Happy Thursday!
What's going on in the neighborhood? Town of Fine SPRING CLEAN-UP CREW ARRIVED IN WANAKENA! Wanakena Dock to go in soon.... waiting on a load of rocks. Grouse drumming! Fern forms unfurl! Ghostly paper rattling beech leaves that used to color the gray winter forest are static on the forest floor making room and providing for new. Peepers and rapids buzzcut through the air of the river valley. Blackflies come and go. Green, green and more green. SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ANNOUNCED: CLIFTON FINE ARTS. Hows the trails? BEAUTIFUL! Drown some worms, make some waves. Reports of trains heading through Benson Mines/J&L/Newton Falls in the near future. New hours at the Clifton Community Library in Harewood. What's The Scoop Ice Cream in Star Lake OPEN FRIDAY! PorkBusters BBQ Truck back at Mountain Gate May 17th! Birch's back open in Harewood SOON! Free Wi-Fi at Harewood Hub! Packbasket Adventues in WANAKENA take-out dinners pickup thurs and/or friday! Ranger School GRADUATION NEXT WEEKEND! Live view - AXIS M1004-W Network Camera Rain! Sun! Warm! Cool! WESBROOK SIGHTING! Flowering trees and Wildflowers galore! Hummingbirds! Coyote romping around town 'round dusk! Soda Vending Machine out by the Wanakena Public Bathroom is FULL and ON.... snoozing to that pepsi machine glow! Places to Stay (cranberrylakemountaineers.com) EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW.... What the heck are "we" gonna do with the ol' HISTORIC Town of Fine Town Hall in Fine??!?! Meeting early June. Isn't there a cool old jail cell in the basement? Local government officials are PUTTING YOU TO THE TEST! WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE? WILL YOU STEP UP?! WILL YOU RIDE THE BRINSTORM, PEOPLE?! Fine Town Hall Facebook. Here's Fine's board meeting minutes: Town Of Fine: Minutes: May 08, 2024: May Meeting Minutes [Digital Towpath]
MOUNTAIN GROCERY - FRESH CHEESE CURD FRIDAY! SUPER LOCAL RAW HONEY! PEPSI VENDING MACHINE PLUGGED-IN! FIREWOOD STOCKED! 7B BAGS OF ICE 2/$5! WE'RE OPEN AND HOPIN' YOU'LL STOP-N-SHOP! MAKE IT QUICK - OR WHY NOT MAKE AN AFTERNOON OF IT? A MORNING OF IT? AN EVENING OF IT? HECK, STAY THE NIGHT IF YOU WANT! OR JUST HANG ON THE PORCH FOR A BIT. EITHER WAY... THE WANAKENA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION VILLAGE WALKING TOUR IS UP AND RUNNING FOR THE SEASON. ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THOSE KIOSKS NEVER GET OLD, DO THEY?!?! SHORT HIKES INCLUDE THE RANGER SCHOOL FIRE TOWER, THE BIG PINE, DEAD CREEK FLOW, THE MOORE TRAIL UP THE OSWEGATCHIE RIVER! TAKE A STROLL AND UNWIND YOUR MIND AT THE WANAKENA LABYRINTH. LONG HIKES TOO... HOW ABOUT A CANOE? POKE AROUND TOWN AND YOU'LL FIND SOME GREAT SPOTS TO CAST A LINE! PICNIC AND CROQUET IN THE PARK, ANYONE?
THANKS FOR SHOPPING LOCAL DOWN AT OTTO'S ABODE IN WANAKEN'! NEARLY FOURTY DIFFERENT FRUIT & VEG OPTIONS! WALK-IN COOLER WITH OVER SIXTY VARIETIES OF COLD BEER/CIDER/SELTZER/N.A.! ICE! NIGHT CRAWLERS! 2024 MAPLE SYRUP! HOT COFFEE!! LOCAL RAW HONEY! LOTS-O-CHEESE! DRY, COLD AND FROZEN GROCERIES! LOTS OF ORGANIC AND GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS! SNACKS, CANDY & ICE CREAM! HIKING AND FISHING GEAR! MAPS, MUSIC, BOOKS, GIFTS, ART AND MORE! ART, LOCAL INFORMATION & HISTORY DISPLAYS ON VIEW, ROTATING ART & MUSIC EVENTS! WEE-KEENA LIBRARY ON THE PORCH! ALL WEATHER CROQUET FANATICS!
RISE AND SHINE CLIFTON-FINE - Starting from the west: Historic Fine Town Hall Building in Fine Village seeking input for its use and future! Fine Volunteer Fire Dept THANK YOU! Lodge at Dodge Pond OPEN. UBs Mercantile and ADK Rustics in Oswegatchie (Home of The Bargain Hunter!) are OPEN! Around Star Lake: ADK Holy Grail Gift Shop OPEN on weekends for now. ADK Pharmacy OPEN. Clifton Fine Central School GO EAGLES! Community Bank OPEN! Clifton Fine Hospital OPEN and HOPIN' you're healthy! Dollar General OPEN! Twin Lakes OPEN! CF Arena CLOSED FOR SEASON. Jrecks' CLOSED FOR SEASON. CF Golf Course OPEN! Star Lake Volunteer Fire Department THANK YOU! SOS Adirondack Exhibit Center EVENTS HAPPENING! Clifton-Fine Community Center and Food Pantry & Free Community Meal Wednesdays! Todd Hardware OPEN! Coffee Fever SOLD? Circle Jays OPEN! What's The Scoop, Scoops? American Legion OPEN. Newton Falls Giving Box & Post Office OPEN. Newton Falls Volunteer Fire Department THANK YOU! Mountain Gate Plaza Bottle Redemption at Clifton Corners OPEN with Porkbusters BBQ Truck FRIDAY noon - 6pm! Packbasket Adventures Lodge in Wanakena OPEN & pick-up dinners! Mary holds down 13695 Wanakena Post Office - Clifton Community Library Book Drop Box out-front! Wanakena Ranger School! Wanakena Historical Association Walking Tour OPEN History Center Closed. Clifton-Fine Summer Series in ZPARK SUMMETIME! Common Thread Quilt Fest Labor Day Weekend! Out in Harewood: Wooden Fish Hathery OPEN! Coyotes Den OPEN and FOR SALE! Cranberry Lake Volunteer Fire Department THANK YOU! Birch's Lakeside SOON - Boat Taxi Service NOW! Tilly's? Cranberry Lake Art Show HAPPENING! Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub hosts space use, dock use, summer concerts and summer lectures! Clifton Community Library OPEN! Cranberry Lake Boat Club announcing summer events (Firecracker Race, Poker Paddle, Boat Race)! Cranberry Lake DEC Campground opens May 17th - Hannah Z and Ron C's Birthday! Cranberry Lake Mounteneers Snowmobile Club, check 'em out! Grasse River Railway? Sevey's Point at Sevey's Corner OPEN. Thirsty Moose Childwold OPEN! And don't forget! 2E's, Edwards Opera House, Jim's Auto in South Edwards OPEN! Plum Brook Cafe in Russell OPEN! Jockos in Degrasse OPEN! CLIFTON-FINE RT. 3 CORRIDOR ROLL-CALL ROUND-UP! We're Southern St. Lawrence County. We're Northwestern Adirondacks. We're BOTH. We're NEITHER! WE'RE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-LESS! WILD WEST! GREAT SOUTH WOODS WAY SOUTH OF THE ROCK! ALL THAT STUFF! OH YEAH!
