WANAKENA WEEKLY #232 - 07/04/24 - 07/10/24


Happy Thursday!





WELL, SUMMER IS REALLY HERE, FOLKS! Fourth of July Parade was a GOSH DANG SMASH!!! Galactic Cowboy Orchestra BLEW US AWAY! The band had a spectacular time as well! Tuesday Trivia Night LAUGH FEST FUN TIMES! Last week was a fantastic start to the summer. GREAT WEATHER! GREAT PEOPLE! GREAT TIMES! GREAT JOB! There's A LOT going on around our two towns of Clifton and Fine down here in the southern St. Lawrence Country, way up here in the forgotten NW corner of the Adirondacks in the summer time! Check it all out! Sniff about! Poke around! Stay tuned! Cheers! There is a SAILBOAT RACE SATURDAY AT BIRCH'S LAKESIDE STORE AND MARINA! WEATHER IS LOOKIN GOOD! They are hosting a PRE-PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT 7PM with LIVE MUSIC AROUND THE CAMPFIRE! Rescheduled for fall: NEW from the WHA: PADDLING EVENT SUNDAY JULY 14 via the St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) is coordinating the history tour paddle event with  "Nature Up North" a St. Lawrence Univ Public Program and they will be supplying the canoes. Meet at the Wanakena History Center at 2 PM. The paddle starts at 3 PM from Wanakena and will take 30-60 minutes to the Ranger School. LIVE MUSIC at the Harewood Library and Hub SUNDAY at 1PM and 3PM! Next week at Otto's Abode... SATURDAY AFTERNOON POLKA-DOT POLKA PARTY POKER PADDLE! The next day DADAIST AMBIENT EXPERIMENTAL AVANT GARDE SHOW 6PM! More info on flier below! And shortly after that... WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOWL STORY SLAM! Ian Burcroff Paintings still on the gallery wall! WHAT ELSE?!?!?! WE GOT A LOT OF RAIN! Nothing too bad though. Not like they predicted. Trails and waterways should be SUPER WET. Mosquitos reported to be MUNCHING HARD on the flesh right around sundown. MAMA MIA!!!!! TALK SOON! BUH-BYE! Town Of Fine: Minutes: July 08, 2024: Public Arena Meeting [Digital Towpath] and Town Of Fine: Minutes: July 10, 2024: July Public Hearing and Town Board Meeting [Digital Towpath]








HERE IS AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION LIST OF CLIFTON-FINE SUMMER 2024 EVENTS!
ALL SUMMER - WANAKENA HISTORY CENTER OPEN SAT AND SUN 11-4PM
07/04 - CRANBERRY LAKE BOAT CLUB FIRECRACKER 5K
07/04 - WANAKENA FOURTH OF JULY PARADE NOON
07/05 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
07/06 - 7PM LIVE MUSIC ZPARK WANAKENA
07/13 - BIRCH'S LAKESIDE REGATTA
07/14 - WANAKENA HISTORICAL PADDLE
07/14 - 1:30PM LIVE MUSIC HAREWOOD HUB
07/14 - 3PM LIVE MUSIC HAREWOOD LIBRARY
07/19 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
07/19 & 07/20 - HAREWOOD CRAFT SHOW
07/20 & 07/21 - HOLY GRAIL STAR LAKE LOONEY DAYS
07/20 - 1PM-4PM CRANBERRY LAKE BOAT CLUB POKER PADDLE WANAKENA
07/20 - 4PM LIVE MUSIC ZPARK WANAKENA
07/21 - 6PM LIVE MUSIC ZPARK WANAKENA
07/24 - 7PM HOWL STORY SLAM ZPARK WANAKENA
07/27 - STAR LAKE POKER RUN
07/28 - 1:30 LIVE MUSIC HAREWOOD HUB
07/28 - 3PM LIVE MUSIC HAREWOOD LIBRARY
08/02 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
08/02 - 7PM LIVE MUSIC ZPARK WANAKENA
08/04 - SOS STAR LAKE 5K GARAGE SALE AND MORE
08/06 - AUTHOR PRESENTATION HAREWOOD HUB
08/10 & 08/11 - CRANBERRY LAKE ART SHOW
08/10 - NEWTON FALLS RIVER RUN
08/16 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
08/17 - 7PM LIVE MUSIC ZPARK WANAKENA
08/24 - CRANBERRY LAKE BOAT CLUB BOAT RACE
08/25 - 2PM LIVE MUSIC HAREWOOD LIBRARY
08/27 - AUTHOR PRESENTATION HAREWOOD HUB
08/30 & 08/31 - QUILT FEST WANAKENA
08/31 - 7PM LIVE MUSIC WANAKENA
09/06 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
09/07 - STAR LAKE CRAFT FAIR
09/20 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM
10/04 - HOSPITAL FARMERS MARKET STAR LAKE 10-3PM


RISE AND SHINE CLIFTON-FINE - Starting from the west: Historic Fine Town Hall Building in Fine Village seeking input for its use and future! Town Of Fine: Minutes: June 05, 2024: Public Town Board Meeting [Digital Towpath] 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 opened 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!