Happy Thursday!
Happy June! YO! IF YOU'RE READING THIS AND YOU LIVE NEAR BY! YOU BETTER BE HEADING DOWN TO OTTO'S ABODE TO BUY SOME STUFF! Dave Z. STOCKED UP the produce and picked up some REDBARN MEATS (CHORIZO!) Get down here, please. Got all sorts of BUG DOPE, too! IF YOU DONT SHOP LOCAL... WHO WILL?!?!! KAPEESH!?!?! In other news... DJ ED OPEL VINYL IN THE PARK WAS LIT! Great job everybody! Kickin' back in the sun, hangin' out, listening to some tunes. GOOD STUFF! Full moon, too! Tilly's Ice Cream Shack (The old Stone Manor) in Cranberry Lake opens this weekend! Welcome to the neighborhood, folks! THE BLACK BEAR IS STILL IN TOWN HERE IN WANAKENA! Ranger School Summer Sesh in FULL SWING! THE BLACK FLIES AND MOSQUITOS ARE THICK AND HEAVY! Whats going on in the neighborhood? "NOTHING" THIS WEEKEND! NEXT WEEKEND Wanakena Historical Association's SEASON OPENER SATURDAY JUNE 13TH 1PM! LIVE CIVIL WAR MUSIC AT THE CHURCH AND OPENING CELEBRATION AND RECEPTION ACROSS THE STREET AT THE HISTORY CENTER! WANAKENA! AFTER THAT SUMMER SOLSTICE JAZZ SHOW AND MORE SAT JUNE 20 6PM ZPARK! AFTER THAT OTTO'S ABODE OPEN AIR OPEN MIC SAT JUNE 27TH 7-10PM ZPARK! AFTER THAT FOURTH OF JULY AMERICA 250 WEEKEND! Good golly! The wather is nice! Hot and dry! This weekend looks to be WET Saturday and Sunday... WHATEVER! We could use some rain. All for now! Thanks for reading WANAKENA WEEKLY! And a very very VERY special thanks to folks who go out of their way to shop at local mom and pop shops like Otto's Abode! And thanks for folks who kick it and hang out with us down here in the center of town and practice the fine art of anti-social media! IN A WORLD OF TROLLS... BE A GNOME!
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WANAKENA MURDER MYSTERY #3 AVAILABLE NOW! BUY IT ONLINE NOW! IN-STOCK AT OTTO'S SOON!
J.E. Irvin returns to the North Country in the third volume of the Love and Murder in the Adirondacks series with BURIED.
"When spring returns to the Adirondacks, Wanakena elders Jesse Livetree and Carl (aka
Carole) Beamish hike into the forest in a last-ditch attempt to repair their fractured
friendship. Then Carl stumbles upon a gravesite that resurrects the mystery of a
classmate’s disappearance fifty years ago. As the hunt for clues continues, a phone call
from a ghost leads to unexpected truths about the woman who vanished. Will Carl and
Jesse find their way back to each other, or will the secrets hidden in the forest separate
them forever?
This second-chance, small-town romantic suspense is filled with unexpected twists,
heart-wrenching reunions, and a mystery waiting half a century to be solved!"
UPCOMING EVENTS
06/10 - CRANBERRY LAKE BIO STATION EVENT - 6:30PM
06/13 - WANAKENA HISTORY CENTER - SEASON OPENING CELEBRATION
06/14 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA YOGA CLUB - $15
06/20 - ZPARK - SAT - 6PM - PHOENIX JAZZ COLLECTIVE - MODERN & STANDARD JAZZ QUINTET (NORTH COUNTRY, NY) - $10
06/26 - LABYRINTH - WANAKENA MEDITATION CLUB - $15
06/27 - ZPARK - SAT - 7-10PM - OPEN AIR OPEN MIC - $10
07/01 - CRANBERRY LAKE BIO STATION EVENT - 6:30PM
07/04 - WANAKENA - SAT MORNING - HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!
07/05 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA YOGA CLUB - $15
07/07 - PACKBASKET LODGE WANAKENA - 6PM - TRIVIA!
07/04 - WANAKENA - FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITIES!
07/04 - ZPARK - SAT - 1PM - JOE FERRIS - HOMEGROWN FOLK-ROCK (WILLSBORO, NY) - $10
07/11 - ZPARK - SAT - 7PM - NEWTOWN CREEK - OLD TIME & BLUEGRASS (NEW YORK CITY) - $10
07/12 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA YOGA CLUB - $15
07/15 - CRANBERRY LAKE BIO STATION EVENT - 6:30PM
07/18 - STAR LAKE - SAT - ALL DAY - HOLY GRAIL GIFT SHOP LOONY DAY #1
07/18 - ZPARK - SAT - 7PM - BOYDEN BROOK BAND - FOLK-PUNK AMERICANA (NORTH COUNTRY, NY) - $10
07/19 - STAR LAKE - SUN - ALL DAY - HOLY GRAIL GIFT SHOP LOONY DAY #2
07/19 - HAREWOOD HUB - SUN - 1-3PM - CHRIS COLE - COUNTRY WESTERN
07/25 - ZPARK - SAT - CRANBERRY LAKE BOAT CLUB'S POKER PADDLE
07/30 - HAREWOOD HUB - THURS - 7PM - HOWL STORY SLAM - $10
08/01 - ZPARK - SAT - 7-10PM - OPEN AIR OPEN MIC - $10
08/02 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA YOGA CLUB - $15
08/04 - PACKBASKET LODGE WANAKENA - 6PM - TRIVIA!
08/05 - CRANBERRY LAKE BIO STATION TOUR - 5:30PM
08/07 - ZPARK - FRI - 7PM - KNOTTY PADDY - CELTIC ROCK AND SPEED FOLK (ADIRONDACKS, NY) - $10
08/08 & 08/09 - SAT & SUN - HAREWOOD FIRE HALL - CRANBERRY LAKE ART SHOW
08/09 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA MEDITATION CLUB - $15
08/12 - HAREWOOD HUB -WED - 6:30PM - BILL HILL AUTHOR TALK
08/16 - ZPARK - SUN - 3PM - ROUST EXPERIMENTAL NOISE MATTENE (NORTH COUNTRY, NY) - $10
08/22 - ZPARK - SAT - 7PM - RIB & THE BONES - ALTERNATIVE INDIE ROCK (ALBANY, NY) - $10
08/23 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA MEDITATION CLUB - $15
08/29 - ZPARK - SAT - 7-10PM - OPEN AIR OPEN MIC - $10
08/30 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA MEDITATION CLUB - $15
08/30 - HAREWOOD HUB - SUN - 2-4PM - KNOTTY PADDY - CELTIC ROCK AND SPEED FOLK
09/01 - PACKBASKET LODGE WANAKENA - 6PM - TRIVIA!
09/04 & 09/05 - WANAKENA - FRI & SAT - BIRD HAVEN'S COMMON THREAD QUILT FEST
09/05 - ZPARK - SAT - 7PM - THE ABYSSMALS - PSYCHEDELIC GARAGE ROCK (SCHENECTADY, NY) - $10
09/06 - LABYRINTH - 9AM - WANAKENA YOGA CLUB - $15
09/26 - ZPARK - SAT - 7-10PM - OPEN AIR OPEN MIC - $10
09/27 - CRANBERRY LAKE - NOON - BIRCH'S LAKESIDE BUFFALO BILLS FLOTILLA
10/31 - ZPARK - SAT - 7-10PM - OPEN AIR OPEN MIC - $10
RISE AND SHINE CLIFTON-FINE... Starting from the west... Historic Fine Town Hall Building in Fine Village seeking input for its use and future! Hello Fine Volunteer Fire Dept and Post Office! Lodge at Dodge Pond IS FOR SALE. UBs Mercantile and ADK Rustics in Oswegatchie (Home of The Bargain Hunter!) are OPEN! Oswegatchie Baptist Church & Community Garden GROWING! Around Star Lake: Star Lake's ADK Holy Grail gift shoppe OPEN with A GIANT LOON out front!! ADK Pharmacy OPEN. EARTH MOVING AT THE OLD CONCESSION STAND. 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 in the summer! Dollar General OPEN! Twin Lakes OPEN! CF Arena HAD A GREAT WINTER! Golf Course OPEN. CLUB GRUB at the CLUB HOUSE has announced they are OPENING for the season May 8TH! Hello Star Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Water Works! SOS Adirondack Exhibit Center EVENTS HAPPENING... stay tuned! Every Friday Night, open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous at the Schoolhouse 7PM. Clifton-Fine Community Center and Food Pantry & Free "Community Meal" Wednesdays! Todd Hardware OPEN and FOR SALE!!!!!! Coffee Fever SOLD? Circle Jays OPEN! Hello Presbyterians and St. Hubertians and Star Lake God’s Missionary Church at Town Line! What's The Scoop Star Lake Scoops ICE CREAM! Hello Foothills Redemption! American Legion OPEN and REFURBISHED with LOTS OF EVENTS! Newton Falls Giving Box & Post Office & Community Church OPEN. PAPER MILL CLOSED! BENSON MINES CLOSED! Mountain Gate Plaza Bottle Hometown General Store, Deli and Redemption Center OPEN JUST DOWN THE ROAD at CLIFTON CORNERS. Down in Wanakena Packbasket Adventures Lodge and Event Space in Wanakena OPEN... with NEW OWNERSHIP TRIVIA NIGHT EVERY FIRST TUESDSAY OF THE MONTH!! Mary holds down 13695 Wanakena Post Office (!!!!!!!NEW NUMBER 848-9022!!!!) - 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 has miles of gravel/mountain biking options on its network of trails and dirt roads! Wanakena Historical Association has closed the History Center for the winter! Don't forget about the Wanakena Walking Tour and Labyrinth trailheads campground AND MORE! ZPARK AND GAZEBO! Common Thread Quilt Fest Labor Day Weekend! Out in Harewood: Wooden Fish Hathery OPEN! Billy's BLACK LIGHT ART SHOW this past Halloween! Hello Cranberry Lake Volunteer Fire Department! Down in Windfall Wooden Fish Hatchery and Dragun Designs! Birch's Lakeside OPENING SOON!! Tilly's open for ICE CREAM and ROOMS this summer! Cranberry Lake Art Show 2026 GET READY!! Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub (AT THE OLD CHURCH) hosts space use, dock use, summer concerts and summer lectures! Clifton Community Library OPEN! Cranberry Lake Boat Club summer events, ice-out contest, lost dock reports and obituaries! CHECK OUT THE Cranberry Lake DEC Campground! Cranberry Lake Mountaineers Snowmobile Club, check 'em out! THEY HAVE A GREAT LISTING OF LOCAL YEAR-ROUND RENTALS ON THEIR WEBSITE! Grasse River Railway has created a NEW MAP and is OPEN FOR USE! Sevey's Point at Sevey's Corner OPEN. Thirsty Moose Childwold OPEN with new owners! Childwold Presbyterian Church open in th summer! And don't forget... Back West: 2E's, Golden Glow, 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!! Hello to all them local churches and other business and services in the are out here in the area! CLIFTON-FINE RT. 3 CORRIDOR ROLL-CALL ROUND-UP! We're in Southern St. Lawrence County. We're in the 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!) Also... if you appreciate the work put into these newsletters (and Otto's Abode in general) consider donating something extra to the cause! "Buy us a cup of coffee". We're on VENMO as Otto's Abode. Or as Click and Clack used to say: You can write our address on a twenty-dollar bill and send it our way!
OTTO'S ABODE! YEAR-ROUND ADIRONDACK INCONVENIENCE STORE AND MORE NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE IN BEAUTIFUL & HISTORIC WANAKENA, NY! SURROUNDED BY WILDERNESS AT THE MOUTH OF CRANBERRY LAKE! OTTO'S ABODE IS OPEN 9AM-7PM ALL WEEK AND 9AM-5PM ON SUNDAYS! TRAIL INFO, MAPS, BOOKS, GEAR, GIFTS AND GOODIES! ART SHOW ON VIEW! MUSIC! LOCAL HISTORY! CROQUET! HOT COFFEE, COLD DRINKS, ICE CREAM, SNACKS, BEER CAVE AND GROCERIES GALORE! WHETHER YOU'RE STOPPING IN FOR HOT COFFEE, QUICK LUNCH, LAST-MINUTE DINNER IDEAS OR DOING SOME GOOD OLD GIFT AND GEAR SHOPPING, THANKS FOR CHOOSING TO TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO SHOP AT OTTO'S ABODE! QUALITY INCONVENIENCE SINCE 2016! THERE'S SO MUCH TO EXPLORE AROUND CRANBERRY LAKE AND WANAKENA IN THE NORTHWEST ADIRONDACKS AND SOUTHERN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY FOOTHILLS! BIG PINE! BEAR MOUNTAIN! RANGER SCHOOL FIRE TOWER! PEAVINE SWAMP! LOST POND! MOORE TRAIL! CAT MOUNTAIN! HIGH FALLS! TOOLEY POND ROAD! AND MORE! WE LOVE SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR THE AREA! STOP IN AND SAY HI, CHECK OUT OUR ROBUST SELECTION OF LOCAL TRAIL MAPS, BOOKS AND INFO! WE'RE OPEN AND HOPING YOU'LL STOP BY AND COME FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND PERHAPS WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT! AND DONT FORGET ABOUT LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AND CROQUET ACROSS THE SREET IN Z PARK! OTTO'S ABODE! WANAKENA!
