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Transitions

by Sharry L. Whitney

As we transition into autumn, I find comfort in the familiar routines. Summer usually disrupts my regular schedule, and that’s a good thing, but this year the pandemic seemed to disrupt everything.

I find that I am adjusting to the new normal.

I don’t have to run back to get my mask as often.

I plan efficient shopping trips and have learned to preorder items for curbside pickup. I’ve had Skype and Zoom gatherings and have adapted to smiling with my eyes and giving air hugs.

The cooler weather has snapped me back into reality and has reminded me of the chores that may have been put on hold for summer or ignored because of the “COVID funk” that I, like many others, found myself in. So this transition into fall, for me, is also finally an acceptance of this new, hopefully brief, way of life.

There is solace in the apples blushing red on the trees right on schedule. Though the squirrels are scurrying about preparing for winter in a panicked flurry, I find them comforting. Getting out the warm, winter blankets (that I swear I just stored away) brings about consoling familiarity.

And I feel more like wrapping up in them now and less like hiding under them. •

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The Masonic Home and School was among the Utica orphanages that sprung up in the late 19th century. The institution opened its doors in 1893 to the children of Masons who needed care and helped almost 1,000 children during its 99-year history. “Home Kids,” as its children were informally known, were not officially orphans, and typically returned to live with a parent or another relative. Large albums, called Home Kids’ registries, were used to detail a brief history of each child’s time in residence.

A few such stories were shared in last month’s (August 2020) issue. Part II takes a more intimate look at life at the Home through one Home Kid, Kenneth Pettit.

Kenneth A. Pettit, a secondary school teacher for 27 years, writes in his 2013 autobiography, “Wiley Hall: A Collection of Short Stories,” that his tenure as a “Home Kid,” began in 1944 after his father succumbed to chronic myocarditis. His mother’s death resulted from ovarian cancer when Kenny was just 20 months old.

Born in 1940, Kenny was only four when he and his three brothers were sent by train from their California home to the “home and school” in Utica because their father’s membership in the Masons was based in New York State. Following his U.F.A. graduation in 1958, Kenny was provided with a ticket, which included a flight on local Mohawk Airlines, back to California.

He was separated at admission from his older brothers. He recalls starting life at the Home as a frightened and lonely little boy, and his memories of his years there remained decidedly mixed. While connecting warmly with some staff members, he found others cold and unapproachable. Disciplinary methods could be harsh; he writes, for example, of witnessing

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children being punished by being made to stand on one leg, and of tape being placed across a child’s mouth, perhaps for talking back. But Kenny, in general, developed close ties to the institution, valued peer relationships, and came to consider the other Home Kids as brothers and sisters.

A mischief-maker, his book is replete with descriptions of exploits engineered by him and his friends. The boys were quite clever in finding ways to outmaneuver staff, spending forbidden time on – and in – the local creek and chasing down cows on the campus farm. On the other hand, they seemed to enjoy contact with the “old folks” who lived on campus in the Vrooman Building, earning “tips” for pushing them in their wheelchairs to campus events, and listening avidly to their stories going back to World War I, and their fathers’ and grandfathers’ experiences during the Civil War. Kenny’s cohorts chafed at having to dress “pretty much alike,” as clothing for Kids appears to have been purchased in bulk. Both boys and girls were understandably embarrassed by how easily they could be identified as Home Kids by their Utica schools’ classmates. Attempting to avoid being thus stereotyped, Kenny and his friends “avoided being seen together...we walked on opposite sides of the hallways...and seldom ate together in the school’s cafeteria.” Even more embarrassing was when teachers, on the first day of school, would announce “that (we) would be excused from payment (for school textbooks rentals, which other students had to pay) because (we) came from the Masonic home.”

Young Kenny thought the seven-foot wrought iron fence bordering part of the campus along Bleecker Street gave the facility “the appearance of an institution;” even more unfortunate was the fact that the fence bore an inscription identifying the facility as the “Masonic Home and Asylum for Children.” Asylum? “City Kids,” he writes, “who (came to) visit, would stand and stare” at that inscription, which fed into rumors that this was “an institution for juvenile delinquents and crazies.”

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Well, it certainly was an “institution” – and a fairly self-sufficient one, at that. During Kenny’s time, the facility encompassed more than a dozen buildings, a farm with cows, pigs, chickens, horses, and assorted barns, coops, and sties, a creamery, two staff residences, an apple orchard, and corn and wheat fields.

“The Home was virtually a city within a city,” he recalls. Tunnels, in which he sometimes played, connected many of the structures. There were expansive lawns, a baseball field, a cemetery, and the aforementioned creek. The buildings, mostly of red brick, were built in the first quarter of the 20th century. There was also an infirmary constructed in 1907 as a hospital for the care of residents, a paint shop, storage rooms, and an administration building.

Young Kenny saw the world as divided “between Home Kids and City Kids.” Home Kids often blamed city kids for infractions, such as breaking into storage ages, which they, themselves, had committed. In one incident, for which Kenny and his cohorts were proven culpable, the punishment was to “sweep, mop, clean, scrub, wash, sanitize, and dust every square inch of the bowels of the infirmary for the next three months!” To a couple of 14-year-old boys, he writes, “this was tantamount to a life sentence.”

“The Home,” Kenny recalls, “afforded the kids unlimited access to its expansive acreage, farm buildings, and the spooky sanctums of its gothic structures, all without permission...We would climb apple trees, zigzag through cornrows, frazzle chickens, build a treehouse, and step in ‘pasture pies’.”

The farm, with workers living on-site to plow and cultivate, produced corn, wheat, apples, vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, bacon, ham, and beef. Horses Dan and Tony pulled slop wagons loaded with uneaten food destined for the pigsty. Fields, great to play in, bordered forest to the

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Sports, especially baseball, were very big on campus, and “every boy had a three-fingered Rawlings or JC Higgins mitt and a thirty-two-inch Stan Musial model Louisville slugger.” Attendance at services at the campus chapel, where a cross and menorah sat side by side, was mandated. Participation in choir and learning to play a musical instrument were both required.

Still, he saw the home as a rule-laden institution functioning more like a well-oiled machine than as something to embrace. He recalled assigned chores as “menial, boring, and repetitious,” and children were not allowed to take on work, such as lawn mowing, which might be available outside of the community.

The Masonic Camp at Round Lake in Woodgate, on the other hand – despite its compulsory activities that began with rising at first bugle call at 7am, and included washing dishes and other chores – was most enjoyable.

Beautiful, spring-fed Round Lake was surrounded by “many sister ponds,” and located amid a forest of pine and hardwood trees. Swimming, hiking, athletics, sunbathing, and fishing were the order of the day. When it rained, a “free day” was declared, and those who wanted to could seek out trout.

Kenny, speaking many years later at a Home Kids’ reunion, recalled the “wounds we suffered as children, the loss of our loved ones, the fear, the loneliness...That was how you and I met (and) learned to have affection for each other as brother, sister (and) friend.”

He clearly identified with the words of poet William Blake that he chose to include in his book’s appendix:

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Whites Pottery at Showcase Antiques in little falls

Showcase Antiques in Little Falls recently acquired a large collection of Whites of Utica Pottery

Historical information about Whites of Utica pottery at the Oneida County History Center

I have always felt that wandering around an antique store is like walking through a museum. It is history, usually of the most personal, day-to-day kind. I was recently fortunate to be able to check out some pieces of Whites of Utica Pottery at Showcase Antiques of CNY in Little Falls.

Sharry Whitney had tipped me off to the display. Since I had a weekday free, I decided to indulge in a little research first. I suppose that was just my rationalization for another trip to the Oneida County History Center in Utica. I enjoyed wandering through their displays until a young lady asked me if I had questions or needed help.

It was Rebecca McLain, Director of Education and Outreach, and she was very pleasant and helpful. Soon I was sitting down with a book called Potters and Potteries of New York State, 2nd Edition, by William C. Ketchum, Jr. (Syracuse University Press, 1987). I read how the firm was started by Noah White in 1838. He was joined by his sons, and it remained a family run business as long as it was in business, until 1910. In the 1860s and ‘70s, Whites Utica was the most common mark to be found on any pots in the area.

Rebecca also brought me a folder full of information on White’s Pottery. I leafed through newspaper clippings, letters, and booklets. Most interesting to me were the hand-written or typed (on a typewriter! Talk about history!) letters from people asking questions about pieces they owned or had come across. Copies of the replies were included.

One undated magazine article spoke of a stoneware jug that went at auction for $1,450!

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play at Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute.

Hey! I remember that display! Well, not from 1969 (I was almost 7 at the time), but from more recent visits to MWPAI. I decided to go take another look. Before I did, I also perused a booklet from MWPAI with information and illustrations.

MWPAI is only a short distance away from the History Center so I decided to revisit the pottery display on the second floor of Fountain Elms. I had looked at those pots plenty of times (I am kind of a museum geek) but had not realized they were all made in Utica.

Feeling that I had educated myself somewhat, I headed to Little Falls and Showcase Antiques. Yes, I walked up and down all the aisles, looking at all the antiques. I can seldom afford to buy everything I desire, but I LOVE to look! I saw some White’s Pottery in one case, but it was not the display I was looking for. I soon found it in showcase #22 and had a delightful conversation with Debbie Guile who owns Showcase with her husband, Dave.

They were very excited to get the pieces from a local collector, especially the number of pieces acquired.

Debbie

showed me some of the pieces not yet on display, still in the cleaning room.

I learned even more about White’s Pottery. For example, they started making steins in answer to competition from an Ohio company. German steins were very hot at the time, so at first, that was how White’s marketed them. Once the steins became popular, White’s began making some with American-themed artwork.

A couple of those were in the display at Showcase (if they haven’t sold yet).

Showcase’s display has already generated some excitement. The August issue of Mohawk Valley Living contained a small blurb saying to watch for it in September and Debbie soon got a call from a lady in Whitesboro. Debbie did her best to describe pieces over the phone, as the woman did not have internet access, but then planned to drive to Whitesboro with a couple of pieces the woman was particularly interested in.

I felt very happy with my day spent absorbing local history. Now when I prowl the antique stores, I can take a more knowledgeable look at the pottery.

Brief History Whites of Utica Pottery provided by Showcase Antiques In the 1800s, stoneware crocks and jugs were used for the preservation and transport of food and drink. Utica’s central location and proximity to the Erie Canal were ideal for pottery factories. The canal was used to transport rich clay north from New Jersey, and again to distribute finished product to

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New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia. Noah White, a barge pilot on the Erie Canal, worked for several small potteries in Utica before buying out The Addington Pottery in 1839. The factory was located on the Erie Canal in the vicinity of the Utica Auditorium. For approximately 70 years, WHITES OF UTICA, as it is most commonly known among stoneware collectors, produced a wide variety of utility and advertising pieces. Over those years Noah’s sons and grandsons joined and left the company, thus the company’s name and markings on their pieces changed several times. In the 1870s a new building helped expand the operation, and the addition of a 65-horsepower steam engine helped to improve production processes. Very early pieces were hand thrown and hand decorated, while later pieces were produced in molds. During the heyday of production, the company employed 20-25 workers. Major items included jugs for liquor, olive oil, and vinegar; churns for butter; chamber pots; preserve jars; beer bottles and fire bricks.

In the 1880s, competition from Ohio stoneware manufacturers, and the introduction of glass containers forced the company to strategically enter new markets. Germany dominated beer stein and mug production; White’s added these to their product line in

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1885. Interestingly, White’s chose to copy the popular German styles, and sell them as if German-made by omitting their identifying marks and by depicting German scenes and verses. Then at the 1901 Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, N.Y., the company tried to capture the American market by using its name on steins featuring Washington Crossing The Delaware, The Battle of Bunker Hill, Ben Franklin, The Minute Men, and on advertising mugs for American breweries and restaurants across the Country. The Mohawk Valley has a few serious stoneware collectors; the trained eye can identify White’s pieces--even those unmarked. •

Showcase Antiques of CNY

375 Canal Place, Little Falls 315-823-1177 Open 10-5, closed Wed.

Oneida County History Center

1608 Genesee St., Utica 315-735-3642

Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute and Fountain Elms 310 Genesee St., Utica 315-797-0055

Pottery display at Fountain Elms at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica

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FREE Corn Maze!

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Cornstalks • Indian Corn • Gourds • Retired Iron & Old Trucks • Soda, Water, Snacks & Candy Activities Limited by COVID-19

Guidelines: Masks & social distancing required • No Pets, No Smoking

Cullen Pumpkin Farm Open 7 Days thru Oct. 31, 10-6 www.cullenpumpkinfarm.com

587 Cullen Rd, Richfield Springs (off Rt 28 or Rt 167) 315-867-3878

EXHIBITIONS

PETE SOUZA: TWO PRESIDENTS, ONE PHOTOGRAPHER SEPTEMBER 5–DECEMBER 31, 2020

NEW EXHIBITION

OPENING SEPTEMBER 5TH

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle.

White House photographs by Pete Souza.

Two Presidents, One Photographer showcases fifty-six of Pete Souza’s photographs of two presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum. This exhibit includes Souza’s favorite images of Presidents Obama and Reagan, providing us with candid moments that are windows into their humanity. What we see in Souza’s photographs are two Presidents who clearly honored the office they held, and genuinely respected the people they interacted with, no matter the circumstance.

This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.

ALBRECHT DÜRER: MASTER PRINTS ON VIEW THROUGH NOVEMBER 22 Find more than thirty woodblock prints and engravings by (or after) the German Renaissance master printmaker Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The artist was an extraordinary innovator who revolutionized the medium of printmaking in the late fifteenth century.

(Detail) Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 – 1528, Christ Shown to the People from the Large Passion, c. 1497-1500, ink on paper, Museum Purchase. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.

The exhibition is on loan from the Reading Museum of Art. Sponsored in part by The Clark Foundation, and Nellie and Robert Gipson.

Reduced Admission Price this Season

Made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Mohawk valley astronomical society

Hubble Servicing Mission, 1999

A StellarAnniversary

Image credit: NASA

by carol higgins

The night sky has been the source of wonderment and curiosity for thousands of years. Ancient scholars did their best to learn about the universe, but it wasn’t until 1609 when Galileo built the first telescope that significant discoveries began to emerge. Today’s telescopes range from those with high-quality optics and sophisticated science instruments for professional researchers to affordable options for amateur astronomers. But of all of the telescopes ever built, there is one that has gained worldwide attention and captured the imagination of millions of people. It is NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope!

This year, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the start of its mission, and what a mission it has been! Hubble launched into space on April 24, 1990, in the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Discovery. The next day, astronauts deployed the telescope into its orbit about 340 miles above Earth’s equator. Why put a telescope in space? Because our planet’s atmosphere distorts light and causes blurry images, and also blocks some wavelengths such as infrared and x-ray.

Named in honor of renowned American astronomer Edwin Hubble, the telescope is the size of a school bus at almost 44 feet long and 14 feet wide. It has a massive 94.5-inch diameter primary mirror and 12inch secondary mirror. Instruments include two cameras, guidance sensors to help the telescope stay pointed while observing, and spectrographs to analyze the elements in distant objects.

The mission got off to a rough start.

Once in orbit, the ground team began checking systems and making sure the telescope was ready to take its first test image.

The big day arrived on May 20, 1990; a star cluster named NGC 3532 was the target.

When the image was downloaded it was not good news. The image quality was not sharp – the telescope was slightly out of focus!

As science research got underway, an Voorwerp. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, W. Keel, Galaxy Zoo Team Hanny’s investigation into the imaging problem also began immediately. Weeks later, engineers determined a mistake made during grinding of the primary mirror had led to a problem with its surface. Eventually, a solution was universe. For example, Hubble discovered proposed: design and build two instrument our universe is expanding and accelerating, packages, then send astronauts on a daring leading to theories about the influence of servicing mission. “dark energy”. Observations of planets and Hubble was designed for future upmoons showed us auroras on Saturn and Jugrades, and on December 2, 1993, the first piter, evidence of water inside of Jupiter’s repair mission launched. Space Shuttle Enmoon Ganymede, and we witnessed in redeavour carried the new instruments and a al-time the impacts of comet fragments as team of highly trained astronauts. When the they hit Jupiter. We’ve studied star-formspacecraft reached Hubble, the crew used ing regions, dying stars, detailed views of a robotic arm to “grab” the telescope and galaxies, and found that black holes are in move it to the cargo bay where astronauts almost every galaxy. So far, astronomers began a series of spacewalks to perform have published over 17,000 scientific parepairs. The result? All imaging problems pers thanks to Hubble data. were fixed.

The Hubble Space Telescope is still Since then, there have been four addihealthy and continues to return invaluable tional servicing missions. Each one was an science data and images. To learn more opportunity for astronauts to perform mainabout this unique space observatory, view tenance and repairs, and install advanced its images and videos, and read about its new instruments to expand the capabilities significant discoveries, visit the www.nasa. of the science and research platform. gov/mission_pages/hubble/about website.

These upgrades have led to stunning Wishing you clear skies and good images and startling discoveries about our health! •

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

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GOODSELL MUSEUM Local Adirondack History

2993 State 28 Old 2993Route State Route 28Forge, NY 13420

315-369-3838 Old Forge, NY 13420 www.WebbHistory.org 315-369-3838

www.webbhistory.org Open All Year All Year FREEOpen TO THE PUBLIC

currently closed, FREE TO THE PUBLIC Museum Hours: please refer to Tues – Sat, 10AM Museum Hours:– 3 PM website for more info Tues-Sat, 10am-3pm Headquarters of the

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alder creek

BARNEVELD

Michael’s

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HOME STYLE COOKING

•Daily breakfast

Friday Fish Fry!

& luncheon specials •Ask about our family bowling special!

Serving Lunch and Dinner Eat In or Take Out The foothills of the Adirondacks offering memorable meals and genuine hospitality.

11573 Rt. 12, Alder Creek • (315) 942-2200

8125 Rt.12, Barneveld, NY

Thurs-Sat: 12-9, Sun: 12-8, Closed Mon-Wed

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Please call your favorite restaurants ahead of your visit to see what services they are offering and whether they have indoor and/or outdoor seating.

Some restaurants offer curbside pickup and many delivery services have adapted to the current situation and offer home delivery.

If you have a favorite dining place, buy a gift certificate or two while you’re at it!

Thank you for supporting restaurants that support Mohawk Valley Living!

Primo Pizza at the Kettle

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315-381-3231

The Most Unique Upside Down Pizza You Ever Tasted!

Celebratinign 10 Years !

Clinton

Weekday Specials Tues- 20” X-Large Cheese Pizza . . . $10.95 Wed- Small Cheese Pizza & 20 Wings . . $16.95 Thurs- 2 Large Cheese Pizzas . . . $17.95 (plus tax / toppings extra)

Specialty Rolls

Sausage...........$10.95 Spinach............$10.95 Antipasto.............$12.50 Sausage & Greens . . . $13.50 Stromboli........$10.95

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Large Cheese & 20 wings . . . . $22.95 Large Cheese & 30 wings . . . . $30.95 (plus tax. celery, blue cheese, toppings extra)

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

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(315) 533-7229 Catering & Banquets too!

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2755 13324 826-5050 2755 State State Rt Rt.8,8,Cold ColdBrook, Brook,NY NY• (315)•826-5050

Mon. 4 -Open 9pm • Thurs, Tues. Closed Wed. - Sun.Sun 12 Noon Fri &•Sat 12-9, 12-8- 9pm Great Food • Great Spirits • Great Times Not taking

LifeOffering is Good atFare The& Ohio Tavern!Reservations Pub Daily Specials!

Marcy

little falls

Open Daily 7am-3pm

Always fresh at Ann Street!

5345 Lee Center-Taberg Rd., Lee Center

New Hours! Thurs 3-9, Fri 12-9, Sat 3-9, Sun 3-8, Closed Mon-Wed • www.gonecoastalrestaurant.com

823-3290

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

Canal Place, Little Falls Next to Showcase Antiques

9663 River Rd., Marcy

Soft and Hard Ice Cream!

19 Flavors of Hard Ice Cream 33 Flavors of Soft, Flurries & Milkshakes Take Out & Delivery!

PLUS Fresh Haddock • Giambotta Mushroom Stew • Chicken & Biscuits Meatloaf Goulash & More!

Open 7 Days a Week • 797-7709 19

New Hartford

Homemade comfort foods Full menu available til 2am!

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

Thank you for all the support! Open with plenty of outside seating available!

10 Clinton Rd., New Hartford • (315) 732-9733 Mon-Sat: 10am-2am, Sun: 12pm-2am www.killabrewsaloon.com

Phoenician

R E S TAU R A N T Please wear mask until you are seated.

Call ahead for parties of 5-10.

We are excited and hope to see everyone soon!

Specials and our full menu available for takeout and curbside pickup.

Mon-Sat 11:30am - 8pm 623 French Road New Hartford (315) 733-2709

rome Banquets

“We are your home town pizzeria!”

Weddings

past 5 years!

Voted #1 pizza for

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

8524 Fish Hatchery Rd, Rome, NY 13440 315-533-7710 www.deltalakeinn.com

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Sherburne

Now Open For Dine In & Take Out

Stay Healthy & Safe!

Thank You For Your Support!

Outside & Inside Dining Available Limited Seating So Please Reserve Ahead!

(315) 33PIZZA

615 Erie Blvd. W., Rome

Open Thursday - Monday, 4pm-9 pm Closed Tuesday & Wednesday

Soft Ice Cream & Homemade Hard Ice Cream!

Come try our Wine, Beer & Hard Cider Ice Creams

Also serving a full menu of delicious lunch and dinner options!

64 North Main St., Sherburne

DiCastro’s

(607) 674-4397

BRICK OVEN

Open every day and Open year-round

Salisbury

Restaurant • Ice Cream Parlor

In a hurry?

Call your order in ahead!

OPEN DAILY 11am-11pm End of N. Madison Street at Ridge Mills, Rome • (315) 339-2622 20

The Country Store with More!

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

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

Utica

Chili Dogs Hamburgers, BBQ Shakes & More!

Fish Frys on Wed, Thurs & Fri! Eat in or Take out

1401 Oriskany St. West, Utica (315) 724-0136 • Mon-Sat: 11am-8pm

Breakfast, Lunch, Deliveries, Take Out & Catering!

Outside Seating & Grab-and-Go Available!

Check out our weekly specials on facebook and at www.rososcafe.com

Open: Monday-Friday: 8-2 185 Genesee St 2nd Floor, Utica

315 735-7676

Since 1946 Fresh breads daily • Baked goods • Italian specialties Pizza • Wings • Subs G Online ordering & special orders available!

1024 Champlin Ave., Utica • (315) 765-0172

Open 7 days a week from 7am • www.rosatospizzacny.com • Follow us on Facebook!

Sheri’s

EASTSIDE DINER Breakfast • Lunch Homemade & Fresh Daily!

Offering Grab-n-Go meals, Salads, & Deli items!

1256 Albany St., Utica • 315-790-5200 Wed-Sun: 7am-2pm

Friday Fish Fry • Breakfast Served All Day

2199 Bleecker St., Utica (315) 790-5250 Open 7 Days a Week, 7am-2pm

*Currently No Retail Hours* -Open For Order Pickups OnlyMonday T hr ough Fr iday -9:00 A M T o 1:00 P M-

Place Orders For Our, Jarred Products, Ready To Cook Meals, Handmade, Always Fresh, Never Frozen, Cookies And Pusties And More!!

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Utica

Contemporary American • Indoor Dining Open • Reservations Only

Breakfast & Lunch Catering Available

Breakfast Sandwiches Deli-Style Wraps/Sandwiches Salads, Soups & more!

Homemade Baked Goods & Multi-Color Bagels - a kid’s favorite!

Free Delivery(min. $25) • Family Owned & Operated!

900 Culver Ave., Utica • 315-765-0271 • Open Wed-Sat 4:30-8pm

(315) 790-5353 • Open 7 Days a Week

All staff wearing masks, please wear yours until seated. Visit www.willowsofutica.com

We can’t wait to see you again!

219 N. Genesee St., Utica Whitesboro

Yorkville

Serving Lunch & Dinner Lunches Served Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Regular Hours

KARAM’S Middle Eastern

Happy Hour Daily 4-7, $2.50 Drafts & $2.75 Well Mixers

Bakery & Restaurant

Tuesday: $2.99 All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Wednesday: $7.99 Pasta Specials, 10 Boneless Wings $6.00 Thursday: $15.99 All-U-Can-Eat Chicken Riggies Take Out Sunday: .60¢ Wings at bar

Catering & Banquet Facilities Available

Available!

409 Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro • (315) 736-7869 Catering & Banquet Facilities Available • www.69steakhouse.com

Now Open!

Find Karam’s hummus, tabouleh & fresh bread at Chanatry’s too!

Traditional Lebanese fare for breakfast & lunch!

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

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

(315) 736-1728 137 Campbell Ave, Yorkville www.karamsbakery.com

Over 80 years serving the Mohawk Valley!

Yorkville

Visit our 3 locations:

Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville • Ilion Marina, 190 Central Ave, Ilion • Maynard Dr., Marcy 22

localphotography photography club local Summer morning at Pixley Falls.

by Todd Walker

The Otesaga Hotel. Built in 1909, the Otesaga is a Cooperstown Landmark on the southern shore of Otsego Lake, Cooperstown.

by Cliff Oram

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local photography Comet Neowise over Sauquoit looking towards New Hartford.

by Todd Walker

Sandlot Kid. The Statue was unveiled, 4/23/1964. The sculptor was Victor Savatore who lived in Springfield Center. by Cliff Oram

Beekman 1802 Mercantile, sporting a new paint job that features their new brand colors in Sharon Springs.

by Gabe Oram

At this time we are happy to service customers by mail.

We also offer curbside pickup and longarm quilting.

Call for an opening date.

New! See kits on sale at Tigerlilyquiltco.com Located at the Shoppes at the Finish Line Tues-Fri 10am-5:30pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Closed Sun & Mon

Be selfl e Wear ass. mask!

Mohawk Valley Through the Lens Check out their popular Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MVTTL

IRONWOOD Furniture

Jelly Cupboards, Bookcases, Hutches, Tables, Baker’s Racks, Benches, Coffee/End Tables, Hoosiers & much more!

AMISH MADE

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Thr mber te 7686 Route 5, Clinton (315) 853-7300 Sep

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm www.ironwoodfurniturestore.com

“We’ll Take Care Of You”

Horn’s Family Farm

Pasture Raised Beef, Farm Raised Pork Range Free Eggs (Chicken & Duck) & Other Local Products

See us at the Farmer’s Market!

Lyons Falls on Tuesdays, Boonville on Thursdays

(315) 941-7539

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antique shopping guide Antiques & Art

Westmoreland Formerly of Barneveld

Now Open!

5475 State Rt 233, Westmoreland Artsy1Antiques@GMail.com

Open Wed- Fri 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-4

7000 Sq. ft Multi Dealer Store!

Furniture: Victorian to Mid-Century Lots of Art! Architectural Salvage Primitives Records, Books, & Collectibles

Celebrating 22 years in business!

Attic Addicts The Queen’s Closet

Pristine, Practical, and Priced Right!

Specializing in estate sales, large and small.

Conducted with respect and dignity.

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

Call for a consultation:

(315) 736-9160

Consignment at its Finest!

Clothing, Jewelry Household Items Furniture

Open Mon-Fri: 11am-4pm Closed Sat & Sun Thru Labor Day New consignment by appointment only

22 Oriskany Blvd., Yorkville (315) 736-9160 Facebook: The Queens Closet & Attic Addicts

Black Cat ANTIQUES & GIFTS A little bit country, a little bit primitive!

Bear Path Antiques Open Daily 10-5 10242 Route 12N, Remsen

(315) 831-8644

www.backofthebarnantiques.com

Your destination for furniture, hand stenciled signs, vintage clothing, warm glow candles, silk arrangements & more!

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

Open Thursday-Monday: Closed Tuesday & Wednesday If coming from a long distance call to check hours

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

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

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

Broad St. Flea Market 807 Broad St., Utica

(315) 941-0925 • Wed-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-4, Closed Mon & Tues

Indoor & Open Year Round!

Large selection of vendors with an even larger variety of items!

Never the same old grind!

You never know what you’ll find at Broad Street Flea Market!

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New products from Handmade Soy Candles, Lucky Bamboo, CBD Products, to Incense & Craft Items, Furniture & Household Items- new & old Like Us! Large selection of Games($5), DVDs($1), & CDs(.50¢)

Inventory always changing so Stop in often! Vendor applications always accepted.

Multi Dealer Antique Shop

Primitives • Furniture • Artwork Smalls • Antique Accessories Wed-Sat: 10-4, Sun: 11-3 • (315) 264-1755

4803 Rt. 31, Vernon

New Location!

A Purveyor of Early Primitive Antiques, Simple Goods, Old Purposeful Stuff & Needfuls Reflecting Simpler Times

Richfield Springs, NY • Open by Request

Canal House Hazel Mae’s Antiques Located in the Shoppes Multi-Dealer Shop

Specializing in antique furniture, glassware, jewelry, books, linens, and so much more.

Johnny Appleseeds 3402 Old State Rd, Erieville Rug Hooking • Punch Needle Wool • Supplies • Classes

6737 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7737 Thurs-Mon 10-5, closed Tues & Wed

Dawn Marie’s Treasures Vintage & New Gifts

13 College St., Clinton

(315) 796-9099 • Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6

One Year Anniversary Celebration!

ANTIQUE GALLERY

Huge sales at our 13 College St. and Johnny Appleseeds locations. Specials, Sweet Treats and Give Aways for the full month of September! Stop in to find your treasure!

6768 Route 20, Bouckville (315) 893-7676 Open Apr-Oct: 10-5 daily; Nov-Dec: 10-4 daily January-March: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10-4

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Labor Day Sales!

Foothills

Mercantile

Antiques,Vintage, Gifts & Furniture Now Offering Fresh Produce!

Over 30 Vendors!

Open 7 days a week: 10:30-5:30

(315) 896-2681 • 8124 Route 12, Barneveld

www.depotantiquegallery.com

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

Look for our 1960s Texaco sign!

Little Falls

Antique Center

(315) 893-7752

Main Street Gift Shoppe

Newport’s Best Kept Secret for Primitive Gifts!

Fall Decor, Candles, Antiques, Textiles, Olde Century Colors Paint, Lighting, Signs, Furniture and more!

As we welcome Autumn, visit our ever-changing gift shop to fill your home with the warmth of the season!

7431 Main St Rt. 28 Newport, NY

OPEN: Wed-Sat 11:30am til 6pm (315) 845-8835

www.mainstreetristorante.com

Fall Open House Sun., Sept 20th 10am-4pm

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

More than 50 vendors on 2 floors!

Antiques • Art • Crafts

The changing season brings joy in many things.

Come in and find a treasure, that will give you lots of pleasure!

Open 6 days a week, 10-5 Closed Tues

Handicapped-accessible

315-823-4309 Thruway Exit 29A, 25 West Mill St., Little Falls www.littlefallsantiquecenter.com

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Over 160 Vendor booths and display cases!

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

We Are Back!

Come on in and check out all of our great new inventory!

(315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

MADISON INN ANTIQUES FURNITURE • TOOLS BOOKS • COLLECTIBLES GLASS • PRIMITIVE Space available Call: 315 335-1689

7417 St Rte 20 • Madison 315-893-7639 Open Thurs-Sun 10-5

Renewed & Rescued

MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL The Online Exchange, LLC We Can Help You Buy, Sell, & Trade Globally!

Now an FFL dealer!

6338 St. Rt. 167, Dolgeville

(315) 429-5111

Registered user of ebay

Antique & Unique!

Buy • Sell • Trade

Quality Consignments & More

Consigners wanted!

Household Items & Decor Refinished Furniture, Jewelry, Local Artisan Products 142 N. Main Street, Herkimer

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NATURE in september story and photos by Matt Perry September is a pivotal month in nature. It is the time when the night air takes on a bite; a tangible reminder that summer is coming to an end.

It is a time when foliage begins changing color and trees start preparing for their long period of dormancy. September is when most migrating songbirds leave their northern breeding grounds and begin their epic journeys south. Birding in September can be an amazing experience. A challenging one too – sorting out the various fall plumages of so many warbler species and getting their sexes and ages correct. This kind of identification work comes easy to few people. Those willing and able to put in the hours (and years) can become proficient at sorting out species.

What does one receive for gaining such an ability? Nothing – except for the magical power of being able to see a world of diverse birdlife that most other human beings are completely ignorant of.

The peak of warbler migration happens around mid-month. Last year on Wednesday, September 18th, I walked around the nature sanctuary with the goal of censusing birds, particularly neotropical songbirds like warblers, vireos, thrushes, and tanagers. On that morning, I had with me another birder of exceptional skill. She was new to the area but was already one of the Mohawk Valley’s best and brightest bird peo-

Nashville Warbler

ple. Within a half-hour, she was able to correctly identify several warblers merely from the contact notes the birds gave. “That’s a Nashville Warbler …and that note sounded like it came from a Black-throated Green Warbler!”, she said with infectious enthusiasm. Of course, she was right.

I was able to visually confirm both birds. The Nashville Warbler was a dull-colored immature with a pale-yellow underside and a barely discernible white eyering. The Nashville Warbler flitted impatiently from branch to branch in the crown of an expansive Black Willow Tree. For the most part, the bird remained hidden by the foliage it was inspecting. The Black-throated Green Warbler was more out in the open. It was a full adult male donning breeding plumage. His throat patch was jet black and his face was greenish-yellow. As is typical for the species, his movements through the branches were more plodding, so it was easy for us to track him with our binoculars.

He was circumnavigating the lower part of the crown of the same tree where we glimpsed the Nashville Warbler. The Black-throated Green Warbler hopped out to the end of a twig and then executed a free-fall. Before hitting the ground, he swooped back up to a low branch and began eating the insect he caught during the drop.

We had moved only ten feet up the access road when I heard a contact call that sounded to

me like a Tennessee Warbler. It was a barely audible “sip” call that any normal human would disregard or dismiss as an insect sound. Not my friend.

She heard it loud and clear as if it were the sound of a clanging church bell and she knew what it was before I uttered a word. “I just heard a Tennessee Warbler fly over!” she said. I was duly impressed and would have handed over the warbler identification badge for Oneida County if such a thing existed and if I had it in my possession.

Sure enough, along with two of its comrades, the little bird had landed near the very top of the same willow where we had seen the other warbler species. That willow was the place to be on that day, for birds and birders alike! After spending some time scrutinizing them, we could see that the three Tennessee warblers were identical and perhaps originated from the same brood. It was likely they hatched somewhere in a Canadian forest back in June or early July. The presumptive siblings were very active in their flitting and foraging and it was hard to track them with binoculars. They were all dull yellow on the underside (like the Nashville Warbler) and had no wingbars. Instead of an eye-ring, they showed a distinctive eyeline across the face. The eyeline was the only distinct thing about the species’ juvenile plumage. Had they been adults they would have looked much different; they would have white undersides, greenish

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The warbler parade was momentarily interrupted by a Brown Thrasher that perched atop a dead elm tree at the border of the meadow. The rich brown of the bird’s back was set beautifully against an azure morning sky.

The thrasher turned around, swiveling its body and long tail on its perch until it faced our direction. The bird’s underside was white but heavily marked with dark brown spots. It looked like an exaggerated drawing of the similarly plumaged Wood Thrush. The thrasher let loose a loud “smack” call and then sailed into the hedgerow. Just then a long and slightly raspy contact note was heard from a different bird – one that was flying up from the same hedge. My friend and I looked at each other as our brains tried to process the call. I spoke first and said it was either a Bay-breasted Warbler or a Blackpoll Warbler, but there was an outside chance it could be a Blackburnian Warbler. All three birds produce similar contact calls and birders select one at their peril. She agreed with my equivocations but was putting her money on the Bay-breasted Warbler. Of course, she was correct. A few seconds later, I had a juvenile Bay-breasted Warbler in my binoculars. It was high up in the Black Willow.

The bird was in juvenile plumage and so it lacked the bright “bay” colored flanks, throat, and cap. However, it did have a slight bay-colored wash on its sides. Otherwise, it was a yellowish bird with clear white wingbars and a streaked back.

I have said it before in these pages: nothing beats spring migration. That is when all the birds are in breeding plumage and singing melodious songs.

However, if you want a real challenge, try birding in September when breeding plumaged migrants are far and few between and there are no easily identifiable songs to aid your identifications. My friend had proven her abilities to me on that morning and would continue to impress me on a few subsequent walks. I encourage all to get out there, find a grove of willow trees or a forest edge, and try your hand at warbler identification. If you keep at it, in a few years I may be handing the warbler identification badge over to you! •

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Across 2. One of Gary’s favorite bodies of water to photograph, ___ Lake. See ADK Journal.

3. Celebrating it’s 30th anniversary this year. See Astronomy.

6. Matt plants these kind of trees and shrubs for birds. See MV Nature.

8. The Veggie That’s ___. See MV Gardens.

9. ___ watching, is a relaxing pastime.

10. The smallest in the Fulton Chain of Lakes 13. Jones Family Farm’s new cheese. See On The Farm.

14. Showcase Antiques has a large collection of this famous pottery. See Mohawk Valley Girl.

Down 1. Gary’s other favorite place to photograph, ___ River. See ADK Journal.

4. Things that go ___ in the night.

5. Suzie and her girls took a much needed break from the farm to camp at this ADK lake. See On The Farm.

6. Writer Thomas Stevens wrote about being harassed by boaters while ___. See Shawangunk.

7. The “Home Kids” had a camp at this lake. See Oneida County History.

11. A boat ___ was held to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Conservation in Old Forge in 1935. See Herkimer County History.

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50th Anniversary of Conservation

Old Forge July 20-21, 1935

The “Pageant of the Lakes” along the Fulton Chain, July 22, 1935

By sue perkins

In our collection are a series of photographs taken of a flotilla of boats. One photograph had Hollywood Hills on the side of the boat. This led me to research about Hollywood Hills Hotel on www. fultonhistory.com. It was there I found out about Joseph W. Young (1882-1934) who was a land developer who developed Hollywood, Florida, and wanted to develop Hollywood Hills at First Lake in Old Forge. The Rome Sentinel July 28, 1928, reported that Young purchased a tract of land of 17,000 acres. A road was being built from Old Forge to First Lake. He planned to build a fine hotel on First Lake of the Fulton Chain. When that was completed, the buses would bring guests and prospective investors from a distance who stayed several days and looked over the whole development. There was a large ad in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sunday, July 20, 1930, that showed Young was conducting 3-day Friendship Tours to promote Hollywood Hills. There were 40 miles of lake frontage with about to forty to fifty camps already built and occupied.

On July 1, 1933, the Casino opened a quarter mile down the lake from the Hollywood Hills Motor Lodge. The Casino was built of logs, and measured eighty-five by ninety feet and boasted of one hundred and four French doors which opened on all sides. The roof was made of canvas and could be rolled back so the guests could see the evening stars.

There was parking for 1,000 cars. There was a beach and a bathhouse.

January 24, 1933, it was reported that work started on the excavation of the new Hollywood Hills Hotel on First Lake. The structure was 320 feet long, two and three stories high. The hotel had an octagonal lobby, 100 feet across with an 11 feet square four-sided fireplace in the center, a

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taproom, and steam heat and bath in every room. A sprinkler system was installed. On July 12, 1934, the Hollywood Hills Hotel officially opened with a formal dinner. Unfortunately, Joseph W. Young died a few months earlier on February 26, 1934, of a heart attack at his winter home in Hollywood, Florida. The Noonan family purchased the hotel and converted it into condominiums. A handful of the vintage 1930 cottages still exist today.

There was a two-day celebration held on July 20-21, 1935 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Forest Conservation in New York State at Old Forge, New York.

On Saturday, July 20th the ceremonies began with a parade: “The parade line had colors and color guard of Covey American Legion Post, Old Forge; Hillside Boys Band, Troy; 17 forest rangers, including Miss Harriet Rega, the state’s only female fire observer; Bugle and Drum Band of Troop 20, Rome Girl Scouts, with Miss Geraldine Tolnitch, troop lieutenant; Miss Anna Forester, troop captain, and Miss Elizabeth Higham, local director, in attendance; Old Forge Girl Scouts; Moose Ban, Utica; guides in buckboards, five in one owned by Ben Sperry, Old Forge, and three in one owned by the Adirondack League Club; make-believe Native Americans on horses, Native Americans in automobiles; Native American family walking; three Conservation Department forest fire trucks, and East Syracuse American Legion Boys Band. At the end of the parade, an address was given by the then Conservation Commissioner Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) at the Old Forge ball diamond.”

[Of course, I had to find out more on Miss Harriet Rega: According to Bill Starr, a fire tower historian and former observer on Pillsbury Mountain, “Harriet Rega was observer on Mount Electra (Rock Lk Mtn) from 4/28/1924 until 4/24/1930 before transferring to Rondaxe (Bald) Mtn where she served as the observer from 5/1/1930-10/31/1936. That made her the first woman observer in New York State.” -Notes from Bald (Rondaxe) Mountain Fire Tower Restoration Project, Old Forge, NY, 2019 by Peg Masters.]

On the Sunday evening of the celebration a “Pageant of the Lakes” was held. The flotilla left Old Forge and proceeded along the northern shore of the Fulton Chain to Eagle Bay and then to Inlet. The reviewing stand was at Inlet. The flotilla then went down the south shore of Fourth Lake.

“Boats and floats in order of procession, and their sponsors: Lady of the Lakes, Neodak and Arrowhead Hotels; the sale of the Central Adirondacks to John Francis and John Brown by Aaron Burr, which occurred in a New York City tavern in 1797, Mohawk Hotel; A Woodland Scene, Petrie’s Mountain View Inn; representing Robert Fulton’s Clermont, Fulton Navigation Co.; The Swan Song Long’s Le Bon Air; representing “The Fawn”. The first steamer to ply the Moose River as a connecting transportation link between old Forge and the westerly foothills of the Adirondacks built by Lyon de Camp at Old Forge in 1878, Brussel’s Thendara Garage & Old Forge Hardware Co., Conservation Boat, Water Pageant Committee, pioneer guides of the Adirondacks, Old Forge Electric Co.; Bald Mountain Observation Tower, Bald Mountain House; Inlet Bathing Beauties, E. J. Turner Rocky Point; Jungleland, Baker’s; The Gondoliers, Becker’s Hotel and Burnaps Camp; Winter Sports, Rocky Point Inn; Miss Ney-a-T Camp Ney-A-T; and Adirondack Showboat, Hollywood Hills Hotel.” Other decorated craft followed. It must have been a sight to see all the decorated watercraft!

In the afternoon, a program of water sports was held at Inlet. Scheduled events included log rolling, guide boat and war canoe races, canoe tilting, aquaplaning, swimming, boat races, stunt flying, and elevated parachute jump into Fourth Lake by Robert MacMillian.

They knew how to put on celebrations back in the day! If you would like to see the rest of the photographs of the flotilla in this collection, please call for an appointment at 315-866-6413. The Society is open Monday-Friday, 10-3. We ask that you sign in, wash your hands, wear a mask, and someone on staff will take your temperature. •

Sue Perkins is the Executive Director of the Herkimer County Historical Society

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We typically make mozzarella on Sundays and if you’ve been fortunate enough to visit the farm store, you would have seen some of the process. Visitors seem to enjoy the show!

Mozzarella is one of those cheeses that remind you to slow down, to be patient and allow the process to unfold over time—something that is very hard for me to do. I rarely slow down.

As a family, we haven’t slowed down all summer, with long days keeping us working from sunup to sundown (and beyond). But school and cooler temperatures are right around the corner so we have to find time to enjoy a little vacation, right?

Well, our two daughters and I found time to do just that: take a little vacation. It was no small feat, either.

Firstly, we didn’t “find” time to take a vacation: we had to make the time. We looked at the five-day stretch we wanted to take off (my husband Peter stayed home to take care of animals and make cheese) and made a list of all the things that had to be done while we were gone. We simply couldn’t wave goodbye and expect him to handle the work typically done by all of us! I put it this way to the girls—we had to set him up for success while we were gone. (Side note: Farmers often find themselves in the position of needing to leave one member behind during family vacations. Our good friend Joe calls this “FFA”…

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The girls, Archie, and I enjoy some much needed downtime away from the farm on Eighth Lake our absence. All this, of course, had to be done as we packed the camper and tried to think of all the things we’d need for a short five-day stint in the Adirondacks. I’d never worked so hard to take a vacation!

It has been two years since we last took a vacation and much longer since we’ve done something as a family. But getting away with our two girls would have to suffice for now.

We drove up on a Monday to Eighth Lake Campground, between Inlet and Raquette Lake. We brought our canoe, our dog Archie, and lots of food. And I optimistically brought a book, wondering when I last had time to sit and read.

The lake itself is surrounded by a dense pine forest. Too small for jet skis and tubing, it was quiet and perfect for kayaks and swimming. Our campsite’s private beach was a great spot to read that book I brought. It truly was wonderful!

But beyond the spectacular sunsets and sounds of loons on the lake, besides the evenings of s’mores and long talks around the campfire, I found the absolute silence from the rest of the world to be most relaxing. Our cell phones were of no use at the campground and surrounding trails, meaning we were disconnected in every way possible. I couldn’t check in on my husband; I couldn’t post a farm update to social media; I couldn’t see what was going on in world news.

It was a lot like stretching mozzarella: I was forced to slow down; I had to let go of any sense of control and just BE. It was pure bliss.

For me, the physical change was dramatic. If it is possible to feel your blood pressure go down, I most certainly felt it. My hot flashes, normally occurring 8-10 times a day, plummeted to only one or two per day. I like to shrug off stress as if it doesn’t affect me, but there I was, clearly de-stressing and grateful for every minute.

Back at the farm, we’re all back to work but are more gracious to one another. I am more relaxed and patient in my mozzarella stretching, too. Now, to get my husband to take a day off…wish me luck! •

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

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It has been twenty years since I began habitat restoration projects at the Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary. My primary one has been reforestation.

Our objective was to create habitat (food and breeding places) for native birds and other wildlife. With help from volunteers, we have planted over 15 thousand trees, including over 100 different native species of trees and shrubs in six former agricultural fields. Throughout the project, we faced many challenges including overcoming poor soil, browsing animal pressure, and droughts. In this article, I will discuss some trees and shrubs which have proven to be the hardiest and the most useful to wildlife. These are the ones I can recommend to those who desire to provide a haven for wildlife on their own properties.

In two decades, we have planted a lot of berry-producing trees and shrubs.

Of those, the most successful in terms of growing quickly and bearing fruit are American Mountain Ash, Black Cherry, Nannyberry Viburnum, and Silky Dogwood. The Mountain Ash trees began bearing fruit quickly and, by the time they were six years old, were producing bright orange berries in great quantity. The trees were planted in a line along the edge of our White Pine/Red Oak reforestation field and their growth rate outpaced that of the quick-growing oaks and pines. The Mountain Ashes, like virtually all nursery stock we obtain, were only about a foot tall at the time of planting, but within a decade had attained twenty feet in height. Some of their success is due to the relative high fertility of the soil in the field where they were planted. In May, the Mountain Ash trees produce a great number of flowers. The clusters of white blooms are popular with pollinating insects.

At the nature sanctuary, the Mountain Ash berries are most sought after by Brown Thrashers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Baltimore Orioles, American Robins, Gray Catbirds, and Scarlet Tanagers. Occasionally, a Veery or a Wood Thrush is seen feeding on the fruit. Having said that, Mountain Ash berries are not irresistible, and most remain on the trees well into the winter. In the colder months, Mountain Ash berries are considered “emergency food” by birds and are resorted to only when there are few edibles left to tempt them. Of the birds that spend the winter with us, Robins and Cedar Waxwings are most apt to exploit Mountain

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Another native tree species we planted in our reforestation fields is the Black Cherry. The Black Cherry is a full-fledged canopy tree which reaches a height of 75 feet or more (sometimes attaining over one hundred feet) given the right conditions. The Black Cherry is a relatively common tree in deciduous forests and woodlots throughout the Mohawk Valley. Their bark is rough and dark and broken up into small plates or chips. Beginners at tree identification usually remember the Black Cherry for its dark “potato chip” bark. In forest conditions a mature Black Cherry may have a long

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trunk characterized by gentle bends. In the spring Black Cherry trees produce long bunches of white flowers. The flowers bring in a variety of pollinating insects and birds. By mid-summer, the Black Cherry’s fruit ripens to a dark red and by this time they are sought by wildlife – much more so than the orange berries of the Mountain Ash. The list of birds that are fans of cherries is long. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillars and silk moth larvae feed on the leaves.

Unfortunately, the Black Cherry’s fruit production is not as reliable as that of the Mountain Ash. A particularly bountiful year might be followed by a couple of years of little or no fruit production. Despite a poisonous compound in their foliage, the young trees are subject to over browsing by deer and plantings do require protection on most sites. Black Cherry trees grow reasonably well in poor soils if they are well drained. Some of the cherry trees in our reforestation fields grew very quickly and were producing fruit before they were 10 years old. Birds were quick to take advantage of the new food resources.

Over the years, I have learned that virtually all tree species have an Achilles heel – some fault or weakness which, down the road, can lead to unfortunate consequences. Like the American Mountain Ash, the Black Cherry is no exception to that rule. In our plantings, some of our cherry trees showed some odd and eccentric growth patterns. The trunks on some began to drastically bend at low heights.

Trunk deviations of this kind can make a tree more vulnerable to breaking. In shallow soils, Black Cherry Trees are liable to uproot during storms. One spring, after several inches of rain, a few of the larger Black Cherries began pulling out of the supersaturated ground. Strong winds which followed the rain toppled one of the trees before we knew there was an issue. When my assistant and I arrived on the scene, we saw the ground trembling around the base of a second tree. It was if it were experiencing a mini earthquake. We responded by placing large buckets of gravel in a circle around the tree and then chaining the tree trunk to two neighboring trees. Our emergency measures stopped the tree from uprooting.

Over two decades, we have planted a variety of Dogwoods and Viburnums at the preserve. These native shrubs provide both food and cover for breeding birds and other wildlife. Virtually all the dogwoods produce berries that are rich in fat

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So favored are these fruits that birds will often strip them from the tree well before they are ripe.

Most dogwoods prefer wet or wet-adjacent habitat and they can thrive in either partial shade or full sun conditions. Dogwoods common in the Mohawk Valley are Red Osier Dogwood and Gray Dogwood. The former species has beautiful licorice colored stems. The berries of both species are whitish. Dark spots in the center of each berry make them resemble eyes with pupils. The Red Osier Dogwood can grow to be over eight feet tall, but I have never seen them grow that large at our preserve. In our region, they are subject to being over-browsed by deer and so they remain perpetually small – rarely protruding over the grasses and other plants that share their habitat. Evidently the foliage and stems of the Gray Dogwood are not as tasty and so they can sometimes reach their growth potential of 15 feet tall.

The Silky Dogwood is even more deer resistant and at our sanctuary they incur minimal damage from leaf browsers. Silky Dogwood is a more delicate looking shrub than its fellow dogwoods.

Its flowers are white and occur in flat clusters like the other species mentioned, but the fruit of this species is bluish. The roots of Silky Dogwoods spread from the main plant and readily send up new stems. The foliage of the Silky Dogwood turns purple and pink in the fall and it makes for a colorful accent in any setting.

Several species of viburnum regularly occur in the Mohawk Valley. The two species I most commonly encounter are Cranberry Viburnum and Nannyberry. Both species are deer-resistant

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and reliable producers of fruit. They rarely experience a barren year. At the sanctuary we have never had to plant Cranberry Viburnum since it grows in various habitats and has no trouble propagating itself via seed. They prefer wet ground but can flourish in upland locations. The flowers of Viburnums are very much like those of most dogwoods – they are flat-topped, clustersof small white flowers. Cranberry Viburnum, as the name suggests, produces red, cranberry-like berries.

The berries look appealing to the human eye, but for most fruit-eating birds they are a food of nearlast resort. Interestingly, Cranberry Viburnum is a bush that loves beaver dams. Three of our largest beaver ponds feature sprawling Cranberry Viburnum Bushes growing on their dams. I take this as a good indication the species is resistant to beavers as well as deer. The viburnums on the beaver dams grow extra wide and tall and produce a luxurious spread of berries.

Nannyberry is another one of the region’s common viburnum species although there were very few growing at the sanctuary before our habitat restoration projects. The species does well in poor soils and can exhibit rapid growth rates.

They can reach 15 feet or higher when mature.

Within five years of planting Nannyberry seedlings they were already bearing fruit. I compare that to some of the Washington Hawthorns we have planted which did not produce fruit until they were 17-years old! Nannyberry Bushes are also reliable fruit producers. Their bunches of bean-shaped berries hang down like grapes and turn dark blue as they ripen. Like the fruit of the Cranberry Viburnum, the berries of Nannyberry are a food of last resort. This means that the fruit typically remains on the bush until well into winter. By that time, the berries become darker and more shriveled, which helps to justify the species’ alternate name, Wild Raisin. Even if its fruit is not the best, the Nannyberry’s ability to quickly create a hedgerow makes it useful as nesting habitat for birds. It is one of few native bushes that can compete with non-native invasive specieslike Tartarian Honeysuckle and European Buckthorn. Those two species, when left unchecked, can quickly monopolize an old pasture or savannah habitat niche.

Arrowwood is yet another native Viburnum we have introduced at the nature preserve. At

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least in our plantings it has been slower growing.

It is also not as deer resistant as the other viburnums discussed. However, its fruit is more popular with wildlife and that alone makes it worthy ofplanting. This year were pleasantly surprised to find one growing in a remote swamp at the back of the property. We had no part in planting that bush. The naturally occurring Arrowwood was in full flower and seemed content growing alongside the Highbush Blueberries and Winterberries that also occur in that wetland. The Arrowwood does better in deeper and wetter soils and enjoys full sun. In areas that have wetter and more acidic soil, I can recommend the combination ofArrowwood, Blueberry, and Winterberry. Those three bushes together can provide bountiful food resources that can supply birds with food from mid-summer through late winter.

Elderberry Bushes are immensely popular with wildlife and particularly with songbirds.

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are not difficult to come by in appropriate habitats. The bushes do poorly in areas where deer pressure is high. However, when protected by fences or tree protectors, they do very well and can be reliable producers of fruit. While the Black Elderberry is readily available from many nurseries, Red-berried Elder is harder to find for sale. I think my favorite is the Red-berried variety. It blooms early in the spring in shady deciduous forests where it keeps company with woodland perennials like Jack-in-the-pulpit and the trilliums. Early flowers give way to early fruit production, and the Red Elder may have ripe berries as early as mid-June. Fresh berries are rare in the woods at that time of year and so their presence rings the dinner bell for a great number of shy songbird species.

I could go on and on listing species that are useful as wildlife habitat and I am sure I will return to this topic again in future columns. At the sanctuary, we continue to gain experience with fruit, seed, and nut producers, and we will pass on information as we glean it. A few we have high hopes for are: Red Mulberry, Hazelnut, Chinquapin, Bayberry, Red Cedar, and Bear Oak. Habitat restorations or enhancements take time to mature, and usually, a great deal of time! It is the kind of thing you want to do yesterday since very few of these trees and shrubs will provide instant gratification. Regardless of when you begin your planting, be assured that wildlife will eventually reap benefits from your work. Take heart in the fact that you will be doing your part to restore some of the incredible biodiversity that once existed in the Mohawk Valley.

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The Veggie That’s Spaghetti

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Squash, that is! When we start harvesting spaghetti squash, you know autumn cannot be far off.

Spaghetti squash is round and oblong-shaped, measuring as much as 12 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter. When ripe, it is typically light yellow and weighs around 5 pounds. It is often called vegetable spaghetti, noodle squash, vegetable marrow, and mandarin squash. The “spaghetti” name comes from the fact that when it is cooked, the flesh of the veggie is long and stringy in appearance, like spaghetti. It rose in popularity in the US and Europe during the 1970s.

The word “squash” is of Native American origin. And the squash plant is generally known to be native to North and Central America since ancient times, along with maize and beans. So it’s entirely reasonable to think that spaghetti squash originated in North America.

But, you’d be wrong! It was developed in Manchuria, China during the 1890s. It’s not known when it was introduced to China. But we do know that by the 1850s, the Chinese were growing and using some varieties of squash for fodder.

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vegetable spaghetti was not exactly an instant American hit. In fact, it was pretty much unknown in urban America up until the WWII era.

During the war, many popular household staple foods were in short supply. In that environment, vegetable spaghetti grew in popularity as a substitute for pasta noodles, one that could be grown in a home victory garden. After the war, it again faded into obscurity.

It was scarcely heard of again until around the 1960s. Spaghetti squash became popular among the hippie counterculture, where it was touted as a healthy “natural” alternative to processed food. It eventually went mainstream and by the 1980s, spaghetti squash had become fairly well known. Today, the squash continues to have a steady following, particularly vegetarians, but also dieters – it is a low carb, low-calorie food. One cup of the veggie has only 42 calories, 10 grams of carbs, 0 grams of fat or cholesterol, and contains Vitamins A, B1, B2, B, B5, B6, C, potassium and trace amounts of several minerals.

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

On warm, late summer afternoons, we relax in our screen house after chores are done. It’s next to our vegetable garden, now in full maturity, abundant with fresh, flavorful, healthy vegetables. This is “better than money in the bank”, as the old folks used to say, although they were more likely to be referring to woodpiles. How satisfying it is to grow your own food, to gather your own fuel! This was one of our big goals when we spent our first night here on August 31st, 1974. It was rather primitive but very quaint; a scrap-wood cottage on 3 ½ acres of woodland, and a running stream to fetch our water from. Inside we had some home-made furniture; chairs made of old church pew boards and a table made with saw-horses, plus a treadle sewing machine, an old oak icebox, an equally old porcelain sink in a plywood counter, upright piano, wind-up 78 record player, and an old mattress on a bench for a couch.

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Thomas Stevens wrote in the 1880s about the beautiful Mohawk Valley, but also of being harassed by boaters as he biked along the canal whooping and brandishing their [rifles]…they swerve off…and rein their fiery chargers up, allowing me to forge ahead…then returning…” ​ We, too, had our challenges, some men had hunted in our woods all their lives, and were unhappy with “hippies” taking over and declaring it a war-free zone on wildlife; there were attempts to oust Tim from his job as minister which sometimes came as close as one vote; we had to keep tight budgets so we could buy land which necessitated travel in an unheated, dilapidated vehicle and sometimes using catalog pages for toilet paper… But with determination, and kindly assertiveness, we have prevailed. A few of us shared our concern for ecology and peaceful coexistence with wildlife in the 1970s, but now vegetarianism is not just a wacky practice by eccentric hippies; concern for the health of our planet is not just a foolish view by extremists; awareness and empathy for the consciousness and value of other life forms is no longer an outrageous misconception by “Bambi lovers.” ​ I feel certain that we have had some influence on this evolution of consciousness. A theory of Tim’s that I found new and fascinating when we first met (which was before the internet), was that an idea if it has truth, can influence the whole world very quickly by simply passing from one person to another. It has made me think carefully about what I say, what I do, and how I react. If this is true, we are all leaders, not just the people frequently seen in media. ​ For example, one day, we went to an event about an important contemporary issue at a local college in the valley. The lecture hall was almost full, and people were still trickling in when a Campus Security Guard announced in a loud, authoritative voice; ​ “Who owns a blue Chevy sedan, license plate XXXX?” ​A meek-looking man raised his hand. The guard put his hands on his hips; “You better get out there right away and move it buddy or it’s gonna be towed away!” You’re in the faculty parking area!” He sure sounded irate! ​ The car owner obediently commenced to exit. Now, I’m usually quite shy about speaking out in groups, but this was too much! In a voice just loud enough to be heard, I said: “You could be nicer about it.” ​ Then I was shocked to hear Tim add in his best pulpit voice: “Yea! What is this, Nazi Germany?” ​Suddenly the lecture hall crescendoed with many other raised voices; “Yea, what’s the big deal?”; “He’s not a criminal!”; “We’re guests here, you should treat us that way!”; “Where are your manners?” Not until the Security Guard left did the hubbub die down to an irritated murmur. I was shocked. Did I start this? ​ And, little did we know what we were starting when we bought our first 3 ½ acres. Only four years later, we purchased another 30 acres. I wrote to my parents: ​ Dear Mom and Dad, Thanks so much for your promptness in giving me the loan. I expect to be just as prompt in returning it. ​ We harvested a very small amount of honey made from our

forest and wild meadows. We have a little bottle for Grandpa and a few friends who have helped us this year. ​ I built a case for a flute I was given and hope to sell it so we can get an apple grinder. There are lots of wild apples this year and I hope you’ll get a sample of the delicious cider we hope to make. ​The property we’re acquiring with your loan we expect to be a renewing supply of fuel for our house besides protection from hunters and trappers. It borders on the Black Creek which is very nice for swimming, canoeing, or fishing.

It has been recommended by an Environmental Protection Agency to be included in the ‘Forever Wild Rivers Act.’ ​I’ll call as soon

Tim and parishioners wrestle with slipcovers Peg made for pew cushions

as I’m able. (We didn’t have a phone.)​ Love, Peg ​After thirteen land purchases, we now have 520 acres kept protected in perpetuity with a board of directors and the many, many people who have supported this vision. ​ One of the churches that faithfully employed us for 40 years and consequently helped finance our Preserve was in Salisbury Center, NY. The congregation is tiny but rich in talented, hard-working people. Their fund-raising dinners are still popular local events, and we all looked forward to seeing the amazing bouquets our retired farmer, Richard Carpenter provided for the altar. For decades, services began with the sweet sound of the old bell in the church tower, its calming voice echoing among the hills. Little children loved to help pull the rope because they would get an exciting ride, being pulled up and down with the swinging of the bell. But as the effects of time were felt by the once sturdy 1829 edifice, we began to feel and hear whole church building vibrating and creaking with each swing of the bell. Concern increased, so Tim climbed up the dusty bell tower one Sunday after church, with me following in trepidation, as the ladders were made of aged wood, with a plethora of bird droppings. But we managed to examine the bell and its structural elements. Alas, it was sadly concluded that it had rung for the last

time, as necessary reinforcements were beyond the budget. ​ Church bells were once sources of weather conditions as well as calls to community events.

Its sound changed according to temperature and humidity, and astute farmers could use this information to predict weather and determine the priority of chores. ​ Thomas Stevens wrote in the 1880s; “ Nearing the Camillus outlet…I hear the sound of Sunday bells, and after the church-bell-less Western wilds, it seems to me that their notes have visited me amid beautiful scenes…” ​I always enjoyed our rides to this church on Rt 28 along the scenic West Canada Creek (sometimes beautifully veiled in morning mists), then up over Barto Hill on Rt 29. We’d pass through Fairfield which was the busy location of a prestigious medical school in the 19th century: Fairfield Academy. Now, it’s a sleepy little pastoral village with an incredible view of West Canada River Valley and the hills of the Mohawk River valley beyond. I heard tales that there were occasional controversies in the Academy days over the disappearance of the body of a recently deceased person from a local cemetery, and Fairfield Academy students were apt to be at the top of the list of possible suspects! ​ As we ascend to the highest point of Rt 29, our view broadens to 360 degrees which includes the Adirondacks to the north and east.

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blessed earth, glorious with infinite shades of green and blue in summer, pastels in spring, and a mosaic of russet brilliance in autumn. Central New York is heavenly! Thomas Stevens wrote in the 1880s: ​ “At Rome, I enter the famous and beautiful Mohawk Valley, a place long looked forward to with much pleasurable anticipation, from having heard so often of its natural beauties and its interesting historical associations. ‘It’s the garden spot of the world; and travelers… everywhere, say there’s nothing to equal the quiet landscape beauty of the Mohawk Valley,’ enthusiastically remarks an old gentleman in spectacles…on the heights east of Herkimer.”​ ​ Of particular interest in his book, is the descriptions of his route through central New York which, logically, took him along the towpath of the Erie Canal. “The greatest drawback to peaceful cycling is the

Taking a detour over the covered bridge in Salisbury Center on our way home from church

towing-mule and his unwarrantable animosity toward the bicycle and the unmentionable profanity engendered thereby in the utterances of the boatmen. Sometimes the burden of this sulphurous profanity is aimed at me, sometimes at the inoffensive bicycle, or both of us, but oftener it is directed at the unspeakable mule.” ​ One Sunday, I have a big stack of upholstery fabric to deliver to church. Our sister church in Little Falls got new pew cushions and donated the old ones to us here, but they needed new covers. In a rather foolish moment of spontaneous generosity and enthusiasm, I volunteered to sew slipcovers for them on my old Singer treadle sewing machine. It was a HUGE project! And I worried; the fabric was a huge expense! What if they don’t fit!? ​ Fortunately, they do, but it is quite snug, and they don’t exactly “slip” on. Installing them involves the entire congregation in a lengthy and exhausting struggle, akin to a wrestling match, but our workers are good-willed, cheery, and we laugh a lot over our contortions.The ends still needed to be stitched closed, and I spent many Sundays doing it by hand during services.

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lage of Salisbury, our wheels rumbling loudly across its wooden planks, admiring the cascade of pristine water rushing below. It is a pure melody of music. ​ When Tim was just beginning his ministry (1963), he was called to the bedside of a kindly, aged woman during her last hours of life. In his inexperience, instead of comforting her, he somehow ended up confiding to her his deep concerns about the world; what was then called a “police action” in Vietnam; reports of areas of massive pollution such as “Love Canal;” racial riots and increasing consumerism. “You know, Tim,” she told him when he’d finished ventilating, “When things get bad enough, people will act.” And she ended up comforting him. ​ We all have influence and have a responsibility to model the best qualities of kindness and fairness to our planet and all its inhabitants.

When we do this, we are proactively having a positive influence on the world that can go beyond our intimate sphere. •

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Well hello! It’s good to be back with the first Live and Local since March.

I want to genuinely thank you for all of your support for 92.7 FM The DRIVE. As a locally owned and operated radio station, we were hit hard by the COVID-19 economic blast.

Things are picking up.

There was a bright side though. We found a bit of solace in the amount of contact from our listeners. As people spent so much time in their house, they reached out to us and in return found out that The Drive is a truly independent ROCK station.

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en’t afraid of requests either. Our on-air staff can even pick their own songs. The DRIVE is a real, old school,Still A album rock station. I want to thank everyone who hung out and got to know us and those who’ve been here all along.

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Farm Markets Cooperstown Farmers Market . . . . . . . . . . 50 Horn’s Family Farm, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . 57 Juliano’s Farm and Grweenhouses, Utica . . . . . . . . 11 North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . 34 Fencing B&K Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Financial Services Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . 9 Flooring Mike’s Floor Store, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Funeral Services Prince-Boyd & Hyatt, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Bakeries and Pastry Shops Karam’s Middle East Bakery, Yorkville . . . . . 22 Ramon’s Bakery, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rosato’s Pizzeria & Bakery, Utica . . . . . . 21 Star Bakery, Whitesboro and Utica . . . . . . . 46 Wicked Sweets, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Dog Sitting Barney’s Angels, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Bike Shops Dick’s Wheel Shop, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . 50

Events and Local Attractions Cullen Pumpkin Farm, Richfield Springs . . . . . . 15 Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Old Forge Visitors Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Pumpkin Junction, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Will’s Cackleberry Castle Pumpkin Farm, Camden . . . . 8

Books Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro . . . . . . . 7 Treehouse Reading Room, New York Mills . . . . 7

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Garden Center and Greenhouses Casler Flower Farm, West Winfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 George’s Farm Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Juliano’s Farm and Greenhouses, Utica . . . . . . . . 11 Melinda’s Garden Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . 35 North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . 34 River Road Greenhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Szarek’s Succulent Shack, Clinton . . . . . . . . . 12 General Contractors Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . . . . . . . . . 51 Gift Shops/Shopping Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . 14 Fusion Art Gallery, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Heartsome Handicrafts, New Hartford . . . . . . . 54 Main Street Gift Shoppe, Newport . . . . . . . 27 Golf Courses and Driving Ranges Woodgate Pines Golf Club, Woodgate . . . . . . . . 7 Brimfield Driving Range, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 45 Grocery Stores, Co-ops, and Convenience Stores The Country Store, Salisbury . . . . . . . . . . 20 Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . 36 Little Italy Imports, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mohawk Village Market, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . . 57 Olde Kountry Market, Vernon . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Richfield Springs Community Food Cooperative . . . . . 15 Handyman/Repairs Ed Smith Contractor and Handyman . . . . . . . . . 51

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Pools and Spas Swan Pools & Spas, Ilion and New Hartford . . . . . . . . 6 Portable Toilets and Bathrooms Mohawk Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Primitives Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . . . 27 Main Street Gift Shoppe, Newport . . . . . . . . 27 Produce, Local Ben & Judy’s Sugarhouse, West Edmeston . .

Grassy Cow Dairy, Remsen . . . . . . . . . .

Jewett’s Cheese, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . .

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

Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . .

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

Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . .

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Quilt and Yarn Shops/Services Love & Stitches, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Tiger Lily Quilt Co, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Real Estate John Brown Team, Coldwell Banker . . . . . . . . 45 Record Stores Off Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Restaurants and Cafés Ann St. Deli, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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

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

Gone Coastal, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Killabrew, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Michael’s Alder Creek Inne, Barneveld . . . .

Nola’s Restaurant, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Papa Rick’s Rome . . . . . . . . . . . .

Patio Drive-In, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Phoenician Restaurant, New Hartford . . . . . .

Rosato’s Pizzeria & Bakery, Utica . . . . . . . .

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

Route 69 Steakhouse, Whitesboro . . . . . . . .

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

Voss Bar BQ, Whitesboro and Ilion . . . . . . . .

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

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Tug Hill 10 Challenge The nonprofit Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust has launched the “Tug Hill 10 Challenge,” a safe and fun outdoor recreational opportunity for participants to explore the many diverse landscapes and wildlife habitats of the region.

Participants earn a special patch or decal by walking, hiking, biking, paddling or snowshoeing a total of 10 trails listed in the new Tug Hill Recreation Guide. The region includes parts of Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson and Oswego counties.

Trails in the Mohawk Valley and throughout Oneida County listed in the guide include the Boonville Canal Trails, the BREIA Trails, Pixley Falls State Park, Delta Lake State Park, Buck Hill State Forest, Trenton Greenbelt and Forest Park.

To obtain the “Tug Hill 10” patch or decal, participants complete an online form, and are encouraged to send photos taken along the trails. For more information on the challenge and the new Tug Hill Recreation Guide, visit www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org •

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Snowmobiles/ATVs Hobby Hill Farm, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Storage Sheds & Garages Shafer & Sons, Westmoreland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Towing Services Clinton Collision, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Trailers and RVs Boulevard Trailers, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tree Services and Tree Farms Rick Turk Tree Service, Rome . . . . . . . . . . 57 Weddings and Banquets Club Monarch, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wineries Brimfield Farm Winery, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Prospect Falls Winery, Prospect . . . . . . . . . 51

The answer to last issue’s riddle about the famous person who toured the Valley to thank farmers:

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