WANAKENA WEEKLY #247 - 10/17/24 - 10/23/24


Happy Thursday!


How ya living? High risk for wildfire out there so PLAY IT SMART! Last week we lifted-off out of the cold wet cloud and back into some more down-right perfect weather. Perfect for October! Don't get us wrong.... cold wet clouds have their own form of enjoyable qualities... but that 70-degree sunshine and blue-sky stuff holds strong in the hearts and souls of most. Bees, flies, hornets and wasps are LOVING IT! Town has "quieted down" for sure, as half of the village LEFT! Most of the big boats are out of the water by now. Lots of leaves are DOWN FOR THE COUNT! Some remain high in the treetops... but not for long! The Honey Locus out front hangs on the longest.... after a cold nigth the leaves gently flutter down like big fluffy snowflakes. Tamaracks are turning GOLD and FAST! Anyone see the comet? Some did over The Mill Pond! BIG OLD HONKIN' hornet nest on Nevil Island... the old Almanack say the height of the hornets' nest is a good indicator of SNOWFALL! Looks like we're going to get it piled on this Winter! Roy reported a female cardinal hanging out all morning. WEAR ORANGE IN THE WOODS SO THE HUNTERS KNOW YOU'RE THERE! And if you see a deer wearing orange try and talk them out of it! TRAIL CONDITIONS are in good to fair shape for the most part! We spots remain on the beginning of the Truck Trail near Wanakena! Got bit by a black fly! A portion of the Snowmobile trail that snakes through the Ranger School Property had some work done to it! Great job! Public notice: The Cranberry Lake DEC lighted navigation buoys removal for the season is scheduled for Oct 28-29. KIM AND TOM'S LOST DOG REPORT.... NO lost dogs to report... but there are some missing pennies in the rolls she exchanged with us! 

AROUND TOWN... Food Truck Thursday at the CF Hospital Star Lake 11-5pm! FRIDAY OCTOBER 25th FISHY FRY AT THE LEGION STAR LAKE! OTTO'S ABODE WANAKENA OPEN AIR OPEN MIC SATURDAY OCT 26TH HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! Fine Home Bureau FALL GIVEAWAY Oct 25th and 26th at THE GOOD OL' FINE TOWN HALL 10-3PM! Oct 31st Halloween Party at The Adirondack Church in Newton Falls! It's time to order your LIONS' CLUB WREATHS! Star Lake's ADK Holy Grail gifte shoppe announced new hours... 10 - 5pm Thurs - Sun until Dec 31st and has goings-on this weekend! Town of Clifton seeking Town Supervisor! Saturday November 2nd St Huberts HOLIDAY BIZZARE 9-3PM! Winter Hours at the Harewood Library! Clifton-Fine Shop Local in early December! Want to visit? Don't know where to stay? Check out this great resource: Places to Stay Wanakena Ranger School LIVE CAM

DOWN AT THE ABODE... it's getting spooky around here!!!!!!! OPEN MIC SATURDAY! GET ON OUT HERE! WEATHER IS LOOKING TO HOLD OFF FOR US!!!! When we're not CLOSED ON TUESDAYS, we're here open and hoping you stop-in and stock-up! NEW 3rd Cranberry Lake Maps are for sale here at the shop. Stop in and grab one or let us know if you'd like one mailed to you! FRESH SEASONAL PRODUCE! BEER CAVE BRIMMING WITH BREWS! ICE, WORMS, FIREWOOD! BREAD, MILK, EGGS, FROZEN MEATS! TRAIL INFO, MAPS BOOKS AND GEAR! SNACKS, CANDY AND ICE CREAM! ART SUPPLIES, GIFTS, GOODIES... AND MORE! THANKS FOR SHOPPING AT YOUR LOCAL YEAR-ROUND INCONVENIENCE STORE AND MORE! CLOSED ON TUESDAYS! AROUND TOWN: FRESHLY RE-PAINTED WANAKENA FOOTBRIDGE! WANAKENA LABYRINTH! RANGER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY! PADDELING AND FISHING! TRAILS IN EVERY DIRECTION! CROQUET IN ZPARK! C'MON OUT AND HANG A WHILE! AND DONT FORGET... OPEN AIR OPEN MIC HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH 6-9PM! 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!





RISE AND SHINE CLIFTON-FINE - Starting from the west (excluding all the local independent contractors, charities, hair stylists, artists, electricians, musicians, plumbers, painters, etc....) 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: Star Lake's ADK Holy Grail gifte shoppe announced new hours... 10 - 5pm Thurs - Sun until Dec 31st with A GIANT LOON out front!! 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! CAM'S CUTS... Haircuts ONLY! 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. Dont forget about the Wanakena Walking Tour and Labyrinth! 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!)



"To make a lemon pie out of turnip: Take a turnip and pare boil it, add a teaspoonful of tartaric acid and a cup of sugar, season and bake as an apple pie." - The American Farmer (Oct. 1860)