hamilton initiative- new hire orientation 2015
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Hamilton, NY
Rhona Hames, Tourism & Marketing Coordinator/ Concierge
Hamilton Initiative
“The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what
you're doing, someone else does.”
Imanuel Kant
local websites
• www.radiofreehamilton.com
• Hamilton on Facebook
– This is Hamilton NY
– Home to Hamilton NY
– Parents of 13346– Colgate Athle
• www.madisoncountytourism.com
• www.hamiltontheater.net
• www.cnycentral.com
Nextdoor is a private social network for us, our neighbors and our community.
It's the way we talk online and share info and opportunities with our neighbors.
https://hamilton.nextdoor.com/
Best of Nextdoor Hamiltonhttps://twitter.com/BestOfNDH
• Farm Shares (common thread community farm) • Authentic Middle Eastern food/grocery at the
back of the Deansboro Superette & the dining Grapevine in New Hartford
• Authentic ethnic foods and groceries in Utica and Syracuse (Han’s in Syracuse next to Secret
Garden) • HWF, Peter’s Cornucopia in New Hartford
Shopping Plaza, Tom’s Natural Foods (Clinton), Natur-Tyme (Syracuse)
local foods
More food.
• Truffles at Poolville, Oliveri’s desert case, Homemade ice cream at
Gilligan’s and RockStar in Waterville.
• Michael’s in Waterville, Brewster Inn on Caz Lake, NOLA in Clinton, Hornet
Dorset in Leonardsville, the Tailor and the Cook in Utica, YELP!!!
• Breakfast burritos at Hamilton Eatery (best beer selection in town)
• Seven Oaks= PUBLIC COURSE
• Outdoor Education program and rentals;Colgate Yurt, boats on Lake Moraine (kayaks, canoes, paddle boats)
• Talons: A bird of Prey Experience
• Waterways for kayaks and canoes (9 Mile Swamp- guided tour)
• Friends of Rogers- hiking, programming
• Stone Quarry Hill Art Park (Cazenovia)
• Bike Riding Trails, local bike club- Guy’s Bicycle Shop
• The Wolf Mountain Nature Center in Smyrna
• Fun Run every Wednesday night in the summer (local 5k races)
Great outdoors
• Colgate Sidekicks• Junior Raiders• Summer Rec Program (Eaton Street Field) -
tennis, golf, swimming, yoga• Hamilton Center for the Arts afterschool• Circus camp at Earlville Opera House• Gymnastics, dance, t-ball, karate, soccer,
basketball, hockey, lax, football, swimming, bowling, hip-hop, horseback riding, cheerleading, learn to skate, learn to play hockey in Morrisville
• Year-round free movies • Annual Nutcracker Performance• Sherburne Pool• Story time at the library, play groups,
Colgate Bookstore events
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• Nextdoor Hamilton
• Madison/Bouckville weekend 8/10-16th
• Earlville Opera House, Nelson Odeon, & enjoy the opera at Glimmerglass Festival.
• Communicate with International Student Office to host a student for a meal or consider hosting a Rotary exchange student
• JUMP in the lake! (or rent a kayak /paddle board)
• Join a CSA
• Attend Free Music in the park/village green (Hamilton on Thursday nights, and Sherburne on Wednesday nights)
• 4th of July parade- you haven’t lived!!!
• Road Trip …. Get on Yelp…. & explore
• Make/Suggest the change you want to see.
