but he walks away from it, intact and chagrined, but thankful.

“I couldn’t see the gas tank in the back,” he explains. “And I was too low to glide all the way in.” Before his next flight, he mounts a mirror in the front so he can keep an eye on the gas tank.

After Tim has had many successful flights, he invites me to go up with him. We’re both light enough for the engine to lift us. (This is now illegal except with a special license.) My sense of adventure wins over trepidation, and I decide to go for it. I take my camera, hoping to get some interesting aerial perspectives.

We spend a good hour on the ground in quiet, serious, intense concentration as we lay out the parachute, examining every line and connection, making sure nothing is twisted. Finally, we strap ourselves in and start.

Tim guns the engine and we are suddenly speeding down the runway. We lift quickly

and easily, soaring above the forest and into infinity. I am in a state of disbelief and confusion. I love it, yet I’m afraid.

How beautiful our earth is! Huge fir trees now look like a tapestry of tiny sphagnum mosses blanketing the earth in jade. Black Creek is an iridescent convolution of gossamer, meandering through the lowlands like a child rambling aimlessly through a meadow, with no purpose except to enjoy the day. In the distance, I see our beloved Adirondacks, enduring undulations of indigo and turquoise under a cerulean sky.

I photograph some camps and houses, but I can’t on the way back because there is a headwind now, and we are swinging and bouncing around like a puppet on a spring. People below wave cheerily up at us. I wave enthusiastically back. keep waving long after they have stopped, wishing I were down there instead of up here.

At long last, we approach the runway, tree tops skimming by just below our feet. I am extremely concerned because we are flying sideways.

“Are we OK?” I yell to Tim. He either doesn’t hear me, or doesn’t want to say.

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“Are we OK, we’re coming in sideways!”

I yell, lifting up his ear protectors.

“Yes! We’re fine! We’ll straighten out when we get below the trees!” he yells back.

I hope he’s right! This seems like the craziest and scariest part. I want to return to dear old Earth, but I’m afraid to.

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Happy to be back after an exciting flight with Tim ing to Earth like a tired rainbow.

I am elated! We made it! We’re alive! I’ve never felt so giddy and energized! I can’t stop smiling. That was such fun!

I eventually fly with him again, but decide that it’s not my cup of tea.

*** Our son, Dave, begins to build his own house on the eight acres we gave each of our children as their inheritance. Meanwhile, he and his family live in the little Children’s Cottage. It’s pretty small for four people, so, his older son, Todd, is using our back room as his bedroom. It has its own entrance, giving his parents some measure of privacy.

“Ding-a-ling-a-ling!” Cathy calls Todd to breakfast by pulling the rope strung through the woods between the two cottages that is attached to a bell by his door. We hear the door slam as he bolts for their cottage.

Todd has a friend spend the night, and they have a jolly time climbing trees, jumping off the springboard, feeding the chipmunks, and exploring the woods. It’s dropping into the high 40s after dark, so we turn on their kerosene heater. We’ve fashioned an outside air intake and a chimney over the top for ventilation. This may negate some of the heating capacity, but we feel it’s safer. In the morning, though, we are shocked when they come to breakfast in soot-spotted faces and sleepy white eyes peering

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“What happened to you!” we query in amazement.

“I don’t know, we just woke up this way,” Todd replies, equally amazed.

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It’s blueberry time and we take Todd and Brandon with us to graze in the meadowlands that overlook the blue-green Adirondacks, misty with warm sumOur guest Barry Sinnot flies mer haze. off our springboard We cover our heads and wear long sleeves despite the heat because swarms of deer fly beleaguer us like paparazzi in helicopters as we bike up the road. We decide to stop at Louie’s along the way since the boys have never seen the two-headed calf that was born on his farm years ago. It didn’t live long, and his parents had the unusual heads stuffed and mounted.

We find Louie near his gray weathered farmhouse with a long staff in his hand, peacefully guiding his herd through the glorious masses of wildflowers that adorn his fenceless fields.

“Do you have names for your cows, Louie?” we ask.

“Rosie!” he calls out.

A cow with reddish spots raises her head and calls back, “Moooooo,” then placidly returns to munch on succulent grasses and blossoms.

We admire the ancient maple trees that grace the front of his house.

“My folks planted those when they came here,” he explains. “One Arbor Day, I planted that big fir tree behind the schoolhouse when I was a kid.” His staff points toward an old house a half mile away.

“That little house up the road was your school?” we ask.

“Yep.” Louie has lived here all his life, perhaps never having gone further than Utica or Herkimer, and is almost a hermit, like Noah John Rondeau.

We hear that his radio has died, and he is still complaining about that “so-and-so,” years ago, who stole the socks off his mother’s feet when she was dying, and decide it wouldn’t hurt for him to have some access to contemporary realities. We purchase a little TV and give it to him for his birthday. We know he likes it because we see the faint blue glow of the screen from his window when we pass by after dark.

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At day’s end, we climb the ladder to our tiny loft with tired satisfaction to dream in each other’s arms, comforted with the knowledge that we’ve worked hard and accomplished meaningful tasks. They may not alter the course of history, but they fulfill the vision of our ancestors: to live in freedom and peace with humble gratitude for the opportunity to live, and let live. • The Shawangunk Nature Preserve is a deep ecology, forever wild, 501©(3), learning and cultural center. Tim and Peggy still live there and can be contacted through their website.

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Rick Montalbano by john keller

There is so much music here in the Mohawk Valley. All types, all cultures, all feelings. One of the most emotional genres of music is jazz. This area has been blessed with a plethora of amazing jazz performers. Jimmy Wormwood, Sal Amico, JR Monterose, The Zitos, Carmen Caramanica, and Rick Montalbano—just to name a few.

Montalbano has been a constant in the jazz field for some time, not just locally, but on a national front as well. He’s worked with the likes of Louis Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Aretha Franklin, Wayne Newton, and Jaco Pastorius. He has toured with Lou Rawls, been a radio DJ, and currently teaches piano at three local colleges. His piano style has graced many recorded efforts. He is also assistant music director of the CNY Jazz Orchestra and has performed with the Syracuse Symphony. In his “spare time” he performs weekly at The Savoy in Rome and Pastabilities in Syracuse.

He is an always moving musical force and one of this area’s major influences in jazz. His passion for the music is forever present on his face as he plays.

Catching Montalbano in a bit of free time, I asked him to give us an overview of his remarkable career.

What propelled you toward a career in music?

I started making money when I was very young. I loved playing and people paid me...so, a simple choice.

Do you come from a musical family?

Yes. Not necessarily professional musicians, but musically talented and very good artists. My dad loved Enrico Caruso and Cab Calloway. My mom knew the lyrics to and could sing just about every standard song written. My brothers and sisters listened to Sinatra, Ella, Nat Cole, Louie Prima, and then on to rhythm and blues, the early rock ’n’ roll things, the Beatles, Miles Davis, and onward. Put that all together in a big pot, mix in some Bach and Bill Evans, add some tomato sauce, heat, and serve.

Where did you get your first piano lessons?

Like a lot of neighborhood Italian kids in the 50s, I started on the

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accordion. John Jaski Sr. and Jr. were my first teachers. I played the Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes after that and eventually in my late teens focused more on the acoustic piano. We didn’t always have a piano, so it was catch as catch can for a while. Jim Straney, Joanne Geller, and Albert Bowen helped me with some lessons, but mostly I learned by listening to recordings, to the great area players, and asking the old timers a thousand musical questions.

Who have been you biggest influences—musically and personally?

Well, of course, the great players that we all know, with a special leaning toward Miles Davis and his piano players, Frank Sinatra and his gifts. Especially the guys right here in Central New York: Jack Palmer, Sam and Dolores Mancuso, Chick Esposito, Sal Amico, JR Monterose, bands like Andy and the Classics, and many, many others.

Was jazz your first passion?

If you mean after girls, then yes.

What goals did you set for yourself early on?

Making myself good, so the musicians I admired would hire me. The philosophy is really that simple. I still believe that if you concentrate on the music, all the rest will fall into place. I never really had good luck trying to market myself.

Could you briefly describe your early musical adventures?

I played dance music early on. Not really full-on jazz, but standard songs for dancing. What we now call the Great American Songbook.

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The great trumpeter Jack Palmer give me a list of several hundred songs when I was about 16 and said, “learn these and you can play anywhere in the world.” It took some time, but I now know lots of songs. I played almost exclusively with older musicians from when I was 13. Never really with my own generation until after high school. Then I went on the road with rock bands, played in what we used to call “jazz-rock bands” and various other groupings. I also did radio work on several local stations in those years, leading eventually to singer Lou Rawls, and then on from there in more serious jazz settings.

How did the gig with Lou Rawls come about?

Through my old friend, and great guitarist, Carmen Caramanica. That standard tradition of an opportunity opening up, other musicians liking your work and recommending you for the gig.

Throughout your impressive career, you’ve had the honor to work with many greats. What have been some of the most memorable moments thus far?

I’ve been blessed with getting a chance to play with a great deal of my musical heroes. It’s a little “who’s who” of jazz. These days I especially love playing with my son, Rick, on drums and his wonderful wife, vocalist Jane Monheit. Getting a chance to play with Aretha Franklin many times has been a thrill. But there’s always the hope that my most memorable moments have yet to come.

You are also a composer. Where can we find some of your recordings?

I’ve done lots of playing on other people’s recordings in 40-plus years in the studio, but there are also some of my own. One is called amazingly “The Rick Montalbano Quintet.” There’s also an older piano trio recording called “Kindred Spirits,” The Central New York Jazz Orchestra’s “Then and Now,” and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra’s “Big Band Bash” to name a few. Jane Monheit has recorded several of my Christmas songs for Internet release and also some of my arrangements for big band and combo. Recently, a wonderful West Coast singer named Tish Oney recorded one of my tunes called “One More Spring” for release later this year. Several songs will be on a Glen Cashman recording called “Forever Young.”

What do you feel sets your style apart from many others?

If I have a unique voice, then that makes me very happy. It’s taken a long time to understand all the details and nuances of this music and then be able to find a personal way to express it. In my case everything works behind my touch. When I’m happy with that, then the shackles are gone and everything flows. Of course, as in every musician’s case, expression is a sum of his personality, upbringing, and all of the music he’s experienced. For me, growing up along the Mohawk River in a very

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I understand that you have a recording studio. When did you open the Music Factory? What services do you offer?

The Music Factory opened in the late ’80s in an old warehouse in Rome. I ran it in that location until just a couple of years ago, and have since reconfigured and set up a Pro-Tools recording studio at home. I do all of the basic recordings, editing, and mastering. I have a great natural-sounding room, two pianos, a classic Hammond B3 organ, drums, synths, and all the standard small studio recording goodies.

You’re extremely active. Where can we catch you performing soon?

I play solo piano at The Savoy in Rome every Friday and Saturday evening 6 to10 p.m. I also play quite often at Turning Stone Casino and just about anywhere from concerts to clubs.

You also teach jazz piano at some of the local colleges. How is that experience?

Again, I feel blessed. I’ve been teaching music since I was a teenager and at Hamilton College, Colgate University, and Syracuse University for many years. It keeps me on my toes working with smart and talented young people. And it gives me faith that this music will be here for awhile.

Is there anything you would still wish to accomplish?

To stay interested and to keep improving my craft. It’s a fascinating puzzle that you can never finish.

With all that you have seen and done, what is your outlook on the current music scene, both locally and globally?

Jazz is a notoriously hard sell. It will never be more than a small slice of the music pie, but as long as there’s a little room for the great songs we love to play, I’m happy and that’s enough for me to think about. In the 1960s, my brother started telling me that I would soon be replaced by a computer. I’m glad I’m still here.

Lastly, looking through experienced eyes, what advice or words of wisdom do you have for those wishing to follow in your footsteps?

I’ve done a lot of music education clinics all over the country and always end with one standard piece of advice. Don’t ever leave your wallet in the dressing room when you’re onstage.

Ha, I believe those are fine words indeed! Thank you, Rick, for taking the time for us. • John Keller is a local musician and owns Off Center Records in Utica.

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live & local Back in the late ’70s a progressive rock group took Central New They play a mix of old and new Genesis, not focusing on just one York by storm. They even got signed to a record deal. That prog rock genre. You may hear “Watcher of the Skies” one minute and “Driving powerhouse was 805. Well, the keyboard wiz from 805 has resurfaced the last Spike” the next. “Dance on a Volcano” then “Home by the with an amazing Genesis tribute. This new band even features a singer Sea,” etc. Too many Genesis tribute bands, Carl says, spotlight only from Wales who auditioned for Genone era of the band (with respect, The Musical Box). Some listeners esis. even claim to be purists, claiming I recently asked Carl Goodhines anything post-Gabriel is not Genfor some info on the new band, The Epping Forest Band. Here’s what I esis. If Genesis closed up shop as learned. soon as Peter Gabriel left, they’d The Epping Forest Band was all be working as busboys or somestarted about two years ago in the thing right now, Carl says. Instead, Syracuse area. They all seemed to they managed to sell more than 300 find each other through ads looking million albums worldwide. The The Epping Forest Band to start a Genesis tribute project.

Epping Forest Band offers the wide After several personnel changes, variety of material they do to cater numerous lead vocalist auditions, and an eight-month rehearsal hiatus, to everyone possible, while carefully avoiding songs like “Misunderthe call for a lead vocalist was answered by Owen McKenzie from the standing” or “Abacab,” etc., basically avoiding AM radio hits.

U.K., of all places (It goes to show you that a simple want ad can reach And, yes, they do “Suppers’ Ready.” anyone in the world!). Owen had at one time auditioned for Genesis They’re looking forward to playing some large rooms throughout itself, but was turned down because he “sounded too much like Phil the Northeast U.S. and expanding out from there. Carl really wishes Collins, and the band was seeking another direction,” says Carl. Upon there was a 1,000+ seat club in the Utica area because Carl believes the hearing this, they had to see the letter he had from them. It was real! listeners and fans are into it.

They came up with the name Epping Forest after the Genesis song www.facebook.com/eppingforestband “The Battle of Epping Forest”—an actual place bordering London and Essex, England. Their logo depicts a mighty tree, as well as references News and Notes: to a few Genesis songs, namely “Squonk.”

Look for an anthology from Stik Slabicki, They’ve all had experience playing Genesis’ music over the years former vocalist of many CNY bands, including (Carl with 805, and Over the Garden Wall/Seconds Out) and with the Sky Church. It’s titled White Burro Anthology. dwindling numbers of bands that are playing Genesis’ music, espeThe retrospective covers his career and does cially in this part of the country, as well as the fact that Genesis is no include two recently unearthed songs from longer recording or touring, this seemed like a perfect opportunity to legendary CNY rockers Sky Church (who jump into “the deep end of the pool,” Carl says. They are all accombegot the Frogs). Pick up the disc at Off plished, veteran musicians in their own right, and they all felt that this Center Records or The Tramontane Café. would fill a listening gap in the ears of people who like Genesis. After For all the happenings in the clubs around all, if you’re old enough to remember, one day after Elvis died, the enCNY check out the Live and Local Calentire country and its ballrooms were booking Elvis impersonator shows dar at: www.927thedrive.net • left and right. They feel that it’s what people miss and want.

They’ve re-created all of the original sounds, from mellotrons to bass pedals, etc. They even employ the famous Mike Rutherford “Shergold” bass/guitar double neck. And to hear that distinctive BritListen to Genesee Joe live on 92.7FM, The DRIVE. ish accent between songs puts you right there, he says.

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Apartment Rentals Apartment Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Art Classes & Supplies Full Moon Art Center, Camden . . . . . . . . . 36 MVCA Summer Classes, Little Falls . . . . . 61 Art Galleries Full Moon Art Center, Camden . . . . . . . . . 36 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Art and Picture Framing Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Fynmore Studios, New Hartford/Boonville . .

29 Artists, Local Frank Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Auto Dealerships Steet Ponte Auto Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Automotive Repair Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cushman’s Automotive, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 68 Precision Unlimited, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Cheese (see Produce)

Automotive, Custom Fabrication Custom Fab, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Child Care Child Care Council, 1-888-814-KIDS . . . . . 66

Awards & Engraving Speedy Awards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chiropractors Dr. Michael Tucciarone, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 44

Bakeries, Pastry, and Candy Shops Bagel Grove, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Caruso’s Pastry Shoppe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Florentine Pastry Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Friendly Bake Shop, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . 12 Heidelberg Baking Company, Herkimer . . . 52 Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . 56 Remsen Country bakery, Remsen . . . . . . . . 12 So Sweet Candy Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 23 Star Bakery, Whitesboro and Utica . . . . . . . 9 Wicked Sweets, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Clothing The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 48 The Queen’s Closet, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Contrators Cedarville Carpentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Coffee Shops Mojo’s Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Bike Shops Dick’s Wheel Shop, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 20

Consignment The Online Exchange, Dolgeville . . . . . . . .

The Queen’s Closet, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . .

Treasures Lost & Found, New Hartford . . .

The Village Basement, New Hartford . . . . .

Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boat Tours Mohawk Valley Boat Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Raquette Lake Navigation Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Delis Kountry Kupboard, Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 45

Books Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 40

Dentistry Neighborhood Family Dentistry, Utica . . . . 17

Bowling Adirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 51 State Bowl with Cosmic Bowling, Ilion . . . . . 34

Diners Adirondack Diner and Lanes, Barneveld . . 51 Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Bars and Ale Houses BBG, Beer, Bites, Games, New Hartford . . . . 69 Copper Moose Ale House, Little Falls . . . . 53

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Attorneys Antonowicz Group, Rome/Utica . . . . . . . . . . 21

Cabinets and Kitchens Custom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Knotty By Nature, Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ATV Sales C J Motorsports, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Camping West Canada Creek Campsites, Poland

Audio and Visual Systems Professional Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Camping and Hiking Supply Plan B, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Estate Sales Attic Addicts, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Picker’s Dynasty, Little Falls and Mohawk . . 59 The Potting Shed Antiques, Whitesboro . . . 59

Authors Local Grumpy Tomatoes, Autumn Kuhn . . . . . . . . 8

Catering Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Events, Entertainment, and Activities Adirondack Scenic Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

GOODSELL MUSEUM Local Adirondack History

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Creative Chefs Catering, Oneida . . . . . . . .

Dominick’s Deli & Catering, Herkimer . . . . .

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

Knuckleheads Brewhouse, Westmoreland . . .

Maria’s Pasta Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Dry Cleaners Dapper Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 M & M Cleaners, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Black River Canal Museum, Boonville . . . . 70 Canal Celebration, Little Falls, Aug. 8-14 . . . 19 Clinton Art & Music Fest, Sat. Aug. 27 . . . 30 CNY Arts, www.cnyart.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Fandemicon at the Utica Library . . . . . . . 49 Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . 66 Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown . . 2 & 5 Fly Creek Cider Mill, Fly Creek . . . . . . . . 69 Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo, Rome . . . . . . . 19 Goodsell Museum, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Mollin-Clay Jazz Duo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days, Aug 19-21 . . 39 PeterPaul Recreation Park, Rome . . . . . . . 20 Remington Arms Museum, Ilion . . . . . . . . . 9 Skeleton Key Escape Room, Oneida . . . . . 70 The Stanley, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Town of Webb Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Utica Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 View, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Farm Equipment Clinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 White’s Farm Supply, Waterville/Canastota . .

80 Fencing William’s Fence, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Feed and Farm Needs Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 7 Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . 17 Fitness & Gyms Curves, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Flooring Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Florists Clinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Village Florals, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Funeral Services Nunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Prince-Boyd & Hyatt, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Furniture Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . 43 Furniture Makers Custom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 67 Just Lean Back, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 46 Garden Centers and Greenhouses Candella’s Greenhouses, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . 68 D’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort . . . . . . . 43 George’s Nursery & Garden, Clinton . . . . . . . . 8 Juliano’s Schuyler Greenhouses . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Melinda’s Garden Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . 24 Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . 72

Sheep Run Daylily, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Top Notch Garden Center, Newport . . . . . 58 Wagner Farms, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Gift Shops/Shopping Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . 60 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 57 Cat’s Meow, Sherburne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Country Connections, Boonville . . . . . . . . 24 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . 58 Main Street Gift Shoppe, Newport . . . . . . . . 58 Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . 58 Owl & Moon, West Burlington . . . . . . . . . 25 Remington Country Store, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Tepee, Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Golf Courses and Driving Range Brimfield View Driving Range, Clinton Golf Club of Newport . . . . . . . . . .

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

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Little Falls Fuel, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pohlig Enterprises, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pohl’s Feed, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Poland Hardware, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Morgan’s Hardware, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . 60 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 . . .

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

Iron Work - Architectural & Ornamental Raulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Jewelry Fall Hill Beads & Gems, Little Falls . . . . . . 41 Goldmine Jewelers, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 6 Landscaping D’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort . . . . . . 43 Man With a Pick-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Lawn Care Wright’s Lawn Care, Serving CNY . . . . . . . 32 Lawn Mowers J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 22 SD Outdoor Power, New Hartford . . . . . . . 63 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Liquor Stores and Wine Trenton Station Liquor & Wine, Barneveld . . . 67 Lodging Canal Side Inn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Overlook Mansion, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . 33 Manufactured and Modular Home Builders Leisure Village, Taberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Maple Syrup (see Produce) Massage, Therapeutic Zensations, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Marinas Bird’s Marine, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Meats, locally raised (see Produce) Media 92.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 74 FOX33/WUTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Milk, local Cedar Park Farm, Springfield Center . . . . . . 47 WintersGrass Farm, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Insurance Gates-Cole Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . 3 Farm Family Insurance, Boonville . . . . . . . . 47 Marshall Agency, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown . . . . . 11 Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 66

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Monuments & Memorials Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . 10 Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Motorcycle Speed/Service Center Hillside Motorcycle & Machine, Munnsville . . 21

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Sunflower Naturals, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Optometrist Towpath Vision Care, Little Falls . . . . . . . 27 Painting Supplies Urbanik’s Paint & Wallpaper Co., Utica . . . . . 8

Painting, Interior/Exterior Dennis Polanowicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Pet Memorialization and Cremation Burdick & Enea Memorials, Clinton . . . . . . 10 Pet Services Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . . 16 One Paw at a Time, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 23 Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Photography Fusion Art/The Photo Shoppe, Rome . . . . . 35 Physical Therapy Inertia PT, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Primo Pizzeria, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Plumbing Delta Plumbing, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Pools and Spas Geraty Pools & Spa, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion & New Hartford . . 41 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 60 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 57 Main Street Gift Shop, Newport . . . . . . . . . 58 Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . . . . 34 Clarkshire Farms, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Cranberry Ridge Farm, Williamstown . . . . 27 Crum Creek CSA, St. Johnsville . . . . . . . . . 63 Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Hughes Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 42 Juliano’s Farm & Greenhouse, Schuyler . . . . . . 44 Oneida County Public Market, Utica . . . . . . 61 Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 15 Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . 23 Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 72 Three Village Cheese, Newport . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tibbits Maple, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Twin Orchards, New Hartford .

Wagner Farms, Rome . . . . . .

Windy Hill Orchard, Cassville .

WintersGrass Farm Raw Milk,

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Quilt and Yarn Shops Heartworks Quilts & Fabrics, Fly Creek . . . 20 Stash Away Quilts, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Real Estate Century 21, Art VanVechten, Utica . . .

Coldwell-Banker, Diane Lockwood . . .

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

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Salons/Haircutters Heads R Turning Salon & Spa, Ilion . . . . . . 30 Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 48

Small Engine Repair J.B.’s Small Engine Works, Utica . . . . . . . . 22 Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . 27 Social Security Appilcations and Advice Antonowicz Group, Rome/Utica . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Specialty Wood Wightman Specialty Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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

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

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

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

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 . .

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