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WELLNESS

FEATURE

TIAC celebrates 50 years

Chef Ives prepares for new restaurant

Staying focused on your spring wellness

Summer guide to NNY events

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Teddy Bear SATURDAY, JULY 15 from 12pm-3pm

Lewis County Fairgrounds - Lowville, NY

Join us for a fun afternoon of

ARTS, CRAFTS, SNACKS AND OF COURSE TEA!

Will be held outside in the garden at the

Jefferson County Historical Society

228 Washington Street 315-782-3491

For more info - www.beavercamp.org or call (315) 376-2640 Fundraising auction benefit for our summer children’s camp program.

CONTENTS

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Feature 40 Fashion Local jewelry makers

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NNY Art TIAC celebrates 50 years

STORY 16 COVER Holistic Healing

34 Entertainment Summer concerts and

more

Chateau set to open

History 38 NNY The truth behind

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Food Feature 24 NNY Saint Lawrence Spirits

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[ EDITOR’S NOTE ] This time of year, there is one thing that grows as quickly When the idea of restoring the century-old building into an arts and entertainment center came up in 2000, many as the grass in the north country: were skeptical. The plan involved relocating the the calendar of upcoming events.

Thousand Islands Museum, which had called the Shaking off the winter doldrums, upper floors of the building home for 40 years. arts and entertainment venues start A dedicated group calling for the restoration releasing slates of events that have envisioned a venue to rival the Thousand Islands been in the planning throughout the Playhouse across the St. Lawrence River in winter months. There are outdoor Gananoque, Ontario, but the proposed renovafestivals and concerts announced tion cost and the ousting of the museum led to for virtually every weekend and several heated discussions at meetings of the smaller gatherings dot many of the Clayton Town Council, which has its offices in weeknights. the building’s lower level.

In the spring issue of NNY Living, The Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund freelance writer Nicole Caldwell raised more than $3 million for the renovations offers an extensive, but by no means and by 2009 the opera house was hosting more all-encompassing, list of artistic than a hundred events annually. This summer, happenings that will be squeezed the venue will host acts such as singer/songinto the summer months. Some are writer Kevin Mac, multi-award winning recording free to attend, others carry a nominal artist James Torme, game show host Bob admission fee and a few come with Brian Kelly Eubanks and country and gospel singer Larry a cost that one would associate with Gatlin. Many show attendees will undoubtedly seeing nationally renowned acts. In other words, there is spend time along the river or dine in Clayton before or after something for everyone. the concerts.

A mainstay of summer entertainment has been the In short, there is no shortage of activities ahead for Disabled Persons Action Organization’s concert series, those looking to get out and enjoy the upcoming season. which has been bringing big names to the north country NNY Living will be back in June with our summer issue for more than 40 years. On July 14, DPAO will present featuring more suggestions on how to take advantage of all the award-winning rock band Daughtry at the Watertown there is to offer in the north country.

Fairgrounds Arena, followed by country star Chris Young on July 23 at the arena and comedian Jeff Foxworthy on Aug. Enjoy, 4, also at the arena.

The Clayton Opera House has quickly established itself as a dynamic venue for cultural performances and shows.

[ CONTRIBUTORS] Michelle Graham is the wellness director for the Downtown Watertown YMCA. She lives in Watertown with her husband and children.

Neal Burdick is the retired editor of St. Lawrence University Magazine and a freelance writer who lives in Canton.

Lenka P. Walldroff is a former museum specialist, conservator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and curator of collections for the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Katie Machia is a Watertown native and Sophomore at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

She writes about everything from the outdoors to fashion.

Holly Boname is associate magazine editor for NNY Magazines. Her articles appear in NNY Business and NNY Living magazines.

Nicole Caldwell is a writer and editor based out of Better Farm in Redwood, NY. Her work has appeared in Mother Earth News, Martha Stewart Living, Thrillist, Playgirl, and many other publications.

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Foxy’s Restaurant ........................42 Fuccillo Auto Malls ......................46 Gouverneur Hospital ...................48 HighTower ..................................47 Hospice of Jefferson County .......30 Ives Hill Country Club ..................31 Jefferson Co. Historical Society ....4 Koffee Kove Restaurant ...............42 LP Builders ................................43 McKenzie Cantwell, LAc ..............32 Nortz & Virkler, Inc. .....................31 NNY Waterfront Pages ...........44,45 O.D. Greene ................................46 O’Briens Restaurant ....................33 Painful Acres ..............................47 Phinney’s Automotive Center ......43 Pearl’s Pastry Shoppe .................46 Porch & Paddle ............................42 River Hospital .............................37 Rusty Johnson Masonry .............33 Saint Lawrence Spirits ................33

Chairman of the Board John B. Johnson Jr.

Editor & Publisher John B. Johnson

Co-Publisher

Harold B. Johnson II

Magazine Editor Brian Kelly

Associate Magazine Editor Holly C. Boname

Editorial Design Holly C. Boname

Photography

Justin Sorensen, Amanda Morrison, Chris Lenney

Director of Advertising Michelle Bowers

Ad Graphics, Design

Brian Mitchell, Heather O’Driscoll, Scott Smith, Todd Soules, Rick Gaskin

Circulation Director Mary Sawyer

Norah Machia is a freelance writer and veteran Watertown Daily Times reporter.

Leslie Rowland is the executive director for the Thousand Islands Arts Center in Clayton.

[ MARKETPLACE ] 1000 Islands Cruet ......................42 1000 Islands River Rat Cheese ...43 2 Mama Birds .............................31 Anna Mae’s ................................46 Antique Boat Museum ................32 Bach and Co. ..............................33 Beaver Camp ................................4 Cantwell’s Property Services ......31 Cartier Place ...............................15 Carson’s Pizzeria & Bar ..............46 Channelside.................................42 Clayton Chamber of Commerce ....4 Clayton Dental Office .................31 Clipper Inn .................................41 Crouse Neuroscience Institute ...32 Detail This ..................................46 Dr. Guitar Music .........................31 Eagle Shoppe .............................42 Finley’s Closet .............................13 Food Bank of CNY ........................9 Foy Agency Insurance .................31

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Shurfine .....................................43 St. Larry’s ...................................43 Teresa Clement Dance Studio .....42 The Gold Locker ..........................33 The Johnston House Restaurant 42 Thousand Islands Art Center ......13 Truesdell’s Furniture ..................31 Tunes 92.5 .................................10 W.D. Bach ..................................43 Watertown International Airport .39 Watertown Savings Bank .............2 Wait Motorsports .........................8 Wait Toyota ..................................9 Weichert Realtors .......................43 Wood Boat Brewery ...................43 Woodruff Professional Building ..37 Worthington’s Auto Repair .........46 WWTI ABC50 ...............................3

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[ ARTS. MUSIC. CULTURE. FAMILIES. ]

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 23

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, 2 to 7 p.m., Bruce M. Wright Memorial Conference Center. Watertown Lyric Theater presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, “an average day in the life of Charlie Brown.” Cost: $15 general admission; $12 students, seniors and military; children 10 and under free.

Info: info@watertownlyrictheater.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

Vocal Explorations with Samantha Stinson, 2 to 4 p.m., St. Lawrence County Arts Council, 41 Elm St. Have you always wanted to improve your singing voice, but are put off by the time commitment of weekly lessons? This is the class for you.

Spend some time learning about vocal technique in simple terms, including posture, breathing, diction, and resonance.

Then put that knowledge to immediate use with a song of your choosing in a safe, friendly group class environment. This 2-hour workshop is designed for solo and choral singers alike.

All levels and song styles welcome. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle, a pencil, and 2 copies of your song.

An accompanist will be provided. Class space is limited, preregistration required. Cost: $19 members; $24 non-member.

Info/registration: Call 315-265-6860.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

The East Coast Premiere of “Changing Currents” presented by Save the River, 5 to 8 p.m., Clayton Opera House, 405 Riverside Drive, Clayton. This award winning film, includes the St. Lawrence River and several figures from the River community, focuses on problems affecting rivers in the U.S. and Canada and explores movements to preserve and restore them. There will be an open discussion after the showing. Info: Savetheriver.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 6

11th Annual Earth Day & 20 Years of Business Celebration, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Mustard Seed-Organic & Natural Food Market and Café, 969 Arsenal St. Vendors and displays will be on site, as well as activities for all ages, lunch specials, samples and guest speaker Bing Thomas. Cost: free. Info: Call (315) 788-2463.

FRIDAY, MAY 5, 6 AND FRIDAY, MAY 11 THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 13

GENERAL BROWN WEEKEND: Family Fun and Activity Filled!

A three-day festival that celebrates the roots of Brownville has itself returned to its roots on the grounds of the historic Brown Mansion.

The 40th annual General Brown Days’ Weekend will take place June 2, 3 and 4 throughout the village, but centers around the mansion on Brown Boulevard. The event honors Gen. Jacob J. Brown, the namesake of the village and town of Brownville and General Brown Central School.

Gen. Brown settled in the community in 1799 and led U.S. forces against the British in the War of 1812, including an 1813 battle at Sackets Harbor. His limestone home, now known as Brown Mansion, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

For about the first 20 years of the festival, events primarily took place on or near the grounds of the mansion. As the event grew, activities spread across the village, but organizers have in recent years tried to bring almost all of the happenings back to the mansion, according to Dan Connor, who heads the organizing committee.

“We have done our best to turn this into a huge, familyfriendly event where there is something for people of all interests and ages,” Mr. Connor said.

There will be a large craft fair and a food court offered all weekend, as well as carnival rides and games. A karaoke contest for high school students will help kick off events Friday, along with concerts performed by local school bands, vocal groups and the Antwerp Drum and Bugle Corps.

Concerts will continue on Saturday, accompanied by a 5-K run, an Operation Safe Child program and a large parade. A fireworks show will wrap up activities Saturday night, with a soap box derby slated for Sunday.

Profits from last year’s festival resulted in donations totaling $3,000 made to Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, school groups and the Brownville Youth Committee.

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Little Theatre Watertown Presents Doubt: A Parable, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 1330 Gotham St., Watertown.

In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. Thursday night discounted with donation of non-parishable food item. Cost: $10. Info: littletheatrewatertown.com.

AMANDA MORRISON n NNY BUSINESS The General Brown Days committee, first row: Paul Locy and Nick Brenon, second row: Kathy Mitchell, Dan Connor, and Cheri Connor, third row: Pat Connor and Tom Barker. Members not present: Sue Bence, Leo Thompson, Steve Falk, and Jason Widrick.

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FRIDAY, MAY 19 THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 21

Highway Legends Car Show, 4 to 9 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Cerow Recreation Park, 615 East Line Road. From antique automobiles, trucks and bikes to the muscle care age of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Cost: Free. Info: Cerow Recreation Park, 315-686-4310 or www.highwaylegends.us.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

Spring Walleye and Northern Fishing Derby, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cape Vincent Chamber of Commerce, 173 N. James St., Cape Vincent. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place largest Walleye and Northern Pike.

Registration is at the Cape Vincent Chamber of Commerce office on North James Street, Roxy Hotel on Broadway, Thousand Islands Bait Store NYS Rt. 12, Alexandria Bay, Gander Mountain in Watertown, B & J Bait Shop in Dexter, Chaumont Hardware, Snug Harbor and Martin’s Marina in Mud Bay. Weigh in will be at the Cape Vincent Chamber of Commerce. There is a FREE kids perch division for children 15 and under. Cost/entry fee: $15. Info: Call the chamber of commerce for more information at 315-654-2481 or e-mail thecape@tds.net.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

Thousand Islands Artists Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Breakwater Gallery,

263 Broadway, Cape Vincent. Breakwater Gallery will host member artists who do not have studios in the Thousand Islands. The Breakwater will feature work from local artists and hand out studio tour information. Cost: Free. Info: 315-501-4091.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 11

The Great New York State Food & Wine Festival, 3 to 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Cerow Recreation Park, 615 East Line Road. This is an event celebrating quality “Made in New York” food and wine products including candy and cheeses, nuts, sauces, herbs and spices, cookies and New York state wine. Taste and buy the foods and wine of New York state. Cost: $10 adults, includes wine glass; $9 military; $5 children; children under 12 free. Info: Cerow Recreation Park, 315-686-4310 or www.1000islands-clayton.com/foodwinefestival/.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9 THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 10

Beaver Camp Benefit Auction, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; 6 a.m. Saturday, Lewis County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the auction provide critical financial support to the summer camp program. Enjoy food, conversation, food and old-fashioned community. Friday auction BBQ dinner and preview items to be sold

the next day. Saturday morning start with a pancake and sausage breakfast, followed by bidding and a BBQ lunch.

Donations accepted.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25

Historical Weekend, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cape Vincent. There will be a variety of fun, exciting and informative events taking place throughout the village. An encampment, re-enactment, historical walking tours, lectures, period musical performances, period watercraft, tallships and crafters village are among some of the highlights. Cost: Free. Info: 315-654-2481, email thecape@tds.net or log onto www.capevincent.org.

Saturday, July 9 through Sunday, July 10

SATURDAY, JULY 8 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 9

49th Annual French Festival, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cape Vincent. French pastries will go on sale at 8:00 am at the Fire Hall on Broadway Street. Over 200 Artists and Crafters will line the streets of the village and will be selling their wares.

The official opening ceremonies for the 49th Annual French Festival will be at 11:00 am at the reviewing stand in front of the American Legion on Broadway Street. National anthems will be sung followed by Cape Vincent’s Mayor and Town Supervisor welcoming event attendees. Shortly following the welcome Miss French Festival 2017 will be crowned by Miss French Festival 2016.

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The parade begins at 2:00 pm with Napoleon leading the way. The parade will include floats, bands and over 50 units from the United States and Canada.

Cost: Free. Info: 315-654-2481.

FRIDAY, JULY 15 THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 15

49th Annual Decoy & Wildlife Art Show, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Cerow Recreation Park, 615 East Line Road. This show features decoy artists from around the world, as well as wildlife pictures and taxidermist displays. There will be hundreds of exhibitors, including national and international winners. Info: Cerow Recreation Park, 315-686-4310 or timuseum.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

53rd Annual Antique Show & Sale, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Cerow Recreation Park, 615 East Line Road. Wine and cheese preview Friday, special admission price and preview of antiques. Annual Antique show opens August 12 to 13. An array of exhibitors from the U.S. and Canada. A fundraiser for the Thousand Islands Arts Center, home of the Handweaving Museum.

Info: Cerow Recreation Park, 315-6864310 or tiartscenter.org.

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[ HEALTH & WELLNESS ]

FITNESS Trends for 2017

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have become increasingly interested in what is trending in the fitness industry each year. It is how we determine programming within our walls and how to stay current in the industry. Trends change and to watch how fitness has evolved over the years is truly remarkable.

The American College of Sports Medicine has been tracking trends for the last 11 years. Before we hit the top trends for the year, I think it is important to differentiate between a trend and a fad. A trend is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “to extend in a general direction: follow a general course.” A fad is defined as “a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal.” Although trends change slightly from year to year I think the top trend will not be surprising to most.

The top five trends are: strength training, educated, certified and experienced fitness professionals, high-intensity interval training, body weight training and wearable technology.

Strength training according to ACSM has been a strong trend since the inception of the survey. Having good strength and maintaining it through the lifecycle is essential. Most fitness professionals incorporate at least some facet of strength training in the development of an exercise prescription or program. Even profession-

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als that deal with chronic disease say that incorporating strength training is an integral part of a well-balanced routine. While maintaining good strength is imperative for activities of daily living, it is also beneficial to help all of us age gracefully.

The next trend is educated, certified and experienced fitness professionals. As the health and wellness market continues to evolve there is a real need for expertise in the field. Programs are ever-changing and finding a professional on the cutting edge of health is crucial. Many exercise professionals are not just personal trainers but experts in dealing with chronic disease or, better yet, preventing disease. Many exercise professionals are expanding their credentials by seeking other certifications like diabetes prevention, chronic disease self- management and numerous others.

Experience sure counts as well. Finding experts with years of experience can be both rewarding and beneficial.

The next trend in the survey is highintensity interval training. Known as HIIT, this type of training incorporates short bouts of higher-intensity exercise followed by a short recovery. Although this format is not for everyone it is time efficient and garners some great results. There has been some correlation with this format and a higher rate of injury. Regardless of the risks, HIIT training has popped up all over the country and around the world.

The next trend is body weight training.

With this format no equipment is required.

No gym membership is necessary, just you and your body. Body weight training is much more than just squats and jumping jacks. Entire fitness routines utilize bodies for resistance to build both muscular strength and endurance.

The number ONE trend for 2017 according to the American College of Sports Medicine is wearable technology.

For me this is absolutely no surprise. We have become so connected to technology and all that it has to offer. We can track everything with technology from heart rate, miles in a day, steps, floors and even sleeping patterns. Of course technology can be beneficial if used in the right way or a curse if we become obsessed with all these measurements. Over the years I have watched technology explode. It is not uncommon for individuals to come into the YMCA with wearable technology. The Fit Bit and the Apple watch are among the most popular. There are many other brands; it truly becomes all about choice and what it is you want to track.

No matter the trend living life to the fullest involves taking charge of your health. How can you push your inner health compass? Step outside your comfort zone and try something new. If you are looking for motivation, examine wearable technology. You may find this is just what you need to take your health and well-being to the next level.

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50 Years STRONG: Thousand Islands Arts Center Celebrates years of creative development heritage arts and crafts, focally, handweaving.

The direction the institution took toward handweaving can be traced back to its first dean, Emily Post. Post, a retired educator and weaver from Princeton, N. J., summered in the Thousand Islands. In 1966, 44 students assembled to learn the art of handweaving on looms either purchased or loaned from a group of Princeton weavers. The following year, there were 100 students and “lightning!” as a surviving note from Post indicates, referring to the museum literally being struck by lightning. Very early on Post was able to engage nationally known instructors to teach at the school, establishing a high quality of instruction which is the institution’s past and present, and also its future.

Post designed the colorful Thousand Islands Tartan, and gave TIAC the rights

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Post retired in 1976, and at the age of 71 she lamented “I only wish the school had been started ten years earlier, and I could have stuck with it longer…I have a feeling this was the thing I was meant to accomplish from the beginning.” And what Post accomplished was incredible.

In only four short years the Craft School had thoroughly outgrown its space within the TI Museum and in 1969 purchased its own campus, the 1850 home and carriage barn of faith healer, Antoine Tetrault, located at 314 John St. in Clayton, where it remains today. Within the Arts Center there is a dedicated handweaving studio in memory of Post, complete with more than a dozen looms.

Weaving classes are offered during the summer and projects by the Wednesday Weavers, the museum’s unofficial guild, continue throughout the year. TIAC maintains a yearround heritage arts curriculum for all ages and skill levels as well as an onsite pottery studio. Yet handweaving remains at the heart of the institution, and nestled within the second story walls of this faith healer’s home, the miraculous did happen – there grew one of the preeminent collections of 20th-century North American handwoven textiles, books and JUSTIN SORENSEN n NNY LIVING

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omething very special and altogether unexpected emerged in the small village of Clayton in the Thousand Islands region of upstate New York some 50 years ago. A group of visionaries led by locals Vincent Dee and Dale Kenyon set out to put Clayton on the map not only for its beautiful natural resources, but also for its significant cultural resources, and that is exactly what happened.

The Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum (TIAC) began as the Thousand Islands Museum Craft School, an auxiliary of the Thousand Islands Museum (TIM) in 1966, with 1967 marking its first official year.

The group wished to give people another reason to come to the region, one that would appeal to those not specifically interested in the recreational activities the St. Lawrence River had to offer, but rather those interested in learning the skills of

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archival materials, rivaling that found in any major institution. At the nucleus of this gem is the Berta Frey Collection.

In 1972, the Craft School changed forever when Berta Frey, author of Designing and Drafting for Handweavers left her collection from a long life of designing and weaving to the school. Frey, an occupational therapist at Walter Reed Hospital, recognized the benefits of handweaving for relaxation and therapy. The Berta Frey Memorial Library was established in her memory.

As news spread of the Handweaving Museum being the repository for Frey’s collection, other donations from prominent weavers in America’s renaissance of handweaving were accepted. In the early 1970s, Emily Belding, a Philadelphia industrial textile designer, bequeathed her collection of more than 2,200 items. This was followed by Elizabeth Trelow, collector of early American textiles, who donated over 100 handwoven 19th-century American fabrics in the late 1970s. Then,

in 1981, came Marjorie Ruth Ross, master weaver and teacher, best known for her “500 Treadlings” piece. Finally, in 1982, Myra Young, weaver and world traveler, donated her collection of textile books.

Comprised of nearly 1,800 volumes from various periods and written in numerous languages, many of the books are rare and out of print. With these and other promised donations, the Handweaving Museum found itself with an impressive foundational collection.

Yet these amazing collections did not just arrive at the doorstep. It took the thoughtful planning and persistent dedication of countless volunteers alongside Post and Dee; women like Elizabeth Haxall, Margaret Gosier, Betty Wilson, and Betsy Eppolito gave their time, knowledge and resources. Yet, no person has been more dedicated to the institution over the past 50 years than Sonja Wahl, Curator Emerita. Wahl, a Golden Guild master, couturier, and master seamstress, has been instrumental in the Handweav-

ing Museum since its inception. She was chair of the board and curator, and continues to oversee its fruition today. In 2016, the Sonja Wahl Archives was named after the woman that has spent more hours meticulously caring for the collection than anyone.

Wahl and her contemporaries worked to preserve and give voice to the women of the 19th and 20th centuries that were the pioneers in the renaissance of American handweaving while bringing this small but significant collection to the height of museum standards. In 1982, the Thousand Islands Craft School was granted a provisional charter under the New York State Board of Regents. This, in turn, opened up opportunities for funding and in 1985 the institution received its first grant to hire a consultant to catalogue its budding textile collection. By 1986, over 200 weavers comprised the collection. In 1990, an absolute charter was granted, making it a 501(c)(3) educational institution.

[ NNY ART FEATURE ] In order to further raise awareness about the museum and encourage and promote the study of handweaving, the Historic Weaving Manuscripts Conference was founded in 1994. Its mission was to provide a forum for the discussion and study of early weaving manuscripts and patterns, their creation, development and transmission. The name was changed to the Weaving History Conference in 2005 to include all areas of study in the fiber arts and this conference is held each May. As awareness continued to grow, so did the collection. Founder Elizabeth Haxall, Lucille Landis, Lurene Stone and Mary Snyder left significant collections to the institution. Another significant collection is that of Ruth Holroyd, a student of Mary Snyder, who succeeded Mary in the role of director of the weaving studio at the Chautauqua Institute. Holroyd served as technical advisor to the Handweaving Museum and continues to support its collections work annually. Along with her vast collection of handwoven materials and notes, Holroyd donated her

outstanding collection of Peruvian textiles acquired throughout her years of study and residence in Peru. The work of such landmark weavers as Klara Cherepov and Theo Moorman are included. To date over 20,000 items from around the world comprise the collection and the principle focus continues to be the work of important 20th-century North American handweavers.

The Handweaving Museum shares the living history of handweaving through woven samples, clothing, hangings, color studies, looms, tools, books, periodicals, personal, national and international studies, historic documents on textiles, studio notes, curriculum materials, photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks, articles, and information on the craft before the publication of trade magazines. Indeed, that is one of the unique features of the collection; this museum not only collects finished pieces, but also studio notes and samples. These items reveal the creative process used by handweavers to build upon traditional methods and develop

new modes of expression, thus giving the researcher clearer insight into the mind of the artist.

As TIAC celebrates its landmark 50th anniversary, the future is bright. Continuity and strength in the board of trustees, staff, volunteer base and community involvement are all essential to a thriving museum and these components are the foundation for the Handweaving Museum. New challenges on the horizon include finding solutions to its space constraints as well as to make its collections storage facility completely climate controlled, to bring the entire collection into one central location, to continue digitization of its growing collection and to secure space and resources for a permanent textile exhibition. Each year greater physical and intellectual control over its special collection of 20th-century North American handwoven textiles is gained, enabling it to become more accessible and known to the next generation of fiber artisans and handweavers as the unique resource it is.

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[ NORTH COUNTRY NOTES ]

Connecting With Life Through NNY Rivers he north country’s rivers run fast and high this time of year. It’s as though they’re trying to wash the winter away and usher spring in as quickly as they can. Sometimes, in the exuberance of their freedom from months in ice, they jump their banks and go exploring, invading farm fields and basements without so much as an invitation. Other times, they merely shout and leap for the sheer joy of it. But by late summer, they’ve settled down, snoozing in the warmth of the sun.

They’re a lot like us that way: spring fever gives way to the placid somnolence of mid-summer.

I’ve always believed rivers have personalities. The Black, for example, is

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mercurial, fluctuating over its course from roiling and angry to mild-mannered and steady. We call the St. Lawrence “mighty” so routinely it’s become a cliché, and yet it is indeed brawny and powerful (it’s estimated that 20 percent of the world’s fresh water passes through it, draining the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean; that’s a lot of muscle). The Raquette is an acrobat, tumbling abruptly from the Adirondack uplands onto the St. Lawrence Valley floor. The Adirondacks describe a dome, drained by rivers in every direction – the Hudson, Moose, Oswegatchie, Grass (or Grasse, depending on your preference), Deer, Chazy, Ausable and many more. Each one is different. Each has its own aspect, its own attitude, its own language. Pick a river you like, and see if

you can discern its unique features.

I grew up a short walk from where one of these rivers met a lake, as it had for millennia and will for many more.

As a boy I would try to pin my eyes to a single patch of Saranac River water as it slid toward Lake Champlain, and wonder where it had come from, and how long it had taken to reach me, and what happened to it as it was swallowed before my eyes into the expanse of the lake. Someone, perhaps one of my parents, patiently explained that it flowed down from Saranac Lake, on the fringe of my childhood world of reference.

Later, when I learned in school of the hydrologic cycle, I realized my patch of water would evaporate and be carried by the jet stream around the world, and JUSTIN SORENSEN n NNY LIVING Ginger Anson and Reese Anson, 8, explore an area of the Black River in Glen Park where they’d often picnic, covered in water after rain and melting snow.

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condense into a cloud and fall upon the Adirondacks and drain into Saranac Lake, and so could pass by me again someday.

And when I came to comprehend that we live out our own cycles, I saw that we are all the same, as all water is the same, and that we are one with water.

It was during one of these youthful philosophical musings that I fell into the Little Ausable River and for a few moments did in, a very elemental way, become one with it. My mother’s family operated a sawmill in the hamlet of Peru, a few miles south of Plattsburgh, and we visited our relatives there often. They’d dammed the small, peaceful stream to create a storage pond for their logs, and its muddy shores were a magnet for a little boy to go looking for frogs, treasures of all sorts, and general mischief. It was during one of these escapades on a soft summer evening that I lost my balance on the slippery shore, and the next thing I knew was thrashing about in a bubbly stew of green water, pickerel weed, soggy slabs of pine bark and gooey muck, while somewhere a chorus of bullfrogs croaked in hilarity. They may have been entertained, but my mother was not pleased.

That small dam was like dozens of others on north country rivers that descend from the mountains. Since the first European settlers arrived, they have been the making of towns and villages, the inspiration for mills, the creators of electricity. The Raquette, for example, is known by the slightly off-color phrase “the most dammed river in New York State,” so little of it is free-flowing anymore. It’s ironic that rivers were thought of as commercial highways – the log drives on the Upper Hudson were legendary throughout North America until that method of moving raw material faded away in the mid-twentieth century – but arresting the momentum that made them travel corridors was also an economic engine.

Some dams, though, were never built.

Two proposals in the 1950s to build dams on the Moose River in Herkimer County were defeated by the state’s voters, who got to decide on them because they would have been on Adirondack Forest Preserve land, alteration of which requires a publicly approved amendment to the state constitution. These dams might have helped control flooding downstream on the Black, of which the Moose is a tribu-

tary, but they also would have ruined some of the finest trout fishing in North America. A decade before the dawn of the environmental movement, a natural resource and its champions won out over pressure from influential business and political kingpins.

And that brings us to another use of rivers: recreation. Nothing is more satisfying for many people than a summer’s day of boating on the St. Lawrence. But for general fitness, it’s hard to beat an invigorating paddle on one of its tributary rivers. Just don’t flip your wife out of a canoe into the St. Regis River while trying to show off a nifty paddling maneuver, as I once did. That was in the spring, and we learned quickly – or rather, I was quickly instructed on – how cold Adirondack rivers can be, even well past Memorial Day. Here’s some advice: Do not take north country rivers for granted.

But you don’t have to fall into a river to become acquainted with it. One of these ever-warmer evenings, go and sit by one.

Stare at it for a few minutes, and you will realize they do indeed have a lot in common with us.

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ONE OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY MAY BE THE MYRIAD OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE HEAL BOTH THE BODY AND THE SOUL.

Alternative therapies have earned a reputation for helping to improve a person’s overall health, because they take a “holistic” approach aimed at treating the “entire person.” Treatments are designed to reduce stress and anxiety, improve quality of life, and/or help the body heal itself.

Some alternative medicine practitioners have been working in the region for decades, while others have recently become established.

They offer an integrated approach to healing through alternative treatments such as plantbased remedies, licensed massage therapy, yoga and meditation, licensed acupuncture, reflexology and reiki.

Here are the stories of several caring and compassionate women who are offering healing alternatives:

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Monica Behan had lived in New York City and Los Angeles for decades after graduating from Watertown High School in 1982, carving out a successful and fulfilling career in the music industry.

She recorded with RCA Records, Chrysalis Music Publishing and even wrote for film and television. Her songs have been heard on the Fox, Lifetime, CBS, TNT and Disney networks. She also designed a fashion label, Goretti, a high-end women’s clothing line featured in many national publications.

When she returned to the north country several years ago, Ms. Behan decided to pursue a different passion that was based on her strong interest in health and nutrition.

“I needed to be creative to be happy, and music was my outlet,” said Ms. Behan, who splits her time between New York City and the Thousand Islands region. “But then I discovered another creative outlet - helping others to heal.”

She turned to her love for everything natural, and with guidance from cosmetic chemists, Ms. Behan developed a skin cell nutrient system called “Modicum” (from the noun meaning “a small quantity of a particular thing, especially considered desirable or valuable”).

“I have always been into natural medicines,” said Ms. Behan. “I was raised with eight siblings, and the only drug we had in our house was a bottle of aspirin.

We just didn’t go to the doctor’s office.”

Ms. Behan decided to produce the Modicum skin care line after she experimented with creating her own plantbased skin healing serum following a snowmobiling accident a few years ago in the Canadian Rockies.

She wrote the following description of her accident, injuries and recovery: “I awoke from unconsciousness with several broken bones and lacerations on my face and neck,” she wrote. “I worried that lacerations to my face would leave me with permanent nerve damage and scars.

Plastic surgery was recommended.”

“During my convalescence, I applied a serum of my own invention based on the fundamentals of plant chemistry I had studied,” she added. “These essential oils and chemical building blocks allowed my skin to rejuvenate naturally, leaving no visible scars—without surgery.”

“I knew I had to share this knowledge with the world,” she said. “This was the beginning of Modicum.”

After her accident and her recovery, Ms. Behan started to work with a team of cosmetic chemists to create and refine her skin care product formulas. The current

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line is designed to provide antiaging benefits, and treat skin conditions such as acne, scarring, eczema, burns and psoriasis.

“Plants have amazing healing properties, and can be more effective for cellular regeneration than chemical-based products,” she added. “All my products are vegan- and organic-based, and designed for healing the skin by providing nutrients for cell regeneration.”

Her product line features the Essential Serum, Essential Cleanser and Essential Exfoliant.

When combined, they reflect a simple skin care regime that doesn’t “require a vanity full of products” to achieve healthy skin, she said.

The Modicum products are for people who are health conscious, looking for a natural product and not harsh chemicals, and “who depend on cellular rejuvenation and reproduction to help skin recover and heal,” Ms. Behan added.

Some ingredients in the Modicum skin care line include Helichrysum oil, sea buckthorn berry oil, black cumin seed oil, and rose dimiscus. Many of the botanicals in the products deliver large amounts of Vitamins C, E, and A, carotenoids, Omega 3, 6, 9 and 7, linoleic and oleic acid, and manganese, all working as anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatories and anti-bacterials.

“I believe in the natural path, but it has to be effective,” Ms. Behan said. “People will take natural solutions if it works for them.”

The skin care products are produced in a laboratory in Watertown, and then shipped and distributed to stores nationwide. They are often sold in “beauty boxes” which include a variety of products, and also on-line through the Modicum website.

This June, the company will mark its two-year anniversary. Modicum is working to develop a new product to treat cold sores, and a men’s aftershave and moisturizer, she said.

“There is a wonderful current moving through this area” of acceptance and interest in natural remedies, and “the community has been very supportive of Modicum,” Ms. Behan said.

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on the mat,” Ms. Price-Kellogg said. “But we also want people to slow down and celebrate their time in the kitchen, especially with the people they love.”

In addition to the book, a “Live Yum” wellness blog was created to keep an updated forum for sharing healthy recipes and eating practices.

“It’s also about the way you relate to people, the way you feed yourself, the way you look at the world,” Ms. PriceKellogg said. “Every day we wake up in our bodies, it’s a gift.”

But it’s not always easy to appreciate that gift, so Ms. Kellogg-Price also teaches her students meditation techniques to relax, no matter how chaotic their lives may be at the time.

“This gives people the opportunity to really try and observe their thoughts,” she said. “I remind people that negative thoughts fuel more negative thoughts.”

Ms. Price-Kellogg has expanded her yoga classes over the years, and offers a class specifically for men, as well as free “chair yoga” for residents of the Riverview Apartments on Strawberry Lane.

“Once people get into it, they feel a lot healthier,” she said.

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Elizabeth “Liz” Price-Kellogg, owner of River Yoga in Clayton, has been teaching yoga for more than 20 years. She says the time people spend “off the mat” is just as important as the time they spend in her yoga class.

“I teach yoga as a lifestyle, not just an hour on the mat,” said Ms. Price-Kellogg, who holds classes in the Clayton Opera House. “The eating experience is also very much a part of the holistic approach to health.”

She combined her expertise in yoga with her passion for healthy food to write a book with co-author Kristen Taylor called “For the Love of Food and Yoga: A Celebration of Mindful Eating and Being” that was published in 2015 by Skyhorse Publishing.

“We really wanted to inspire people,” Ms. Price-Kellogg said. “Our message was that yoga practices don’t end when you get off the mat.”

The book is described as “a visually rich exploration of how the inner awareness we develop on our yoga mats fuels our bodies, minds and overall states of wellbeing.”

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nic photographs taken throughout the Thousand Islands region of students and teachers in yoga poses, combined with 100 original vegetarian, vegan and raw recipes. Also featured are 100 “YogiBites” which are described as “a collection of time-tested yoga teachings.”

“The idea behind the book was to take the basic lessons – that we are not just training the body, but we are training the mind as well, and apply that to the eating experience,” Ms. Price-Kellogg said.

Just as yoga poses are “modified and varied on mat,” the same should be true with food, she said.

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Kathleen Merrick recalls moving from the Albany area to Lewis County more than 17 years ago, and attempting to start a therapeutic massage practice.

It wasn’t an easy task.

At that time, the concept of licensed massage therapy wasn’t well known in the area, so she took every opportunity to spread the word about its many health benefits, both mental and physical.

“I spoke at church suppers, women’s group meetings, and at the Elks clubs and Lions clubs,” said Ms. Merrick, a licensed massage therapist who trained at the Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy, Albany. “Anywhere they would have me, I would talk about massage.”

She explained how therapeutic massage could help release the stress in muscle tissue and increase the flow of blood within the muscles for added movement and comfort. She also noted the many reasons people might want to consider a massage – for stress reduction, to release tight and tense muscles, and for help with anxiety and depression.

Other conditions that can be addressed with therapeutic massage include migraines, arthritis, aches and chronic pain, Ms. Merrick said.

A lot has changed since those first presentations she held so many years ago. Today, Ms. Merrick owns and operates the OpenSky Healing Arts Center, Lowville, which employs nine licensed massage therapists, along with a part-time acupuncturist available to treat patients once a week. The center also offers natural body treatments designed to exfoliate, detox and rehydrate.

Ms. Merrick is especially proud of her partnership with the Veterans Administration in Syracuse through the agency’s “Care in the Community” program. The program is designed to help provide certain types of treatments for veterans which are not offered in VA facilities, including licensed massage therapy.

“This is a wonderful program,” said Ms. Merrick. “It looks at services that could benefit veterans, and covers the cost for them to seek that type of care in the community.”

The OpenSky Healing Arts Center staff provide massage therapy to 16 veterans from throughout Northern New York through the program. There is no cost to the veterans, and the center is reimbursed by the VA system for their services.

“They approve between six to twenty sessions at no cost to the veteran,” she said. “Many of them are coming off painkillers. Some had never imagined they

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would be seeking massage treatments as part of their care.”

There are veterans receiving therapeutic massage at the OpenSky Center who have served up to 25 years in the military, she said.

Others are younger, and in some cases, they are working to resolve pain issues in their shoulders, neck or back that may be preventing them from starting a second career, for example, in law enforcement, she said.

“I’m so grateful to be able to provide this type of help to our veterans,” Ms. Merrick said.

She also promotes the practice of meditation prior to a massage, if needed, to help people become relaxed before getting onto the massage table.

“Some clients may have a lot of tension and anxiety, and you just can’t get them on the table right away,” Ms. Merrick said. “A short meditation makes it more effective.”

The practice of meditation “also gives them another way to manage their stress when they leave here,” Ms. Merrick said “I can do the physical massage, but they need to care for themselves outside of the center as well,” she said. “I try to teach people that they are in charge of their bodies, and the more they work with their thoughts, the better they can relax.”

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Shelby Connelly, a licensed acupuncturist, wanted to do more than just practice her specialty – she wanted to build a center that offered a variety of “healing modalities” for north country residents.

That center is Five Elements Living, located in Colton at the foothills of the Adirondacks. It offers a variety of healing modalities, including acupuncture, reiki, yoga, massage, holistic nutrition and meditation.

There is also a focus on helping people improve their health through nutrition education – a philosophy of “eating for cellular health,” said Ms. Connelly, who is nationally certified and received her master’s degree in acupuncture from The Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia, Maryland.

Overnight accommodations are available for those interested in “a very integrated retreat” experience that offers opportunities to “refresh the body, heart and mind,” she said.

“A lot of women don’t have the time to drive somewhere to get away,” so the location draws north country residents, as well as people from outside the region, Ms. Connelly said.

“We are also the only salon in the area that uses fully organic products,” she said. “We can focus on both the inner and outer beauty.”

For those interested in learning more about the retreat, or other aspects of healthy living, Ms. Connelly offers “Five Elements TV,” a series of video segments that are aired on her website.

“We interview people in the center, and people outside the center,” said Ms. Connelly, who is using a Massena-based production company for the video work. “We started this project because we wanted to get the word out through video.”

“A lot of people need education, even between visits,” she added.

An acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of extremely thin stainless steel needles into precise points on the body. The combination of points are prescribed based on the pattern of imbalance determined by the practitioner, according to the center’s website. Acupuncture works by causing physical responses in nerve cells, the pituitary gland, and parts of the brain, affecting blood pressure and body temperature.

There are a variety of conditions that may be helped with acupuncture, including physical ailments, psychological issues, digestive disorders and women’s health issues, said Ms. Connelly.

Acupuncture is also used to help cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment, she said. Some patients use it to control pain and to relieve nausea and vomiting, and to help with anxiety and depression.

Ms. Connelly is working with 15 cancer patients at ClaxtonHepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, and five at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

Another practitioner at the Five Elements Center is also helping cancer patients to deal with the side effects of their disease and treatments.

Sarah Pickard is a Reiki Master, a teacher, spiritual counselor and veteran schoolteacher, who holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Elmira College. She left the classroom after 18 years of teaching high school and middle school students to start her fulltime healing practice.

She also provides reiki treatments to cancer patients at CantonPotsdam Hospital, and has a private practice in Potsdam, along with her practice at Five Elements Living Retreat in Colton.

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AMANDA MORRISON n NNY LIVING Massage Therapist Barbara Hale recently opened her new business the Peace & Wellness Center after working as an Licensed Massage Therapist for several years.

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In January, the Peace and Wellness Center was opened in Adams by a woman who had worked in the nursing profession for 30 years before deciding it was time for a career change.

Barbara Hale left her last nursing position in the South Jefferson Central School District in 2011 to attend the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage, Syracuse.

During the course of her nursing career, she had started to see the profession changing – and found herself spending more time on the computer and less time with the patients.

Today, she is working as a nationally board-certified New York state- licensed massage therapist. Ms. Hale offers a variety of therapeutic massage treatments, and is also trained in reiki and integrative reflexology.

Several hospitals in New York state have licensed massage therapists on staff to provide treatments to hospitalized patients, which shows a recognition by

the medical profession of the value in massage therapy, Ms. Hale said.

“Massage has so many health benefits,” she said. “It can provide relief for pain, arthritis, muscle tension, and also help to relieve stress, reduce blood pressure, and anxiety.”

Therapeutic massage treatments could be used alone, or in conjunction with another type of therapy, such as physical therapy, she noted.

“People can do their own research” to find out the type of treatment that works best for them, Ms. Hale said.

“All doctors are different, but some are open to change,” and are interested in working together with care practitioners such as licensed massage therapists to help patients, she said.

In this manner, massage therapy can be viewed not as “alternative care,” but rather, as “integrated care,” Ms. Hale said.

“I have always been concerned about the temptation to first turn to pharmaceuticals to treat a medical condition,” she said. “I’m interested in promoting

an “integrated” form of treatment where physicians and nurses work together with practitioners, such as licensed massage therapists.”

People may also benefit from different care techniques, such as reiki or reflexology, she said. Ms. Hale offers both therapies at the Peace and Wellness Center.

Reflexology is a treatment that focuses on applying pressure to specific nerve zones in the feet, and is based on the ancient belief that every part of the human body is “mapped” to their feet. It’s a treatment that has been used to address conditions such as allergies, headaches and depression, she said.

Reiki involves the gentle laying of hands to conduct an energy force between the client and practitioner that can help to alleviate stress and chronic pain. It is a practice based on the concept of “cleansing and balancing the energy system in the body to strengthen the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms,” according to her website.

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MCKENZIE CANTWELL, LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST

McKenzie Cantwell, a graduate of the Thousand Islands Central School District, is a licensed acupuncturist with a practice in South Carolina. She also treats people in the Clayton area when she is home during the holidays and summer breaks.

She has provided acupuncture treatment to patients ranging from ages 12 to 99 years old, said Ms. Cantwell, who received her master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls in 2013.

“Although it’s a preventative medicine, society teaches us to seek a health service only when we need help, so most people come to me for pain relief,” she wrote in an e-mail. “But I also see lots of people for insomnia, stress/relaxation, infertility, menstrual and women’s health issues, migraines and digestive issues.”

She has also seen people with Parkinson’s disease, and helped cancer patients deal with the side effects of chemotherapy.

“My passion, and the reason I got into this profession, is to help people with mental and emotional disorders; anxiety/ panic attacks and depression,” she wrote.

“However, whenever there is any sort of dis-ease, or energy not flowing freely through the entire body, acupuncture can help.”

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her as a last resort, and have told her “I’ve tried everything, and nobody can figure it out,” she added.

“Those are my favorite patients because I know I can help them, and almost every single time, everything they say to me makes perfect sense in my Chinese Medicine brain,” she wrote. “I almost instinctively know what to do and how to treat them. And it makes my love for what I do grow, continually.”

There is “no one protocol for any condition in Chinese Medicine because symptoms present differently from person to person,” Ms. Cantwell wrote. “If ten people came to me with migraines, I would treat every single one of them differently. Which I think speaks to how powerful the medicine is. I treat the root cause of a condition, not just the symptoms.”

The role of an acupuncturist is to “manipulate energy and stimulate the body to heal itself,” she added.

“I’m just a medium in helping the body heal itself. I don't think people understand how powerful the body truly is,” Ms. Cantwell added. “I’ve come to realize a big part of my job is to show them, educate them, and put them on a path to knowing how to remain in a healthy state physically, emotionally and spiritually.”

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FOOD. It’s something we all require on a daily basis.

It keeps us nourished and is a staple around many events that we have throughout our lifetimes. It brings people together and in many instances creates a sense of comfort. But for executive chef Christian Ives, it is what gets him out of bed each morning. It’s what pumps through his veins and is how he expresses himself. It’s an art, one he has mastered over his career in the kitchen.

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CHEF CHRISTIAN IVES Chef Ives got his start in the kitchen at the age of 15 in his hometown of Ogdensburg as a bus boy at a local restaurant. After weeks of busing tables and watching the chef prepare the daily meals, he knew that the front of the restaurant wasn’t his calling.

“After two weeks of asking the chef constantly, ‘What’s this? What’s that? Why are you putting that in this?’ He asked me if I wanted to jump in the kitchen and the first thing I ever made was a red potato and basil soup,” said Mr. Ives.

Because of that early experience in the kitchen, he developed his love of flavors and his career went from simmering to a rolling boil in 1998, at the young age of 20, in Orlando Florida with Emeril Lagasse opening Emeril’s Orlando restaurant. Following the experience at Emeril’s Orlando, Chef Ives returned to his home town of Ogdensburg, where for six years he worked as the executive chef/pastry chef at the Gran View Restaurant.

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Most recently you can find Mr. Ives preparing to open a new restaurant and bring a culinary experience to the taste buds of Thousand Islands residents, The Chateau at Saint Lawrence Spirits.

“I had loved this building for many years,” Chef Ives said. “It was the building that my wife Kristina and I had wanted to open our own restaurant in.”

The building is none other than the historically recognized Fairview Manor which was built in 1937 on Route 12E, overlooking the St. Lawrence River in the town of Clayton. Fairview Manor began as a private home, turned into a “retreat” for the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and finally was a restaurant before it closed in 2008. Doreen and Jody Garrett, owners of Lucky Star Ranch Estate and Saint Lawrence Spirits, noticed the buildings slow demise and purchased the property in 2014. After completing a restoration, the manor is now the home of Saint Lawrence Spirits tasting room and distillery, and the soon-to-open fine dining farm-to-table restaurant, The Château.

“When I spoke with Jody and Doreen about their vision for the place and with the creative control they were going to give me to run it- in my fashion and my way- it was really hard to say no to,” said Mr. Ives.

“Before head hunting for an executive chef we felt that it was important to start to look for a local talent first,” said Doreen Garrett. “Chef Ives was the local chef that immediately came to mind as part of our mission is a passion for educating through exceptional experiences. Chef Christian Ives shares that same vision and passion as an adjunct professor for the farm-to-table course at Jefferson Community College.”

From that moment the team joined forces to develop a menu and experience Northern New York has never indulged in before, utilizing as many local, fresh and farm grown resources as possible, especially the Garrett’s large wildlife sanctuary, Lucky Star Estates.

“I’m blessed to be with an ownership that has a 2,000-square-foot ranch that is used for hunting,” said Mr. Ives.

“At Lucky Star Ranch we have the ability to not only grow our own corn and botanicals for the distillery, we will put our greenhouses to work for fresh produce, herbs and flowers for the restaurant,” said Mrs. Garrett. “In addition, we look forward to making a commitment to sustainability by using our spent mash from the distillery to feed bovine and swine, a true still-to-grill experience and providing fresh rainbow trout, also being farmed.”

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2. St. Lawrence Spirits Chateau executive chef Christian Ives makes his own chirizo sausage while prepping for the opening of the restaurant.

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The ranch also has a 100-acre private lake managed for largemouth bass, black crappie, and northern pike. And, according to Chef Ives, the group is currently working with the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Fisheries Department to stock their own trout to use on the restaurant’s menu.

“You’re eating a rainbow trout that I went

out that day, scooped out of the lake with a net and then back to the kitchen to prepare.

You’re eating a fish that was swimming four hours before, and it’s hard to say that in upstate New York about your seafood program,” said Ives.

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architecture and use of large round river stones adorning the façade of the building.

The curved nature of the building is inviting and as you enter you’re greeted by a large wooden door which opens into a waiting area with fireplace and open rounded stairs that guide staying guests to their suites upstairs.

“What I really feel that people are going to experience when they come here is the experience overall. They are not just coming to a restaurant, they’re not just coming to eat, they’re coming to experience this place in every way shape and form,” said Chef Ives.

And an experience is what he plans to wow their guests with- a flavor they have never indulged in before.

Chef Ives’s passion encompasses all aspects of the restaurant, flavors and service.

He says when you first enter the restaurant you will be greeted by a sommelier, a wine steward who is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, to find out what specifications in wine you are looking for or a cocktail if you prefer, carefully crafted by their onsite mixologist. You can choose to peruse the menu and plan your own dinner, or you can choose from a seven-course degustation menu which Chef Ives writes as it’s ordered, so its chef’s discretion.

“If a customer tells my servers that they don’t like salmon, they don’t like veal; chances are they are going to get it on their tasting menu,” Chef Ives said. “I am a firm believer that if you don’t like something it doesn’t mean you don’t like it… you probably never had it prepared properly. I would say that 100 percent of the time when I do that and they don’t like salmon or veal they leave happy.”

With the strongly bonded partnership between the Garrett’s and Chef Ives, the menu palette has been developed around the farm-to-table model. Ingredients and concepts are developed by what is locally available from area farmers and seasonally throughout upstate New York.

From their cocktails to the view, to the entrees to the desserts, everything is going to be made from scratch. Chef Ives says that part of the reason he crafts and creates his dishes in this way is because the art of cooking has moved to quick production,

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“What farm-to-table truly means to me is that you need to source local from the area farms. You need to know them (the farmer), you need to go to the farms,” said Chef Ives.

“You can buy stuff from any large broker firms and they can say it’s from this farm and that farm but at the end of the day I know I’m talking to Dani Baker about my goats and duck eggs and my specialty produce that Cross Island Farms is producing, I know I’m going to talk to Almeda about her rabbits.

Steve Winkler at Lucky 7 Farms is providing me with my pork, bacon, eggs and chicken.

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It’s actually going to the seller, knowing them from the beginning- knowing their kids and husbands and wives. You are keeping the money local, not to a farm in the Midwest.”

It’s the focus on the freshest products available, the partnership between chef and owners and the community that surrounds the newly renovated manor that has the Saint Lawrence Spirits and Chateau team abuzz with excitement and ready for their opening in May. “The most rewarding aspect of opening the Chateau has been the journey,” said Mrs. Garrett. “Over the last three years we have been able to meet and get to know so many amazing people in the community who have helped and supported our vision of restoring and repurposing this property. We have many talented people in our community that have breathed new life back into this gem on the St. Lawrence, and we truly look forward to sharing that vision.”

The Chateau is set to open in May with a soft opening at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce’s Business With a Twist event from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 27th.

Library’s “can-“ Do Service Promotes Local Foods Hay Memorial Library in Sackets Harbor is expanding its library services with a collection that will encourage community members to make the most of fresh, local ingredients this summer and fall.

The library has launched a new canning tool collection including water bath canners, pressure canners, utensil kits, a food strainer kit and large mixing bowls for checkout. Included in the collection is a variety of books on the canning process, recipes to try, cooking with preserved ingredients and other sustainability topics.

Hay Memorial Library cardholders can check out canning tools for free.

The library is also working with Cornell Cooperative Extension to hold a canning class. The two-hour course will give new and seasoned canners experience with the latest techniques. The class will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, May 15, at the Sackets Harbor Municipal Building, 112 N. Broad St. Participants must register with the library prior to the class. Registration is limited to 10 participants.

More information can be found at www.haymemorial library.org/canning. The library’s new service is funded through the North Country Library System’s Innovative Services Grant.

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THE SWEET SOUNDS OF

By NICOLE CALDWELL

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There is nothing on earth like North Country summers. People up here lumber out of their winter hibernations ready to get on the river and lakes, reunite with their snowbird friends, and most importantly, get out to any number of festivals, events, concerts and fairs.

The tri-county delivers on all these fronts, and 2017 is no exception. NNY Living has compiled here for you a rundown of many of the who, the what, and the where of live entertainment coming your way this season:

KEITH FEST Keith Brabant, a musician/composer born in Clayton, believed that introducing children to music early in life during their school years, was important for the appreciation of music throughout a person’s life. He also believed that financial constraints should not prevent interested young people from pursuing their musical dreams Keith died at age 33 in 2010. To honor his memory, a musical scholarship was created to ensure his legacy continues. To raise money for that scholarship, an annual Keith Brabant Music Scholarship Festival is held. This year’s event, held June 3 at Cerow Park Pavilion in Clayton, features the following acts: n n n n n n n n n n n

12 p.m. Sarah Parker Ada 12:45 p.m. Kadin Fox 1:15 p.m. The DT’z 2 p.m. Becky Rose 2:30 p.m. Wagner’s Agenda 3:30 p.m. Alyssa Bond 3:45 p.m. Mark Mason Blues Band 4:45 p.m. Gary Walts 5 p.m. Foggy River band 6:15 p.m. Pete LaGrow 6:45 p.m. Minus Mike

Keith Fest is a family friendly community event that celebrates the importance of music in our lives. This is a major fundraising effort with proceeds going to the Keith Brabant Music Scholarship administered by the Northern New York Community Foundation. FOR MORE INFORMATION KEITHBRABANTMUSICSCHOLARSHIPFESTIVAL.ORG/

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Busking, busker and busk are slang words for a person who performs in public for donations. Buskers are often portrayed as “street musicians,” but can encompass just about anything that a person wants to do publicly (typically for money). Impromptu poetry, living statues, jugglers, puppeteering, snake charming, pantomiming, caricature drawing and sword swallowing can all be considered busking.

The Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its second season of “Buskers in the Bay” from July 13 to16, with performances beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday and continuing throughout the weekend along Market Street in Alexandria Bay.

BLACK RIVER BREW & MUSIC FEST Local business owner Patrick Robbins (Black River Cattle & Livestock Co.) met Jason Price, general manager of Maggie’s on the River, through some local events they had both worked on. “We discussed how there was a certain synergy between local, New York state-produced food, craft beer and, for that matter, music,” Robbins says.

“We wanted to provide a platform to merge those and allow the community to come together to experience and enjoy those entities under one umbrella in the backyard of our beautiful natural resource, the Black River!” The two joined forces with fellow Maggie’s manager Mike Ricca, and from there the Black River Brew & Music Fest was born.

“From my time living in Atlanta, combined with Mike and Jason’s travels around the country, we had experienced neighborhood, community, or city brew and music fests in other areas,” Robbins says. “We thought, why not here?”

Last year’s inaugural event, the Black River Block Party, was a huge success. But with anything,” Robbins says, “it’s a learning experience. We wanted to up the ante this year, and not only rebranded the event, but brought in a major national headliner and prominent New York state breweries and food trucks to further add to our marketability and exposure for the local artists and breweries.”

The event is scheduled for July 8 and features musical acts Rusted Root, Harrison B, the Old Main, Waydown Wailers, Beaver Nickel, Quince, Adapter, Hot Kogan, My Manic Mind, Savannah Harmon, and The Northmen. In conjunction with Paddle New York Whitewater and the Black River Festival, there will be rafting and kayak river races and demonstrations.

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DPAO The Disabled Persons Action Organization (DPAO) provides community and personalized services to developmentally disabled children and adults throughout Jefferson and Lewis counties.

Services are primarily geared toward helping families cope with the stress of caring for their disabled loved ones. To raise funds for its work, the organization each year hosts a concert series. Over four decades, the DPAO has brought hundreds of concerts to the north country that include big-ticket names such as Alan Jackson, Journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Merle Haggard, Meat Loaf, and Huey Lewis & the News.

This year’s series features acts Daughtry (July 14), Chris Young (July 23) and Jeff Foxworthy (Aug. 14). All performances this year are held indoors at the Watertown Fairgrounds Arena.

“The DPAO serves more than 500 families in the community,” says Tim Dermady, DPAO’s foundation director. “Just a couple of years ago, a big portion of the money went toward putting in a playground specifically designed for individuals with developmental disabilities. The summer series is primarily sourced to give back as much as we can.”

Much of this valuable work is also in thanks to DPAO’s sponsors, who include the Car Freshner Corp., FX Caprara and Watertown Savings Bank.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: CLAYTONOPERAHOUSE.COM

BETTER FESTIVAL betterArts, a Redwood-based nonprofit whose sole mission is to increase access to the arts, put on the first “Better Festival” in 2011.

That first event featured live musical acts, performances, an art gallery, and real-time art installation for visitors to participate in. Since those times, betterArts has partnered with its parent organization, Better Farm, to expand the event to include more music, more workshops throughout the day, and more dynamic programming This year from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 17, visitors are invited to participate in farm tours on Better Farm’s property, take a spin in the bouncy house, sample local craft beers and wines, make art, watch live music, enjoy art work from local artists, work on a group art installation and even participate on-air with betterArts newest project Better Radio, a low-power, community FM station being broadcast in Redwood. Better Radio’s hosts will be on-site broadcasting the events and performances throughout the festival.

This year’s musicians include Mark Mason, Dead Flowers, Hot Kogan, and The Bad Husbands Club. Tickets are $10, and camping is available.

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The Clayton Opera House took one year to build, with construction completed in July of 1904. Power and heat were drawn for the building from a pumping station along the St. Lawrence River.

In August of 1905, Broadway actor May Irwin and her troupe performed at the opera house, drawing almost 1,000 people—the largest number of people to have ever attended a performance in the space. Other Broadway actors who have since performed in the space include James Hackett, William Danforth, Lillian Russell and Lester Vail. Local talent such as the Clayton Band, the Darou Minstrels, Solar’s Orchestra, and the Kings and Queens of Rhythm have also performed there.

As a community space (and at one time Jefferson County’s largest performance space), the Clayton Opera house offered much more than theater and music.

The space was used for annual fireman’s balls, youth and radio clubs, museum space (Thousand Islands Arts Center, Thousand Islands Museum) and even a basketball court for the Clayton High School during the 1920s.

But by the turn of the 21st century, the opera house was almost useless, with no

heating, air conditioning, bathrooms, proper seating or modern sound system.

The Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund in 2004 commenced a campaign to raise $3.2 million to turn the opera house in to a year-round, performing arts and community center.

The renovations were completed in 2007. In 2009, more than 170 events ranging from small business meetings to sold-out rock concerts took place in the hall. Each year, the diversity of events and the number of people who visit and use the space continues to grow—and this year continues that mission.

“I am very excited about the upcoming season,” says Julie Garnsey, Clayton Opera House’s executive director. “We have quite a diverse season. I am excited about the Gin Blossoms [Aug. 10]—there is a unique opportunity with this performance. They are doing a VIP solo acoustic performance, and we are raffling a Fender acoustic guitar that is autographed by the band. Also, ‘Bob Eubanks’ Not-So-Newlywed Game’ [Aug. 16] is going to be a fun evening. Bob will pick couples from the audience. This should be a fun evening of entertainment.”

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SLCMEA POP CHORAL STAGE BAND FESTIVAL, Norwood Village Green, 3-8 p.m. The Norwood Village Green Concert Series’ 44th season kicks off with the St. Lawrence County Music Educators Association Pop Choral/Stage Band Festival.

This year’s event features 11 performing groups from Hermon/DeKalb, Potsdam, Lisbon, Massena, Edwards/Knox, Colton/Pierrepont and Canton school districts. Free admission. http:// www.nvgcs.org

JUNE 1-3 27TH ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, Stone Mills Agricultural Museum, 30950 State Route 180, LaFargeville. Featuring a guitar raffle, workshops on mandolin, bass, fiddle, guitar, banjo and vocals, crafts, vendors, food and live music. http://www.stonemillsmuseum.org

JUNE 2 “MY GAL PATSY,” Patsy Cline tribute concert starring Josie Waverly, Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Admission ranges from $20 to $30. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com TAUNY JAM, 53 Main St., Canton, 7-8:30 p.m.

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) hosts traditional music jams on the first Friday of each month for anyone interested in gathering to play old-time fiddle tunes and songs from American folk traditions. All levels of musicians, singers and step dancers are welcome. Sheet music, words and chords are provided for those who would like to read along. Free admission. tauny.org

JUNE 3 KEITH FEST, Cerow Park Pavilion, Graves Street, Clayton. KeithFest is a family friendly community event that celebrates the importance of music in our lives. This is a major fundraising effort with proceeds going to the Keith Brabant Music Scholarship administered by the Northern New York Community Foundation. Admission is $10, $25 for families, $5 for those under 12, over 65 or with military ID. http://keithbrabantmusicscholarshipfestival.org

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JUNE 8 DAVE RUCH AND THE CANAL STREET STRING BAND, Norwood Village Green, 7-9 p.m. A rich selection of traditional American Folk Music will be performed with audience participation. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

JUNE 9 KEVIN MAC, CLAYTON OPERA HOUSE, 7:30 p.m. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Kevin Mac

wins audiences over with his exuberant personality. Although his roots are in country music, Kevin loves to surprise audiences with his own spin on hip hop, classic rock and sometimes even a boy band hit or two. Admission ranges from $10 to $20. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com ZENDA COMMUNITY PICNIC, Zenda Farms Preserve, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Thousand Island Land Trust’s annual community picnic features food and refreshments, pony rides and live music. Tickets are $12 for TILT members and $15 for non-members. Kids younger than 12 are free. https://tilandtrust.org/node/226/register

JUNE 10 GET THE LED OUT, Bonnie Castle, 8 p.m. “The American Led Zeppelin” comes to Alexandria Bay! Get The Led Out is a group of professional musicians who are passionate about their love of the music of Led Zeppelin. This is not an impersonator act but rather a group of musicians who were fans first, striving to do justice to one of the greatest bands in rock history. Admission ranges from $31.50 to $46.50. https://squareup.com/ store/bonnie-castle-resort-and-marina THE CURRYS, Pickens Hall, Heuvelton, 7 p.m.

This family band (two brothers and a cousin) features beautiful song writing and a modern take on classic tunes. $10 admission. http://www. pickenshall.com

JUNE 15 “CLOSE TO YOU: THE MUSIC OF THE CARPENTERS,” Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are bringing the music of The Carpenters back to the stage with their spot-on renditions of Carpenters classics.

Admission ranges from $20 to $35. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, The Frederic Remington Art Museum, 303 Washington St. in Ogdensburg, 6-8 p.m. The museum will be open after hours, providing guests with an opportunity to connect with art in fun and interesting ways.

Guests can enjoy live music in the Eleanor Vilas McNally Courtyard, and take in the museum’s exhibits, including the 2017 Members’ Juried Art Exhibit. Light refreshments and cash bar will be available. $5 members, $10 non-members. http://www.fredericremington.org/ WELLS AND THE GATHERING, Norwood Village Green, 7 p.m. The Gathering is a fiddle-flavored group playing what feels good, sounds good and is good in a non-genre way. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

JUNE 16 OTTER CREEK COMMUNITY PICNIC, Otter Creek Preserve, Alexandria Bay. Presented by the Thousand Islands Land Trust and Hearts for Youth,

this event features exhibits from TILT and HFY’s conservation and community partners, games, activities, live music and picnic lunch. Register in advance by calling (315) 686-5345 or email events@tilandtrust.org.

JUNE 17 BETTER FESTIVAL, Better Farm, Redwood, 1-11 p.m. Better Festival is an annual arts and farm event showcasing live music, farm tours, food and refreshments, an art gallery and much, much more. All money raised goes toward sustainability and arts outreach in the north country. This year’s festival features musical acts Mark Mason, Dead Flowers, Hot Kogan and Bad Husbands Club. Camping available. $10 admission. www. betterfarm.org/better-festival MISTER F BAND, Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Formed in 2013 from members of Northeast regional acts Timbre Coup and Capital Zen, Mister F is an eclectic, high-energy four-piece band that takes a no-holds-barred approach to blending genres while keeping your feet moving. Free admission.

JUNE 18 AURELIO, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m. Aurelio performs Afro-Caribbean-Indian music of the Garifuna culture from Honduras. He will be performing with his Honduran band. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

JUNE 22 NORTHERN SYMPHONIC WINDS, Norwood Village Green, 7 p.m. Founded in 1998, the Northern Symphonic Winds is a 55-piece wind and percussion ensemble comprised of faculty from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Northern New York music educators and other professionals as well as select Crane School of Music students. Free admission. http://www. nvgcs.org

JUNE 25 DANCE HEGINBOTHAM, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m. Dance Heginbotham (DH) is a New York-based contemporary dance company committed to supporting, producing, and sustaining the work of choreographer John Heginbotham. With an emphasis on collaboration, DH enriches national and international communities with its unique blend of inventive, thoughtful, and rigorous dance theater works. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

JUNE 29 “SELECTED SHORTS,” Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. It is produced by Symphony

[ NNY ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE ] Space and distributed by Public Radio International. The hit public radio series comes to the Clayton Opera House with an evening of spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers, performed by stars of the stage and screen. Admission ranges from $20 to $40. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com

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honoring Sam Hopkins, Frink Park Pavilion, Clayton, 6-8 p.m. Free admission.

The All Star Big Band, Norwood Village Green, 7 p.m. This performance is directed by Willy Siebel, and features guest artist Nick Marchione.

Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

BLACK RIVER BREW & MUSIC FEST, Maggie’s on the River, Watertown. In conjunction with Paddle New York Whitewater and the Black River Festival; this festival features rafting and kayak river races and demonstrations, three hours of craft beer samples, access to Maggie's domestic, craft and international beer tents, 11 bands including Rusted Root, and food trucks. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the gate. https://www.facebook.com/blackriverbrewfest

CAPITOL STEPS, Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. More than 30 years ago, the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Performers have worked in a total of 18 Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experiences. Admission ranges from $40 to $55. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com

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MOE.DOWN, Now Ridge Ski Resort, Turin. After an almost-three-year hiatus, moe.down 16 returns over Fourth of July weekend (June 30-July 2) to its home at Snow Ridge Ski Resort for three days of music, camping and fun, with moe. scheduled to play seven sets over the entire weekend.

Other acts include Blackberry Smoke, Fishbone, Railroad Earth, and Jim Loughlin. $155 admission. https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/ event/1398786

TAFFETA GIRLS, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m.

Now performing for its 10th season, the Taffeta Girls perform “Girl Group’ music of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs. org

DAUGHTRY, Watertown Fairgrounds Arena, 7 p.m. $35 general admission. Tickets at www. dpao.org, Kinney Drugs in Adams, Alexandria Bay, Canton, Carthage, Clayton, Gouverneur, Massena, Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Watertown.

JULY 2 THE LOU COPPOLA DUO WITH RAY MARTUZA AND MICROBURST, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

JULY 5 ELDAR TRIO, Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m.

The New York Times described the New Yorkbased pianist and Grammy-nominated artist Eldar Djangirov as "a blend of musical intelligence, organizational savvy, enthusiasm and prowess that was all the more impressive for seeming so casual...an ebullient impressionist".

Eldar continues to explore new frontiers through composing and performing , enabling him ultimately to realize his own musical vision. Admission ranges from $20 to $30. https://tickets. claytonoperahouse.com

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200TH ANNUAL JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR, 615 W. T Fields Drive, Watertown. Featuring rides, games and agricultural presentations. www.jeffcofair.org

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MARK O’CONNOR, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m. The O'Connor Band, featuring iconic fiddler Mark O'Connor, puts on an engaging, dynamic show featuring compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight vocal harmonies. Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

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TAUNY JAM, 53 Main St., Canton, 7-8:30 p.m.

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) hosts traditional music jams on the first Friday of each month for anyone interested in gathering to play old-time fiddle tunes and songs from American folk traditions. All levels of musicians, singers and step dancers are welcome. Sheet music, words and chords are provided for those who would like to read along. Free admission. tauny. org.

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he Thousand Islands are steeped in mystery and rumor. Some stories are true, like those of smugglers and rumrunners on the St. Lawrence River, and a rumored cave system beneath Watertown’s Public Square. Some are patently false, like the “real” story of Boldt Castle (Louise Boldt did not run away with the butler), or the Philadelphia Cream Cheese brand actually referencing the hamlet in Jefferson County rather than the Pennsylvania metropolis. Whether true or false, the stories suggest that there is more to the Thousand Islands than meets the eye. However long and varied the list may be, no such list would be complete without a spot reserved for conjectures regarding the Thousand Islands dressing recipe.

People and places from Chicago to Canada to New York City have staked claim to the origin or authorship of the original recipe. The fracas over the Thousand Islands dressing recipe has become so heated in recent years that even food historians have chimed in on the debate. The stories of the recipe’s genesis are wide, varied, sometimes fantastic, and often nuanced versions of each other.

Some claim that the dressing was invented by a chef aboard a Canadian steamer on the St. Lawrence River who, caught short on ingredients, impro-

vised the recipe - and to much acclaim.

Another version of the same story claims that it was none other than the WaldorfAstoria’s executive chef who invented the recipe on the fly during a lunch served on Mr. George Boldt’s personal yacht. The story goes on to contest that Mr. Boldt, who at the time was managing the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, was so taken with the recipe that he ordered it to be added to the hotel’s menu.

Still another claim to the authentic origins of the

recipe nods to 19th-century Broadway actress, singer, and “foodie” May Irwin (who, we would be remiss to note, has the distinction of scandalizing polite society in 1896 by partaking in the first on-screen kiss in history.) This version claims that Ms. Irwin was served the dressing during lunch aboard a yacht and was so taken with it that she not only asked for the recipe, but passed it along to her friend, and fellow Thousand Islands summer resident, George Boldt who then had it served at the WaldorfAstoria.

And a fourth story alleges that it was Theo Rooms, executive chef of the renowned Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, who invented the dressing, which was at that time called “Blackstone Dressing.” The hotel was awarded a culinary prize for the founding of the Thousand Islands dressing in 1925. Apparently, the dressing was renamed “Thousand Islands dressing” after a collaboration between Chef Rooms and his maître d’hotel.

The story, however, doesn’t make accommodation for why a recipe supposedly based in Chicago would be named after a region in Northern New York.

With so many stories, no wonder the origins of the Thousand Islands recipe have caused such a mêlée! How can anyone possibly hope to get to the bottom of such a culinary mystery? A conversation with the lovely

[ HISTORICALLY SPEAKING ] the recipe on to the Waldorf’s executive chef Oscar Tschirky, and the rest, as they say, is history.

So what about the other stories?

While George Boldt did spend time on the St. Lawrence River in his yacht (and surely had many lunches served while on it), Oscar Tschirky would not have been there. Reports claim (and history supports) that Mr. Tschirky hated being on the water, and never came to the Thousand Islands as he spent any free time away from the Waldorf in his home in the Hudson Valley. There are also other compelling arguments against the possibility of Mr. Tschirky developing the Thousand Islands dressing. If Mr. Tschirky had been the originator of the famous dressing, the recipe certainly would have been featured in his famous cookbook (simply called “The Cookbook”) amongst his other culinary inventions- including the Waldorf salad and Eggs Benedict. It was not.

And then there’s the Blackstone. While the claim that the Blackstone Hotel created the recipe is not true (the Blackstone opened in 1910, and Ms. Irwin’s letter containing the recipe is postmarked 1907), the Blackstone’s involvement in the propagation of the recipe could be legitimate. The Blackstone Hotel is situated near the former location of a theater where May Irwin often performed. Historic accounts of Ms. Irwin confirm that she would often find her way to the kitchens of the hotels where she stayed, chatting with the chefs about food and wine and sharing recipes. The Blackstone was (and continues to be ) one of Chicago’s most glamorous hotels and it is absolutely possible that Ms.

Irwin stayed there. Ms. Irwin’s sharing of the Thousand Islands recipes with Chef Theo Rooms would explain why a dressing “founded” in Chicago would be named after a region in upstate New York.

The origins of the delectable Thousand Islands dressing will perhaps always be shrouded in a bit of mystery, forever associated with the romance and grace of the Gilded Age and intertwined with the other-worldly characters of May Irwin, George Boldt, and “Oscar of the Waldorf.” But as for this Rueben lover, I will always be grateful to the culinary prowess of Mrs. Sophia LaLonde and the influence of May Irwin for sharing this delightful sauce with the world! Corned beef and sauerkraut will forever be in their debt. ** Credit and gratitude to Ms. Sharon Bourquin of the Thousand Islands Museum in Clayton for being so generous with both her time and her knowledge, and for helping the author to navigate around the shoals of rumor and fable that surround the story of the Thousands Islands dressing.

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Ms. Sharon Bourquin, a researcher at the Thousand Islands Museum, would do it. The Clayton-based museum claims to have the original Thousand Islands recipe tucked away under lock and key.

Compelling evidence for the veracity of the claim comes in the form of a letter written by May Irwin to her cottage caretaker George Kenyon postmarked Oct. 7, 1907. The handwritten letter contains the recipe for the dressing, which is noteworthy as culinary historians have otherwise dated the earliest published reference to 1912; the sauce made its debut in the dining room of the fabled Waldorf-Astoria in 1913.

What follows is the story as relayed to me by the delightful Ms. Bourquin: May Irwin and her husband, Kurt Eisenfeldt, regular summer residents of the Thousand Islands enjoyed fishing.

The couple would often set out with their fishing guide George LaLonde, who habitually provided a shore dinner for his tour group at the end of each day.

The story goes that one fated day, Mr. LaLonde asked his wife Sophia if she would serve something different with the shore dinner. Sophia obliged and the result was what came to be called “Sophia’s Sauce.” May Irwin happened to be present at the shore dinner where the sauce was served that evening, and being an excellent cook herself (who loved to collect and share recipes) asked Mrs. LaLonde for the sauce recipe. Sophia obliged.

Enter the Thousand Islands Inn. The inn, which closed in 2015, was one of the last original Gilded Age hotels in Clayton. Everything else from that era had long burned down or been torn down.

The inn, which was originally called “The Herald House”, functioned in recent years as a restaurant, and advertised that it served the original Thousand Islands dressing. Was that true and how was that connection formed? And if so, how did the Waldorf-Astoria come to possess the recipe?

The Herald House was owned by the Bertrand family. Ella Bertrand was on friendly terms with May Irwin, who gave her the recipe for “Sophia’s Sauce.”

Ms. Bertrand then not only had the sauce served in her hotel, but also passed on the recipe to another summer resident of the Thousand Islands (and fellow hotelier) George Boldt. George Boldt passed

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[ NNY FASHIONS ]

By KATIE MACHIA

Chunky shoulder-length earrings, bracelets stacked up to the elbow and huge pendants were paraded by models on the runways last September. Over-thetop jewelry hung from their necks and wrists, giving us a taste of what we could expect to be wearing this spring/summer season.

“More is more” was the motto designers like Tibi, Chanel, and Balmain had in mind when planning their collections. These are

just three of the many designers whose jewelry caught the eye of spectators during shows at New York Fashion Week.

With spring in bloom and summer just around the corner, it’s time to start looking for new additions to your jewelry collection. Luckily a few boutiques and artists right here in Northern New York are keeping up with the latest trends and offering pieces that you’ll want to be wearing as the weather gets warmer:

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Earrings that make a bold statement are a “must-try” trend of the season.

The days when these types of earrings were worn only for fancy occasions are long gone. These are paired best with a blouse, sundress, or even a t-shirt and jeans.

The Charlotte and Yvette earrings from 2 MAMA BIRDS, Brasher Falls, are great examples of an eye-catching design.

This business was started by two stay-at-homes moms who developed a special “Nest Collection,” and use lead and nickel-free materials in all their pieces.

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2 THE GOLDEN CLEAT, based in Clayton, offers

various necklaces of different colors and sizes.

Stacking three or four necklaces of different lengths is a great trend to pair with an off-the-shoulder top this summer. To add a “north country feel,” try the boat hook or the boat cleat style. Both are different lengths and pair nicely together.

This company specializes in “nautically-inspired” jewelry, which is hand-crafted from sterling silver or 14-karat gold, and features “unique marine symbols and navigational relics,” according to its website. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.thegoldencleat.com

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Gemstones on bracelets, earrings, or necklaces can add a pop of color to any outfit.

TREASURE ISLAND, Alexandria Bay, has an assortment of jewelry with natural gemstones set in sterling silver. They carry a variety of popular stones, including larimar, amber, and turquoise. The bigger the stone, the better. They also offer 14- and 18-karat gold jewelry.

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Whether it’s necklaces, rings, or cuffs, the more you stack, the better. The stacking helps to create a distinctive and striking look. SILVER BENCH JEWELRY, Croghan, offers many great options for trying out this trend.

The Reverse Twist Cuff and Woven Chevron Cuff Bracelet are a perfect place to start. When stacking cuffs, you want to mix and match similar metals. Silver Bench Jewelry also carries a line of impressive hand-crafted sterling silver rings. When it comes to stacking these, you can mix metals, colors and styles - diversity is the key. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www. silverbenchjewelry.com

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282’ Lake Ontario WF * 4 Br * 4.5 Ba * phenomenal kitchen fit for a gourmet chef * finished basement w/ theater room * on demand generator * central air * beautifully landscaped yard w/ deck, gazebo & full outdoor kitchen * a truly must see home.

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* property has 126’ of Lake frontage * dock * newer kitchen * knotty pine throughout * great porch overlooks the Lake for a great view Jeffery Jones 315-493-3361(c)

* beautiful wood floors and walls throughout * in-law suite * plus a nice porch for sitting enjoyment * includes another lot on the water, giving Lake access w/ dock & 16’ of Lake frontage.

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Brick, 2BR, 2 BA home just a mile east of Morristown with St. Lawrence River frontage.

2+ acres stretching to NY Rte #37. Large modern kitchen with appliances leads into the dining area & living room with sun porch. Electric heat & artesian well. Dock for your boat. Large garage with 2 overhead electric doors, above that an apartment with a kitchen and full bath for your guests.

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Next to Cedar Point State Park, public water, and detached garage. Priced Call or text Amanda Miller below assessment and ready to go! Lic. RE Broker - 315-778-1191 MLS#S1034533

Charming as can be cliffside cape cod with splendid waterviews from every angle! Year round cottage boasts 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 139` of stunning lakefront with nice rock beach. Spacious living room, nice deck area, paved parking and gorgeous sunrises on Historic Point Salubrious! Partial basement, not much to take care of and this one is ready for a new owner! You will enjoy 4 seasons of fun swimming, fishing, boating, good water depth Call or text Amanda Miller and fairly protected, fabulous ice Lic. RE Broker - 315-778-1191 fishing too! MLS#S344630

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Secluded & private, Adirondack-style lake front post-and-beam cottage (2BR plus sleeping loft) situated on wooded 6.18 acres w/1,000+ ft. shoreline including a beach & private island.

Property is currently off the grid w/ solar & generator, but electric service is available if needed. Includes matching bunkhouse, all sleeps up to 11 people. Main house features a great room w/ cobblestone fireplace, maple floors, custom wood crafted construction & furnishings thru-out. This very unique property is located very close to many acres of conservation lands offering great kayaking, canoeing, fishing & just nature watching. Grass Lake is 324 acres & limited to 9.9 HP outboards to keep the atmosphere quiet. Also for sale is a 7 acre adjacent lot to guarantee your privacy. $235,000.

Two waterfront cottages located in a quiet riverfront bay with shipping channel view. Both cottages updated and in excellent condition. Great for a large family to share or stay in one and rent the other.

Property does have a built-in rental cliental if you’re interested.

Protected dockage. $297,500

2 BR waterfront home with boathouse, ice house converted into storage building, garage, 2 decks, glassed-in porch. Close to Alex Bay and Clayton. Best channel view on the St. Lawrence River. $250,000.

(circa 1883) known as Bella Vista privately situated on a point of land among the pines located along the American Narrows in the 1000 Islands. Watch the ships pass close from the huge wraparound deck while enjoying the sunsets & river breezes. This mostly original year-round residence(5BR/3.5BA) offers 650 ft. of deep water frontage which includes a sand beach & 2 docks. Views of the water from every window, formal dining, living & family rooms, many built-ins thru-out, master BR suite, full walk-up attic allows for addl. sleeping facilities. Matching workshop bldg. & pump house. $999,000.

Gorgeous waterfront estate situated on private 1 acre parcel on the St Lawrence River. This Frank Lloyd Wright home was designed by noted Grater Architects and built in 1991. Home features 4BR/3.5BA,grand entry with curved wood panels and columns, Wood-Mode cabinetry, Pella windows, fireplace, copper roof,2 screenedin porches and patios built with Potsdam granite stone and the finest millwork throughout. Also features protected dockage and swimming and amazing sunsets. Call now to preview this lovely river jewel. This is truly one of the rivers finest. $784,000

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Gorgeous river home situated on the main channel. This Craftsman style home features 3 BR/2 BA, hardwood floors, custom kitchen, cathedral ceilings, hot tub, master bath, and sliding doors that lead to two spacious level decks & porches. This property also includes a 2 BR/1 BA guest cottage for family & guests, protected deep water dockage & swimming. Call now to preview this river gem w/many upgrades & custom details. $729,000.

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JULY 20 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, John Meyers, Frink Park Pavilion, Clayton, 6-8 p.m. Free admission.

JULY 20 SHENANDOAH, CLAYTON OPERA HOUSE, 7:30 p.m. Fueled by Marty Raybon's distinctive vocals and the band's skilled musicianship, Shenandoah became well known for delivering such hits as “Two Dozen Roses,” and classics like “I Want to be Loved Like That.” Admission ranges from $40 to $55. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com

JULY 22 BOUCHARD BROTHERS, Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. Joe Bouchard is a very successful recording artist best known as a founding member of the band Blue Oyster Cult. The original band recorded for Columbia Records in the 1970s and 1980s, and Joe has nine gold and two platinum records to his credit. His latest group, Blue Coupe, is a superstar combo which features his brother Albert, also a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, and Dennis Dunaway, a founder of the Alice Cooper Group and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Admission ranges from $20 to $35. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com

JULY 23 CHRIS YOUNG, Watertown Fairgrounds Arena, 6 p.m. $49 general admission. Tickets at www. dpao.org, Kinney Drugs in Adams, Alexandria Bay, Canton, Carthage, Clayton, Gouverneur, Massena, Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Watertown.

Waydown Wailers, Norwood Village Green, 6 p.m. This group offers original roots rock, blues rock, and jam with a healthy dash of country— or, as the band calls it, “Outlaw Americana.”

Free admission. http://www.nvgcs.org

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JULY 27 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, Frink Park Pavilion, Clayton, 6-8 p.m. Free admission.

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THE KINGSTON TRIO, Clayton Opera House, 7:30 p.m. The Kingston Trio is one of the few groups today that has survived the many changes in the world of music. Using only acoustic guitars and banjos, and singing simple yet memorable melodies, they revolutionized popular music, reawakening America to its own rich folk music heritage. Admission ranges from $40 to $55. https://tickets.claytonoperahouse.com

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