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Last month, a parade took place honoring the Irish heritage of Utica. That parade could just as easily be held in honor of the service given to our city and country by one of our area’s most prominent historical Irishmen, Francis Kernan, also known as one of the “Utica Trio” that included such other luminaries as Horatio Seymour and Roscoe Conkling.

Kernan was the son of Irish immigrants William Kernan, who hailed from County Cavan, Ireland, and Rosanna Stubbs, who was born in Dublin. William, known as “The General,” was militarily and civically involved. From his time as an ensign in the state militia to his appointment as a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846, William was probably where Francis learned to give of himself to serving the public. “The General” earned his nickname after his service in the War of 1812. Though not seeing any battles, he did serve, and after the war was brevetted to a higher rank by Gov. DeWitt Clinton to the post of Brigadier General of the First Brigade of Infantry of the State in 1825.

Rosanna was very well-off, as her family was among the more prominent merchants in Dublin. Well-educated, she and her family became friends with Elizabeth Ann Seton while they were living in New York City. Seton, America’s first native-born saint, urged Rosanna to join her in the founding of the Sisters of Charity. Obviously, this persuasion did not take hold.

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William and Rosanna resided in Tyrone, N.Y, which was in the western part of the state in today’s Schuyler County. Francis was born in 1816. He attended public school in New York, but little is known about how much he learned. At age 17, Francis entered Georgetown College. In those days, the college admitted two types of students– those receiving higher education and those prepping for it. All information available indicates that he was an industrious and able student.

Kernan did not finish his collegiate career. Instead, he returned home to study law. There were three ways in those days to attain a law degree: 1) studying on one’s own; 2) working in the office of a clerk of the court of record; or 3) serving in the office of a reputable lawyer as an apprentice. The third option was the most common path chosen by aspiring lawyers. Kernan chose the third path. He studied under his brother-in-law Edward Quin in today’s Watkins Glen for three years, then relocated to Utica where he would form a working relationship with noted lawyer Joshua A. Spencer. There is no record of Francis’ admission to the bar, but it occurred about 1837, and Spencer offered Kernan a partnership in the law firm if he would remain in Utica. He accepted.

Kernan was united in marriage to Hannah Avery Devereux, of the well-known and highly respected Devereux family, on May 23, 1843. It was truly a gala affair in which nearly 1,500 guests attended.

The wedding reception lasted two days, and the guests consumed a 170-pound cake and thirty gallons of ice cream amidst tub after tub of lemonade. The Kernans lived up to their Roman Catholic upbringing and followed the Bible’s passage to be fruitful and multiply as they produced 10 children–seven boys and three girls. Their first home

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Kernan’s career took off shortly after his marriage. Between 1843 and 1853, the Spencer-Kernan law firm dissolved its partnership and Francis formed a new one with his sister’s husband, George Edward Quin, who ironically possessed the same last name of the brother-in-law he originally read law under.

Kernan’s public service career began in 1854 when the Governor of New York appointed him as state reporter for the Court of Appeals–the court of last resort. He was now a constitutional officer of the state and his reports have been cited hundreds of times over the years, including one in some 480 cases.

Kernan’s reputation in the legal world was growing by leaps and bounds. He earned press coverage as the lawyer for Rhoda Loomis, the matriarch of the notorious Loomis Gang that ran roughshod over the Mohawk Valley, and by defending Cornelius Vanderbilt’s New York Central Railroad in a crash lawsuit. He was asked to run for a position on the New York State Court of Appeals but declined, and in August 1878 he joined Utica lawyers Ward Hunt Jr., William J. Bacon, and Roscoe Conkling in Saratoga Springs with other lawyers around the country to form the American Bar Association. He served as President of the New York Branch in 1882.

A lifelong Democrat, Kernan was a member of the Barnburners–a branch of the Democratic Party loyal to Martin Van Buren, a lieutenant of former President Andrew Jackson. According to the Kernan biography, written wonderfully by Karen Clemens Kernan and John Devereux Kernan, “Barnburners earned respect for their philosophy of living within one’s means,” and have a desire to “rid (the government) of some financial abuses.” (Kernan p. 58) As he

was entering party politics, Kernan held his first elected position, that of school commissioner. His career in politics was off and running.

In 1860, Kernan declined a nomination to challenge Roscoe Conkling, the incumbent, for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Instead, he decided to take on former Utica Mayor Gen. James McQuade in a race for the New York State Assembly. He defeated McQuade by a mere 200 votes. When the 1862 election rolled around, Kernan changed his position and sought the area’s seat in Congress. He defeated the incumbent Conkling, his former law student, by about 3,000 votes. Despite losing re-election two years later, he was not done in elective politics.

In 1872, Kernan was the Democratic and Liberal Party’s candidate for Governor of New York. While he lost to John A. Dix, he secured more votes than his opponent in all areas but New York City and Brooklyn.

In March 1875, Kernan was elected to the United States Senate. (At that time, the citizens of a state did not vote on their U.S. senators; the state legislatures did.) During his six-year term, he served on the famed 1877 Electoral Commission that had the unenviable task of selecting the winner of the 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, neither of whom had secured enough Electoral College votes to secure the presidency. He also was a member of the powerful judiciary committee during his tenure. New York’s two U.S. senators at that time were from Utica, the other being Roscoe Conkling, who won his seat in 1867. An interesting fact, too, is that while Kernan served in the Senate, he was reunited with five men who at one time all worked with him toiling on his father’s farm well before the Civil

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Other positions held by Kernan included serving as a regent on the New York State Board of Regents; a manager of the State’s Lunatic Asylum; a director and eventual president of the Oneida County Bank; and the aforementioned school commissioner position in the Utica City School System, along with Edmund A. Wetmore and J. Watson Williams. He was a parishioner of Historic Old St. John’s Church (then just known as St. John’s) and he served that congregation as a church trustee.

Kernan passed away on Sept. 7, 1892, at his home on Chancellor Square.

As one of the country’s most prominent Roman Catholic politicians who “never shrank from the defense of Catholic rights and prerogatives,” his funeral became an august requiem befitting a man whose devout faith guided him throughout his life. The funeral took place in St. John’s Church and was presided over by the first Bishop of the Syracuse Diocese, Bishop Patrick Anthony Ludden. Also on the altar to concelebrate the Mass was Bishop Bernard John McQuaid, the Rochester Diocese’s first bishop. The prelates were joined on the altar by 22 priests from across the state and five deacons.

Kernan is entombed in St. Agnes Cemetery on Mohawk Street in Utica. The marble altar at St. John’s was given in Francis’ memory by his son Nicholas.

According to one of the numerous obituaries published throughout the state remembering his long life of service, Francis Kernan’s “democracy was pure, his devotion unswerving and he always championed a cause he thought just.” Furthermore, “(h)is advice was always welcome and he was often called to participate in the councils of his party. … No taint or breath of suspicion ever rested upon (him)… in his political life. …” •

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I arrived at the Heart Lake trailhead at 6:20 a.m. and met a short, slight woman from Pennsylvania who asked me to photograph her at the register.

She confessed something about a mid-life crisis and had determined to hike the Adirondack’s highest peak–Mount Marcy–also solo. She had little to no experience hiking in the wilderness, so I prayed for her as she and her huge pack disappeared in the near darkness.

It was the last day of a summer vacation, but dates don’t necessarily mean a whole lot at those higher elevations. The calendar said August, but the thermometer the night before in Lake Placid said 34 degrees. And on a frigid windswept summit just after dawn? Let’s just say I was glad I have always obeyed those signs on the ascent that advise hikers to be prepared for what can be a sudden and severe weather change.

The route I took this first time to Iroquois first required an ascent up and over one of Iroquois’ neighbors and the second highest peak in the Adirondacks at 5,114 feet, Algonquin Peak, and then a slight bump over Boundary Peak.

We took a wrong turn at Boundary Peak and followed the yellow arrow down. Looking closely at the arrow you can see someone drew another arrow pointing back toward the Iroquois herd path!

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Descending Algonquin southwest toward Iroquois with daughter Sarah Birmingham and friend Jack Coleman on my second climb of Iroquois.

Brisk air filling the lungs and keeping the body temperature cool made the ascent up Iroquois’ highest neighbor really comfortable. It was just two hours to the junction with Wright Peak and the only companions along the trail the entire way were several Dark-eyed Juncos. From the junction, the final .9-mile push placed me all alone on the summit of Algonquin at 9:05 a.m. It was just above the tree line when the fleece came out of the pack to deal with the powerful and frigid wind–and how grateful I was for the tight elastic band that helped keep my hat from blowing off to Canada!

Resting on the windblown summit with one of the peak’s giant boulders as a windbreak and enjoying the magnificent views, a second hiker appeared, a student from SUNY Geneseo. Just the two of us had beaten the summit steward to the top that morning. We decided to head for Iroquois together.

The young man led and we descended Algonquin southwest to cross over Boundary Peak to reach our targeted destination.

We would have arrived on the Iroquois summit sooner if it had not been for a wrong turn off Boundary. A yellow trail marker pointed left and we took it. We began to descend rather quickly and it didn’t take long to realize something was wrong.

We made our way back up and found that we had completely missed a herd path actually leading over to Iroquois that was hidden under thick foliage. Once on it, it was easy enough to follow, albeit it wet and slick with mud. Only once did I sink into the mud up to my calf!

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From there it did not take long to make the open summit of Iroquois that, like Algonquin, had amazing views in every direction, including a spectacular look at Wallface, number 71 among the Adirondack’s 100 highest.

It was in the relative solitude of those moments scanning the horizon that I learned from the student that his dad was a 46er, and had taken him up nearby Mt. Jo when he was 5 years old. With its own commanding view of the high peaks region, his dad hoped the view and experience would inspire him to want to climb more. It did. Iroquois that morning was number 16 on his way to the 46.

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Every night the constellations, planets, and stars slowly move across the sky, and you can easily see the difference in just a few hours. From season to season the difference is significant. Why? Because our planet is spinning (it only takes 24 hours to make one complete rotation), and it is also making its yearly orbit around the Sun–traveling through space at about 67,000 miles per hour. To learn what’s in the sky each month, one of the most popular star charts is “The Evening Sky Map” from the www.Skymaps. com website.

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axies, and more. Like road maps, North, South, East, and West are marked. To use the chart, you will have to rotate it. If you’re facing East, rotate the chart so “East” is at the bottom. Objects at the center of the chart are directly over your head (the Hanny’s Voorwerp.

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On the left of page two are observing tips such as NightWatch, and Astronomy, and and a glossary of terms. On the right is a list Sky & Telescope magazines. For more inof objects you can see with your eyes, some formation, go to our website, www.mvas-ny. with binoculars, and others need a telescope. org, and select Resources, or visit our FaceNext to each object is its constellation (for book page. example, supergiant star Betelgeuse is in In April, planets Mars and bright Jupiter Orion) and a description of the object. Think will be visible after sundown, and the Lyrid of the list as a scavenger hunt, because every meteor shower peaks April 22. So, print the object is on the star chart. It’s a fun challenge Skymaps April star chart and begin your fun for the whole family, and the following adventure exploring the night sky. month you’ll get a new set of objects to find. Wishing you clear skies! • Here are a few observing tips. First, turn off outside lights and give your eyes about 15 minutes to adapt to darkness. Just as it is difficult to see when you first enter a darkened movie theater after being outside on a sunny day, the same is true when you’ve been in the house then go outside at night.

Second, use a flashlight with a red bulb or lens because the white light from a regular flashlight or your cell phone ruins your “night vision.” Third, put your Skymaps star chart in a plastic sleeve to keep dew from ruining the paper. And lastly, dress warmly, even on a summer night.

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The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl

The Rose QuArtz Stand in herkimer

I really enjoy looking through gem stores. I’m fascinated by the variety of stones, all the colors and shapes. Recently, I heard about a new store in Herkimer, The Rose Quartz Stand. It’s not a new business; it has been participating in gem and mineral shows for years, but last year the owners, George and Sandra Drobot, opened a retail store at on Mohawk St. in Herkimer. They offer geological treasures, collectibles, gifts, and more.

You can shop their store online, but I personally enjoy to shop in person. The local gem shows aren’t until July and August, so I was happy to visit the retail store. The walls are pink–so appropriate for a place called Rose Quartz. A big table covered with stones, both tumbled and rough, dominates the room while beautiful shelves line the walls. It is hard to see everything on one time around, so I walked around the place two or three times. And made plans to return and do so again. In addition to stones, there are fossils, crystals, and jewelry. I particularly admired some finger puppets. I may have to go back and get a few of those to entertain my nephew (and myself!).

The first time I was there, I could not resist purchasing a string of rose quartz.

Yes, yes, I already have a lot of jewelry, but this one is unlike any necklace I have owned. And I love pink. I also found a nice present for Steven, two love birds carved out of stone. Perhaps they are not actually love birds (I’m no ornithologist), but it looks as if they are kissing. I thought that made it an excellent gift for my husband.

I brought Steven with me on my next visit, and he enjoyed it just as much as I did. I pointed out to him some fossil fish I had admired when I was there before.

“They are actual fossils,” I told him, knowing this because I had asked before.

“I guess if they weren’t that would be some damn intricate carving.” Fossils have always fascinated me. I also love the geodes, of which the Rose Quartz Stand has a variety.

Our visit was close to Steven’s birthday, and he collects frogs, so when we saw some stone frogs on lily pads, I wanted to buy him one. Then I fell in love with a little stone dinosaur. The price was so reasonable, I said we should get both

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so the dinosaur can keep the frog company (yes, that is the sort of silly reason I have for doing things).

I greatly enjoyed my visits to the Rose Quartz Stand. I will be happy to go there again when I’m looking for an unusual gift, or when I’m out shopping with friends who like a distinctive, interesting store. •

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3rd Annual Herkimer Diamond Days

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Herkimer Diamond Gem Show & Festival 2017 July 22nd & 23rd 2017, Herkimer Co. Fairgrounds, Frankfort www.herkgemshow.com

Rose Quartz Stand

105 Mohawk Street, Herkimer Open Tues-Thurs, Sat: 12-5pm, Sun: 12-4pm, Closed Mon and Fri. (315) 868-5199 www.therosequartzstand.com Cynthia M. Quackenbush, a.k.a. “Mohawk Valley Girl,” writes a daily blog about her everyday adventures in the Mohawk Valley. Follow her frugal fun at: mohawkvalleygirl.wordpress.com

Fascinating fossils

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Bus Trip!

Thursday, May 4th

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Why walk when you can skate? Skate-A-While Roller Rink, located in Rome, NY, is the area’s only roller skating rink. It was built in 1976 by the father of the current owners, Deborah and Earl Harris. He built the 68 ft. x 117 ft. hard wood maple floor skating arena because of his love and passion for roller skating.

in Rome

Photos and captions by Melinda Karastury Hours and admittance fee includes roller skates. * Cash Only * Wednesday 7-9pm: $6 Friday 8-10pm: $8 Saturday 1:30-4:00pm & 8-10:30pm: $8 Sunday 1:30-4pm: $8 Wednesday Evening (when open) 7-9pm: $7

Skate-A-While 220 Ridge Street, Rome

Call to book a birthday party (during public skating sessions) or a private party (minimum 40 or more people.)

Call (315) 337-8744 (315) 339-0651 Earl Harris or email skateawhile@yahoo.com Roller skating promotes exercise and fun for all ages and skill level.

The team at Skate-A-While is ready to get your geared up and out on the floor.

Back row left to right; Earl Harris, Leigh Haman, Elisabeth Hayes, James Smith Front Row left to right; Jainna Murphy, Cristy Gillespie

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Alana Karastury finds her footing quickly and zooms around the skating rink.

She enjoys hours of exhilarating exercise and fabulous fun!

Rebecca Palmer is all smiles as she finishes tying her roller skates. She is ready to enter the skating rink for the first time since childhood.

Leigh Haman assists first time roller skater Jonah Palmer and gives him some great pointers on how to skate on 8 wheels.

Isaiah Palmer, also a first time roller skater, pushes himself and perseveres and finds his groove on the roller skates.

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My husband, Rob, and I hold hands as we skate around the arena. It’s a nostalgic afternoon and a throwback to our younger days when roller skating was all the rage.

The skating rink is a swirl of skaters and lights. When you needa break, there are booths and tables to enjoy a snack, like nachos and Slush Puppies.

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Skate-A-While is home to the local junior roller derby team, The Frostbites. It is the only junior derby team in Central New York with ages ranging from ages 7 to 17.

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After some great exercise at the rink, we decide to “keep our healthy on” and enjoy lunch at Brenda’s Natural Foods.

Brenda’s Natural Foods and Café is an independent and locally owned natural health food store located at 236 West Dominick St., Rome. It offers farm to table foods seasonally from Henry’s farm located in Verona. The cafe provides lunch and dinner prepared by chef Sarah Tope. Dine in or take out. All items are made and prepared to order. Call ahead for pick up. (315) 337-0437

We enjoy refreshing Boylan’s Soda while waiting for lunch. I order Brenda’s famous black bean burger on a salad. It is famous for good reason, it is delectable!

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Mary Kuchera

Mary Kuchera has been creating beautiful pysanky eggs for over 80 years, but that’s just a short time in the ancient tradition of Ukrainian egg decorating. The practice dates back to the 5th-3rd millennium BC in Eastern Europe. Using the traditional batik method, Mary creates patterns by writing in beeswax with a special tool that she heats over a flame. She adds layer upon layer of wax, sealing the colored dyes beneath. Once all the layers are completed, she heats the egg and gently wipes away the wax to reveal, like magic, a beautiful pysanky egg!

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Charles Schneider Name: Charles Schneider Instruments: piano, violin, viola; orchestra conductor Hometown: Albert Lea, MN; Current: Frankfort, NY Age when began music: 4 Education: Began piano study with Sadie Bliss Cox in Albert Lea; 1956-1960: studied piano with Julian Bern at Cornell College, and Irwin Freundlich at Juilliard. Attended Cornell College in Iowa, where he received his B.M. and his B.M.E.; 1960-1961: studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music in New York; 1970-1971: studied opera and symphonic conducting in Master Classes with Igor Markevitch in Monte Carlo and with Herbert Blomstedt, Music Director of the Copenhagen Radio Orchestra and the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Dresden, East Germany; 1971-1972: studied with Franco Ferrara in Siena and Rome, Italy Current employment/position: Music Director of Clinton Symphony Orchestra of the Mohawk Valley; Catskill Symphony, Oneonta; Schenectady Symphony Orchestra; Schenectady; current sabbatical replacement Conductor at Skidmore College Orchestra.

Collaborations (current/past): Co-founder of Catskill Conservatory with (Carleton Clay); Founding Music Director of Glimmerglass Opera (with Peter Macris, Founder) In cooperation with

My dad told me, “Don’t let anyone outwork you.” That has been my inspiration and guide through my life. As an artist, my goal is to educate and inspire audiences to understand and enjoy all styles of music. Music fills your soul. I believe that I serve God by serving people through my music.

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Square Café in January 2015 after having worked there since 2013. With a 20-year background in customer service, she found a new love for culinary and for making people unique menu items that can’t be found elsewhere.

Bagg’s Square Cafe is located at 421 Broad St. in the historic Bagg’s Square neighborhood. The interior has a modern feel with exposed beams, gorgeous plank flooring, and sleek black tables and chairs. You order and pay right at the counter and then can take a seat and the staff will bring your order to you. They fulfill to-go orders as well. You can grab breakfast, lunch, or just a coffee or desserts on the fly. It’s a great space for business lunches—there’s free Wi-Fi, spacious tables, and you’re always sure to run into someone you know! Their menu features artisan sandwiches, burgers, and salads. A big seller is their chicken club sandwich, as is their signature chopped Greek salad (which just might have the potential of making it on the list of Utica’s famous dishes!). The pastry selection is Bagg’s Square Café’s signature always tempting as well—scones, brownies, seven-layer bars, and more—and they serve chopped Greek salad Utica Coffee Roasting Company coffee. They also deliver and cater, so if your office is crunched for time or you’re having a special event, give them a call! Hours are Monday to Friday from 7 am-2pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm.

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RELOCATING TO DOWNTOWN

Christine’s Cookie Shoppe 171 Genesee St., Utica • (315) 601-5702

Coming in April to downtown—cookies and milk!

Christine’s Cookie Shoppe is opening in a newly renovated 2,000-square-foot space on the first floor of 171 Genesee St., just in time to celebrate their fifth anniversary. Christine Meeker started the business in 2012 offering four types of Italian cookies that were based on family recipes. Today, she has a creative array of cookies, including the most popular: vanilla butter cream blossoms, the cannoli cookie, and the BFF Cookie (with hazelnut filling), along with the “I Love Utica” cookie and a “coldnoli” frozen treat that will make an appearance this summer. If you’re eating in at the boutique, you can order milk that comes in a nostalgia glass bottle with a striped straw. A perfect afterChristine Meeker is moving her shoppe to downtown noon snack! The shop itself is a beautiful space that features a full kitchen, a kids’ party area, a consultation area for weddings and events, a full shipping area, and the cookie boutique in the front that boasts a large cookie display case, seating, and a quaint “living room area.” If you need a ready-to-go option for a quick gift or to take treats to a meeting, they have signature black-and-white-striped packaging ready for you.

Christine will continue her very successful cookie catering from the new downtown location as well, taking orders for showers, parties, weddings, and more.

Hours for Christine’s Cookie Shoppe will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 11:30am-6pm. and Saturdays from 11:30am-4pm. Keep an eye out for gluten-free Thursdays and BFF Fridays. Find them on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date.

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GAllery Guide

Detail of a pastel painting by artist Contance Watkins. There is an opening for her exhibit on Thursday, April 6th from 5:30-7:30pm at Fusion Art Gallery in Rome

Animal Prints, Drawings, and Paintings by American Artist Paul Bransom

Small Works April 8-May 27, 2017 Reception: Sat., April 8, 4-7pm

Through June 11, 2017

Renowned illustrator Paul Bransom was known as the “Dean of Animal Artists” for his detailed and sensitive renderings of the animal kingdom.

Exhibit featuring the artwork of members of the Broad Street Gallery: Julia and David Will, Karen Burns, Johanna Lerwick, Lynn Plata and Wells Horton.

Arkell Museum

Broad Street Gallery

20 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY (315) 825-5235 www.hamiltoncenterforthearts.com

2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie, NY (518) 673-2314 www.arkellmuseum.org

Davana Robedee, Keith Jones, Annual TeenART Exhibit

10 x 10 x 100 April 8 - 30, 2017 Opening: Sat., April 8, 5-7pm

Through April 29, 2017

Earlville Opera House

Local artwork for sale. All works are 10” x 10” and all priced at $100

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50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, Maurice Sendak: The Memorial Exhibition

Constance Watkins, Pastels March 1 - 31, 2017 Reception: Thursday, April 6, 6-8pm

April 1–May 14, 2017

Commemorative exhibition will include original illustrations; set design and costume sketches; animation reels; posters; sculpture; and more.

Fusion Art Gallery

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Nothing hearkens back to 1950’s Americana than the good old-fashioned neighborhood diner. A long narrow room framed by the boundary of a countertop, with booths on the side, black-and-white linoleum. All that’s missing is the “I like Ike” memorabilia of yesteryear lining the walls. It’s a cultural icon of the post-war era, a precursor to the fast-food phenom that was to come.

Welcome to the Riverside Diner, a seminal example of what food road shows like the Triple Ds of the Food Channel like to highlight. Tucked away at 9663 River Road—also known as Route 49—in Marcy, this neighborhood staple has served simple no-frills fare for generations at the same site.

“My customers come from all over,” says Mike Killino, the diner’s current owner. “But it’s the people from Marcy who keep this place going.” Mike, of Marcy himself, has owned the diner for 10 years, keeping the name of the place that was there for decades before him.

“We’ve had a busy week,” he says. “We were the only place open the day after the snowstorm, with people in and out and waiting in line all day. Luckily, my sister came in to help take care of the crowd.”

What people line up for is the type of hearty breakfasts that are legendary in diners. Mike says the most popular are “The What”—two eggs any style over two hash brown patties, topped with bacon, sausage, and cheese, and served with toast—and the “Giambotta”—eggs, Italian sausage, peppers, onions, potatoes, greens, and mozzarella.

He is certain to point out that “We spell giambotta the correct way—many places do not.” The breakfast version is a regional deconstruction and variation of the traditional hearty Italian stew of eggplant, zucchini, potato, and tomato.

Besides the usual breakfast nourishments, Mike offers specials for lunch ranging from goulash (Mondays), mushroom stew (Tuesdays), meat loaf (Wednesdays), toss ups on Thursdays (usually hot covered turkey sandwiches, or chicken and biscuits, or pot roast), fish fry on Fridays, and baked ham (Saturdays) to go with the ham and eggs and breakfast platters. “It’s all home made,” he says.

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The week of this visit coinciding with St. Patrick’s Day and the snow storm Stella that socked the region means the special didn’t vary from the rib-sticking and heart-warming corned beef and cabbage.

“We’ve already served close to 100 pounds of corned beef,” Mike says the day after St. Patrick’s Day. “And with the Utica parade next weekend, we will be topping that.”

Mike fusses over which three entrees to offer for a photo-op before deciding on two breakfast entrees and the ever-popular corned beef. “I think we have one or two portions left for today,” he notes.

With a decade of experience now under his belt honed by his previous work at local eateries like Bella Cucina and Castlewood Café, Mike says the Riverside Diner is right where he wants it to be.

“Now I want to start bringing in everything new—new booths, for example,” he says. And further down the road? “I would like full-service outside eating during the summer,” he continues. “We already have a large crowd with the ice-cream service we started that already offers more than 35 soft flavors.”

Hope Mike remembers that to keep the polish on the iconic image of a diner, he need not go further than keeping up on maintenance while keeping intact the time capsule slice of American culture. •

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story and photos by Matt Perry As I go out into the woods in April, I enter a world that is waking up from a deep winter slumber. Buds are swelling on the trees and they make a perceptible difference on the branches of the forest canopy. As sap begins to flow upward, the almost uniform gray and brown tones of tree branches give way to subtle color changes. Muted red and yellow hues tint the tree tops as the buds and bark are invigorated by infusions of sugary sap. Perhaps such a subtle difference in hues would be lost on someone who seldom visits the forest, but for regular woodland sojourners, the difference is stark. Also, the forest’s “wall-to-wall” carpet, which is comprised of the previous season’s cast-off leaves, is becoming disrupted as perennial plants eagerly push through the compressed leaf litter with an intense burst of energy. Some flow-

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ers grow right up through old leaves and may become bound and contorted for their efforts, while most others easily lift a patch of litter like a trap door on a hinge. Some of the understory plants develop rapidly and rafts of diminutive flowers soon create a patchwork of coverage. In some places, the wide lily-like leaves of the Wild Leek create a dense ground cover, and in a few forest recesses they resemble sturdy blades of grass. The leeks won’t bloom for a few months yet, which is not the case with most other woodland wildflowers. The majority, like the Smooth Yellow Violets and Longspurred Violets, are only too eager to rise up and show their colors The Red Trillium’s maroon-colored blossom faces toward the ground and, so in order to get a good look at it or to get a photograph, one needs to get down to its level.

With Trilliums everything comes in threes. Most obvious are the three leaf-like bracts, three sepals, and three petals. The White Trilliums look particularly luxurious, especially when growing in the shadow of a large moss-covered tree trunk. White Trilliums are

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These wild dicentras are smaller and produce finer lattice-like foliage and they put out small whitish or cream-colored blooms.

Though the flowers of these two local natives are easy to distinguish from each other, the foliage by itself presents a challenge.

In years when there are no blossoms, we are content to refer to the plants we find as “dicentra species,” and not worry so much about which one we are seeing.

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I suspect they may even be responsible for some erroneous Sasquatch reports. Indeed, to my ear the sound of arguing Barred Owls conjures up a vision of crazed-monkeys. A couple will give loud guttural trills in a manic counterpoint. It’s pretty much impossible to represent it with words and I won’t hazard an attempt here.

As April comes to a close, at least in a normal year, the Serviceberry and Pin Cherry Trees reach peak bloom at the forest edges.

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There is no feeling in the world quite like it—that flurry of excitement and affection for all things small. If you are an animal person like me, you just have to hold one when you see baby kittens or roly-poly puppies. Your heart flutters a little bit at the sights and sounds of little peeping chicks at the hardware store. (I have literally thousands of baby chicks on my farm throughout the year, yet you’ll find me checking on the babies in their tanks at Tractor Supply each and every time!) I’d much rather visit the calves in their hutches than the dairy cows when I visit our neighbors’ dairy farms. And baby goats? Heart-melters if you ask me! Funnily enough, human babies are not my thing…but newborn critters get me every time, without fail.

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adorable little puppies do, including chewing on everything she can get her jaws around and “kissing” your face if you let her. She is fluffy and adorable in every single way possible.

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She will bark at anything she perceives to be a threat to her home. As the result of hundreds of years of breeding, she will instinctively “mark” her territory as her own, signaling to any newcomers that Aimee is in charge. I can’t teach her any of this; she is well-equipped for the job whether she knows it or not.

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Correcting her at this stage is easy enough—I simply have to mimic an Alpha dog. I will firmly but gently push her down with my hand and maybe even roll her, telling her sternly “leave it.” The same goes for feeding time. As far as she is concerned, I am the Alpha and can touch her food.

She can depend on me to feed her and she should never be food-defensive. So far, she seems to understand.

I am also already teaching her that there is serious work to be done on the farm. Every day, I take her on my round of stock chores. She gladly follows right at my heels and I praise her for it. There is no playing during chores; we get things done efficiently and straight away. It is only after our rounds are done that we can take a break for play time—it is a nice reward for both of us!

There are other things that I simply have to control, so that nature can take its course. By keeping Aimee in the barn, near the animals she is meant to guard, I am helping her create a bond with them. Bonding with my husband, our daughters, and me is fine, but bonding with the sheep and goats is far more important and must come first. She is not to come into the house or to “hang out” anywhere else. Aimee is the fourth guardian puppy we have had on our farm over the years, and this rule has always been the hardest to keep.

As much as I love baby puppies, I have an even greater love for the adult working dog. That is why I find the phrase “puppy love” so apt: While it signifies the beginnings of a relationship, it also hints at the grander, more rewarding stages to come. It is the first step in what I hope to be a long partnership that will include lots of learning and maturing—for both the dog owner and dog. And as much as I am in “puppy love” with Aimee right now, I will love her even more as she matures into a working, contributing member of the farm. •

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Spring is in the air! Do you notice that you naturally crave lighter food and more greens this time of year? Greens are the food most missing from the modern diet. Nutritionally, greens are high in calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, zinc, and Vitamins A, C, E, and K. They are crammed with fiber, chlorophyll, and many other micronutrients and phytochemicals.

For the home gardener, April is the month when you are itching to get your hands in soil. But it’s still too cold, and here in the Mohawk Valley we might even have some lingering snow on the ground. Well, I have a solution for those itchy hands and your craving to eat something green. In a word, microgreens! And they can be grown indoors and out and all year long! So, you might be asking, what the heck is a microgreen? Well, a microgreen is the tender shoot of a vegetable plant. These greens are tender, sweet, and extremely good for you. Just a simple example: microgreens from red cabbage seeds have 40 times more vitamin E and six times more vitamin C than fully grown red cabbage. Crazy, huh?

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Soil–The heart of any garden is its soil, and microgreens are no exception. Choosing the proper soil to grow microgreens in is vital. Apart from a few elements acquired from the atmosphere, plants draw all of their nutrition from the soil and water. While a seed-starting medium will work, we experimented several different soils to grow in.

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Lighting–There are two ways to go about lighting—natural and artificial. For natural light all you need is a sunny window for indoor growing and a balcony, porch, or patio for outside lighting. Piece of cake!

Unless, like us, you have a cat, then your warm trays of soil become a nice warm bed or, worse yet, a kitty bathroom. So, we do our microgreens under a plain old florescent light in a kitty-proof room. Get the cheapest light you can find; you don’t need to go hightech full-spectrum grow lights. You might get a little more growth and yield but, in my opinion, not enough to warrant the price.

Covering–You will need to cover your seeds for germination. We don’t use soil for this. You will need a roll of paper towels. Just remember to purchase unbleached natural paper towels; you don’t want to be watering bleach and other chemicals onto your germinating seeds and soil.

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You want to put a pretty thick coating down. Unlike when you’re growing a full, adult plant you don’t have to worry about overcrowding with microgreens. As you can see as you get more adept at growing microgreens you will soon go from buying packets of seeds to buying ¼ pounds of seeds. Now, take another seed tray or your cardboard and press the seeds firmly against the soil. Remove the tray or cardboard, and cover with a paper towel. Finally, mist the paper towel well and place in your sunny spot. Or if you are using the grow light place them directly under the light. You actually want the light to be almost touching the tray. If you are trying to start your seeds in a particularly cool place, you may want to think about either cranking up the heat for a few days while the seeds germinate or use a seed-starting mat. You can invest in a good mat from the garden store or just use an old electric blanket under the tray; a heating pad works, too.

And then you wait. A few times a day, give the tray a good spritzing of water. When you see the seeds start to sprout remove the paper towels. If you notice your seeds germinating in an uneven pattern, especially in a window, rotate the tray. After about three days you’ll see some seeds germinating. You’ll see two little circular leaves pop up—those are called the cotyledon—they are the extra food reserves for the seed to keep germinating. A few days later, you’ll see even more seed germinating and then the true leaves start to show. These are the ones that actually start looking like the plants you are used to, just small versions. Then after a little over a week, you’ll have a full tray of beautiful microgreens. You can choose to harvest any time after the true leaves show up. We usually time ours to cut on the 10th day, when the greens are about two inches tall.

To harvest your greens, simply cut them with a pair of sharp scissors. We then do a 3-4 wash cycles on the greens, making sure they are fully submerged in cold water each time. Next, spread them out on a clean towel or dry them in a salad spinner. To store, I wrap them in paper towels and place in an airtight container in the fridge. If you are really on top of things you will have multiple trays going at the same time. We’ve found that starting a tray a week apart ends up working out well for us—it takes about a week to get through the harvest from one tray. See, you can grow your own food, I promise. Happy growing!

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There is indeed no lack of intriguing bird songs that are capable of hooking an ear and reeling in the imagination. Long before I became adept at telling one bird species’ voice from another, I recall having my attention stolen away by certain bird melodies.

One late afternoon in June, many years ago and when I was still a teenager, I was lured away from a gathering of friends by a siren’s song emanating from the forest. That day, we were exploring the outskirts of Deerfield and a ramshackle house of a man he referred to as “Pirate Jack.” I got out of the car and Fritz led me around to the back of the house, where we found Jack quietly conspiring with two of his pirate friends. At first glance Jack looked straight-laced and seemed an unlikely pirate, while his friends looked like they

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affirmative shoulder shrug. With that, I nodded to Fritz and headed out to find the source of the siren’s song.

The pirates didn’t hold their fire as I disembarked from the porch, and so I was compelled to quickly hoof-it out of the range of the pellet gun. Directly behind Jack’s backyard was a wide open field.

It obviously hadn’t been used for crops in a few years and there were groves of bushes and young trees rising from the landscape. They stood out like islands on an otherwise grassy savannah. The focus of my quest was still singing, but I had some trouble pinpointing its exact location. Sounds that are lower in pitch tend to be harder to zero-in on than those of higher pitch, and although this song was not tremendously low, it was low when compared to most other bird songs. At least I could tell

that it was emanating from the edge of the forest. I was by no means an experienced birder at that time and I lacked their most indispensable tool–namely a pair of binoculars. This put me at a great disadvantage and in order to see the bird and identify it, I would have to get extremely close. As inexperienced as I was, I knew that I had to approach this creature slowly and quietly or risk it falling silent and/or retreating deeper into the woods. Pushing through the trackless field I caught my pant leg on some rose brambles and when I looked down to unhook myself, I saw that the nest of some small bird was anchored tight to the heart of the rose stems.

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Was that the bird? It appeared to be about the size and shape of an Eastern Bluebird, but the best I could determine was that it had a ruddy brown back and was very light on the underside. It was a Veery, which was indeed a member of the thrush clan. At that time I had previously only seen the species in identification guides and so I was especially pleased.

In retrospect, I’m amazed the Veery continued singing while I was in such close proximity. Almost invariably, if I get too close to a singing Veery, they switch to giving their single-note alarm calls and/or move out of range. Since I had made it to the woods, I decided to do a little more exploring. The Veery continued his serenade as I walked into the deep shade provided by mature Eastern Hemlock, American Beech and Sugar Maple trees. Only 30 feet into the for-

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In other words, I could hear the symphony but had trouble distinguishing the different instruments that comprised it. It was early evening and I knew I had to get back. I was sure that Fritz wouldn’t have left without me but I think I would have sooner walked home than prevail upon a pirate for a ride. I abandoned my exploration and began hurrying back through the field, but I vowed to return to that gorge someday to unravel its

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At this point in time the Veery’s spiraling tones had become quite familiar to me. I had encountered the species in many of the forested areas throughout the region, but this place was special since it was where I was first properly introduced to the singer. The field between the house and the back woods was even more grown-in now than it had been a decade and a half before. The small groves of bushes and saplings had developed into something akin to wooded islands and it seemed each one had its own bird sentry vocalizing from its margins. A sleek Brown Thrasher was giving flat “smack” calls from the nearest little enclave. A Field Sparrow and a Common Yellowthroat issued dueling breeding songs from another. No doubt, by this time in the season, all were tending to nests. A Blue-winged Warbler also gave its two-noted buzzy song, and I could easily pick him out as he stood at the apex of an American Elm sapling (I had my binoculars

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song seems to tumble and babble not unlike the forest creek that the bird is so inextricably linked to. The breeding grounds for Winter Wrens typically consist of cool wooded ravines or woodland swamps. They like to tuck their nests into the tangled root balls of overturned trees that occur close to the water. The body plumage of Winter Wren is very dark brown and their tail is cocked over their back at a severe angle. They are tiny birds, but their activity levels reveal a disproportionate amount of energy as they lunge about in short, quick flights. In their dash-like flights they always remain close to the forest floor and usually within a few yards of the water as they adeptly scoop up spiders and insects that they spot with their keen eyesight. I thought I must be close to a nest because one of the wrens had stopped singing and had switched to giving volleys of sharp alarm calls.

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The Veery sang from the forest’s edge

that might come prospecting. The bird managed to pass by me three times without being seen.

Probably the least expected bird I found in the gorge that day was a Canada Warbler.

This is a particularly handsome species with a bluish-gray back and a bright yellow chest.

On his breast the male shows markings in the form of a well-defined black “necklace.”

The white eye-ring and yellow line above his bill make it look like he is wearing spectacles. This warbler’s song is very distinctive and hard to mistake for any other species, with the possible exception of the Common Yellowthroat, and that would apply only to the rhythmic triple (or quadruple) note pattern given at the beginning of the song. To me, it always sounds like the Canada Warbler’s song; it first plays forward and then backward and that has always served as a good way to remember it. The song was coming from a little island of brushy habitat in the center of the creek bed. There the ground rose and the stream carved out channels on either side. The Canada Warbler prefers to breed in brushy areas or amongst

a thick grove of saplings, but in many instances that younger growth must be closely contained within the context of a larger forest. This spot seemed to fit the bill nicely and, sure enough, I glimpsed the male Canada Warbler skulking through the tangle of saplings and vines, most likely in search of its insect prey.

Hours simply fly by when you are on a bird mission and my second visit to the big gorge was no exception. After I enjoyed my short visit with the Canada Warbler, I started back, following roughly the same route I took in. A few of the Veerys had started to sing again by that point, but to me their songs had blended back into the birdsong chorus and I wasn’t concentrating on them. That changed when a bird flushed up from the side of the path in front of me. It was a Veery and it was flying up from its nest! It was immediately clear to me that I had just found my pirate booty for the day. The nest was on the ground and close to the base of a White Pine. Evidently, the Veery didn’t travel far to get its building supplies since the nest was constructed largely of long White Pine needles. The real jewels, though were the four greenish-blue eggs that rested in the bottom of the nest.

Obviously, the incubation phase of this nesting attempt was still underway, so I didn’t linger. Instead, I created a mental map in my mind and once again vowed to return to that place. With luck, the Veery nestlings would hatch and I would get to witness the species’ breeding behavior in more depth.

In that particular time period, I was traveling to many different habitats in the Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks. As a

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consequence, my brain contained hundreds of similar time-sensitive maps of nest sites; and, yes, to me they were all treasure maps, most of which I would never use. As it turned out, I never made it back to the big gorge in time to see how the Veery family made out with their nest. In fact, one year later when I finally made a return visit to that remarkable place, I found that everything had changed.

Only a quarter of the bird species that made up that original impressive songbird chorus remained. What had happened? Did the pirates finally make a raid and loot the bird diversity from the recesses of the gorge? In a way, yes. The gorge had been looted, but it was looted for its lumber and not directly for its birds. In this case, it was a different breed of pirate responsible for the plundering. I’ve learned again and again during the course of my wanderings that wildlife habitat is a very delicate thing and healthy, mature, forested habitat is one of the rarest and most sensitive types. The act of removing half of the mature trees from the big gorge effectively destroyed its ability to host species that require unbroken forest land for their breeding. Of course, this is a big subject and one that I will return to in future articles. Post-logging, the Veery was among the bird species that still remained in the gorge. And so once again, I was able to close my eyes and take in the bird’s ethereal melody. This time, though, it sounded more like a requiem–a tribute to the lost natural treasure that once graced that place. • Matt Perry is Conservation Director and resident naturalist at Spring Farm CARES in Clinton.

He manages a 260 acre nature preserve which is open for tours by appointment. Matt is also regional editor of “The Kingbird”, which is a quarterly publication put out by the New York State Ornithological Association. Matt’s short nature videos can be viewed on the web. Look for Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary on Facebook.

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walking trails

The Canalway Trail is a network of approximately 300 miles of trails that utilize the towpaths of currently active and historic sections of the canal system and also the adjoining abandoned railroad beds. There are many parking areas from which you can reach the trail. These are some of our favorite access points (and great picnic spots, too):

Lock 20 State Canal Park

Walk over the lock to access the trail.

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9050 River Rd., Marcy, NY GPS 43.142651, -75.288877

Ilion Marina Ron and his dog Lily, from North Utica, enjoy walking the trails at SUNYIT. They also gather ramps for Ron’s wife’s homemade wild leek soup.

Spring is a great time to take a walk, especially to get a sense of the topography around us before all the shrubs, weeds, ferns, and trees leaf out and mask the terrain. It’s also a time of great activity and sound–the snow melt it raging through the creek beds, and the birds—that have recently migrating back from the tropics—are calling for mates. And, after the long, cold March we had this year, we can all use a few more active miles under our belts!

There are some great advantages living in the Mohawk Valley. The canal system that was the life blood of New York State in the 1800s now offers us miles of multiple-use trails, and the many local college campuses have beautifully maintained paths open to the public.

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Lock 17 and Moss Island

New York State’s highest lock and access over the lock to Moss Island where you might see some rock climbers. Lock parking area located 0.4 miles south of Route 5 on Route 169, Little Falls, NY GPS 43.037683, -74.845035

The Herkimer Home Historic Site

0.4 miles north of Route 5S on Route 169, Little Falls, NY www.nysparks.com/historic-sites/14/details.aspx GPS 43.025497, -74.820488 An interactive map of the Canalway Trail can be found on the Parks & Trails New York website: www.ptny.org/bikecanal/map

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Students come, and students go, but we “locals” get to take advantage of the beautiful college campus trails year round!

Lloyd and Carol Bull Nature Center at HCCC

This outdoor laboratory for science classes is open for the enjoyment of the public, too. The interpretive trail explains the different components of a natural ecosystem. The area includes a farm pond with a picnic area under pines, several black walnut plantations, and a bluebird trail. Along the way are several benches and shelters “for quiet contemplation.”

Drive to the western end of the campus and turn left past the soccer fields.

The trail starts behind the soccer fields or you can park by the tennis courts and take the trail from there and pass by a small pond.

Herkimer County Community College 100 Reservoir Rd., Herkimer, NY GPS 43.035168, -75.013630

Roemer Fitness Trail at SUNYIT

For a fun walk, with the bonus view over the campus, take a stroll around the Roemer Fitness Trail. The mile-long nature trail has exercise stations and benches along the route and takes you along two man-made ponds and a ravine. There is also a 5 mile hiking/cross country trail.

SUNY Institute of Technology, 5701 Horatio St., Utica, NY

Parking off of Residential Dr. at the Soccer Field & Trails Parking Lot GPS 43.141344, -75.228458

Harry Lang Cross-Country and Fitness Trails at Colgate University Miles of maintained intertwining wilderness trails for walking, hiking, running or skiing. The trails intersect with the Darwin Thinking Path, a nature walk that offers views and “a quiet setting for contemplation and reconnecting with the natural world.”

Root Glen at Hamilton College

Colgate University

Spring is a magical time to take a walk around Root Glen. Red shale paths lead you through the woods and over bridges that criss-cross above the creek. The gardens were started over 150 years when Oren Root first planted trees, shrubs, and flowers around “The Homestead.” Don’t miss the peonies in bloom mid-May to June.

13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY Park at end of Chapel House Rd. GPS 42.813222, -75.537791

Root Glen, Hamilton College

Located behind Madison Lane Apartments

Insider Tip: Look for flowering Peony in May and early June: www.hamilton.edu/ news/story/peaking-peonies

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Secret path!

The little known Madison Lane Walking Path and Wetland Area is a short, pleasant, and easy flat stroll beneath a small evergreen forest, around a wetland pond, across a meadow, and through an old apple orchard. Only about a 1/4 mile in length.

Madison Lane, Hamilton, NY. Turn into first parking lot on left. Trailhead is at the far end.

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Rome Sand Plains

Near 4750 Hogsback Rd., Rome, NY GPS 43.229471, -75.568218 www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8080.html

For a different terrain, take a walk through the Rome Sand Plains Resource Management Area. Encompassing about 16,000 acres, it is one of only a few inland pine barrens left in the country. The trails take you through pine barrens, hardwood forests, meadows, and wetlands, and over high sand dunes and low peat bogs. When we were given a tour of the plains we learned about the effort to reestablish wild blue lupine.

Insider Tip: Keep a look out for blue lupine in bloom in May. The flower is essential to the survival of the endangered Frosted Elfin butterfly (above).

The Wood Creek Trail is an easy 1/2 mile trail over the crest of a sand dune. The Sand Dune Trail starts at a former sand mining pit and gives you the opportunity to see what a sand dune looks like in cross-section.

Wood Creek flows through part of the Sand Plains and was an important transportation route for the Iroquois and the early settlers. Look for informational signs about the formation of the sand plains and early use of the creek.

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F.T. Proctor Park

Considered the “crown jewel” of Utica’s parks, F.T. Proctor Park was originally designed by Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects known for designing Central Park in New York City. Other features have been added over the years, including a lily pond, bathhouses, a butterfly garden, and stone staircases. Starch Factory Creek flows through the park.

Insider tip: Walk like a Utican! There seems to be an unspoken “rule” that the promenade around the park should move in a counterclockwise direction.

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Another local resource for trail ideas: www.trampntrail.org

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Itching to get out of the house after a long winter? Start a weekly diner hop and check out our area’s finer diners! In fact, we’ll get you started, just “Like” our Diner Hop post on our Facebook page (deadline is Sat., April 8th) and you could win a $175 Diner Hop package, a $25 gift certificate to every one of our 7 MVL diners!

Vernon’s

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Freddy’s Diner

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Route 5, Vernon

Full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu

Open: Mon-Thurs: 6am-3pm, Fri: 6am-8:30pm Sat: 6am-2pm, Sun: 7am-2pm

8125 Rt.12, Barneveld, NY

Catering and Banquet Facilities (up to 100)

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www.applebettys.com • (315) 829-4875 • (315) 725-3856

(315) 896-2871 Open early everyday!

Open Wed, Thurs, Sun: 8-8, Fri & Sat: 8-9:30

9663 River Rd., Marcy

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

Serving all your favorite homemade comfort foods!

Breakfast Served All Day! Take Out & Delivery!

8170 Seneca Tpke., Clinton (315) 732-3631 Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat & Sun 6am-1pm

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Mon.-Thur. 6am-4pm, Fri. 6am-8pm Sat. and Sun. 6am-2pm

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(315) 893-4044 • Open Mon-Sat 6-2, Sun 6-Noon

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Prime Rib Special every Thursday $13.95 “At home” dinners our specialty!

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

Open Mon-Thurs 4-10, Fri & Sat 4-11, closed Sun

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Take a break from antiquing and enjoy breakfast or lunch at Suzi’s Place in Bouckville or the famous Quack’s Village Inn in Madison. On a sunny day you can walk or bike the Chenango Canal Trail. Spring is an exciting time to visit local waterfalls like picturesque Stockbridge Falls in Munnsville or head south to Sherburne to see the breathtaking Rexford Falls.

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Herkimer Co. During WWI Part 4: liberty loan bonds

By Susan Perkins, Town of Manheim Historian

Liberty Loan Bonds—the idea of the Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo—were sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time.

The bonds were sold with the promise to pay the money back with interest on a certain date. The Liberty Loan Bonds allowed Americans on the home front to feel they were making a valuable contribution to the war effort.

The third Liberty Loan Bonds were issued in April 1918 and to help promote the idea of Liberty Loan Bonds and to encourage participation, the Liberty Loan Coach and the Liberty Ball were created. They traveled from Buffalo, N.Y., to New York City starting on April 6, 1918, and were expected to arrive in Albany on April 24th. The Liberty Coach was made in Paris in 1893 for a cost of $2,500 for James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841-1918), publisher of the New York Herald. On the coach, there was room for the driver, guard, 11 passengers on top and four inside the coach. The horses that pulled the coach had belonged to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877-1915). Vanderbilt was aboard the Lusitania on his way to England to go to the International Horse Breeders Association meeting, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. On the back of the coach was the

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Liberty Ball in Frankfort. The Liberty Loan Coach and the Liberty Ball traveled from Buffalo to New York City during a campaign to hasten the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds.

word “Liberty” and beneath it “Buffalo to New York.” Posters on the sides gave a description of the purpose of the trip. An American flag flew from the rear of the coach. Officials from the communities along the route accompanied it and meetings were held so Liberty Bonds could be purchased. It visited 84 cities and towns in New York State. The Liberty Ball was made of metal painted red, white and blue and was seven feet in diameter.

The mayors of Herkimer and Little Falls and the village presidents of Frankfort, Ilion and Mohawk, N.Y., all greeted the arrival of the Liberty Coach and Liberty Ball in their communities. The first stop in Herkimer County was on April 18, 1918, in Frankfort. The Herkimer County Historical Society is fortunate to have photographic postcards depicting this event. Marching in the parade were employees from Pratt Chuck Fork & Hoe Company, which made pitchforks the employees were carrying in the parade.

Two of the workers carried a banner that read “These Forks Are Going to France to Help Prod the Huns Back to Their Own Dung Heap.” The Acme Road Machinery Company employees paraded Liberty Parade contingent of Acme Road Machinery with one of their water tanks displaying Company employees, with one of their water tanks. the words “To Drown the Kaiser.” The schools in Frankfort were closed so the school children could march at the end of the parade carrying American flags and singing patriotic songs.

The next day, April 19, the Liberty Coach and Liberty Ball went to Ilion. The ball was pushed there by Boy Scouts from Frankfort and taken over at the Frankfort-Ilion line by Ilion Boy Scouts, who then pushed the ball down West Main Street. Lunch was held at the Hotel Osgood in Ilion. After lunch, dignitaries took an auto ride through the Ilion Gorge and visited part of the Remington Arms Plant. The parade took place that afternoon with the Liberty Loan Committee,

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The ball was then pushed to the Ilion-Mohawk line by the Ilion Boy Scouts and met there by the Mohawk Boy Scouts, who pushed it through Mohawk. A committee of citizens met the coach at the Ilion-Mohawk line. At Fulmer Creek Bridge, schoolchildren and members of the Red Cross joined the parade. The coach stopped at the corner of Main and Otsego Streets, where speeches were given.

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The Otsego Farmer dated Jan. 11, 1918, reported that the Herkimer War Chest Association was assured $1,578.68 each week during the duration of the war.

“No slackers ... everybody do their part.” Money came in and by Sept. 13, 1918 it was reported that if you had not paid your pledge by then your name would be listed in the September 16th village newspaper. Herkimer’s War Chest closed on Feb. 21, 1918, with 2,700 residents having paid their pledge in full; 2,014 paid their pledge in part; and 250 never paid their pledge. •

An opening reception for the World War I exhibit will be held April 26, 2017 at the Herkimer County Historical Society from 5 to 7 p.m. Afterward, a program will be given by Cheryl Pula titled “The Lost Battalion” based on the American regiment caught behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest.

The Herkimer County Historical Society is located at 400 N. Main Street in Herkimer.

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

April 1st 1994 My favorite part of Easter is dressing up in a new spring outfit. Of course, when I was a kid, I also looked forward to the basket the Easter Bunny left at the foot of my bed.

There’d be my own little box of raisins, a couple of comics, an egg we decorated ourselves, and a toy. Maybe a little kite! Hats were big. Mom often made her own hat to match her homemade dress and coat. She did a lot of sewing, and we found it annoying when we wanted to watch TV. Whenev-

er her foot pushed the pedal on her sewing machine upstairs, the TV would fuzz out downstairs. (“Mom! We’re trying to watch The Lone Ranger!”)

I like to sew, too, and make up patterns based on clothes I like. Today I cut up old wool garments from a rummage sale to make a braided rug for the Children’s Cottage. My neck muscles get tight from all that cutting.

I start tomatoes, celery, and flowers inside. It’s a little intimidating to plant seeds; they’re like children, so tiny, so precious, and so important! It’s the beginning of a big commitment. What if I over-water, under-water, don’t provide enough light or heat, etc.? But they’ve sprouted and are doing wonderfully on the shelves I built, hanging in front of the south windows on chains.

The snow has finally melted enough to walk to the big beaver pond at sunset. The first time I hear the call of one of our returning migratory birds, or awakening frogs, my heart melts. It’s like the voice of a dear friend who has come home after a long absence. I pass through little pockets of warm air that hint of spring breezes that will gently waken our winter-weary wilder lands.

What’s that strange whirring, whistling sound near the mossy meadow? Ah, I remember: It’s the rapid beat of the wings of the wood cock as he ascends as high as he can, far into the unfathomable heavens toward Venus that hangs serenely suspended, silently gleaming between alabaster clouds.

He reaches the pinnacle of flight and song, and then silently glides back to the spot where he started.

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New green leaves on the quaking aspen are experiencing their first tremor of life in the windy tree tops, creating a gentle rustle, so different from the starkness of winter wind whistling around bare branches.

I don’t hear the hermit thrush yet; any day now, its ethereal music will echo throughout the woods, soaring to heights out of our hearing range.

Near the pond, a few red-winged blackbirds cluck and sing, “Tisk, tisk, wheeee!” from among the pussy willows where downy catkins, soft as kittens, are ready to fledge. An American bittern on the far side of the pond makes a percussive “Glub, glub!

Glub, glub!” A few peepers tentatively call.

It will be a couple of weeks before it’s warm enough for them all to waken, then what a sym-

Seedlings in trays enjoying the sun streaming in south window

We swept it off at first, wanting to cohabiphony there’ll be!

It’s dark when I return to my little cottage tate peaceably, putting it in the garden for in the woods because gathering clouds are fertilizer, but eventually, it was overwhelmbeginning to obscure the starlight. Tim has ing. It stuck to our feet, got tracked into our fallen asleep, reading, and I decide to get an cottage, and created a stink. But how to evict extra bucket of water into the house for the a porcupine out of a 60-foot tree? I wasn’t about to climb up after night in case it rains. I don’t use a flashlight her! because I think my night vision is adequate after being out so long. But I’m startled by a strange rustle and shadowy scurry right in front of me on the stone steps down to the creek. Alert, and scared, I stop. A dark, round shape hurries past my feet.

A porcupine! Jeepers! I almost tripped on it! From now on, I’d better bring a flashlight.

Last fall Ms. Prickly moved into the big old hemlock on the path to the garden, spending the first part of the winter there, sleeping in swaying boughs 60 feet above the ground. She dined on the tender tips, but not enough to kill it, and the pruning actually helped decrease the shade the tree created in our garden.

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The Wood Cock has returned Last time I went up a tree with a porcupine in it, I got a handful of quills!

We waited until we saw her ambling on the ground one day, then Tim secured a three-foot-wide band of aluminum flashing wrapped around the trunk. It looks terrible, but some brown spray paint helps! We hoped her claws couldn’t hold on to the smooth metal. And it worked! She had to find another tree for a winter roost, and there are heaps to choose from!

In the morning, “V” formations of geese wake us up with their raucous calls. They speed by, only yards above us almost brushing the tree tops. We can hear the beat of their wings between calls. “This way! This way,” they sing. “Come over to the old beaver pond at Shawangunk for breakfast! We’ll have a short rest before continuing to the Adirondack mountain lakes. I know a lovely cove for raising a family.”

It’s easy to imagine the consciousness of other creatures.

I’m convinced we share similar awareness and needs, although they differ according to the shape we are created in. We are fellow travelers, staying at the

Peggy built this kitchen in 1974

Tim reads and writes by kerosene lamp Earth Inn for as long as we can, hoping for minimal trouble and pain.

Soon, all of the North Country will resound with them, singing their little hearts out, crooning love songs for their mates, going about the important business of raising a family.

Early 1990s We are planning to watch a movie we borrowed from the library and Tim falls while going up to get the VCR in the loft. He is on the floor, moaning in pain. I am very scared and feel like crying. But before I can

begin to consider how to deal with the situation, he’s sits up and says he’s OK!

“I dislocated my shoulder,” he says.

“Now, it’s popped back in.”

He still looks pale, has some pain, and has to be careful of how he moves his arm, but insists that it’ll be fine. I tell him that I’ll split all the wood and feed the fire at night for a few days.

Later this week, I install a new gas cook stove. I’ve never done this before and am quite intimidated, but I’m tired of cooking on stinky, sooty kerosene burners and really want a nice stove and oven. I did extra piano tuning jobs to pay for it. Tim helps carry it in. It’s hard on his shoulder, and I feel badly about that. But I do all the rest—pipe connections, sawing off the counter, moving cabinets, etc. How empowering it is to have accomplished this! I am able to bake four loaves of bread all at once! I’m so excited and pleased. Next day, I rebuild the shelves

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I bought the stove in Holland Patent after going to a Garden Club meeting where everyone wore spring hats. Even Mom and sister Barb came. I never would have considered joining Garden Club, but Tim thought it would be a good way for me to get to know the local ladies and to let people realize that we’re not some cult group or survivalists living in the woods likely to cause a Waco or Jamestown incident. The problem is, I am very shy about speaking in front of people, and my weak voice compounds it.

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Gee, if she can do it, maybe I can, too! She encourages me, and Tim is supportive. I find the harp shop and a beginner’s book she recommends. Tim helps me pick out a beautiful harp with lush carving on the sides, but I’m so excited, and nervous about spending so much money, I have a headache for two days.

I promise myself to spend at least a few minutes practicing each night before I go to bed, no matter how tired I am, and I’m usually exhausted. Before I know it though, an hour has gone by; it’s so beautiful and so much fun!

Eventually, Tim joins me on harmonica and guitar. He learned to play harmonica in his car when the kids were little, because the radio didn’t work, and it helped to keep them entertained. We start playing for church services and even do concerts.

His grandfather the Rev. Hume and his wife, Golda, also performed duets together, singing hymns in church or outside of bars to dissuade men from going in and spending their precious paycheck needed by their families.

During rehearsals, Tim and I have to negotiate how much we can say to each other. I tend to go into music director mode and want to make everything coordinated and perfect. Tim wants the freedom to interpret.

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or slower, louder or softer.” Sometimes I get mad and kick him out of our duo, but eventually I forgive, because it’s hard to play duets alone!

Performances are interesting experiences. One is at a fish hatchery in Ava, N.Y., where our host, Tom Tkachuk, raises native Atlantic salmon and brook trout for restocking central N.Y. waterways. He leads us over an ATV trail to a lovely wood where I find white wintergreen berries to nibble on. Just beyond, a rushing stream

flows directly under a tiny, unfinished cabin perched on the edge of a spectacular cliff by Fish Creek (which looks more like a river to me!)

“We could have the concert here,” he suggests.

It’s tiny, but openings for windows or screens on three sides give an incredible view of the gorge. He shows us an opening in the floor where you can look straight down on the 50-foot waterfall.

“Where will the audience sit?” I inquire, backing away, nervously.

“Oh, she’ll be here soon.”

And so, we play for an audience of two, accompanied by the ambient resonance of falling water, as the veil of twilight gently embraces Fish Creek. We must quickly brush mosquitoes off between notes, and play with fingers sticky with humidity, but our audience loves it. And they get more and more enthusiastic about the beauty of our music as they enjoy the effects of their cocktails.

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April showers bring … people out of the house and into the clubs! I always tell people about how great local music is and ask them to go check out some live local music. I thought, “What if I asked some super fans about their love for the local scene?” I would ask them the basic questions: where, why, and who are your favorite local bands and venues? Here are some of their replies: One of the biggest fans of the group Showtime, Rhonda Starer says, “It’s a combination of the musicians’ passion for their craft and the music itself being channeled through their instruments. The only way I can sum up the way live music makes me feel is to say live music pulls me into a very “zen” space— living in the moment. There is so much musical talent in Central New York that I love many local bands. But my top three are Showtime, SBT (Showtime Blues Trio), and POORtIM. There are several great places around to go hear them. My top three faves are: Lukin’s on Varick Street in Utica, The Gig at Exit 33 at Turning Stone, and Shifty’s on Burnet Avenue in Syracuse.

A guy who’s been into local music and has seen all the “greats” is Rick Boehlert: “I enjoy seeing the world class local talent that we have here in CNY. Having two younger guitar-playing brothers, live music is ‘normal’ to me. It affects me by allowing me to unwind and to socialize with my musical family.” Rick likes too many players to name a favorite but says he enjoys the MV Blues Society Jams.

Marc Berns can be called a local “taper” because of his hours of local audio and video work. Marc says, “It’s interesting to watch live entertainment because it’s freer, more open, not controlled in a sterile environment, and more receptive to an audience. His favorite bands are Blueprints, Les Brers, King

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Kool, the Blarney Rebel Band, and the Paul Case Band. His favorite bar locations are Happy Sam’s, Utica Brews, Unity Hall, and the Stanley.

Representing the hard rock and metal crowd is uber fan Mark Flagg. He says, “I go see live local bands because it makes me feel good and it helps me escape the everyday things like the stresses of life. Mark loves The Bomb and hits up 12 North and Silverado Inn as his favorite spots.

Colleen Jackson has seen a lot of bands and recently returned to the area.

She says, “Live music is performance art. It’s all about the organic, dynamic interaction, the performance, what happens between the artists and the audience, the experience of it in its dynamic interpretation. It’s about the symbiosis of the art and the patron. You feel an active part of the experience, and therein lies the gratification of live music. That experience is what it’s about for me.” She cites Sinners Ink, the Paul Case Band, the MV Blues Society Jams, Swamp Drivers, and Thunderwatt as her faves.

There you have it from folks who love live local music. Now, please go check out some.

News ’n’ Notes Look for Thunderwatt (yeah, my band) to return to CNY stages after our winter hiatus. The April shows include one at our favorite haunt, Lukin’s, on the 15th and a new venue for us, Nicole’s of Camden on Route 13 in Camden.

Nicole’s hosts live music weekends and has a great bar and menu. • Listen to Genesee Joe live on 92.7FM, The DRIVE.

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Roofing Maple Lane Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mohawk Metals, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 11

Tree Services Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Schools Herkimer BOCES LPN Program . . . . . . . . 9 Sheds and Storage Buildings Shafer & Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Tent Rentals Brownies Tent and Awnings, Clinton . . . . . 68 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Travel Agencies The Cruise Wizards, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . 70 Websites Utica Remember When . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Shoes Ron’s Sharpening, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . 21 So Sweet Candy Cafe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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