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PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry L. Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Delosh ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Susan Collea (315) 292-3905 email: scolleamvl@gmail.com CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Lisa Ferguson Crow, Jeana Ganskop, Brian Howard, Suzie Jones, John Keller, Frank Page, Susan Perkins, Matt Perry, Tim Pryputniewicz, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper Special thanks to Jorge Hernandez CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine & television show exploring the area’s arts, culture, and heritage.

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Water, Water, Everywhere

by Sharry L. Whitney

Every summer our eldest son, Vincent, gets together with his old high school buddies to go hiking out into the Adirondack wilderness to camp for several days. One of the guys comes all the way from California for their annual adventure! This year, however, they all decided it was time to take their adventure to their West Coast pal for a change. This was Vincent’s first visit to California. We haven’t heard all about his adventure yet, but one thing he was shocked by was the water, or lack thereof. California is dry, and their drought is becoming severe.

Here in the Mohawk Valley, we often take our water for granted. We’re surrounded by this natural resource in lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams. We sometimes complain when it rains too much, or snows too much, or when we have to endure flood season.

We do also, however, celebrate it. Like this month, we celebrate our canal system. Rome’s Canalfest: August 1-3; Little Falls’ Canal Celebration: August 4-10; and Sylvan Beach’s Canal Fest: August 9-10. Once the lifeblood of commerce, our canals are now a source of entertainment, fed by our plentiful streams and creeks.

So we fish, we swim, we sail, we kayak. And yes, we often take our water for granted.

If water is life, here in the Mohawk Valley, life is good!

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Ice Cream in the Archives...

As the summer days continue, some of the best parts of the Mohawk Valley are the many ice cream options! Ice cream has a long history in America, dating back to the Colonial Days and documented as early as 1744. By the mid to late 1800s, mechanical refrigeration made wholesale production and distribution of ice cream possible and profitable. With its strong dairy industry, many ice cream stands and manufacturers operated in Oneida County.

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Top photo: The Dairylea Cooperative manufactured ice cream products at its Wurz Avenue plant in Utica for over 60 years.

Right: Founded by Joe and Fred Zogby in the 1920s, Pride O’ Utica was a local ice cream manufacturer. These 1920s ice cream trays advertise ice cream as delicious and nutritious.

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3. Close the small bag and make sure it is completely sealed.

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Baseball has been played locally for as long as anywhere in the country; its roots here coincide with the rise of the game after the Civil War. Among the earliest teams on record is the Utica Base Ball Club which formed in the 1860s! Teams formed from social clubs, local businesses, corporations, and community service organizations played in organized leagues throughout Oneida County, although a majority of the action took place in the city of Utica.

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Youth baseball, started by groups of children in parks and backyards, became organized into the structured summer leagues prevalent today. Schools fielded teams as well, from which came over thirty players who made it to the Major Leagues. One of the first pro players in history was Utican George “Juice” Latham, who began playing in 1869 and was listed in

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the 1877 Utica city directory as a “baseballist.” Other local stars who played in the majors included Mike Griffin, George Burns, Dave Cash, Archie Cianfrocco, Mark Lemke and Andy Van Slyke.

Oneida County’s rich baseball heritage is an element of pride for the region and it remains an integral part of life in Oneida County.

Its progress has paralleled the rise and fall of our area’s population and industries. Professional teams, and even leagues, have come and gone over the years, but the sport itself awakens annually to welcome the spring.

Utica’s Minor League Teams Organized by former Utica player Amby McConnell, the Utica Braves started play as an independent in 1937. They joined the Canadian-American League as a Boston Braves affiliate in 1939. Switching to the Class A Eastern League in 1943, the team changed its name to the Blue Sox in 1944 after being purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies (aka Blue Jays).

The Blue Sox won two Eastern League titles, with their best year in 1947. This team included several members of the Phillies’ ‘Whiz Kids’ who won the 1950 National League pennant, including Richie Ashburn, Stan Lopata, and Granny Hamner. After the 1950 season the Phillies moved their franchise out of Utica. It would be 27 years before another professional team would call the city home.

Professional baseball returned to Utica in 1977 with the formation of the Utica Blue Jays in the New York-Penn League. The Utica team was the Class A (Short Season) affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays, one of two expansion teams added to Major League Baseball in 1977.

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I always feel blessed to live in a village where I can walk out of my house and go for a long walk on peaceful sidewalks. For anyone living outside the village who wants to take a stroll, there is free parking in the lot on Prospect Street behind the Basloe Library.

You can take a nice walk and then pop into Basloe for a book. How’s that for a pleasant afternoon?

If you park in the Prospect Street lot, you can walk through the small park next to Basloe and get to Main Street. From there it is only a block or so to Herkimer’s Historic Four Corners, where Main and Church streets meet. The corners hold the 1834 Jail, the County Courthouse, the Herkimer County Historical Society, and the Herkimer Reformed Church.

The 1834 Jail once housed Chester Gillette, who was convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend, Grace Brown, in 1906. Before that it housed Roxalana Druse, who was hanged on that very site for the murder of her hus-

band. The jail is not open for tours on a regular basis, which is too bad, because the Friends of the Jail have done a lot to restore it in recent years.

I watch the newspapers and whenever they do have something there, I try to make it.

The courthouse, where Gillette and Druse were tried for their crimes, is still in use as a courthouse. The Historical Society occasionally has programs there in the evening, when they expect a crowd larger than their Eckler building can handle. There also have been ghost-hunting expeditions there, although I have never encountered anything supernatural on any of my walks.

Across the street from the courthouse is the Historical Society in the Suiter and Eckler buildings. The Suiter building is the one actually on the corner. It is a historic mansion that once belonged to Dr. A. Walter Suiter, who played a role in a couple of the famous trials in the courthouse.

Completing the Historic Four Corners is the Herkimer Reformed Church. It is surrounded by a graveyard with some very old gravestones.

I’ve walked through the graveyard try-

The beautiful Herkimer County Courthouse was built in 1873. It features an octagonal tower with arched openings and a mansard roof.

The Herkimer County Jail was built in 1835.

Its most famous inmate, Chester Gillette, is still a popular curiosity with tourists.

The 1884 Suiter Building is a Queen Anne style building named for Col. James A. Suiter, a noted Civil War veteran.

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Sometimes after taking in the four corners, we continue north on Main Street, cross German Street, go on to Weber and turn right. A block brings us to the end of a lovely walkway over what used to be a hydraulic canal. I admit I never knew it was a hydraulic canal. I thought it was a drainage ditch. It was kind of an eyesore and a health hazard. Now, however, it is a very pleasant blacktop path, surrounded by grass and trees. A couple of mounted plaques tell the history of the place (that’s how I found out it used to be a hydraulic canal).

The path goes back to German and on the other side of German continues to Suiter Street.

From there you can take Suiter to Gray Street.

The path continues after Grey Street ends. We don’t always follow the whole path when taking a walk, but any part of the path makes a pleasant addition to a little pedestrian exercise.

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Then in 2013, a competing group in Michigan set yet another new world record with 2,099 kayaks and canoes on a raft.

So, the bar is set high for this year, and so is the date: Saturday, September 13, this time with the Kiwanis of the Central Adirondacks joining forces with the One Square Mile of Hope committee in an attempt to blow the old record out of the water and regain its place in the Guinness Book. The goal this time? 3,000 kayaks and canoes!

And that’s not all.

From the beginning, One Square Mile of Hope also was conceived as a fundraiser to help fight breast cancer. The two events in Inlet combined have already raised a little more than $150,000 to help fight the disease. The primary recipient for funds raised at this 2014 event is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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three-peat. It is exhilarating to be out on the water and witness boats from every direction converging on Inlet. And there is the unique experience of being part of the cheering throngs when the plane flies overhead to document the physical evidence of neighbors (as of this writing, from nearly 30 states!) rallying for a good cause, and who have broken a world record – again.

Hope to see you there – I’ll be in the red kayak!

*You can still view the aerial shot taken

by Battaglia in 2011 by visiting the event’s home page at www.onesquaremileofhope.org.

Registration information is also there, along with frequently asked questions. You may also contact the Inlet Information Center for more information toll free at 1-866-GO-INLET. Also, follow One Square Mile of Hope on Facebook and on twitter @onesqmileofhope.

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Wednesday’s Riches Pamme Swan has been a staple on the local music stages for some time. She has released several albums and I’ve looked forward to each one. She has a unique songwriter’s ability to take a single moment, memory or historic event, and expand it with picturesque imagery with a catchy melody, enfolding the listener into her story. This time Pamme’s new CD around, she has partnered up with Steven Skollar, a writer of equal abilities.

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In the Mohawk Valley you have access to at least one farmers market being held every day of the week during the summer. Winter farmer markets are held in Madison and Oneida counties every Saturday on a monthly basis. Please join us in celebrating National Farmers Market Week by visiting your local market and spreading the word that markets are growing in number and impact.

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Tomato Cobbler

Biscuits

By Denise Szarek

This is my favorite recipe to take to potlucks. It’s best when made with fresh in-season tomatoes. When made with an assortment of heirloom tomatoes, the taste, color and texture just shine. I don’t share this recipe often, but since I just shared it with all of the members of Three Goat FarmCSA, why not share it with the rest of the Mohawk Valley: 1 medium Vidalia onion, chopped 1 large tomato, chopped 1 T butter 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 lbs assorted small tomatoes, divided 2 T white wine vinegar 1 T cornstarch 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 tsp Szarek Farms Blue Mountain Herb & Spice Blend

2 C flour 1T baking powder 1 tsp Szarek Farms Blue Mountain Blend 1 T Thyme ½ tsp salt ½ C butter, very cold cut into pieces 1 c cheese, shredded ( I use a mix of Three Village Tomme & Swedish Farmhouse) ¾ C heavy cream Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Next saute onions in butter in a large skillet over medium heat 5-6 mins, or until tender. Add chopped tomato, garlic, and 1 ½ lbs. small tomatoes, and saute 10 mins or until tomatoes are softened. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and next four (4) ingredients. Place remaining small tomatoes in the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish. Spoon onion & tomato mix over tomatoes, and gently toss to coat. Bake at 375 degrees for 10

mins. In the meantime, stir together flour, baking powder, Blue Mountain Blend, fresh thyme & salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles small peas; cover and chill 10 minutes. When ready stir in cheese and heavy cream until dry ingredients are moistened.

Dough will be very sticky. Dollop mixture by large spoonfuls over tomato mixture (do not spread) Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.

Serves 6-8.

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The Little Falls Historical Society and Museum at 319 South Ann Street was built in 1833 as the first bank in Little Falls and Herkimer County.

The Everyday Adventures of Mohawk Valley Girl:

the little falls historical society When driving through Little Falls I have often noticed the Little Falls Historical Society. I finally got to stop by and check it out.

The society is located in a historic building that used to house a bank, so it is intriguing from the outside as well as inside.

As I walked in, I was immediately greeted and asked if I wanted a docent to show me around. I said I would like to wander on my own to start with, but I was soon chatting with the people who work there, asking questions and discussing the displays.

Some of the bank fixtures remain. I was intrigued by iron gates that slide out of the doorways to enclose a room where they used

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to count the money. As I stepped into the vault, the gentleman I was talking to pointed out the stone floor. He told me it was solid base rock. There was no way anybody was going to get into that vault by tunneling up from underneath. I admired how the builders made use of what was naturally there. Inside the vault were firearms, Revolutionary War swords, and German helmets. We talked about how the Palatine settlers came from Germany and that General Nicholas Herkimer was German.

The summer display is “The Golden Era of Building 1911-1918,” which will remain on display until October. Architecture has

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always been one of my favorite things about the Mohawk Valley. I don’t know much about styles and such, but I love to look at the houses and businesses when walking or riding around almost any area community. I’ll need to return to thoroughly peruse the pictures and read the information about the historic Little Falls buildings featured.

Another display that caught my eye informed me that Little Falls was once the cheese market of the world. The intersection the historical society now occupies was the cheese market from 1845 to 1895. I know that dairy farming has a long history in New York State and these days some marvelous cheeses are produced locally. However, I never knew Little Falls was such an important hub.

Another new thing for me was the Little Falls Diamonds.

Naturally, I had heard of Herkimer Diamonds while growing up in Rome. The Herkimer Diamond Mines was a popular field trip in my elementary school, although I never visited them myself till many years later (that could be another good place for Mohawk Valley Girl to write about). I suppose if I had given it any thought I might have guessed other places around here had the diamonds as well.

I browsed the books and other items for sale before purchasing some postcards. I have several people I like to send postcards to and I especially like having pictures of local interest to send.

I greatly enjoyed my visit to the Little Falls Historical Society and my conversations with the people there. I will definitely make it a regular stop when looking for something fun to do in the Mohawk Valley.

The society is located at 319 Ann St., Little Falls, NY. The phone number is 315-823-0643. They are open June through October from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. For more information, visit their website at www.lfhistoricalsociety.com. They also have a Facebook page.

Top right: The safe from the original bank is still located inside the historical society building.

Middle right: Photographs of the construction process of some of Little Falls’ iconic buildings, like this one of City Hall, are on display as part of the exhibit “The Golden Era of Building.”

Bottom right: In Little Falls, double-terminated quartz crystals are known as “Little Falls diamonds.” A dazzling collection is on display at the museum.

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MV history :

agriculture in oneida county from the Oneida County Historical Society

Throughout its history, Oneida County has had no better friend than its good, rich soil. It nurtured crops and forests to sustain Indians, hunters and trappers in pre-Colonial times and did the same for pioneers who first began to trickle into the region in the early 1770s and arrive in larger numbers in the mid-1780s.

It made possible hilly, grazing pastures necessary for dairy farming and sheep-raising to be profitable during the first half of the 19th century and, after the Civil War, made the farm and the growing of cash crops a major part of the county’s growing economy.

Agriculture contributes much to the local econo­ my. Farmers are consumers, too, and their purchases link dozens of businesses to the farm businesses such as insurance, farm machinery, feed, fertilizer, seed, electricity, banking and building supplies.

Farmers tend to spend their money locally so one can begin to realize the importance of agriculture to the county’s economy.

The families of Barnabas Mitchell and James Wilson were typical of those who journeyed along the Mohawk River to Old Fort Schuyler (Utica). These families and their neighbors quickly discovered that the climate and average rainfall, too, was ideal to grow a variety of crops ... corn, oats, barley, potatoes, beans, squash, pumpkin, carrots and wheat. Families were able to grow enough food for themselves, but not much more. Farmers worried about surviving and not about producing food for market.

Between 1785 and 1800, agriculture in Oneida County certainly was no industry.

There were two main reasons for the slow development: A handful of landowners owned large tracts of land. Many of them did not farm their land, hoping it would in-

crease in value. In addition, though Land was plentiful it usually was worked until the soil was exhausted. Then, the farmer would move to another piece of land. Crop rotation was unheard of and little, if any, fertilizer was used.

Right after the Civil War, agriculture became a major industry in the county.

Organizations such as the Oneida County Agriculture Society, American Dairymen’s Association and state fairs began to educate farmers in the sciences of soil, plants and livestock, and the benefits of fertilizer and crop rotation. Milo Mitchell, son of first settler Barnabas Mitchell, began to grow cash crops like wheat and soon was operat­ing the largest farm in the Remsen area. James Wilson and his family did the same and soon they were the wealthiest people in Marcy.

During the first decade of the 19th century, many Oneida County farmers began

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to grow cash crops like wheat, barley and rye for markets in New York City and Europe. Then, the farmers’ prosperity came to an abrupt end when Congress passed an Embargo Act in December 1807, hoping to deprive England and other European countries of U.S. products and force them to stop attacking U.S. ships.

Eventually, the embargo was lifted, but the damage was done and the agriculture industry in Oneida County was at a near standstill. But it didn’t stand still for long.

When foreign markets disappeared, farmers in the county turned to raising sheep and dairy farming. The county’s fertile soil provided lush hilly pastures for sheep and cows to graze in. Women and children in farm families could help with butter-making and milking to reduce labor costs. Also, local dairy farmers were closer to important New York City markets than were farms further west. In those days before refrigeration, they easily could deliver milk and other products downstate before spoilage began.

By 1830, there were thousands of merino sheep in the county, especially in the Sangerfield-Bridgewater area. Merinos, originally raised in Spain, were famous for their fine wool. Sheep farmers had dozens of markets nearby, too, as woolen mills sprang up in Oriskany in 1809, Clinton in 1810, Sauquoit in 1812, Clayville in 1844 and Utica in 1846. By then, there were more than 200,000 sheep in Oneida County.

At the same time, dairy farms were booming, with butter- and cheese-making being a profitable part of the industry. In 1851, Jesse Williams and his sons, living near Rome, invented a method to convert milk directly into cheese in large quantities, something that never was done before. They erected cheese factories where they used milk from their neighbors’ farms to produce superior quality cheese. Soon, Williams was labeled “father of the cheese factory system” and Rome was “the cheese capital of the world.”

By 1860, agriculture slowly was developing into an important industry.

Livestock needed feed and fodder so county farmers began to grow oats, barley and rye. The latter two also were sold to breweries. So were hops, first planted in the county in about 1820 and by 1850 a major crop, especially in the Waterville-Sangerfield-Bridgewater area. With the coming of the Erie Canal in 1825 and railroads a little later, wheat farming in the county grew rapid­ly and large shipments were sent weekly to New York City markets. 800,000 acres were being farmed, more than 700,000 acres mostly used for livestock, hay, oats, corn, potatoes, apples and hops. Beginning in the 1890s, farmers were learning how to produce more with less farmland, and the number of farms began to decrease.

Agriculture not only is a major industry in Oneida County today, it is a changing one, too. The number of farms continues to decrease every year, mainly because of higher efficiency farms and the prohibitive cost for the next generation to get in to the business. Smaller farms are diversifying and/or producing their own direct-to-the-consumer products, like cheese and yogurt and farmers markets are on the rise as people seek out locally produced foods. In many ways farming in the Mohawk Valley is going back to its roots.

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By Sharry L. Whitney

Do you recognize these sculptural reliefs? Tell us what building it embellishes and you could win an MVL mug from A&P Master Images!

We are often so busy and in a hurry that we miss the interesting architecture and art that surrounds us. Take the time to look around and you might be surprised at what you find.

Clue:

We’ve been here on many a visit before, we cannot count the times, but never through this amazing door, the back door “suits” us fine.

Email your answer to: www.mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com or mail: MVL, 30 Kellogg St. Clinton, NY 13323

Answer to last month’s Up Close:

Beautiful carvings of figures and animals adorn the entrance to the Adirondack Bank Building on Genesee St. in Utica.

Built as the First National Bank in 1926, it was Utica’s tallest building until the State Office Building was erected in 1972. Today it is the nesting site of Utica’s first successful breeding pair of peregrine falcons.

Deadline 8/15/14

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Juliano’s Schuyler Greenhouses Three locations!

Farm and Greenhouses located on Route 5, West Schuyler Farm stands in the Whitesboro Shopping Center and North Utica Big Lots Shopping Center!

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Look for our hydroponic Basil at local grocery stores and markets!

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Jewett’s Cheese House

A family business since 1970 NY State aged cheddar 1-20 years old!

Over 400 items of cheese & gourmet foods.

(800) 638-3836 934 Earlville Road, Earlville (between Poolville and Earlville) Open Mon-Fri: 9:30-5, Most Sundays 10:30-3, closed Sat. www.jewettscheese.com

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Milk Center Soft Ice Cream, Hershey’s Hard Ice Cream, Sundaes, Milkshakes, Root beer floats, Banana Splits, Coffee & Cappuccino, Bread, Milk, Lottery tickets, Groceries & More!

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“Unplug” and relax without TV or internet in our fully restored country-style farm house nestled on an old working farm dating back to the 1700s or stay in our beautifully restored hops house.

The Farm House features four rooms each with their own bathroom, and a fully equipped kitchen, laundry room, and living room.

Climb to the top of the cupola for a hilltop view!

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Civil War Life August 16 – 17

Band Organ Rally August 23 – 24

Quilts & Quilting September 20 – 21

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Mohawk Valley astronomical society

August star gazing

by Carol Higgins

Want to go on an adventure that will take you across billions of miles without leaving the Mohawk Valley? How about a trip to the stars! Enjoy star gazing in your own back yard, while camping in a state park, or by attending local observing events.

Even without a telescope, there are many interesting night sky objects to see with unaided eyes. With a small pair of binoculars, the Moon is a fun target with its spectacular craters and huge plains pockmarked by impacts.

Your observing location affects what you see. The best location is a safe, dark site away from city lights. This can be a challenge to find, but even turning out the lights around your home helps for backyard astronomy. To learn the sky, you need a map.

Many are available, such as www.skymaps. com where you can print a free night sky chart each month. It shows constellations, planets, star clusters, double stars, and galaxies. Use a flashlight with a red filter to maintain good “night vision”.

The Waterville Public Library. Behind is the Barton-Brown Observatory.

Right: The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20).

In August there are several free local star gazing events and unique objects to view, including: • On August 2, visit Prospect Public Library starting at 7:30 pm to attend an educational program, followed by star gazing under very dark skies in the foothills of the Adirondacks.

• A must-see experience is the Perseid Meteor Shower on August 12, sometimes producing up to 60 meteors an hour. The best time to watch is after midnight, but meteors are often seen throughout the night and weeks before and after. No equipment needed, just go outside with your favorite comfy chair and look up!

• Planets Mars and Saturn are easy to see all month in the southwestern sky.

Mars is slightly reddish-orange, while Saturn looks light yellow.

• Just before sunrise on August 18, look to the eastern sky to see a rare conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. The two planets will appear unusually close to each other.

• On August 30, attend public star gazing at the Barton-Brown Observatory next to Waterville Public Library hosted by the Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society (MVAS). Look through high quality, research-grade telescopes and view deep sky objects. Visit the MVAS website at www.mvas-ny.org for a list of ongoing star gazing events, directions to Barton-Brown Observatory, tips about getting started in astronomy. Wishing you clear skies!

Background photo: Messier 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebula. It can be seen through a telescope looking south in the summer sky. It is a combination of both a star cluster and a nebula. It takes light over 5000 years to reach earth from this nebula, so the picture actually shows what the nebula was like around the time of the early Egyptian Pharaohs.

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Family day trips

by Sharry Whitney

Some people think a vacation has to entail planning an itinerary, packing, arranging a house sitter and/or pet sitter, and hitting the road for a long drive. The last time Lance and I planned one of those vacations was over 5 years ago. Most of our family vacations are “day-cations” where we take a short drive (an hour tops), take a hike, hit the beach, go for a paddle, maybe pitch a tent on an island, enjoy a picnic or visit one of the great restaurants or diners in the area. The nice thing about day-cations is you can take many of them throughout the year, some at the drop of a hat. With Enchanted Forest to the north, Cooperstown to the south, Sylvan Beach to the west, and Secret or Howe Caverns to our east, we have all the makings for many day-cations. Here are just some of the many possibilties for family fun without the hassle or a long drive.

Rome Free Fun!

Fort Stanwix and Willett Center

We often take Fort Stanwix for granted, but it is one of only 109 National Landmarks in the entire United States.

TRIVIA: Known as “the fort that never

surrendered,” Fort Stanwix successfully repelled a prolonged siege in August 1777.

This victory, along with battles like the one at Oriskany, thwarted a coordinated effort by the British to take the northern colonies.

Open daily 9am-5pm with ranger-led tours of the fort daily leaving from the Willett Center at 10am & 2pm. Free admission. Plan for at least 2 hours.

100 N. James Street, Rome (315) 336-4448 www.nps.gov/fost/index.htm

5135 Rome-New London Rd., Rome (315) 336-1930 www.fortrickey.com

Kid fun!

Add some thrills at Peterpaul Recreation Park

Many people don’t realize (or forget) that there’s a fun amusement park just minutes away! Peterpaul Recreation Park has been family owned and operated for over 30 years.

There are batting cages, bumper boats, gocarts, and a really cool arcade room that also has snacks and drinks. There are even kiddie karts so you won’t have to endure those sad faces on little 3 to 6-year-olds not big enough for go-karts! ***Mention MVL and receive buy one/get one free bumper boat or go kart ride (one per family member in August) Family/Group ride discount: 8 rides for $30.00 Note: Cash only, no checks or credit cards 5615 Rome-New London Rd (Route 49) Rome (315) 339-2666 peterpaulrecreation.com

Kid fun!

Fort Rickey Children’s Discovery Zoo

Animal lovers will enjoy a trip to Fort Rickey Children’s Discovery Zoo. My personal favorite has always been the otters. Bring a picnic or enjoy concessions. Plan for 2-3 hours TRIVIA: Named “Fort” for the British fort built on the site in 1759 to defend an important transportation route and “Rickey” for Captain John Rickey of Colonel Schuyler’s New Jersey Regiment.

Open daily 10am-5pm, Children (2 to 15) $7.95, Adults $10.95, Seniors (60+) $9.95 ***Money Saving Tip! You can print out a free child’s pass on their website or just show it on your smart phone (one per paid adult)

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Free fun!

Visit the Rome Sports Hall of Fame

5790 Rome–New London Road, Rome Open Wednesday - Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: Noon - 5 pm, (315) 339-9038, www.whenin-rome.com/romesportshalloffameandmuseum

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add a tropical drink and you will believe you’re on vacation!

Film buffs, build your day around a classic movie at the Capitol Theatre!

***Call and Mention MV Living when you make your dinner reservation and receive a complimentary beer, wine, or margarita with your entrée!

Jurassic Park (1993) Wednesday, Aug. 6, 7pm Capitolfest, Friday-Sunday, August 8-10, Central New York’s premier Cinephile film festival—a place to see rarely-shown and newly-discovered films of the silent and early talkie era! (315) 337-6453

(315) 533-7710, 8524 Fish Hatchery Road, Rome www.deltalakeinn.com

220 West Dominick St., Rome www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest.html

***Mention MV Living and receive a free popcorn or soda to enjoy during the film in the month of August!

River, picnic tables, and a dock that includes a kayak launch. Open dawn to dusk on Race Street off of East Whitesboro Street, East Rome.

When people in Rome “hit the beach” it’s at Delta Lake State Park.

There’s a sandy beach, picnic areas, boat launch, and hiking and nature trails. Entrance fee: $7 per car. Open year-round, dawn to dusk. (315) 337-4670, 8797 State Route 46, Rome www.nysparks.com/parks/66/details.aspx

Plan a picnic or dine at one of the many restaurants in Rome.

Pack a lunch and have a picnic on the banks of the Erie Canal at Bellamy Harbor Park.

This pretty little park has walkways along the canal, a pedestrian bridge over the Mohawk

Canalfest 2014 Every year the city of Rome celebrates the canal during Canalfest. This year the three-day event is Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 1-3 at Bellamy Harbor Park. Family-oriented with non-stop music and entertainment, water ski show, cooking demos, youth bands, fishing derby, 5K run & 2K kayak event, and a duck race. Exciting rides, classic cars, food, raffles, and nightly firework display! www.romerotaryny.org/canal

Feel like part of the family at the Franklin Hotel, a family run restaurant for over 40 years. Affordable homemade fare.

301 South James St., Rome, (315) 336-9974, www.vesciosfranklinhotel.com

DiCastro’s Brick Oven

When in Rome

(315) 336-0671, 615 Erie Blvd West, Rome www.dicastrosbrickoven.com

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Watch your pizza being made and then baked at over 700° F in a brick oven! DiCastro’s Brick Oven has a family friendly menu with something for every taste.

Check out all there is to do in Rome at: www.romechamber.com/calendar.php

Delta Lake Inn

You don’t have to pack up a lot of gear to enjoy a day trip to the Adirondacks, in fact, you can rent just about anything

Enjoy outdoor dining overlooking beautiful Delta Lake and the Dam at Delta Lake Inn,

“The way a Farm Store should be...”

Mon-Fri: 8-5, Sat: 8-4, Sun: Closed

7967 Route 20, Madison, NY

(315) 893-1884 www.earleyfarm.com

Everything you could possibly need for country living!

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Vescio’s Franklin Hotel

Mills Electrical Supply Over 50 Years in Business Your Headquarters for All Your Electrical & Lighting Needs!

• Electrical Supplies • Indoor/Outdoor Lighting • Commerical and Residential • New Contractors Welcome

315-337-5760 Open M-F 7-5 739 Erie Blvd West, Rome www.millselectricalsupply.net

when you get there: bikes, kayaks, and even a tent with a queen size bed!

Biking

Enjoy miles of bike trails in Inlet. Find the downloadable trails and information at: www.inletny.com/downloads/MountainBike.pdf or call (315)-357-5501

Pedals & Petals offers bike rentals by the

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Help make history!

See Gary VanRiper’s article (Pg. 11) to learn about the One Square Mile of Hope Guinness World Record attempt September 13th, 2014

“Rough it” in an Adirondack guide tent at The Woods Inn. Guide tents were widely used in the Adirondacks at the turn of the century for “luxury travel.”

The tents are built on wood decks and are the size of a deluxe room with a queen size bed, electric lights, plugs, coffee pot, and a heated bath house.

148 Route 28, Inlet, (315) 357-5300 www.thewoodsinn.com

Uncas Rd, Eagle Bay, (315) 390-4005, www. adkhorse.com

Take a Hike

There are a dozen day hikes in the Inlet area. Download the brochure: www.inletny.com/downloads/Hiking.pdf

Free Fun!

Walk the boardwalk at Arrowhead Park.

Enjoy a free concert every Saturday night 6-8pm. You may recognize some of these musicians from the MV Living TV show soundtrack!

August 2: Jamie Notarthomas; August 9: Jonny Hirsch Band; August 16: Dan Berggren; August 23: Bill Staines; August 30: Gwen Tracy Band, www.inletny.com

hour or by the day. A 4-hour rental is $16 for a kid’s bike, $25 for a mountain bike, 1 Rte. 28 Inlet, (315) 357-3281, www.pedalsandpetals.com

***Mention MVL & save 25% on bike rentals for the family in August!

Kid fun!

Mini Golf at Putterfingers

Kayaking

Rent a kayak at Frisky Otters Tours and paddle Fourth Lake or any of the many waterways in the Adirondacks. A four-hour rental is $25, a full day is $38, located at The Woods Inn, 148 State Route 28, Inlet Summer Boathouse: (315) 357-3444

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A family fun center located behind the Tamarack Cafe with an outdoor 18 hole mini golf course, video arcade, and snack shack.

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Adirondack Saddle Tours has been guiding horseback rides in the Adirondack wilderness for over 30 years. 1 hr rides–$40, Half day rides–$175 (4 1/2 hour ride)

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Grab some healthy fresh fruit at Kahlil’s Grocery, an old fashioned country store, or visit the deli for picnic fixings. ***Visit their deli in August, buy one of

KARAM’S Middle Eastern Bakery & Restaurant

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Stop at Inlet’s dessert destination, Northern Lights Creamery, featuring 12-18 flavors of homemade gelato made fresh daily, plus soft and hard ice cream. Open Memorial Day to fall, 162 St Rt 28, Inlet, (315) 357-6294 Indulge in a homemade donut at The Donut Shop, an Adirondack tradition for over forty-five years. They also serve BBQ, mountain hot dogs, subs, and breakfast sandwiches. Open 7 days a week for the summer, 7am3pm, 5474 State Route 28, Eagle Bay (315) 357-6421, www.eaglebaydonuts.com ***Mention MVL and get a free donut

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Cooperstown Here are some ideas for enjoying the benefits of a national-known tourist destination, while avoiding the congested down-

town area.

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Explore a “secret” garden overlooking Otsego Lake. Walk through a garden door into a historic formal garden complete with an Arts & Craft style Garden House (circa 1919). Enjoy hiking, birding, and photography. Located 1 mile north of Fenimore Art Museum, 6000 State Highway 80 (West Lake Road) Cooperstown.

Look for a small sign on the lake side of the road, GPS 42.731835, -74.925400, please park in the upper parking lot in front of the information kiosk. Consider donating to the effort to preserve the property, www.otsegolandtrust.org/places-to-explore-103/brookwood-pointHistoric

Open for the season 7 days a week. Lunch: 11am2:30pm, dinner: 5-10pm, dinner reservations recommended, (607) 547-7496, 6098 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, follow signs through the boatyard, www.bluemingogrill.com

Adventure! Ever wanted to try paddle boarding? You can at Sam Smith’s Boatyard next door to the Blue Mingo: $20/1 hr.; $30/2 hrs.

Origins Cafe A not-to-be-missed dining experience in a tropical greenhouse. Sisters, Dana and Kristen Leonard, travel the world in the off season and bring their culinary finds back home to share.

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Feel like you’re on a tropical vacation at Origins Cafe is open Tuesday-Saturday: these restaurants!

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Enjoy dining with breathtaking views of Otsego Lake and surrounding hillsides, day and night, rain or shine. Watch the sailboats drift by while you dine on locally-sourced fare. The chef presents an innovative menu on a blackboard each night. If you really want to feel like you’re on vacation, order a tropical drink or some Key Lime Custard!

ery Wednesday at 7pm by reservation. 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, GPS: 42.674856, -74.915394 Travel Tip! To avoid downtown traffic, take Highway 31 down the east side of the lake and turn left onto Estli Ave and continue south, take a slight left onto County Road 52 and right onto Beaver Meadow Rd. (607) 437-2862, www.celebrateorigins.com

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Notes from the Road: On your shortcut around the lake to Origins Cafe (avoiding Main St.) you’ll notice a strange terraced mound on the corner of Main Street and Estli Ave. where Route 31 takes a jog. In 1874, when the area was being excavated, Native American skeletons were found here. The discovered remains were collected and buried at the foot of the mound, now understood to be a an Iroquois burial mound or marker indicating a burial site. The area was subsequently marked with a granite slab with the inscription:

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Wild Wednesdays at the Friends of Glimmerglass State Park Nature Center. Discover the fascinating world of Nature! A new topic each week. Fun for all kids age 6+, rain or shine, $1 per person, snack and drink provided.

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Secret spot: Since you’re traveling around the east side of the lake, take a few minutes to enjoy Fairy Spring Park, famous for being the site of Natty Bumppo’s cabin in Fenimore’s “The Pioneers.” There are also 26 acres of hiking trails across the road. This secluded park and swimming area is less than a mile from Main Street on E. Lake Rd. (Rte. 31) GPS: 42.710487, -74.912017

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historic homes

by Sue Perkins

Green House

Paines Hollow , Towns of German Flatts and Little Falls The main section of this one and a half story Greek Revival home was built by Dr. Abel Green (1811-1862) in Paines Hollow it was located in the Town of German Flatts. What is so unique about the home is that the east wing of the home, and a separate building housing his office, were built

by Dr. Henry Green and was located in Paines Hollow, Town of Little Falls. The 1868 Herkimer County Atlas it shows Dr. H.H. Green home in the Town of German Flatts and the offices of Doctor’s Green and Robbins in the Town of Little Falls.

Dr. Abel Green married Eliza Harper (1817-1908). Abel and Eliza had three sons Dr. Henry Harper 1837-1921), Benjamin (1844-1846), Marshall (1848-1867) and Charles (ca. 1853 - ?).

Dr. Abel Green attended Fairfield Medical College from 1834-1836. He was admitted to the Herkimer County Medical Society in 1838. In 1840 he purchased the practice and home of Dr. Ellis. Dr. Henry H. Green studied medicine with his father

at Geneva Medical College (1834-1872) in Geneva, New York. Upon graduation in 1859 from Geneva Medical College, Dr. Henry H. Green returned to Paines Hollow to marry a neighbor Julia Loomis (18361935), and practice medicine. Henry and Julia had four daughters Mary E. Green (1860-1941), Alice R. Green (1878-1967) and the fourth daughter died at birth. They had one son Harry 1869-died 6 mos. later)

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In 1800, Henry became a registered physician. He was a member of the State Medical Society and for several years president of the Herkimer county Agricultural Society. He served as Assemblyman for two terms in 1892-93, Postmaster and a farmer. He farmed 156 acres which expanded to 249 acres.

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Osborne House

Brace House

Simeon Osborne Jr. (ca.1823- ?) was a partner in a cheese brokerage firm, hired a team of workmen to construct this Gothic Revival house built before 1850, of imported English brick, with saw tooth bargeboard, leaded glass windows and slate roof.

When his firm met with financial difficulties, Osborne sold his house and 197 acre to Harvey Doolittle in 1853. Osborne is living in Minnesota in 18Green House – Paines Hollow60 and in 1870 living in Volney, NY. Four years later Thaddeus Hildreth (1786-1869) purchased the house. He sold off 80 acres; the remaining acreage was split and conveyed to his sons, Heman (1827-1894) and Hiram (1819-1874).

The Osborne house became the Hiram Hildreth home. His farm, named for the many trees on the property, was called Maple Row Farm. The farmland stayed in the Hildreth family until 1953. The last of four generations to occupy the house was Richard Hildreth, who lived there until 1960.

Abel Brace (1740-1831) was a Captain in the American Revolution. He served as a member of the Connecticut State Legislature who came to the Town of Winfield in 1793 with his wife Keziah (Woodruff) Brace and their nine sons and five daughters moved to Litchfield (now Winfield). He builta log house for his family. Brace was chosen first Supervisor and School Commissioner of Litchfield, which included the area, now Winfield. A two story frame dwelling was built by son Ashashel (1779-1867) in 1816. Ashashel’s son Henry L. Brace, built a 17 room Italianate home on Pleasant Hill Farm in 1861. Eight generations have lived on this farm. In 1984 it was owned by Fred and Deborah Brace Jones. In 1984 the New York Agricultural Society presented the Brace family with the Century Farm Award in recognition of the part the Brace family farm has played in agriculture and service to the community.

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On the farm with Suzie:

farm kids

by Suzie Jones

Perhaps it is because we are entering the last few weeks of summer vacation and it has all slipped by a bit too fast, but I’ve been thinking a lot about farm kids lately. How are farm kids different from non-farm kids?

Our own two girls are probably pretty typical of most farm kids—they are responsible for specific chores around the farm, help when they are asked, and whine just like any other child when they’ve been told they’ve had enough “screen time” for the day. Especially during the summer, ours complain they haven’t seen their friends in weeks.

“Why do we live so far away from everyone else?”

“Why do we live in the middle of nowhere?”

“There’s nothing to DO!” and “It’s not fair!” are some of my favorite quotes of the summer. At least my children know better than to tell me they’re bored. “Boring people get bored,” I tell them and then give them a job to do.

Farm kids really aren’t all that different from non-farm kids. Sure, they learn at an early age that they play an important role in the family and the family’s way of life. They learn about life and death, where babies come from, and how weather can make or break you. They learn about responsibility and the consequences of not following directions. But they may or may not develop a good work ethic, a strong back, or a fundamental respect for the world around them. They may or may not want to follow in their parents’ footsteps. If nothing else, even when their parents are working sun up to sun down, farm kids know their parents are there for

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This brings me around to thinking about farm parents and how we might differ from non-farm parents. I honestly think that if you took a poll of farm parents and asked them whether they wanted their kids to go into farming, the vast major-

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ity would say no. Let me say that again: I don’t believe farm parents wish for their children to become farmers. Why? Because farm parents are just like non-farm parents—we want a better life for our children, to not see them struggle. We want them to discover their true calling in life—whatever that may be—and to excel at it. We want them to be happy and healthy and to not worry, none of which sounds particularly like a farmer’s job description.

This may sound unfair, especially if you know me and how much I love what we are doing here on the farm. But for anyone who has farmed, who has toiled long days for so little in return, this statement will ring true. My own parents’ feelings on the topic were painfully obvious the first time we brought them to see the farm. We hadn’t even closed on the property when we borrowed the key from the real estate agent to give them a quick tour. Mom was quiet the whole time—I knew she didn’t like old houses.

She grew up on a farm herself, in an old farmhouse with all of its eccentricities, and swore she’d always live in a newly constructed house once she married and moved away. Dad giggled from time to time, knowing how much work we had in front of us. It was when we got to the bathroom and discovered the two dead rats in the toilet that my mom absolutely lost it. The tears welled up in her eyes and she shook her head. Why? Why would you take all this on? Don’t you know how hard this is going to be?

Farming was not at all what she had hoped for her daughter and her young family.

I cannot blame my mother for feeling this way.

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You’ll build a 401k and eventually retire. You’ll have none of these things as a farmer. They’re not alone. Since the end of World War II, the number of farmers in our nation has steadily declined. Farm youths have been encouraged to leave the farm, go to college, and move to the cities where industry and technology have boomed and made us the richest, most powerful nation on the planet. Farming was once a common profession and a viable way to make a living but is now a virtual vow of poverty with little to no recognition for the skills required for the job.

Whatever callings my daughters discover as they grow up, I know we will have provided them a wonderfully well-rounded childhood and a loving home. They’ve become expert plant identifiers, frog catchers, bird callers, and animal psychologists. They’ve excavated entire cow skeletons, can drive a skid steer, and swing on a rope swing. They can cook.

They know where their food comes from and what real food tastes like. And they have countless tales of farm life to tell their children and their grandchildren who maybe— just maybe — will want to farm, too.

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It’s August, and not counting some horrific storms, this year Mother Nature has given us some rain in the evening with warm sunny days to follow. Gardens are very bountiful this season. All of our canning jars have been filled and put up, the freezer is stocked, but there’s still at least another month or two of great veggies to come from our garden.

Home gardeners are a giving lot and there’s lots of great ideas for sharing not only the bounty from your garden but maybe even your garden as well.

The easiest way to share your bounty is to pack up a basket full of veggies and maybe tuck in a jar of jam and pickles and go meet the neighbor you’ve only waved over the fence to for the past several years. Or why not prepare a veggie platter to take to work, encourage your co-workers to eat healthy, go ahead brag about your garden, it might just catch on and you can have a veggie potluck lunch every day!

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If you “Grow an Extra Row” or want to share your bounty with local food pantries, Meals on Wheels, and other organizations, go online to www.AmpleHarvest.org, put in your zip code and it will give you several options in your area to donate those extra veggies.

Another idea is to have a neighborhood veggie swap/sale – pick a date and time – then all set up tables in your yards or gather in a park with what you want to trade/sell – share recipes for your veggies or get together after and have a community pot luck. It’s a great way to meet your neighbors and spend some time sharing food and common ideas.

As co-owner of Three Goat Farm-CSA, I truly embrace the “share” concept. The best idea I’ve seen in a long time is the “YardShare”. Here’s how it works: Joe is a young urban hipster living in an apartment, loves the idea of growing his own food but has no yard. Gladys, lives by herself and loves to garden but since her husband Bill passed away a few years back, can’t manage the garden any longer. The two make a connection at a community center meeting. Joe will do all garden-

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Gladys will share her garden knowledge and recipes, and Joe will help with the canning and freezing. Both benefit and share in the bounty and a blooming friendship is the extra reward. Not only is healthy food exchanged, but friendships and bonds are made and more vibrant communities created.

There are so many ways that a small act of kindness: the sharing of food, can have a profound effect on us and the communities we live in. Who are you going to share your garden bounty with?

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bob willman Story and Photos by Sharry L. Whitney

There’s no mistaking a Bob Willman painting, unless, perhaps, you’re looking at a painting by W. B. “Bus” Romeling. Romeling, the late Van Hornesville artist, was one of Bob’s teachers and his mentor, and the influence is obvious. When Romeling died in 1993, his wife gave Bob a few of her husband’s sketchbooks. “They are treasures to me,” says Bob, whose studio and gallery in Little Falls is filled with countless sketchbooks of his own, as well as reference books, drawings, and paintings including one of Romeling’s—a gift from Bob’s wife.

Bob is a disciplined sketcher, like his teacher before him.

As he flips through his one of his many sketchbooks, I am in awe of the beauty of the simple lines and washes of color. I ask him if he ever sells his sketches. He says he’s been asked that before. “I don’t think I could part with them though,” he says, “they are like personal journals.” Bob works from his sketches when creating a painting. He sometimes takes photographs, but only if he has to, for reference back in the studio. He prefers to work outdoors in the landscape (en plein air) and captures the values and compositions in his sketchbook or with his Pochade box (an easel and a palette in one).

The box was created especially for him by his brother-in-law—a woodworker. It holds

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a few paints, brushes, and a little pop-up easel that holds small canvases. Bob saw one in an old art book and had to have one.

Bob is a dedicated and prolific artist who enjoys painting the landscape around him—capturing the seasonal changes in the Mohawk Valley and Adirondacks. “I’m always fascinated with light and atmosphere, and how they can transform an ordinary subject into an extraordinary one.” He, himself,

is a product of the Mohawk Valley—he was born and raised in Little Falls, received his Fine Art degree from Herkimer County Community College and Munson Williams Proctor School of Art (studying under well-known HCCC artist Guy Corriero). He opened his first gallery in Little Falls at age 30 and still maintains a studio and gallery to this day in his 19th century farmhouse on Snells Bush Rd.

Bob Willman is an “artist of all trades.” He has a frame shop in his studio and recently began producing fine art prints for local artists using a printing process known as giclée. “Not everyone can afford original artwork,” he explains. This process produces high quality prints with vivid colors, enabling artists to sell prints of their work to more people. In fact, he has an appointment the very next day with well-known Frankfort

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WICKED is definitely a contender for the hardest working band this side of the Mississippi. That being said, I had a rare chance to sit down with bassist, Danny Doll, to talk about the new album, and get to know more about this amazing band.

To begin, Danny, introduce us to the members and how you met.

We’ve got Chad Michael as lead singer and rhythm guitarist, JP Clubs on drums, I am on bass, and Scotty V on lead gui-

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Were any of you in previous bands?

Actually, no! That is one of the unique nuances of the band is that we’ve never been in other bands. I think it keeps things fresh and helps us because we are all growing together as we learn and play more.

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Our music has a very 70s rock n roll aspect to it, but it is a total departure from just being another throw back spin off. We’ve really taken what was so exciting about that 70s style rock n roll and made it applicable to who we are and what’s happening around us! So you might notice its very much like some of the great bands back in the day like Kiss, Thin Lizzy, or David Bowie, but with WICKED’s own stamp. That exciting, upbeat rock ‘n’ roll with a macho, larger than life attitude!

What made you strive to perform original songs?

You can always idolize bands and performers, but there seemed to be this unending desire amongst us to create our own mark. We are four guys who have a lot to say, so what better way than creating your own persona and telling the world through your own words!

Who writes your songs and do you, or have you, sought outside material?

The four of us, plus our manager Bob, all collectively write the WICKED tunes!

It is like one big team that is totally dynamite when we bring our heads together! We have not sought for outside material, but have been contacted from people who are interested. We always are writing and have a very large catalogue to show for it.

How did you meet your manager, Bob Acquaviva, and how has his help furthered your development?

As we said, we would always run into Bob at the music store in town and he really was the one to push JP our way. We did a few shows that Bob attended and we have since not only created a powerful team, but

family as well! Bob has been a wealth of knowledge from all of his amazing experience and repertoire of work he has done. He has really helped mold us in our music and personal lives! We can’t thank him enough for all he does!

Your image is very vivid, between your stage appearance and your exuberant performances.

Where did this concept originate? What motivates you night after night?

We have always been fans of the great acts that not only had amazing music, but really gave people their money’s worth and put on a show! After all that’s what rock n roll is all about and we are entertainers at heart! The larger than life feel of our outfits and stage look to our energy is what we feed off of every night! We are wired for adrenaline and drawn to a bombastic crowd!

song to use? What were the criteria for the final decisions?

Actually it wasn’t that difficult to choose from our live show because we have been playing and honing a set of songs that we put together in advance.

We chose these songs for their flow and feel together. The album really

It’s easy to see that. What do you hope your fans take away from your shows and music?

We always want our fans to leave a show feeling excited and energized! Our music is about feeling good and taking a stand! Everyone deserves that and shouldn’t hold back no matter who you are or who you want to be!

Let’s talk a bit about your most recent release, “Life Alive.” The performances are strong and energetic. Was it difficult to choose which performance of a particular

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quite frankly, it’s looking like the industry is going to need it! So we are willing to take as long as we need to get there, but I have a feeling in 5-10 years WICKED will be a rock ‘n’ roll staple!

Let us help you put it all together!

You seem to be working constantly. What do you do in your infrequent off times?

Work, school, hobbies, etc.

I am a packaging engineer, making salon hair care products, Chad is in school studying to be a packaging engineer, Scotty goes to school for music production / business, and JP goes to school for business as well! We are avid fitness and gym enthusiasts and love traveling!

grabs you from start to finish!

Do you sense a radio hit from this? If so, which track?

That’s hard to say, but at the shows we recorded, it seemed above all fans really find an extra passion in the tunes “High Roller” and “American Rock N Roller.”

I understand that you’re releasing the album on vinyl. A bold move (but one of which I approve). Whose idea was it to do this?

That’s right! We’re really excited for this!

It was something our manager had in mind and we think will be very special with all the rare artwork, lyrics, and white vinyl!

Thus far, what has been the most exciting aspect of this hard working band? Downside?

The most exciting part has definitely been seeing the evolution of ourselves as musicians and how much we have improved! The downside is trying to keep our patience and resilience to do the right things and take the right paths, when all we really want to do is be in Madison Square Garden. But we know the hard work will pay off!

It looks like it just might. Where do you see yourselves 5-10 years down the road?

Our goal is to be the very best! We want to be the biggest rock n roll act out there and

What is your perception of the current music scene and what would you do to enhance it?

Currently, the music scene could use some overhauling, but that’s what bands like us with a goal and direction are really good for. I believe it stirs up the scene and creates a healthy competition. We need more of this, get out there and become something! However, there are some great musicians out there doing this and the people need to get out and get behind them!

Do you have any advice for anyone who is considering a career in music?

My advice would be that you need to figure out what you want out of it. If you want to make money right away, you might want to do covers or something else, but if you have a dream or aspiration to make music, find out who you are and be yourself. Stick to your guns and don’t let others drive you astray.

Thanks for your time, Danny. Any message to your current and future fans, to end?

Thank you to all our fans! You are who we do this for and your support is unmeasurable.

Current and future fans alike, we feel like you are part of this family and love to hear from you, don’t hesitate to get involved! We have some very exciting things coming, the most current being our release of “Life Alive,” so get out there and spread the word about WICKED! Local musician, John Keller, is the owner of Off Center Records in downtown Utica, NY.

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A Solitary Sandpiper wades through the shallows

Sandpipers of different species will feed together

Most of us don’t think of August as the beginning of fall, but for many migratory birds it is exactly that. By this point in the summer most birds have finished raising their broods and have started preparing for the long flight back to their remote wintering grounds. In fact even before the start of August many of the sandpipers that nest on the Arctic tundra have already commenced their southward journeys. On the tundra, the nesting season starts late and ends early, and

there is little time for error. If a nesting attempt fails, there is rarely time enough to start again. Instead those unlucky birds will return south early – perhaps as early as mid-July. Essentially this means that they are forgoing reproduction for an entire year. Typically birds won’t make the southward trip in a single epic flight. Instead they will rely on migratory stopover habitat. These habitat way-stations afford birds a chance to fatten up before undertaking the next leg of their journey.

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The Solitary Sandpiper is one of the first sandpipers to come through the region on its early fall migration.

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The Pectoral Sandpiper its wearing white-rimmed spectacles.

Also, its white tail feathers are heavily barred with black – a helpful field mark when viewing the bird from behind. Since we typically only see this bird during migration, we completely miss out on its novel breeding habits.

Unlike virtually all of its relatives, the Solitary Sandpiper doesn’t nest on the ground. Instead the male searches up in the trees for an abandoned nest of a songbird. Once he locates a nest it’s the female’s job to accept the site and make any necessary alterations to it.

The used nests of robins make the ideal home for the sandpiper’s clutch of 4 eggs. The robin’s relatively sturdy nest construction of mud and sticks stands a fair chance of staying intact through the winter and into a new breeding season.

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as their down feathers are dry, their strong legs enable them to competently follow after their parents. However, instead of simply strolling out of a ground nest as the vast majority of their shorebird cousins do, the Solitary Sandpiper chicks’ first step invariably sends them plummeting to the ground, which could be anywhere from 6 to 40 feet below the nest. Their undeveloped wings flap uselessly as they fall, but their light weight combined with their lush covering of down

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Wood Duck fledglings make a similar plunge, but typically their nests are located above water, so the ducklings experience a much more cushioned splash down. Located as we are well south of the Boreal forests of Canada, we’re not likely to ever see Solitary Sandpiper fledglings leave their nests; all we can do is await the migrating birds’ arrival at our wetlands. The best places to look for sandpipers are mudflats, beaches, river edges and shallow

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The Great Egret has become much more common ponds.

Sandpipers feed by probing the mud with their bills. For the most part they seek invertebrates but may take very small fish or tadpoles. Each shorebird species possesses specialized feeding equipment designed by evolution to exploit prey as effectively as possible in their own respective habitat niche. Different methods of feeding limit interspecies competition for food resources and helps to insure the survival of all. Leg and bill length varies greatly between species. Longer bill length allows a species the ability to probe deeper into the mud where elusive prey hides. Having longer legs allows a shorebird to wade into deeper water and to probe for food in areas that smaller sandpipers are unable to reach. The Greater Yellowlegs and the Least Sandpiper represent 2 extremes; the Least Sandpiper is sparrow sized with short legs and a relatively stout bill, while the Greater Yellowlegs is

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A large wading bird that is well worth searching for in August is the Great Egret.

Looking superficially like a white version of a Great Blue Heron (except with black legs), this elegant species is difficult to miss. Over the past 20 years they’ve become increasingly common in the Mohawk Valley both as spring and as early fall migrants.

Last year they were particularly common – showing up at small farm ponds and even at a tiny residential Koi pond.

There is now speculation that the species may have begun to breed locally.

Since it’s not unusual for herons and egrets to breed side-by-side in colo-

nies, it’s possible that some local heron rookery is home to an egret family.

However, until that’s proven, we shall continue to assume that any Great Egret encountered locally is a migrant.

Certainly the sight of multiple egrets feeding in a wetland in is awe inspiring, especially when you consider how close those birds came to extinction.

Between 1880 and 1920, plume hunters nearly wiped out several species of wading birds in their relentless drive to procure ornate breeding feathers to decorate women’s hats. The Federal

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Juvenile Baltimore Oriole Migratory Bird Treaty Act which went into effect nearly 100 years ago put an end to the despicable trade in wild bird feathers. Happily, egret and heron populations continue to recover now and their breeding ranges have even been expanding.

Of course, we are perhaps more familiar with the fact that many of our local songbirds spend August fattening up in preparation for their own southward migration. Typically by month’s end, Baltimore Orioles are already en route to their tropical wintering grounds, but before they take

flight they fill up on our wild fruit. I quite as early as the Orioles, but by learned long ago that one excellent mid-August they too are concentratway to find Orioles in early August is ing on building up fat reserves. As the to stake out a fully laden Black Cherry month progresses the sight of an adult Tree. Orioles can’t resist these small Rose-breasted Grosbeak in breeding dark treats. Interestingly, when the plumage becomes less common as young orioles were nestlings, virtually many of them will depart first, leaving the only things their parents fed them their young to migrate on their own were insects. During their time in the (typically in September). Amazingly, nest, a diet high in protein is neces- the juvenile songbirds will be able to sary to for them to develop quick- navigate to a remote tropical destinaly and to fledge as soon as possible. tion that they’ve never been to before.

Once they’ve fledged they begin sampling wild fruit and develop a life-long taste for them.

Scouring the fruit trees along with the orioles are Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. These species won’t leave the northJuvenile Rose-breasted ern breeding grounds Grosbeak

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An adult male Scarlet Tanager molts into winter plumage

A juvenile Scarlet Tanager feeds on wild grapes

They will use the position of the stars and the Earth’s magnetic field as their primary guides for finding their way.

By the end of the month, the male Scarlet Tanager begins molting into his winter plumage. This happens in uneven patches as his scarlet body feathers are slowly replaced by yellow ones. At the end of his molt he will resemble the female and immature members of his tribe. It’s a shame to think of him losing that intense scarlet color but a more drab appearance will make him less obvious to predators

and will increase his chances of surviving long enough to migrate north come the spring.

After their long awaited arrival in the spring, some of our most colorful summer birds are ready to leave all too soon for their homes in the south, re-

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Our First Year Part 11, 1975 Shawangunk nature preserve in cold brook

by Peggy Spencer Behrendt

Tim sheering sheep

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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. Their goal was to experience a worthwhile existence while minimizing harm to the environment. These are excerpts and reflections from Peggy’s journal chronicling their adventures.

Part 11 Summer, 1975 “Ten minutes at the most.”

“Nah! A nickel says they’ll be back in less than five minutes.”

We are guessing how long it will take for the car of fishermen or teenage lovers that just passed by on our dead end road to return. Swarms of mosquitoes will quickly teach them that they are not the top of the food chain where Shawangunk road ends at the iron skeleton of an old bridge which still stands as testament to the bootleggers and Underground Railroad traffic that went through decades ago. This guessing game is big entertainment for us because we’ve no TV, radio or telephone.

Our three daughters are writing a story called “Flower Power”, about the Queen of the Flowers who goes through hard times.

We’ve borrowed a mimeograph machine to publish it for them so they can be like their Dad who writes and publishes books.

“Once upon a time their was a flower. It was a pretty one. It was Queen of the flowers and it was in a yard, and a girl was looking at them and she saw the Queen of the flowers and she said that it was the prettiest one, it must be the Queen of the flowers, so picked it up.

“When the flowers saw the Queen geting picked they tried to tell the girl, “put the Queen down,” but the girl couldn’t hear them…

Now Heidi is getting her sisters to help her carry some old pallets further into the forest where she is building a “Treehouse

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Chip is our wild “pet” who now comes to anyone who offers sunflower seeds.

Tim went to Laurie Roberts’ house to sheer some sheep. Laurie took in our sheep when we moved here but our ram went to a farm in Remsen. One day when we went to visit the ram, a couple of dogs chased our car, and one of them looked like a big, wooly sheep. It was! Our Rammie, the ram had turned into a car chaser!

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Tim comes home exhausted with a sore back which I massage. Besides having to play tag to catch each sheep, he spends a lot of time bent over with the weight of the sheep against his legs while carefully cutting wool, beginning on the belly and slowly peeling back, trying not to accidently cut their delicate, thin, white skin.

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old, sheer curtain material to try to get a sun tan without bug bites, but I find it gets too hot up there.

Tonight, rapid lightning bursts overlap each other creating continuous auroral light, alternated with brief seconds of pitch black except for the miniscule flash of a darting firefly, bravely competing with the heavenly drama. Night is bright as day; I can wander in our cottage without a flashlight or candle. In the eerie phosphorescence we enjoy watching the sway of our tall, slender, graceful, evergreen spires, genuflecting in obeisance to the mighty winds. I wonder if this is what the end of the earth would look like. The strobe effect makes my eyes tired.

One thunderclap bursts “KABOOM!” directly above, scaring the dickens out of everyone and rattling the house. A few days later we find the stump of a huge hemlock tree in the woods, top completely shredded and fresh bark peeled back like a banana. Strewn all around the tree, for many yards, are two to six foot long, pointed, spear-like shafts of freshly split wood, shot out from the tree by the lightning strike.

The next night we take the kids to a drive-in movie to see “Jaws” with Isaiah, our old 1950 Willies Jeep facing backward so we can all lie in the truck bed eating homemade popcorn.

Today our friend, Paul, comes by. He is studying to sell vacuum cleaners door to door and wants to practice his sales technique on us.

“But we don’t have any electricity to run one even if we could afford it!” Tim says.

“It doesn’t matter,” he answers, “I need to practice.”

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While he gets his equipment, we finish the dishes, tidy up and light some candles and kerosene lamps.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

“Come in!”

The door cracks open and a hand offering a new roll of paper towels pokes through.

“How do you do Mam!” Paul recites with his foot in the door. “ I’d like to offer you this complimentary roll of paper towels from my Vacuum Cleaner Company for the privilege of a few minutes of your time to show you the most amazing product that will revolutionize your housekeeping and make your life more rewarding and fulfilling.”

He squeezes through the door with all the bags and suitcases one man could possibly carry and releases them onto our floor; “Thud!”

The children pull their feet up out of the way.

“This, Mam, is the latest technology…”

Paul smoothly goes through his routine, pulling out attachments for every job and crevice imaginable.

Slowly the entire floor area of our little cottage fills with devices of amazing shapes,

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The whole family is totally fascinated for a least an hour until at last, perspiring, Paul has shown all there is to show, said all there is to say and there is no more empty floor space.

We break into spontaneous and enthusiastic applause.

“Good job, Paul!”

“You sure are a good salesman!”

“I’d surely want to buy one if I had money and electricity!”

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We have lots of Family Meetings. Anyone with a problem can call a meeting, everyone gets a chance to speak and we take turns running it. The Chairperson makes sure everyone gets an uninterrupted (but limited) chance to ventilate on the problem, and a second turn to react to what was said. Then we brainstorm for possible solutions and take a vote, unless, it’s something non-negotiable like; “Dad should shave his beard.”

Everyone usually complains and objects to the meeting except the person with

the problem, but it helps each of us feel we have a voice and influence in family affairs instead of wallowing in frustration and helplessness.

I state my problem: “When your friends visit, they’re cleaning out the Candy Kitchen because they’ve got extra money. This makes more work for me and I barely charge enough to pay for the ingredients to keep it affordable to you kids.” [The Candy Kitchen consists of organic concoctions I’ve created out of dried fruits and nuts.]

Chairperson; “Ok, You’ve each got two minutes to talk about it.”

And here’s what they said: “Well, it’s a business, right? So it’s Peg’s job to keep it stocked and I think she shouldn’t complain about what a success it is.”

“I think Peg has enough work to do already and we shouldn’t make more work for her.”

“I’ve got nothing to say.”

“I hate meetings. I want to go to the Field Days so let’s get this over with.”

Chairperson; “Ok, one more time around.

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“Nope.”

“Well Peg is doing this for us so we need to make sure she doesn’t get discouraged and close up shop.

“I’ve got nothing to say.”

“Nope.”

Chairperson; “ What are all the possible solutions we can think of??

“If it’s too much work she should just close it.”

“She could just close it when our friends are here.”

“She could charge higher prices when our friends are here.”

“I could only open it at certain times and limit how much each person may buy.”

“She could raise her prices all the time and make more money.”

Chairperson; “Any more suggestions? No? Let’s vote…Option 4 gets the vote!

Any more problems to discuss? No? Meeting adjourned.”

“Yayyyyyyy!”

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links delight our ears; and our tummies are full of sweet, salubrious fruit. An occasional chickadee-like whistle calls from up the hill a bit, behind thickets of wild viburnum. It is our special signal, instead of yelling, to make sure others are near and no one gets lost. It means; “Where are you? Are you near? Have I strayed too far? ” And we whistle back so they know; “We’re here.”

“All is well.”

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Today is the children’s last day here this summer. We get up early in the morning to catch the bus. Tim is indescribably sad. The children miss their mother, but don’t want to leave their father and no matter where they go, someone misses them.

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Peg and Becky frying up some milkweed in the summer kitchen

week, visit each month, and send them support money.

They hop on the bus and Tim follows it as long as he can with his arms up, touching theirs through the glass, then waving until they are long out of sight. We look at each other with tears in our eyes. It’s just us again, and it feels like we haven’t really seen each other for a long time.

“Hi Peg.” He says.

“Hi Tim.” I reply with a sad smile.

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A Century of Olmsted: Utica and Beyond

Whimsical Wanderings Art by Wendy Humphreys

August 14, 2014 – January 4, 2015 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 14, 5-7pm The first exhibition to explore the creation of some of Utica’s most beautiful natural places. In the early 20th century, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (18701957) and Thomas R. Proctor (1844-1920) led the way in the transformation of the Utica landscape, creating beautiful and naturalistic recreational spaces that enhanced the quality of life for its inhabitants.

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trackside, truth be told. The British, who completely fence their railway lines, think us horrifyingly careless, and we probably are. But the distances are vast, and fencing thousands and thousands of miles of right-of-way just can’t be afforded. So fearless boys can get right next to the tracks. I was one of those, and I still use a couple of discarded track spikes, gleaned from between the ties, as paperweights in my home office.

The place of honor, though, belongs to a funny little misshapen X. Silvery metal thinner than paper. My uncle was a conductor on the Central, and he told of his boyhood in Ireland and the narrow-gauge trains which ran near his house.

The kids in my neighborhood would sneak up to the track and put a penny atop the rail.

If the vibration didn’t shake it off, a string of two hundred-ton locomotives pulling a ten thousand-ton train would flatten that penny to a long bright copper oval, all trace of Lincoln and wheat sheaves gone. It was hot to the touch, sometimes.

Pennies were scarce in prewar Ireland, so my uncle would find a couple of pins on the sidewalk and cross them on the rail. Flattened and fused by the passage of the commuter train to Dublin, it made a fine souvenir for a boy’s pocket, bespeaking boldness and adventure.

Now that, I thought, was a great thing. I would put crossed pins on the rail of the mainline which runs a hundred yards from my house, and make a fine souvenir for my own pocket.

Do you have the slightest idea how hard it is to balance a couple of freakin’ pins on a railroad track with a ten thousand-ton train bearing down on them? Neither did I, at first.

Engineers have always waved at small boys standing trackside, but at one point I swear one of them looked quizzically at me as if to say: “What, you again?”

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MBMB at the camden farm festival Get ready for a great day on the farm! The Farm, just outside of Camden is the site of this year’s Camden Farm Festival, Saturday, August 23rd. This day long music show features the legendary New Riders of The Purple Sage;, The Weight, featuring Jim Weider and other former members of The Band; the Levon Helm band; guitarist extraordinaire Albert Lee; the reigning first lady of the blues Alexis P. Suter and her band; and steel guitarist specialist, Cindy Cashdollar.

The local act on the bill is Camden’s own, legendary CNY band, The Mossback Mule Band. Moss Back has been together in various forms for over 40 years. This includes various off-shoots of the band as well as several versions of the band.

The MBMB has a LOT of different influences. From country, blues, rock, swing, ragtime, boogie woogie, Americana, you name it.

Enriched by diverse musical influences and great group chemistry, Moss Back continues to maintain the ensemble that formed in the early 1970s. Although there have been a number of noteworthy lineups, the current group is comprised of: Bob Fleming on guitars and vocals; Dave Liddy on piano; Steve

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Moss Back Mule Band has over four decades of widespread success playing their brand of Western Swing, Classic Country, Boogie, and Blues. Since their inception, the band has played concerts with The Band; Charlie Daniels; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Hank Williams, Jr.; Pure Prairie League; Commander Cody; and now new Riders Of The Purple Sage.

Their goal? “...to just keep on doing what we do as long as we can do it. As long as people like it—and we have been so fortunate that they have all these years—we see no reason to stop.” When asked who their sound is comparable to, Bob said, “ Mossback Mule Band?” No truer answer exists.

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Caruso’s Pastry Shoppe, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Heidelberg Baking Company, Herkimer . . . . . 47 Remsen Country Bakery, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . 43 Rosa’s Trattoria, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Star Bakery, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Banks Adirondack Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bank of Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Bike Shops Dick’s Wheel Shop, Herkimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mike’s Cycle & Sport Shop, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Books Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Life Discovery, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Cabinets and Kitchens Custom Woodcraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Knotty By Nature, Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . 36

The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Consignment The Queen’s Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Village Basement, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Convenience Stores B & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Station Country Store, Forestport Station . . . . 64 Diners Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Liz’s Mohawk Diner, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . . 15 Village Diner, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dry Cleaners M & M Cleaners, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Camping West Canada Creek Campsites . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Estate Sales Attic Addicts, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Catering A Movable Feast, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 23 Maria’s Pasta Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Entertainment and Events Clinton Art & Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Leatherstocking Sheepdog Trials . . . . . . . . 69 Madison County Craft Days, Oneida . . . . . . 25 Madison County Hop Fest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Madison-Bouckville Antique Week . . . . . . . 65 Peterpaul Recreation, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Stanley, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cheese ADK Cheese, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jake’s Gouda Cheese, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 48 Jewett’s Cheese House, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . 24 Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Three Village Cheese, Newport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cider Mills Dyn’s Cider Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Clothing Paca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Farm Equipment Clinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hobby Hill Farm, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Farm Produce and Meats North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 54 Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . . . 54

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Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Windecker Grassy Knoll Beef, Schuyler . . . . . 44 Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 13 Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Flooring Enjem’s Carpet, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Pohlig’s Hardware, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Florists Clinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Village Floral, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Funeral Services Nunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Furniture Adirondack Furniture, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bare Naked Furniture, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Country Emporium, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mohawk Valley Refinishing, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Furniture Makers Custom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Furniture Repair Mohawk Valley Refinishing, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Garden Centers & Greenhouses D’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort. . . . . . 63 George’s Nursery & Garden Center, Clinton . . 6 Juliano’s Schuyler Greenhouses, Schuyler . . . . 24 Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Szarek Greenhouses, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Top Notch Garden Center & Gifts . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gift Shop s Artisan’s Corner, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Country Connections, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dyn’s Cider Mill, Richfield Springs. . . . . . . . . 25

Krizia Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lemon Tree, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls . . . . . . 39 Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Paca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sticks n Stones, Waterville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Old Barn, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The Tepee, Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Westmoreland Gift Shop, Westmoreland . . . . . 70 Willow Primitives, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 59

Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Golf and Recreation Golf Club of Newport, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mohawk Valley Country Club, Little Falls . . . 21 Pine Hills Golf Club, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Royalty Ballooning, Munnsville. . . . . . . . . . . 64 Stonegate Golf Course, West Winfield. . . . . . 20 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . . 7

Limousine & Car Service Vintage Limousine, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Grocery Stores/Delis (also see Natural Foods) Avico Spice, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 54 Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hardware/Lumber/Paint/Farm & Home Earley Farm and Hardware, Inc., Madison . . . 28 George Lumber, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Lillie’s Agway & Archery, Holland Patent . . . . 52 Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pohlig’s Hardware, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hobby Shops Locomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Uptown Automotive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Ice Cream B&F Milk Center, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . 24 Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Tunnicliff Creamery, Richfield Springs . . . 78 Voss’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Insurance Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford. . . . . . . . 13 Jewelry Clinton Jewelers, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Fall Hill Bead, Little Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lighting Mills Electrical Supply, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Liquor Stores Clinton Wine, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Seneca Liquor, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Lodging Canalside Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lights of Home, Oriskany Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Poolville Country Store, Poolville . . . . . . . . . 10 Ye Olde Landmark Tavern, Bouckville. . . . . 63 Maple Syrup Shaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 35 Media 1420AM The Fox WNRS, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . .8 1450 WKAL, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 92.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Clinton Courier, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Rural Star, Holland Patent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge. . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Monuments Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Motorcycle Repair/Parts Mohawk Automotive, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Museums Black River Canal Museum, Boonville. . . . . 57 Farmer’s Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . . 25

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Goodsell Museum, Old Forge. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Remington Firearms Plant & Museum, Ilion. . . 9 Natural Food Stores Brenda’s Natural Foods, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown. . . . . . . 9 Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . .29 Sunflower Naturals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Pastry Shops Caruso’s Pastry Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Star Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Pet Grooming & Day Care Not Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . 72 Pet Shops Wild Things, New York Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pharmacies Garro Drugs, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Pizzerias DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome. . . . . . . . . . 65 Primo Pizzeria, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Pools and Spas Geraty Pool, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Riverside Pools & Spas, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Portable Restrooms Mohawk Ltd., Chadwicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Quilt and Yarn Shops Tiger Lily Quilt Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Two Ewes, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Real Estate River Hills Properties, Barneveld . . . . . . . . 60 Record Stores Off-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Reimagine Records, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 78

Restaurants Across the Row Bistro, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . 45 Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Black Cat, Sharon Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Buffalo Head, Forestport Station . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Crazy Clam, Sylvan Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Delta Lake Inn, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Fresh Mex, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Georgio’s, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Gerber’s 1933 Tavern, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Heidelberg Baking Co., Herkimer . . . . . . . . 47 Hotel Solsville, Solsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Karam’s Middle East Bakery, NY Mills . . . . 29 Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lettuce Eat, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Michael T’s, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Mitsuba Hibachi, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . 32 Moose River Restaurant, Utica . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ohio Tavern, Cold Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Papa Joe’s Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . . 32 Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . . 72 Piccolo Cafe, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Poolville Country Store, Earlville . . . . . . . . 10 Rosa’s Trattoria, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . 54 Sammy & Annie Foods, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Sandwich Chef, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Spaghetti Kettle, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Tunnicliff Creamery, Richfield Springs . . . 78 Tiny’s Grill, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Voss’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ye Olde Landmark Tavern, Bouckville . . . . . 63 Recreational Vehicles CJ Motor Sports, Boonville. . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Moody’s Polaris, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Shoes Karaz Shoes, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Small Engine Repair Broken Knuckle, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Stiefvater Outdoor Power, New Hartford. . . . . 38 Soap Cranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specialty Raulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Tent and Awning Brownie’s Tent, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Tourism Town of Webb/Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Travel Agency The Cruise Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Veterinary Paris Hill Cat Hospital, Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Websites Utica Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Weddings and Banquets Beeches, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Jones Family Farm Weddings. . . . . . . . . . . 19 Fairways at MV Country Club, Frankfort . . . 21 Pine Hills Golf Club, Frankfort . . . . . . . . 20 Tom Studios Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . . 7 Windows RA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Services Pathway of Pearls, Schuyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sheds and Storage Shafer & Sons Storage Sheds, Westmoreland . . . 8

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® Offers good on new and unregistered units purchased between 7/1/14-8/31/14. *On select models. See your dealer for details. Warning: The Polaris RANGER and RZR® are not intended for on-road use. Driver must be at least 16 years old with a valid driver's license to operate. Passengers must be at least 12 years old and tall enough to grasp the hand holds and plant feet firmly on the floor. All SxS drivers should take a safety training course. Contact ROHVA atwww.rohva.org or (949) 255-2560 for additional information. Drivers and passengers should always wear helmets, eye protection, protective clothing, and seat belts. Always use cab nets or doors (as equipped). Be particularly careful on difficult terrain. Never drive on public roads or paved surfaces. Never engage in stunt driving, and avoid excessive speeds and sharp turns. Riding and alcohol/drugs don't mix. Check local laws before riding on trails. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. Polaris adult models are for riders 16 and older. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and protective clothing, and be sure to take a safety training course. For safety and training information in the U.S., call the SVIA at (800) 887-2887. You may also contact your Polaris dealer or call Polaris at (800) 342-3764. ©2014 Polaris Industries Inc.