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Views and Vistas Art Opening At Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

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Views and Vistas Art Opening

At Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

 

The Friends of Schoharie Crossing are hosting a juried art exhibition entitled Views and Vistas: The Natural and Built Environment of Schoharie Crossing. The opening will take place on July 8 at the Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center from 4-7pm.  Refreshments will be served, and singer song writer, Kate Blain will perform for the event.

Schoharie Crossing provides magnificent views of nature as well as human engineering. Historic Erie Canal structures are juxtaposed among the natural world of plants and animals along the Schoharie Creek and Mohawk River. The tranquil waterways, wetlands, and Erie Canal structures of Schoharie Crossing are wonderfully presented in the art work on display in the Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center.

The show was juried by 3 notable artists: Natalie Bobinka, Visual Arts Resource Teacher Schenectady High School, International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Instructor, Curator Butzel Gallery/Schenectady, NY, Joel Chapin, Professor of Fine Arts, director of the Perrella Gallery, and J. Bruce Schwabach, Emeritus Associate Professor of Art, Herkimer College of SUNY.

Sponsors of the opening include: Bourbon Street Wine and Liquor Warehouse, Hummingbird Hills Winery, The Wine Barrel, MaryJane’s Market, 518 Grille, Olde Brick House, Black Bear Wine and Spirits and Italian Oven.

The art opening will close out the first day of Canal Days, an annual community festival celebrating the history of the Erie Canal. Events earlier in the day include performances by blue grass band, Three Quarter North, wagon rides, J.D. Winslow Equestrian Entertainment,

Views and Vistas will run until August 20th in the newly renovated Visitor Center on Schoharie Street in Fort Hunter.  Please visit the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site page of the New York State Parks website, nysparks.com, call Schoharie Crossing at 518 829-7516, or email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov for more information.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, which are visited by 60 million people annually. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow on Twitter.

 

Schoharie Crossing: Call For Art

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Schoharie Crossing is putting out a Call For Art!

Views & Vistas: The Natural and Build Environment of Schoharie Crossing will be an exhibit in the renovated Visitor Center that will open in July of 2017. This juried exhibition is to feature terrific works by artists from New York State.  Click here (opens in a new tab) for more information.

Please help spread the word about this great opportunity!

For information:

SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Janice Fontanella – Historic Site Manager  (518) 829-7516

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (opens in a new tab)

129 Schoharie Street

PO Box 140

Fort Hunter, NY 12069

Fall Foliage Report: October 12-October 18

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Mohawk River, Tribes Hill at Lock 12
Mohawk River, Tribes Hill at Lock 12

I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November.  Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well.

Reporting station:  Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter (opens in a new tab)

Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend:  45%

Brilliance: Average

Predominating colors: Shades of darkening green with yellow and increasing oranges and reds

Rating: Midpoint

taste-of-the-mohawk-valley-2016The foliage in Montgomery County has reached midpoint.  Peak season should be approaching; some areas are starting to lose leaves but others are still green.  There are still many autumn activities (opens in a new tab) taking place this October.  Visit the Taste of the Mohawk Valley Farmers’ Market (opens in a new tab) or the Last Saturday Fall Festival (opens in a new tab) .  Or take a historic self-guided walking tour through the Green Hill Cemetery (opens in a new tab)

in Amsterdam; the leaves on Church Street are a colorful array of red, yellow, and orange.

Call for a free Harvest Tour Map!

1.800.743.7337

Fall Foliage Report: October 5-October 11

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Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center on a foggy October morning.
Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center on a foggy October morning.

I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report (opens in a new tab) ” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November.  Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well.

Reporting station:  Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (opens in a new tab) , Fort Hunter

Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend:  35%

Brilliance: Dull to Average

Predominating colors: Greenish with touches of Red and Yellow with occasional Orange

Rating: Beginning

Fort Johnson, NY
Fort Johnson, NY

Scenic foliage rides through our rolling hills will be ideal over the next two weeks; plan an overnight stay at one our bed & breakfasts (opens in a new tab) .  Valley views are looking more colorful.  Route 67 between Fort Johnson and Fulton-Montgomery Community College is popping with a rainbow of color.

Call for a free Harvest Tour Map!

1.800.743.7337

Fall Foliage Report: September 28- October 4

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apple-picking-2016-bellingersI LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report (opens in a new tab) ” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November.  Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well.

Reporting station:  Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (opens in a new tab) , Fort Hunter

Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend:  30%

Brilliance: Dull

Predominating colors: Greenish-Yellow, Rusty Brown with touches of Orange

Rating: Just changing

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View from the Taste NY store at Lock E13 Living History Park.

October is a good time to take a scenic ride through the Mohawk Valley.  Many of our agritourism (opens in a new tab) sites are open featuring local products.  Have lunch or dinner at one of our many restaurants (opens in a new tab) .  Enjoy fall harvest events (opens in a new tab) or take in an art exhibit.  There is so much to do in Montgomery County!

The new Taste NY Store at Lock E13 Living History Park (opens in a new tab) is open daily.  Purchase local and regional products; take in the fall foliage and the Mohawk River views.  If you are lucky you’ll see a boat locking through.  Located in the New York State Thruway at milepost 187 westbound between exits 28 (Fultonville) and 29 (Canajoharie), you find a unique experience waiting for you.

Call for a free Harvest Tour Map!

1.800.743.7337

Storyteller Tim Lowry to Perform At Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

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Nationally known storyteller Tim Lowry will perform at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site on Sunday, August 28 at 6:00 PM as part of the annual Not Just for Kids Storytelling series.  His performance will take place outdoors in front of the Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY.  The show will move indoors in case of rain. Guests are invited to chat and enjoy refreshments after the show. The event is free and open to the public.

With a Southern manner and droll side-wit, Tim Lowry is equally at home in an Appalachian log cabin, Mandan wigwam, New York Theater, or Texas ranch house. Lowry grew up in southeastern Kentucky where he learned the art of storytelling from Appalachian folk who spun yarns and told tales to entertain, teach morals, and pass along local history. Currently residing in Summerville, South Carolina, Lowry has been entertaining audiences with mixture of folk tales and personal narrative for 16 years.

The last performance of The Not Just for Kids Storytelling series takes place on September 11 when Margaret French will present a program entitled, “All Too Human, Stories of Laughter, Wit and Folly”.

Saratoga Arts made this program possible with a Community Arts Grant funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The program is also supported by Stewart’s Shops, L’Ultimo Restaurant, the Garden Bug, and Karen’s Produce.

For more information about these events and more, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit the Facebook page at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, which are visited by 60 million people annually. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow on Twitter.

 

History & Hearsay

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History is full of mysteries and lies, not just facts.  Take the tour and see if you can guess which tale is NOT true.  Join site staff David for an exclusive tour of Schoharie Crossing on Tuesday, August 16th from 6:30p-8:30pm and learn interesting bits of history as well as mystery along the canal.  Test your intuition, detective skills, and see if you can spot the fib!

This 1.5 mile walk will take participants around features of the canal and through parts of a once bustling industrial town.  After the tour, enjoy some refreshments in the Visitor Center as you check out the exhibit, “Little Short of Madness,” discuss with others which tale might be the lie, and then stick around for the reveal!

Pre-registration is encouraged as space is limited.  A link to register online can be found on the site’s Facebook event page.  For more information or to register contact David at (518) 829-7516 or david.brooks@parks.ny.gov. 

For information about this event or the site, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, or email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov. For more information about New York State Parks, visit the website at www.nysparks.com.

 

Wildlife Wednesday Walk with Anita Sanchez

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Wildlife Wednesday Walk with Anita Sanchez

At Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host environmental educator and author Anita Sanchez for a Wildlife Wednesday plant program on August 10th at 6pm. This walk will explore different areas of the historic site, identify both common and uncommon flowers, and discuss their interrelationships with wildlife, especially birds and butterflies.  Sanchez will also talk about how people have used plants throughout history for medicine, food, and magic.

The walk will take place along the banks of Schoharie Creek and on historic site trails, which were formerly the towpath for the Erie Canal.  The program will meet outside the Visitor Center at 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter.  There is a $3.00 suggested donation. 

Anita Sanchez worked as an environmental educator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at education centers across the state. She now is a free-lance educator, providing programs for schools, libraries, museums, botanical gardens, and arboreta.  Also a successful author and champion of unloved plants, she has written, “The Teeth of the Lion: The Story of the Beloved and Despised Dandelion” and most recently, “Leaflets Three, Let it Be! The Story of Poison Ivy”.

For information about this event and more, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit their Facebook page.

 

Canal Camp at Schoharie Crossing

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Canal Camp at Schoharie Crossing

Schoharie Crossing will hold a one day Canal Camp program on Tuesday, July 26th from 9:30am to 2:00pm where children will explore the site and nature.  This program is for children ages 7-12 and will feature a Nature & History Walk, crafts, and games.  During the one mile walk, intern Haleigh will provide insights on plant and animal life along the trails as well as how the ecological system around us is impacted by our actions.  Site Education Coordinator David will also explain the historical significance of the site, as well as some of the environmental impacts of the Erie Canal.

 

Crafts will include a pressing of wildflowers picked along the trail, and the games will be an active portion of the day.  Children who are registered must bring a bagged lunch, wear proper walking footwear, and have sunscreen and bug spray applied prior to drop off. There is a $3.00 registration fee and space is limited.  Guardians must complete the registration form when dropping of their child(ren).  Pick up at 2pm. To pre-register, contact David or Haleigh at (518) 829-7516 or email, david.brooks@parks.ny.gov.  Canal Camp will be conducted from the Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY 12069.

 

For information about this event and the site, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov or find us on Facebook.  For more information about New York State Parks, visit the website at www.nysparks.com.

 

Wildlife Wednesday At Schoharie Crossing

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The first Wildlife Wednesday program at Schoharie Crossing on July 13th at 6:00pm. George Steele will be there with a wonderful program, “All About Water,” that will focus on fresh water aquatic life. The program will take place on site and in the Enders House near the Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY. There is a $3.00 suggested donation for this event.

The program will compare pond water samples to those from the Schoharie Creek using a magnification system that will allow everyone to see what life forms are in the water. Steele is a lifelong educator. His unique blend of expertise and enthusiasm has turned thousands of children into science-lovers. For over 20 years he has been an independent education consultant working with schools, libraries, nature centers, and museums thought the Northeast, including the NYS Art Teachers Association, the NYS Outdoor Education Association, the Gifted and Talented Enrichment Program at Lafayette College and Lehigh University.

He is the former director of the NYSDEC Environmental Education Camp Program, recipient of the Conservation Educator Award of the NYS Conservation Council, the NYS Outdoor Education Association’s Gold Award for Lifetime Achievement and Outdoor Educator of the Year Award.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Forest Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, and has done graduate work at the Antioch/New England Graduate School in Keene, NH.

Wildlife Wednesday programs will occur monthly – the next will be on August 10th with Anita Sanchez and on September 14th George Steele will return for an autumn Bird Watch.