Happy Thursday!
DID YOU KNOW?!?! There is an active search for the WANAKENA FOURTH OF JULY PARADE ANNOUNCER! We've had a delightfully delightful healthy stretch of weather! Hot and sun-shiny for days. Water has warmed back-up for good swimming after those mornings down in the 30s cooled it right down. Getting some rain... GOOD! Raindrops that find your scalp through the vent hole in your bike helmet! We could use it! Baby Ducks and Geese. HOMETOWN HERO BANNERS ARE UP! Lawn MOWIN! Lotta snakes! Nuisance Wanakena bear reports have diminished! Flowers a bloom all over the place! Springtime; what a wonderful thing! Someone pointed out that Black Flies are a GOOD indicator of CLEAN and ABUNDANT water! Oh we got that! Also have mosquitos, noseeums, deer flies, horse flies, OH MY! Ranger School Summer Session! Cranberry Lake Biostation ESFers coming and going. Summer comes next. There was VERY SICK-NASTY AWESOME FREEJAZZ concert down in ZARK this past Saturday! Great job everybody! Book talk this Saturday with JANET IRVIN - author of the Wanakena Murder Mystery Series! PICKLEBALL WANAKENA SATURDAY MORNINGS - JERRY WANTS TO SEE YOU THERE! Wanakena church services are BACK for the summer... bells ringin'! Harewood flowers and banners! Go check out Cranberry Lake's OTHER store: Birch's Lakeside General Store and Campground are serving sandwiches and has lots more to offer! June 8th at the Clifton Community Library in Harewood ART WORKSHOP for KIDS! Wanakena History Center opens for the season next Saturday June 15th! CLVFD Roast Pork dinner June 15th! Summer yoga is BACK at the Clifton-Fine Community Center in Star Lake! Register for the CLBC Firecracker Fourth of July 5K. Here is a link for the Wednesday Night SPECIAL TOWN OF FINE TOWN HALL PUBLIC MEETING! Town Of Fine: Minutes: June 05, 2024: Public Town Board Meeting [Digital Towpath] It was a public discussion about what to do with the HISTORIC TOWN OF FINE TOWN HALL BUILDING in the Hamelet of FINE, in the TOWN of FINE! Check out this awesome article about our local Quilters! For this Adirondack quilting group, every stitch makes a difference | NCPR News (northcountrypublicradio.org) Wanakena LIVE: Ranger School WebcamRanger School Webcam and Harewood LIVE: http://camera.clnorthshorehub.org/video/camera.htm?
COMING UP - THIS SATURDAY JUNE 8TH @ 3PM JANET IRVIN (AUTHOR OF THE WANAKENA MURDER MYSTERY BOOK SERIES) WILL BE GIVING A BOOK TALK ABOUT HER NEW BOOK! FREE AND OPEN TO ALL OUT IN ZPARK! THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY JUNE 15TH @ 3PM JOIN THE WANAKENA HISTORICAL ASSOCITION FOR THE WANAKENA HISTORY CENTER SEASONAL GRAND RE-OPENING CELEBRATION! LIVE MUSIC IN THE CHUCH, NEW EXHIBITS, FOOD AND MORE! THE SATURDAY AFTER THAT JUNE 22ND OTTO'S ABODE VINYL NITE 3-7PM! IAN BURCROFF PAINTINGS ON THE WLL OF THE GALLERY! GROCERIES GALORE! OTTO'S ABODE! SHOPPER-SUPPORTED YEAR-ROUND INCONVENIENCE STORE.
NEWS FROM WHA - News from the Wanakena Historical Association (WHA) - Footbridge Painting - In 2023, a concerted effort by volunteers, led by Beth Daut, succeeded in scraping (and retrieving) paint chips from the length of the foot bridge, top and bottom. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who turned out for an hour, a day, on multiple days to work on the scraping. The plan for 2024 includes a ‘spot scrape/sand’ as needed and power wash the entire bridge. We plan to measure moisture content of the wood to ensure the bridge is dry before applying two coats of stain. Volunteers will again be recruited when weather conditions appear appropriate. Wanakena History Center Opening Weekend: On June 15 & 16, 2024. WHA is planning a concert in the Wanakena Church and a reception at the History Center to kick-off the 2024 season. On June 15, Rik Palieri will sing and perform original and traditional songs on a variety of folk instruments, including the banjo, 6 & 12 string guitars, mouth bow, Native American flute and a collection of rare Polish bagpipes. Rick Kovacs & Angie Oliver will play back-up instruments. Regular Hours: The History Center at 21 Second Street will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm beginning on June 15 through October 6, 2024. Requests to visit at other times can be made by contacting one of the WHA Trustees or emailing Wanakenaha@aol.com. Seasonal Highlights: The History Center will feature a new rotating exhibit, “If Walls Could Talk!,” about the history of the original Rich Lumber Company worker houses with a focus on Second Street. Common Thread Quilts (CTQ), will host “Singer Sundays” from 1 to 4 pm beginning on Sunday, June 23rd through Sunday, August 18th. Each Sunday will feature different antique Singer sewing machines from the 1860s through the 1960s. Stop by and try sewing on one of these beautiful machines while learning about the history of the Singer Corporation in the context of world, U.S., and local history. CTQ will present the 3rd annual Quilt Fest in Wanakena on Friday and Saturday, August 30-31, 2024. For information about WHA events, visit our Facebook page or webpage at www.wanakena.com/history-center. For information about CTQ’s Singer Sundays and Quilt Fest 2024, visit https://www.birdhavenquilting.com/commonthreadquilts.
A LA BODE - Come check out the NEW (historic) chuch pew on the front porch from the Cranberry Lake Noth Shore Hub! SHOPPER SUPPORTED MOUNTAIN GROCERY - CHEESE CURD! 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! 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. Actually, there is NOTHING in the Club House. 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 SCOOPIN! 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! Packbasket Adventures Lodge in Wanakena OPEN! Mary holds down 13695 Wanakena Post Office - Clifton Community Library Book Drop Box out-front! Wanakena Ranger School Summer Session NOW! Wanakena Historical Association Walking Tour OPEN History Center OPENS JUNE 15TH! 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 OPEN - 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!
"Hiking - I don't like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains - not hike! Do you know the origin of that word 'saunter?' It's a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, 'A la sainte terre,' 'To the Holy Land.' And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers. Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not 'hike' through them." - John Muir
