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October 13, 2018
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Yee-haw! State rolls out Frontier Town campground Stakeholders see campgrounds as rebirth By Pete DeMola EDITOR
NORTH HUDSON | Can we get a yee-haw? The first phase of the multi-year project to build a new state-run campground at the former Frontier Town theme park has been completed. Dignitaries gathered Thursday at the campgrounds, located 100 miles north of Albany, to celebrate the opening of the day use, equestrian and campground portions of the effort. “I’m not aware of anything like this in New York state,” state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos told dignitaries assembled before a misty mountain landscape ringed with fall foliage nearing peak levels. The mood was festive. As jaunty country-western music tinkled overhead, cowboy hat-wearing attendees donned pins resembling the tin badges sold at the former Wild West-themed destination, which was shuttered in 1998, portending dark times for the community located off Exit 29 on the Adirondack Northway.
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The state announced plans for The Gateway to the Adirondacks at North Hudson project last January and initially allocated $13 million in the state budget for the state DEC
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Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston and North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore share a moment at the opening of the Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area in North Hudson on Thursday, Oct. 4. Photo by Pete DeMola
and Office of General Services to transform the 91-acre facility into a regional tourism hub.
Farmers, state officials launch six Adirondack Cuisine Trails
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By Thursday, the total price tag for the campgrounds had reached $19 million, according to the governor’s office. » Frontier Town Cont. on pg. 7
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KEESEVILLE |The official launch of six Adirondack Cuisine Trails happened beside a braying herd of Devon cattle at Mace Chasm Farm. An October sun
The six Adirondack Cuisine Trails incorporate about 86 farms, farm producers, breweries, orchards and other agricultural businesses across three counties in northern New York. Photo by Kim Dedam
poured over their verdant field as a farmhand moved them toward fresh pasture. “Welcome to our farm!” Mace Chasm Farm proprietor and butcher Asa ThomasTrain said in opening the formal event. Thomas-Train and partner Courtney GrimesSutton raise cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys on their farmland just west of Lake Champlain, producing meats, sausage and charcuterie items from their butcher shop. » Cuisine trails Cont. on pg. 5
Westport EMS sounding alarm on volunteer shortage Squad seeking ideas for sustainability
WESTPORT | Colin Wells is an avid bicyclist. One of his favorite summertime pleasures is long rides past farms, fields and forest. As of late, the Westport Fire Company and Emergency Squad’s EMT captain has added a troublesome new routine to his excursions
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J{)iffitge~at Pork Cube Steakes ..........................................................................$2.29 lb. Sirloin Steaks.....................................................................................$5.99 lb. Marinated Chicken Tenders........................................................$3.99 lb. Hoffman’s German Frankfurters ...............................................$5.99 lb. Boneless Duck Breast (2 pc., 1 lb. app. pkg. frozen) ....................................................... $11.99 lb.
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Deli Ham ...............................................................................................$3.49 lb. Cheddar Cheese & Pepperoni Loaf ..........................................$6.99 lb. Proscuitto ............................................................................................$8.99 lb. New Potatoes .......................................................................................69¢ lb. 1 lb. Carrots ...........................................................................................99¢ ea. Fresh Green Cabbage ........................................................................69¢ lb. Fresh Red Grapes .............................................................................$2.79 lb.
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Before disappearing into the natural landscape, Wells makes a pitstop at Westport District Fire Chief Thad Tryon’s house to tell him he won’t be available if a call comes in. Backup is near non-existent and the squad is at an inf lection point.
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WILLSBORO CRAFT FAIR October 20, 2018 • 9am-2pm
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Willsboro Fire Department, Farrell Road, Willsboro, NY
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Crafters: Quilters • Homemade Bears • Homemade Jewelry • Aprons & Table Runners Assorted At Home Necessities • Marshmallow Shooters and Much More! Vendors: Scentsy • Rada Cutlery • Thirty One Totes and Bags LulaRoe • Signature Home Styles • And Much more!
Food will be sold • Free Admission Into Show
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