Life in the Finger Lakes Fall 2014 by Fahy-Williams Publishing

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Volume 14, Number 4 • Fall 2014 Birders at Sapsucker Woods, a 230-acre sanctuary, spot water birds during an early morning tour guided by Caroline Manring of the Cayuga Bird Club. Turn to page 44 to read more about birds and Sapsucker Woods.

F E A T U R E S Susquehanna River Autumn

Shore-Fishing the Finger Lakes

Birds of a Feather Flock Together

The Automobile as Art

Before winter sets in, boaters, ﬁsherman and river lovers head out for a last hurrah on this mighty waterway by James P. Hughes

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods creates a new world for studying birds by Bill Wingell

Fall ﬁshing from the shore is as good as it gets by J. Michael Kelly

Photos of automotive elements, with a consideration of line, texture, shape, color and composition by Sid Mann

Cover: This photograph captures the color, the brass and leather of a beautifully restored Cadillac Touring Car at a regional car show. See more artful images of automobiles on page 64. Photo by Sid Mann

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MY OWN WORDS thoughts from the editor

LETTERS

reader feedback

FINGER LAKES MAP areas of interest in this issue

HAPPENINGS

32 HISTORY

narrative of the past The Lehigh Valley Railroad

52 NATURAL HISTORY ALMANAC

outdoor observations Naturalist and writer Bill Banaszewski shares notes and photos from his fall 2013 journal.

68 GARDENING

news and events

growing & landscaping The backyard habitat for birds

71 FINGER LAKES FUNNY

stories that make you laugh The art of pool crashing

74 CULTURED DAY TRIP exploring the ﬁnger lakes

the better things in life A bed and breakfast and wool boutique make an interesting combination

18 Ithaca invests in its

cultural center

82 After 10 years, the Finger Lakes

Boating Museum opens its doors to the public

22 HUMAN INTEREST

stories about real people Auctioneer Laurie Bostwick carries on her family’s passion for this crowd-pleasing pasttime

27 FOOD

good eats Seneca Lake’s spot for dogs, burgers... and wines

78 A PROUD COMMUNITY

cities & villages Baldwinsville – a buzzing village fueled by the canal

86 OFFBEAT

fresh and unique Stories from a class of clever kids

89 FINGER LAKES SCRAPBOOK reader snapshots

97 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 104 OFF THE EASEL 27

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creating art The gourd art of Graham Ottoson

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My Own Words

thoughts from the editor

A Potpourri

of Pleasing Reads

t’s been said that this magazine usually has something of interest for everyone within its pages. I think this fall’s issue is a perfect example of that. Many points of interest are covered – from history to human interest, from beautiful autumn landscapes to artistic photographs of classic cars. Let me introduce you to several of the stories. Interest in birds and bird watching has increased in popularity. Feeding songbirds in the backyard has always held an appeal for many people. Also, there are speciﬁc plants that you can landscape your yard with to encourage more birds to use it as a habitat. Learn more about that on page 68. Residents of the region are lucky to have a world-class institution in Ithaca that is all about birds. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a wealth of information, and they are a world leader in the gathering and distributing of information about the study of birds. Sapsucker Woods is also a part of the lab that is open to the public. Walking trails, observation platforms, ponds and an information center create an environment of learning for people who are casually interested in birds to the die-hard birders that spend a good portion of their time and resources studying the winged creatures. Turn to page 54 to read more. Attending an auction can be beneﬁcial for an individual. You can get that rare piece for which you’ve been searching. And, an auction can just be a good time for entertainment – watching the crowd bid on goods, listening to the unique way an auctioneer conducts her craft, and even getting some good food during the event – all of these things add up to fun. We’ve focused on Laurie Bostwick, an auctioneer who’s based in Candor, on page 22. Jim Hughes, the long-time writer

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of “Proud Community” articles for the magazine has focused this time on Baldwinsville (page 78). It’s a wonderful village just northwest of Syracuse, set on the Seneca River, which is a part of the present day Erie Canal. The village is canal-oriented. It even has a part of the village located on an island, which is set between rapids and falls of the river, and a canal lock on the other side of the island. Concerts during the warmer months are held on the grounds of the island, and people can pull right up to the edge of the canal and dock their boats and shop and eat and watch concerts. My wife and I have visited Baldwinsville several times over the past few years during the fall. We’ve really enjoyed our time there, and look forward to trying out a new restaurant every year. Cars have long been a part of the lifeblood of the Finger Lakes Region. We have car racing tracks everywhere, including the famous one in Watkins Glen. We have highly-skilled professionals who restore old cars in wonderful and unique ways. Car shows are a big part of the summer and fall in the region. Sid Mann is one car show attendee who decided to look at classic cars in a new way by focusing his photos on artistic aspects of the vehicle’s body. Pages 64-67 showcase Sid’s work. There are many more eclectic articles in this issue that I don’t have the space here to discuss. You’ll just have to experience them for yourself by turning the pages. Thank you for being an interested and loyal reader. I also want to remind readers that the annual photo contest deadline is approaching – September 30. Please visit lifeintheﬁngerlakes.com for detailed information. Have a great fall!

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A Winning Summer Issue The Summer 2014 Issue’s pleasures started right away on page one for my sister and me. We recognized Bill Banaszewski’s photo of Lamoka and Waneta Lakes. It was taken on Six Nations Hill in Schuyler County. Long ago our family owned this hilltop farm. Just across the road was our house in which I was born in 1941, joining my two-year-old sister, Glenna. The 1944 winter kept us snowed in for weeks, and in 1945 we left the hilltop home for a farm in the valley. Trips still take Glenna and me up the hill, back to our old home where once we were little girls together. The view is always there. You can go home again. – Harriett Nichols Harris, Sun Lakes, Arizona What do you have to say! We always encourage reader feedback. Please direct your responses to mark@lifeintheﬁngerlakes.com or to Life in the Finger Lakes magazine letters, PO Box 1080, Geneva NY 14456.

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Letters

We really enjoyed your Summer 2014 Issue. We are so glad you wrote about Sodus Point – one of our favorite spots. We take a drive up now and then, just for the view. We also enjoy the free lawn concerts at the lighthouse on summer Sundays. They sell delicious hot dogs and popcorn to enjoy while listening. The lighthouse and its lawns are spectacular! – Ms. Clara Clark, Skaneateles Just a note to thank you and Laurel Wemett for including our book Writing Home: Civil War Letters from the Hinchey Family Archive in the Book Look section of the Summer 2014 Issue. All of us in the Gates Historical Society who worked on the book are volunteers. The proceeds from the book’s sales will go toward the renovation of the Hinchey Homestead, the only site in the Town of Gates listed on the National Register of Historic Places. – John Robortella, co-author with Mickey Schlosser I smiled and enjoyed the recent article ”The Old Social Media, Tried & True Methods of Communication” in the Summer 2014 Issue. In particular, I agree the waves described are far more personal and better communication than electronic media. As a boater and lake resident, I do want to add a very important and local wave. Rarely do we pass another boat on the water without exchanging a wave. Boaters passing each other in the water or waving to people on shore wave from the shoulder, with their full arm, smiling, knowing life is great living on and boating in the Finger Lakes! – Marilyn Passer, Honeoye Lake

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news and events

SEPTEMBER 18-20…13th Annual AmeriCU Jazz ‘N Caz Fest The 13th annual AmeriCU Jazz ‘N Caz fest will be presented at the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College. This year will feature a Jimmy Van Heusen documentary presented by Will Friedwald; historian, music critic and writer. 315-655-7238 cazenovia.edu/jazz

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19…Antique and Classic Boat Society International Show Featuring 150 top-ranked wooden boats from across North America, the show runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at the Skaneateles Country Club. Water and land displays range from mahogany runabouts manufactured by Chris-Craft, Hacker and Gar Wood in the early 1900s to launches, sailboats, canoes, rowing craft and race boats – many restored to their original condition. Free parking is available on the country club grounds off Route 41A, with a shuttle to the show. Handicap accessible. 3344 W. Lake Road, Skaneateles, NY 13152 acbs.org 19…Harvest Music Festival Corning’s Gaffer District and Elmira Savings Bank invite you to the 19th annual Harvest Music Festival. Join us for Finger Lakes wine and beer tastings, live music, food and fun for the whole family. 607-937-6292 gafferdistrict.com

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20…Cinderella Performed by Ballet Jörgen Cinderella like you’ve never seen it performed before at the Smith Opera House. An innovative take on the classic fairy tale, Jörgen’s choreography balances the fairy tale elements of the story with a contemporary treatment of Cinderella and her family relationships. 82 Seneca Street, Geneva, NY 14456 315-781-5483 thesmith.org 20-21…20th Annual Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival The Finger Lakes Fiber Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary Saturday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Hemlock. In celebration of two decades of fiber-arts fun, this year’s festival will include two very special guests – authors Sara Lamb and Barbara Parry. Both of these gifted artists will offer presentations that are open to the general public. Exhibits, competitions, demonstrations and workshops on a wide variety of fiber arts are featured at the festival. Those less familiar with the fiber arts will enjoy sheep shearing demonstrations, stunning handcrafted gifts and one-ofa-kind garments, free horse-drawn wagon rides and festival food. Admission to the Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival is $5 per day; children 12 and under are admitted free. 1 Fair Street, Hemlock, NY 14466 607-522-4374 GVHG.org/fiber-fest

xplore the paranormal happenings of the William Phelps General Store and the Palmyra Historical Museum with a ghost hunt in the village of Palmyra. Many attendees have seen, heard, felt and photographed the evidence of ghosts on these six-hour adventures. Groups of four or more are welcome to book a ghost hunt on any weekend or week night. Larger groups are welcome, and groups of 20 or more may negotiate a group discount. Call 315-597-6981 or e-mail at bjfhpinc@rochester.rr.com for information and scheduling. Celebrate Sibyl’s 119th birthday in Palmyra on October 10. Mediums will be in private rooms at the William Phelps General Store to give readings between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Group readings will be available at the Alling Coverlet Museum between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Discover more ghosts of Palmyra on Historic Palmyra’s Famous Cemetery Walk on October 17 and 18. There are two walks each night, beginning at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Call 315-597-6981 for more information on these events.

New Album Based on Finger Lakes Wines Orchard Beat Records, an independent record label that specializes in “off the beaten path” styles of music, has just released a new album by the Scott B. Adams Acoustic Ensemble. Scott’s music focuses on mixing various genres together, including everything from folk, blues, Celtic and rock. His newest CD, “The Finger Lakes Wine Album CD,” contains 12 pieces, each inspired by a Finger Lakes wine. To buy the CD, learn more about Scott B. Adams, or hear about live shows, visit orchardbeat.com.

27…Rod Squad Relay Race A race for all, 3 mile walk/run or 18 mile relay/ individual run around beautiful Otisco Lake to beneﬁt the Histiocytosis Association in memory of a Syracuse police ofﬁcer. You pick your team size and distances. Children 16 and under $10, adults $25. Start times for the races are as follows: 18 mile, 9 a.m.; 3 mile, 10:30 a.m. Parking and race start at the Otisco Lake Community Center. The after-race party includes prizes, food and beverages. 2223 Amber Road, Marietta, NY 13110 rodsquadrelay@yahoo.com or histio.org/rodsquadrelay 27-28…Naples Grape Festival Since 1961, the grape festival has been held every September to celebrate the area’s grape harvest, talented artisans, winemakers, local and regional music and cuisine on the grounds of the Naples High School and Memorial Town Hall. Enjoy wine, food, arts, crafts and local/regional music. Bake a pie for the World’s Greatest Grape Pie Contest and sample everything “grape” that our valley has to offer. The Naples Grape Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. naplesgrapefest.org

OCTOBER 1-18...The Church Basement Ladies in The Last (Potluck) Supper The Church Basement Ladies are back in the final installment of the series! It’s 1979 and the day of the church’s Centennial Celebration. As the parishioners gather for food and fellowship, the church ladies reminisce about their lives through a series of fun-filled flashbacks and brand new musical numbers. Share in the hilarity as the church basement ladies sing and dance their way through the ages! Inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, including the best seller Growing Up Lutheran. Written by Greta Grosch. Music and Lyrics by Drew Jansen. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn, NY 13021 315-255-1785 fingerlakesmtf.com 3-5...32nd Annual Apple Harvest Festival Ithaca’s premier event of the fall, Apple Harvest Festival is a three day celebration of food, fun, and apples. The 32nd Anniversary of the Great Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival is set to take place on Friday, October 3 from 12 to 6 p.m., Saturday, October 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Patrons of the festival should be on the lookout for tasty (Continued on page 10)

Artists Compete to Create Plein Air Paintings in Seneca Lake Festival

he Seventh Annual Plein Air Painting Festival will be held in and around Geneva Thursday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 5. Plein air painting is the practice of painting outdoors, or in the open air, allowing artists to capture moments of natural beauty in their paintings. The ﬁrst two days of the festival are spent in and around the northern end of Seneca Lake, where artists will choose locations to paint. Each artist may enter two paintings created in these days into the competition, which will be juried on Saturday evening. Saturday also features a paint-off competition in the morning, where artists set up in the same location, select a scene, and are given two hours to complete a painting. Artwork created at the festival will be sold at a number of events throughout the weekend. For more information, or to see photos from last year’s festival, visit billsborowinery.com.

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4...16th Annual Autumn Festival of Ales This craft beer festival features over 40 craft beers, live entertainment and a chili cook-off to beneďŹ t Mercy Flight. Over 3,000 beer lovers will travel to Honeoye Falls to sample craft beer brewed exclusively by CB Craft Brewers. Beers include CBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year-round brands and over 30 custom beers brewed for restaurants and bars throughout Western New York. Festival tents will be set up at the Honeoye Falls Firemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Field located at 321 Monroe Street in Honeoye Falls. Festival hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will also feature live music, hand-rolled Dominican Cigars by Santiago Cigar Factory and local food vendors. cbcraftbrewers.com

Tour of Barns

Have you ever driven down the road and looked at a beautiful barn and wondered what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like inside? This October you get a chance to do just that. The Ontario County Historical Society is hosting the 2014 Hopewell Center Tour of Barns & Agricultural Fair on Saturday, October 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This family-friendly event is held just east of Canandaigua. Children are admitted free of charge. Proceeds beneďŹ t the Ontario County Historical Society. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ochs.org.

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Happenings 4-5...The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest The Pumpkinfest is truly a community effort, with volunteers from numerous organizations. Over 100 crafters, entertainment, hayrides, baked goods, food and lots of pumpkins. Courthouse Park, Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-8463 cortlandpumpkinfest.org 10-11...Pultneyville Candlelight Cemetery Tours Each year, under a full moon during the month of October, the WillliamsonPultneyville Historical Society sponsors its annual candlelight cemetery tour. Held at one of the historic cemeteries within the town of Williamson, the cemetery tour focuses on historic ﬁgures from the past buried in these cemeteries who were instrumental in carving out the history of the Town of Williamson and the hamlet of Pultneyville. Following the hour-long tour, the society invites the public to reminisce about what they have experienced over cider and donuts. Lakeview Cemetery, Pultneyville, NY 14538 315-589-9892 w-phs.org 11...Bel Canto Farm Fall Festival Held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bel Canto will open their alpaca and kunekune pig breeding farm to the public for a one-of-a-kind event. The festival is designed to educate people about the alpaca. Local artists, musicians, farms and businesses also showcase their talent and goods. Visitors can also watch or try their skills in spinning, knitting and felting. Over 500 visitors and vendors participate in a day you will not want to miss. 341 Buck Hill Road N., Trumansburg, NY 14886

Bristol Mountain Aerial Adventures Provides Treetop Excitement

ristol Mountain Aerial Adventures is a new outdoor activity set located at the top of Bristol Mountain. Project Manager Stephen Fuller explains the park as “a series of challenge courses interwoven within the forest canopy.” There are six courses, each with 14 to 15 elements, such as zip lines, tight rope walks, rope ladders and wobbly bridges. Each element is suspended between two platforms, which are attached to trees. The courses vary in difficulty, and there’s even a kid’s course, designed for children ages 4 to 7. All guests are equipped with a full body harness and a safety belay system while on the courses. Bristol Mountain accepts group bookings as well, with group time slots available Monday through Friday. The season will run through November 2nd. Reservations are strongly recommended by calling 585-374-1180 or by going online to bristolmountainadventures.com.

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Free Art Event Boasts 20 Artists October 4-5, 2014

ow in its 13th year, the Naples Open Studio Trail weekend draws people from all over Upstate New York to the Finger Lakes Region. During this free event, visitors can stop by all the studios or only those Albie Alliet - ﬁne art painting that strike a particular art interest. Many studio trail artists conduct captivating demonstrations. They work in oils, glass, ceramics, metal, wood, textiles and leather, and create paintings, sculpture, wearables, furniture, sculpture, jewelry, housewares, etc. These artists typically sell their Elizabeth Harper - painting on silk wares in galleries and craft fairs. During the studio trail weekend, purchases and commissions can be made directly with the artist. The number of artists varies each year. For 2014, there are 20 artists on the trail. A few artists are new to the trail. For example, Scott Grove recently moved Scott Grove - sculptural and from Rochester to a new functional works home and studio in Canandaigua, and Alysha Baier moved into a new ceramics studio in Honeoye, while others are new or returning members of the studio trail. Visit the new website – naplesopenstudiotrail.com – for more information.

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607-387-7122 belcantofarm.com 12...Bristol Mountain Fall Festival and Scottish Highland Games Held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bristol Mountain. There will be sky rides, the Scottish Highland Games, live music, food, arts and crafts vendors and lots of fun. Kings Catering will have their famous Chicken BBQ, Simply Crepes will serve a variety of delish crepes, Santillos will be back with their fried candy bars and Oreos. Don’t forget to make your reservation for the new aerial adventure park located at the top of the mountain. 5662 Route 64, Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-374-6000 fun@bristolmt.com 12...Fiddlers of the Genesee Toes will tap and feet will stomp as this roots music entourage returns to the Bristol Valley Theater stage. With a repertoire that runs from reels, jigs and hornpipes to waltzes, Western swing and bluegrass, the Fiddlers (and guitar, banjo, mandolin, and hammered dulcimer players) shed a whole new light on old-time music. The performance begins at 2 p.m. and tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for ages 12-18 and $5 for under 12. 151 S. Main St., Naples, NY 14512 585-374-9032 bvtnaples.org 14...2nd Annual Woof and Wine West Come enjoy a day out with your four-legged friends at Fulkerson Winery while supporting rescues, shelters, and local businesses. Shelters and rescues will be present with adoptable dogs and there will be plenty of unique vendors, along with great live music, wine tasting, food and a raffle tent chockfull of great items. Leashed dogs are welcome. This event is free to attend and open to the public. 5576 Route 14, Dundee, NY 14837 585-374-9032 facebook.com/woofandwinewest 17...Green & Gold Celebration Weekend Keuka College will host its first-ever Green & Gold Celebration Weekend October 17-19. This inaugural event will include a homecoming and family weekend component for current students, reunion activities for alumni, and many other options for the local community and friends of the college to attend. From theater performances to a farmers market to sporting events and even a 5K challenge, Keuka College will have something to offer everyone during this exciting, funfilled weekend. keuka.edu 24...Howard Edmund: Halloween tales of the Erie Canal Join us on Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m. at the Seneca Museum for stories to scare and delight. You will hear Halloween tales from around the area and on the canal as told by Howard Edmund. 89 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 315-568-1510 info@senecamuseum.com 25...Finger Lakes Beer Festival at The Glen Watkins Glen International will host the Finger Lakes Beer Festival presented by the Finger Lakes Beer Trail on October 25 from 12 to 5 p.m. WGI’s newest festival (previously titled Glentoberfest) will feature five hours of sampling of the area’s finest craft beer, live music, great food, onsite camping and pace car rides (weather permitting). With over 30 craft beers from more than 15 New York craft breweries, the Finger Lakes Beer Festival is destined to be become the area’s premier beer tasting event. Tickets start at $35 and include 25 tasting coupons, plus a commemorative 5oz. Finger Lakes Beer Festival sampling glass. 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607-535-2486

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NOVEMBER 1-December 20...Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing The Ithaca Farmers Market is an owner–operated cooperative market with over 160 members who grow or produce their wares within 30 miles of the pavilion. You’ll find a full spread at the market with something for everyone – hot prepared foods for those in need of a meal, a full spread of vegetables, fruit, pastured meat, bakeries, and exceptionally crafted artisanal gifts for your loved ones. The market is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 545 3rd St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-7109 ithacamarket.com 8-9...Keuka Holidays I Ring in the holiday season in vintage form at one of two Keuka Holidays weekends. Each winery offers delicious hardy winter foods along with their finest wines. Ticket holders receive a handmade grapevine wreath at their starting winery and collect a Christmas ornament at each winery. The wineries will be filled with holiday decorations and cheer, and gift shops stocked with unique and local items perfect for almost anyone on your shopping list. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday on both weekends. Keuka Wine Trail, Hammondsport, NY 14840 800-440-4898 keukawinetrail.com

Volunteer Quilt Makers Seek Materials

In 1994, 25 retired and out-of-work industrial sewers banded together to form Free Quilts. They made 200 quilts, gathered them up, and began handing them out to the homeless of Ithaca and Auburn. Today, the organization has made over 10,000 quilts for the homeless and for victims of natural disasters. Free Quilts relies on donations to fuel their cause. They do not accept monetary donations. Instead, they ask for clean fabric scraps, quilts, bolts of cloth, battings, quilt tops, used sewing machines, and any other sewing materials donors are able to supply. While Free Quilts always accepts all types of materials, they particularly need battings, panels, and light colors and prints at this time. All donations can be sent to: 2056 Stewarts Corners Road Venice Center Scipio, New York 13147 C/O Catherine A. Shaw

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Promote Your Brand in Elmira

lmira College Enactus would like to invite your business or organization to participate in the first annual Twin Tier Ties Community Expo at First Arena in Elmira on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Participating in this event will present you with an opportunity to promote your brand and products, expand your market, and network with other community members. Take advantage of this collaborative forum by submitting your application promptly to secure your booth at the event. The expo was created to promote relationships between neighboring communities and the businesses and organizations within the Twin Tiers Region. Participants will include local industries, government agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions with a headquarters or significant presence in the region. All proceeds go to the student organization Elmira College Enactus to fund community projects and Enactus National Competitions. For more information visit twintierties.com.

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14-16...Christkindl Market and Festival of Trees Start your holidays at Christkindl Market, a European inspired art & craft faire. Gourmet food, wine and beer; horse-drawn carriage rides; and German and holiday music will fill the tent throughout the show. Special events include visits with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Christkindl Angel, and Elf School for kids with holiday crafts and music. The Festival of Trees features themed and decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces and more. Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum 295 North Main Street, Canadaigua, NY 14424 585-394-1472 grangerhomestead.org 15...Rochester Children’s Book Festival Come and meet over 40 locally and nationally known children’s authors and illustrators from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Monroe Community College. Visit the ReadTo-Me Corner, Craft Room or Author Presentation Place. No admission charge. Books are available to purchase through Lift Bridge Book Store. 315-986-3652 rochesterauthor@hotmail.com 15-16...In Another Galaxy Weekend Come dressed as your favorite science fiction movie character and meet members of the 501st Legion (Vader’s Fist) and the Rebel Legion at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. Pose for pictures in the dressup area, get a temporary tattoo, make crafts, and play sci-fi arcade games. This program is not sponsored or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd. or Disney. Included with general museum admission fees. museumofplay.org

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An Uncommon Tale about the by Nancy E. McCarthy

Ithaca Commons Ithaca reinvests in its cultural center

he Ithaca Commons, a three block pedestrian mall in downtown Ithaca, has 100 unique shops, restaurants and galleries, and plays host to numerous outdoor events, performances and festivals. The Commons is a local shopping area and favorite gathering place, as well as a tourist destination, and is especially popular from May through October. Pedestrian malls had their heyday in the 1970s. Used as an urban revitalization tool, about 200 North American city streets were closed to vehicular traffic, creating pedestrian-friendly retail hubs to entice consumers away from suburban shopping malls and back to the struggling downtown merchants. While the concept was well-intentioned, many pedestrian malls failed over time for a variety of reasons: difficulty

in maintaining a successful retail mix to attract shoppers, lack of foot traffic, disrupted traffic ﬂow along the surrounding streets and loiterers. Most of the remaining downtown malls that survived are located in college communities. The Ithaca Commons, built in 1975, is one of only 30 still in existence.

The Ithaca Commons Today Mayor Svante Myrick, in office since 2012, notes that when he ran for election the surface of the Commons and the underground utilities had been degrading for decades. “It had become an uninviting place to shop, hang out or do business,” he says. A community conversation about updating the iconic Commons began long before Myrick’s invigorating tenure as Ithaca’s mayor, evolving over time because of the aging and antiquated infrastructure beneath the well-worn and uneven walking surfaces (which was becoming a pedestrian tripping hazard

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Setting the Stage In 2009, the long process to re-vamp the Commons began when the city employed the design ﬁrm Sasaki Associates to evaluate and recommend repairs for the venerable mall. The need to demolish and remove above ground structures to address signiﬁcant underground utility upgrades, including replacing the 100+ year old leaking water main, created a fresh opportunity for exciting and extensive aesthetic improvements. After a series of public meetings to engage citizen feedback, Sasaki designed and then began the massive renovation of (Continued on page 21)

An artist rendering of the ﬁnished renovation

The Ithaca Commons

and liability for the city). There was also “a desire to see some new projects sprout up in downtown,” explains Gary Ferguson, Executive Director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, a non-proﬁt organization charged with the revitalization, development, promotion and management of downtown Ithaca. A brand new Commons was a “key stimulus,” he says.

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Fall Into Fun On and Around the Ithaca Commons Here’s the line-up of special events and festivals on The Commons in the fall.

First Friday Gallery Night First Fridays 5-8 p.m. • October 3, November 7 Downtown galleries and art houses host public receptions for their latest art exhibits, showcasing the work of local, national and international artists. It is an art lover’s dream: approximately 19 sites participate monthly. Be sure to check out gallery after hours events, too! gallerynightithaca.com

32nd Annual Apple Harvest Festival October 3-5 It’s a seasonal celebration of food, fun and autumn featuring farmers, food, vendors, crafters, breweries, bakeries, kettle corn, an apple pie eating contest and lots and lots of apples! There is free live music, dancing, street performances, a family fun zone and more. The Apple Harvest Festival, the perfect showcase for Finger Lakes agriculture and artisans, is one of Ithaca’s signature festivals.

Ithaca Oktoberfest October 25 Now in its third year, Oktoberfest features beer, of course!, wine and food tastings from local wineries, restaurants and food vendors. IthacaOktoberfest.com

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October 30 • 3:45-6 p.m. Join the parade! The parade meets at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center at 3:45 p.m. and proceeds to the Ithaca Commons with trickor-treating at local businesses along the way. There is free music, hot cider and chili inside Center Ithaca. The Downtown Ithaca Alliance also offers free bounce house fun and face painting. For more information about events in Ithaca, visit downtownithaca.com.

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Enjoying the Apple Harvest Festival Photo courtesy Downtown Ithaca Alliance

Murals helped to liven up the boundary of the construction area. Photo courtesy Downtown Ithaca Alliance

the mall, working closely with City staff and a Mayor-appointed 15-member volunteer committee to carry out the collective vision expressed by stakeholders in the project. Ferguson, who served on the committee, noted that when the surface was demolished to start underground repairs it “opened a whole new vista and view” of the historic facades of the Commons buildings. The new design will draw visitors to the center walkways, which helps showcase the beautiful architecture lining the mall’s perimeters. It also allows restaurants to spill outdoors and offer sidewalk dining. There will be trees and planting areas, benches, tables and chairs, a children’s playground, bike racks and a fountain. A complete re-design of the Bernie Milton outdoor pavilion and performance stage, situated in a new location in Bank Alley, can accommodate a crowd of 2,500. The $12 million plus project is funded by several sources: the Federal Transit Association, the City of Ithaca, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, the New York State Department of Transportation and New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). While the project’s outcome is a more user-friendly and attractive pedestrian mall, the anticipation of disruptive, long-term construction was an uncertainty looming over the Commons’ business owners. Bettsie Park, who co-owns 15 STEPS, an American crafts gallery, insists that she and her business partner Ken Jupiter weren’t too concerned. “We were excited more than anything else,” she says.

Creating Beauty in Chaos Actual construction began in April 2013. As a way to visually block the construction eyesore in the mall’s center walkways, 4 foot by 8 foot wooden panels replaced traditional chain link fencing, and were painted as murals (painting was done April through June) by professional and amateur local artists and community groups. “It helped to liven up a pretty drab scene,” explains Ferguson. 15 STEPS tapped Ithaca artist Mary Reynolds, whose work is featured at the gallery, to create an art panel for them located opposite the store’s entrance. Reynolds, known for her fanciful animal drawings, was asked to duplicate some of the images from her prints and also include the 15 STEPS storefront in her mural design. “The animals are gathered around the entrance to the store as if they were drawn to it like an oasis of creativity and calm in the midst of the Commons construction,” says Reynolds of her ﬁnished painting. The effect of this eclectic and colorful tableau—300 murals (Continued on page 96)

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Human Interest stories about real people

Chip Off the Old

story and photos by Olivia M. Hall

I Auction Block Laurie Bostwick carries on her family’s passion for this crowd-pleasing pasttime

Laurie Bostwick is in her element as she takes bids on a variety of goods.

t’s Friday night at Bostwick Auctions in Catatonk, and Laurie Bostwick has the rapt attention of the crowd. “Start it quick,” she says. Someone at the back complies, raising a yellow card to Laurie’s nodding approval. “Ten, give me 15, 15,” she continues, scanning the heads below the dais for a competing yellow card. There is one to the right. “Fifteen, do I have 20?” she coaxes, beckoning with her hand, her voice falling into a hypnotic sing-song, smoothly, rhythmically moving up the numbers, urging her bidders along, cajoling, chanting up to a final cadence – and suddenly, her voice drops down to declare, “Sold at 45, 198, 198.” Bidder number 198 is the new owner of a box of colorful glassware, and the crowd’s attention shifts to the next item. For 20 years, auctioneer Laurie Bostwick has been selling antiques and household goods to the highest bidder, both onsite at residences and businesses and, most frequently, at the auction house she built with her husband Pat in 2000. Every Friday afternoon some 200 people from the Southern Tier, New York, Canada and occasionally as far away as Texas flock to the long hall to browse that week’s offerings. They sign in for a yellow bidder card and take a seat on the rows of folding chairs to watch Laurie work her magic. As helpers carry items up from behind, the veteran auctioneer describes special features, suggests interesting uses and, where necessary, points out small defects. She efficiently works her way through mounds of furniture, jewelry, artwork, vintage clothing, and box lots of glassware, toys and other collectibles. But there is always time for some entertainment. “You look like the girl from ‘Dirty Dancing’ who can’t dance – you know, the sister,” she tells a helper who is demoing some fish-shaped serving platters by waving them through the air as if they were swimming. The crowd guffaws.

Taking on a “good old boy’s profession” Auctions have been Laurie’s life since her parents, John and Marietta “Fuz” Miller, started the Southern Tier

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Laurie Bostwick’s auction family includes dog Toby.

Auction Service in Waverly in the early 1970s. “We weren’t steady or weekly,” Fuz recounts, “but I believe we were probably the ﬁrst ones in the area to have an all-antique auction (rather than farm implements or small estates). We would start at 7 o’clock at night and go until 3 o’clock in the morning.” Laurie and her four siblings played an important role in the business. “Our dad was legally blind, so all of us kids and mom were trained to be his eyes for bids,” she remembers. “We’d all yup (call out that there is a bid), and he’d know to take the money.”

After Laurie’s father died when she was 19, the business closed, but the family members took advantage of every opportunity to work for auction houses and stay in the ﬁeld. For a decade, Laurie and her husband Pat, whom she met at age 13 in her parents’ auction house and married at 21, worked 50 antique shows a year together, traveling from Florida to Maine – and learning everything they needed to know to start their own business. “In 1994, we’d been working with an auctioneer who wasn’t doing a lot of things in the modern, professional way,” says Laurie. “And I thought, ‘We can do this.’” Undaunted by what her mom calls a “good old boy’s profession,” she decided to train at the Walton School of Auctioneering in Ohio, where she learned the auctioneer’s chant, auction law, business ethics, and how to work with banks and handle estates. “I’m glad I went, because I don’t think that until then anyone around here had even thought to go to auctioneer’s school,” Laurie says, adding that New York does not require auctioneers to be licensed. “I didn’t have to compete with a lot of people wanting to do their best, I hate to say. There would be people who’d think, ‘I can do this,’ but not give it all their heart. Some of them allowed a lot of shenanigans to happen.”

This vintage rocking horse will soon have a new owner.

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Kim’s Diner in the auction house: Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. To ﬁnd an auction near you, try: • Auctionzip: auctionzip.com • New York State Auctioneers Association: nyauctioneers.org

Above: For many visitors, the evening is as much about entertainment as it is about the thrill of buying. Below: An item’s price depends on the evening’s crowd. This unique chair might Be attract at one lone bidder or be the cause of a bidding war.

two years ago. “I’ve known Laurie for about 15 years, La and she’s one of the most professional auctioneers I’ve ever run into.”

A bullet, a knife and a leg bone

That’s not to say that Laurie didn’t have auctioneer role models to look up to. She cites David Mapes in Vestal and Howard Visscher as early heroes whose practices she strove to emulate – with success, it seems. “I trust Laurie,” says Heather Burke, who has brought a variety of antique furniture, lamps and glassware home to Ithaca from her regular visits to the Friday auctions. “She’s tough and fair, a straight shooter. And the stuff that’s coming in is of good quality and clean.” Laurie’s peers in the New York State Auctioneers Association (NYSAA) agree, naming her the Auctioneer of the Year in 2013 and electing her president of the organization for 2014. “She’s hard-working, very honest and operates her business strictly according to the NYSAA code of ethics,” says John Gokey, who served as NYSAA president

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One of the most important rules at Bostwick Auctions is that the business operates without reserves and minimums, and does not no allow consignors to bid on their th own items. As a result, everything everyth will always fetch “fair market value,” that is, whatever the bidders are willing to pay that day. “Getting consignors to trust that we’ll get them every dollar we can on that $500 item is our biggest challenge,” Laurie acknowledges. “But as a buyer you know that you could get a really good bargain. One week an item will bring $20, the next it’ll be $100. You never know.” The same hunt for treasure keeps Laurie excited about cleaning out old homes in preparation for sales. “Sometimes you get lucky,” she says. “It could be a shoebox full of antique coins, a rare painting, something you can sell for that person and make them a lot of money.” And sometimes the ﬁnds are simply bizarre. “We were doing this estate in Newark Valley,” Laurie recounts. “I was crawling around in the pitch-dark attic. I dragged this wooden box out to

the light and opened it up. I couldn’t believe it – there were a bullet, a knife and a leg bone. We couldn’t ﬁgure it out. All I know is that it was an 1864 newspaper trunk. It did a lot of money – $200 or $300 to a Civil War collector.” With both dealers and regular customers attending the auctions, almost every item gets sold, whether it’s a $500 Cambridge Glass Rose Point etched decanter – the buyer was hoping to resell it for three times as much; “project furniture” that needs some work and is auctioned off in the barn behind the main building; or what Laurie affectionately calls “guy junk” – tools, chainsaws and lawn mowers. Others don’t come to buy anything at all. Instead, they are here for the entertainment – and the diner food, which Laurie’s sister Kim serves up all week. Bestsellers include homemade

AUCTION TIPS From the Pro

If you’re new to auctions, don’t hesitate to arrive early and ask lots of questions about the ins and outs of the process – from bidding to payments and pickup times.

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On or before auction day, allow yourself enough time to preview what you want to buy.

Bidding misunderstandings and mistakes happen sometimes. Just make sure to speak up quickly so that they can be ﬁxed right away.

You can think of auction buyers as the ultimate recyclers in the world of “one man’s trash is another one’s treasure.” Which means that you may want to consult an auctioneer before throwing anything away: “We have some great stories of rescuing items worth thousands of dollars out of dumpsters,” Bostwick’s website proclaims.

Have fun! Auctions are a great way to meet good people, and a fun place for a date night out. Laurie Bostwick is living proof: “My sister and I met our husbands at our mom and dad’s auction barn on Shepard Road in Waverly over 30 years ago.”

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Customers line up for Kim’s diner food, dished out in generous portions.

soups, chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and the aptly named “mile-high” apple pie. “I treat people like I would my family; I want to know they have enough to eat,” Kim says about the generous portions she doles out. And to many, Bostwick’s does feel like family. Everyone on the staff of 15 – more than half are in fact family members – has been working at the auction house for at least eight years, and Laurie, for her part, enjoys getting to know her customers. “There’s a lot of ﬁrst-name basis here,” she says. “We’ve got the most generous crowds you could ever imagine in your life,” she enthuses, remembering the time when an elderly woman living up

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on the hill came in wanting to buy a used refrigerator. “She only had $20 or $30 to spend, but we didn’t have any refrigerators that week. That evening I said to the crowd, ‘Folks, we’d like to do a 50-50 to help this lady.’ But instead the cards came up. One guy said, ‘put $20 on my card,’ and the next thing you know, we’d raised $1400. The next morning, we bought a fridge and took it up to her house. She genuinely, really needed it. That crowd was incredible!” No wonder, then, that Laurie adores her job. “I love selling, on the auction block or face-to-face, I love it,” she says. “I’m never nervous unless there are only a few people here. If there’s a ton of people, I’m on cloud nine and excited and can’t wait.” Laughing, she sums it up: “Wheeling and dealing, that’s my love.”

Food

good eats

The Wienery: Seneca Lake’s Spot for Dogs, Burgers…

and Wines story and photos by Jason Feulner

hef and Master Sommelier Christopher Bates agreed to meet with me early on a Friday morning at his new Seneca Lake restaurant, The Wienery, but only if we could interrupt our meeting to attend the start Finger Lakes Produce Auction in Dundee. Our conversation started over a glass of homemade kombucha on ice, a fermented black tea from Asia that has recently become popular in the U.S. “I’m somewhat interested in fermentation,” Christopher deadpans, as he also explained The Wienery’s house-fermented sauerkraut and kimchi, as well as his own winemaking background. Within minutes we are out the door, on our way to the produce auction, starting a morning quest to secure the raw ingredients for some of the most unique hamburgers and hot dogs one can imagine. Yes, hamburgers and hot dogs. This is what The Wienery is all about: roadside food like nothing you’ve ever seen. Christopher Bates is the owner and chef of a hot dog stand, but he possesses an exclusive wine certiﬁca-

tion that only 219 people in the world have achieved. His wife and business partner, Isabel Bogadtke, has managed ﬁve-star restaurants, and in recent years won a “Best Service in the World” award from Mobil Travel Guide. She now spends her days at The Wienery on Route 14. It’s a long and delicious story.

From Arkport to Italy and Back Again Christopher Bates grew up in Arkport, a tiny town lying between Hornell and Dansville just southwest of the Finger Lakes region. He recalls that his mother’s proﬁciency in cooking and the family’s limited foray into agriculture led him to an interest in food and the culinary arts. After high school, Christopher enrolled at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration in the Food and Beverage program.

The Wienery

Chef and Master Sommelier Christopher Bates presents his gourmet hamburgers and hot dogs, packed with local ingredients.

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At Cornell, Christopher was initially interested in scotch, but wine coursework eventually won him over. During summer internships he found himself gravitating toward sommelier duties in restaurants. It was during his college studies that Christopher ďŹ rst entered the Best Sommelier competition and also took the intro exam for the Court of Master Sommeliers, the most exclusive designation in the wine service ďŹ eld. Christopher graduated from Cornell in 2003 and worked for a brief time at an experimental vegetable restaurant in Chicago before deciding to travel to Italy to further his wine knowledge. Once in Italy, Christopher followed the harvest north to the Mosel, one of Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier wine regions and the epicenter of Old World riesling production. It was in the Mosel that Christopher met Isabel, a native of Berlin, who grew up in the ice cream business and was also pursuing more experience in wine and hospitality. After advancing their winemaking education in Germany, both Christopher and Isabel returned to Italy, where they helped start a new restaurant near Vienna.

By 2005, Christopher felt a longing to return to the United States and expand upon some of his growing expertise. He and Isabel found their ďŹ rst opportunity in an out-of-way property in Texas called the Inn at Dos Brisas, a chateau that they helped grow and elevate to ďŹ ve-star status. It was at Dos Brisas that Isabel was honored for providing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Service in the Worldâ&#x20AC;? by the Mobil Travel Guide. The couple then moved on to the celebrated Hotel Fauchere in Milford, Pennsylvania, where Christopher served as executive chef and sommelier while Isabel managed the restaurant. During this time, Christopher continued to earn awards and accolades for his wine expertise. In 2010 Christopher won the World Cup of Wine, beating out competitors from all over the world. He was named Best Young Sommelier in the World in 2012 by Chaine de Rotisseur, and won the TopSomm competition in 2013. He passed his Master Sommelier exam in 2013, after 12 years of study, and has also earned titles as a CertiďŹ ed Wine Educator and a CertiďŹ ed Specialist of Spirts. One of Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most exciting

Food Christopher Bates examines local produce at the Finger Lakes Produce Auction in Dundee

side projects started in 2005, when he and his father Bob Bates started a winery in Arkport called Element. Using Finger Lakes grapes, the winery makes riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet Franc and syrah. While Christopher avoids the term “natural wine” due to its marketing overreach in the wine industry, he does prefer something akin to a minimalist approach, describing his wines as revealing honest varietal character for the region. Element makes only 1,000 cases a year and, lacking a tasting room, sells most of its wine to restaurants or through subscription.

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garlic festival, a wedding that he was catering, a coming pig roast and a few other odds and ends that I quickly lost track of in the flurry of activity. In his free time, Christopher also teaches courses at the International Culinary Center in New York City. Christopher darted around the auction like a man on a mission, chatting up Mennonite farmers and auction employees while sampling their goods, at the same time carrying on his conversation with me with hardly a break in his train of thought. “Local has become an overused term; The Wienery is first about being consistently The Wienery,” he explained, before launching into his thoughts on why syrah finds great expression as a cool-climate grape, and a variety of other topics. The Wienery’s menu offers hamburger and hot dog concoctions that may seem intimidating at first, but when one considers that nearly everything in the restaurant is house-made, the real quality behind the food becomes readily apparent. I tried a hamburger with egg, kimchi, mustard and herb relish—condiments made in-house—and I was shocked by how good it was. I was also handed a blueberry milkshake that

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Food

Co-owner and manager Isabel Bogadtke explains The Wienery’s wall-mounted menu, made out of salvaged windows.

tasted like no other milkshake I’d had before. Christopher refers proudly to The Wienery’s rotating milkshake menu as a program, and it lives up to the title. Christopher and Isabel would like to create several different projects in the Finger Lakes, perhaps some approaching five-star food and service, but they are proud to start with something like The Wienery, which they believe will be supported by locals year-round. “Many of our friends were a bit shocked that we started with this concept,” Christopher reflected, “but this is an authentic expression of the region and its fits the here and now. If you are passionate about food, it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a milkshake or a glass of Burgundy. It’s about the experience.” The Wienery is located in Dundee (Rt. 14) on the west side of Seneca Lake. Visit flxwienery.com for hours and information. Element winery, located in Arkport, does not have a tasting room but inquiries are welcome. Visit elementwinery.com for more information.

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ostalgia overcame me as I stepped inside the Ithaca branch of the Chemung Canal Trust Company. It was not deja’ vu, because I had been inside the building some 43 years prior, when the structure was known as The Station restaurant. In 1971, I was an undergrad at Ithaca College. Back then, my steady girl and date-night dining companion was the always aspiring murder mystery author Jane Dentinger. Prior to its 42-year run as an upscale eatery, the building was the passenger station of the long defunct Lehigh Valley Railroad. So my mission that April day was three-fold in nature – to recapture some romantic memories, shoot photos of the old depot and honor an obligation to my friend David. That a trio of such seemingly disparate objectives could dovetail at a single venue might seem absurd, and if so perceived, gentle reader, then I would urge you to continue.

Ezra Cornell Western Union co-founder Ezra Cornell chartered the university

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bearing his name in 1865. That same year, the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) already supplied Ithaca with freight and passenger service from points south, but Cornell knew that attracting the brightest students from the far ﬂung cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Toronto required seamless passenger access to Ithaca. From his perspective, the timing could not have been better, because the Lehigh Valley was also eager to expand passenger service while establishing a faster freight route to Buffalo. However, as events unfolded, it became apparent that Cornell’s timing could not have been worse. In 1871, Cornell founded the Geneva, Ithaca & Sayre Railroad (GI&S). But within days of inaugurating service, the Panic of 1873 struck and the GI&S fell into bankruptcy. Ezra Cornell died in 1874, and in 1876, the GI&S was purchased outright by the Lehigh Valley. More determined than ever to continue its rapid expansion, the LVRR continued providing freight and passenger service to Ithaca, but to avoid double-heading heavy loads of anthracite

Images show The Station restaurant’s rear dining area, dining car and parlour/ lounge car. Postcards from the author’s personal collection

coal (black diamonds) up the steep hills surrounding Ithaca, it built a second, more level route through Van Etten, New York. Passenger trains and freight consists (pronounced “con-sists”) eventually converged in Geneva. At one point, as many as 18 LVRR trains stopped at or passed through Geneva each day. After leaving Geneva, passenger trains proceeded to Buffalo, with freight consists stopping at the sprawling Manchester

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division yard for interchange or unloading. Upon departure, northbound passenger trains were routed along the east shore of Cayuga Lake to Auburn. Once there, trains drove west to Geneva, likely dropping off Hobart College students before continuing north and west on the two-track mainline. In 1896, the railroad made the monumental decision to offer world class passenger service along its entire route. It sponsored a contest to pick the best name for the train and “Black Diamond Express” was chosen. On May 18, 1896, the ﬁrst Black Diamond Express departed Ithaca. Advertised as “The Handsomest Train in the World,”

each train set consisted of four Pullman coaches, a café/baggage car, two passenger coaches and a parlor/ observation car. To ensure a consistent public image, the railroad acquired four identically configured train sets. The coaches were painted dark green with livery trimmed in “Cornell red,” and the trip between Buffalo and New York City took 10 hours. The train was an instant, highly profitable success. As proof, during its first 20 years of operation, the Black Diamond Express carried over 7.5 million passengers! The yellow brick, Romanesque-inspired station in Ithaca was erected in 1898. It’s located at 806 W. Buffalo St.

The end comes quickly By the end of WWII, passenger traffic

The passenger station in Ithaca became a bank. Photo by Rich Finzer

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The Station restaurant circa 1975. Postcard from the author’s personal collection

For More Information: Read The History of the Lehigh Valley Railroad: “The Route of the Black Diamond,” by Robert F. Archer Read Lehigh Valley Memories; A Tour of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York's Finger Lakes Region, 1941 – 1959 by David Marcham Watch a ﬁlm snippet of the Black Diamond Express by searching “Black Diamond Express + Library of Congress” on YouTube

on LVRR was plummeting. Improved highways, better quality automobiles and reliable domestic air travel meant the LVRR could no longer compete profitably. Passenger service was reduced, and on May 11, 1959, the last Black Diamond Express rolled out of Ithaca. One of the railroad’s most senior engineers, Henry G. Hartley, was at the throttle.

The restaurant After Lehigh Valley passenger service ended, the former Ithaca station sat empty until 1963 when it reopened as The Station restaurant. The LVRR tore out the tracks running into and out of Ithaca leaving only a short shot of rails behind the building. Along with selling

the property, it also sold the owner several passenger coaches, a caboose and a tiny switch engine. As proof, if you look closely, you can see the letters LVRR on one of the wheel truck castings, along with the date. Once the restaurant opened, patrons could dine in the former passenger waiting room, baggage claim or the ticket-office-turned-barroom. But by far, the best place to eat was aboard the rail coaches, which had been converted into dining cars. In 1971, there were two upscale restaurants in Ithaca and each served fabulous food. But on ambience alone, The Station, with its dining cars and unique menu format, was the hands down winner.

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Instead of reading from a traditional “book style” menu, a large ring of entrée “tickets” sat on each table. As an example, if your choice was a T-bone steak, you’d tear the ticket from the ring and the server – replete with a black vest, pocket watch and black railroad conductor’s cap – would ask for the speciﬁcs. As you replied “medium,” “baked potato,” “house Italian dressing” and such, your waiter would punch the ticket with your choices. It was a terriﬁc gimmick. And while the railcar remained stationary, the illusion created was that of dining

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Above: The baggage room served as a dining area. Mid-’70s photo is from a postcard from the author’s personal collection

Right: Black Diamond Express Pullman Café/ Baggage Car Circa 1896. Photo courtesy Scot Lawrence.

aboard a moving train. Like the Black Diamond Express, The Station spared no expense on decor. The dining car carpeting was from surplus stock originally woven for the Pullman Coach Co. The 18-foot Seth Thomas, four-faced railroad clock was also authentic. The time on the clock faces never changed. Each had been set to the time when the last Black Diamond Express departed Ithaca. The lounge car deﬁnitely deserves special mention. With furniture and wall treatments of Cornell

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A new beginning After 42 years of continuous operation, in September 2005, The Station restaurant closed. It remained closed for refurbishing/repurposing and reopened as “The Station” branch of the Chemung Canal Trust Company in June 2006. Immediately upon

entering, I was greeted by the winning smile of manager Sandra Grooms, and for the next 90 minutes we exchanged comments and shared memories of the Ithaca she and I both remembered. It’s important to note that because of the building’s historic signiﬁcance, the bank has preserved as many authentic LVRR artifacts as possible. After explaining my presence, I asked Sandra what it was like working in such a storied structure. “Working here is a unique experience because of what this building

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Extra Freight A few follow-up facts • Following graduation from Ithaca College, Jane Dentinger wrote the six-volume series of Jocelyn O’Roarke murder mysteries. Her books are available through Amazon. • In 1974, during the centennial anniversary of Ezra Cornell’s death, the old Ithaca station was added to the National Historic Registry. • My friend David lives in Colorado. He is the grandson of Henry G. Hartley, one of the last engineers of the Black Diamond Express. I’d like to extend my sincere appreciation to assistant vice president and erstwhile “Station Master,” Sandra Grooms, for her warm hospitality and sparkling comments.

means to so many people,” she told me. “It’s meeting people like you, Rich, who share their memories of the old restaurant. Some of our older customers recall meeting loved ones returning to Ithaca via the Black Diamond Express at the end of WWII or the Korean War. And many Cornell alumni like to reminisce about the private parties held in the railcars. I never know exactly what folks will talk about as they reprise those days gone by, but the stories – the stories every one of them tells me are an unexpected bonus. Believe me, I know how lucky I am to be on the receiving end.” When I asked for permission to photograph the interior of the building, Sandra denied my request. “I wish I could say yes, but for security reasons I must say no.” But then she added, “Feel free to take photos of the exterior of the building and the railcars.” With interior photos forbidden, describing the polished granite columns supporting classic Roman-style arches, various other architectural elements, and historic remnants of the building’s glorious past is woefully inadequate, and for that I apologize. So here’s a thought: Since Ithaca is located in the heart of Finger Lakes country, why not make the drive and visit this Lehigh Valley Railroad remnant in person?

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Relax on a swing next to the river at Hickories Park in Owego. The park offers a boat launch into the Susquehanna River, as well as campgrounds, with sites available for both tents and RVs year-round.

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he Susquehanna River meanders along the southern tier of the Finger Lakes Region, serene in the sunshine, fierce in a storm, but at its best when the glorious colors of autumn adorn its banks. I love taking a walk along the riverbank on a crisp autumn morning, when the mist is dancing on the water and the early morning sunshine casts a soft glow on the leaves reflected in the water. Autumn is the last hurrah for boaters and fishermen before the stillness of winter sets in, and it provides them with river relaxation with a palette of color all around. Plan your own visit and enjoy a Susquehanna River autumn.

Anglers enjoy fishing in the seasonal low waters. The Susquehanna River is best known for its small mouth bass fishing, but is also home to other fish such as catfish, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, American shad, perch, rock bass and bullheads.

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A foggy morning under a blue sky is the start of a great autumn day. The warm water surface of the river warms the cool air of the surrounding landscape, creating this beautiful scene.

The sun rises over a bend in the river. The river flows through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. It has two branches, the north branch (also considered the main branch), which flows through Upstate New York, and the west branch, which flows entirely through Pennsylvania.

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Sunshine casts a glow along the riverbank. The river spans 444 miles, and 3.8 million people live along its banks. Below: Peeking through the railing of the Owego Bridge. Owego was established in 1787, and is located just west of Binghamton and just east of the town of Tioga. In 2009, Owego was named The Coolest Small Town in the United States in a poll of Budget Travel magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readers.

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na a Autumnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colors stand out against the blue river water. The waters of the Susquehanna sustain farms and industries that support the economy of half of Pennsylvania. It also provides over 50 percent of the freshwater that enters into the Chesapeake Bay.

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River Golden reďŹ&#x201A;ections can be seen on the seemingly still river water. The Susquehanna is the largest river that runs entirely through the United States that drains into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Birds of a Feather Flock Together story and photos by Bill Wingell

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Even when a birder has the assistance of a guide, birding remains a catch-as-catch-can pursuit. On the other hand, Sapsucker Woods does provide the birding enthusiast with great opportunities to expand a personal â&#x20AC;&#x153;life list.â&#x20AC;?

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r. David Bonter, assistant director of Citizen Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is an even-keeled, steady-as-yougo kind of guy, until the subject turns to lawns. Then, he comes out with guns blazing. In a discussion about ongoing programs at the Ithaca-based lab, Bonter mentioned one of the newer projects called YardMap, in which participants draw maps of their property and calculate the amount of grass and impervious surface they have. “The idea is to monitor how people are using their own properties, because that’s a huge proportion of the land out there these days,” Bonter said. The YardMap website points out that more than 40 million acres of the U.S. is covered in non-native lawns—an acreage equivalent in size to the state of Wisconsin. “It’s startling how much lawn is out there,” Bonter noted. “They’re biological deserts. They take tons of fertilizer and pesticide, and they’re basically good for nothing. We’re expected to maintain these super-tidy lawns, and heaven forbid there’s a dandelion out there. In some of these communities, people are actually ﬁned if their lawn is not kept at a certain height. If they try to have a little wildﬂower patch, the community organization will come in and mow it and then give you a bill. It’s insanity.” In an outline of its mission, YardMap states: “We connect you with your landscape details and provide tools for you to make better decisions about how to manage landscapes sustainably. Yard-

Clover Bobker, a Cornell senior and a volunteer in the university’s raptor program, displays Ike, a Harris hawk, at the Lab of Ornithology’s annual Migration Celebration. The raptor display was a popular attraction attended by more than 1,000 visitors. Jessica Ristow of Ithaca helps daughters Alina, 6, and June, 3, with their mobile projects at the Migration Celebration of the Lab of Ornithology. A visitor explores the world of bird songs and other animal sound recordings at the Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library. The archive contains about 200,000 audio recordings, according to curator Greg Budney.

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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods Map is also the world’s ﬁrst interactive citizen scientist social network. When you join you are instantly connected to the world of other like-minded individuals in your neighborhood and across the country. Together you can become a conservation community focused on sharing strategies, maps and successes to build more bird habitat.” The YardMap webpage reports 9,379 sign-ups.

Feeding the Birds Among other major lab projects, ornithologist Bonter describes the annual FeederWatch program as “a winter-long study that looks at the abundance and distribution of birds that come to supplemental feeding stations across the U.S. and Canada. It involves around 20,000 people, and has been going on for 28 or 29 years now. Twenty-five or 30 scientific publications have come from FeederWatch along with tons of public material.” “What these large-scale projects are really good for is identifying trends and patterns where we can say, ‘Yes, evening grosbeak populations are definitely declining and the range is declining,’ but to get at the mechanisms that are driving those changes you really need more targeted research, so these programs are really good at getting at the big picture identifying the questions that need to be answered next, and that’s really important.” Among the longest-involved participants in FeederWatch are William and Shirley McAneny of Trumansburg, who first signed onto the project a year after it began. At the time, the McAnenys lived in Huntington, Long Island, where William served as president of the local Audubon Society and led birding field trips. In 2000 the couple moved to Trumansburg and became active in the Cayuga Bird Club. Shirley volunteered at FeederWatch. William McAneny reported no unusual bird sightings during the last season’s FeederWatch effort, but said, “There was a steady flow of house finches, goldfinches and woodpeckers. We didn’t have big snows but what we had never melted. The birds that were ground feeders couldn’t get to the ground and had to be provided for.” McAneny said he and Shirley have been seeing increasing numbers of woodpeckers at their feeders. “They come as family groups,” he said. “Now they’re teaching the young how to feed on suet,” Shirley added. “They certainly consume the suet at a great rate.” She said the downy woodpeckers are the most frequent visitors, “but we also see the Hairys and Red-bellies.”

Seeing Sapsuckers Last fall, Michael Fanuzzi and Jennifer Rauch, a couple from Staten Island, drove up to Ithaca to take part in one of the lab’s Saturday morning guided tours of Sapsucker Woods and to visit other birding spots, including Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. The couple was joined by about a dozen other birders for a Sapsucker tour led by Caroline Manring, a volunteer who lives in Ithaca and teaches at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva.

Student assistant Emily Schertzer reﬁlls a feeder with seed as part of a study by Cornell ornithologist David Bonter of bird feeding patterns. The feeder is equipped to electronically read the identity of banded Chickadees and other birds visiting the station.

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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods

“The woods and the trail were gorgeous and the tour guide was great,” Fanuzzi, a web developer, said. “Her excitement was deﬁnitely contagious and she was a great leader. It was a lot of fun. It’s called Sapsucker Woods and we saw a Sapsucker, so they live up to their name.”

An Increase in Hungry Birds The couple was impressed enough by the lab to sign up for this past season’s FeederWatch project. Rauch, who teaches journalism at Long Island University, said they put up two tube feeders with safflower seed, “one of which was supposed to be a finch feeder that house sparrows supposedly don’t eat out of, but of course they did anyway. The ones in Staten Island will eat just about anything you put out.” Above: Birders on a Saturday morning walk at Sapsucker Woods observed a Green Heron fly under a catwalk in a swampy area and come to rest at the base of a tree. More than 200 species of birds have been identified at the 230-acre sanctuary. Below: Dr. David W. Winkler, a professor in Cornell’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, examines a recent shipment of specimens sent by a Lab of Ornithology student team in Borneo. Winkler also heads the university’s Museum of Vertebrates. On display are four specimens of Pitta ussheri (Black-headed pitta) and an Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella).

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“It was fun,” Rauch related. “We had a bunch of house finches, which were really beautiful and we’d never seen them before in Staten Island. At one point we were up to about 30 house finches daily. We also had a sprinkling of goldfinches and a pair of downy woodpeckers that came a couple times a day to a suet feeder.” Rauch said they went through the seed so fast that they began buying it in 50-pound bags. “Michael would refill the feeders every morning even before he made me coffee,” she added with a laugh. “He used eBird a lot to track comings and goings and find hotspots. We have a lot of great birding going on here.” In an early summary of FeederWatch statistics for the past season provided by program leader Dr. Emma Greig, it was reported that “in the Northeast the trend of increasing Carolina wren sightings continued, with a record proportion of feeders visited, 50 percent. They are almost always seen in small numbers, usually one or two individuals at most, and commonly will eat suet from feeders.” “We are excited to keep watching this species to see how far they will increase their winter range, so keep your eyes open for these cold-weather wrens next season.” “Some delightful sparrows visited feeders in the northeast this winter as well, with a few Rare Bird Reports of Field

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sparrows in Cambridge, Nova Scotia and Sturgis, Michigan. These sparrows are usually in the southeast during the winter and make only the occasional appearance further north.”

Programs are Bringing in Participants David Bonter went on to list several other programs of the lab that involve birder participation, including NestWatch, which is focused on gathering data on nesting birds and the number of chicks ﬂedged, the Great Backyard Bird Count, “a mad dash for four days in February each year where we’re trying to get a global snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds,” and Celebrate Urban Birds or “CUBS,” which is focused on urban communities and a suite of sixteen species most likely to be found in developed areas. “We generally say that between 200,000 and 250,000 people participate in our projects each year,” Bonter noted. “With more than 40,000 members we have some amazingly generous folks who love birds and love what we do, and it’s nice to see them appreciate our work.” And then there’s eBird. “EBird is huge right now,” Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick, the lab’s executive director, commented this past May during an interview in his office overlooking Sapsucker Woods. “Right now I’ve just learned that we’ve had 7 million records in the month of May already. “We invented eBird or its predecessors in the late 90s with the idea that someday we could get this down enough to be really usable by a lot of people, and beginning in about 2002 we started to get some momentum and it’s been growing at about 40 per cent annually ever since,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’re getting massive amounts of data so eBird has become an extremely important backbone to our program and to the future direction we’re taking.” Fitzpatrick said he thinks, “it’s extremely important to be able to marry hobby bird watching to professional ornithology and conservation, so that whole process is underway right now. We realized that to make eBird successful we needed to do the things that you, the birdwatcher, wanted. “What people want is an easy way to keep their daily lists,” Fitzpatrick noted. “They want to keep a life list; they want to keep their yard list; they want to see how other people are doing, they want to compare themselves and play some games and they want quick access to the maps. EBird does all these things comprehensively, and you have the added satisfaction that your data are becoming part of a worldwide permanent collection.”

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Dr. David R. Bonter, assistant director of the Lab of Ornithology’s citizen science program, removes an opportunistic turkey vulture from a crow trap at a bird-banding session at the university’s recycling dump.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Sapsucker Woods

“So eBird is now serving the individual birder at the same time that the birder is serving the database,” Fitzpatrick said. “The citizen science project has been successful because we actually started thinking about the citizen instead of trying to have the citizen keep thinking about the science.” The director added that because of the volume of data the lab is now receiving, “we can go in and begin to analyze and model what they’re telling us in enormously fine-grained detail. We never used to be able to do that – in fact nobody’s been able to do that before. It’s a globally-unique new level of accomplishment for understanding species distribution patterns. It has become a major focus for our work going forward.” And in going forward, Fitzpatrick stressed, the lab will “need to convert all the genius of eBird and its utilities and so on into apps that people can put on their phone and go portable with. Moreover, if you live in Africa or South America you don’t have quick access to Wi-Fi but you can get cell coverage, so if we can begin to have all the eBird apps cell-enabled, we’ve got access to a vastly bigger surface area of the globe than we would have had by just keeping eBird on the web.” Fitzpatrick brought up another lab innovation for which he has great expectation: Merlin. “Merlin was our first stand-alone build-it-fromscratch app for bird identification,” the director related. “It’s still in its Phase 1.0 but it’s going great. For some number of weeks it was third or fourth on Apple’s free download list behind Google and the Bible. I love it,” he laughed. “We have a strategic plan that we’ve been operating under for the last two years, and one of the lines in that plan is to put the lab in everybody’s back pocket. That’s what we’re in the process of doing,” Fitzpatrick said. “We want to be the place the world recognizes as the hub for information about birds and biodiversity, and we’re getting there. It’s pretty exciting—the trajectory is good.” With a staff of 250 and a budget of $23 million supported by 70,000 people, “we’re relatively small,” the director commented. “Well, there are 70 million birders so there’s some market share out there that we haven’t penetrated yet. We think there’s a lot of growth potential for the lab, and we continue to be on track for exponential growth for eBird.”

Making it Happen At this time, the lab is in the midst of a Centennial fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $125 million by 2015. Fitzpatrick pointed out that the lab has “a number of donors especially interested in the training aspect of what we’re doing. They get to enjoy the fact that they’ve helped fund some incredible

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stuff: a handful of kids going to Borneo; three Cornell graduates going down to Peru and discovering a new species of bird; graduate students who spend ﬁve years on treks to the arctic doing studies of long-distance migratory shorebirds; students spending a year on the slopes of New Guinea studying the effects of climate change, and students right here looking at the genomes of birds. All these things are done using money given in part at least by donors who say: ‘This stuff is great – I want to support this.’” Dr. David W. Winkler is one of the Cornell scientists who work closely with students both in Ithaca and abroad. For the past 25 years, he and a succession of student assistants have been conducting research on tree swallows locally. Lately, he has also been accompanying students to the island of Borneo to study tropical birds.

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Why study tree swallows? Well, for one thing, tree swallows are pretty laid-back birds, according to Winkler. “Tree swallows let us go grab them in the nest multiple times, take blood samples, do all kinds of stuff that would make most birds just say, ‘Forget it – I’m going somewhere else.’” “Tree swallows are tough and we think they’re tough because they need something else to create a nest cavity for them: they can’t make a hollow in a tree, they can’t make a nest box, so if they find one and they can keep making progress in their breeding attempt, they’re going to do it,” Winkler said. “The thing that almost always stops them is the weather, and they can’t do anything about the fact that when it’s cold the insects don’t fly and they can’t find them.” With Winkler and his crew of students providing nest boxes, a population of tree swallows has been built on Cornell land in the Ithaca area that is providing DNA that opens the window to “everything about the swallow’s life that can be known,” according to the researcher. Winkler said he began his career studying gulls in big colonies, but gulls have the unfortunate habit of eating each others’ young when the colony is disturbed. “Swallows don’t eat each other,” Winkler noted. FA L L 2 014 ~

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Fall

“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” – Elizabeth Lawrence

Naturalist and writer Billl B Naturalist N Banaszewski a shares notes and photos from his fall 2013 journal.

September 24

The seed and mast crop is proliﬁc this year. Ash and apple trees are loaded with their seed pods and fruit. So many walnuts crashing to the ground, I should wear a hard hat when I cut the lawn. Our large white oak tree has already produced over 1,000 acorns. Deer, bear and other wildlife will go into winter with a large fat reserve.

September 28 Capturing multiple images of gray fox on the trail camera. No photo of red fox in months.

September 30 Haven’t seen a hummingbird at the ﬂowers for days. They’ve probably headed south for the winter.

October 2 Went fishing at sunset. No fish, but it was great to be on the water on such a beautiful evening. Had an unusual sighting of a Rednecked Phalarope among a flock of Ring-billed gulls. They were feeding on flying ants that had landed on the surface of the lake.

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ober 5 Nothing close to a frost yet. Colors of autumn coming on strong.

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2 Heard the trill of a screech ow l just after dusk.

October 18 Saw one monarch butterfly migrating today. It’s the first one I’ve seen in weeks. Their numbers are rapidly declining. Scientists believe it is because herbicide use has killed much milkweed, their host plant. The monarch is the only butterfly that migrates.

October 13

Folklore says, if the woolly bear cater pillar has more ora coloring than bla nge ck the winter will be mild, and if the dominates – bewa black re! Entomologists say , however, that old woollies simply ha er ve more black. I lik e the folklore versi woolly bear cater on. The pillar is the larval stage of the Isabe lla moth.

October 24 First frost of the season was light. None of my plants were killed. It’s a beautiful October with brilliant color.

October 25 Trail camera report: grey squirrels, raccoon, rabbit, gray fox, opossum, and crows. An 8-point, a 6-point, and one buck with 6-inch spike antlers still in velvet. Usually velvet is shed in early September.

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ost of the Finger Lakes quiet down considerably after Labor Day weekend when “summer people” padlock camp doors, drain water pipes and move boat hoists to dry ground. Not everyone says such an early goodbye, however. In recent years, it has become increasingly common to see docks left in place long after Halloween. Some of the docks are used to launch trailered boats, but on several of the lakes they serve mainly as casting platforms for ardent shore fishermen. Municipal piers, beaches and other places where public access is available also bustle with activity after the lakeside foliage turns color. Partly because of their comparatively easy public access, lakes in the eastern part of the Finger Lakes chain – Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga and Seneca – give non-boating anglers their best opportunities to catch a variety of species. In these lakes, shore fishermen find everything from delectable pan fish and walleyes to hard-fighting bass and pike to shimmering trout and salmon. Based on observed angler effort, the salmonids – salmon and various species of trout – appear to be the main attractions in the region, especially during the autumn months. My frequent fishing buddy and FA L L 2 014 ~

eShoring Fish avid shore Lourdes was a 26-inch bruiser that fi fisherman, John bit at the western tip of the camp’s “Kid” Corbett agrees: “It’s north shore in October, 2009. my favorite time of the year. Lots You’re probably wondering what of guys look forward to the first sort of “wonderbait” accounts for day of trout season in April, or all those big rainbows. the June opening of bass season, My go-to rig, and that of or whatever, but fall fishing is as most other diehard Skaneateles good as it gets, in my opinion.” rainbow-chasers as well, is the Camp Lourdes, a summer “marshmallow sandwich,” which Mark Gonzalez uses an umbrella to ward off rain and sleet camp on the eastern shore of consists of a garden worm or at Lourdes Camp on Skaneateles Lake. Mark is one of the Skaneateles Lake, is owned by the more successful shore fishers around. nightcrawler on the bend and Syracuse Catholic Diocese and is a cocktail marshmallow on the open for fishing when campers point of a size 2 or 4 hook. Corbett are absent. Carpenter’s Point at Lourdes is a favorite spot of is one of a few regulars on the Skaneateles fishing scene Corbett’s and is great for catching salmon and autumn trout, who deviates from the standard recipe – he normally uses most notably large rainbow trout. My personal-best catch at two marshmallows and no worm.

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Of course there’s more to fishing marshmallows, with worm or without, than merely baiting up and casting into the nearest water. The most important component of a successful day of shore-casting for Finger Lakes trout and salmon is a location where the targeted fish swim close to shore at least part of the season. If you have a fishy spot, you’re on your way to shore-fishing success. Without a suitable location, you can look forward to plenty of casting practice and long waits between bites. Aside from finding a sloping point, creek mouth, sudden drop-off or other type of structure that is of moderate

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eShoring Fish depth, you will d find shore-casting to be a rather simple pursuit. Successful devotees of the worm-and-marshmallow tactic rig up by putting a 1/4- to 1-ounce egg-shaped slip sinker onto a 4- to 8-pound running line, then knotting a bead swivel to the end of that mono. A 24- to 30-inchlong piece of leader – I prefer 4-pound test – is affixed to the free end of the swivel, and a bait-holder hook completes the terminal set-up. The worm needs no dressing up before it hits the water, but I like to wrap my marshmallow in a 2-inch square of Spawnee salmon egg-sack mesh. It’s tied off with elastic thread and trimmed neatly. This improvement means my marshmallow will stay on the hook without dissolving for hours, instead of minutes. Whether you are shore-casting, trolling, or fly-fishing, the more time your bait is in the water, the more fish you will catch. People who don’t do this sort of thing routinely ask why I bother with the marshmallow. After all, worms are the most popular fishing bait of all and work just about anywhere they are legal. It’s a good point, but a marshmallow topping has at least three things going for it in the Finger Lakes scenario. One, they must taste good, or trout wouldn’t eat so many of them. Two, they are buoyant: When fished on a slip-sinker rig, they float 6 to 12 inches off the bottom. The worm goes along for the ride and bobs seductively at a depth which is patrolled by neighborhood predators. Finally, if you use plain white cocktail marshmallows over the pastel-colored ones, as I do, they can be seen far off, as well as at close range.

Some Shore-Fishing Accessories Shore-ﬁshing is patient, feast-or-famine ﬁshing. I often bring a couple of sand spikes, which are tubular rod-holders

Paul McNeilly waits for a bite while shore ﬁshing on the north end of Lourdes Camp.

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Mike Kelly with a nice smallmouth bass from Skaneateles Lake.

with pointed ends that can be pushed into the soil or gravel to hold my rods upright at a steep angle. If my outing is to last more than an hour or two, another essential is an empty bait bucket or a folding chair sturdy enough to support my weight as I relax between bites. My rods vary from 5 to 10 feet in length, but they have in common a soft tip that wiggles and then stands at attention when a trout takes the bait. So as to not spend an entire afternoon or evening squinting at my rod tip, I often attach a small bell to the tip guide. When the bell rings, I hurry to the sand spike, lift the rod, tighten the line, and set the hook with a joyous shout of “got one” to my friends. When the bite is on, bells are ringing and reels are screeching up and down the beach. Not everyone uses the sand spike or a derivative to fish for inshore trout. Kid Corbett is a bit of an innovator – or perhaps just a rebel – in that he frequently sets one of his rods in a horizontal “bait-runner” stand. Unlike the sand spike user, who reels his line in just enough after casting to make it bend slightly (and straighten when the bait is picked up), the angler with a bait-runner holds the rod parallel to the ground and leaves the bail open so that a biting fish can easily pull line off the reel. To detect strikes on such a rig, Corbett takes a loop of line from his reel and puts it under a small rock. When the loop is gone, Corbett quickly gives his line a visual check, and if it’s moving, he lifts the rod from its holder and sets the hook. Corbett likes to fish marshmallows solo, without

worms, because he’s found that only trout seem to hit them consistently. Especially on warmer-than-average days, Skaneateles Lake’s rock bass and smaller yellow perch nibble incessantly on my worms yet leave the marshmallow intact. “If I get bites on my marshmallows, I’m pretty certain they’re trout,” Corbett said. However, there is no corollary that says trout don’t bite on worms. The indisputable fact is, trout love worms – always have and always will, whether they’re washed down with sugar or not. Everyone who gets serious about Finger Lakes shore-fishing will eventually come up with their own little tricks of the trade, and apply them to a variety of species. While Skaneateles Lake is one of my favorites, several others in the chain offer good opportunities for salmonids, and some also feature excellent seasonal fishing – in both spring and fall – for walleyes. Bass and assorted pan fish are also available to shore-bound anglers. See page 60 for a lake-by-lake prospectus.

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Otisco Lake

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5 Lake Hemlock

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Honeoye

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Seneca

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The Finger Lakes

Canadice Lake

Cayuga

8 Lake 6 Keuka Lake

Kid Corbett and the 25-inch rainbow trout he caught on a 1/16-ounce jig and 4-pound line while shore-ﬁshing at Skaneateles Lake.

1 Conesus Lake Star attraction: Walleyes When, where and how: The spawning run of walleyes in Conesus Inlet is like a “coming attractions” trailer shown just before the feature ﬁlm begins. Sometimes the preview is better than the “reel” thing, yet whopper walleyes can sometimes be caught after dark for three to four weeks after the season-starter date in early May. Try Long Point Park, midway along the west shore.

2 Hemlock Lake Star attraction: Bass When, where and how: While most think of lakers when Hemlock is mentioned, the conversations among shore anglers inevitably swing toward the plump largemouths and smallmouths that cruise around the weed lines. Almost the entire shore can easily be ﬁshed in all seasons.

3 Canadice Lake Star attraction: Chain Pickerel When, where and how: Almost the entire shore of Canadice is accessible to anyone willing to hike through the surrounding forest and cast a spinnerbait and rapidly retrieve it in weedy areas.

4 Honeoye Lake Star attraction: Bluegills When, where and how: Aside from the state boat launch off East Lake Road, and a small town park at its north end, Honeoye Lake has no public shoreline. However, the boat launch

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area, like the rest of the lake, teems with 7- to 8-inch bluegills, just right for frying. They bite best during the lateMay to mid-June spawning run, when their rubber-tire-size nests are visible in the shallows.

5 Canandaigua Lake Star attraction: Yellow Perch When, where and how: The city pier at the north end of Canandaigua Lake is very popular, especially in the spring when big jack perch and other pan ﬁsh come within casting distance. Use small jigs tipped with mealworms or minnows.

6 Keuka Lake Star attraction: Lake Trout When, where and how: From early November and on into April, bank ﬁshers might connect with lake trout by casting fast-sinking spoons or jigs from Keuka Lake State Park in Branchport.

7 Seneca Lake Star attraction: Northern Pike When, where and how: Picking the best shore ﬁsheries on Seneca Lake is not easy because public access is somewhat limited even though a wide variety of species can be targeted from its banks. The municipal pier at Watkins Glen and, to a lesser extent, the pier at the north end in Geneva, teem with lake trout, northern pike, yellow perch, black crappies and bluegills. Fish it with appropriate-size minnows.

8 Cayuga Lake Star attraction: Lake Trout When, where and how: Taughannock Falls State Park is a west shore hot spot for salmonids located off Route 89, about 8 miles north of Ithaca. The steep drop-off at the mouth of Taughannock Creek provides great shore-casting for landlocked salmon and brown, rainbow, and lake trout. Lakers are very abundant and average around 5 or 6 pounds. They – and other trout and salmon – are susceptible to ¾-ounce white jigs, but ﬁshermen do even better by casting a minnow and slip bobber beyond the drop-off.

9 Owasco Lake Star attraction: Yellow Perch When, where and how: Shore access is quite limited on Owasco, with one major exception, Emerson Park in Auburn. At the north end of the lake, it has a long pier which attracts a variety of ﬁsh, most notably in the late autumn. Perch, pike, walleyes and lake trout are all possible here. Try minnows and slip bobbers.

10 Skaneateles Lake Star attraction: Rainbow Trout When, where and how: As noted above, hefty rainbows are available at numerous locations around Skaneateles Lake, but public access is somewhat limited. The most popular spot is Lourdes Camp, owned by the Syracuse Diocese. It’s available spring and fall when the kids’ camp is not in session, but anglers are urged to pick up after themselves and not build ﬁres. Another favorite location is the retaining wall in the park next to the Episcopal Church in the village of Skaneateles, but be sure to bring a long-handled net.

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11 Otisco Lake Star attraction: Walleyes When, where and how: From early May through June and again from mid-October until ice-over, walleyes chase alewives and other baitfish after dark along the Otisco Lake shore. Headlamps are recommended for safety, but turn them off while waiting for a strike as light beams may spook the fish. Cast stick-baits such as Rapalas and Thundersticks in black-and-silver, fire tiger, clown, and other color patterns. Night fishermen gain access along Otisco Valley Road, at the dam, and at the causeway – a long-retired road bed at the end of Masters Road on the west shore.

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THE AUTOMOBILE AS

story and photos by Sid Mann

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This lineup of Chevrolet Cameros at the Windmill Market car show in Barrington is referred to by the Camero Club members as the “Chicklets.”

ach year the Finger Lakes Region is host to a variety of automobile events – races, shows, cruises and rallies. Here is a selection of photographic images, not of the speciﬁc automobile as a whole, but of automotive elements, with a consideration of line, texture, shape, color and composition. These images represent the artist’s interpretation of the automobile collector’s fancy. Taken in Corning, Watkins Glen, the Windmill Market in Barrington and Penn Yan, they include exotic sports cars, domestic tourers, hot rods and antiques and demonstrate the wide variety of artistic expression of regional car lovers.

1: The Shelby Cobra logo on the hood of this car seems to be encircled by clouds of smoke evidencing the tremendous power under the hood. 2: This photo of a 1954 Bentley Continental badge conveys quiet elegance. The chrome reﬂections bring dashes of color to the fore. 3: The leather helmet and goggles on the rope-wrapped steering wheel speaks of a spirit of sports car racing of the past. The car in this photo is a 1933 MG L2. 4: The paint job comes alive and the colors shift on this 1948 Chevrolet street rod as you walk around it. The headlight “eye” seems like some out of this world creature come to earth.

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1: As an accent on this custom coupe, the purple textured headlights stand in contrast to the metallic paint of the rest of the car. 2: This MG sports car with the laurel wreath on the hood is a classic image reďŹ&#x201A;ecting the early days of Watkins Glen Racing. 3: After a rain shower and before the car had been wiped clean, the bright skies and sun were caught in the water drops on this Mercedes. 4: The bright yellow paint job of this 2006 Ferrari Marque F430 and the unique mirror draws the viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention.

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5: The imagery on the hood of this Chevrolet car speaks for itself – truly unusual and skillfully rendered. 6: Orange ﬂames on the air intake of this “street rod” convey an air of power under the hood. 7: On this 1973 DeTomaso Panterayou can see the mirrored trunk lid and the reﬂected exhaust headers. Together they become a wild abstract of color overlaid with the black Pantera logo. 8: The machining on the dash of this 1955 Allard J2x contrasts with the suppleness of the leather upholstery and the plush carpeting.

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The Backyard Habitat River birch

Dwarf maiden grass

Honeysuckle

Deck Coneﬂower

Summer sweet

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Sedum

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Latin Roots Scientiﬁc names of plants can be tricky to remember. Here’s a list of the Latin names for the plants we suggested putting in your bird habitat.

Burkwood viburnum (Viburnum burkwoodii)

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)

Coneﬂower (Echinacea)

Lucifer (Crocosmia)

Dogwood (Cornus kousa)

Red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Dwarf maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Adagio’) Eulalia grass or maiden grass (Miscanthus sinensis) Flowering quince (Chaenomeles) Hawthorn (Crataegus) Honeysuckle (Lonicera)

When considering trees and shrubs, plan to use half deciduous and half evergreen varieties, as this will make your habitat attractive to birds through all four seasons. Providing a water source in your habitat with a bird bath, fountain or pond will bring another dimension to the space that your birds and you will all enjoy. When choosing a bird bath, be sure it is shallow, or place a couple of rocks in it for the birds to perch on. They really like to splash around in mud puddles, so keep this in mind when shopping for a receptacle. A small sized ‘pondless waterfall’ is a really fun way to have a water feature without as much expense and maintenance as a pond. You will love the sound, and the birds love taking showers in the falls. Be sure to include an area for feeders. Place them well away from roofs and trees, to help keep the squirrels away. The feeder should be within ﬁfty feet of trees or shrubs, so that the birds have somewhere to perch while eating. Even the smaller Japanese maple trees are strong enough for perching. Many birds, such as chickadees, will take the seed away from the feeder and tap it on a tree branch to break it open, which is another reason to locate feeders near trees. If there are cats around, be certain to keep the feeders and baths at least three feet above ground, and do not plant anything directly underneath the feeder, as this gives predators a hiding place. Using vine plants as a snag (a place for birds to perch and congregate) is a

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River birch (Betula nigra ‘Heritage’) Sedum (Sedum) Serviceberry (Amelanchier) Summer sweet (Clethra) Trumpet vines (Campsis) Western cedar (Thuja plicata)

great way to cover a chain link fence or trellis. Honeysuckle and trumpet vines both attract hummingbirds, and clematis vines ﬂower beautifully. Just remember that the ﬂowers will always be on the sunny side of the fence; no need to give your neighbor the best side. And Work Your Way Up Once your understory is complete, you want to look at providing some taller trees for your birds. If you have the space for it, the river birch is a lovely, graceful tree with cinnamon-colored peeling bark that really shows off in the winter. Birds use the bark for nest material, making it a particularly useful tree in terms of attracting birds to your habitat. It will grow to between 30 and 40 feet tall and 30 to 35 feet wide. The western cedar is a wonderful evergreen tree for something a little different in terms of shape and needle. They are a nice semi-opened grower, and the birds can perch and nest easily in them. This cedar grows to between thirty and forty feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide in average soils, but also takes wetness. What’s in it for Me? Making your backyard inviting for the birds will also make it peaceful and more enjoyable for you. Take your cup of coffee out in the early morning, or your glass of wine out in the early evening, and take in the beautiful, free show your birds will provide. Build them the habitat of their dreams, and they will come to entertain you.

Finger Lakes Funny

stories that make you laugh

Pool

Crasher

by Mike Rusinko illustrations by Mary Ellen Gutknecht

veryone who has ever known anyone with a pool in the backyard has heard the friendly but completely nonspeciﬁc invitation: “Come on over anytime! The pool is open!” But if you think about it, there is almost never any date offered. It’s a check that will likely never be written, and thus likely never cashed.

Wishful Thinking The pool is a tantalizing notion that hangs in the summer air between owners and their neighbors, coworkers and friends, like perfume. Will they call and invite us this weekend? (No, they won’t). Should we take them up on their offer and just show up on Saturday? (No, you shouldn’t.) Pining away in your sweltering backyard, hogging your daughter’s Slip-And-Slide; you are another summer weekend letdown about to happen. You smile at them at the Thursday morning staff meeting. You wave to them from across the street, moving the cans on trash day. You insist upon keeping them on your Christmas card list. But no, odds are you’re not going

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to be enjoying their pool. You will be staying right there on your bone-dry deck while the ice cubes in your cooler quietly sublimate and your lunch turns into a science experiment. Unless you were like me.

Making it Happen If you were like me, your cooler would already be full and sweating in the back seat, ready to head out for an afternoon of fun like a slobbering family pooch. In fact, if you were like me, you would already have all your supplies, or at least a plan to get them. If you were like me, you would be forever ﬁnished with melting into your lawn furniture in July and August. You would be decisive. You would have no fear. You would take action. That perfume in the air; it’s a faint whiff of chlorine, Chanel for the suburbs wafting across the neigh-

borhood, and you are ready to spend a relaxing afternoon in its embrace. If you were like me, you would be headed down the street to your neighbor’s pool. You wouldn’t even know if they were home. It wouldn’t matter to you anyway, if you were like me. I’m a pool crasher.

Why Choose a Pool? Above all, I’m a pool crasher because I love to swim in a pool. I learned to swim in a public pool in Troy, Pennsylvania. We were dropped off every summer morning by a neighborhood parent. We dumped our waxed-paper-wrapped bologna sandwiches into metal baskets in the locker room, pinned the basket numbers to our swim trunks and made a day of it every day, all summer long. We learned to ﬂoat, then swim, then

swim in the deep end. We dove off the low dive and jumped off the high dive. We splashed girls. We were eight or nine. We were kings. Our beautiful Finger Lakes are a siren’s song for tourists and locals, and have been for generations. There are many who find peace and relaxation floating down a stream or river. And the sandy beaches from Atlantic to Pacific? I have heard the songs. I remember the lyrics. But the body of water that calls out to me through time is that massive bluegreen concrete lagoon back in my own Wonder Years. It’s just down the road. I can be doing the backstroke in five minutes from my driveway. My neighbor Jim maintains a beautiful in-ground pool tucked behind his attractive home. It is my warm-weather oasis, and I have lost track of the years that I have

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called it home port. It is, in truth, the natural extension of a solid, important friendship. Yes, of course, Jim and I are close. Our wives are close. We’ve taken vacations together. Well, in the winter that is. In the summer, it’s basically all about the pool. I keep a bathing suit in the backseat of my car. I have one hanging on a nail in Jim’s garage, just in case. My wife brings a towel when she comes. I usually borrow one. No hot summer day is complete without a quick dip on the way home. Sure, the invitation was offered long ago. I just never stopped taking Jim up on it. It’s the perfect seasonal therapy. Tough day at work? Stop at the pool. Car trouble? Stop at the pool. It’s more relaxing than any martini, lasts a lot longer and an evening of this kind of soaking comes without any painful aftereffects.

Helping Around the Pool I do have responsibilities. I am the ﬁrst one in on many afternoons. I roll back the solar cover that warms

the water with the help of a few rays. Then I skim the pool for random leaves. Sure it’s thoughtful, painstaking work, but it’s a labor of love. Once (Continued on page 101)

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the better things in life

Gisela’s “Maple Leaves” sweaters – on the right are the colors of early fall and on the left is full peak foliage color

the Olde World A bed and breakfast and wool boutique make an interesting combination

story and photos by Susan Peterson Gateley

ucked away in a small forested hollow on the outskirts of Sterling in northern Cayuga County stands a handsome old farmhouse, today the Maplegrove Bed and Breakfast and Gisela Schneider’s Wool Boutique. Should you pull into the driveway beside the big maple and walnut trees, you’ll likely be greeted by a cheerful black lab bringing a stick or pine cone offering to you. His owner, a small wiry energetic woman, will greet you with a smile, perhaps calling hello from the herb garden where she’s weeding. Spring, summer or fall days often ﬁnd her outside tending the immaculate beds of iris and phlox, or in the vegetable garden. Gisela Schneider grew up in post-war East Germany when times were hard and the economy was poor. She was sent off to a trade school as a young girl to learn how to knit, crochet, cook, and sew. As she puts it with some irony, “We learned all the things girls needed to know before they get married.” The art of knitting

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new environment. She decided to spin has been around for a thousand years her own. “I bought myself a big heavy or more, but as a 20th-century vocation wheel, a Louet. It’s my workhorse. If it doesn’t seem like a great choice for I had a mile counter on that wheel, I survival in the aftermath of a devastatprobably could say I’ve spun my way ing war. But survive Gisela did. Later, around the world.” she added spinning to her life skills by Not long after that, the Schneiders taking additional classes in Germany at decided to grow their own fiber (Gisela a vocational school run by a monastery. has never been afraid to try something After making her way to the U.S. years new). They had ample pasture on their later, and then to Sterling, New York 69-acre farm and in 1992, she has so acquired a flock since been knitting of angora and masterpieces of “If I had a mile cashmere crossfiber art that sell in counter on that bred goats, some high-end markets wheel, I probably merino sheep and throughout the an alpaca to keep Northeast and could say I’ve spun the B&B’s chicken even overseas. She my way around flock and geese also spins yarn that the world.” company. The she sells, and emnatural browns ploys her culinary and grays of the skills to run the homegrown wool delighted Gisela B&B with her husband Walt. and her customers, too, when worked Gisela is an exacting craftswoman into hand spun yarns and then knitted and soon after coming to America she into sweaters, tunics, hats and scarves. grew dissatisfied with the selection Originally, Gisela figured she and quality of the yarns available in her

would do most of her knitting and spinning in the winter when the seasonal B&B business slowed down. From spring through fall there were berry bushes and the vegetable garden to tend, the extensive ﬂowerbeds around the house to maintain, animals to feed and water, jams and jellies to put up for sale at various local stands, and all the cooking and cleaning and washing that goes with a four-room B&B operation. Working part-time she could spin the approximately two and a half pounds of yarn needed to make a sweater in a week. Then the knitting, done in between other tasks, took about another two weeks. It was soon apparent that there weren’t enough hours in a day to add the washing and carding of raw homegrown wool required to prepare it for spinning. Unfortunately, few wool mills exist in our area that prepare small lots of wool for spinning, so reluctantly, the Schneiders parted with the ﬂock.

Gisela at her wheel

Today Gisela mostly purchases her loose wool fiber from commercial suppliers and wool mill operators. Some of the wool producers attend fiber art shows. Small scale consumers like fiber artists and crafters, Gisela among them, can purchase ready-to-spin fiber directly. The spinning process looks deceptively easy as Gisela draws out strands of fiber from the roving and feeds them FA L L 2 014 ~

onto the “flier” a guide that puts the yarn onto a bobbin. In an instant, the soft loosely associated fibers are pulled out into an attenuated thread and then transformed with a twist into a single strong durable strand. I found watching the process mildly hypnotic. Both bobbin and flier are turned by a belt off the foot-powered wheel. It’s an amazingly simple yet tricky operation to create a uniform strand of yarn. When teaching spinning Gisela says, “I tell people just relax and don’t let go of your fiber,” (It will immediately make a lovely tangle around the bobbin). First she spins a single strand yarn, twisting it clockwise, to fill up a bobbin. Then two bobbins are spun together counterclockwise to create the two ply yarn that Gisela usually knits with. The skill is in making yarn reasonably uniform, though Gisela notes she wants a “handmade” look to yarn for her knitting, so she deliberately introduces some variation to her strand. It takes

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her about a day of spinning to fill a bobbin, approximately 670 yards of yarn (roughly a pound of fiber). The completed bobbin is then transferred to a skeiner (also called a yarn swift) to create a ready to sell loose bundle of yarn. Gisela creates yarn from many types of fiber including Alaskan muskox and Chinese yak, merino, angora, Peruvian alpaca, man-made acrylics and silk. Sometimes even camel wool, and fiber from a fluffy dog may find its way into the mix. Silk, she explains, helps the handling of shorter fibers during the spinning and gives the yarn a beautiful luster. Expensive but incredibly soft and light, musk ox and yak fiber after it has been spun into yarn creates sweaters of marvelous softness and warmth. “The woman gather up the tufts of wool in the spring after the animals shed it. It’s a short fiber that handles best when mixed with other types of wool,” explains Gisela. Musk ox wool is one of the most costly natural fibers, and is sometimes sold by the gram. A merino and silk mix is one of Gisela’s favorites for knitting. She explained also that her hand spun yarn with its consistent overall thickness makes it easier to size a sweater or tunic for a customer. “I can look at someone and say you need about 60 stitches across the back.” Much of the unique beauty of the masses of soft silken fibers that shimmer in a multitude of colors and hues comes from Gisela’s interest in dyes. She has experimented with a number

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of natural dyes from plants on the farm. One of her favorites is a delicate yellowish green produced from black walnuts. “I collected the nuts from the yard and put them in the driveway and drove over them.” Then, she explained, she simmered the green husks in water to extract the color and then dipped the yarn skeins into the dye for varying lengths of time. ”You use sticks to drape the yarn over, then lower and raise the skein and keep some out to get the different shades and colors. I use vinegar to set the color. In the old days they used urine. It’s the acid that sets the dye.” A few years ago Gisela had a small building constructed near the house for her Wool Boutique. Here she keeps her supplies, batts and rovings of ﬁber, and her inventory of yarns and ﬁnished goods for sale. A tour of it is a visual and tactile delight. The visitor can’t resist picking up and feeling the rovings so airy as to be almost weightless and shimmering in a multitude of earth-colored greens, browns and indigo shot through with tints of rose and threads of gold. The natural colors harmonize into blends of great appeal when spun. “The softness and supple feel are because the yarn is looser than machine spun,” Gisela explained. Some of her sweaters are reminiscent of

Cultured those worn by the northern ﬁshermen of Ireland or the Hebrides. “Each Irish village had a distinctive pattern. That way, when the storms came and the ﬁshermen were lost and their bodies washed ashore, they knew what port the man had come from.” Goods on sale range from $45 hats and other smaller items, including scarves and handbags, on up to the most expensive $900 sweaters made of musk ox and merino wool. Each sweater or tunic is unique. They have handmade wooden or pottery buttons, pockets embellished with raised patterns in color, and irresistible textures. I simply had to feel each one. Most sweater, cardigan and tunic prices run from $300 to 600 dollars. In addition to the ready-made knitwear on sale at the Wool Boutique, Gisela takes custom work to your order. She also travels around to juried craft shows each fall. In the past she has sold her goods at high-end shows at Killington and Stowe, Vermont; Rhinebeck, New York; and in the Washington, DC, area. This fall she’ll be at Canandaigua’s

“Some of her sweaters are reminiscent of those worn by the northern ﬁshermen of Ireland or the Hebrides.”

Christkindl Market November 14, 15, 16; the Clothesline Art Show in Rochester on September 6 and 7, and at the Finger Lakes Fiber Festival in Hemlock on September 20 and 21. Visit the Wool Boutique and Maple Grove B&B in its tranquil setting on the edge of Sterling village on Rt 104A. For more information visit lakeontario.net/maplegrove or call 315-947-5408.

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ust a dozen miles separate Clinton Square, in the heart of downtown Syracuse, from the “Four Corners” in the Village of Baldwinsville. Tracts of suburban homes mix with rolling countryside between the two. However, enough wooded hills and farmland remain for “B’Ville” to avoid urban sprawl and retain its busy, but comfortable, village identity. The community’s soul has always been the Seneca River. Its shallows near ﬂowing rapids provided a handy crossing for frontier travelers. In 1794, the McHarrie family trekked from Maryland to

become the area’s first settlers. “John McHarrie was a very enterprising gentleman,” explains historian Sue McManus of the local Shacksboro Schoolhouse Museum. “He successfully farmed the land and supplemented his livelihood assisting an ever-growing flow of voyagers and settlers negotiate the river shallows.” The village was named for Dr. Jonas Baldwin. He and his wife Eliza first passed through the area in 1798, returning from Massachusetts in 1808 to make it their home. With projects driven by the influential doctor, a power-harnessing

dam and the river’s ﬁrst bridge among them, the settlement soon grew into a bustling, industrialized mill town. Harvey Baldwin (1797 – 1863), one of the family’s seven children, became the ﬁrst mayor of Syracuse in 1848.

A River Destination The channelized Seneca River is part of New York’s ﬁne recreational canal system, today’s version of the Erie Canal. “More and more, Baldwinsville has grown into a prime destination for canal boaters,” says village mayor Dick Clarke. “Along with a scenic setting,

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An autumn view from the canal side of Paper Mill Island.

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everything is easily within walking distance for visitors…everything.” Besides numerous downtown shops, there are restaurants of every stripe from eclectic dining at Mohegan Manor to the always popular 1950s-style B’Ville Diner, a village staple since 1934. Eateries like the Lock 24, River Grill and the cozy Canal Walk Café offer outdoor seating, often with river scenery. Mayor Clarke points to past industrial and mill sites along the river, for many years dormant and unused, gradually being developed into small parks, increased dock-

age, boat hookups and walking trails with benches. “It’s all part of a destination strategy. We want the river ever more accessible, a resource to enjoy.” Baldwin Canal Square, a green space with ample parking, is now a lively focal point in the center of town. The square hosts community events, among them an annual Oktoberfest and a weekly farmers market showcasing local produce, food, products and live entertainment. Visitors wandering about Baldwinsville can’t miss the recently dedicated “memory markers” of B’Ville Voices, a unique public FA L L 2 014 ~

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art project created from More Information oral histories provided by villagers. A ﬁrst of its kind venture in New baldwinsville.org York, local groups partshacksboromuseum.com nered with the Erie Canal bvillevoices.org Museum in Syracuse, the pacbtv.org cultural heritage group radissoncommunity.org/home.asp City Lore and others to onondagacountyparks.com/ highlight a trail of local beaver-lake-nature-center/ histories and experiences. Uncommon sculpture incorporates stone and steel with descriptive plaques. Paired with quirky titles, they’re sure to spark attention: The Sun Never Sets on a Morris Pump, 121 Pies in a Day, The Four Corners Mural Project, Shovels on Parade, River Rats and more. The essence of the village is captured at each curious stop. Volunteerism, a village strong point, helped create B’Ville Voices and was critical in the founding and operation of PAC-B, a TV channel that goes well beyond the common use of public-access television. Avoiding endless bulletin board-style announcements, PAC-B offers community oriented programming daily from 9 a.m. to midnight, all provided by volunteer videographers, editors, programmers and broadcasters. Live or on tape, B’Ville residents can keep up with local board meetings, community events, forums and “Remembering B’Ville” features. The excellent Baldwinsville school system takes advantage of PAC-B with broadcasts of everything from sports to music to its graduation ceremony.

Times to Celebrate and a Time to Reﬂect Most villages have their traditional celebrations – Christmas, July 4th – and Baldwinsville is no exception. In addition, the Rotarians have sponsored Seneca River Day at riverside Mercer Park for 20 years. A day long festival with a classic cars display, art exhibit, demonstrations, food and fun is topped off with “The Great Seneca River Duck Race.” Several thousand multicolored plastic ducks challenge river currents toward cash prizes and gift baskets. Memorial Day is special in B’Ville. It’s celebrated almost everywhere on the

The B’Ville Diner – a Baldwinsville landmark since 1934.

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A wooded trail at Beaver Lake Nature Center

last Monday in May; a holiday of parades and picnics, flags and barbecue. The occasion for remembering men and women who died serving their country was established in the post-Civil War 1860s as May 30, and in Baldwinsville so it remains. “We’ve always celebrated Memorial Day exactly as intended on May 30, and strictly as a reflective occasion,” says the mayor. Whenever that day falls, B’Ville residents gather at 6 p.m. for a solemn parade through town ending at the village cemetery. Fitting words are spoken, flags are placed and time is taken for quiet remembrance.

Keeping Busy Appropriately, Baldwinsville High School’s teams are nicknamed the “Bees.” The village is a very busy place. Visitors to downtown shops, restaurants and taverns forever find a challenge at the Four Corners. Try crossing the street or driving through at any time of the day! The Seneca River splits at Paper Mill Island (sweeping river on one side, canal lock on the other) where The Red Mill Inn, nestled between two bridges, offers in-town lodging. The inn was once Mercer Milling, a Baldwinsville industry dating back to 1828. Behind the inn is the Paper Mill Island Amphitheater, one of the most scenic outdoor concert and event venues in the Finger Lakes. A festive place, musical groups from symphony to rock take to the stage spring, summer and fall. Large crowds gather in the open air relaxing on lawn chairs or on boats floating just off the island. For walking, running, cross country skiing or snowshoeing, few places surpass Beaver Lake Nature Center, a few miles to the west of the village. Nine miles of mulched trails wind through woods, around water and across boardwalks. The center offers a wide range of nature programs, and wildlife abounds. Just to the east of the village, walkers and bikers enjoy peaceful miles of paved pathways through the woods and past the ponds of Radisson, a planned community of several thousand. Still, the community’s vitality comes back to the Seneca River in the heart of B’Ville. Fishermen often line the bridges or wade in the nearby shallows. People walk and explore the river trails, pausing to take in shoreline scenery. Boats, kayaks and canoes endlessly ply its waters. Former village mayor Joe Saraceni grew up in the village and fondly contributed his memories to the B’Ville Voices project. “As kids we were always around the river – playing, swimming, fishing, boating. Oh yeah, we were River Rats.”

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Right: This wooden beauty greets visitors in the museum lobby. Left: The old Taylor Winery is the new home of the Finger Lakes Boating Museum.

erseverance pays off. Just ask the founders of the Finger Lakes Boating Museum, who started more than a decade ago with a goal of preserving the boating heritage of the Finger Lakes Region. It was a long and crooked path with a number of starts and stops, but on June 21 the Finger Lakes Boating Museum officially opened its doors to the public. The turning point came back in October 2013, when Mercury Aircraft made the huge donation of their 14acre property, which consisted of the old Taylor Wine Company buildings located just south of Hammondsport. The property had been empty for a while and needed a lot of work. The labor began in earnest by an all-volunteer crew, starting with the main building of the complex. It was previously used for office space and needed to be remodeled for the museum layout. Walls had to be torn down and carpeting was removed. FA L L 2 014 ~

Above: “Pumpkin” shines brightly on the main museum ﬂoor.

Left: Old ﬁshing equipment on display

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Old wooden ﬂoors were exposed and had to be sanded and restored. Electrical wiring was replaced. The volunteers labored in a less-than-warm building all through the winter months, but eventually this gorgeous old stone winery was transformed into the primary showcase of the museum. For the next few years, the museum has plans to expand into the additional ﬂoor space available. The mission of the museum is to “research, document, preserve and share the boating history of the Finger Lakes Region.” Classes began while the renovation work was still in progress; they teach the craftsmanship of boat building and restoration based on the boating history of the region. “We want to be an active educational museum, with plenty of hands-on activities,” says Ed Wightman, president of the board of trustees. His excitement for the museum is contagious as he describes some of its plans. “We are already in the process of replicating a Penn Yan Aero Dinghy,” he shares. The plans have been drawn through the classes, and work is ready to begin. An experienced boat builder will be on hand to teach the upcoming build

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project. Other classes, such as boater safety, were scheduled throughout the summer months.

Take a tour Ed took me through an adjacent building used for storage of the large boat collection acquired mostly from donations over the years. They’re all part of the boating history of the Finger Lakes Region, from well-known builders like the Dundee Boat Company, Penn Yan Boats, Morehouse Boat Company, Thompson Brothers and Charles Bauter. It’s a mixed collection of pristine beauties and broken down hulls in desperate need of repair. All have their place in the museum plans – some for display and

others for restoration projects. As the museum opening drew closer, beautiful old wooden boats and canoes were moved from storage onto the showroom floors. The trout boat room was filled. A hands-on room was designed for children. Another room was created for steamboat replicas, artistic creations full of the details of these great boats. A library was established for historical documentation and research materials. Opening day had the building full of museum supporters all celebrating in the excitement of this long-held dream. There’s still plenty of work to be done in the coming years before the vision is completed. Next, the museum crew plans to add windows for observation of the boat building classes, create an educational video room and get more of those old wooden beauties currently in storage relocated onto more showrooms and restoration bays. It’s a daunting task, but for the founders of this museum, it’s a labor of love that’s only just begun.

Visitors admire the workmanship of the ﬁshing boats.

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A Festive Farrago of Finger Lakes Facts Kid-ding Around Does (female goats) are typically used for milk. It takes about 100 goats to make the same amount of milk as one cow. In other words, Lively Run goat dairy produces the same amount of milk as three cows. Once infertility hits them (no kids means no milk), they are given to good homes to keep as pets. This year, the farm is looking for homes for four old nannies. Bucks often have a less promising future, albeit a tasty one. A buck will usually be sold to a butcher, where they will be made into a delicious meat. If they are young, it is called Cabrito, Spanish for kid. If they are older it can be called either mutton or Chevon. Although the idea of eating goat may alarm some, it is a very popular dish in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. – by Sarah

Staying On Track The Lehigh Valley Railroad had an astronomical impact on the daily lives of the Finger Lakes people. A job with the rail company could support a family of four. It gave ﬁnancial security in a time of an economic crisis. The rail line workers could become conductor someday as they had opportunity to work their way up the ladder. Even though the Lehigh ended on February 28, 1975, there are still many uses today. Long time Rushville resident Janet Landcastle said, “During the summers, older kids go jump off the bridge into the stream.” Many people go to the old tracks and take radiant pictures of the breathtaking scenery around them. There is an angelic hiking trail that goes where all of the old tracks once laid. I ﬁnd it quite relaxing.

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It is a place where you can escape the stresses of everyday life and try to remember the simplicity of the past. You can rest up against a tree, close your eyes and try to imagine all the people who were here before you. All of them piling into trains and working the coal beds. The old trails are a place to transport you back in time to 1892. – by Sadie

Caring Communities The Finger Lakes is home to many services for people with disabilities. There are three, however, that really go above and beyond: People, Inc., Happiness House, and Finger Lakes Community College. People, Inc. was created because they wanted to bridge a gap so that people with disabilities were more conﬁdent and felt like they belonged. Within People, Inc. there are different jobs that help the company run. Service Coordinators work with clients to help them ﬁgure out what services they may need and then help them get those services. They also help coordinate the activities, services, and resources that you can get and organize them into schedules. Most importantly they assist people in achieving their goals. Community Intake Providers meet with people who would like services and help them get those services. They also talk about other services that a person might need even if the service is not provided by People Inc. People Inc. tries to bridge the gap of what school does and what the family does to help the person with a disability. – by Gracie

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The Forgotten Fish The cool, fresh, crisp morning air fills my lungs as the engine transitions from a slow purr to a roar during the entry from the canal into the beautiful Seneca Lake. The orange sunrise reflects off of the water, smooth as glass. It’s gorgeous out here, and what could make it any better? The simple fact that this beauty has a beast, cloaking itself with depth. Hiding in the darkness, these creatures of illusion have successfully tamed the raw power of Seneca Lake. It demands and deserves respect. This creature is known as a lake trout. They live in 75 to 100-foot deep water, seldom seen by the naked eye. They are not easily found, much less fooled. Unfortunately, these masters of invisibility receive little respect. They are dismissed as “unchallenging to catch” by many anglers. Being the only native coldwater fish species in the entire Finger Lakes, you would think that they are the most respected of all. But the native fish are slowly disappearing, and are being replaced by stocked fish. – by Peyton

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the water is ready I head inside and turn on the stereo and the outdoor speakers. There’s a soda in the garage fridge with my name on it. The ashtray is next to the light switch, if it happens to be a cigar day. I place it all poolside, in my special spot by the shallow end, to enjoy in the water after wading in. Yes, from time to time we are invited to stay for dinner. And yes, my wife and I accept and return the offer regularly. I am polite. Again, these are our friends. But in the warm weather I am drawn to that pool like a moth to a porch light. Life is short and it’s hot outside. Our friend owns a pool. Let’s go. Tragedy struck last fall, just as the pool season started to wind down. The pool’s liner, surviving well beyond the typical 10-year lifespan, began to slowly leak. The water level crept lower and lower. The saddest day of the year, pool cover day, was doubly emotional, as the possibility loomed that a new liner would not be installed and the backyard would return to a grassier state.

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As they dry, gourds develop ourd artist Graham Hanging lamps are currently very popular. a mold on the outer skin. Ottoson knows Tthe light shines through the small holes like a disco ball. Ottoson explains that the there is something mold is normal; gourds are magical about very different from squash. cultivating art from start “It’s like wood basically. If to ﬁnish right in one’s own you keep them dry, they are backyard. Ottoson plants, not going to rot,” she says. tends, and harvests gourds Once dried, the gourds in her garden, then uses are ready to be turned into those gourds as the medium art. Ottoson washes off the for her art. It is a year-long mold and dirt of the past few process from seed to sculpmonths. For lamps and bowls, ture, and she loves every step she cuts the gourd open and along the way. scrapes out the seeds. Not The Ithaca-based artist wanting to detract from the has a long history with art. She natural beauty of the gourd, tried forms from stained-glass Ottoson likes to let the shape to pottery to photography, of the gourd lead her work. always on the lookout for She studies each piece and art that truly spoke to her. works with the gourd. “I When she tried working with [carve] vertical lines that run gourds, Ottoson knew she parallel with the veins,” she had found it. Her ﬁrst piece says. She uses hand drills with was a lamp, and at the time, different sized bits, small saws she didn’t even realize that many and various potters’ tools for other people were making gourd creating her designs. sculptures. She experimented When the pattern is carved with gourds, teaching herself what to her liking, it is time to stain the worked and what didn’t, and later piece. There are many paints and took a few courses with the American dyes available to gourd artists, but Gourd Society. Ottoson’s favorite is a stain that turns the Ottoson grows lagenaria type gourd an autumn-orange color. “Once in a gourds, which grow in many odd and interwhile I’ll veer off into the world of color, just to see. But I esting shapes. “People who have seen gourds growing in always come back to this color.” When adding embellishthe garden know there is this universal delight,” she says, ments such as beads, glass marbles or pine needles, Ottoson her own delight evident. She loves the gourds covering allows the additions to enhance the already beautiful sculpher trellis all summer. ture. She wants the quirkiness of the gourd, not her design or After fall harvest, the gourds spend the winter drying. (Continued on page 103)

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The third Vero in the U.S. is close to home. The Upstate Cancer Center provides advanced cancer-fighting technology, including the third Vero SBRT installed in the nation. Skilled radiation oncologists, like Upstate’s Anna Shapiro MD, use the Vero to locate, target and treat tumors in real time. The Vero provides a 3-D view then precisely delivers radiation through beams concentrated on the tumor, sparing healthy cells and tissues. The Vero also can be used for tumors that have spread or that are hard to reach with surgery.

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