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contents Every summer our eldest son, Vincent, gets together with his old high school buddies to go hiking out into the Adirondack wilderness to camp for several days. One of the guys comes all the way from California for their annual ad-venture! This year, however, they all decided it was time to take their adventure to their West Coast pal for a change. This was Vincent’s first visit to California. We haven’t heard all about his adventure yet, but one thing he was shocked by was the water, or lack thereof. California is dry, and their drought is becoming severe. Here in the Mohawk Valley, we often take our water for granted. We’re surrounded by this natural resource in lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams. We sometimes complain when it rains too much, or snows too much, or when we have to endure flood season. We do also, however, celebrate it. Like this month, we celebrate our canal system. Rome’s Canalfest: August 1-3; Little Falls’ Canal Cele-bration: August 4-10; and Sylvan Beach’s Canal Fest: August 9-10. Once the lifeblood of com-merce, our canals are now a source of entertain-ment, fed by our plentiful streams and creeks. So we fish, we swim, we sail, we kayak. And yes, we often take our water for granted. If water is life, here in the Mohawk Valley, life is good!

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What upstate New York summer is complete without ice cream memories? Whether it’s visiting an ice cream stand or buying some at the store, ice cream is a nice cold treat. You might even remem-ber cranking ice cream on the front porch when you were growing up. Want to try making ice cream at home, but don’t have an ice cream maker? Make ice cream us-ing 2 Ziploc bagsMaterials: 1 T sugar, ½ c Half & Half ,

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While competition from other sports and activities has reduced its prominence, baseball continues to resonate with the citizens of the Mohawk Valley. Semi-professional and col-legiate teams exist throughout the area, while children of all ages play in every town and vil-lage. Baseball has been played locally for as long as anywhere in the country; its roots here coincide with the rise of the game after the Civ-il War. Among the earliest teams on record is the Utica Base Ball Club which formed in the 1860s! Teams formed from social clubs, local businesses, corporations, and community ser-vice organizations played in organized leagues throughout Oneida County, although a majori-ty of the action took place in the city of Utica.

Going pro Amateur teams have been competing for 150 years and in 1878 Utica had one of the first three dozen professional teams in the United States. Local pro clubs have won numerous league titles, the first being Utica’s 1886 Inter-national League championship. Rome and Uti-ca won back-to-back New York State League championships in 1899 and 1900. Youth baseball, started by groups of chil-dren in parks and backyards, became organized into the structured summer leagues prevalent today. Schools fielded teams as well, from which came over thirty players who made it to the Major Leagues. One of the first pro players in history was Utican George “Juice” Latham, who began playing in 1869 and was listed in

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the 1877 Utica city directory as a “baseball-ist.” Other local stars who played in the majors included Mike Griffin, George Burns, Dave Cash, Archie Cianfrocco, Mark Lemke and Andy Van Slyke. Oneida County’s rich baseball heritage is an element of pride for the region and it re-mains an integral part of life in Oneida County. Its progress has paralleled the rise and fall of our area’s population and industries. Profes-sional teams, and even leagues, have come and gone over the years, but the sport itself awak-ens annually to welcome the spring.

Utica’s Minor League Teams Organized by former Utica player Amby McConnell, the Utica Braves started play as an independent in 1937. They joined the Canadi-an-American League as a Boston Braves affil-iate in 1939. Switching to the Class A Eastern League in 1943, the team changed its name to the Blue Sox in 1944 after being purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies (aka Blue Jays). The Blue Sox won two Eastern League ti-tles, with their best year in 1947. This team in-cluded several members of the Phillies’ ‘Whiz Kids’ who won the 1950 National League pen-nant, including Richie Ashburn, Stan Lopata, and Granny Hamner. After the 1950 season the Phillies moved their franchise out of Utica. It would be 27 years before another professional team would call the city home. Professional baseball returned to Utica in 1977 with the formation of the Utica Blue Jays in the New York-Penn League. The Utica team was the Class A (Short Season) affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays, one of two expansion teams added to Major League Baseball in 1977.

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band. The jail is not open for tours on a regular basis, which is too bad, because the Friends of the Jail have done a lot to restore it in recent years. I watch the newspapers and whenever they do have something there, I try to make it. The courthouse, where Gillette and Druse were tried for their crimes, is still in use as a courthouse. The His-torical Society occasionally has pro-grams there in the evening, when they expect a crowd larger than their Eckler building can handle. There also have been ghost-hunting expeditions there, although I have never encountered anything supernatural on any of my walks. Across the street from the court-house is the Historical Society in the Suiter and Eckler buildings. The Suit-er building is the one actually on the corner. It is a historic mansion that once belonged to Dr. A. Walter Suiter, who played a role in a couple of the famous trials in the courthouse. Completing the Historic Four Corners is the Herkimer Reformed Church. It is surrounded by a grave-yard with some very old gravestones. I’ve walked through the graveyard try-

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ing to read the weathered stones, but usually I just admire them from the sidewalk. Sometimes after taking in the four corners, we continue north on Main Street, cross German Street, go on to Weber and turn right. A block brings us to the end of a lovely walkway over what used to be a hydraulic canal. I admit I never knew it was a hydraulic canal. I thought it was a drainage ditch. It was kind of an eyesore and a health hazard. Now, however, it is a very pleasant blacktop path, surrounded by grass and trees. A couple of mounted plaques tell the history of the place (that’s how I found out it used to be a hy-draulic canal). The path goes back to German and on the other side of German continues to Suiter Street. From there you can take Suiter to Gray Street. The path continues after Grey Street ends. We don’t always follow the whole path when taking a walk, but any part of the path makes a pleasant addition to a little pedestrian exercise.

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three-peat. It is exhilarating to be out on the water and witness boats from every direction converging on Inlet. And there is the unique experience of being part of the cheering throngs when the plane flies overhead to document the physical evidence of neighbors (as of this writing, from nearly 30 states!) rallying for a good cause, and who have broken a world record – again. Hope to see you there – I’ll be in the red kayak! *You can still view the aerial shot taken by Battaglia in 2011 by visiting the event’s home page at www.onesquaremileofhope.org. Registration information is also there, along with frequently asked questions. You may also contact the Inlet Information Center for more information toll free at 1-866-GO-INLET. Also, follow One Square Mile of Hope on Facebook and on twitter @onesqmileofhope.

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By Denise A. Szarek

From August 3rd through August 9th, communities across the Mohawk Valley will celebrate their local markets during National Farmers Market Week. Now more than ever, farmers markets serve as anchors for com-munities in the Mohawk Valley and all across America, positively influencing community health and wealth. Farmers markets help make for more viable regional economies and local farms, increase access to healthy foods and help build strong social networks. In the Mohawk Valley you have access to at least one farmers market being held every day of the week during the summer. Win-ter farmer markets are held in Madison and Oneida counties every Saturday on a monthly basis. Please join us in celebrating National Farmers Market Week by visiting your local market and spreading the word that markets are growing in number and impact.

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Lots of local produce at the market this month:

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Tomato CobblerBy Denise Szarek

This is my favorite recipe to take to potlucks. It’s best when made with fresh in-season tomatoes. When made with an assortment of heirloom tomatoes, the taste, color and texture just shine. I don’t share this recipe of-ten, but since I just shared it with all of the members of Three Goat Farm-CSA, why not share it with the rest of the Mohawk Valley:

1 medium Vidalia onion, chopped1 large tomato, chopped1 T butter3 garlic cloves, minced3 lbs assorted small tomatoes, divid-ed2 T white wine vinegar1 T cornstarch1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper1 tsp fresh thyme1 tsp Szarek Farms Blue Mountain Herb & Spice Blend

Biscuits2 C flour1T baking powder1 tsp Szarek Farms Blue Mountain Blend1 T Thyme½ tsp salt½ C butter, very cold cut into pieces1 c cheese, shredded ( I use a mix of Three Village Tomme & Swedish Farmhouse)¾ C heavy cream

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Next saute onions in butter in a large skil-let over medium heat 5-6 mins, or until tender. Add chopped tomato, garlic, and 1 ½ lbs. small tomatoes, and saute 10 mins or until tomatoes are softened. Remove from heat, and stir in vinegar and next four (4) ingredients. Place remaining small tomatoes in the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish. Spoon onion & tomato mix over tomatoes, and gently toss to coat. Bake at 375 degrees for 10

mins. In the meantime, stir to-gether flour, baking powder, Blue Mountain Blend, fresh thyme & salt in a large bowl. Cut in the but-ter with a pastry blender until mix-ture resembles small peas; cover and chill 10 minutes. When ready stir in cheese and heavy cream un-til dry ingredients are moistened. Dough will be very sticky. Dollop mixture by large spoonfuls over tomato mixture (do not spread) Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before serving. Serves 6-8.

to count the money. As I stepped into the vault, the gentleman I was talking to pointed out the stone floor. He told me it was solid base rock. There was no way anybody was going to get into that vault by tunneling up from underneath. I admired how the builders made use of what was naturally there. Inside the vault were firearms, Revolutionary War swords, and German helmets. We talked about how the Palatine settlers came from Germany and that General Nicholas Her-kimer was German. The summer display is “The Golden Era of Building 1911-1918,” which will remain on display until October. Architecture has

When driving through Little Falls I have often noticed the Little Falls Historical Soci-ety. I finally got to stop by and check it out. The society is located in a historic build-ing that used to house a bank, so it is in-triguing from the outside as well as inside. As I walked in, I was immediately greeted and asked if I wanted a docent to show me around. I said I would like to wander on my own to start with, but I was soon chatting with the people who work there, asking questions and discussing the displays. Some of the bank fixtures remain. I was intrigued by iron gates that slide out of the doorways to enclose a room where they used

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

Falls and Herkimer County.

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always been one of my favorite things about the Mohawk Valley. I don’t know much about styles and such, but I love to look at the houses and businesses when walking or riding around almost any area community. I’ll need to return to thoroughly peruse the pictures and read the information about the historic Little Falls buildings featured. Another display that caught my eye informed me that Little Falls was once the cheese market of the world. The in-tersection the historical society now occupies was the cheese market from 1845 to 1895. I know that dairy farming has a long history in New York State and these days some marvel-ous cheeses are produced locally. However, I never knew Little Falls was such an important hub. Another new thing for me was the Little Falls Diamonds. Naturally, I had heard of Herkimer Diamonds while growing up in Rome. The Herkimer Diamond Mines was a popular field trip in my elementary school, although I never visited them myself till many years later (that could be another good place for Mohawk Valley Girl to write about). I suppose if I had given it any thought I might have guessed other places around here had the diamonds as well. I browsed the books and other items for sale before pur-chasing some postcards. I have several people I like to send postcards to and I especially like having pictures of local in-terest to send. I greatly enjoyed my visit to the Little Falls Historical Society and my conversations with the people there. I will definitely make it a regular stop when looking for something fun to do in the Mohawk Valley. The society is located at 319 Ann St., Little Falls, NY. The phone number is 315-823-0643. They are open June through October from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. For more information, visit their website at www.lfhistoricalsociety.com. They also have a Facebook page.

Top right: The safe from the original bank is still located inside the historical society building.Middle right: Photographs of the construction process of some of Little Falls’ iconic buildings, like this one of City Hall, are on display as part of the exhibit “The Golden Era of Building.”Bottom right: In Little Falls, double-terminated quartz crystals are known as “Little Falls diamonds.” A dazzling collection is on display at the museum.

Throughout its history, Oneida County has had no better friend than its good, rich soil. It nurtured crops and forests to sustain Indians, hunters and trappers in pre-Colonial times and did the same for pioneers who first began to trickle into the region in the early 1770s and arrive in larger numbers in the mid-1780s. It made possible hilly, grazing pastures necessary for dairy farming and sheep-rais-ing to be profitable during the first half of the 19th century and, after the Civil War, made the farm and the growing of cash crops a major part of the county’s growing econo-my. Agriculture contributes much to the local econo my. Farmers are consumers, too, and their purchases link dozens of busi-nesses to the farm businesses such as insur-ance, farm machinery, feed, fertilizer, seed, electricity, banking and building supplies.

Farmers tend to spend their money locally so one can begin to realize the importance of agriculture to the county’s economy. The families of Barnabas Mitchell and James Wilson were typical of those who journeyed along the Mohawk River to Old Fort Schuyler (Utica). These families and their neighbors quickly discovered that the climate and average rainfall, too, was ideal to grow a variety of crops ... corn, oats, bar-ley, potatoes, beans, squash, pumpkin, car-rots and wheat. Families were able to grow enough food for themselves, but not much more. Farmers worried about surviving and not about producing food for market. Between 1785 and 1800, agriculture in Oneida County certainly was no industry. There were two main reasons for the slow development: A handful of landowners owned large tracts of land. Many of them did not farm their land, hoping it would in-

crease in value. In addition, though Land was plentiful it usually was worked until the soil was exhausted. Then, the farmer would move to another piece of land. Crop rotation was unheard of and little, if any, fertilizer was used. Right after the Civil War, agriculture became a major industry in the county. Organizations such as the Oneida County Agriculture Society, American Dairymen’s Association and state fairs began to educate farmers in the sciences of soil, plants and livestock, and the benefits of fertilizer and crop rotation. Milo Mitchell, son of first set-tler Barnabas Mitchell, began to grow cash crops like wheat and soon was operat ing the largest farm in the Remsen area. James Wilson and his family did the same and soon they were the wealthiest people in Marcy. During the first decade of the 19th cen-tury, many Oneida County farmers began

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to grow cash crops like wheat, barley and rye for markets in New York City and Europe. Then, the farmers’ prosperity came to an abrupt end when Congress passed an Embargo Act in December 1807, hoping to deprive England and other European countries of U.S. products and force them to stop attacking U.S. ships. Eventually, the embargo was lifted, but the damage was done and the agriculture industry in Oneida County was at a near standstill. But it didn’t stand still for long. When foreign markets disappeared, farmers in the county turned to raising sheep and dairy farming. The county’s fertile soil provided lush hilly pastures for sheep and cows to graze in. Women and children in farm families could help with butter-making and milking to reduce labor costs. Also, local dairy farmers were closer to important New York City markets than were farms further west. In those days before refrigeration, they easily could deliver milk and other products downstate before spoilage began. By 1830, there were thousands of merino sheep in the county, especially in the Sangerfield-Bridgewater area. Merinos, originally raised in Spain, were famous for their fine wool. Sheep farmers had dozens of markets nearby, too, as woolen mills sprang up in Oriskany in 1809, Clinton in 1810, Sauquoit in 1812, Clayville in 1844 and Utica in 1846. By then, there were more than 200,000 sheep in Oneida County. At the same time, dairy farms were booming, with butter- and cheese-mak-ing being a profitable part of the industry. In 1851, Jesse Williams and his sons, living near Rome, invented a method to convert milk directly into cheese in large quantities, something that never was done before. They erected cheese factories where they used milk from their neighbors’ farms to produce superior quality cheese. Soon, Williams was labeled “father of the cheese factory system” and Rome was “the cheese capital of the world.” By 1860, agriculture slowly was developing into an important industry. Livestock needed feed and fodder so county farmers began to grow oats, barley and rye. The latter two also were sold to breweries. So were hops, first planted in the county in about 1820 and by 1850 a major crop, especially in the Water-ville-Sangerfield-Bridgewater area. With the coming of the Erie Canal in 1825 and railroads a little later, wheat farming in the county grew rapid ly and large shipments were sent weekly to New York City markets. 800,000 acres were be-ing farmed, more than 700,000 acres mostly used for livestock, hay, oats, corn, potatoes, apples and hops. Beginning in the 1890s, farmers were learning how to produce more with less farmland, and the number of farms began to decrease. Agriculture not only is a major industry in Oneida County today, it is a changing one, too. The number of farms continues to decrease every year, main-ly because of higher efficiency farms and the prohibitive cost for the next gener-ation to get in to the business. Smaller farms are diversifying and/or producing their own direct-to-the-consumer products, like cheese and yogurt and farmers markets are on the rise as people seek out locally produced foods. In many ways farming in the Mohawk Valley is going back to its roots.

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

Want to go on an adventure that will take you across billions of miles without leaving the Mohawk Valley? How about a trip to the stars! Enjoy star gazing in your own back yard, while camping in a state park, or by attending local observing events. Even without a telescope, there are many interesting night sky objects to see with unaided eyes. With a small pair of binoculars, the Moon is a fun target with its spectacular craters and huge plains pock-marked by impacts. Your observing location affects what you see. The best location is a safe, dark site away from city lights. This can be a chal-lenge to find, but even turning out the lights around your home helps for backyard as-tronomy. To learn the sky, you need a map. Many are available, such as www.skymaps.com where you can print a free night sky chart each month. It shows constellations, planets, star clusters, double stars, and gal-axies. Use a flashlight with a red filter to maintain good “night vision”.

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

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

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

• Planets Mars and Saturn are easy to see all month in the southwestern sky. Mars is slightly reddish-orange, while Saturn looks light yellow.

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

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

Right: The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20).

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by Sharry Whitney

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

RomeFree Fun!Fort Stanwix and Willett CenterWe often take Fort Stanwix for granted, but it is one of only 109 National Landmarks in the entire United States. TRIVIA: Known as “the fort that never

surrendered,” Fort Stanwix successfully repelled a prolonged siege in August 1777. This victory, along with battles like the one at Oriskany, thwarted a coordinated effort by the British to take the northern colonies.Open daily 9am-5pm with ranger-led tours of the fort daily leaving from the Willett Center at 10am & 2pm. Free admission. Plan for at least 2 hours.100 N. James Street, Rome(315) 336-4448 www.nps.gov/fost/index.htm

Kid fun! Fort Rickey Children’s Discovery ZooAnimal lovers will enjoy a trip to Fort Rickey Children’s Discovery Zoo. My personal fa-vorite has always been the otters. Bring a pic-nic or enjoy concessions. Plan for 2-3 hoursTRIVIA: Named “Fort” for the British fort built on the site in 1759 to defend an important transportation route and “Rickey” for Captain John Rickey of Col-onel Schuyler’s New Jersey Regiment.Open daily 10am-5pm, Children (2 to 15) $7.95, Adults $10.95, Seniors (60+) $9.95***Money Saving Tip! You can print out a free child’s pass on their website or just show it on your smart phone (one per paid adult)

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

Kid fun!Add some thrills at Peterpaul Recreation ParkMany people don’t realize (or forget) that there’s a fun amusement park just minutes away! Peterpaul Recreation Park has been family owned and operated for over 30 years. There are batting cages, bumper boats, go-carts, and a really cool arcade room that also has snacks and drinks. There are even kiddie karts so you won’t have to endure those sad faces on little 3 to 6-year-olds not big enough for go-karts! ***Mention MVL and receive buy one/get one free bumper boat or go kart ride (one per family member in August)Family/Group ride discount: 8 rides for $30.00 Note: Cash only, no checks or credit cards5615 Rome-New London Rd (Route 49) Rome (315) 339-2666 peterpaulrecreation.com

Free fun! Visit the Rome Sports Hall of Fame5790 Rome–New London Road, RomeOpen Wednesday - Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sun-day: Noon - 5 pm, (315) 339-9038, www.when-in-rome.com/romesportshalloffameandmuseum

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Film buffs, build your day around a classic movie at the Capitol Theatre! Jurassic Park (1993) Wednesday, Aug. 6, 7pmCapitolfest, Friday-Sunday, August 8-10, Central New York’s premier Cinephile film festival—a place to see rarely-shown and newly-discovered films of the silent and ear-ly talkie era! (315) 337-6453 220 West Dominick St., Rome www.romecapitol.com/capitolfest.html***Mention MV Living and receive a free popcorn or soda to enjoy during the film in the month of August!

When people in Rome “hit the beach” it’s at Delta Lake State Park. There’s a sandy beach, picnic areas, boat launch, and hiking and nature trails. Entrance fee: $7 per car. Open year-round, dawn to dusk. (315) 337-4670, 8797 State Route 46, Romewww.nysparks.com/parks/66/details.aspx

Plan a picnic or dine at one of the many restaurants in Rome.Pack a lunch and have a picnic on the banks of the Erie Canal at Bellamy Harbor Park. This pretty little park has walkways along the canal, a pedestrian bridge over the Mohawk

River, picnic tables, and a dock that includes a kayak launch. Open dawn to dusk on Race Street off of East Whitesboro Street, East Rome.Canalfest 2014Every year the city of Rome celebrates the ca-nal during Canalfest. This year the three-day event is Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 1-3 at Bellamy Harbor Park. Family-oriented with non-stop music and entertainment, water ski show, cooking demos, youth bands, fishing derby, 5K run & 2K kayak event, and a duck race. Exciting rides, classic cars, food, raffles, and nightly firework display! www.romerota-ryny.org/canal

DiCastro’s Brick Oven Watch your pizza being made and then baked at over 700° F in a brick oven! DiCastro’s Brick Oven has a family friendly menu with something for every taste.(315) 336-0671, 615 Erie Blvd West, Romewww.dicastrosbrickoven.com

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

add a tropical drink and you will believe you’re on vacation! ***Call and Mention MV Living when you make your dinner reservation and re-ceive a complimentary beer, wine, or mar-garita with your entrée! (315) 533-7710, 8524 Fish Hatchery Road, Romewww.deltalakeinn.com

Vescio’s Franklin HotelFeel like part of the family at the Franklin Hotel, a family run restaurant for over 40 years. Affordable homemade fare.301 South James St., Rome, (315) 336-9974, www.vesciosfranklinhotel.com

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

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

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

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

Pedals & Petals offers bike rentals by the hour or by the day. A 4-hour rental is $16 for a kid’s bike, $25 for a mountain bike, 1 Rte. 28 Inlet, (315) 357-3281, www.pedalsand-petals.com ***Mention MVL & save 25% on bike rentals for the family in August!

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

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

“Rough it” in an Adirondack guide tent at The Woods Inn. Guide tents were widely used in the Adirondacks at the turn of the century for “luxury travel.” The tents are built on wood decks and are the size of a deluxe room with a queen size bed, electric lights, plugs, coffee pot, and a heated bath house. 148 Route 28, Inlet, (315) 357-5300www.thewoodsinn.com

Kid fun!Mini Golf at PutterfingersA family fun center located behind the Tam-arack Cafe with an outdoor 18 hole mini golf course, video arcade, and snack shack. 11am-10pm daily, 153 Route 28, Inlet, www.tamarackcafeandputterfingers.co

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

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Take a HikeThere are a dozen day hikes in the Inlet area. Download the brochure: www.in-letny.com/downloads/Hiking.pdf

Free Fun!Walk the boardwalk at Arrowhead Park. Enjoy a free concert every Saturday night 6-8pm. You may recognize some of these musicians from the MV Living TV show soundtrack! August 2: Jamie Notarthomas; August 9: Jonny Hirsch Band; August 16: Dan Berggren; August 23: Bill Staines; August 30: Gwen Tracy Band, www.inletny.com

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Stop at Inlet’s dessert destination, Northern Lights Creamery, featuring 12-18 flavors of homemade gelato made fresh daily, plus soft and hard ice cream. Open Memorial Day to fall, 162 St Rt 28, Inlet, (315) 357-6294

Indulge in a homemade donut at The Do-nut Shop, an Adirondack tradition for over forty-five years. They also serve BBQ, mountain hot dogs, subs, and breakfast sandwiches. Open 7 days a week for the summer, 7am-3pm, 5474 State Route 28, Eagle Bay (315) 357-6421, www.eaglebaydonuts.com ***Mention MVL and get a free donut in August! (one per party please)

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Free Find!Brookwood GardenExplore a “secret” garden overlooking Otsego Lake. Walk through a garden door into a historic formal garden complete with an Arts & Craft style Garden House (circa 1919). Enjoy hiking, birding, and photogra-phy. Located 1 mile north of Fenimore Art Museum, 6000 State Highway 80 (West Lake Road) Cooperstown. Look for a small sign on the lake side of the road, GPS 42.731835, -74.925400, please park in the upper parking lot in front of the information kiosk. Consider donating to the effort to preserve the property, www.otsego-landtrust.org/places-to-explore-103/brook-wood-pointHistoric

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

***Mention MVL and receive a com-plimentary drink or dessert with your entrée at the Blue Mingo in August! Open for the season 7 days a week. Lunch: 11am-2:30pm, dinner: 5-10pm, dinner reservations rec-ommended, (607) 547-7496, 6098 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, follow signs through the boat-yard, www.bluemingogrill.com

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

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Origins Cafe is open Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-5pm, Community Harvest Dinner ev-ery Wednesday at 7pm by reservation. 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, GPS: 42.674856, -74.915394 Travel Tip! To avoid downtown traffic, take Highway 31 down the east side of the lake and turn left onto Estli Ave and continue south, take a slight left onto County Road 52 and right onto Beaver Meadow Rd.(607) 437-2862, www.celebrateorigins.com

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

White Man, Greeting!We, near whose bones you stand,

were Iroquois. The wide landwhich now is yours was ours.

Friendly hands have given backto us enough for a tomb.

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

Kid Fun!Paddle on sparkling Otsego Lake!Ladybug Kayak offers rentals on weekends by the hour at scenic Glimmerglass State

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Wild Wednesdays at the Friends of Glim-merglass State Park Nature Center. Dis-cover the fascinating world of Nature! A new topic each week. Fun for all kids age 6+, rain or shine, $1 per person, snack and drink pro-vided.(607) 547-8662 www.friendsofglimmer-glass.com Nature Center Hours Saturday: 2-5pm, Sun-day: 1-4pmGlimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co Hwy 31, Cooperstown***Money Saving Tip: No park admission fee when using Mill Road to reach the Nature Center.

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The main section of this one and a half story Greek Revival home was built by Dr. Abel Green (1811-1862) in Paines Hol-low it was located in the Town of German Flatts. What is so unique about the home is that the east wing of the home, and a sepa-rate building housing his office, were built by Dr. Henry Green and was located in Paines Hollow, Town of Little Falls. The 1868 Herkimer County Atlas it shows Dr. H.H. Green home in the Town of German Flatts and the offices of Doctor’s Green and Robbins in the Town of Little Falls. Dr. Abel Green married Eliza Harper (1817-1908). Abel and Eliza had three sons Dr. Henry Harper 1837-1921), Ben-jamin (1844-1846), Marshall (1848-1867) and Charles (ca. 1853 - ?). Dr. Abel Green attended Fairfield Medical College from 1834-1836. He was admitted to the Herkimer County Medical Society in 1838. In 1840 he purchased the practice and home of Dr. Ellis. Dr. Henry H. Green studied medicine with his father

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at Geneva Medical College (1834-1872) in Geneva, New York. Upon graduation in 1859 from Geneva Medical College, Dr. Henry H. Green returned to Paines Hollow to marry a neighbor Julia Loomis (1836-1935), and practice medicine. Henry and Julia had four daughters Mary E. Green (1860-1941), Alice R. Green (1878-1967) and the fourth daughter died at birth. They had one son Harry 1869-died 6 mos. later)

In 1800, Henry became a registered physician. He was a member of the State Medical Society and for several years president of the Herkimer county Agricul-tural Society. He served as Assemblyman for two terms in 1892-93, Postmaster and a farmer. He farmed 156 acres which ex-panded to 249 acres. The home still stands today.

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Simeon Osborne Jr. (ca.1823- ?) was a partner in a cheese brokerage firm, hired a team of workmen to construct this Gothic Revival house built before 1850, of imported English brick, with saw tooth bargeboard, leaded glass windows and slate roof. When his firm met with financial difficulties, Osborne sold his house and 197 acre to Harvey Doolittle in 1853. Osborne is living in Minnesota in 18Green House – Paines Hollow60 and in 1870 living in Volney, NY. Four years later Thadde-us Hildreth (1786-1869) purchased the house. He sold off 80 acres; the remaining acreage was split and conveyed to his sons, Heman (1827-1894) and Hiram (1819-1874). The Osborne house became the Hiram Hildreth home. His farm, named for the many trees on the property, was called Maple Row Farm. The farmland stayed in the Hildreth family until 1953. The last of four generations to occupy the house was Richard Hildreth, who lived there until 1960.

Brace House Route 28, Town of Herkimer

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

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Perhaps it is because we are entering the last few weeks of summer vacation and it has all slipped by a bit too fast, but I’ve been thinking a lot about farm kids lately. How are farm kids different from non-farm kids? Our own two girls are probably pretty typi-cal of most farm kids—they are responsible for specific chores around the farm, help when they are asked, and whine just like any other child when they’ve been told they’ve had enough “screen time” for the day. Es-pecially during the summer, ours complain they haven’t seen their friends in weeks.

them—always just a shout away. This brings me around to thinking about farm parents and how we might dif-fer from non-farm parents. I honestly think that if you took a poll of farm parents and asked them whether they wanted

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“Why do we live so far away from everyone else?” “Why do we live in the mid-dle of nowhere?” “There’s nothing to DO!” and “It’s not fair!” are some of my favorite quotes of the summer. At least my children know better than to tell me they’re bored. “Boring people get bored,” I tell them and then give them a job to do. Farm kids really aren’t all that dif-ferent from non-farm kids. Sure, they learn at an early age that they play an important role in the family and the family’s way of life. They learn about life and death, where babies come from, and how weather can make or break you. They learn about responsibility and the consequences of not following directions. But they may or may not develop a good work ethic, a strong back, or a fundamental re-spect for the world around them. They may or may not want to follow in their parents’ footsteps. If nothing else, even when their parents are working sun up to sun down, farm kids know their parents are there for

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ity would say no. Let me say that again: I don’t be-lieve farm parents wish for their children to become farmers. Why? Because farm parents are just like non-farm parents—we want a better life for our chil-dren, to not see them struggle. We want them to dis-cover their true calling in life—whatever that may be—and to excel at it. We want them to be happy and healthy and to not worry, none of which sounds particularly like a farmer’s job description. This may sound unfair, especially if you know me and how much I love what we are doing here on the farm. But for anyone who has farmed, who has toiled long days for so little in return, this statement will ring true. My own parents’ feelings on the top-ic were painfully obvious the first time we brought them to see the farm. We hadn’t even closed on the property when we borrowed the key from the real es-tate agent to give them a quick tour. Mom was quiet the whole time—I knew she didn’t like old houses. She grew up on a farm herself, in an old farmhouse with all of its eccentricities, and swore she’d always live in a newly constructed house once she married and moved away. Dad giggled from time to time, knowing how much work we had in front of us. It was when we got to the bathroom and discovered the two dead rats in the toilet that my mom abso-lutely lost it. The tears welled up in her eyes and she shook her head. Why? Why would you take all this on? Don’t you know how hard this is going to be? Farming was not at all what she had hoped for her daughter and her young family. I cannot blame my mother for feeling this way.

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My in-laws were also flabbergasted at our decision. Get a good 9 to 5 job with benefits. You’ll have your weekends off. You’ll build a 401k and eventually retire. You’ll have none of these things as a farmer. They’re not alone. Since the end of World War II, the number of farmers in our nation has steadi-ly declined. Farm youths have been encouraged to leave the farm, go to college, and move to the cities where industry and technology have boomed and made us the richest, most powerful nation on the planet. Farming was once a common profession and a viable way to make a living but is now a vir-tual vow of poverty with little to no recognition for the skills required for the job. Whatever callings my daughters discover as they grow up, I know we will have provided them a wonderfully well-rounded childhood and a loving home. They’ve become expert plant identifiers, frog catchers, bird callers, and animal psychologists. They’ve excavated entire cow skeletons, can drive a skid steer, and swing on a rope swing. They can cook.

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

Home gardeners are a giving lot and there’s lots of great ideas for sharing

not only the bounty from your garden but maybe even your garden as well.

The easiest way to share your bounty is to pack up a bas-

ket full of veggies and maybe tuck in a jar of jam and pick-les and go meet the neighbor

you’ve only waved over the fence to for the past sever-al years. Or why not pre-pare a veggie platter to

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ing, and use Gladys’ yard. Gladys will share her garden knowledge and recipes, and Joe will help with the can-ning and freezing. Both benefit and share in the bounty and a blooming friendship is the extra reward. Not only is healthy food ex-changed, but friendships and bonds are made and more vibrant communities created. There are so many ways that a small act of kindness: the sharing of food, can have a profound effect on us and the communities we live in. Who are you going to share your garden bounty with?

If you “Grow an Extra Row” or want to share your bounty with local food pantries, Meals on Wheels, and other organizations, go online to www.AmpleHarvest.org, put in your zip code and it will give you sever-al options in your area to donate those extra veggies. Another idea is to have a neighborhood veggie swap/sale – pick a date and time – then all set up tables in your yards or gather in a park with what you want to trade/sell – share recipes for your veggies or get together after and have a community pot luck. It’s a great way to meet your neighbors and spend some time sharing food and common ideas. As co-owner of Three Goat Farm-CSA, I truly embrace the “share” concept. The best idea I’ve seen in a long time is the “Yard-Share”. Here’s how it works: Joe is a young urban hipster living in an apartment, loves the idea of growing his own food but has no yard. Gladys, lives by herself and loves to garden but since her husband Bill passed away a few years back, can’t manage the garden any longer. The two make a connection at a community center meeting. Joe will do all garden-

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drawings, and paintings including one of Romeling’s—a gift from Bob’s wife. Bob is a disciplined sketcher, like his teacher before him. As he flips through his one of his many sketchbooks, I am in awe of the beauty of the simple lines and washes of color. I ask him if

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musicians, alike. Their new album, “Life Alive”, (scheduled for August) is a live al-bum that brings some of their high-energy stage show to your living room. WICKED is definitely a contender for the hardest working band this side of the Mississippi. That being said, I had a rare chance to sit down with bassist, Danny Doll, to talk about the new album, and get to know more about this amazing band. To begin, Danny, introduce us to the members and how you met. We’ve got Chad Michael as lead singer and rhythm guitarist, JP Clubs on drums, I am on bass, and Scotty V on lead gui-

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would you describe your music? Our music has a very 70s rock n roll as-pect to it, but it is a total departure from just being another throw back spin off. We’ve really taken what was so exciting about that 70s style rock n roll and made it applicable to who we are and what’s happening around us! So you might notice its very much like some of the great bands back in the day like Kiss, Thin Lizzy, or David Bowie, but with WICKED’s own stamp. That exciting, up-beat rock ‘n’ roll with a macho, larger than life attitude! What made you strive to perform origi-nal songs? You can always idolize bands and per-formers, but there seemed to be this unend-ing desire amongst us to create our own mark. We are four guys who have a lot to say, so what better way than creating your own persona and telling the world through your own words! Who writes your songs and do you, or have you, sought outside material? The four of us, plus our manager Bob, all collectively write the WICKED tunes! It is like one big team that is totally dyna-mite when we bring our heads together! We have not sought for outside material, but have been contacted from people who are interested. We always are writing and have a very large catalogue to show for it. How did you meet your manager, Bob Acquaviva, and how has his help fur-thered your development? As we said, we would always run into Bob at the music store in town and he really was the one to push JP our way. We did a few shows that Bob attended and we have since not only created a powerful team, but

family as well! Bob has been a wealth of knowledge from all of his amazing experi-ence and repertoire of work he has done. He has really helped mold us in our music and personal lives! We can’t thank him enough for all he does! Your image is very vivid, between your stage appearance and your exuberant performances. Where did this concept orig-inate? What motivates you night after night? We have always been fans of the great acts that not only had amazing music, but really gave people their money’s worth and put on a show! After all that’s what rock n roll is all about and we are entertainers at heart! The larger than life feel of our outfits and stage look to our energy is what we feed off of every night! We are wired for adrenaline and drawn to a bombastic crowd! It’s easy to see that. What do you hope your fans take away from your shows and music? We always want our fans to leave a show feeling excited and ener-gized! Our music is about feeling good and taking a stand! Every-one deserves that and shouldn’t hold back no matter who you are or who you want to be! Let’s talk a bit about your most recent release, “Life Alive.” The performances are strong and energetic. Was it difficult to choose which performance of a particular Local rockers, Chad Michael, JP Clubs,

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grabs you from start to finish! Do you sense a radio hit from this? If so, which track? That’s hard to say, but at the shows we re-corded, it seemed above all fans really find an extra passion in the tunes “High Roller” and “American Rock N Roller.” I understand that you’re releasing the al-bum on vinyl. A bold move (but one of which I approve). Whose idea was it to do this? That’s right! We’re really excited for this! It was something our manager had in mind and we think will be very special with all the rare artwork, lyrics, and white vinyl!

Thus far, what has been the most exciting aspect of this hard working band? Down-side? The most exciting part has definitely been seeing the evolution of ourselves as musicians and how much we have improved! The down-side is trying to keep our patience and resil-ience to do the right things and take the right paths, when all we really want to do is be in Madison Square Garden. But we know the hard work will pay off! It looks like it just might. Where do you see yourselves 5-10 years down the road? Our goal is to be the very best! We want to be the biggest rock n roll act out there and

quite frankly, it’s looking like the industry is going to need it! So we are willing to take as long as we need to get there, but I have a feeling in 5-10 years WICKED will be a rock ‘n’ roll staple! You seem to be working con-stantly. What do you do in your infrequent off times? Work, school, hobbies, etc. I am a packaging engineer, making salon hair care products, Chad is in school studying to be a packaging engineer, Scotty goes to school for music production / business, and JP goes to school for business as well! We are avid fitness and gym enthusiasts and love traveling! What is your perception of the current music scene and what would you do to enhance it? Currently, the music scene could use some overhauling, but that’s what bands like us with

a goal and direction are really good for. I be-lieve it stirs up the scene and creates a healthy competition. We need more of this, get out there and become something! However, there are some great musicians out there doing this and the people need to get out and get behind them! Do you have any advice for anyone who is considering a career in music? My advice would be that you need to fig-ure out what you want out of it. If you want to make money right away, you might want to do covers or something else, but if you have a dream or aspiration to make music, find out who you are and be yourself. Stick to your guns and don’t let others drive you astray. Thanks for your time, Danny. Any message to your current and future fans, to end? Thank you to all our fans! You are who we do this for and your support is unmeasurable. Current and future fans alike, we feel like you are part of this family and love to hear from you, don’t hesitate to get involved! We have some very exciting things coming, the most current being our release of “Life Alive,” so get out there and spread the word about WICKED!

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

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Migratory Bird Treaty Act which went into effect nearly 100 years ago put an end to the despicable trade in wild bird feathers. Happily, egret and heron populations continue to recover now and their breeding ranges have even been expanding. Of course, we are perhaps more familiar with the fact that many of our local songbirds spend August fat-tening up in preparation for their own southward migration. Typically by month’s end, Baltimore Orioles are already en route to their tropical win-tering grounds, but before they take

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

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and will increase his chances of sur-viving long enough to migrate north come the spring. After their long awaited arrival in the spring, some of our most colorful summer birds are ready to leave all too soon for their homes in the south, re-

minding us that our tanagers, orioles, and warblers are much more birds of the tropics than they are denizens of the north woods. How fortunate we are though, that they share our brief summers with us.

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Our First YearPart 11, 1975Shawangunk nature preserve in cold brookby Peggy Spencer Behrendt

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Tim sheering sheep

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“Ten minutes at the most.” “Nah! A nickel says they’ll be back in less than five minutes.” We are guessing how long it will take for the car of fishermen or teenage lovers that just passed by on our dead end road to return. Swarms of mosquitoes will quickly teach them that they are not the top of the food chain where Shawangunk road ends at the iron skeleton of an old bridge which still stands as testament to the bootleggers and Underground Railroad traffic that went through decades ago. This guessing game is big entertainment for us because we’ve no TV, radio or telephone. Our three daughters are writing a story called “Flower Power”, about the Queen of the Flowers who goes through hard times. We’ve borrowed a mimeograph machine to publish it for them so they can be like their Dad who writes and publishes books. “Once upon a time their was a flower. It was a pretty one. It was Queen of the flow-ers and it was in a yard, and a girl was look-ing at them and she saw the Queen of the flowers and she said that it was the prettiest one, it must be the Queen of the flowers, so picked it up. “When the flowers saw the Queen get-ing picked they tried to tell the girl, “put the Queen down,” but the girl couldn’t hear them… Now Heidi is getting her sisters to help her carry some old pallets further into the forest where she is building a “Treehouse

Our First Year: 1974Shawangunk nature preserve, cold brook

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Using the old Mimeograph by the screenhouse and toolshed to print the kids’ book

Part 11Summer, 1975

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Tim comes home exhausted with a sore back which I massage. Besides having to play tag to catch each sheep, he spends a lot of time bent over with the weight of the sheep against his legs while carefully cut-ting wool, beginning on the belly and slow-ly peeling back, trying not to accidently cut their delicate, thin, white skin. I’m building a small screen house on top of the tool shed out of birch wood and

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While he gets his equipment, we finish the dishes, tidy up and light some candles and kerosene lamps. “Knock, knock, knock.” “Come in!” The door cracks open and a hand of-fering a new roll of paper towels pokes through. “How do you do Mam!” Paul recites with his foot in the door. “ I’d like to offer you this complimentary roll of paper tow-els from my Vacuum Cleaner Company for the privilege of a few minutes of your time to show you the most amazing product that will revolutionize your housekeeping and make your life more rewarding and fulfill-ing.” He squeezes through the door with all the bags and suitcases one man could pos-sibly carry and releases them onto our floor; “Thud!” The children pull their feet up out of the way. “This, Mam, is the latest technology…” Paul smoothly goes through his routine, pulling out attachments for every job and crevice imaginable. Slowly the entire floor area of our little cottage fills with devices of amazing shapes,

guaranteed to make one’s life simpler, easier and more hygienic. The whole family is totally fascinated for a least an hour until at last, perspiring, Paul has shown all there is to show, said all there is to say and there is no more empty floor space. We break into spontaneous and enthusi-astic applause. “Good job, Paul!” “You sure are a good salesman!” “I’d surely want to buy one if I had money and electricity!” He is pleased, packs up his gear, head-ing down the dark trail through the forest,

and back to the bright city of Utica where he succeeds in a different career. We have lots of Family Meetings. Any-one with a problem can call a meeting, ev-eryone gets a chance to speak and we take turns running it. The Chairperson makes sure everyone gets an uninterrupted (but limited) chance to ventilate on the prob-lem, and a second turn to react to what was said. Then we brainstorm for possible solu-tions and take a vote, unless, it’s something non-negotiable like; “Dad should shave his beard.” Everyone usually complains and ob-jects to the meeting except the person with

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“Nope.”“Well Peg is doing this for us so we need to make sure she doesn’t get discouraged and close up shop.“I’ve got nothing to say.”“Nope.”Chairperson; “ What are all the possible solutions we can think of??“If it’s too much work she should just close it.”“She could just close it when our friends are here.”“She could charge higher prices when our friends are here.”

“I could only open it at certain times and limit how much each person may buy.”“She could raise her prices all the time and make more money.”Chairperson; “Any more suggestions? No? Let’s vote…Option 4 gets the vote!Any more problems to discuss? No? Meet-ing adjourned.”“Yayyyyyyy!”

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links delight our ears; and our tummies are full of sweet, salubrious fruit. An occasional chickadee-like whistle calls from up the hill a bit, behind thickets of wild viburnum. It is our special signal, instead of yelling, to make sure others are near and no one gets lost. It means; “Where are you? Are you near? Have I strayed too far? ” And we whistle back so they know; “We’re here.” “All is well.” For Tim’s birthday I make a “cake” out of fresh, raw blueberries in a pie plate with granola for a crust and candles stuck in. We each have a small glass of beer with popcorn and pizza made with whole wheat chapat-tis. We try to catch tossed popcorn in our mouths and the girls give him a little note-book and pen. His old one is full of budgets and plans and listings of how much money each of them earned and saved here this summer. What they saved, Tim is doubling. Today is the children’s last day here this summer. We get up early in the morning to catch the bus. Tim is indescribably sad. The children miss their mother, but don’t want to leave their father and no matter where they go, someone misses them.We must let them go. Fortunately it’s tem-porary, and we will call and write each

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less procession of grumbling semis and shaven-headed young dudes in hot rodded Civics. But the constant, from the 1820s to today, has been trains. Sometimes they’ve been hated and reviled, some-times idolized as symbolic, but New York Central and Penn Central and Conrail and CSX trains have trod the banks of the Mohawk for nearly 200

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years. They’ve made deep smooth grooves in the souls of countless boys who stood trackside in awe and thrumming excitement as thousands of tons slammed and rattled past on their way to the markets of Buffalo and Chicago, Boston and New York. We get too close to those bellow-ing metal dragons when we stand

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trackside, truth be told. The British, who com-pletely fence their railway lines, think us horri-fyingly careless, and we probably are. But the distances are vast, and fencing thousands and thousands of miles of right-of-way just can’t be afforded. So fearless boys can get right next to the tracks. I was one of those, and I still use a couple of discarded track spikes, gleaned from between the ties, as paperweights in my home office. The place of honor, though, belongs to a funny little misshapen X. Silvery metal thinner than paper. My uncle was a conductor on the Central, and he told of his boyhood in Ireland and the narrow-gauge trains which ran near his house. The kids in my neighborhood would sneak up to the track and put a penny atop the rail. If the vibration didn’t shake it off, a string of two hundred-ton locomotives pulling a ten thousand-ton train would flatten that penny to a long bright copper oval, all trace of Lincoln and wheat sheaves gone. It was hot to the touch, sometimes. Pennies were scarce in prewar Ireland, so my uncle would find a couple of pins on the sidewalk and cross them on the rail. Flattened and fused by the passage of the commuter train to Dublin, it made a fine souvenir for a boy’s pocket, bespeaking boldness and adventure. Now that, I thought, was a great thing. I would put crossed pins on the rail of the main-line which runs a hundred yards from my house, and make a fine souvenir for my own pocket. Do you have the slightest idea how hard it is to balance a couple of freakin’ pins on a rail-road track with a ten thousand-ton train bearing down on them? Neither did I, at first. Engineers have always waved at small boys standing trackside, but at one point I swear one of them looked quizzically at me as if to say: “What, you again?”

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“Mule” Quenneville on guitars and vocals; Hal “Mousee” Kent on bass; and Dave Pallas on drums form the core. Moss Back Mule Band has over four decades of widespread success playing their brand of Western Swing, Classic Country, Boogie, and Blues. Since their inception, the band has played concerts with The Band; Charlie Daniels; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Hank Williams, Jr.; Pure Prairie League; Commander Cody; and now new Riders Of The Purple Sage. Their goal? “...to just keep on doing what we do as long as we can do it. As long as people like it—and we have been so fortunate that they have all these years—we see no reason to stop.” When asked who their sound is comparable to, Bob said, “ Mossback Mule Band?” No truer answer exists. For more info on MBMB check them out on FaceBook and for more info and tickets to the Camden Music Fest, check out the link at 927thedrive.net or on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/CamdenMusicFestival

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AntiquesBack of the Barn, Remsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Black Cat Antiques, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Butternut Barn, Richfield Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Cobbler and Company, Sharon Springs. . . . . . .66Little Falls Antique Center, Little Falls. . . . . . . . . 39Mohawk Antiques Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Newport Marketplace, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . 48The Old Barn, Little Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Picker’s Dynasty, Ilion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18The Potting Shed Antiques, Whitesboro. . . . . . .68Treasures Lost & Found, New Hartford . . . . . 29Vintage Furnishings & Collectibles, Utica. . . . . 46Westmoreland Antiques Ctr., Westmoreland . . . . 70 ArcheryLillie’s Agway & Archery, Holland Patent . . . 52

Art and Picture FramingAdirondack Art and Frame, Barneveld. . . . . . . 4Fynmore Studios, New Hartford/Boonville . . . 26Oskar’s Picture Framing, New Hartford. . . . . .35

Art GalleriesFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. . . . . . . 33

Auto DealershipsSteet Ponte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Automotive RepairOriskany Garage & Tire, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . 53Stockhauser’s Auto & Marine Service, Prospect . . . . 46

Awards & EngravingSpeedy Awards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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BanksAdirondack Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Bank of Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Bike ShopsDick’s Wheel Shop, Herkimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Mike’s Cycle & Sport Shop, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . 72

BooksBerry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro. . . . . . . . . . . . 4Life Discovery, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Cabinets and KitchensCustom Woodcraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Knotty By Nature, Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . 36

CampingWest Canada Creek Campsites . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

CheeseADK Cheese, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Jake’s Gouda Cheese, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . 48Jewett’s Cheese House, Earlville . . . . . . . . . . 24Jones Family Farm, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Three Village Cheese, Newport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cider MillsDyn’s Cider Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ClothingPaca Gardens, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Village Crossing, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ConsignmentThe Queen’s Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Walk-in Closet, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Village Basement, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Convenience StoresB & F Milk Center, Whitesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 24The Country Store, Dolgeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Reilly’s Dairy, Inc., Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Station Country Store, Forestport Station . . . . 64

Diners Charlie’s Place, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Liz’s Mohawk Diner, Mohawk . . . . . . . . . . 15Village Diner, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Dry CleanersM & M Cleaners, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Estate SalesAttic Addicts, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Farm EquipmentClinton Tractor, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Hobby Hill Farm, Lee Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Farm Produce and Meats North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 54Stoltzfus Family Dairy, Vernon Center . . . . . . 54

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Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Windecker Grassy Knoll Beef, Schuyler . . . . . 44

Financial Services Turnbull Insurance, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . 13Van Meter & Van Meter, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 56

FlooringEnjem’s Carpet, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Pohlig’s Hardware, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

FloristsClinton Florist, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Village Floral, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Funeral ServicesNunn & McGrath, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Furniture Adirondack Furniture, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Bare Naked Furniture, Schuyler . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Country Emporium, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . 32Ironwood Furniture, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Jeff ’s Amish Furniture, Jordanville . . . . . . . . . . 31Mohawk Valley Refinishing, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Furniture MakersCustom Woodcraft, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Furniture RepairMohawk Valley Refinishing, Ilion . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Garden Centers & GreenhousesD’Alessandro’s Landscaping, Frankfort. . . . . . 63George’s Nursery & Garden Center, Clinton . . 6Juliano’s Schuyler Greenhouses, Schuyler . . . . 24Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Szarek Greenhouses, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Top Notch Garden Center & Gifts . . . . . . . . . . 64

Gift Shop sArtisan’s Corner, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Between Us Sisters, Munnsville . . . . . . . . . . . 67Country Connections, Boonville . . . . . . . . . . . 43Dyn’s Cider Mill, Richfield Springs. . . . . . . . . 25

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

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

Grocery Stores/Delis (also see Natural Foods)Avico Spice, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Deansboro Superette, Deansboro . . . . . . . . . . . 9Meelan’s Market, Clark Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61North Star Orchards, Westmoreland . . . . . . . 54Twin Orchards, New Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hardware/Lumber/Paint/Farm & HomeEarley Farm and Hardware, Inc., Madison . . . 28George Lumber, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Lillie’s Agway & Archery, Holland Patent . . . . 52Lincoln Davies, Sauquoit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Pohlig’s Hardware, Little Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Turner Lumber, Barneveld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hobby ShopsLocomotion Hobby, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Uptown Automotive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Ice CreamB&F Milk Center, Whitesboro . . . . . . . . . . 24Kayuta Drive-In, Remsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43The Knight Spot, Frankfort . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Tunnicliff Creamery, Richfield Springs . . . 78Voss’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wendy’s Diner, Cassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 InsuranceTurnbull Insurance, New Hartford. . . . . . . . 13

JewelryClinton Jewelers, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Fall Hill Bead, Little Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

LightingMills Electrical Supply, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Limousine & Car ServiceVintage Limousine, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Liquor StoresClinton Wine, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Seneca Liquor, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

LodgingCanalside Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Lights of Home, Oriskany Falls . . . . . . . . . . . 25Poolville Country Store, Poolville . . . . . . . . . 10Ye Olde Landmark Tavern, Bouckville. . . . . 63

Maple SyrupShaw’s Maple Products, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . 35

Media1420AM The Fox WNRS, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . .81450 WKAL, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1792.7 The Drive WXUR, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Clinton Courier, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Rural Star, Holland Patent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Weekly Adirondack, Old Forge. . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Monuments Yorkville Memorials, Yorkville. . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Motorcycle Repair/Parts Mohawk Automotive, Yorkville . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Natural Food StoresBrenda’s Natural Foods, Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Cooperstown Naturals, Cooperstown. . . . . . . 9Peter’s Cornucopia, New Hartford . . . . . . . . .29Sunflower Naturals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Tom’s Natural Foods, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Pastry ShopsCaruso’s Pastry Shop, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Star Bakery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Pet Grooming & Day CareNot Just Poodles Pet Salon, Whitesboro . . . 72

Pet ShopsWild Things, New York Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

PharmaciesGarro Drugs, Utica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PizzeriasDiCastro’s Brick Oven, Rome. . . . . . . . . . 65Primo Pizzeria, Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Pools and SpasGeraty Pool, Herkimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Riverside Pools & Spas, Marcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Portable Restrooms Mohawk Ltd., Chadwicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Real EstateRiver Hills Properties, Barneveld . . . . . . . . 60

Record StoresOff-Center Records, Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Reimagine Records, New Hartford . . . . . . . . 78

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

Recreational VehiclesCJ Motor Sports, Boonville. . . . . . . . . . . . 74Moody’s Polaris, Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

ServicesPathway of Pearls, Schuyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Sheds and StorageShafer & Sons Storage Sheds, Westmoreland . . . 8

ShoesKaraz Shoes, New Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Small Engine RepairBroken Knuckle, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Stiefvater Outdoor Power, New Hartford. . . . . 38

SoapCranberry Ridge Goat Milk Soap . . . . . . . . . . 22

SpecialtyRaulli’s Iron Works, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Tent and AwningBrownie’s Tent, Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 TourismTown of Webb/Old Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Travel AgencyThe Cruise Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

VeterinaryParis Hill Cat Hospital, Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Websites Utica Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Weddings and BanquetsBeeches, Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Jones Family Farm Weddings. . . . . . . . . . . 19Fairways at MV Country Club, Frankfort . . . 21Pine Hills Golf Club, Frankfort . . . . . . . . 20Tom Studios Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club, NY Mills . . . 7

WindowsRA Dudrak, Holland Patent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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

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

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