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Winter’s here.

I’m penning this letter with the first snowfall.

Something about that pine-scented redolence of the season just brings us to a more simpler time.

Perhaps it’s nostalgia. It could be that the holidays are right around the cor corner. Or maybe it’s because we really like living here in the Adirondack Park.

Either way, we’re pleased to present another edition of our North Country Living magazine.

On deck this year: While synonymous with the summer, did you know the region hosts several winter farmers markets? It’s true! We’ve covered some of the crown jewels here.

Many of us have seen those ski gondolas dotting homes and businesses across the central Adirondacks.

But less well-known is the story of how they got there. We’ve got the skinny.

As the world attempts to pivot our attention to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, check out our profiles of some of the world-class local Olympians from right here in New York’s North Country.

There’s too much to list here, and we hope you find as much enjoyment within these pages and we did assembling them.

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Pearsall Foundation

Serial killer

Olympic heritage

Gore lift gondola cabins

aims to improve the quality of life in the Adirondacks

By Christopher South

Robert Garrow roamed 45 years years ago

By Lohr McKinstry

carried on by local athletes

By Keith Lobdell

link local businesses to the mountains

By Christopher South

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Finding tropics amidst the snow at Tromblees Greenhouse by Elizabeth Izzo North Country transplant showcases local liquor at Warrensburg shop by Elizabeth Izzo Relics of the past find a home at Hidden Treasures by Elizabeth Izzo Treasuring the past at Fort Ann Antiques by Elizabeth Izzo Carol's Collectibles boasts in-house celebrity by Elizabeth Izzo Antiques are a family business at the Foothills by Elizabeth Izzo Interests collide at the Crossroads by Elizabeth Izzo

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Safety first for winter sportsmen

Local restaurants and eateries

18 ideas for making holiday memories How to keep pets safe in winter weather Bestever peppermint bark by Gayle Alexander Adirondack Region events calendar

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Riverside Gallery

Inside the New York Ski Educational Foundation

Markets aren’t just for the summer

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Deer are more frequent visitors to the Pearsall property since their dog of 15 years died, Glenn Pearsall said.

With the silence no longer interrupted by the bark of a dog, one feels almost bathed in the stillness and permanence of Gore Mountain off in the distance, while nearby the wood smoke caresses your senses.

In the surrounding community, however, there are a lot of people struggling to make it in the local economy, and dozens of non-profits trying to improve the quality of life for Adirondack residents.

This area has been home to the Pearsall family since his father moved them here when Glenn was 15, the oldest of the four Pearsall boys.

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“I’m not a native, but I can find my way around,” Pearsall said.

Glenn left the area for a while when he attended college at SUNY Oswego, and later when he enlisted in the Navy.

After he was discharged in 1975, Pearsall returned to the area and, along with his father, started Pearsall Realty at the corner of Routes 8 and 28 in the Wevertown section of Johnsburg.

The office still operates under the Pearsall name.

They operated the business for 10 years before Pearsall left to start a career in investing. He said he had started investing on his own, and his broker at the time told him he had a knack for it.

In 1985, he entered the E.F. Hutton training program, and has been doing it ever since, working as a portfolio manager.

Pearsall met his wife Carol while they

were both students at Oswego. She became a teacher and over her career, which lasted until their first child was born, she taught nursery school, kindergarten, and then first grade; the latter being at the Minerva Central School. Carol said she never really left the school system, returning as a home room mother and general volunteer.

In the mid-1990s, Pearsall was doing estate planning, and his estate attorney recommended a “wipe out clause” to show where their money would go when they passed away. However, around Christmas of 2000, Glenn suggested to Carol that they set up a private foundation dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life in the Adirondacks.

They formed the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Foundation, which initially began to fund the arts.

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Driving up the dirt road to the Pearsall house in Garnet Lake, one might stop for a deer along the way, as it steps out from the birch trees and maples, which bear their fall colors.

winter in the Johnsburg area.

Eventually the foundation started to look in other areas, funding environmental efforts and education, the local historical society, and even branching out to fund health related services.

As time went on, the Pearsall Foundation realized the area was suffering economically.

“Between 2006 and 2009 we realized this area was particularly hard hit, and we started funding food banks,” Pearsall said.

He said they stepped back and took a long range view of what they were doing, and decided to place the foundation’s efforts on helping the non-profits.

Since then, he said, the foundation, described on their website as “dedicated to improving the quality of life for year round residents of the Adirondack Park,” is now receiving about 60 to 70 applications per year. nclmagazine.com

Pearsall said the foundation awards grants to about half.

mission statement, and they have a weak

In 2016, the foundation received 58 applications, and was able to fund 33 not-for-profits either fully or in part.

Pearsall said one of the most successful means of getting out the word about the foundation’s application process is North Country Public Radio, which is also one of the recipients of the foundation’s support.

on, are at an inflection point,” he said.

“It’s one of the few media outlets that covers the entire Adirondack Park,” Pearsall said.

home, verifying the 501c3 status online.

According to Pearsall, there area basically three kinds of non-profits that apply to the foundation.

“There are those that are already successful, that have been around, are community supported, and they will be around for a while. There is a second, which is well-intended, but they are not well-organized, they have an unclear

board. The third kind, which we focus “They have a clear mission statement, are well-organized, and they have a growing board. These are the ones where we feel we can make a difference.”

Pearsall said the foundation has a fivemember board, which includes his brother Richard, who works from his Virginia The foundation receives applications from a diverse group of non-profits located in the Adirondack Park area.

They have to go through all the applications and determine which ones will receive a grant from the foundation.

Pearsall said it’s a fairly labor intensive effort, and there is no paid staff. Their son Adam and daughter Heather are still involved in the foundation.

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Pearsall said the first year the foundation was formed, they awarded about $10,000. Now, out of a $1.4 million portfolio held by the foundation, they give about 5 percent, or about $70,000 per year.

Pearsall said it isn’t necessarily the biggest awards that are the most memorable or heart-warming for him.

The foundation received an application from a small group in Northville that had purchased a 15-passenger van in order to transport seniors to places such as the doctor’s office, to the supermarket, or out for some entertainment.

However, the van kept breaking down and they needed funds for repairs. The Pearsall Foundation wrote them a check so they could repair the van.

The next year, the foundation sent the group another check to help with the upkeep of the van. The third year the foundation received a letter from the group saying they did not need to apply for the grant.

“They said they didn’t expect to receive funds the second year. They were able to raise money by their own fundraising efforts, and were able to bank the money since the van break down, so they were not applying,” Pearsall said.

Pearsall said people sometimes ask them why they give money earned on investments to non-profits when they could use it for themselves.

After all, according to Pearsall, his parents never instilled a sense of charity in him as a child. His father was active in the local volunteer fire department and the Rotary Club, but even a family friend told him his father would never understand him giving away so much money.

Pearsall said he makes money to give away money because it is something he can do.

“I know I am not able to have he patience it would take to work in an assisted living facility (for example), but I can take $2 and make a profit,” he said. “I am fortunate that, with my skill set, I can give back.”

Pearsall said he and Carol also remember their early, married life, when they were struggling to get by.

“Our first kitchen table, and a lot of people did this, was a cardboard box turned upside down,” Pearsall said. “The first Christmas, Carol made all the Christmas presents.”

Over the past 30 years or so, the Pearsalls have been on numerous boards, and have come to learn a lot about the local area and the economy.

“There are a lot of non-profits in the Adirondacks,” Pearsall said. “They are about one-third of the total economy in the Adirondacks.”

Pearsall said another third of the economy is made up by government, and the other third is private enterprise.

“The Adirondack region is vast with complex challenges and incredible opportunities,” said Cali Brooks, the executive director of the Adirondack Foundation in Lake Placid. “Philanthropy has the power to make our communities stronger and more vibrant for all. The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation has been leading the way, laser focused on improving the lives of year round residents.”

“There are very few foundations that prioritize the Adirondacks with their giving,” Brooks continued. “The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation are vital partners bringing on-the-ground knowledge and strategic giving to support the best nonprofit organizations serving our community.”

Through the year, Carol said, the Pearsalls will go around and visit some of the groups they support, or might support in the future, so they can see what they are.

In November 2016, the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation held its annual meeting and board retreat in Keeseville. While there they visited the CanAmerican Engineers 4H Club in West Chazy, Mountain Lake PBS in Plattsburgh, and AARCH in Keeseville.

Pearsall said his original idea would be that the foundation continue in perpetuity, but realizes he and Carol will not.

“We don’t want the foundation to become a burden. At some point the foundation will have to hire staff or shut down,” he said.

Additional information on past grant recipients and the grant application process is available on the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation website: www.pearsallfoundation.org.

Just some of the 33 local non-profits receiving grants in 2016 were the: Johnsburg Chapter of Imagination Library, bringing free books monthly to children under 5 years of age; the Moriah Central School to help fund their food backpack program; the Johnsburg Historical Society to underwrite additional signage at the historic John Thurman site at Elm Hill; the Adirondack Research Consortium to support Student Scholar Research programming; CanAdirondack Engineers 4H Club; the Adirondack Public Observatory; the Pendragon Theatre; the Seagle Music Colony to bring children’s opera curriculum and performance to 15 Adirondack schools; the North County Ministry to send five staff members and seven key board members to “Bridges Out of Poverty” training sessions as well as help fund food for students attending the YMCA Adirondack Outreach Center in Brant Lake; and Johnsburg’s own Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek for new equipment and technology upgrades and helping underwrite the Seagle Colony Children’s Opera performance there in July.

The Glenn and Carol Adirondack Foundation has funded not-for-profit grant requests totaling $582,000 since it was established in 2000.

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“This week we mailed the letters and the checks,” Pearsall said. “Whether they get the award or not you have to mail them a letter.”

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By Lohr McKinstry As Robert F. Garrow Sr. came for a bag of food left for him in the woods near where he was hiding he heard someone yelling.

A quick look showed it was state Environmental Conservation Officer Hilary LeBlanc holding a 12-gauge shotgun, and he was yelling for Garrow to “drop the gun!” he was carrying.

Instead the fugitive ran back toward the trees and LeBlanc’s shotgun roared four times, hitting Garrow in the back, arm and legs.

Garrow went down, dropping the 3030 rifle he’d been holding, sprawling on the ground in Moriah’s Witherbee hamlet.

It was Aug. 9, 1973, and Garrow was on the run as a serial killer who’d preyed on visitors to the Adirondacks.

The 45th anniversary of his mad reign of terror is coming up in 2018.

The 12-day manhunt that captured him was until recently the largest in New York state history, now exceeded only by the summer 2015 hunt for two killers who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in the town of Dannemora.

Garrow had grown up in Mineville, about a mile from where his family members lived in Witherbee.

Police believed Garrow’s sister, Agnes Mandy, was sending him food.

Just before Garrow was apprehended, police had followed Mandy’s 15-yearold son, David. The boy was stopped by troopers with a sachet of food intended for the fugitive.

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(Left) A state forest ranger prepares to take a truckload of law-enforcement officers and volunteers out of Speculator to search for serial killer Robert Garrow Sr. The manhunt for Garrow took 12 days in 1973 and ended with his apprehension near Witherbee. (Bottom left) Retired Hamilton County Sheriff Douglas Parker. (Bottom right) Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department deputies Richard Jaquish (left) and John O’Connell and Inlet Police Officer Richard Payne (right) remove Robert Garrow Sr. from the jail in his wheelchair to take him to his trial at the Hamilton County Courthouse.

Garrow, who was 37 in 1973, would be held responsible for four killings and seven sexual assaults, although authorities believe many disappearances in the region dating back to 1959 were actually his handiwork.

State Police BCI Investigator Henry McCabe, who has since died, was given a map found in Garrow’s van with more than 20 red dots marked on it. Someone was missing in most of the places tagged.

That part of the case has never been solved, authorities said, although one of the dots was on Hamilton, Ontario, where college student Adele Komoroski was missing.

Canadian investigators believe Garrow killed Komoroski, who was abducted from McMaster University at about midnight on May 15, 1973 and dragged into nearby woods, where she was murdered.

Retired Hamilton County Sheriff Douglas Parker, who found the map, said he asked for it back at some point and was told it had been destroyed along with other case files after Garrow’s death.

In an interview, he said that when he fired and Garrow went down, the fugitive dropped from sight. LeBlanc said he was told to stay where he was while troopers ran to the site.

“They found him 75 yards from me in the brush,” LeBlanc said. “His arm was broken.

He couldn’t operate his 30-30 (rifle).”

He said Garrow told them that if he could have fired as they approached, he would have.

“He said he was going to shoot the first officer who came near him, then be shot by the others,” he said. “He didn’t want to be taken.”

LeBlanc said they’d been “turning the world upside down” looking for Garrow.

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“It was a great day for one particular reason — everybody went home safe,” LeBlanc said.

The capture concluded one of the most massive manhunts in the history of New York state.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, along with hundreds of State Police, forest rangers, conservation officers, deputy sheriffs from other counties, U.S. Border Patrol agents and other law-enforcement agencies searched the forests around Speculator and Wells after Garrow killed a camper in Wells.

Philip Domblewski, 18, of Schenectady had been tortured to death by Garrow after he and other campers were surprised

by Garrow.

Parker was the first law enforcement on the scene on Sunday, July 29, 1973, when Domblewski was camping with three friends: David Freeman, 19; Nicholas Fiorello, 20; and Carol Ann Malinowski, 23, off Old Route 8B in the Town of Wells when Garrow approached them about 2:30 p.m.

He carried a rifle and a large hunting knife on his belt as he approached the campers, saying that his Volkswagen station wagon had run out of gasoline.

Garrow then aimed his rifle at the campers, marched them down a logging road and tied all four to trees. He tortured and killed Domblewski with the knife, but the others escaped.

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general store in the hamlet of Wells.

Parker said he was attending church services when someone came in and told him to go to the Gulf Service Station to see Malinowski.

“I picked her up at the Gulf Station, and we went right to the scene,” Parker recalled in a previous interview. “Just before I got there, a car came down the Fly Creek Road, and we thought Garrow was in it, but it was the guys from Wells.”

Fiorello had found an armed hunting party at the general store and brought them back with him.

Seeing the men approach, Garrow jumped into his Volkswagen station wagon and took off on back roads.

After that, checkpoints were set up on every road, and police officers from all over the state went to Hamilton County to join the manhunt.

At about 1:30 a.m. on July 30, 1973, Garrow accelerated out of a wooded hiding place in the VW, ran a roadblock near Fly Creek, crashed the car, and fled near the old mill at Robb Creek.

Parker said Garrow made his way through the woods, stole a car from the Deerfoot Lodge boys camp just north of Speculator on Aug. 7, 1973, and drove toward Indian Lake, where he encountered a State Police roadblock just after midnight.

“He came up to the roadblock like he was going to stop and floored it and took off,” Parker said. “A lot of things were on his side — the DMV computer was down when we needed it, the trooper car blew a fan belt during the chase.”

The State Police vehicle overheated and stalled as Garrow fled south on Route 28 toward North Creek. The stolen car was found abandoned on Chipmunk Street in Witherbee.

Just days before he attacked the campers in Wells, Garrow had encountered Daniel Porter, 22, of Concord, Mass., and Susan Petz, 21, of Skokie, Ill. The friends, both students in Boston, had driven to the Adirondacks and were in Wevertown, Warren County.

Garrow stabbed Porter three times with a hunting knife, then kidnapped Petz and took her to a camp he had set up in the woods in Mineville. It was there that he repeatedly raped her, then stabbed her

when she tried to escape and threw her body down an old mine shaft.

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Garrow’s victim in Syracuse 16-yearold Alicia Hauck, a high-school student.

He raped her, stabbed her to death and hid her body in the flower dump at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse on July 11, 1973.

After he was shot, Garrow was taken to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh for treatment. He was then charged with Domblewski’s murder and locked in the Hamilton County Jail at Lake Pleasant.

He feigned paralysis from the gunshot wounds and was pushed around in a wheelchair.

His trial in 1974 lasted 15 days in Hamilton County Court and ended with a guilty verdict. Garrow later pleaded guilty to murders in Essex, Warren and Onondaga counties and received consecutive life sentences for those.

Because he was considered disabled, the Mineville native was placed in the hospital ward at Fishkill State Correctional Facility near Poughkeepsie.

On Sept. 3, 1978, he got a visit from his son, Robert Garrow Jr., who died in the late 1990s, bringing a bucket of fried chicken for his father. At the bottom of the container was hidden a small .32-caliber handgun.

On Sept. 8, a dummy made from pillows and blankets was found in the serial killer’s cell.

He had left behind what authorities believe was a hit list of people he intended to kill. Among those named was LeBlanc.

Another search ensured, and Garrow was found hiding in woods outside the prison. He fired the gun at officers, hitting State Correction Officer Dominic Arena in the leg.

The posse returned fire. Garrow was hit multiple times and fell back dead.

An autopsy performed after his death showed he actually had suffered no paralytic injuries when he was captured.

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From Tim Burke, who secured the first spot on the United States Olympic team earlier this year, to some of the first winter athletes, the Lake Placid region has had a strong affiliation to the sports that are part of the quadrennial celebration of winter sport.

The following are a sample of a few of the Olympic athletes who call the Adirondacks home.

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LOWELL BAILEY, BIATHLON Bailey, who grew up in Lake Placid, became the first American in history to win a biathlon world championship in 2017, taking the gold medal in the men’s 20-kilometer individual. He was also the first athlete to qualify for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team.

Bailey has competed in three Olympic Winter Games, three Junior World Championships, and eleven World Championships. In 2003, Bailey raced in his first Senior World Championships.

That year, Bailey competed for the U.S. Biathlon Team as well as the UVM Catamount NCAA Nordic Ski Team.

In 2004, after more than 10 years in biathlon, Bailey realized he could not maintain an elite level in both biathlon and Nordic racing.

Forfeiting his U.S. Biathlon National Team spot, he skied for the Catamounts for another two years while finishing his undergraduate degree. While attending UVM, he placed second in two successive NCAA Championships (2003, 2004) and was nclmagazine.com

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Bailey earned the best Olympic finish ever by an American biathlete when he finished eighth at the Olympic Winter Games in 2014, missing a medal due to one missed shot.

At the 2013 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 20 km individual competition, the second American man ever to win a World Championship medal.

Several weeks later he earned his first World Cup podium with a third place finish that was later up-graded to second place after an anti-doping rule violation disqualified the second place finisher.

He has also competed on the World Cup tour for the past 10 years and during this time has accumulated multiple podium finishes and numerous top ten’s.

TIM BURKE, BIATHLON Burke, who grew up in Paul Smiths, started skiing and competing from a very young age. nclmagazine.com

During the 2009-10 season, he notched three podium finishes in December to attain the number one world ranking for a portion of the season.

In doing so, he became the first American to wear the yellow bib, marking him as the top ranked biathlete in the world. He currently resides and trains in Lake Placid.

CHRIS MAZDZER, LUGE The Saranac Lake native has participated in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games, placing 13th individually and 6th in the team relay at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.

Mazdzer has 10 World Cup medals and has been the seven time national

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After competing in Nordic skiing since childhood, he tried biathlon when he was 13 and never looked back.

Weibrecht was born and raised in Lake Placid. He made his World Cup debut in 2006 and has raced full-time on the ski racing tour since 2008. At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, Weibrecht won the men’s Super-G bronze medal garnering attention for Lake Placid and Whiteface Mountain, the ski mountain he learned to ski and train on.

Four years later, he claimed silver in the same event in Sochi, Russia.

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champion in luge. He has won gold in the 2014 Sprint World Cup in Calgary, singles gold in 2015 World Cup event at Park City and in singles and relay at the 2015 World Cup event in Lake Placid. He has been ranked as high as fifth in the World Cup Standings (2013-14, 14-15).

BILL DEMONG, NORDIC COMBINED

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A Vermontville native, Demong captured the gold medal in the 2010 Olympic Games in Nordic combined, also helping team USA finish second in the team Nordic combined event.

Demong first entered the Olympic Games in 1998, also competing in the 2002, 2006 and 2014 games. In those appearances, the men’s team has never finished outside the top 10 in competition, while his worse individual result was 34th place in 1998.

JIMMY SHEA, THIRD GENERATION OLYMPIAN

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Shea’s career began as a bobsled pilot before he moved onto the sport of skeleton in 1995.

He won the first Olympic gold medal for an American in the sport, claiming gold at the Salt Lake City games just weeks after his grandfather, Jack, had been killed in an accident in their hometown of Lake Placid.

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Shea is the only American athlete to be a third generation Olympian, as Jack Shea had the chance to win two gold medals in Lake Placid during the 1932 games. His father, Jim Sr., competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Nordic combined.

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WINTER IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR FOR SPORTSMEN. The great outdoors beckons men and women in the wintertime, when skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and sledding are just a few of the many cold weather activities to entice athletes out of their homes.

Though winter sports can help fend off cabin fever, those who don't exercise certain safety precautions might find themselves dealing with another kind of fever. Cold weather can leave men, women and children susceptible to illness or injury if they aren't careful. The following are a few safety tips for winter sportsmen who want to make the most of the coming winter sports season CLOTHING Inadequate clothing is one of the easiest ways a winter sportsmen can fall victim to illness or injury . But the right clothing can go a long way toward ensuring this winter sports season is fun and illnessand injury-free.

• Wear protective head gear. Protective headgear can help sportsmen avoid colds and head injuries. When venturing outdoors in the winter, always wear a protective wool ski cap. Most body heat is lost through the head, but wool caps help your body retain warmth on cold days and nights. In addition, sportsmen should always wear protective headgear when skiing, sledding, snowboarding or playing ice hockey. Even the most experienced sportsmen can suffer a head injury when playing a winter sport, but the appropriate headgear can prevent head injuries to veteran and novice athletes alike.

• Dress in layers. Dressing in layers is another way to stay warm and prevent illness in the winter months. Kids are especially susceptible to cold weather, so parents should dress them in one more layer than they dress themselves. When wearing scarves, sportsmen should tuck 28 | North Country Living Magazine | Vol. 6 No. 4

their scarves in so they don't get tangled with sporting equipment.

• Remove drawstrings from kids' clothing. Drawstrings on winter hats, overcoats and pants can prove harmful to children. These drawstrings can easily get tangled and lead to strangulation. Parents should remove all drawstrings from kids' winter clothing before kids participate in winter sports.

ICE SKATING & HOCKEY Winter is a great time to go ice skating or play some hockey. However, ice sports like skating and hockey can be especially dangerous, and it's wise for adults and children to be as cautious as possible when getting in some ice time.

• Beware of thin ice. Ice that forms on moving waters, including rivers and creeks, is never safe enough to skate on. Such waters should always be avoided no matter how thick the ice may appear. When going ice skating or playing hockey outdoors, only do so on waters that are supervised and have been tested and approved for skating.

• Skate with the crowd and never skate alone. Skating alone might give you all the room in the world to perform a figure eight, but skating alone leaves you with no backup should the ice break and you fall in or if you injure yourself in a fall. When skating, never skate against the crowd.

• Be especially cautious when entering or exiting the ski lift. Ski lifts pose a significant injury risk, so skiers and snowboarders should always be attentive when entering or exiting the lift.

• Don't allow young children to snowboard. Many of today's youngsters prefer snowboarding to skiing. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children seven years of age and younger should not snowboard.

• Don't be in a hurry. Skiing or snowboarding too fast increases the chance you will lose control and cause injury to yourself or others. Go at a slower, more relaxed pace and take in all of the beautiful scenery along the way.

SLEDDING Sledding is a great way to have some fun in the winter snow. But even though sledding is often seen as a carefree activity, it can be risky as well.

• Never sled near traffic. Sledding near traffic is a definite no-no, as it risks the lives of sledders and motorists alike. Always make sure you sled in an insulated area far away from roadways.

• Sled feet-first or sitting up. Sledding feet-first or sitting up greatly reduces a sledder's risk of suffering a head or neck injury. Never sled while lying down head first.

SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING Skiing and snowboarding are immensely popular in the winter, but that popularity should not overshadow how dangerous these activities can be.

• Never sled on ice. Sledding on ice can cause injuries and make it difficult to control a sled. When sledding, only do so on packed snow.

• Get instruction. Ski resorts typically require guests with no previous skiing or snowboarding experience to get lessons before they can take to the slopes. These lessons are a must for novice skiers and snowboarders and even those athletes with no recent experience on the slopes.

• Do not allow a sled to be pulled by a vehicle. Being pulled by a vehicle while on a sled might seem like fun, but it's nearly impossible for oncoming traffic to see a sledder behind a vehicle, and it's very easy for the sled to fishtail into oncoming traffic. nclmagazine.com

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By Christopher South Driving around the North Country, it might seem that a lot of businesses are connected to the skiing industry.

Attached to, or otherwise displayed in front of local businesses are some 30 to 40 red gondola cabins from the former ski lift at the Gore Mountain ski resort.

Many of the cabins show their age as the sun has faded the once bright red gondolas to various shades of pink, but the Gore name and individual cabin numbers are still visible on most.

A few, such as the Parobeck brothers at The Lodge at Gore Mountain have repainted the gondola, which sits in front of their business on Peaceful Valley Road in North Creek, bringing it back to its original luster.

Matt Parobeck said the gondola came with the property when they bought the business.

“My brother (Mark) actually negotiated keeping it as part of the purchase agreement,” Parobeck said.

Parobeck said the gondola went through two previous owners before they bought The Lodge.

There are various stories about the gondola cabins and how they got out to the community.

Some people believe Gore Mountain had a yard sale when they replaced the ski lift and sold off the gondola cabins.

Others believe the state still owns them and has leased them for 99 years to business owners. Some say the state was giving them away to anyone who wanted them, but later changed their minds and gave them only to businesses.

Emily Bennett from the Gore Mountain marketing office said the cabins were retired from use in 1999 when the Northwoods Gondola was put into service. She said the state still owns the gondolas, made by the French cabledriven lift company called Poma, also known as Pomogalski S.A. According to Mike Pratt, president and CEO of the Olympic Region Development Authority, which oversees Gore Mountain nclmagazine.com

and the gondola program, the original Gore Mountain ski lift was installed in 1967. He said it was replaced in 1999 with the Northwoods Gondola when ORDA started developing Bear Mountain.

“The lift goes to the top of Bear Mountain,” Pratt said, naming one of four peaks in the Gore Mountain ski area.

Pratt said ORDA looked at the old cabins, determined there was obviously a limited amount, and decided to loan them indefinitely to regional businesses for their public relations and marketing value. The idea was to have the businesses try to maintain the condition of the cabins, including the Gore name.

“The display of the cabins would be a benefit to the business, and it would market the heritage of Gore Mountain,” Pratt said.

As far as where the gondola cabins are, Pratt was not specific, but said they are in the “local radius” of Gore Mountain.

“Maybe there is an odd one that extends farther,” Pratt said, adding that ones spotted in Queensbury might be the farthest away from Gore Mountain.

Parobeck said he has heard of cabins being located in Thurman and Glens Falls. Businesses accepted the cabins for various reasons.

“Why not?” said Gary Higley, owner of the Sports Page ski shop in Queensbury when asked why he wanted a gondola. “If someone was offering something free it makes sense to accept it.”

The cabin has lately been displayed in the window facing Rt. 254, but according to Higley they have moved it around.

An old gondola hangs from the side of Witherbee's Carriage House Restaurant in Schroon Lake.

to the skiing industry. Sarah Millington of In Style Flooring in North Creek said she also wanted to connect to the skiing resort.

“We like that local aspect of the town,” she said.

Parobeck said the gondola cabin serves to advertise their business.

“People like it, and we definitely get people taking pictures in front of it,” he said.

“It’s just the exposure it gives,” Pratt said. “It’s a little bit of an eye catcher for businesses as well as marketing for Gore.”

Asked if that makes it a win-win, Pratt said, “That was the intent. I think we have all received a good value for the exchange.”

Pratt said the cabins are still considered state property, and technically, if someone goes out of business, the cabin should be returned to ORDA, which was originally created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid.

Other locations include the Fall Line shop in Queensbury, Trudy’s B&B in Wevertown, The Summit at Gore Mountain, attached to Basil & Wicks Restaurant and Bar in North Creek, Pine’s Hardware in Indian Lake, and Witherbee’s Carriage House Restaurant in Schroon Lake.

Besides the Gore Mountain ski area, ORDA operates the Whiteface Mountain ski area in Wilmington, which is just outside Lake Placid; Belleayre Mountain located in Highmount; as well as the Olympic Center, the Olympic Jumping Complex, and Olympic Sports Complex – all located in Lake Placid.

Trudy LaVery of Trudy’s B&B said she has had her gondola cabin for 12 or 13 years and had to have it remounted after it fell in a storm. She said she wanted the gondola so people would connect the B&B

According to Bennett, there are still some damaged gondolas on the Gore Mountain property, but the loan program is essentially over. ORDA still maintains a list of where the cabins are located.

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By Keith Lobdell In the middle of the Adirondacks, a small-town organization based on smalltown traditions has built up a program that has touched the sport of skiing on a world-wide range.

The New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF) was founded in 1973 by a group of competitive racers who were looking to form a centralized place to train and compete in their sport.

“This started with 24 athletes and one discipline, and today has expanded to four disciplines and over 500 athletes,” said Danielle LaCavalla, communications and development director at NYSEF. “We cover so much and have programs at Whiteface, the Olympic Jumping Complex, Mt. Van Hoevenberg and Gore Mountain and deal with alpine, Nordic, freestyle and biathlon.”

Executive Director John Norton said since the earliest stages of the program, the feeling of family has been important to its success.

“It is great to see a number of our NYSEF alumni now coming back with their children and developing a second generation of athletes,” Norton said.

“We have had parents and athletes who continue to attend NYSEF events, donate to NYSEF and work with the program. The connections you make in the sport of skiing are ones that last throughout a lifetime, and this community just continues to grow.”

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“It is great when you see Andrew Weibrecht or other Olympic athletes return and help with the program,” LaCavalla said. “It’s what makes our program unique when the students within NYSEF get the chance to train and ski alongside people they have seen compete in the Olympics. That is what continues to grow the NYSEF family.”

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at the base of the mountain with locker rooms and leisure space for the athletes who come to train in alpine and some freestyle disciplines.

At the Olympic Jumping Complex, students are able to train in ski jumping along with freestyle jumping events and a Nordic park. Mt. Van Hoevenburg offers training in Biathlon and World Cup rated Nordic trails.

The organization’s goal is to provide educational opportunities for children and young adults through athletic training in snowsports.

“NYSEF helps young people develop personal skills important to becoming confident individuals by building athletic capability, sportsmanship, self-discipline and self-esteem,” according to their mission statement. “With these skills, young athletes are better equipped to achieve academic excellence and to pursue college studies, professional training, or other personal goals. NYSEF believes that sport teaches work ethics, determination, and builds character. The NYSEF program gives young men and women the necessary tools to be successful in life.”

“On of the things we like to stress at NYSEF is there is no bench,” LaCavalla said.

“Everyone gets the chance to compete and train for their discipline with some of the top trainers in the country, and they get to ski alongside world class athletes.”

“Our goal is to promote and grow the sport while keeping the costs under control,” Norton said. “There are a wide range of goals the students who come to NYSEF are reaching for. Many are truly aspiring to become the elite in their discipline, and others are there because of their friendships and love the fun of the sport. Like we say, everyone gets that chance to play and compete.”

Ninety percent of the students are from the Adirondack area, while others will come as part of the winter term program, spending their winter season in Lake Placid with training sessions and competitions throughout the season.

“We want to provide the tools for these athletes to be successful,” LaCavalla said. “They get the opportunity to travel all over the country and in some cases internationally. They get the chance to stay at the Olympic Training Center and have the chance to live and train with

a broad range of athletes from Skiing, bobsled — maybe even the New York Rangers, which came to town recently.”

Along with students who enroll in the winter term, NYSEF also works with local school athletes who compete in ski events in the winter.

Members of the Lake Placid Nordic team train through NYSEF, with the Blue Bombers having captured the last two NYSPHSAA Nordic ski state championships. Many of the same athletes were also members of the 2015 NYSPHSAA Class D cross country running state championship team.

To help with expenses for the athletes, NYSEF has created the Dare to Dream Program.

“Dare to Dream allows our students to get money for equipment or camps they can train at,” LaCavalla said.

NYSEF holds an annual fundraising event and uses other methods of fundraising, and gets the help of former NYSEF athletes who have made a name for themselves on the world stage.

“Andrew, Bill Demong, Lowell Bailey and Tim Burke are just some of the athletes who we always see come back and lend their support for our summer banquet,” LaCavalla said. “It is always amazing and a point of pride when we see these athletes and others go off to the Olympic Games.”

NYSEF athletes have had numerous athletes in the Olympics, including Billy Taylor, who competed on the “home snow” of Lake Placid in 1980.

Bill Johnson, Lindsay Van, Thomas Vonn, Jillian Vogtli, Demong, Burke, Bailey and Weibrecht are others.

“We are able to tell our young athletes if they train here and they train to their best ability and put the work in, they could be one of these Olympians in the future,” LaCavalla said. “This is a very supportive environment with coaches and trainers who work not only with our athletes but these athletes who compete at the world level. We continue to get better and improve our program while keeping the value of enrollment here affordable.”

For more information about NYSEF and the Dare To Dream fund, or to find out where NYSEF events will be taking place this winter, visit NYSEF.org.

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SHOP LOCAL In an ever-increasingly fast-paced world, the desire to shop in places where everyone knows your name is stronger than ever.

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By Elizabeth Izzo Tromblees Greenhouse co-founder Sylvia Tromblee attributes her love of plants to her father.

a farmhouse there. She met Tromblee Greenhouse’s co-founder, her husband Bob, not long after.

One of their most popular features is the gift shop, a lovingly curated collection of rustic, folksy and country-style decor.

Growing up in Tennessee, her parents had a farm where they grew all sorts of things.

And when her father had to give up the farm for a job at a factory in Chicago, even the backyard of their apartment in the city was overflowing with all kinds of greenery.

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, the greenhouse offers annuals, perennials, nursery stock, custom planting, vegetables and more.

“It’s a make yourself at home kind of place. We’re very lived in. It’s comfortable and homey,” Tromblee said. “That’s the only way I can describe it.”

Though she grew up in Chicago, Tromblee would spend her summers in Tennessee, dreaming of the day that she’d be able to move out to the countryside.

That day came in 1992. Working with a company out of Manhattan, she got transferred to Connecticut and started taking day trips, eventually taking a drive to Ticonderoga.

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After the Valentine’s Day blizzard of 2007, which destroyed two greenhouses, leaving a high repair bill in its wake, the Tromblees struggled to recover their losses.

In 2013, the business was reborn.

The wooden floors and wall paneling lends the shop a cottage feel.

Walking inside, one expects to look out the window and see leaves of all colors falling from the trees — a year-round haven for harvest season in the Adirondacks.

Another draw is a series of “make and take” crafting classes the Tromblees host, featuring the work of artisan Pam Lemza Putnam.

The shop closes down in January and February, but Tromblee welcomes everyone to stop by even when the business is closed.

“When it’s cold and blustery outside, you go in (the greenhouses) and it’s like the tropics,” she said. Tromblees is open seven days a week. They can be found at 2961 Route 9N, Crown Point, by calling 518-597-9696 or online at facebook.com/ trombleesgreenhouse.

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“He had such a love of growing,” she said.

Sylvia and Bob Tromblee opened the business in 2001.

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By Elizabeth Izzo

When she was young, her family traveled to Warrensburg during the summertime.

For one week, they’d go camping, spend time with local family friends, and enjoy the sunshine before heading south again.

As years passed, Cazangh-Needham found herself extending her stay in Warrensburg more and more before finally deciding to move to the North Country permanently in 1987.

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open since the mid-1950s.

“It just so happened that it was for sale,” she said.

So why not buy it?

“I thought it would be interesting.”

Since then, Cazanagh-Needham’s catchphrase has been “always in good spirits” — and she is.

More and more, visitors to Warrensburg are looking for local products, she said.

“They’re looking for something they can’t get anywhere else.”

And at Jack’s, there’s always a sale going on, she said.

Asked what she’d suggest for cocktails

To her, Warrensburg is home: “I love the mountains. I love the lake.”

in the wintertime, Cazanagh-Needham

This love for the North Country manifests itself in the products she carries — many of which are made at local breweries, wineries and distilleries.

salted caramel flavored bourbon.

Jack’s Liquor carries products from Queensbury’s Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery, the Adirondack Winery and more.

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pointed to a new Crown Royal product — “That’s pretty popular,” she said.

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When she moved from the New Jersey shore to Warrensburg over 30 years ago, Jack’s Liquor owner Peggy CazanaghNeedham didn’t think she’d be running the town’s oldest liquor store.

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wood of old area barns.

Throughout his lifetime, he’s made a living by tearing down houses and old buildings.

finding all this neat stuff that you can’t find anymore,” he said. “So that’s why I opened the store. I like old stuff anyway.

I’m in love with the old houses, the old windows, the old furniture.”

But his real passion isn’t creating something new — it’s cannibalizing what’s left of the past and preserving it for future generations.

He opened the store in January of last year after an opportunity arose to buy the Montcalm Street storefront, a former pharmacy first built in the early 1930s.

Recently, the store has started carrying a lot of winter wear from brands that aren’t readily available around Ticonderoga: Burton, Columbia, Northface.

For Robinson, the buildings house little pieces of history within. They adorn the walls, the floors, hidden away.

“I do all the restoration work myself, so I’ve been able to rehabilitate the building and refurbish (the store) and keep it the way it was,” he said.

“Most people have to drive to Saratoga (Springs), Albany or Plattsburgh for this stuff,” he said.

His passion found a home with Hidden Treasures, an antique and clothing store at 79 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga, NY. “I started removing all these houses and nclmagazine.com

Hidden Treasures carries a vast variety of unique architectural material, including some furniture made from the

“I have a local craftsman that builds million dollar houses. He’s made some absolutely amazing furniture. They’re one-off pieces you’ll never see again.”

Hidden Treasures is open Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

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Eric Robinson has been renovation business for years.

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By Elizabeth Izzo

Hidden away in a far corner of Fort Ann Antiques, an old straw hat with white trim sits on a shelf beneath a cluster of more glamorous, artsy or otherwise eyecatching headwear.

This hat, so ordinary and mundane, is a prime example of why owner Stephanie Safka got into the antique business in the first place.

Safka’s love affair with the sentimental value of everyday things was awoken when she was just 8 years old. Her mother took her to a flea market, and that was all it took.

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Collectibles are treasured. They’re saved because they have monetary value. But the everyday items — the ones that provide a service in our lives and hold sentimental stories within our memories — those items are made more remarkable by the fact that they’ve survived over the years.

Her passion found a home with Fort Ann Antiques, a bustling antique mall in Washington County. Her store features items from over 26 vendors — photographs, books, old medicine tins, decorative plates — there is room after room of antiques, just about anything one

For one reason or another, she said, no one threw these things away, no one has destroyed them, and despite their origins, each item in one way or another ended up in Whitehall.

could think of is there.

“What I love about it — You have the one that survived,” she said. “Everything that’s here has been saved by someone.

them grandpa and grandma.

“It meant something to someone.”

Behind a line of racks there’s even a stagecoach with two elderly mannequins.

The staff at Fort Anne Antiques call

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Every item that we see in an antique shop carries the story of a past life.

By Elizabeth Izzo

Her name is C.C. A shortened version of “Collectible Cat.” C.C., boasting a coat of short black fur and a shock of white hair on her chest, reigns over the Whitehall shop with a watchful eye.

This cat is no stranger to interviews, having appeared on air during a local radio station’s broadcast in the past.

But on one late afternoon in fall, C.C. declined to be interviewed, looking annoyed at having been woken up from nclmagazine.com

her slumber on a couch at the front of the store.

“She’s the boss,” said owner Carol Winchell.

Winchell worked a number of jobs, everything from waitress to logger, before retiring and starting yet another new venture with Carol’s Collectibles in 2000.

When people visit her store for the first time, they say they’ve died and gone to heaven, she said.

“It’s a friendly atmosphere here. No one follows you around. There’s no pressure while you’re shopping.”

Winchell first opened the store on

Poultney Street before moving to their current location at 84 Broadway in Whitehall.

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In one section, there are rows and rows of glassware. In another, a cluster of old 8-tracks. At the back of the store, a group of Beanie Babies sits atop a wooden shelf.

And of course, in the middle of it all, a collection of cat memorabilia — the cluster of statues of sleeping cats a salute to the store’s feline mascot.

Carol’s Collectibles is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 84 Broadway in Whitehall.

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By Elizabeth Izzo

Katherine Feiden is owner of vintage decor shop The Foothills. She’s the daughter of John and Katherine Feiden, both antiques dealers in town.

Bathed in the soft glow of midcentury, modern and industrial-looking lampshades scattered throughout the store, Foothills boasts a variety of items from different eras.

Though the decor varies greatly from old teddy bears to post cards to industrial metal bar carts, there’s a curated feel — somehow, everything seems in its right place. It’s eclecticism without the chaos.

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The Foothills’ inception was somewhat spontaneous, according to Feiden.

She’d originally went to college for hotel management.

Driving past the Main Street space, then vacant, she spotted a “For Rent” sign on the window and threw caution to the wind.

This December will mark Foothills’ 10th year in business.

“I thought, ‘Okay, I guess I’m going into retail,’” she said.

The key to her success stems, in part, from the community’s ongoing attention to The Foothills’ rotating stock.

“It’s different every time they come in,” Feiden said.

“I have great local support.”

The fair pricing of each item is also a big draw, she said.

In the wintertime, Feiden can be found behind the counter at Foothills six days a week. The shop closes on Mondays during the winter months.

And when you’re done perusing the shelves, you can visit her parent’s store — Mountain Niche Antiques — just down the street, she said.

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Antiques, for one business owner, quite literally run in the family.

By Elizabeth Izzo

In one corner, a couple huddles around the deli counter, chatting casually while looking up at a menu on the wall.

In the basement, there’s a cluster of men in head-to-toe camouflage clothing, some debating the usefulness of one rifle over another while others peruse the store’s craft beer collection.

On the second floor, an older woman peeks around racks filled with winter wear and heads curiously toward a display of baby clothes and toys.

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in a wooded area on the outskirts of Chestertown, The Crossroads has become a bustling community hub.

At the helm are owners John and Donna West, alongside their three sons: Jeremy, Michael and Nathan.

The West family opened the Dixon Road business back in May 2000.

“It’s always been a really busy place,” Donna West said. “And it’s just gotten busier.”

As West spoke, a group of teens walked through the door, beelining toward a display of snacks in the lobby. Nearby, a man in a button-up shirt contemplated which of four

craft coffees to pour into his cup.

The Crossroads offers a wide variety of items, from baby clothes and winterwear to sporting goods, guns, brews and kayak rentals.

In the wintertime, they offer equipment for ice fishing and Nathan West hosts free fly tying classes.

“I think people like the old-fashioned atmosphere,” Donna West said. “(Crossroads) is not a box store — it’s unique.”

The Crossroads, located at 40 Dixon Road in Chestertown, is open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Photos By Elizabeth Izzo

On a Saturday afternoon in late fall, The Crossroads is abuzz with activity.

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COUNTING DOWN TO CHRISTMAS day means many different things to people across the globe. Although families likely have several different traditions they anticipate each year, it can be fun to incorporate some new merrymakers into the festivities. Here are some festive ideas to include in the days leading up to Christmas — a special family calendar of fun finds.

6. Adopt a child/family: Volunteer with a charitable organization that provides for less fortunate families. Answer the Christmas desires of a needy child or family by purchasing an item on their wish lists.

1. Annual memento: Have the kids or adults make one new handmade ornament each year. This way the tree is always evolving, and everyone can track milestones.

7. See the sights: Pack the children into the family car to tour nearby areas and look at Christmas lights displays. Bring along cookies and hot chocolate.

2. Cookie day: Devote one day to making Christmas cookies. Invite friends or family members over. Distribute some cookies to elderly neighbors.

8. Trim a tree: Get together with adult friends at a tree-trimming party. Rotate the hosting house each year.

3. Holiday classic: Spend a night in and watch a classic Christmas flick you’ve never seen before. Streaming movie services often put classics and obscure titles into rotation during the holiday season.

4. Christmas concert: Host a gathering of children where they can sing or perform their favorite tunes for an audience. Take it on the road to a nearby nursing home. nclmagazine.com

9. Play dress-up: A gentleman can dress up as the man in red and pop into a friend’s holiday gathering.

10. Wilderness walk: Enjoy the crisp air and snow and see a local park from a winter perspective.

11. Acts of kindness: Choose any act of kindness and make it happen this Christmas.

It can include feeding the hungry or helping a disabled person shop for the season.

12. Kids’ Secret Santa: Spread the joy of giving by having the kids choose a sibling or friend’s name from a hat and purchasing or making a gift for that person.

13. Hand out hot chocolate: Make a big thermos of hot chocolate and give it out to shoppers or workers who have been out in the cold.

14. Read religious stories: Understand the true meaning of the season by reading Biblical passages.

15. Camp-in: The first night the tree is decorated, allow the kids to sleep beside it under the glow of Christmas lights.

16. Scavenger hunt: Plan holidaythemed trivia questions and hide small trinkets for children to find.

17. Surprise box: Put a gender and age nonspecific gift into a box. On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, the person who finds a hidden gift tag under their chair at dinner gets to open the box.

18. Family portrait: Wear your holiday finery and pose for a portrait that actually will be printed and framed.

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THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER TEMPERATURES SPARKS VARIOUS CHANGES. Chilly air and precipitation can be dangerous, especially to pets that are unaccustomed to extreme changes in temperature.

Pet owners may be well aware of the hazards of warm weather, including the threat of leaving pets in hot cars. But cold weather also has its share of risks. Heed these tips to keep pets safe and secure.

• Schedule a well visit. The American Veterinary Medical Association suggests scheduling a visit with a veterinarian to check for any medical issues. Cold weather can aggravate symptoms of certain conditions, such as arthritis. A thorough examination can shed light on potential problems.

• Keep homes humidified. Going in and out of the house and moving from cold air to dry indoor heat can affect pets’ skin.

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Itching and flaking may result, causing pets to scratch at such areas. Maintain humidity in the home for comfort. The ASPCA also says to reduce bathing to help preserve essential oils on the skin.

• Protect paws outdoors. Pet paws are sensitive to sand, ice, snow, and chemical ice melts. Massage petroleum jelly or another protectant onto paw pads, or consider the use of pet booties.

• Keep pets indoors more often. Pets should not remain outdoors for long stretches of time in frigid temperatures, even if they are accustomed to roaming during other seasons, advises The Humane Society of the United States.

• Provide options for sleeping. Come the winter, cats and dogs may need new sleep spaces to avoid drafts and stay warm. Give them other spots they can call their own.

• Consider a sweater or vest. Some pets

are more tolerant to the cold than others.

However, some dogs and cats may benefit from a sweater, vest or coat designed for pets to offer a little more insulation.

• Update identification and contact information. Snow and ice can mask scent cues that help pets find their way home.

Update contact information and make sure pets’ collars are on tightly.

• Keep coolant and antifreeze locked away. Coolant and antifreeze are lethal to dogs and cats and should be kept out of reach. Clean up any spills from vehicles promptly.

• Provide fresh food and water. Pets may burn more calories trying to stay warm. Be sure the animal has a little extra food and plenty of water to stay sated and hydrated.

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Thus completes the warm weekly, beloved trek to visit and chat, look and find, and buy fresh-picked abundance from nearby fields and farms.

By Kim Dedam

Second home owners head back to the cities leaving quiet towns to their smaller consumer base.

But even as the population shrinks and snow piles grow, most area farms continue with daily chores: milking cows, collecting milk and eggs, preparing cheeses and planting greens in the warm confines of season-extending, heated greenhouses.

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SNOWY GROCERY | UPPER JAY At Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay, farmers Margot Brooks and Alex Eaton established the Snowy Grocery in response to the winter and spring season shift four years ago.

It’s become reliably successful for both local shoppers, mostly year-round residents, and for farmers that set up stands and tables and continue with weekly market enterprise.

The chatter of friends and neighbors and visitors on any Sunday fills the bustling Sugar House Creamery farmyard.

“We live and work here year-round,” Brooks explained as the market opened on their farm the third weekend in October.

Daily farm work doesn’t stop for snow storms.

“We don’t go away because the farmer’s markets do.”

And the need for fresh market, local distribution doesn’t scatter with the autumn wind.

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Trees dropping leaves come October signal the close of over 20 farmer’s markets in the Adirondacks.

(Bottom left) From left, Alex Eaton and Margot Brooks, farmers and cheese makers at Sugar House Creamery and Courtney GrimesSutton, from Mace Chasm Farm and Butcher Shop, celebrated the busy October opening of Snowy Grocery, the indoor market at Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay.

Warm, summery weather this October allowed for open air tents layered in baskets of fresh produce, breads, preserves, pickles, cheeses, honey and syrup, meats, sausages, and many other local goods.

Once the snow flies or temperatures plummet, the Snowy Grocery moves inside what Sugar House farmers called the Carriage Barn. It’s a tidy, restored and smaller barn that sits just beyond the driveway.

The goal to establish a year-round market began the first year Brooks and Eaton reclaimed their newly purchased fields at their farm in Upper Jay. “We wondered what we were going to do once the summer markets end,” Brooks said.

Adding a butcher, a baker and cheese maker helped replace summertime harvest market closure.

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everybody’s products.”

Add Juniper Hill Farm and Fledging Crow Vegetables products to Mace Chasm Farm and Butcher Shop, Crown Point Bread, Mona Dubay bakery, local coffee roasters and pop-up food trucks on some weekends, along with special guests.

honey, krauts, syrup and other specialty items fill the shelves.

With season-extending infrastructure like high-tunnels and solar greenhouses, local growers are able to provide fresh greens most of the winter.

But the Snowy Grocery, Brooks said, isn’t a tourist attraction.

Climate-controlled storage barns at Juniper Hill, for example, also provide a source for fresh root crops — carrots, potatoes, squash, beets, yams — throughout the cold and blustery months.

“We live here,” she said of their push toward solutions for local food access and a strong economy that supports farming.

Pulling together, small farm producers find strength in their growing numbers in Essex County, Brooks said.

“People stay in the habit of shopping locally when they have local markets,” Grimes-Sutton said.

“We hope this is a replicable project,” Grimes-Sutton said.

Sunday mornings draw traffic to Upper Jay.

“It really scrapes us through the winter.

Every family that stops here helps.”

Inside the Sugar House farm store, rows of aged artisan cheese and fresh raw milk line racks in the cooler. Balms, salves,

It makes for some warm, farm-wise conversation, too, on wintry days.

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sometime in June just before the Adirondack Harvest markets start.

Mace Chasm Farm and Butcher Shop maintains farm store hours in Keeseville at 810 Mace Chasm Road daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

WESTPORT COUNTRY MARKET: COMMUNITY Other communities are establishing indoor farm markets, too.

In Westport this winter, the Country Market sets up local shop at the Heritage House.

A collaboration of the Westport Chamber of Commerce and its Heritage House Committee, the indoor market has begun its second season.

Curdie Gardner helped bring the local products event to light.

“It was a success last year with just the local farms. And we felt it should be a continued success adding more handmade, quality items from local crafters,” she said.

“Each month we also provide room to feature a local volunteer. The emphasis at Westport’s Country Market is ‘community’ for this year. We invite representatives to come and share information about their group, fire departments, ambulance squads, and talk about their organization.”

Beyond supporting the local farms, crafters and the business economy, Gardner said Westport’s indoor winter market helps get people out of their houses and into town during non-tourist seasons of the year.

“This also supports the local farmers and crafters,” she said.

“It’s inexpensive marketing and a way to showcase their items. They’re bringing their items to you.”

The Country Market takes place on the first Saturday of the month at the Heritage House on Main Street. The season runs now to May from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

FIND LOCAL FOOD: Several other area farm markets provide good sources for farm fresh, local products: Deer’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown; Rivermede Farm Market in Keene Valley; Craigardan on Hurricane Road in Keene will have its farm market open year round; Green Goddess in Lake Placid; Reber Rock Farm in Reber; the Hub-on-the-Hill in Essex.

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“We get a lot of repeat customers,” Brenz said.

By Christopher South

The Riverside Gallery in Warrensburg has 5,000 options when it comes to frames, but only one objective - to make the customer happy.

Store associate Sue Brenz, who has been framing for the past 25 years - the last 17 at the Riverside Gallery - said repeatedly during a visit to the shop that the most important thing they do is try to give the customer what they want.

“We primarily are a framing shop,” she said, adding that the store also has a lot of unique items for sale.

Brenz said owner MacLaren “Mitty” Richards took over the store in 2000.

Richards said his grandmother started the shop in 1976 after retiring from the phone company. In 1996 he left his job in Syracuse, where he was working with a home remodeler and moved to Warrensburg.

Brenz said the gallery gets a lot of seasonal customers, a number of second home owners.

“We get a lot of people from the city and from New Jersey who have camps here,” Richards said.

Brenz said the only time she might tell a customer he or she were wrong is if they

Brenz said she thinks the Riverside Gallery gets a lot of its business because of their prices, and because they generally have a faster turn around than a lot of stores.

are picking out a frame that is too small

“We can usually get the framing done in a week-and-a-half, or sooner,” she said.

helping customers pick what they want.

In addition, the store is open all year, which is attractive to locals and shoulder season visitors.

think people put their trust in us to advise

Brenz said the Riverside Gallery frames a lot of work by kids - something that has sentimental value to the customer. She said often items they frame have mainly sentimental value, which is hard to put a price on, so they treat every customer and every job as if it were important.

Brenz said.

Finding solutions to difficult framing situations is the store specialty.

fading. She said the Riverside Gallery also

“We are really good at helping to solve problems,” she said. “We are really good at the offbeat stuff.”

the customer can choose anything from

“Offbeat” could be an unusual work of art, but it could also mean framing military medals, arrow heads, or a Civil War era gun. Whatever the job, Brenz said the Riverside Gallery tries to help the homeowner compliment their decor.

for the item being framed; something that might end up damaging the frame. The bottom line, she said, is that she enjoys

“It’s fun to make recommendations. I them with their selection of what would best compliment what they brought us,”

Brenz said whatever the customer chooses, they can know all the matting and backing materials are acid free.

They can also choose from archival glass that regulates light and protects against carries a variety of styles of framing so rustic to contemporary.

Brenz said the same goes for the boutique portion of the store, where they can find rustic to contemporary designs, but mainly items from regional crafters: quilts, snowshoe sconces, toboggan and sled shelves, lighting fixtures, handbags,

“The first question we ask is ‘Where is it going to hang?’” she said.

scarves, hats, and mittens.

She said, whereas some people come in and know exactly what they want, they can also spend a couple of hours working with a customer to make sure they are completely satisfied with their framing.

She said while they might not necessarily agree with every customer’s choice, the key is to make the customer happy.

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“It’s all about personal preference,” Richards said.

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Shown are some of the 5,000 frames from which customers can select for their photographs or artwork. Custom framing is the specialty of the Riverside Gallery in Warrensburg.

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By Christopher South When Kim Moore and her late husband, Paul Benaquista, first decided to open the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company, Moore decided the store would feature rustic and artisan items. Now in its third year, Deadwood Mountain Trading Company has items that please the local, second home owner, and tourist alike.

Located in a former auto repair shop, Moore said she still gets people driving by who remember the former garage that operated for 50 years, and they stop in to see what’s inside.

“People say, ‘What is this? Oh, I love everything!” she said. “They are surprised by what’s in here, and I’m happy to have things they enjoy.”

Other items are crafted, carved or painted by artisans from the Hudson valley or Adirondack region. She carries silver jewelry crafted by Ed Levin Jewelry out of Cambridge, N.Y. On her wall she has art quilts, paintings, and hook rugs

by Lori Lupe Pelish, a native to the North Country. She has fused glass items, which require multiple firings, from Cheryl Gutmaker’s line called Lady’s Got Glass, based in Albany. She has water color prints and note cards by New York artist J.C. Parker, who is also a rustic furniture maker. Another furniture maker, Eric Gulbranden, is based in Schroon Lake.

Moore explained the process Diane Castle Babcock used to create multicolored linoleum prints, which she displays in birch bark frames. The same kind of frames are made by Susan Cacici of the By the Lake Birch Bark Company in Hague.

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Moore said nearly everything in the store is made by regional artisans, with some things coming from bordering New England states. Most everything is hand crafted, with the exception of some “found items” - antique or rustic items found at barn sales, things she is not sure where they are from, but which are old and interesting. Moore has a pair of 100 year-old chairs made in Michigan that she had re-caned with rawhide strips.

Not everything in the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company is for decoration, however. Moore carries natural repellents and pain relievers from Grillo’s Essentials, owned by Gina Grillo.

She also carries maple products from the Hidden Hollow Maple Farm, located in Warrensburg, and balsam-scented candles and other items from Adirondack products in Potsdam.

The Deadwood Mountain Trading Company is located at the corner of Water Street and Main Street in the heart of Warrensburg. Open year-round, the store features a wide variety of rustic and artisan items made by regional craftsmen, artists, and artisans.

Deadwood Mountain Trading Company also carries a number of clothing items, such as knitted socks, warm mittens, and scarves in wool and silk.

“We are also selling a lot of rustic signs,” Moore said, adding that she can take special orders.

Popular signs include, “Adirondacks,” “Lake Home,” and “Gather.”

Although a lot of her business is from the second home owners and tourists looking for a piece of the Adirondacks, Moore said she does have local customers.

Maple syrup and other items from the Hidden Hollow Maple Company are for sale at the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company.

A fused-glass piece of artwork from Cheryl Gutmaker’s Lady’s Got Glass line shows birch trees set in autumn.

The Deadwood Mountain Trading Company carries both decorative and functional fused glass items by Gutmaker.

One of a number of hand-caved decorative fish, a muskie made by F&S hangs from the ceiling at the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company.

Garnet jewelry, which includes locally mined garnets, is on display at the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company in Warrensburg.

Kim Moore, the owner of the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company in Warrensburg, stands by birch bark framed art by Susan Cacici. Moore is going into her third year operating her store, which features rustic and artisan items.

Hand-carved basswood fish are among the many items found in the Deadwood Mountain Trading Company made by regional artisans.

“We are getting a little of the local business from locals who want to treat themselves,” she said.

Besides the obvious artwork and artisan items, customers are greeted by the sent of balsam, which is a fragrance typically found in the Adirondacks. In addition, visitors might notice the coffee house music piped in via satellite radio, to help create the feeling of an intimate setting, Moore said.

Moore said she and her husband operated a business together for 30 years, and three years ago moved to Warrensburg, occupying a home that has been in the family since 1914.

“My great-grandfather came up in 1914 to start a camp on the (Hudson) river,” Moore said.

She said the cabin he built morphed into a house, which she has owned since her parents died. She said she and her husband acquired Deadwood Mountain, from which the store gets its name.

The Deadwood Mountain Trading Company is open year-round, and is located at 3873 Main St. in the heart of Warrensburg. The store is open Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

Moore said the store is open seven days during the summer. Call (518) 623-9663 for more information.

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By Lohr McKinstry

Minnesota resident Raymond Riethmeier and his relatives wanted a really great summer vacation and family reunion.

So, the Midwesterners planned their joint vacation around a trip to the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in downtown Ticonderoga.

That’s where the sets from the 1960s classic “Star Trek” television series have been meticulously built by superfan James Cawley using the original plans.

The sets – in a former supermarket and dollar store building – are open to the public for regular tours.

“It was where no family vacation has gone

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before – Ticonderoga,” family spokesman Raymond Riethmeier said, rephrasing the original show’s “where no man has gone before” line.

“It was great to go there,” Riethmeier said. “My family’s from western New York.

I grew up in Rochester. My wife has family in Vermont.”

It was Ray’s brother, Michael, and his wife and three kids, and Ray and his wife, Becky, with their son, and Ray and Michael’s mother, Barbara.

“We’ve been trying to coordinate family plans to facilitate this,” he said. “We were looking at this year’s plans and my brother mentioned there was this ‘Star Trek’ exhibit. nclmagazine.com

Photos By Lohr McKinstry

One midwestern family vacationed on the starship enterprise

From left are members of the Riethmeier family: Ray, Timothy, Becky, Bethany, Barbara (in captain’s chair), Katie, Teddy, Julie and Michael, on the Enterprise bridge at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour.

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour creator James Cawley (right) gives the Riethmeier family from the Midwest a personal tour of the recreated sets of the starship Enterprise.

Ray Riethmeier sits in the captain’s chair on the starship Enterprise.

It never crossed my mind we could go visit it. We rented a house in Ticonderoga. ” They stayed at the Pell family’s Le Petit Pavilion on Fort Ticonderoga Ferry Road.

“We thought that it would be great to see the sets,” Riethmeier said. “We enjoyed the Ticonderoga area, but the focal point was visiting the Star Trek set. We’re all fans of the show from years back.”

They had matching t-shirts made for all family members, sort of like Star Trek uniforms.

“My brother came up with the idea to get t-shirts that were Enterprise style,” Riethmeier said. “We said let’s just do it. It nclmagazine.com

Becky Riethmeier cautiously operates the Enterprise’s transporter controls.

Michael Riethmeier holds a scale model of the starship Enterprise as James Cawley looks on.

would be a hoot.

Enterprise, to the bridge, sickbay and

“Of the nine of us, three of each color was chosen. James Cawley seemed very surprised to see us all show up with matching t-shirts. We did the tour and took photos in opportune locations.”

transporter room. The attraction also

Cawley started them on the tour himself.

“The Riethmeier family made the trek with custom graphic shirts,” he said. “This was a first for us. Very cool to see.”

Cawley build the sets several years ago for a series of Internet webisodes he was doing on the original 1960s “Star Trek” show, and has been adding to and refining them since.

The sets range from the corridors of the

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Roddenberry’s office with his original desk and other pieces, and full-size props like cyber-probe Nomad, the lizard-like Gorn and the hypnotic salt vampire from various episodes.

The family also toured Fort Ticonderoga.

“We went to the fort and we could easily identify each other,” Riethmeier said. “This was a great opportunity for us all to get together and do something.

“My family was boldly going where past and future meet.”

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By Kim Dedam

through her public relations firm, Interface Communications.

the Trading Company’s palate for custom design furniture.

A simple block-lettered sign swings on iron hooks over the entrance to an iconic Adirondack mercantile.

“The Southern Adirondacks Guide to the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor” reaches from Corinth through Thurman into Minerva, Newcomb and Schroon Lake.

Her interior designs grace some of the region’s oldest and newest lodging properties.

Plate glass windows in front reflect a late autumn calm on streets that would soon revel in the first snow.

Hudson River Trading Co. is arguably the centerpiece of her work.

Inside Hudson River Trading Company, warm, honey-colored wooden floors weave together vast alcoves full of goods and domestic finery, clothes and winter wear fragrant with pine, leather and balsam scent.

Arnheiter was and is passionate about repurposing old buildings in this town.

She is devoted to trading, collecting and the search for uniquely beautiful Adirondack and hand-made items tuned to uncomplicated lifestyles.

The floorboards here tell time: time of the store’s era as a grocery and of generations holding a horse livery and tack shop.

Long aisles draw steady footsteps, inviting curious shoppers to explore rooms filled with ideas, necessities, art, gifts and treasures stocked in tidy stacks on dressers, against cupboard shelves and even around an antique wood-fired kitchen stove.

As other Adirondack towns remade their Main Street facades into brick and mortar and shiny brass, she said, North Creek kept its glass and wooden storefronts, porch overhangs and stone stoops intact.

“They didn’t have money to change them,” Arnheiter says of her shopkeeper forebears.

The Trading Company, a cornerstone of commerce in North Creek, was opened in 1997 by shopkeeper Laurie Prescott Arnheiter, who has kept the lights on year-round ever since.

“And it saved us.”

She bought the former Sullivan Store grocery property on April Fool’s Day in 1996. It had been vacant for 12 years.

It was a goal she set then in listening to local business developer Elliot Monter years before.

It hasn’t been vacant since.

Her hands and elbows did much of the clearing, reconstruction and design work, pulling down lime-green painted sheetrock to discover original walls and windows.

“In essence, what he said was that rather than wait for someone else to come in and make a difference, we who live here should be looking for ways to improve the condition of our own community,” Arnheiter said in a North Creek News Enterprise feature 20 years ago.

And she didn’t smother or cover the past, dating to 1898, when train travelers left horses to board here as they traveled to cities south by train.

“In other words, don’t sit back and wait for him, or someone like him, to do it: pull up our boot straps and do something ourselves.”

On the Trading Company’s lower floor, down a narrow wooden stairway in what once was a stable kept by liveryman Frank Kelly, soft dents indicate where horses chewed the wall while waiting for saddles and reins.

Hudson River Trading Company was built with bootstraps and years of DIY. Part toil, part treasure, part hobby, the country store collection Arnheiter built lent itself to an interior design company she also founded, suitably called: Abode.

It is, she says, a way for people to bring a sense of Adirondack Mountain and nature’s peace home with them.

Deeply inspired by her hometown, Arnheiter’s background in marketing has long been a sidearm to local economic development efforts — a revitalized local development corporation; the Chambers of Commerce; and through the promotional magazine she produces bi-annually nclmagazine.com

But many people come through the Trading Company’s huge front door for the stories, Arnheiter allows, for tales and a visceral touch of North Creek itself, aligned with the railroad yard as trains come and go along the Hudson River.

(Top) The Hudson River Trading Company sign hangs above the entrance to the iconic Adirondack mecantile building. (middle) Laurie Prescott Arnheiter stands with an original shop cash register retrofit with computerized sales equipment. (Bottom) A molasses stain, a remnant of the past when livestock grains were stocked in the building.

“I’m telling a story about North Creek,” Arnheiter says of her endeavor to keep lights shining bright all year on this Main Street.

On a particularly warm October afternoon, Arnheiter met with a fabric seller, discussing which patterns and colors of richly woven upholstery to include in

Numbers stenciled on the walls around the Adirondack bookstore nook mark where customers hung their saddles and leather horse goods for repair and safekeeping.

A round, deep-russet stain in floorboards upstairs shows where a molasses barrel once stood, a supplement item for livestock grains stored nearby.

The molasses’ mark is polished into the wood grain’s finish, a circle with a splatter.

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Lamps and candles and woolen clothes; blankets, bedding and outdoor statues; kitchen goods and unique crafts are arranged in more than a dozen rooms to inspire and explore.

meats to order for more than 40 years.

Arnheiter didn’t erase initials and messages dated by children of former owners.

Patrick Sullivan signed his name on the walls in the 1960s.

“He came in to show his children,” Arnheiter says with a smile.

The building’s original whitewashed livery boards were preserved — removed and cleaned — and reused in the vast rooms downstairs that now showcase suede and leather couches, chairs, taxidermy mounts, lamps and lighting fixtures.

Locally crafted rustic furniture edged in birch and twig-work is placed around woolen rugs, pillows and blankets.

Adirondack style decorations tempt fine garden and home decor.

Hudson River Trading Company steps a year into its third decade this year.

But its post as an Adirondack destination is still unfolding.

“I want to evolve the store, adding more technology so that we would have a stronger web presence, a better social media persona and increased online sales,” Arnheiter says.

The online view will not replace any in person visit to the Trading Co., which she plans to expand.

“And the red barn in the back, I’m looking to take it down and improve it and add more space. I need more room,” she says of her mercantile.

“People have a difficult time finding housing here,” she said of year-round residents and people with jobs at the Barton Mines or seasonal ski-industry operations around Gore Mountain Ski Resort.

Expansion at Gore has been a boon for visitors, Arnheiter says.

But they sometimes don’t explore a few miles north beyond the mountain’s trails and taverns.

Finding North Creek’s proper Main Street means turning off of busy Route 28 to a place where local crafts fill shelves, where area carpenters and artisans can showcase their talents.

“People love anything that is locally made,” Arnheiter said of the root of her enterprise.

“It is reinvesting in community.

You know, I raised my kids here, my grandparents ran a jewelry story just at the other end of the street. My father worked in the mines. I’ve expanded on that: wanting to make these buildings better, wanting to give somebody a job. I’ve wanted to see the town repurposed; to increase traffic to sustain all businesses here.”

That story is told in most everything visitors find at Hudson River Trading Co. “People want to connect with the stories past, to make the present make more sense. As human beings, our souls want to connect. And I want people to feel, when they leave, like this is their store.”

“All of the drawings are completed for the project.”

The winter goods are in place: warm outerwear, wool sweaters, slacks and boots. Gifts and games and even decorative inspiration for springtime gardens sit a few paces across the old floorboards.

Arnheiter added lodging and rental apartments to this building and the one she purchased next door, projects that took proactive steps to solve one of the overarching challenges in the rural Adirondacks.

Hudson River Trading Co. opens daily, seven days a week, at 9:30 a.m. and is located a 292 Main St. in North Creek.

Visit the store in person or peruse online at hudsonrivertradingco.com.

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Some for gift giving and some for you! This peppermint bark is a deliciously thick DIY. The secret is to melt the chocolate slowly in the microwave and NEVER let water touch it!

BEST EVER

PEPPERMINT BARK Assemble:

Ingredients:

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9”x13” baking pan ( like to use glass) Foil, enough to cover up the sides 2 microwave safe bowls Large enough to hold all 30 ounces 2 rubber spatulas

30 oz Dark Chocolate 30 oz White Chocolate (I use Ghirardelli melting disks for both) 3 teaspoons pure peppermint extract 3 peppermint candy canes crushed

Line a 9”x13” baking pan with foil, shiny side up is less likely to stick. Make sure to smooth it as much as possible. Set aside.

Step 1) Pour half of the dark chocolate disks into the first bowl, Microwave for 20 seconds at a time until it is nearly fully melted. Stirring between each interval. Add the rest of the disks and continue the 20 second intervals reducing to 10 second intervals when close to completely melted.

Stir in 1½ teaspoons of the peppermint extract. Immediately pour into the prepared 9x13. Smooth with back of spatula and tap the bottom of the dish firmly on the counter to alleviate any bubbles.

Set aside to cool and firm up.

Using the other bowl and spatula repeat Step 1 to melt the white chocolate disks. Stir in 1½ teaspoons of peppermint extract. Pour on top of the firmed dark chocolate, smooth and immediately sprinkle with the crushed candy canes and press them in. Allow to cool completely before lifting from the pan. Place on a cutting board. Use a dinner knife to cleave into the desired size pieces.

Note: If you prefer a thinner bark use a lined and rimmed baking sheet instead of the 9x13 or only half of the bag of chocolates.

Enjoy! Gayle Alexander

Do it YOUR way! Add extra toppings, if you’d like, and wrap some up nice to give as a gift.

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Arts & Entertainment

Adirondack Region Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the North Country

Nov. 16 - Dec. 24 Saranac Lake — Off the Wall Holiday Art Show held at BluSeed Studios; All Day. “Off the Wall”showcases new work from area artists in a wide range of artistic media, including acrylic and watercolor paintings, photography, pastels, charcoal drawings, prints, pottery, mixed media, fiber art, handmade jewelry and much more. All of the art is handmade and/ or composed by the artist. Best of all, each piece is priced at $100 or less.

Cash and carry! The exhibit runs Nov. 16 through Dec. 24, with expanded gallery hours of Monday-Friday 10 am-7pm Saturday 10 am-4pm

Nov. 24 - Dec 3.

Ticonderoga — 8th Annual Ticonderoga North Country Christmas Celebration held at Ticonderoga Area.

Nothing rings in the holiday season like an all-out, week-long celebration, and the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting just that.

During the 8th Annual North Country Christmas, many local Ticonderoga organizations and businesses will be sponsoring a wide variety of events that are family-friendly and open to the public. For more info visit ticonderogany.com

Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 Warrensburg — The Train to Christmas Town held at Stony Creek Ranch; 5:30 p.m. Based on the beloved children’s book, the Train to Christmas Town, our holiday ride recreates on board the story book tale that is sure to become a family favorite tradition!

The Train To Christmas Town departs from Stony Creek Ranch Resort: 465 Warrensburg Road, Stony Creek, NY. For more information and to book your tickets, visit sncrr.com/train-tochristmas-town/

Dec. 1 - Dec. 2 Saranac Lake — 32nd Annual Sparkle Village Holiday Arts & Crafts Show held at Harrietstown Town Hall; . Dec. 1st, 4 - 8pm, Dec. 2nd, 10am - 4pm. $2 Admission & 50/50 raffle! It’s one of the largest handmade craft shows in the North Country, & over 1,500 people are expected to attend! Find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts

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events Dec. 1

Moriah — Community Christm a s C e le br at ion he ld at Witherbee Park; 4:30 p.m. This event will highlight the holiday season in Moriah. Lighting of the Memorial Tree, Fire Department’s Parade of Lights, and Free horse-drawn wagon rides. For more info call 518-250-1050.

Scan this QR-Code for the latest events listed on nclmagazine.com Ticonderoga — Holiday Bazaar Saranac Lake — Sparkle Village Holiday Arts & Crafts Show held at Harriestown Town Hall; . Friday from 4:00p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. $2 Admissin & 50/50 raffle. It’s one of the largest handmade craft shows in the North Country! For more info contact adrienne@saranaclake.com Plattbsurgh — Warehouse Sale held at V. FRAAS Warehouse; 10:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m. Annual Scarf sale. Come out and get desinger scarves at discounted prices. This sale only comes once a year.

Dec. 1 - Dec. 3 Warrensburg — 29th Annual Christmas in Warrensburg held at Around Town; 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. This is an old fashioned holiday celebration featuring church bazaars and cookie walks; pancake breakfasts; quiche, soup and sandwich luncheons; Mini-Festival of Trees; Santa and Live Reindeer; business open houses offering discounts and holiday cheer; Adirondack artisans demonstrating and selling; wine tastings; a Living Nativity; children’s activities and craft workshops; horse drawn carriages; local author book signings, Tree lighting ceremony, holiday exhibits; dramatic and musical performances; Breakfast with Santa; Holiday Craft Fair and more.

Craft Fairs

Be sure to check out all of the various craft fairs taking place this holiday season.

Elizabethtown — Holidays are for Sharing Toy Drive held at Halfway House; 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Donate a new, unopened toy to help provide gifts to the children of Essex County. Appetizers will be served.

Basket Raffles and a 50/50 drawing will be available to help raise funds to support the program. All donations stay within Essex County.

Help create the magic of the season.

For more info call Ginger at 518-873-2341 ext 3007.

Dec. 2 - Dec. 3 Lake Placid — The Nutcracker held at Lake Placid Center for the Arts; . Experience the wonder of the holidays with young Claire on Christmas Eve as her Nutcracker Prince battles the Mouse King and she journeys to the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy to be entertained by her magical subjects. A delicious confection for both young and old, this classic holiday ballet features professional dancers from NYC and local dancers from around the region. December 2 at 1:00 p.m and 7 :00 p.m. and December 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Dec. 2 Hague — Holiday in Hague 10:00 a.m. A parade will begin our holiday celebration. We will have a doggie competition, Santa and more. Then we’ll go up to the Hague Community Center at 9793 Graphite Mountain Road, visit with Santa and take part in the children’s activities. For more info call 518-543-6161.

Plattsburgh — Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting held at Strand Center for the Arts; 6:00 p.m. Celebrate the start of holiday season in the City of Plattsburgh. For more info visit cityofplattsburgh.com Westport — Indoor Country Market held at Heritage House; 10:00 a.m.

-2:00 p.m. Featuring local meats, veggies, artisan breads, desserts & crafts from local vendors.

The Nutcracker

Lake Placid Center for the Arts,

Lake Placid Dec. 2 - 3

Chazy — Holiday Ornament Workshop held at Alice T. Miner Museum; 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Join us for the Alice’s 4th annual holiday ornament workshop! The whole family can enjoy an afternoon of seasonal crafting fun, hot chocolate and holiday treats.

We’ll provide materials and guidance for a variety of historically-inspired ornaments, you bring your creativity and enthusiasm. A perfect way to kick off the holiday season! This event is FREE. Westport — 6th Annual Holiday Parade held at Multiple Town; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The decorated fire trucks will line up in Wadhams on the Decker Road to start the Parade, head to Bessboro Lane, then proceed up School St, then they will head down Main Street ending at the Town Li Library. This is where Santa will Light the Town Christmas Tree on the Library Lawn, roughly around 6pm.

Hot Chocolate and Cookies will be provided by the Westport Auxiliary.

Dec. 3

Elizabethtown — Holiday Craft Fair held at ELCS; 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

Support the 5th grade students’ June class trip by shopping from dozens of vendors for handcrafted finds for the special people in your life. Bring along the kids to visit Santa ( free photos taken) and enjoy refreshments from the concession stand.

Blue Mtn. Lake — ADKmas Holiday Event held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 10:00 a.m.

- 5:30 p.m. Santa’s Workshop create your own balsam bag ornaments among other festive activities! Snow Globe and Horse and Sleigh photo opportunities. A special holiday lighting, vendors. Donation drive to benefit Hamilton-Warren Community Action. For more info visit theadkx.org

Dec. 5 Plattsburgh — Polar Express Movie Night held at Cumberland 12; 6:30p.m. Please join us for a family friendly event to raise toys for local children. Come see the Polar Express and meet Santa Clause as you enter! Admission is $10 or a new unwrapped toy per person. All toys stay local. Please join us and help make a difference.

Dec. 7 Plattsburgh — Holiday At The KentDelord House Museum held at 17 Cumberland Ave; 5:30 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Come & see one of Plattsburgh’s oldest homes decorated inside for the holidays. Enjoy live music & light holiday snacks! Visit: kentdelordhouse.org

Ticonderoga — Champlain Valley Chorale Holiday Concert held at Ti Ticonderoga Methodist Church; 3:00 p.m.

Westport — Fabulous St. Petersburg Singers held at Westport Federated Church; 6:30 p.m. On tour from Rus Russia, the Fabulous St. Petersburg sing singers will be here to share their amaz amazing vocal skills. For more info visit westportfederatedchurch.org

Santa and Live Reindeer

29th Annual Christmas in Warrensburg, Dec. 1 - Dec. 3

Holiday Ornament Workshop Alice T. Miner Museum, Chazy - Dec. 2

Dec. 8 - Dec. 10 Essex — Christmas in Essex held at In and around Essex; Starts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday Starts at 12:00p.m. on Sat and Sun. Come celebrate the Christmas holiday in and around Essex on December 8,9 and 10! Concerts and caroling, food from local farms, amazing vendors, theatre, games and activities for children and general good cheer abound! Shop local and enjoy all that Essex has to offer!

Lake Placid — Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll; 5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m. Unwrap the magic of the holiday season at the Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll! Featuring holiday shopping promotions, arts and entertainment, and festive family fun, this event is not to be missed!

Dec. 9 Johnsburg — Craft Fair held at Johnsburg Central School; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Johnsburg Central School Parent Teacher Organization (JCS PTO) is holding a craft fair in the Johnsburg Central School gym.

Ticonderoga — The Noble Train Begins held at Fort Ticonderoga; 10:00 a.m.- 4:00p.m. In this oneday living history event, step into Fort Ticonderoga as if it were December 6, 1775, when Henry Knox rode into these storied walls. Watch as soldiers, days before their enlistment expires, work as carpenters to maintain the fort. Experience the raw power of oxen as these thousand pound animals pull sleds of cannon tubes. Examine the science of gunnery, preserved in Fort Ticonderoga’s massive cannon collection.

Stand inside the stone walls in the stark beauty of winter on the very spot where Henry Knox began his Noble Train of Artillery.

Arts & Entertainment

Plattsburgh Dec. 2

Rouses Point — Holiday Craft and Vendor Sale held at Champlain Children’s Learning Center; 10:00 a.m.

- 2:00 p.m. Craft and vendor sale featuring local artists and businesses.

For more info contact Rebecca at 518297-2019. $3.00 Admission

Ticonderoga — Festival of Trees Open House held at Hancock House; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more info contact 518-585-7868

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Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

Lake Placid — St. Agnes Christmas Bazaar held at St. Agnes School; 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Come and enjoy the day, and do a some holiday shopping.

There are gifts, baked goods, toys, crafts, Christmas Trees, wreaths, poinsettias, raffles, a silent auction, and so much more. Child care is available. Vendor space is available.

Please call 518-523-3771 or e-mail info@stagneslp.orgfor more information.

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Arts & Entertainment

Dec. 9 - Dec. 10

Dec. 9

Willsboro — Wilderness First Aid held at Pok-O-MacCready; All Day. Our Wilderness First Aid class is a fun, hands-on, weekend-long initiation to the principles of wilderness medicine. Mountain Biker? Climber? Hunter? Boy Scout Leader? If you enjoy spending time off the grid, this course is for you.

For more info and to sign up visit wildernessrescuetraining.com/wfa

Schroon Lake — Granny’s Attic Sale & Luncheon held at Schroon Lake Community Church; 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Granny’s Attic Sale with New & Gently Used Items for Sale & Luncheon: Soups, Sandwiches, & Desserts by Schroon Lake Community Church Located in the Community Room, enter on Leland Avenue.

This is a church fund raiser. Visit www.SLCommunityChurch.com for more info.

Chestertown — Christmas Cantata held at Chestertown Methodist Church; 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lenore Simpson is the conductor of an ecumenical choir and Robert K. Flachbarth is the accompanist. It will be performed the evening of Saturday, December 9 in Bolton at the St. Sacrament Episcopal Church. Refreshments will be served after the Sunday performance.

A free will offering will be taken at both churches. The cantata is a joyous way to welcome in the holiday season Come join your neighbors and friends. All are welcomed to attend.

For more info 518-494 3374 Glens Falls — Open House held at The Shirt Factory; 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Have fun while doing you holiday shopping at out annual holiday open houses. There will be open studios on all four floors, local vendors in the halls, holiday raffle baskets, special events and more. Artists, Handcrafted Artisan Gifts, Holiday Raffle Baskets and more. For more info shirtfactorygf.com.

Luge World Cup Olympic Sports Complex, Lake Placid - Dec. 15

Mooers — Santa and Mrs. Clause Visit held at Begor’s Supply; 10:00 a.m.

- 12:00 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Clause will be making a visit to Begors Supply, arrive early to greet them. There will be milk and cookies, pony rides. Don’t forget to bring your Christmas list.

Dec. 10 Lyon Mountain — Holiday Craft Sale held at Lyon Mountain American Legion; .

Dec. 15 Lake Placid — Viessmann FIL Luge World Cup held at Olympic Sports Complex; . The Viessmann World Cup Luge returns to Lake Placid!

This event is one of ten World Cups scheduled. The luge competition consists of four events: men’s singles, women’s singles, doubles, and the team relay event. Come out and cheer on Team USA, including New York’s own Erin Hamlin, a three-time Olympian and 2014 Olympic Bronze Medalist, and ORDA-sponsored athlete Chris Mazdzer, two-time Olympic competitor. Friday 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

For tickets visit whiteface.com

Christmas Holiday Camps for Kids North Creek Dec. 27-29

Santa Con Pub Crawl Saranac Lake - Dec. 17

Dec. 16 Lake George — Holiday Concert held at Lake George High School; 3:00 p.m,. The Lake George Community Band will perform a holiday concert.

Bolton Landing — Christmas Bird Count held at Lake George Area; All Day. Join this annual nation-wide citizens science effort to survey bird populations, locally organized

by Lake George Land Conservancy.

Observe by car, foot, boat or at the feeder. Meet up with fellow CBC participants afterwards to compare counts while warming up with coffee and hot chocolate. Count circle includes Bolton, Diamond Point, Cleverdale, and east shore from Pilot Knob to Black Mt. Specific times for each participant vary depending on availability and location. Meet-up at LGLC office in Bolton Landing at 4 p.m. FREE pre-registration required.

Email to register or for more information, or call 518-644-9673.

Dec. 17 Saranac Lake — Santa Con Pub Crawl held at Multiple Locations; 5:00 p.m.

- 11:00 p.m. Grab a santa suit, make a santa suit, or dig out your most outrageous holiday attire. And for the love of Santa, don’t show up without some holiday flair! WIN A FLAT SCREEN TV!!! Best Santa, best alternative Santa, and more! Route:7pm Romano’s Saranac Lanes - Karaoke ALL NIGHT! 8pm The Rusty Nail, 9pm Bitters & Bones, 10pm The Waterhole, and 11pm Grizle T’s - Grand Prize announced HERE!

Dec. 20 North Creek — Celebration of the Season of Lights held at Tannery Pond Community Center; 5:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m. This event will include a light supper. The event is free and open to the whole community.

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Dec. 21 Plattsburgh — Sons of Serendip Holiday Concert held at Strand Center Theatre; All Day. The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to announce a Holiday Concert featuring “America’s Got Talent”season 9 finalists, Sons of Serendip, at the Strand Center Theatre. For more info and to purchase tickets visit strandcenter.orgstrandtheatre/post.php?s=2017-10-30-sonsof-serendip

Dec. 27 - Dec. 29 North Creek — Christmas Holiday Camps for Kids held at Gore Mountain; 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Our 3-day Christmas Holiday Camp is a great way for children, ages 4-12, to spend their holiday vacation on the slopes and meeting new friends! Kids enjoy three consecutive days of fun skiing/ riding with the same coaches. This camp is open to all abilities, and includes lift ticket, lunch, and supervision each day. For pricing and more info contact 518-251-2411

Jan. 7 Blue Mt Lake — Cabin Fever Sundays at the Adirondack Experience held at 9097 State Rte 30; 1:30-3pm. Join performer & teaching artist, Dave Ruch, at the Adirondack Experience for a concert of ADK music & stories called -When Music was Local- Ballads, Bunkhouses, Fiddles & Flings, the Traditional Adirondack Music.

Visit: www.theadkx.org Blue Mtn. Lake — Ballads, Bunkhouse, Fiddles and Flings, The Traditional Adirondack Music held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 1:30 p.m. Join performer and teaching artist Dave Ruch for a fascinating concert of Adirondack music and stories. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

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Long Lake — Long Lake Winter Carnival held at Mt. Sabattis; 12:00 p.m.

- 6:00 p.m. The Town of Long Lake hosts a winter carnival on Mt. Sabattis the Saturday of Martin Luther King weekend! Stan Kolonko of the Ice Farm will be on site producing demo’s of ice carvings all throughout the event at Mt. Sabattis. Events include: A snowmobile parade followed by the crowning of the King and Queen and a Town Wide Photograph, the infamous Cardboard Box Derby Race, Snowball Golf, the Ladies Frying Pan Toss competition. 2018 will see the return of the Wackiest Hat Contest Parade, Human Foosball and Men’s Feats of Strength! The night rounds out with a firework display. The Long Lake Little Bus starts running at Noon until last call. All welcome to park and ride! FREE all day long. Cell number to be announced. to reserve the Long Lake Little Bus.

Jan. 13 Newcomb — Newcomb’s WinterFest held at Heart of the Park; All Day. WinterFest in the Heart of the Park features all the winter outdoor activities Newcomb has to offer: Snowmobile rides, ice fishing demonstrations, Hok Skiing demos, Fat Bike demos, Dog Sled rides 11am-2pm, cross country skiing in the Santanoni Preserve, snowshoeing trails at the Adirondack Interpretive Center and the High Peaks Golf Course, fat biking demo, downhill skiing at the ski tow, ice skating, sledding, hot chocolate, family fun packed activities including a bonfire by the lake. A Dinner offered by the Methodist Women also at the Firehall 4:30-6:30pm and the Lightning Rods at 7-10pm at Newcomb Central School with live square dance music. Bring your family, dance, bring a chocolate treat to share January 14th in Newcomb, NY.

Jan. 18 Brant Lake — Ice Fishing Tournament held at Brant Lake; 9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. 8th Annual Bob Whitford Ice Fishing Tournament.

Cost of the tournament is $20 with proceeds to go to a scholarship in the name of Bob Whitford. 50/50 raffle tickets available. Tickets available at The Crossroads or at the Panther Mtn. Inn. For more info contact Keith Wilkinson 518- 494-2401.

Jan. 20 Indian Lake — Ice Fishing Contest held at Adirondack Lake; 7:00 a.m.

- 3:00 p.m. Cash prizes hourly for largest pike (1,2 &3 places) and largest perch (1 & 2 places). Registration fee $30 in advance and $35 on day of contest. Also, equipment prizes such as augers, tip-ups, and portable shanties.

Jan. 27 - Jan. 28 Ticonderoga — Winter Workshop Series: “Surtouts & Straight- Bodied Coats” held at Fort Ticonderoga; .

In this two-day workshop, explore construction details on 1770s men’s civilian coats as you build your own.

Participants can choose between building a surtout--a fitted overcoat-or straight bodied coat, closing down to the waist. Choose between blue, brown, and drab broadcloth for the exterior of the garment. Don’t miss your chance to build one of these warm, practical coats that appear so commonly in accounts of New Englanders at Ticonderoga. This workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for your coat, and sewing materials. To register visit fortticonderoga.org.

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Winter Carnival Feb. 2 - Feb. 11

Saranac Lake — Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. This years theme is Adirondack Fiestawith sports competitions, special shows, live music, parades, children events & more! See the Ice Palace on the Lake Flower shore.

For the a complete schedule visit adirondack.net/winter/wintercarnival.cfm

Feb. 3 - Feb 25 Lake George — Lake George Winter Carnival held Every Saturday and Sunday. Relish the warmth of tasty samples during the chowder, chili, BBQ, and chicken wing cook-offs.

Enjoy the always hilarious and fun outhouse races - a crowd pleasing favorite - as well as ATV, snowmobile races and more! Kids can participate in children’s activities, enjoy an ATV wagon or pony ride, and toast marshmallows on the beach. And that’s just a sample; there’s so much fun for everyone! View the complete list of activities below.

Ticonderoga — Fort Fever Series: Soldiers of Color at Ticonderoga held at Fort Ticonderoga; . From French soldiers in the French & Indian War to American regulars in the War for Independence, join Vice President of Public History and Operations, Stuart Lilie, to explore the diversity of soldiers who fought at Ticonderoga and examine how attitudes about soldiers of color varied dramatically within these various armies.

For a f ull sc hedule v isit fortticonderoga.org

Feb. 16 - Feb. 24 Indian Lake — SnoCade held at Various Times. Events include: Tricky Tray, Breakfast Outing, Book and Bake Sale, Winter Wonderland Craft Fair, Community Snow Sculpture, Meet and Greet Snowmobile outing and Guided Snowmobile Rides, Adult competitions including the popular Frying Pan Toss, Spaghetti Dinner, Fireworks, Torch run and Bon Fire, Outdoor Frisbee Golf, Outdoor Human Foosball, Cold Water Rescue Demonstration, Community Knit In, Pool Tournament, SNOCADE Starscape, Pickleball Tournament, “Murder Mansion”Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Children’s Games and Kitty Kat Races, Cardboard and Duct Tape Sled Races, Snowman Contest, Snowshoe Softball Tournament, Forever SNOCADE Comedy Performance, Movies and Live Musical Entertainment. For more info contact Call Town of Indian Lake Events Coordinator at 518-648-5828 or email indianlakeea@frontiernet.net.

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Jan. 12

Ticonderoga — Living History Event: Preparing for the coming Campaign held at Fort Ticonderoga; . The winter of 1777 at Ticonderoga was hardly a rest. Even as snow piled up, soldiers worked to build barracks, repair cannons, clothe, arm, and equip soldiers for another campaign season. Discover the incredible story of the last year of American held Ticonderoga, set in the stark beauty of winter. Experience the roar of musketry and cannons and see the intricate drill that allowed for their safe use then and now. Event tickets are $12.00; free admission is offered to Members of Fort Ticonderoga, Ambassador Pass holders, and children age four and under. For more info visit fortticonderoga.orgevents

WINTER EVENTS 2017-18

Ticonderoga — Vigilance and Discipline to be Observed through all Vessels held at Mars Education Center. Join Assistant Director of Interpretation, Nicholas Spadone, as he explores the composition of the dozens of British Royal Navy Vessels on Lake Champlain during the American Revolution. From captured American-built vessels to newly built British vessels, delve into the design, construction, and legacies of these wooden boats that commanded the Champlain Valley.

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Feb. 17 - Feb 18 Hague — Hague Winter Carnival. On Saturday the Hague Volunteer Fire Department will hold a breakfast from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Starting at 5pm is the Chili bake, chili contest and live music. Other food and beverages available. On Sunday at 2:00 p.m., the Annual Hague Polar Bear Plunge will take place to benefit the University of Vermont Children’s hospital. After the plunge, awards are given at at the Hague Fire Department and food and beverages will be available. For more info contact Meg Hasklee at 518-543-2015.

Krazy Downhill Derby Chestertown Jan. 17

Feb. 17 Ticonderoga — Living History Event: 1775 British Garrison held at Fort Ticonderoga; . See Fort Ticonderoga on the eve of the American Revolution as British soldiers and their families live in this peacetime fort on the frontier.

Discover what it was like to be a British soldier, soldier’s wife, or child. Was the British Army prepared or unprepared to fight for control of Ticonderoga - the key to the continent? Tours highlighting Ticonderoga’s defining role in the Revolutionary War will be presented throughout the day. Event tickets are $12.00; free admission is offered to Members of Fort Ticonderoga, Ambassador Pass holders, and children age four and under.

Chestertown — Krazy Downhill Derby held at Dynamite Hill Recreation; 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fun for the whole family. Get there early to view the sleds up close. Certificates and prizes will be awarded for fastest, most creative, funniest and more. Refreshments in the ski hut. For more info contact North Warren Chamber of Commerce info@northwarren.com or 518 494-2722.

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Mar. 4

Blue Mtn. Lake — The Adirondack Roots of American Philosophy held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 1:30 p.m. Join us on a seldom traveled route beyond the Adirondack Park as we imagine the philosophical origins and the legacy of this fabled Camp. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

Blue Mtn. Lake — The Life and times of Adirondack French Louie Seymour held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 1:30 p.m. Discover the life and Adirondack adventures of French Louie, an Adirondack trapper, guide, and hermit. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

Feb. 24

Snowshoe Races on Ice Brant Lake Winter Carnial Feb. 24 Horicon — Brant Lake Winter Carnial held at Jimbo’s Club on the Point; 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Snowshoe races on ice, snowshoe softball game, longest icicle contest, sled pulling, broomball tournament, ice hockey, outhouse derby, ice fishing derby, crowning of a king and queen, vintage snowmobile rides, bonfires, snacks. Jimbo’s will be serving meals that day ($). Fireworks at dusk. Come join the fun. North Warren Central School will serve hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. Contact Cindy Mead at cmead3@nycap.rr.com.

Apr. 8 Blue Mtn. Lake — Horse Shoe- An Adirondack Creation by Abbot A. Low held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 1:30 p.m. A timeless correspondence between gifford picnhot and the first foresters. This program will explore the life and times, and fact and fiction that together have become a lastly and profound legacy for both Horseshoe, New York and its founder “Gus”Low. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

Apr. 22 Blue Mtn. Lake — Tales from the Woods held at The Museum of Blue Mountain Lake; 1:30 p.m. Presentation of fascinating and inspiring tales from 5,000 pages of correspondence discovered at the Library of Congress’s “Pinchot Collection.” This material describes the conservation and restoration efforts of some 224 men and women who served in the U.S. Forest Service’s early days under Pinchot and President Theodore Roosevelt. Free for members and $5.00 for non-members.

MORE EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE

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