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contents 6 Oneida County History Center 9 ADK Journal 11 Restaurant Guide 14 Antiques Guide 17 Nature in May 19 MV Astronomy Club 21 MV Gardens 24 MV Crossword 27 Tales from Shawangunk 33 Writings of Richard Enders 35 On The Farm with Suzie 39 Matt Perry’s MV Nature 43 Gallery Guide 45 Advertiser Directory 46 Contest Answers/Sponsor News

On the first sunny spring day in April, I rallied the strength to venture out into our backyard to visit our dormant garden beds. I had little energy to think about preparing them and planting so decided that I would skip it this year. “I’ll just maintain what we’ve got...no planting,” I resolved. I bent down and pulled up a creeping Charlie, thwarting its advance across the now breached 5” trench around my garden beds. The plant was shockingly green and established though the yard still had lingering pockets of snow. “Ugh, where did you find the energy little guy? I don’t want to pull weeds,” I moaned out loud. I scoped out the beds and also found chickweed trying to stake its claim. “I should get my garden gloves on,” I thought to myself, and headed to the shed. After clearing the bed of chickweed, I went back to the trench and worked on battling the onslaught of Charlie’s comrades. “My lawn edger would be helpful,” I thought as I stood up and headed back to the shed. “Hello,” my neighbor called out. “Just got my peas in!” “Peas?!” I exclaimed. “Oh my goodness, I almost forgot, thank you.” I ran to the house to grab my bag of peas and put on my garden clogs. When I returned, I saw that my neighbor had been joined by his wife. She shouted out a greeting. “Long time no see! I just finished planting some lettuce.” “Lettuce?!” I lamented. “Oh, I forgot to get seeds.” “I thought you weren’t going to plant this year,” she laughed. Every autumn, when we find ourselves out doing fall chores, we vow to cut back on gardening. “Would you like to borrow some seeds?” “Yes, thank you.” Hours later, as the sun set, I stood and looked at my newly edged garden beds and the staked rows planted with promises of peas and lettuce. “Amazing what energy the sun can muster,” I pondered. I looked at the forecast on my cellphone; it indicated rain the next day. Perfect, that would set in my freshly planted seeds. It would also be a good day to do some garden planning I concluded. •

MOHAWK VALLEY LIVING MAGAZINE May 2022

PUBLISHERS Lance and Sharry Whitney EDITOR Sharry Whitney DESIGN & LAYOUT Lance David Whitney ASSISTANT EDITOR Shelley Malenowski CONTRIBUTORS Peggy Spencer Behrendt, Carol Higgins, Suzie Jones, Melinda Karastury, Rebecca McLain, Matt Perry, Cynthia Quackenbush, Denise Szarek, Gary VanRiper CONTACT US (315) 853-7133 30 Kellogg Street Clinton, NY 13323 www.MohawkValleyLiving.com mohawkvalleyliving@hotmail.com Mohawk Valley Living is a monthly magazine and television show that explore the area’s arts, culture, and heritage. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of Mohawk Valley Living, Inc.

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Utica Celebrated Fine Shoes by Patrick Reynolds

OCHC Director of Public Programs When thinking about the history of manufacturing in Utica, the most prominent industry that comes to mind is textile manufacturing. Many textile mill buildings still stand today. Most people do not realize that there was another big industry here that often gets overlooked: shoemaking. For a while, shoe manufacturing was one of Utica’s chief industries. Early Utica had several tanneries and supported numerous leather artisans such as shoemakers and saddlemakers. At that time, shoes were custom-made for each buyer. John Cantwell was one of the first shoemakers in Utica. Born in Ireland in 1815, he came to Utica with his family in 1837 and opened a shop at No. 3 Catharine Street, where he employed twelve to fifteen shoemakers who crafted the finest shoes and boots in Central New York. Lewis Brothers had a large shoe store at No.180 Genesee Street by 1859; the firm had sixty-seven workers producing

200 pairs of shoes daily. James M. Wiswell began the manufacture of shoes in 1862. He made ladies Balmorals and Gaiters, and by 1867 had increased his production from sixty to 140 pairs per day. His workshop employed forty persons, including sixteen women. Shoe manufacturing became mechanized with the advent and use of steam engines in factories. Shoe manufacturing in large-scale factories in Utica grew to immense proportions in the 1870s and 80s when 3,500 – 4,000 pairs of shoes were produced each day by more than 2,000 workers. Nearly all factories in Utica made high-quality women’s shoes using the newly invented labor-saving McKay machine that stitched the soles on shoes. In its heyday, Utica shoes had a solid reputation throughout the United States and sold readily. The factories conducting business here between 1865 to 1893 include Holbrook and Ludlow (known later as H.J. Holbrook and Co.), Case and Tallman (later reformed as Tallman and Hurd), and Reynolds Brothers. The Reynolds Brothers had the largest factory in Utica, employed 600 workers, and made 1,000 pairs of shoes per day. They did a business of $800,000 a year, and the total sales of the factories in Utica were $2,000,000 a year. (The equivalent of $63,000,000 today).These firms all grew rapidly and employed more than 2,000 people in Utica by 1880. The manufacturers had been making huge profits under a highly-protective McKinley Tariff Bill that was repealed in 1893. Shortly after, however, troubles began with the organization known as the Knights of Labor, whose demands were such that it became impossible to manufacture shoes at a profit in Utica. The economic depression of the early 1890s added to these troubles. These prosperous shoe factories either closed their doors or moved away from the city by 1893. The Tallman and Hurd Company was the only holdout, which continued in the wholesale shoe business. Hurd shoes were not made in Utica but made to the local firm’s specifications. Today, the Hurd building is the only building that remains from Utica’s once-thriving shoe district. Want to know more? A temporary exhibit about Utica’s shoemaking industry is now on view at the Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee Street, Utica NY. You are invited to visit us Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. •

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Most people know some common terms associated with hiking. GORP is one, right? A simple mix of granola, oats, raisins, and peanuts to take with you for a snack while on the trail. And there are other terms you become familiar with along the way, some more common than others. Switch Back – a trail that zig-zags while slowly gaining elevation, rather than ascending straight up. Cairn – a man-made pile of rocks designating the direction of a trail. You may see a series of cairns marking a trail above a tree line leading to a summit, or placed at both sides of a stream bed indicating where to cross to remain connected with the trail. Bushwhack – hiking without a trail. Having ascended 82 of the 100 highest mountains in the Adirondacks so far, the need to bushwhack

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became inevitable. I don’t have a lot of photos from those hikes other than summit shots or stops to read a map. You tend to need all four limbs simultaneously at work while pushing your way through dense foliage, or scrambling up breaks found between steep faces of rock. Rock-hopping – is just what it sounds like – hopping rocks. Sometimes to rise above a muddy trail, usually to cross a stream. Some terms may be less known. One term I only recently discovered is for the hiker who leads the way clearing the spiderwebs crossing a narrow trail. Apparently you are a Cobbknocker. That would most often be me! Mission Creep – is when you reach your destination and decide to go for more. Only once, in the Indian Lake quadrant, did my hiking buddy and I try to fit one more mountain in before dark while on a bushwhack. Realizing we were not going to make the mountain, we veered off to connect with the Snowy Mountain trail which led us back out to our parked vehicle. A headlamp is helpful, but bushwhacking is not a lot of fun in pitch black conditions. Blowdown – trees that have fallen, often caused by straight line winds. Did you ever play that game ‘pick-up-sticks’? You open the can and drop the sticks on the table or floor where they topple all over each other. I’ve bushwhacked several times through areas where a straight line wind dropped several trees at random to fall just like that. Sometimes you can walk along the top of the mess – it’s like crisscrossing a series of dangerous balance beams. Dangerous because there are often spikes sticking up from broken branches threatening to trip you up and impale you should you fall. Other times I’ve had to crawl or squeeze through some tight places where trees were loosely stacked atop one another. After crushing two cameras that were in my backpack, I finally started using a hard-shell case for protection. Outlier – In this context, an isolated mountain. Scree – debris that ends up in your boots (dirt, stones, evergreen needles). That’s one among several reasons I wear gaiters. Another reason is to prevent ticks or bees from entering the bottom of my pantlegs. My gaiters, light-colored pants, shirts, and hats are treated with Insect Shield® which also discourages any pesky attackers or hitchhikers. Summit Fever – what comes on when you just have to go climb a mountain! In fact, just working on this article and selecting some accompanying photographs, I can feel the fever coming on strong right now! •

Mark Lowell rock-hopping one of the many streams found throughout the Adirondacks.

My hiking buddy, Mark Lowell. It seemed like we had plenty of daylight to make one more mountain.

Seeing images like this can trigger summit fever, a deep desire to go climb a mountain! (view from Pitchoff Mountain)

Gary VanRiper is an author, photographer, and pastor at the Camden Wesleyan Church. He has written 19 children’s books with his son, Justin. Learn more at: www.adirondackkids.com

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Baltimore Oriole

story and photos by Matt Perry In May, the air becomes charged with the aspirations of thousands of returning songbirds. Some of them are ramping up for the local breeding season but most are eager to finish their migration journey to breeding grounds in the north. The dawn songbird chorus is infused with their music – all performed with peak passion and enthusiasm. The birds of May don their freshest and brightest plumage and appear as vivid as any earth-bound flower. Many of these birds are rarely, if ever, seen by people. They fly by night as self-propelled airmail, precious parcels of diversity from exotic lands. They quietly deliver themselves into the canopies of our temperate forestlands. There, they hide until morning light. So many of these birds remain a secret pleasure of a relative handful of eager birders. They are the embodiment of a treasure that only the patient, committed eye can discern. For those who partake of the birding discipline, experiencing a colorful warbler is like seeing magic incarnate – their blend of beauty, elegance, drive, and uniqueness is something we have the need to experience. Indeed, seeing these birds is akin to having a little piece of a tropical rainforest show up on your doorstep. Nothing quite says paradise like the sights and sounds of these part-time tropical birds

(called neotropical songbirds). The orioles, tanagers, thrushes, flycatchers, cuckoos, grosbeaks, warblers, and vireos almost all arrive during the month of May – most in the first half of the month. Suddenly, a forest that had enjoyed only a modest occupancy rate, is filled with patrons and revelers. It can be compared to a popular hotel when there is a large convention in town; and, in a way, there is one – an insectivore convention. The birds’ arrival is timed to exploit a food resource that traditionally explodes in May. This resource is insects – primarily foliage-eating Lepidoptera (moths). The caterpillars emerge as the new foliage unfurls and at a time when it’s most nutritious and digestible. To the birds, the fattening moth larvae comprise an all-youcan-eat buffet, and they will go about gleaning them from leaves and flowers as they make their way through the treetops. Their aim is to replenish the fat reserves exhausted by their marathon flights, and for many, to refuel for the next leg of their journey. Of course, our goal is to see the birds while they are here. Some make it easy and stand out on open branches or on the tops of trees to belt out their breeding songs. The Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak are relatively good

about revealing themselves and can often be viewed by the armchair bird enthusiast. The grosbeak, oriole, and Indigo Bunting even have the good grace to visit bird feeders, and not just in May, but throughout their breeding season. The Tanager is no fan of seed or nectar feeders but may visit a backyard if there is enough forest cover. The Scarlet Tanager typically arrives in the Mohawk Valley around the second week of May. In our woods, I usually hear them before I see them. Their song is a kind of caroling phrase – not unlike that which a Robin produces. The male tanager is a brilliant scarlet bird with jet black wings and tail while the female is a greenish-yellow. She also has dark wings and tail and, while not so flamboyant, she’s an attractive bird in her own right. This beautiful species is one of the main impetuses for people taking up birding in the first place. The warblers are sometimes referred to as the butterflies of the bird world. There are over 30 species that may come through our region during migration, and they are a colorful bunch. The Blackburnian Warbler with its orange flame throat; the Cape May Warbler

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A Doe sentry is alert to movement in the hedge its nose directly into the lens. In another incident, a doe repeatedly stomped her foot at the camera before deciding it was something worthy of retreating from. Carcasses of deer are also approached with caution and with what almost appears as an air of respect. Bodies of fallen comrades (or strangers) cause unease in the group. However, interestingly, they are not avoided and may even receive semi-regular visits by the same group. When approaching a carcass, they typically maintain a few feet of distance while they crane their necks and test the air. Although they peer at carcasses, they do not gesture to them. When one deer in a group walks off (and is not chased off by an individual of higher rank) there is a strong tendency for the others to follow. It doesn’t seem to matter the rank of the deer leaving or what may have caused it to depart. Just the sight of one in the group moving off with apparent purpose is a compelling enough reason for the entire group to do the same thing. Likewise, when an alarmed deer with its tail at full mast runs off, the entire group follows – usually all fleeing in the same direction. Again, it doesn’t matter the rank of the individual that signals the retreat. What constitutes a good reason for one to leave, is reason enough for all. This means that a group of deer is only as brave as their most skittish member. The group dynamics of deer is surprisingly complicated, and it varies greatly through the course of the year. In winter, we see the largest gatherings as many small cliques join together into herds. This behavior is often referred to as “yarding”. Deer do this for the same reason birds form flocks – for safety, and to better take advantage of shelter and food resources. Individuals in a herd benefit from the combined knowledge of their members. They share each other’s knowledge of the land and where food, water, and shelter are, and where lies danger. It’s a fact that there is safety in numbers; a herd possesses a great number of ears and eyes that are all alert to potential threats in the environment. Also, an individual’s chance of survival greatly increases when he is part of a group. When alone, he would be the sole target of an active predator. However, when in a group, an individual is only one of many potential targets. The makeup of the larger herds tends to be fluid with smaller cliques moving in and out at will. They may disband and reconvene several times during a twenty-four-hour period. • Look for part 2 of this article in the June issue of Mohawk Valley Living Magazine.

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