WANAKENA WEEKLY #245 - 10/03/24 - 10/09/24

Happy Friday!



Sorry we're late! Here is a photograph Suzan Z. snapped of the Northern Lights over The Setback around 1am Friday morning! GOOD ONE SUZE! HELLO EVERYBODY! The folliage is still lookin good! The past month has been FANTASTIC sunny and warm! Lots of happy hikers, hunters and fisherfolk! Happy people all around enjoying the beautify of the season. Even folks who walked through the flooded trail by the mill pond had smiles! YES, IT IS STILL WET! Bevers are the boss 'round there. Leaf peepers have been out and about from all around enjoying the bounty of the county. But we knew it would only last for so long... It is Autumn, after all. Alas... The weather has changed! Cold it has become! Cold it seems to stay. The other morning after the rain 31.5 degrees had frozen all the puddles! The Footbridge was encased in frozen mist from the river below. It has been cold and wet. Wanakeners are wearing their favorite flannels (public approved jammies) winter hats and coats. Next week's forecast looks the same.... colder and wetter... maybe even some snow! River/Lake/Streams levels are sort of low; been pretty dry. Did get some good rain finally, though! Crossbills still under the front porch every morning! Word of BIG BULL MOOSE around. Racoons at the compost. Some confused black flies. YES BLACK FLIES. They didn't bite, though. Last weekend for the History Center! Last weekend for Birchs Lakeside! GET OUT THERE! Bunch of 'em! Happy Oktoberfeast Weekend! COMING UP! Lions Club Wreath orders due NOV 12th! Friday Oct 11th Special Ed and Friends LIVE MUSIC at the Legion in Star Lake! Friday night at P2's in Tupper Lake JAMIE SAVAGE LIVE! Fall Flea Market at The Thirsty Moose Oct 12, 13 & 14th! Open House at Ranger School on the 20th! OTTO'S ABODE OPEN MIC SATURDAY OCT 26TH 6-9PM! 

DEC Announces Reopening of Lows Lower Dam Access Road. Lows Lower Dam/Bog River Dam Access Road in Town of Piercefield, St. Lawrence County Reopens Following Dam Rehabilitation. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the gate on the access road leading to the Bog River Dam, also known as Lows Lower Dam, has reopened following a period of closure for dam maintenance. The Lower Dam Road and parking area near the end of the road are now open to the public. The project helped bring the dam into compliance with New York State dam safety regulations. Lows Lake (Bog River Flow) is part of the larger Bog River Complex. This popular destination is a favorite among outdoor enthusiasts, known for its exceptional wilderness paddling and camping opportunities. For questions, contact Henry Dedrick, Supervising Forester at the DEC's Potsdam sub-office at (315) 265-3090.


DOWN AT THE ABODE! OPEN AIR OPEN MIC HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! CHEERS TO FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND STRANGERS WHO ARE ABLE TO AND CHOOSE TO TAKE THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY AND GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO INVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY SPENDING SOME OF THEIR MONEY LOCALLY! YOU REALLY ROCK! AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE STOCKED-UP WITH FRESH PRODUCE, GROCERIES GALORE, BEER CAVE, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE! C'MON DOWN AND CHECK US OUT! THANKS FOR SHOPPING AT YOUR LOCAL YEAR-ROUND INCONVENINENCE STORE! CLOSED ON TUESDAYS! AND DONT FORGET... OPEN MIC HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULR SAT, OCT 26TH 6-9PM! YOU HEARD IT... We're STOCKED-UP so STOP IN! Fresh Produce in abundance! Beer cave BRIMMING with BREW! Trail info, maps, books, gear to get you going! Locally roasted coffee, locally produced honey, local veggies, local artwork! SEE YOU AROUND! HAPPY OKTOBERFEAST WEEKEND! LOOK AT ALL THAT SEASONAL BEER! IT AIN'T GONNA DRINK ITSELF!







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 with GIANT LOON! ADK Pharmacy OPEN. Clifton Fine Central School GO EAGLES! Fitness Center at the school is open M-F 5-8am & 5-10pm and weekends 5-10pm! Community Bank OPEN! Clifton Fine Hospital OPEN and HOPIN' you're healthy! Look out for Food Truck Thursdays and Farmers Markets! Dollar General OPEN! Twin Lakes OPEN! CF Arena CLOSED FOR SEASON. Golf Course CLUB HOUSE has LUNCH AND DINNER! It's called CLUB GRUB! 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 CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. American Legion OPEN with LOTS OF EVENTS! Newton Falls Giving Box & Post Office & Community Church OPEN. Newton Falls Volunteer Fire Department THANK YOU! Mountain Gate Plaza Bottle Redemption at Clifton Corners IS OPEN and FOR SALE! Packbasket Adventures Lodge in Wanakena OPEN... with NEW OWNERSHIP! Mary holds down 13695 Wanakena Post Office - Clifton Community Library Book Drop Box and Lost and Found and MORE out-front on Otto's Porch! OTTO'S ABODE OPEN ALL YEAR DOWN HERE! Wanakena Ranger School!! Wanakena Historical Association Walking Tour OPEN History Center OPENS JUNE 15TH and are OPEN every sat and sun though summer 11-4pm. Clifton-Fine Summer Series in ZPARK SUMMETIME! Common Thread Quilt Fest Labor Day Weekend! Out in Harewood: Wooden Fish Hathery OPEN! Coyotes Den CLOSED but listed on AirBnB for rentals! Cranberry Lake Volunteer Fire Department THANK YOU! Birch's Lakeside OPEN - Boat Taxi Service NOW and LOTS MORE! Tilly's? Cranberry Lake Art Show was a BIG SUCCESS as always! Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub hosts space use, dock use, summer concerts and summer lectures! Clifton Community Library OPEN! Cranberry Lake Boat Club summer events were a smashing success, again! These days they occasionally post sunsets and obituaries on Facebook! Cranberry Lake DEC Campground closing for the cold weather months SOON! Cranberry Lake Mountaineers Snowmobile Club, check 'em out! Grasse River Railway, anybody? Sevey's Point at Sevey's Corner OPEN. Thirsty Moose Childwold OPEN! Childwold Presbyterian Church though September 15th! And don't forget... Back West: 2E's, Edwards Opera House, Jim's Auto in South Edwards OPEN! Plum Brook Cafe in Russell OPEN! Jockos in Degrasse OPEN and re-painted and hosting SUNDAY FUNDAYS!! 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! (Who's missing? What's stale? Les us know! Zoom Zoom!)

Those few pale Autumn Flowers, How beautiful they are than all that went before, than all the Summer store, how lovelier far! And why? They are the last – The last! – the last – the last! O, by that little word how many thoughts are stirred! That sister of the past! - Unknown