The Black Fly Challenge set to start at Indian Lake. Photos by Pat Hendricks
The 18th Annual Black Fly Challenge bike race took 508 competitors from Indian Lake, through the Moose River Plains, to the finish line at Inlet’s Fern Park on Saturday, June 8th.
With 578 registered, it was the largest field of entrants the event organizers have ever seen. Continue reading
Dear Editor:
I was glad to see the letter by Mrs. Moore explaining why they changed the location of the TOBIE trail from Birch St. to Rt. 28 because the property owners were opposed to it. Evidently they were informed that it was proposed to be located there, but the property owners along Rt. 28 were not, so how could they be opposed.
I am also grateful to be informed how lucky I am to have this wonderful enhancement to the community going through the front of my business.
I can’t wait until January to see all the hikers strolling down the trail in their boots, dodging the six-foot snow banks at 20 below.
I just hope no one gets hit by a snow plow.
Dick Bird, Thendara
CAP-21 Potting Party Participants
Olivia and Izzy Buell. Photos by Dana Armington
Barb Proper and Nancy Reed
Over 30 community volunteers gathered at the George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center on North Street on Wednesday, June 12 to plant the hundreds of hanging baskets that now line the Route 28 corridor from Forestport to Raquette Lake, as well as the hamlets of Big Moose and Stillwater.
The flower basket beautification project, now in its 15th year, is sponsored by CAP-21. Continue reading
Cory Burns, 2012 men’s champion
Hundreds of cyclists are gearing up to compete in the 18th Annual Black Fly Challenge bike race that will begin with a shotgun start in Indian Lake on Saturday, June 8th.
The intense 40-mile race takes riders through the Moose River Recreation Area to the finish line in Inlet. Every year, the Black Fly Challenge brings visitors to the area from across the country, including over 500 racers, their families and friends.
Thanks to Mohawk Valley GIS, this year’s participants can now download a free smart phone application at NYRECWebMap.com that will work without cell phone reception and provide riders with maps and information about their trek.
Last year’s event saw a number of records being broken including the best men’s and women’s finishing times. Continue reading
The 4th Annual Memory Walk, an event that helps to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research will be held Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Inlet.
Teams are being formed and donations are being collected online or by those who will be participating in the walk.
This year’s event is dedicated in the memory of Lorraine Stripp, a longtime resident of Old Forge who succumbed to the disease on July 31, 2011.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Inlet Town Hall building in Arrowhead Park and the walk starts at 10 a.m. Continue reading
Lined up in front of the Raquette Lake kiosk are, from left, Jim Kammer, Walter Oposzynski, Alan Bennett, Jeffery Sellon, John Sammon, and Kevin & Sue Norris
A large group of dedicated paddlers gathered near the town dock in Raquette Lake on Saturday, May 25 for a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s newest kiosk.
Raquette Lake is one of the many canoe launches along the NFCT, which at 740 miles is the largest canoe trail in the U.S. Continue reading
Award-winning outdoor photographer Carl Heilman II will lead a one-day photography workshop, Perfect Pictures Every Time, at View on Saturday, June 8th.
This comprehensive workshop will be held from noon to 8 p.m. and is appropriate for beginner to intermediate photographers. Continue reading