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on the calender for next year. Peterboro’s Gerrit Smith Estate is open daily in the summer; Have you been to Sylvan Beach lately? It’s buzzing with activities this time of year. Little Falls? We just brushed the surface with the MV Adventure Club in this issue. The list goes on... I could throw darts at our Mohawk Valley map on the wall and hit a great summer road trip destination every time! So, enjoy the busy summer months in the

Mohawk Valley—you don’t have to travel far for an adventure.

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ReRIGHTing HistoryThank you to all who called to set us straight about a misplaced department store in our June issue. The W.T. Grant Co. was not located in North Utica’s Riverside Mall, but was, in fact, located on the other side of Horatio Street. Thank you all for taking the time to let us know of our mistake.

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By chance one day, a gentleman walked in my store and inquired about a local single from the ’50s by The Plaids. I, unfortunately, didn’t have a copy but, as we spoke, he said he was a member of that group. We talked about those days and what he’s done since. As I am continually fascinated by this area’s music, past and present, I was intrigued by his story. Now living and performing in the Albany area, Frank Loucks is in his 70s and has enjoyed a life-long career in music. Starting with a high school band through his current work with a big band orchestra, Frank proves that once a musician, always a musi-cian. He’s played on stages across this great land, been in the house band at one of the most prominent night spots in the nation, and shared the stage with superstars, and still he gives his all in his love for mu-sic. It was a pleasure to do this interview. Thank you, Frank, for wandering by.

Are you originally from the Utica area? No, I was born in Boonville. My parents moved to Utica for a while because my mother was from here. My father’s work took us to Binghamton. We moved back to Utica when I was 13. I graduated from Utica Free Academy in 1961. And I started “on the road” shortly thereafter.

Were The Plaids your first performing group? Theyweren’tthefirst,butoneofthem.Thatwasthe late ’50s. Guy Vivenzo on saxophone, Chuckie Daniels on piano, Dick Laurey on drums, Jimmy Palladino on guitar, and I played bass. That was the group who performed on the sole recording “Out toLunch.”Theflip sidewasan instrumental titled“Leftovers,” featuring Guy. After Jimmy had to relo-cate, we got Bob Perry to step in on guitar. Bob also played with me later when I joined Tony Madonia’s band.

Where was the single recorded? It was called Nu-Tone Studios. It was in this guy’s home in Whitesboro, in the basement where the studios were set up. I don’t recall his name. (Kevin Gruchy). We released the record on the Mark label, run by Stanley Markowski.

Who wrote “Out to Lunch?” The man who wrote the song, Carl Swanson, was a radio personality. They called him “Mr. Sun-shine.” He wrote it and it caught on. So, we recorded it and he promoted it on his show. We had a good time with it for a couple of years.

What do you remember about the recording? I don’t recall much about the recording session.

We were well rehearsed. We’d played the song so many times, we just went in and recorded it. Within a cou-pleofnights,itwasfinished.Itwasn’t a “sophisticated’ song,” by any means, but we had fun.

Tell us about your live per-forming. What was that like? We performed every-where! I can’t count the times I played Sylvan Beach. We would start a matinee at one o’clock in the afternoon and play until one o’clock in the morning, taking breaks, but that’s how long a day it was. That was Saturday and Sunday. If it was a holiday, it was the same thing.

Were you friends with other Mark artists and oth-er bands at the time? I knew Terry Daly, and Andy Cittadino of Andy & the Classics and I are good friends. Jimmy Cavallo is also a good friend.

What happened to The Plaids? I went off on my own. Most of the band mem-bers weren’t able to travel. And money was getting scarce. I was ready to make a living at this and not just a sideline. They continued on, still calling it The Plaids for a while before changing it to The Bel Airs.

You mentioned to me that you helped one of our local legends get started. Yes, I helped my cousins The Migliaccios start their band, The Fabulous Royales. They were all brothers: Ralph on drums, Tommy on bass, and Fran on guitar. I started them off in their cellar. They want-ed to put a band together. So I got them together to lock it in. Fran is now Fran Cosmo, who went on to the band Boston and solo success.

Did you ever do any further recording? I did record with Joe Saldano on B3 Hammond, Guy Vivenzo on sax, and a hired drummer. We were up at The Critics Lounge on Genesee Street when a fellow came in from Long Island to hear us and took us on to sponsor. His name was Gene Schnall. He flewustoNewYorktoNolaStudios,wherewere-corded a song I wrote, “Childhood Days.” While we were there, Lena Horne was recording in the next stu-dio over. The Beatles also recorded at Nola. It was a

very presti-gious place. It must have cost Mr. Schnall a pretty penny to get us in there. We released the record and made some money with it. Not tons and tons, but we got some recognition and had the opportunity to per-form with several name acts.

Who were some of the people you worked with? Well,when theUticaAuditoriumfirstopened,we played with Brian Hyland and Bobby Rydell. We backed up Chuck Berry. And when Johnny Cash was just starting, we backed him up at the Clinton Arena. He was quite a guy.

Let’s talk about your career after The Plaids. What happened next? I started playing keyboards. I began going out as a single, performing down the East Coast and a bit of cross-country traveling as well. I also formed trios and quartets, depending on what the gigs called for. At that time, we were managed by the William Mor-ris Agency, who handled a great many top acts. They booked us at The Copacabana in New York City in thelounge.TheCopahadtwofloors.Therewasthemain stage downstairs and the lounge upstairs. We met numerous celebrities like Jerry Vale and Eddie Fisher because they played there, too. We went in there for two months with an option and ended up staying for two years. Then we moved to The Crystal Room owned by Larry Storch from F Troop. We re-mained there for a year. All in all we spent three and a half years in Manhattan. During the ’70s, I joined a show group led by Carmen Cannavo. We played all over the U.S. I was with them for many years. So I’ve done singles, duos, trios, quartets to what I’m doing

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Blues and jazz are popular here, currently. How was that scene in Utica back then? I played blues and jazz at a place called Bird-land on Genesee St. Dickie Franks played there many times. I would sit in with the band. There would be Butch Strong on Hammond B3, a guy from Pitts-burgh, Wendell Byrd, Herbie Nelson from Syracuse and myself. Sometimes J.R. Montrose would stop in. Freddie Roach would stop in. These were horn players. Some of the best! It was a jam. These were world-class musicians. I worked a lot. I also worked next door at the Candlelight. I’ve been all over this town.

What type of music are you performing now? I do mostly straight jazz or fusion. I stay away from abstract or avant-garde jazz. I play commercial jazz. That’s what the people like for weddings and parties. If you go in playing charts from Sonny Stitt, they might look at you and say “I can’t dance to this.” So we play standards. You can do anything you want with those. You can put it to a Bossa Nova beat, add a walking

bass, make it a Jitterbug, any-thing so they can dance.

What is the name of your band, now? I go by the name Frank Capri and most of the bands are Capri 3 or Capri 4. Some of the duos just go by T.W.O. Nothing too sophisticated. The big band comes out of Albany Local 14 or Local 85 in Schenectady, depending on what we need and who’s available.

How do you see the current music scene, as compared to your earlier days? The “nightclub” scene has gone down rapidly. It’s almost extinct. And I hate to say this, but the thing that’s taken over the clubs is DJs and karaoke. I notice that karaoke is very big in the Utica area. Live music is becoming non-existent, which is dis-heartening to me. Things that used to be are nearly gone. But it’s not just here. The last time I was in Las Vegas, the lounges are gone. Where there used to be places for show groups and small combos, they’re

gone. No more lounges. And no more variety groups. It seems no one group does rock, blues, country all mixed in a show. If you do blues, you do blues, if you do jazz, you do jazz, no variety. Each category is specialized. Variety was where your entertainment value was held.

What advice would you have for someone considering a music ca-reer, such as yours? If you’re looking for a career in music, don’t do what I did. Most of the time, I worked for someone else. So anything I did on stage would re-flectontheleader,thebarowner,orsomething of that nature. Yes, you get a salary, but he’d be selling the group on your laurels. My advice is to be able to write your own original

songs, charts, a n d arrange-ments. Write, rehearse, wood-shed as much as you can and save the money you make. That’s what people like Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder did. They made enough money to produce themselves. You can’t go knocking on doors to be produced. You’ll make mon-ey, but you won’t become a superstar. You’ve got to produce yourself. That’s the key. Don’t let somebody else reap the harvest on your efforts. That’s how you make a successful career in music, produce yourself. More so today than yesterday, because it’s quite a bit different now. You don’t really have as many nice people as we did back then. It’s altogether different now.

Is there anything else you’d like to add for our readers? I’d like to see everybody keep involved in mu-sic. Don’t close music out of your life because music is an emotion. And emotion is what’s lacking. So let it in.

That’s a great note to end on. Thank you for your time, Frank. And keep up the music! •

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The distinctive summit of Whiteface Mountain makes it easy to pick out from many vantage points throughout the region.

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I knew I could not make it. Dehydration is a common nemesis of hikers. In the years since, my hiking companions and I have bailed out many who did not have water pumps and who underestimated how much water they would need to complete their hike. After photographs and snacks and more hydration, we began our descent at 3:15 p.m., were at our cars at 5:45 p.m., and after good-byes in the parking lot were back on the road at 6 p.m. I pulled into our driveway in Camden less than 24 hours from my start, at 9:45 p.m. Nearly all of my hikes in the high peaks wilderness area of the Adirondacks have been day trips, sometimes summiting once, or twice, and even four peaks at a time. And all have been an invigorating and unforgettable way to spend a day off. Anyone deciding to hike should be in very good physical condition (even cleared by a physician), properly equipped, and totally current on trail conditions. A great way to begin is with guided hikes provided by the Adirondack Mountain Club. Guided hikes up Esther Mountain by the Club are currently planned for July 27 and August8.•

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It is well known that I am a history geek. I especially enjoy local history. I was delighted, therefore, to see an article in the Herkimer Tele-gram about the Herkimer Home State Historic Site opening for the sea-son.StevenandImadeplanstoattendtheGardenFairthefirstSundayin June. Forsaking a few other Mohawk Valley adventures (sorry, Rhubarb Festival in Nelliston), Steven and I headed out Route 5S toward Little Falls. We did not have to go right into Little Falls (although that is an-other favorite destination of ours) but went past the turn to Route 167 and continued on 5S. It was a lovely drive through the country with views of farmland and distant mountains. I could not look around much, however, because I was driving. Steven helped me watch for the turn. It had unfortunately been a while since we’d been to the Herkimer Home. For anyone who doesn’t know (you can all pretend it isn’t you), the Herkimer Home was the abode of General Nicholas Herkimer, who distinguished himself for his valor when mor-tally wounded at the Battle of Oriskany. I know a bit about General Herkimer from visiting the OriskanyBattlefield(perhapsyoureadmyarti-cle about it in Mohawk Valley Living), visiting the Herkimer Home, and reading books. I did mention I was a history geek, didn’t I?

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I was not one to characterize Utica’s beloved benefactor, Thomas R. Proctor, as a farmer, but own a farm, he did. Perhaps he never felt the soil in his hands, for the farm was managed well by an Englishman, Thomas Hagues, during thelate1870s.ThefarmhousewasofGothicstyleandmadeafineappearance, surrounded by a picket fence. Model barns were well kept and housed valuable animals. Registered Jersey cows were imported and bore the names of Bonnet Blue, Proctor’s Regina, and Nellie Rival. Nellie won second prize at the New York State Fair in 1886. The swine on the farm were of the best breed--Yorkshire and Berkshire pigs. They carried pedigrees with grand names like Queen of Utica, a sow that was awarded a gold medal at Utica’s fairin1882,alongwithLordJohn,whoplacedfirstamongthesmall Yorkshire boars. Proctor sold between 300 to 500 pigs a year. Proctor also raised chickens, a heavy breed called Light Brahmas that laid brown eggs and sometimes weighed 12 to 14 pounds each. A meaty chicken makes a good Sunday din-ner. Forty-three acres of the 60-acre farm were devoted to veg-etable raising. Potatoes, celery, and corn complimented the milk and cream, eggs, chickens, and pork from the farm that

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There is a saying that revenge is sweet. On July 14, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will have a close encounter with an icy body in the mysterious outer solar system. Who will be center stage as millions of earthlings anxiously follow this historic event? Pluto! Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. The world celebrated the announcement of the ninth planet. Today we know Pluto takes 248 Earth years to orbit the Sun, a day is 153 Earth hours long, it’s smaller than our Moon, and the icy and rocky surface temperature is about -387 Fahr-enheit. The atmosphere is mainly nitrogen, with trace amounts of methane and carbon dioxide. Pluto has an unusual oval orbit that averages 3.7 billion miles from the Sun, helping hide its secrets. The Kuiper Belt, Pluto’s neighborhood, is home of hundreds of thousands of small bodies and over a trillion comets. So far more than 1,300 objectshavebeenidentified.InJuly2005,ithap-pened--Eris, an icy world larger than Pluto, and moon Dysnomia were found. Uh-oh. The Eris discovery sparked arguments. Is it the tenth planet? Why don’t Kuiper objects behave like other planets? In 2006 the International As-tronomical Union (IAU) settled the debate, intro-ducinganewclassificationcalledDwarfPlanet.Pluto was demoted, and joined Eris and Ceres as thefirstmembers.Suddenlyoursolarsystemhadonly eight planets. Sincethenwe’velearnedthatPlutohasfivemoons. The largest is Charon, the others are Nix,

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Her husband, DJ, adds, “Some of our ducks leave in the fall and come back to the farm in the spring.” Two alpaca, Chip and Dale, peer curiously over the fence, eager to see who’svisitingthefarm.Weareencircledbyasmallinquisitiveflockofyoung

Babydoll Sheep. It’s hard not to laugh when they look up at you with their smiling faces. The sheep were the impetus behind The Olde Homestead Farm. In 1997, Mindy, DJ, and their two boys moved back to the family farm after Mindy’s grandparents passed away. She grew up on the dairy farm that her father, and grandfather before him, had farmed. When her family moved back, the pastures had become overgrown, since her

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Above: Mindy Laymon was surprised to discover that her great-grandmother Ivy had also raised sheep; Left: an inquisitive

Babydoll sheep approaches to meet visitors; Right: DJ and Mindy Lyman first met when DJ worked on her father’s dairy farm in the ‘70s

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Bottom right: Babydoll sheep stand only 24” at maturity making them great weeders for vineyards and orchards

The timeline display Mindy created for her family has a paral-lel timeline of the Babydoll sheep breed in America. It is actually the history of the Southdown sheep, considered one of the oldest breeds of sheep. Many people assume Babydoll sheep were bred to be small (and cute pets), but Mindy’s research reveals the opposite--Southdowns were once small and bred to be larger. Her timeline starts in the 1600s when Southdowns were believed to have been brought to the English colonies. Originating on the South Down hills of Sussex County, En-gland, the sheep were short and hardy and bred for their meat. During WWI there was a sharp decline in their numbers in Europe, and by the end of the World War II, the demand for larger cuts of meat almost forced the breed to extinction. The larger, taller Southdown sheep com-mon today are the result of this consumer demand. It wasn’t until 1986, when a breeder, Robert Mock of Rochester, WA, began a four-year search for the original “lost” Southdown believed to be extinct that two smallflockswerelocated.Henamedthem“OldeEnglishBabydollSouthdowns” to distinguish them from the modern Southdowns and established a registry. Mindy and DJ explain the importance and usefulness of this nearly forgotten breed. At only 24 inches tall at matu-rity, they make outstanding weeders for orchards and vineyards. “They’re not tall enough to reach the fruit,” DJ explains. With today’s trend toward organic and natural farming, they see a bright future for the small breed, though they raise their sheep primarily for farm “pets.” Mindy also likesthefiberaspectoftheanimalsanden-joys needle felting and making yarn. Today, the old Maine farm on Hollow Road is an active farm again. Over the last 10yearstheBabydollflockhasgrownto15and they raise a dozen or more lambs each spring. The farm family has grown to include cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, the pair of alpaca, and honey bees. Mindy and DJ sell their eggs andhoneyatthefarm,andMindysellsherfiber,includingasoftalpaca/Babydoll blend, at the CNY Fiber Festival held in June. A pleasant surprise for Mindy was the discovery of an old photo of hergreat-grandmotherIvyMaine.ItshowsherwithaflockofsheepinthesamefieldwhereMindy’sBabydollsnowgraze. “I never knew my great-grandmother raised sheep,” she says. “It makes me feel a connection with her.” Mindy can’t imagine her farm without the Babydolls. “They have a way of making everything seem so simple and calm,”shesays.•

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It’s hard to comprehend, but less than two weeks out from the official start of summer,somebirdsarealreadyfinishedwithnestingandhave begun vacating their breeding grounds. As thecalendarpageflipsfromJunetoJuly,there’salso a noticeable difference in the songbird cho-rus,assomeofourfinestsingersabruptlyceaseperforming. Virtuosos like the Brown Thrasher and Baltimore Oriole may not be leaving yet, but for the balance of their stay in the North, they will seldom be heard uttering anything but the occasional alarm call. In fact, we may well not hear them sing again until next May.

B u t just as the Tree Swallows abandon their nest boxes in the meadow in favor of the wetlands where the insect hunting is better, the meadow itself begins to get more interesting. Through the spring and early summer, the sea-son’sbestflowershowhasbeenshiftingfromhabitat to habitat – rolling from the shady for-ests to the marshlands and, by July, it has come around to the meadows and to the domain of full sun. Meadows all have their own character and thespeciesofflowersandgrassesmayvarysubstantially from one to the other. Diverse, native plant-dominated meadows are rare in the Mohawk Valley and in the Northeast in gener-al. Still, most meadows continue to be home to some of our more tenacious natives – and not just the goldenrods and asters. Common Milkweed, which typically begins blooming in late June and continues into July, is one of our most important native plants. Its val-ue as a primary food plant for the Monarch Butterflyiswellknown,butit’salsoofsin-gular importance to many other highly spe-cialized insects, such as the aptly named Milkweed Tussock Moth and Red Milk-

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in early mornings and on dark cloudy days. Quite literally, it’s a flower that can be de-pended on to brighten the gloom. As July proceeds in the meadow, the Spi-derwortflowerclustersbegintorunoutofvi-able buds, and the ground is yielded to rafts of Bergamot, Echinacea, and Gray-headed Coneflower. The former species, thoughrelatively short in stature, is tenacious in the meadow and is a favorite among pollinators.

Bergamot is a member of the mint family and, like many of its relatives, it is extremely aromatic. The plant is also known as Oswego Tea. But it’s not the strong spicy leaves that interest the insects – it’s the deep tubular flowers thatare so well adapted to insects with long tongues. I learned long ago that staking out a patch of Bergamot is a good way to see a great variety of skipper butterflies, bees, andmoths, including the enig-matic Hummingbird Moth.

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Name: Carleton ClayAge: 73Hometown/current town: Henryetta, OK/West Laurens, NYAge when musical activities began: Trumpet at age 11, composing at age 18, teaching/producing concerts/arts administration, age 25Education: Bachelors degrees in Music Theory and Music History, Uni-versity of Oklahoma; Masters in Musical Composition, Yale UniversityCurrent employment/position: Professor of Music, emeritus, SUNY Oneonta (47-year career); President/Music Director, Catskill Conserva-tory; Principal trumpet, Catskill Symphony Orchestra; Member of Alone Together: The Mollin-Clay Jazz Duo (with bassist Rich Mollin)Accomplishments: (as trumpeter) Founder/trumpeter, Catskill Brass Quintet; Principal Trumpet at various times with nearly all orchestras in the Mohawk Valley/Capital/Susquehanna/Catskill Regions; (as musiceducator) Taught at Colgate University and Hartwick College in ad-dition to SUNY-Oneonta. Close affiliations with Hamilton College;(as composer) Composer in-residence, Bennington, VT; Composer’s Conference and Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France; 1992 NYS Com-poser of the Year; (as arts administrator/concert producer) Producer of more than 4,000 concerts/events since 1968; Co-founder w/Charles Schneider of int’l award-winning Catskill Conservatory, serving as president/music director since 1974Influences: (performers) Trumpeters Allen Dean and Clifford Brown, Trombonist John Swallow, Conductor Charles Schneider, Sitarist Ravi Shankar, and French Hornist Julia Hasbrouck Clay; (composers) Harry Partch, J.S. Bach, Aristophanes, Saint Tyagaraja, Lou Harrison, John Col-trane (as performer also), Henry Cowell, Charles Ives, Edgard VaresePersonal statement: The most satisfying part of my career has been the friendships made with fellow musicians whom I have invited to this area, starting with Chuck Schneider in 1973, and including more than two doz-en musicians. Each has brought his/her own perspectives, interests, and skills to bear, creating a snowball effect that has helped make Central NY one of the most vital non-urban musical centers in the country.Upcoming performances: Appearing with Alone Together: The Mollin-Clay Jazz Duo Friday nights 6-9 p.m. through Jan. 3, 2016 at the HornedDorset Restaurant, Leonardsville

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A Midsummer Night’s Car Show & Hot Dog Eating Contest

“Prizes to be awarded!”Starring DJ Dave Silvers!

MOHAWK ANTIQUES MALL100 E. Main St., Mohawk (Thruway Exit 30) (315) 219-5044 www.mohawkantiquesmall.com

Mon, Wed-Sat: 10-5, Sun: 11:30-4:30Closed Tuesdays

Over 160 Vendor booths

and display cases!

I love old houses. I love the character and per-sonality that comes with an old house—the wide pine floors, the detailed molding, and the old-fashioneddoorknobs. I love the staircases, with their carefully crafted newel posts and banisters worn smooth after years of hands running their length and generations of children sliding down them. I love the windows with their divided panes, despite how frustrating they are toclean.Ievenlovetheslopingfloorsandthesoundsof scratching coming from the attic every fall. Our old farmhouse has loads of character and personality. It oncewasheatedwithcoal-burningstovesonthefirstfloor,withductsthatcarriedtheheatuptothesecondfloor.Thosecoal-burningstovesarelonggone,butIam reminded of them every day I look down: Every room on the second story hasaholeinthefloorwiththesimplestofwooddetailsurroundingit.It’sbeyond charming and reminds me that my home has a past. So many families grew up here; so many memories were made under this roof. If you are a homeowner, perhaps you know your home’s previous oc-cupants. We are supremely lucky to live right next door to the people who last farmed our property. If you’ve ever owned an old house, you may have had the pleasure of having a past resident or their descendant knock on your doorandasktocomein.Thathappenedtouswhilelivinginourfirsthomein Gloucester, MA. One day, I heard a knock at the door and it was a young woman who timidly explained that her grandparents used to live in our house and that she remembered Christmases there. Would we mind if she came in to have a look? Of course we didn’t mind and thoroughly enjoyed hearing her stories of her then-departed grandparents. The woman seemed happy to capture some lost memories, but I felt that day that we had gained so much more: We got to learn a little about the history and the character of our home. Moving to and taking over an old, established farm is altogether anoth-

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Kitchen & Bath CabinetsHardwood Flooring & Countertops

FREE In-Home EstimatesInstallation Available

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On the farm with Suzie

farmghostsby Suzie Jones

An old picture of the newly rebuilt barn in the 1920s after the original

barn had burned down

Jones Family Farm today

at the Kettle

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Pondscaping • Fountains Handcarved Bluestone birdhouses

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NEWPORT MARKETPLACE7583 Main St., Newport, NY (315) 845-8822Top Notch Garden Center

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er experience. This makes sense, of course, be-cause oftentimes multiple generations and even multiple families will occupy the same house and farm the same land for a century or more. Thatiscertainlythecasewithourfarm.Ourfirstweek after moving in—boxes everywhere—we were visited by a man named Steve Salanco. He was tall, slender, probably in his mid-80s. He told us he was born in this house, and that his parents and grandparents ran a small dairy here many years prior. Using a cane, he walked through the house, room to room, smiling and telling us all about his family and how many children were born and grew up here. Steve was a regular visitor to our farm those first few years.We learned that when the oldbarn had burned down in the 1920s, his family rebuilt using what was then cutting-edge design. As I scraped layer upon layer of wallpaper off the walls in the house, he told me who had put each of them up. When we removed a small bathroomfromthefirstfloor,he toldusaboutthe elderly aunt who had lived in our “new” din-ing room. When I asked for old photos of the place, his wife, Rosemary, had me over for cof-fee while we poured over ancient photo albums. When our children discovered the wild leeks growing in our woods, Steve told me about the wild leek festivals they used to hold—and how not much digging of leeks actually took place. Steve’s son Tom came by, too. When we removed the old chimney, we found his initials and he told us about building that chimney as a

The Salanco cousins—visitors enjoy sharing old family photos of the farm with Suzie and Peter

Alexei and Paraska Salanco once raised dairy cows, and a family, on the farmstead now known as Jones

Family Farm© 2014 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland Agriculture is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. New Holland Construction is a trademark in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.

• An additional 32 to 40 added horsepower from Engine Power Management when you need it

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State Route 12BClinton, NY 13323

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young boy. He warned us to be very careful if we ever removed a very oldmapletreeintheyard—hehadfilleditwithabucketofnailsonehotsummer day. Tom’s cousin from Albuquerque simply showed up in our driveway one day and was dying to see where he once milked cows with all his cousins and where they had stacked tens thousands of bales of hay over the years. Steve’s nephew Ken visits us nearly every week to buy eggs. I know he enjoys the eggs, but I suspect the farm itself and his con-nection to this place are what bring him here time and time again. Tom’s ex-wife even popped in one day to introduce herself. They had divorced long ago, but she had always loved this farm and was dying to see what we had done to the place. Certainly, part of the reason these visitors come is to satisfy a curi-osity. (“What are these people doing to our farm?”) My husband grew up on an old farmstead in Wisconsin, but his parents did not farm it. The former owner popped in from time to time and my husband, even at a very young age, could tell there was an air of disapproval from the retired farmer. My in-laws were making choices and changes that he did not quite approve of, but would never dare say so out loud. I always thought that was so bittersweet: The old farmer clearly cared very deeply for his former farm and was heartbroken to see it fall out of use. Sadly, Steve, and then Rosemary passed away a few years ago. We are lucky to have learned so much about the history of our wonderful home from them in the time that we had. But the visits have not ended. I could have never guessed that we would continue to see their extend-ed family—long-lost nieces and nephews and great-great grandchildren pulling into our driveway or sending us e-mails and messages on Face-book. I never anticipated the joy we have seen in their eyes when they connect to this place—this farm, and by extension its former caretakers and their children, all who cared for it and loved it just as we do now. They are happy to see that we are still farming it. For the generations that know what agriculture used to be in this area, they are pleased to see the land and barns still in use. But even more so, they are thrilled to see their great-grandparents’ hard work carried on. The same outbuildings they either built themselves or repaired are still standing and housing animals.Thesamehayfieldsarestillproducingandhaven’tbeen lost

to scrub. The water lines they dug by hand are still bringing life to the farm. All that hard work, all that love and dedication--it wasn’t for nothing. Quite the contrary; as this farm’s current caretakers,we’vebenefitedtremendouslyfromtheirgritanddetermination.

My own children slide down the banister now and help with the chores, adding the next chapter to this farm’s story. I don’t dare wonder what the next 100 years will

bring, but I sure would like to hope the farm willcarryon.•

Suzie Jones and her husband, Peter, own Jones Fami-ly Farm in Herkimer. Together, with their children, they

produce specialty goat cheeses and gelato. Find them at local farmers’ markets and at: www.anotherjonesfamilyfarm.com

Our local funeral home is proud to of-fer pet loss services.

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SUNNYBROOK FARM

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Find Jake’s Gouda at your local store & farmer’s market

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Arts and Culture in Madison County Where Past and Present Meet

1. Oneida Community Mansion House170 Kenwood Ave, Oneida, NY 13421(315) 363-0745www.oneidacommunity.org

2. Earlville Opera House Arts Center18 E Main St, Earlville, NY 13332(315) 691-3550www.earlvilleoperahouse.com

3. Madison County Historical Society435 Main St, Oneida, NY 13421(315) 363-4136www.mchs1900.org

4. Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum717 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037(315) 687-3801www.clcbm.org

5. Stone Quarry Hill Art Park3883 Stone Quarry Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035(315) 655-3196www.stonequarryhillartpark.org

6. The Museum at Cazenovia Public Library100 Albany St, Cazenovia, NY 13035(315) 655-9322www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org

7. National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum5255 Pleasant Valley Rd, Peterboro, NY 13134(315) 280-8828www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org

8. Lorenzo State Historic Site17 Rippleton Rd, Cazenovia, NY 13035(315) 655-3200

9. Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark5304 Oxbow Rd, Peterboro, NY 13134(315) 280-8828 www.gerritsmith.org

10. Longyear Museum of AnthropologyColgate University, 13 Oak DriveAlumni Hall, 2nd floor, Hamilton, NY 13346www.colgate.edu/longyear

11. Chenango Canal Association, Inc.State Route 20 and Canal RoadBouckville, NY 13310(315) [email protected]

12. Picker Art GalleryColgate University, 13 Oak DriveDana Arts Center, 2nd floorHamilton, NY 13346(315) 228-7634www.colgate.edu/picker

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July is time for two of my very favorite mar-ket offerings: blueberries and zucchini. I heard that groan. But, just you wait--I have the best recipe to use up lots of those zucchini and we’re pairing them with the wonderfully healthy blue-berry. Butfirst,let’stakeacloserlookatzucchiniand blueberries to see why they should be an im-portant part of your seasonal diet. There’s lots of information in the news about the antioxidant properties of blueberries. But there’s so much to these dark blue little orbs. Cancer-blocking anthocyanins-- which give them their blue hue – attack cancer-causing free radicals in tissue and can even block the growth of tumor cells. A study by the University of Reading and The Peninsula Medical School of England suggests that blueberries reverse age-re-lated memory loss. Blueberries, like cranberries, contain compounds that prevent bacteria from adhering to bladder walls, which helps ward off urinary tract infections. Zucchini, a staple at many Farmers Mar-kets during the warm months, often gets a bad rapbecauseitissoprolific.Butitshealthben-efitsshouldmakeyoutakeasecondlookatthiswonderful veggie. Zucchini boasts a rich nutrient profile,whilepackingamodest21caloriespercup. They have vitamin C to protect from free radicals, as well. Zucchini also provide you with lutein and zeaxanthin, two phytonutrients. Lutein and zeaxanthin promote healthy eyesight. Eating zucchini also boosts your intake of an essential mineral, manganese, which also protects tissue from free radicals. Now on to that recipe I promised...

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Weeden’sMini Mall

8056 Route 13, Blossvale (315) 245-0458 Open 10-5 every day

5349 Route 5, Vernon (315) 829-2105 Open 10-5 every day

ernonariety ShoppesV

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Antique & Variety Shoppes

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Celebrating30 Years!

Serving healthy and delicious salads, grilled sandwiches, and homemade soups.Heidelberg Bread & Café

Baking all natural breads – available throughout New York State

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Garden Tip! Toilet paper tubes protect plants that are

susceptible to cutwormsZucchini Blueberry CrispBy Denise Szarek

For the crisp:2C.flour¾ C. sugar¼ tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. sea salt¼ C. butter½ C. applesauce

Forthefilling:4-5 zucchini, peeled and sliced into quarters1/3 C. key lime or lemon juice½ C. sugar½ tsp. cinnamon¼ tsp. freshly ground nutmeg¼ C. blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Peel zucchini. Cut zucchini into slices, then into quarters. Combine in a medium saucepan with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile,mixtogether,flour,sugar,cinnamon,salt,butter,andapple-sauce until mix is crumbly. Toassemble:Place roughlyhalf theflourmixture in thebottomof agreased 9 x 9 inch baking pan and press into bottom forming a crust, bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned. When done pour zucchini mix over top of crust, then sprinkle on the blueberries and top with theremainingflourmix.Bakeat350degreesfor30to40minutes.Letcool15 to 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

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zucchini blueberry crispBy Denise A. Szarek

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The White House

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9200 Rt. 365, Holland Patent, NY1 mile west of Holland Patent

The Window King and Eleanor

welcome you to The White House

featuring rare and unusual antiques from our years of

collecting!

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Friday night dinners featuring our famous fresh haddock fish fry!

Full menu available - Serving every Friday 4-8:30

Caruso’s Pastry Shoppe

Mon 7-5, Wed-Fri 7-5, Sat 7-3, Sun 7-Noon707 Bleecker Street, Utica, New York 315-735-9712

Going to a picnic? Bring Dessert!

Cookie trays, mini pastry trays, lemon ice and gelato. We’ve got you covered!

Italian pastries, cookies, wedding & specialty cakes.

All your fencing supplies at one location!Treated posts of all sizes, high tensile accessories,

energizers, gates and much more.2033 Brothertown Road, Deansboro, NY 13328 (315) 841-4910 Fax: (315) 841-4649

Mon.-Fri. 8am-4pm; Sat. 8-Noon • www.williamsfarmfence.com

Handmade Gifts!2049 N. Madison St., RomeLocated around the corner from RevolveM, T, W, S 9-5/ TH, F 9-7 • 338-3237

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mv road trip canajohariestory and photos By Melinda Karastury

The day is overcast with dark clouds that move swiftly across the sky as the raindrops hit the windshield. This is a priceless mother and daughter day in Canajoharie. A road trip, just the two of us, is a rare occurrence in our very large Brockett family of 11 and growing. My mother, LeeAnn, gazes out the window and shares story after story of her childhood as we travel and pass landmarks in the Canajoharie area. I listen as my mother continues to weave tales of her youth and I think to myself that a rainy day is the perfect day for a road trip. We cross the bridge over the Mohawk River and arrive in the village of Canajoharie. Signs lead us to the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library. As we pull into the large park-ing lot the rain subsides. The clouds break, and the sun peeks through. We get out of the car and we hear the clip-clop of horse hooves as an Amish man passes by in a horse and buggy, carryingfurniture.Onenteringthemuseum’snaturallight-filledfoyer,wearegreetedatthefront desk and our tour guide is called. We venture to the Great Hall where a large map of theMohawkRiverValleyispaintedonthefloor.Mymotherfollowstheroads,river,andmountains and playfully journeys about the map pointing out were she lived as well as her favorite places to visit in the area. We check out artifacts, weapons, and tools original to the Mohawk River Valley. Diane Forsberg, our personal tour guide, arrives and introduces herself and welcomes us to the museum. We start down Memorial Walk, where Beech-Nut and the legacy of the ArkellFamilyarepresented.BartlettArkell,thefounderandfirstpresidentoftheBeech-Nut Packing Company, built the museum and library in 1927. We learn that Bartlett Arkell used his collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century American paintings in marketing and print ads. The result of this borrowing of images from oil paintings was a series of ad campaigns that brought “art to the masses” and linked the virtues found in the paintings with Beech-Nut gum and food products. The many photos on the wall capture the love for the “arts.” One image that strikes me most is of a pianist playing music for the Beech-Nut em-ployees while they worked. Mom is excited to see her favorite American illustrator Norman Rockwell’s work utilized in Beech-Nut ads. The Beech-Nut “made with care, in country air, atFlavorTown”campaignpromotedtheideathattheirproductswere“muchbetterinflavorand care and skill of making, because of the countryside in which they were made.” We enter the Fenimore Asset Management gallery and are given the fun opportunity to use images from the collection to create our very own Beech-Nut advertisement to take homeormailasapostcard.Arkellwasamanwhosepassionforartsandcultureinfluencedthe way he conducted his business, as well as preserving American art and Mohawk Valley history. All of the paintings in the permanent collection were purchased by Arkell for the people of Canajoharie. The American painting collection includes 21 works by Winslow Homer,andmanysignificantpaintingsbydistinguishedartists,includingGeorgeInness,William M. Chase, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Robert Henri, and other members of “The Eight,” which was a group of American painters that exhibited

The at the modern Arkell Museum pays homage to Canajoharie’s Beechnut Heritage

Melinda Karastury enjoys a day trip with her mother,

LeeAnn Brockett (left)

LeeAnn walks over the giant map of the Mohawk Valley painted on the floor of the museum’s Great Hall

Arkell Museum Director and Chief Curator Diane Forsberg explains Beechnut’s role in bringing art to the masses

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Full Moon ReflectionsA R T C E N T E R

Art GalleryArt ClassesGift Shop

80 Main St. Camden(315) [email protected]

Full Moon Reflections Art Center 80 Main Street

Camden, NY 13316 (315)820-4269

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Camden, NY 13316

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together only once, at the Macbeth Gallery in New York City in 1908. They established their own artistic society in New York. The group’s determination to bring art into closer touch with everydaylifegreatly influencedthecourseofAmericanart.Dianedescribedindetaileachartist,thepainting,anditssignificancetoArkell’scollection. The painting that fascinates me most in the collection is by artist William Merritt Chase: “TheConnoisseur,”alsocalled“IntheStudioCorner.”Ifinditinterestingthatthetitle“Inthe Studio Corner” changed everything by encouraging the viewer to see the woman as just another decorative element in the corner of the studio, whereas the original title of the work encouragestheviewertoseethefiguredepictedasaneducatedwomancarefullylookingattheartspreadinfrontofher.Theexhibitisalsothefirsttimethepaintinghasbeenexhibitedwithits correct title. Mom’s favorite painting in the permanent collection is by Winslow Homer: “Watching the Breakers: A High Sea.” She feels the painting is so realistic that it triggers all her senses and she can hear, feel, and touch the mist from the waves breaking on the land. For a moment, she feels like she is a part of the painting. We thank Diane for the tour, and we now venture on our own to the Memorial Garden and the two newer galleries to the museum. The museum is half old-stone charm and half modern withfloortoceilingwindows.Wecan’thelpbutbedrawn,throughoutthetour,tothebeautifulMemorial Garden with an 88-inch bronze sculpture titled “Humoresque,” surrounded by beau-tiful gardens. We step out into the garden and take a few minutes to relax and soak up some raysasthebirdschirpandabutterflyfluttersby.Thefountainisinneedofrepair,butwecanenvision its original grandeur and beauty. The fresh air and sunlight enliven us, and we now are ready to view the two additional galleries. The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie offers so many ever-changing exhibits and an exciting permanent collection. The American Art Collection Image Gallery houses local history, includ-ing more than 3,000 photographs, maps, genealogical holdings, and other archival documents. The museum offers programs for all ages that enlighten and entertain, while celebrating art and regional history. Museum members receive reduced or free admission to activities. Programs offeredincludeadultworkshops,familydiscoverydays,andafilmseries.Schoolgrouptours,adult guided group tours, and bus tour groups are all welcome. Mother and I had a wonderful morning at the Arkell Museum. We even had the pleasure to stroll through the library with two

The woman in Chase’s painting has a different connota-tion when the original title, “The Connoisseur,” is used

rather than the later title, “In the Studio Corner”

A beautiful bronze sculpture graces the Memorial Garden at the Arkell Museum

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additional community galleries with very talented local artists’ work. Finally, we decided we must tear ourselves away from the art and history and we find,withinwalkingdistance,alocaleateryinthequaintbrick-linedvillageofCanajo-harie. Onatah Cafe at 64 Church Street opened in April 2015. The name is pronounced “oh-NAH-tah,” and is named for the goddess of corn in Iroquois mythology and is the daughter of Mother Earth. The cafe is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for light breakfast fare, pastries and baked goods, and healthy yet hearty lunch choices such as soups, sandwiches, and salads. Owner Heidi Meka says, “We use natural foods that are all local, some even from my personal garden. If you support Onatah Cafe, you are supporting six local businesses and three families.” The restaurant is recently remodeled but still stays true to the original charm. A large bar with stools and an open kitchen concept can be seen immediately on entering the restaurant. The chef is diligent-lycookingforthelunchcrowd.Thewoodfloorsgleamandthecoolgreenandbluewallsmake you feel welcome and comfortable. A wood burning stove brings an element of warm hominess to the space. We seat ourselves and Heidi brings us menus and goes over specials of the day. My mother discusses her gluten-free diet. I order a hearty Moroccan Chick Pea soup and it is a nice balance of sweet and savory. The Southwest sandwich is fresh, delicious, and I love avocado! Onatah Cafe chef Mackenzie Sullivan took special care and made accom-modations for my mom and prepared a curried chicken salad served on large romaine leavestorollupasawrap.Iseeadisplaycasefilledwithgoodiesandsneakapeekacross the restaurant. I order a scone with jam to satisfy my sweet tooth with a coffee caffeine kick for the drive home. I take one last look around the restaurant and check out black and white photographs of the Amish by Tim Shaffer hanging on the wall. I also noticefloor-to-ceilingshelvesandamtoldthecafeishopingtofillthemwithlocalarti-sans’ works and products. We thank both Heidi and Mackenzie for the exceptional food and atmosphere and promise to visit again and recommend it to our family and friends. We start to walk back to the car and can’t help but stop at Picture Perfect Fine Arts Gallery right across the street from the Arkell Museum. We visit with owners Dorine and Phyllis. The shop has a wide variety of artwork by very talented local and regional artists. The gallery shop has been around for more than 20 years and features paintings,

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pottery,photography,pastels,folkart,finefurnishings,jew-elry, stained glass, felted and leather goods, and custom art framing. If you are in need of framing, I am told they are the best in town. Canajoharie is a unique village and on our way to the famous Canajoharie Gorge we pass one of the very few operating “dummy lights” in the United States. It is locat-ed downtown at the intersection of Church, Mohawk, and Montgomery Streets and was installed in 1926. We take Flo-ral Ave and follow a trail to the famous circular pot hole at the lower end of the Canajoharie Gorge. “Canajoharie” is the Iroquois term meaning, “the pot that washes itself” or “the boilingpoint”andisthevillagenamesake.Thewaterflowsinto the pothole, circles around and “washes itself,” and then continues on its way down the Canajoharie Creek. Mom and I thought it a very unique natural landscape and that it would be a great place for a picnic. The mother and daughter day has come to a close. We say farewell to all the wonderful people we met and the plac-es we saw in the Canajoharie area. I feel so fortunate to have my mother in my life. Our artistic minds are inspired and thecreativeideasareflowing.Theartistinmewantssomepencils and a sketchbook to quickly sketch some “ideas.” MomandIenjoyedadayfilledwithMohawkValleyhistory,art, great local fresh food, and a walk in the outdoors, all the things that make the Mohawk Valley village of Canajoharie amemorabledaytrip.•

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There is so much to do in Little Falls this summer including the 1st Annual

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The kids go to the Little Falls Historical Society to learn about the time Little Falls was the Cheese Capitol of the

United States!

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The kids have their calendars marked for the 28th Annual Canal

Celebration, August 10-16, 2015 www.littlefallsny.com

In anticipation, they head down to Canal Harbor and Rotary Park

to rent kayaks!

Their favorite thing to do is

to paddle their kayaks and “lock

through” Lock 17--the largest lock on the Erie Canal and one of the

highest lift locks in the world-

and then paddle around to the

beach on Moss Island.

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Check out the cool potholes on Moss Island! Luke says the

rock is Metasyenite and that the unusual potholes were created by a huge waterfall, like Niag-ara Falls, that was here about

20,000-80,000 years ago when the the great lake Iroquios

drained through the Mohawk Val-ley. Read more in

the November 2013 issue of MVL Mag-azine (available

on our site). Maya takes pictures of the pretty moss

the island is named for.

Before they head back to Canal Harbor, the MV Adventure Club docks their kayaks at Lock 17 park and crosses the lock to watch the rock climbers

on Moss Island. The kids are going rock climbing, Sat-urday, August 15th during

the Canal Celebration. It’s free, safe rock climbing fun

for all ages. Gear is provided just bring your own sneakers

& bike helmet.

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After all that paddling the kids need to refuel. They head to Canal Place and the Piccolo Cafe. Maya orders the Sunburst

Salad with chicken tenders, craisins, and mandarin

oranges on top. Toby and Luke get the kids’ cheddar cheeseburgers with sweet potato waffle fries. Toby likes to dip them in honey!

For dessert the MV Adventure Club heads next door for Ann Street Deli’s world famous cream puffs!

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TRAIN! Toby runs outside with fries

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The Piccolo Cafe used to be a train depot

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shoppingCanal place is a fun place to

shop. The kids like to look at all the old

things at the antique shops. Luke collects antique glass in-sulators and even makes them into

nightlights for gifts. They stop by the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts to look at the art for sale in the shop

and in the gallery. The art-ist on display in July is

J. Bruce Schwabach, who likes to paint pictures of the Erie Canal. The opening recep-tion is Saturday, July 11th 2-4pm

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third thursdaysEvery third Thursday of the month,

downtown Little Falls throws itself a party! Shops and restaurants stay

open late and there are special events, local bands, sidewalk chalk artist, craft booths, and an open mic nite! Third Thursday this month is July 16th. Find merchant Third Thursday specials

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Toby can’t wait take the tun-nel from Canal Place to Main Street. Inspired by their day on the canal they

sing the Erie Canal song, “Low Bridge,”

that echoes loudly

throughout the underground walkway. They

discover a mu-ral in the tun-nel by local artist, Oscar

Stivala.

On Main Street they visit Paca Gardens and then Fall Hill

Bead & Gem. Luke plans to be a geologist someday and loves looking at all the interesting

rocks from all over the world. Maya sits down with store own-er Kim Hergert to make a sou-venir bracelet to commemorate their day. Of course her brace-

let HAS to have Little Falls (Herkimer) diamonds in it. Shop Owners Kim and Adam dig their

own diamonds! That reminds them...

It’s time to head down to Burwell Street to Veteran’s Memorial

Park to watch the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs baseball game! Maya puts on her new bracelet that she’s sure will be good

luck for the home team! First pitch is

at 6:35pm. There are home games

this month on July 3, 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, and 30,

2015.

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PLUS- a sneak peak at our new MV adventure club video game coming soon!

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Summer is here! The kids are out of school and it’s time for some family fun. OurfirstadventureofthesummerisavisittoRometovisitFortRickeyChildren’sDiscovery Zoo. Fort Rickey is in its 35th season. The petting zoo is not a passive observation zoo but one that engages all the senses and encourages children to ex-plore, manipulate, and discover. Fort Rickey’s mission is committed to the belief that “children, who have experienced the joy of kind and gentle interaction with animals, are more likely to become adults who care about wildlife and conservation.” On our arrival we are greeted by owner Len Cross. He welcomes us and encour-ages us to come to the wolf show at 2:30 p.m. I reminisce about a time the family and I came to Fort Rickey when our daughter was just a toddler and watched Len and his son do the wolf presentation. It left an everlasting impression on me and an appreciation for the North American gray wolf. I can’t wait to see the show again! We are given a map and go immediately to the snake show at the gazebo. My son Joshua decides to be the cameraman and capture the moments today. The Fort Rick-ey employee talks about an African ball python snake and the kids line up to hold “Boyega.” Out of nowhere, we are startled by a peacock “kaw” as it runs by us. The kids follow its colorful feathers under the shady willow tree in the center lawn area. Alanaisexcitedtofindanunderbellypeacockfeatherandputsitbehindherear.Thekids all run back and get in the line. Boyega, the African ball python, is calm, cold, and smooth. The girls giggle and love to watch the snake’s tongue come out repeat-edly. Across the way is the petting area with European fallow deer (Dama dama). We purchase food in cones. As we enter the gate, one of the deer escapes and an employ-ee quickly corrals it back into the petting area. The deer have a light brown coat with white spots, and their antlers are so soft. The fallow deer are very social and friendly animals; they come over to us immediately. We learn to navigate the many hungry mouths and try to feed as many as possible with our one cone of food. At one point, one of the deer got a cone stuck around its nose and it had us all laughing hysterically. We exit the gate, get some antibacterial gel on our hands, and continue on our way. We visit the wallaby, emu, sika deer, lemurs, waterfowl, owl, and buffalo. The kids comment that the buffalo looks like it has a carpet on its back. I get excited as I look at the map and anticipate introducing the kids to the oldest spider monkey in the world, Gummy. Gummy is now 53 years old. She is affectionate and has an exceptional personality. Since coming to Fort Rickey, Gummy has continued to breed. Currently, she lives with her 20-year-old daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter. No one knows exactly how old spider monkeys live, but Fort Rickey cherishes each day with Gum-my. Moving on, we arrive just in time for the 2:30 wolf show. Owner Cross is in the cage with the two wolves; Ahanu (Native American for “he laughs”) and Ohan-zee (Native American for “shadow”). The brothers are the best of friends. The wolf brothers lick Cross’s face and wag their tails as he speaks to the crowd about raising the wolves with love, affection, gentleness, and never raising a hand or disciplining them. “I am like their gentle uncle who just loves them. The wolves are not to be dominated, but learn trust,” he says. As the two wolves seemingly were about to fightamidloudgrowlingandbarking,welookattheirbodylanguageandviewthetail-wagging and realize it is nothing more than an argument, where one wolf wants to keep the other from getting any “treats.” In the more than 10 years at Fort Rickey, the two brothers have never fought. Wolf packs are ruled by an alpha male and Cross has learned not to establish himself as such. The girls all comment on the wolves’ intenseeyesandbeautifulfluffygraycoats.Madelynsays,“Thatwassocool!”andCaitlin chimes in, “They are so cute!” Next we head to the maternity ward and enter the fenced-in area. We watch as the large bellied mama goats move about slowly or bask in the sun while we hold a baby

mv family road trip romestory By Melinda Karastury, Photos by Joshua Karastury

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The MV Family Fun team invites Ala-

na’s friends Caitlin and Madelyn to join them on their trip

to Rome

Boyega, the African ball python, is calm, cold, and smooth to

the touch

The herd of European fallow deer eagerly follow the kids looking for a snack

Len Cross interacts with the two gray wolves that he has raised over the last 10 years

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pygmy goat. The goat is soft, sweet, and relaxes in our arms. It lets out a cute sneeze while I take a picture of each of us holding the precious “kid.” Making our exit, we then visit the last of the animals: porcupine, tortoise, bunnies, and ponies. Then we head to the Playland, a large supervised playground that has tubes, pirate ladders, a ball pit, and slides. The kids run, climb, swing, laugh, and expend some energy. Then we head toward the front of the zoo and stop at the gazebo to enjoy some watermelon we brought. Otter feeding is the last show of the day at 3:30 p.m. Squeak, the river otter, is more than 17 years old. The zoo welcomed a 3-month-old wild river otter pup from the Adiron-dacks. He is currently in training, and is adorable. Cross feeds the otters some chicken giblets and livers. It was so much fun to watch the otters eat. We also learn that an otter eats three pounds of meat a day and can hold its breath for up to eight minutes underwater. The otter pup does not have a name yet, but we all agree we think its name should be “Pip” (and “Squeak”). The park is about to close, but we make a quick stop at the gift shop for a few mementos. Afterward we are personally escorted out by Cross. The petting zoo uses human animal interactions, with dozens of animals, to offer fun, lessons about wildlife, and conservation. Fort Rickey’s Chil-dren’s Discovery Zoo will continue impact families in the Mohawk Valley for years to come. Our next stop is for some carefree fun at Peterpaul Recreation Park. The park is located just down the street from Fort Rickey, at 5615 Rome-New London Rd. Route 49 West. Peterpaul Recreation Park has been family owned and operated for more than 38 years. (Note: Peterpaul’s Recreation Park is cash only. Also, be sure to bring a swim suit and/or a change of clothes for the bumper boats.) There is so much to do at the recreation park. There are baseball batting cages and a softball batting range, go-karts on the area’s

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longest paved road course, mini gas-powered kiddie karts for 3-year-olds on their own tri-oval track, and a jam-packed arcade room with the latest video and skills games. We buy four tickets to ride the wacky wild water bug bumper boats. As we board the boats, I can feel the excitement build up and I can’t wait for the fun to begin! The gas is full speed ahead, zoom, and CRASH! Alana and I bump into one another as water splashes everywhere. A sprinkler to the left of the pool mists us after each passing. Alana, Cait-lin, Madelyn, and I cruise around the pool bumping and splashing one another. We each take a minute here and there to just spin in a circle. The best technique, we discover, is going from one end of the pool to the oth-er, crashing into the other boat. You will get very, very wet. The laughter could be heard all over the park. We had so much fun, we decided to buy additional tickets and go bumper boating again. Wet and happy, we all change and enjoy a few arcade games before we head out for dinner. Our dinner destination is DiCastro’s Brick Oven on Erie Boulevard West. It is owned and operated by Jim and Lisa DiCastro. The restaurant offers Italian dishes made from recipes passed down through the gen-erations. Everything is homemade, from the sauces and pastas, to the meatballs and soups. They even smoke their own brisket and pastrami. Thewood-firedbrickovenisidealformakingaNeapolitan-stylepizza.The restaurant also offers delicious sandwiches, soups, salads, and appe-tizers. The rustic restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating. The inside of the building has brick from the old Jenny Building and old barn woodfromthearea.Thesoffitinsidetherestaurantiscopper,payingtribute to Rome being the “Copper City.” The restaurant is also decorat-ed with old photos of Rome before the urban renewal of the 1970s. We are seated by the hostess and our server, Kylie, greets us and

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One of few Kentucky Warblers ever to be reported in the

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I’m going to say something that should prob-ably not need saying because it’s so frightfully obvious, but here goes: Rare birds are rare and they are rarely seen. In 51 years of being alive and aware of birds (22 of those years, intensely aware), I’ve encountered relatively few genuine rarities and none that where unprecedented in New York State. So even for experienced bird-ers,findingsomethingtrulyrare,rarelyhappens.Logical isn’t it? Of course, everyone wants to see something rare. Rare is exciting. It sets an obser-vation apart from the rest of the normal, everyday stuff like robins, blackbirds and sparrows. It gives us something special to tell our friends – at least ourfriendswhomightgiveafigaboutbirdsandother wildlife. In the birding community, rare or unusual sightings are its lifeblood. Virtually all birders strive to get a glimpse at that “once in a

lifetimefind,”theonethatvalidatestheireffortsand shows off their skill and tenacity. A birder thatfinds a verified rarity canbask for awhilein the glow of that discovery. Like the proverbial lottery winner, you almost expect him or her to make an announcement, something like: “Even though I found the impossibly rare pink-headed duck, I have no plans to quit my job at the widget factory.” Are there still widget factories? A suc-cessful bird sleuth with a long track record might achieve guru status, but will not be able to rest on his or her laurels – not really. There will always be a new, binoculars-wielding hombre around out to make a quick reputation by out-drawing a men-torandmakingsomespectacularfinds.Relativenewcomers to birding who come up with great findaftergreatfindmaynotsomuchbeenviedas looked upon with suspicion, as if there was

something illegitimate about their methodolo-gies or their sightings. Who does that person think they are anyway? Twenty plus years ago, I recall sort of being in that role – the guy who was constant-ly in the field finding“good” or fairly good birds, reporting them and putting my betters to shame. In my case, it didn’t involve luck or even great skill; it was only that I was devoting so much time to it. An unlikely birder-nerd, in those earliest days I sure-

ly didn’t look the part. I was still dressing like an alternative rock musician, which for me was the Quaker Oats man look. Talk about cool. I remem-ber one friend referring to my garb as resembling full Amish dress, while another compared my costume to that worn by the swashbuckling Zor-ro. That friend once implored me not to speak at a public meeting at our town hall while “wearing that black hat, or that cape!” Just for the record, I never did wear a cape – at least not after I was 12 and ceased transforming into “Matt Man.” My birding gear was nearly as unconventional as my clothes and they, too, made me stand out in the crowd. I was using a bird guide that I purchased as a child and, unlike everyone else’s books, it didn’t include all of the impossibly marvelous birds that no one ever sees. Also, instead of us-ing a sleek spotting scope of the kind everyone else seemed to have, I was lugging around a ludi-crously long astronomical telescope. Among the drawbacks of that scope, dubbed “Ol’ Blue,” was thatitwasfivetimesheavierthanaconvention-al spotting scope. Hey, but it worked. So what if the birds in the eye piece appeared upside down. With about a year of practice, your brain starts to sort that image out. At least it does in theory. I remember one of my birding acquaintances, after having a peered through my scope at some distant feathered object, said, “I just wasn’t trained to look at birds this way.” Of course, she wasn’t. No one outside of “clown college” was. I did eventu-

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this case was simple to estimate, given that it was in the company of smaller sandpiper species of known sizes. This meant that I was able to use them as measuring sticks to gauge the godwit’s dimensions. So there I stood more sure than ever, and there was Ruth still withholding her blessing. I imagine things could’ve stayed like that indef-initely, if it wasn’t for the fact that a third bird-er came on the scene, one whose abilities were considered to be far beyond those of mortal men – to Ruth anyway. He took a brief look through his binoculars and then, upon my invitation, he guardedly put his eye to Ol’ Blue’s eyepiece. “It’s a telescope not an eye-taser!” I didn’t actually say that, but I wanted to. Ten seconds later he said: “A Marbled Godwit. Nice!” Ruth, as if hearing the wordfromabove,immediatelyverifiedthebird.I thought to myself “Wow! That guy has magical powers. Where do I have to go to get some of those?” That day I learned that one cannot claim a rare bird unless other more important people agree that it is in fact a rare bird. The other lesson was that other people besides me can actually see through Ol’ Blue. They just don’t want to be seen

allymanagetogetanelbowfittingforthescopethat more or less corrected the image and made it appear right-side-up in the eyepiece. It was, how-ever, a mirror image, which meant that following amovingbirdwastricky.Ifabirdinthefieldofview appeared to go left, you’d have to pivot the scope to the right, but again the brain gets used to these things. Right? Armed with that awkward instrument, I rackedupsomenicefinds,includingafewlegiti-mate rarities. I should point out here that Ol’ Blue was not technically mine. My father, an amateur astronomer, had given it to my sister, who pro-ceeded to foolishly leave it in my parents’ garage, where just about anyone could repurpose it for their weird experiments. I took it alright – with what in my mind was a sort of perverse permis-sion. On occasion, my sister would remind me that it was hers and would attempt to get my as-surance that I was taking care of it. Oh, sure, I was. It was in my car – packed carefully in an un-differentiated heap with all of my other essential gear. “Are the lens caps on?” “Of course! What do you take me for?” It had a metal cap for the objective lens that had to be screwed on. Now who in the world has time for that? An astrono-mer perhaps, but certainly not Zorro. I recall an enlightening experience I had with that infamous scope at Sylvan Beach. At a great distance I was able to clearly see the mirror image of a Marbled Godwit – a relatively large sand-

piper species with a tremendously long bicolored bill that is upturned at the end. The species only rarely passes through this part of the country during migration – so birders claiming to see it are expected to provide evidence of the sighting. On that late summer day, 20 years ago, I watched the godwit feeding along with a handful of other sandpiper types. The different species all wielded bills of various lengths and shapes, which enabled them to probe at different depths around the wa-ter’s edge. They seemed content to remain on that remote spit of sand on the opposite side of the beach, so I had a long time to study the rarity and becomeconfidentofmyidentification.AbirderI knew at that time named Ruth happened to be on the beach that day and came over when she saw me. I was happy to see her, since she would be able to verify my rare bird sighting. I told her what I had found and let her take a look. She cautiously approached my clumsy contraption and looked into its eyepiece. She saw the bird, buttomysurprise,didn’tconfirmtheidentifica-tion, but neither did she offer an alternative ID. I got the sense that she agreed with me, but just wouldn’t or couldn’t commit to it in words. This was confusing me; I had considered her a mentor and though we hadn’t met in person very often, we’d talked about birds many times on the phone. Indeed, she had great experience and a deserved reputation, but for some reason she chose to hold off on giving her seal of approval to my godwit.

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seeing through it. I don’t personally think that I changed at all on that day but, of course, I had. I had earned some invisible birding credits, currency that the-oretically would be honored by the tiny clique that represents the region’s birding elite. Indeed, I had some credibility, but it was no license to kill. I was still kind of on probation. In other words, I could go back to being considered a poser at any time. Close to the end of what was my birding

hay-day period, I found two of my most import-antfinds for the region.OnewasaGreatGrayOwl – a rare winter irruptive species from the far Northwest, and the other a Yellow-billed Loon – an exclusive West Coast species, which at the timehadonlybeenconfirmedoccurringinNewYork State on one other occasion. In mid-March 1996, I found the Great Grey Owl in the vicinity of New Hartford’s Sherrill Brook Park. An easy and straight forward identification for sure, butI made sure to back up the sighting with photo-

graphic evidence so it would be readily accepted as a legit record. However, I certainly won no friends by my failure to alert the birding com-munity to exactly where the bird was seen. Ruth, for one, was highly irritated at my taking what I believed to be an ethical stance. My concern was that if I announced where the bird was it would be mobbed by people and, far worse, by throngs of wildlife photographers, some that I know to be ethically challenged. All in the interest of getting a dramatic shot, they could interfere with the owl, to the point of jeopardizing its safety. My biggest fear was that the bird would be harassed from its perch, fly across the road and get struck bya vehicle. Unfortunately, that was exactly what happened to that magnificent owl, even minusthe pesky wildlife paparazzi. I managed to get the bird to a rehabilitator, but she was too badly injured and expired shortly after being examined. The Yellow-billed Loon also was found in winter time, January tobe specific.This time Ihad been participating in the DEC’s annual wa-terfowl count. Part of my territory was a stretch of the West Canada Creek between Hinckley Lake and Middleville. In terms of waterfowl di-versity, it’s a bleak territory that normally yields few birds and no surprises. The most exotic thing I could expect to come across would be a Hooded Merganser or a Common Goldeneye – two spe-cies thatwouldbe considered standardfinds invirtually all other territories. In 1999, however, thecardswerestackeddifferently.Myveryfirststop for the survey was checking out the ice-free water beneath Hinckley dam. On that morning

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still too foggy for plumage details, but I could make out that it had a broad bill that was slight-ly bent upward. With a bill like that it couldn’t be a Common Loon. The other possible candi-date was Red-throated Loon, but I had had many

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had cleared and he was able to verify the loon and obtain good photos of it. It was indeed a Yellow-billed Loon and only the second ever to beconfirmedinNewYorkState’shistory. Unlike the case of the Great Gray Owl, I dutifully reported this rarity to the birding com-munity.Ifiguredthatnoonecouldreallydoanyharm to the loon. Nothing short of launching a submarine on the West Canada Creek would dis-turb it. What happened next was a real eye open-er to people like me who’ve only ever lived on the periphery of a hard-core birding community. Whatdoyoucallaflockofbirders,anyway?You

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instead of keeping a tangible stamp in a book, you record a memory of an observation as a check mark on a species list. It turned out that many of these people needed the Yellow-billed Loon for many of their personal lists. And as luck would have it, this loon happened to be on the border of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, and so it would be acceptable to include it on both of those county’s lists. Yes! There was one fella, Phil, who had traveled to Hinckley from Ontario, Canada. He had birding patches on his coat from hotspots like Cape May New Jersey, and Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania. Hisgearlookedserious,too;you’dfindnoastro-nomical telescopes in his car, I’d wager. Phil told me that he needed the Yellow-billed Loon for his North American list. I was tempted to ask him if he could also include the bird on his Planet Earth list or his Milky Way Galaxy list. All things must come to an end, and my birding adventures with the Ol’ Blue scope had reached that juncture. It was time to put him out to pas-ture. I gathered up all the pieces of him that I could findandpouredhimback into the indestructibleshock-proof case that was still in my parents’ ga-rage. Hey, I should’ve used that case! I guess it was morelikeacoffinnow.Oh,well,I’dbettergetoutbefore my sister came home. I recall that I replaced Ol’ Blue with a much more manageable and sup-posedly proper spotting scope; one that I liberated (paid in full) from a store where the manager used it to spy on women as they entered the department

store across the street. You’re welcome, ladies. It’s all in a day’s work for Zorro. Alltheseyearslater,Inowfindmyselfintheposition of verifying other people’s rare birds. Turning a most skeptical eye on finds that areoften enough “too good to be true”, like a claim of a Vermillion Flycatcher visiting a bird feeder. Run for your life, citizen! Vermillion Flycatchers don’t eat bird seed! The reports that come in are not usually that outrageous though, and the pro-liferation of affordable digital cameras with high poweredzoomlenseshasmadeverificationaloteasier. Most people now have pictures of “rare” species that they are claiming. I found out recently that I’m still not immune to having my own rare bird claims scrutinized, and that’s not a bad thing. In early May of this year, I found a nondescript drab little bird called a Bell’s Vireo at Spring Farm’s Nature Sanctuary. The bird was singing like mad, so it wasn’t hard to zero in on. Its song was not beautiful, but was highly distinctive. Try as I might, I couldn’t get a photo of that bird. I could determine its general location easily enough, but never could manage a clear line of sight. I did however, make a recording of it and that proved to besufficientevidenceandultimatelyeverybitasgood as a picture. Even though I’m a reviewer for bird records that are submitted to eBird, which is a volunteer generated database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, I didn’t think it appropriate to validate my own rare record, so I thought I should let the Cornell people do that. As it turned out they

had exactly the same idea. They kicked my record and evidence around for a little while (for about a week – though it seemed a lot longer!), before finallyissuingapositiveverdict.TheBell’sVireowouldonlybethesecondverifiedsightingofthespecies in New York State. Asexcitingasfindinga rarebird is, it isnotusually good news for the individual bird or for its species. In most cases, the rarity represents a bird that has traveled far off course, perhaps due to a storm or just a miscalculation made during migra-tion. It’s quite likely that the bird will not be able to make its way back to where it belongs. In the case of the Bell’s Vireo, the species is reported to be declining on its breeding grounds in the west and the population can ill-afford to lose potential breeders to these types of navigational errors. It’s all something to keep in mind when we celebrate theappearanceofanyfantasticrarebird.•

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was used to make cheese. According to an un-dated and unsourced newspaper clipping titled “80 Year Old Valley Farm Dwelling Intact with Victorian Furnishings,” Mary Emma Baum Cramer is quoted as remembering the follow-ing: “A herd of more than 100 sheep also was part of the stock. Mrs. Cramer said one of the big events of the year came in the shearing sea-son, when all the neighbors of that area would leave their regular tasks, would help drive the herd down to the West Canada Creek where each animal was thoroughly washed before the wool was cut.” Peter’s wife, Elmira, wanted the 1820 house torn down and a new house built fash-ioned after an Italianate style mansion that was in Natchez, MS. Peter built the 20-room mansion from 1863-64 at a cost of $10,000. An undated and unnamed newspaper clipping states the following: “The solid walls were

made by named Cornelius Kane, an Irish-man. A carpenter named Borden designed the woodwork, carved it by hand at home, and assembled it on the spacious lawns, a sort of forerunner of prefabrication.” The cellar had thick walls and nine foot ceilings. The wood used in the construc-tion of the house, including the front staircase, came from the woodlot on the farm. There was fresco work on all the ceilings throughout the house. There was cathedral glass of ruby red in the main front entrance. The hall had gold back-

ground wallpaper. There was a large ruby glass window in the front door that was protected by a wrought iron grille. The home was furnished with oil paintings, vases, and chairs that were purchased in Europe. In the Second Parlor weretheoriginallacecurtains,fireplacesolidmahogany tables and stands, mirrors, and stat-uettes.Themansionwasfilledwithantiques. Martin Brice (1842-1922) worked on the farm of Peter Baum. Martin was born in Ger-many and came to America in 1849. On March 27, 1883, he married Elmira Baum, the wid-ow of Peter. She was considered one of the wealthy women of Schuyler. In 1893, the farm comprised 210 acres and a dairy of 35 cows. In the 1920 Census, Byron Baum is listed as the head of the household and Martin was living in the household as the step-father. Undated and unsourced newspaper clipping state the follow-ing: “Apparently, the brothers had a disagree-ment, because Byron eventually bought out his brother, stipulating that Horatio’s heirs were never to claim the homestead as theirs.” From 1925-1937, Irvin and Anna (Rank) Bunce lived on the Baum Farm as tenant farmers with their 11 children. Sisters Emma Baum Cram-er and Ida Mae Baum Johnson lived there in the summers. Emma’s daughter Ruth Elmira Cramer (1892-1963) and her husband Louis Sass (1892-1966) owned the property. Ruth Elmira was the last of the Baum descendants to own the property. The Sasses only lived at

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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. See issues 1-12 for her diaries from their first year.

The June (Shad) berry trees this year are simply loaded. June berries ripen in July; the wild May apple plants bloom in June. We’re always behind. I compete with the squir-rels, chipmunks, and birds for the berries, laughing at the gymnastics they go through to reach the berries that hang on delicate stems at the tips of thin branches that col-lapse, even under their miniscule bulk. How delicious these berries are! I put a big screw hook into the end of a six-foot pole and at-

CHAPTER 10TALES FROM SHAWANGUNKShawangunk nature preserve, cold brookby Peggy Spencer Behrendt

tach a rope on the other end. Now I can hook a limb laden with succulent, plump, purple berries, pull it down and hold it there with my foot on the rope while I pick handfuls. I manage to dry about two gallons. They are sweet, like raisins, but seedier. In July, mosquitoes taper off, allowing deerfliestotakeoverthetaskoftormentingus. Every summer we’re inundated. We hate them!Iseethemflyingalongsidethecarassoon as we enter our road to return from the city, eager to welcome us home: “The hu-mans are back! Oh, boy! Lunchtime!” But like the Taoist says, “Everything has an upside and a downside.” What could be the upside? We’ve decided that they are the forest sentinels, keeping too many humans from intruding and interfering with the nat-ural rhythm of forest life. And they help

sustain the many species of birds, frogs, and toads whose mystical songs adorn our daily lives with a consciousness of blissful ambi-ance. But to live here, we must co-exist. We try every bug repellent available, but hate smell-ing repellent instead of the salubrious aroma ofbalsam,earth,andflowersoftheforest.So we content ourselves with wearing long pants, long sleeves, and a broad-brimmed hat and veil. This doesn’t work at night, though. One of these astute hunters is sneaking up our covers in short, strategic flights. “Buzz.”Silence. “Buzz.” Silence.With flashlights,we search everywhere in the bedroom for the elusive intruder. Unsuccessful, we cover our heads with a sheet and doze off. Just as we’ve reached a nirvanic state of blissful un-

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sume. Besides, they seem most content swimming anywhere and everywhere where bugs cannot go.At first, theyenjoy dips in the little swimming hole Tim dug out of Misty Brook, with regular bike rides to swim at Hinck-ley State Park, just four miles away. Within a few years, they are jumping off the high bridge over the water be-low Hinckley Dam on their way to and from Barneveld, 12 miles away. At least it’s safer than the cliffs of Trenton Falls, where their brother goes. And probably safer than where I used to dive, in the quarry below Heckla Pond in Vernon, where my

mom frequently took us on picnics. One night, when the girls get back late, a furry paw grabs Becky’s hand as she reaches up for the key on the beam of the Children’s Cottage porch. Fortunately, it is just Ram-by, our semi-tame, rambunctious raccoon. (I hope it was Ramby!) He doesn’t hurt her and she doesn’t freak out. 1980: Jenny gets a ride home from a recording seminar in an-other state with a friend who loses a valuable ring in Cousin Groan (The Children’s Cottage outhouse.) “How…?” we start to ask. “Don’t ask!” is the imme-diate reply. “But he says not to worry even though there’s a ruby and diamond in it. We did look for it, but it’s gone.” After the friend leaves for home, Tim tilts Cousin Groan back and I hold it while he rummages underneath with astick.Hefindsthering;weboil it and mail it to the fel-low. I wonder though, if he

ever wore it again? Late July, we make our annual trek to Tim’s hometown of Ashtabula, Ohio, to visit his relatives. We take Route 20 and stop at a park along the way to have a cooling swim. The youngest child, Heidi, volunteers to stay with our blanket and valuables while the rest of us have our dip. When we return, we’re shocked to see that she is counting the cash we’d brought, all neatly laid out on the blan-ket, where strangers can see it and the wind could swish it away. Tim likes to carry one dollar bills so he can pay the children’s little

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theriverforsailorswho“accidently”diedinafight.Asapaperboy,Tim remembers seeing one of his paper deliveries land in a pool of blood. Yet just a couple of blocks away was Harbor High School, a nationally acclaimed model school of high academic standards and community activities, where his father was recruited as a teacher because of his scholarly excellence and magna cum laude achievement. “Who has the right of way?” Tim satirically asks, as our two vessels appear to be on a collision course. “I believe a sail boat does, but who’s going to argue the point here?” I answer, thinking of an ant expecting an elephant to yield right of way. “Comingabout!”Iyell,andwebothlieflattolettheboomswing across and allow us to change course away from the path of the freighter. As we head back to the mainland and approach the harbor break-wall,wefindwe’renowbeingbuffetedbyastrongwindgoing one way, and increasing waves going another way. Lake

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Erie is notorious for fast weather changes. The complication of lying prone every time we need the boom of the sail to swing about is creating a dangerous situation. We’re los-ing control. More confident with swimming thansailing,Timcallsout,overtheracketofflap-ping canvass and wind, “Let’s just swim in!” I refuse to abandon our new boat and take over, holding on to the sail with one arm, and constantly adjusting the rudder with the oth-er so to steer diagonally into each wave so we won’t be rolled over. It’s tricky and stren-uous, with my left arm feeling the strain of holdingontotheropeofthewind-filledsail.Finally, we reach shore, intact, but a day lat-erIgetmyfirstexperiencewiththepainofbursitis from that relentless pull of the wind on my shoulder. In 1987, Tim wants a challenge to cel-ebrate his 50th birthday. He trains to swim across Hinckley Lake by swimming circles in our new, 12-foot diameter above-ground pool. One day, we go to Hinckley Lake for a little sailing, but he feels that since it’s not too cold, today would be a good day for the swim and wants me to follow him in the sail-

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think I was more tired than he was at the end of the trek. We gratefully return home to our chil-dren and the calm waters of Misty Brook, gently meandering through our serene woodlands. From a world of teal blue water and azure skies we return to one of emerald hues and hallowed spires of verdant trees. Weary of bobbing about on water, I revel in the ambrosia of balsam and the solid com-fort of this earth full of stable and stalwart treeroots.•

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“Watch out!” Justin Robert yelled to his best friend and Adirondack native, Jackie Salsberry. “It's crawling your way!” Justin pointed to what he pretended was a spider at the edge of the family camp dock, right where Jackie was just about to climb out of the putt- putt. She had tak-en the small boat into Inlet early in the morning to gather a few last-minute items for their friend Nick’s birthday party. Jackie didn’t wait to see if Justin was teasing her or not and immediately gunned her engine and took off, spraying him and the phantom spider with the boat’s wake. She was about the lengthofafootballfieldawayfromtheRoberts’family dock where she stopped and called back to her friend. “Is it gone yet?” she asked.A soaked Justin nodded. His clothes were still dripping as Jackie returned to dock the boat and he decided that would be the last time he would try to scare her by using her greatest fear. “Hey, you guys, lunch is ready. Grilled cheese sandwiches!” It was Nick Barnes, who in his ex-citement came stumbling down the stairs from the camp where Mrs. Robert was about to serve

the birthday boy’s favorite summertime meal. “I can’t wait for my party tomorrow,” he said. “I get to wear my new eye patch, and I overheard my parents talking about hiding some real trea-sure in the piñata!” “I’m excited to see everyone’s pirate cos-tumes,” Justin said. “Alright, you guys, let’s focus on today,” Jackie said. “I vote that after lunch we go diving forNick’smissingfishinglures.Wetalkaboutit every year, and it would be a good chance to help clean up our area of the lake.” She took her normal stance, hands on her hips. “Besides, it will help the day go by, and your party will be here before you can say, ‘lost lures.’” “That’s a great idea!” Justin said.AndNick,whousuallylostatleastonefishingpole along with countless lures, sinkers and oth-er miscellaneous objects in the lake every sum-mer, quickly agreed.

2 IttookJustinawhileafterlunchtofindhissnorkel. Somehow it ended up on the sleeping

porch pinned between his bed and the wall. Ap-proaching the dock with his diving gear and his calico cat Dax, in tow, he discovered Nick and Jackie were already in the water – snorkels up, facemasksdown–theirbusyflipperspropellingthem around in small circles. He sat down to sliponhisownflippersandalmostsatonaflatred-and-white spinner with a treble hook. “That didn’ttakelongforthemtofind,didit,Dax?”Justin said. Dax meowed, and stood at the edge of the dock peering down into the clear lake water. Her head was moving back and forth and she licked her lips. “See some fish down there, Daxy?”Justin asked. Suddenly, Nick burst through the water sur-face with a splash. “Look what I’ve found!” He held a dirty brown shoe high above his head. “It’s the sneaker I lost last summer. I wondered where it went!” Justin simply shook his head and setting his bucket hat on the dock, jumped in to assist his two best friends in the recovery and cleanup op-eration.

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After nearly two hours of diving, the Adiron-dack salvage team had retrieved, along with Nick’s lost sneaker, almost a dozen fancy lures, a mason jar, and even an old tin of peaches, its paper label long gone. “I have to take a break,” Nick said. He held outhishands,palmsup.“Thetipsofmyfingerslook like raisins.” He smacked his lips. “Speak-ing of raisins, I’m starting to get hungry again.” He reached for the can of peaches. “Don’t even think about eating those,” Jackie said sternly as Nick began studying the can. Nick went on the defensive immediately. “I was just wondering what they might look and smell like after being down there so long, that’s all,” he said. “There’s no way I would try to eat these old things.” “Sure,” Jackie said. “That’s what you said last week when you ate the candy bar you found under your bunk bed. You know, the candy bar from last summer?” “Oh, come on!” Nick said. “It was totally sealed in a foil wrapper.” “Gross,” Justin said, as he lifted himself back onto the dock. “Come and look at this, guys. It’s a big marble.” He held up a large glass ball painted in swirls of blue and white. “I wonder who lost his marbles?” Jackie said. “Why are you looking at me?” Nick asked. “I don’t even have any marbles.” Jackie grinned and took one last dive. She

surfaced seconds later and ripped off her face-mask. She looked shocked. “Are you okay?” Justin asked. Jackie didn’t answer right away. Using the small wooden ladder, she rejoined her friends on the dock. “Guys,” she said, quietly, “this is the compass my dad gave me for Christmas last year. It was really nice, and expensive. I thought I’d lost it forever.” She cradled it carefully in her hands and began to smile. “I can’t wait to tell my dad I found it!” “That’s awesome!” Nick said. “Does it still work?” He grabbed it from Jackie’s hands, but fumbled it and dropped it on the dock. Rolling on its side like a tiny wheel, the compass nearly slipped through one of the large cracks between the wood planks. “Nick!” Jackie said. She snapped it up just in time. “I’m sorry,” Nick said. “It’s okay,” Jackie replied. “Just try to be more careful. And no, I don’t think it still works. But I don’t care if it works or not – it was a gift from my dad – at least I have it.”“Hey, kids, dinner is ready!” They heard Mrs. Robert call from Justin’s family camp. Already another half a day had passed by, and Nick’s party a half a day closer.

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Justin, Jackie and Nick were gathered together near the dock next to the boathouse, dressed in their pirate costumes ready for Nick’s birth-day party. The theme of the party was based, of course, on Nick’s favorite book, Treasure Island. “I’m going to wear this eye patch all day,” Nick said. “Maybe even the rest of my whole life.” Then he slipped into his pirate voice. “And today,memates,I’llbefindinghiddentreasure– and keeping it all for me self! Arrrrr!” Soon their parents joined them and began to set up chairs and tables for food, and to hoist the anxiously awaited pirate piñata from a metal plant hanger that was attached to the side of the boathouse. The piñata was nearly two feet tall and was made by Justin’s crafty aunt, Mary Pat, just for the party. The pirate had an eye patch, a red-and-white striped shirt, a black hat with skull and crossbones, and a wooden leg. Justin looked up at it dangling in the air, a sil-ly grin on its face. He turned to Nick. “Except for the wooden leg, it looks just like you,” he said. “I’m still going to smash it,” Nick said. “I can’twait tofindoutwhat thereal treasure isthat’s buried inside him!” As the friends continued to speculate about the contents of the cardboard sea captain, the guests arrived bearing more food and some gifts. ‘“Dax, where are you going?” Jackie said as

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the calico hurried away into the boathouse. “She isn’t particularly fond of dogs,” Justin said. He pointed to his uncle’s golden retriever bounding toward them across the lawn. “That’s Brutus.” Nick approached his mom. “Can we please hit the piñata now?” he asked. “Let’s do it before we have the hot dogs.” “Sure, bud,” Nick’s mom, replied. “You grab thebroomstick,butletyourguestsgofirst.It’snext to the table with the cake.”Justin, Jackie and Nick got in line behind Nick’s young twin cousins, one of Justin’s cousins, and a neighbor boy from the point in Ea-gle Bay. “Okay, everybody, here are your blindfolds,” Jus-tin’s dad said. “Make sure both of your eyes are cov-ered when it’s your turn so you can’t see the pirate when you try to make him surrender his treasure.” Nick tucked the blindfold into his pocket and produced an extra eye patch. He whispered to Justin. “I’m wearing two of these, instead,” he said. Everyone got a chance at the piñata. Because they were so young and cute, each twin was giv-en several swings. There were some successful hits, but no damage was dealt to the seemingly invincible pirate. The boy from Eagle Bay made solid contact with the pirate’s wooden leg, which broke off and went soaring. Brutus took off after it and caught it in mid-air, his momentum carrying him, with the stick clenched in his teeth, directly into the lake. Splash! “Way to fetch, Brutus,” Justin said. There was laughter all around. Finally it was Nick’s turn to try and crack the pirate open. With both patches snapped securely over his eyes he took a wild swing, and com-pletely missed the piñata. “Oh, come on!” he said. He took another swing and missed again. “It’s okay, Nick, you’ll get it,” Jackie said, trying to be encouraging. Nick swung again and this time felt the sweet

vibration of a direct hit. “Got you!” he said. Therewassomeweakapplause,andheflippedup one of his eye patches to take a peek, fully ex-pecting to see treasure streaming to the ground. Greatly disappointed, he discovered he had only poked a hole in it no bigger than a penny. “That’s it!” he said. Mumbling, he stormed off toward the door of the boathouse. “Where are you going, Nick?” Justin asked. “Nick?” E v - eryone at the party looked on with

wonder as Nick reappeared from the boathouse carrying a wooden oar. Marching back into posi-tion, the frustrated birthday boy readjusted his eye patches. But before anyone had a chance to warn him that he was fac-ing the wrong direction, he raised the long heavy oar like he was up to bat at a baseball game and reach-ing for the fences! Nick’sfirstawk-ward swing sheared the

top of his birthday cake clean off and sent it sailing toward the twins who were happy to receive their dessert before lunch. Nick near-ly fell down, but quickly regained his balance. With his legs set solidly beneath him, it was the secondswingthatfinallyfullyconnectedwiththe piñata. Pow!

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The doomed buccaneer burst open upon con-tact, the heavy smack causing the poor pirate to explode.Nickhititsohardthefishinglinehold-ing it to the plant hanger snapped, sending pieces ofcandyandtrinketsflyingeverywhere–mostof it into the lake. Floating on top of the water were dozens of chocolate doubloons wrapped in gold-colored foil. It was as if the contents of an entire treasure chest had been dumped off the side of a pirate ship. “Nick!” Justin said. “We just spent all day yesterday cleaning our part of the lake. Now we’re going to have to clean it up all over again.”

Any chatter from the party attendees came to a sudden stop and everyone had their eyes on Nick Barnes. There was a long pause as he dared to slowly remove one of his eye patches. Then, there was an eruption of laughter from ev-eryone – except Nick’s parents. Nick noticed it first. “Is everything okay,Mom?” he asked. “Nick, your grandfather provided a present in that piñata for you,” she said. “It was his favor-ite silver dollar. The one he received from his grandfather when he was your age.” Nickopenedhismouth,butatfirstnothingcame out. Justin and Jackie turned to each other. They had never before witnessed Nick speechless. “So that was the real treasure I heard you and Dad talking about?” Nick asked. His mother nodded her head. “Yes, it was.” “I’m really sorry, Mom,” Nick said. “Maybe wecanfindit.”Helookedoutat thelake.“Itcouldn’thaveflowntoofar.”Therewasdeter-minationinhisvoice.“Iwillfindit!Iwill!” Borrowing nets that Justin and his friends normally used to catch fireflies, all the kidspitched in to help. Shoving off in kayaks and a canoe, they quickly scooped up all the candy andtrinketsandpiecesofpiratetheycouldfindon the surface of the lake. It was later, at dusk, after the guests and what was left of Nick’s cake were gone, the decision was made by the remaining trio of friends to rise up bright and early again, this time to search for a silver dollar settled somewhere on the bottom oftheFourthLakefloor.

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Hobby ShopsLocomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Independent LivingAcacia Village, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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www.steetponteautogroup.com

Steet-Pontea u t o g r o u p

Kubota BX SeriesAmerica’s #1 selling sub-compact tractor among

property owners, landscapers and gardeners.

*BX2370 and BX2670 only. Standard mid-mount moweravailable on BX1870 and BX25D models.

Optional equipment may be shown.© Kubota Tractor Corporation, 2015

www.kubota.com

America’s #1 selling sub-compact tractor among

We are Kubota.

• Powerful 3-cylinder, liquid-cooled Kubota diesel engine — 18-25.5 HP

• Proven Kubota HST transmission • Versatile Category I 3-point hitch• Compatible with a wide range of versatile attachments

• Highly responsive hydrostatic power steering• New Easy-Over mid-mount mower deck

available in 54" or 60" widths*• Rugged 4WD provides powerful traction for

heavy-duty work

Kubota BX SeriesAmerica’s #1 selling sub-compact tractor among

property owners, landscapers and gardeners.

*BX2370 and BX2670 only. Standard mid-mount moweravailable on BX1870 and BX25D models.

Optional equipment may be shown.© Kubota Tractor Corporation, 2015

www.kubota.com

America’s #1 selling sub-compact tractor among

We are Kubota.

• Powerful 3-cylinder, liquid-cooled Kubota diesel engine — 18-25.5 HP

• Proven Kubota HST transmission • Versatile Category I 3-point hitch• Compatible with a wide range of versatile attachments

• Highly responsive hydrostatic power steering• New Easy-Over mid-mount mower deck

available in 54" or 60" widths*• Rugged 4WD provides powerful traction for

heavy-duty work

White’s Farm Supply, Inc.4154 Route 31

Canastota(315) 697-2214

962 Route 12Waterville

(315) 841-4181

8207 Route 26Lowville

(315) 376-0300www.whitesfarmsupply.com

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