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Performing at McCauley Music Festival Mark Doyle & Maniacs pay homage to rock guitar’s pioneer masters

A second band of maniacs has been scheduled to perform at the McCauley Mountain Festival on Saturday, August 6—one that’s very different from the 10K variety—they are Mark Doyle and the Maniacs, a talented quartet out of Syracuse.

The eponymously named outift is the brain-child of Grammy-award winning producer and guitarist, Mark Doyle.

Signed to RCA in the early ’70s with his first band, Jukin’ Bone, Doyle has has gone on to record and tour with artists as varied as Meat Loaf, Judy Collins, Leo Sayer, and Hall & Oates.

He also contributed backing vocals and arrangements to Bryan Adams’ hit “Straight From The Heart.”

Later he became a producer for the New Kids On The Block.

In describing “Shake ’Em On Down,” his first record with The Maniacs group, Mark said he reached back to his earliest musical influences, specifically Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Kim Simmonds.

“Old heroes die hard, and these were mine back when I was a teenager and first started playing the electric guitar. I’m sure [they] had their own heroes—‘authentic’ blues men like B. B., Albert, and Freddie King, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin and Buddy Guy, but I did not yet know of them, and only discovered them translated and morphed through the brilliant playing of those four English kids,” Mark said.

Their most recent album, “Comin’ Home,” was created as a way to preserve and respect the great music of the British Blues Boom era of the Sixties.

With an impassioned line-up that includes Frank DeFond on drums and percussion, Michael P. Ryan on bass and vocals, and Terry Quill on harmonica, second guitar, and vocals, this quartet has set out to preserve the pioneering sounds of Blues, Rock and British Blues.

And they are anxious to bring their performance to McCauley’s Old Forge audience.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of the festival!” wrote Greg Jackson, the band’s manager, on Facebook.

 

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Old Forge sets First Friday Art Walk exhibits and activities for August 5th

A First Friday Art Walk in Old Forge will take place on August 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. All are invited to visit participating local galleries and businesses that will be showcasing the art work of local and regional artists. The Art Walks will run through October.

A pocket map that includes the locations of Art Walk events will be available at the participating businesses and at the Old Forge Visitor Information Center prior to the first event.

Participating in the August 5 Art Walk are:

View – Ice Cream Social at Point Park featuring ice cream served in pottery bowls handmade by local potters. Rain location is the Old Forge Fire Hall

Old Forge Library – Opening reception for Three Artists: On and Off the Wall featuring the work of Suzanne Firsching, Steven Specht, and Victoria Zacek

Wrap City ‘N Glue – Michael Branch will play on the keyboard on the deck. Barb Baumann will offer a painting demonstration and Linda Kennerknecht of Over the Moon Salon will present a hair extension demonstration.

Starving Artists Gallery – Stop by and view the vast display of pottery, photography, jewelry and other works of art created by area artists

Five Corners Café – View the paintings of local artist Greg Klein

The Artworks – Outdoor demonstration by Brenda Petty who will offer presentation on the art of creating jointed teddy bears.

Gallery 3040 – Wine Reception for accomplished popular artist Jim Camann. All are invited to stop by and say hello and view his many works on display and available for purchase.

The Goodsell Museum – Area photographer Sue Kiesel will display her vast Adirondack collection of moose, loons, birds, landscapes, buildings, lakes, and rivers. Images available for purchase.

Gallery North Fine Art/ Custom Framing – Wine and cheese reception featuring the outstanding oil and watercolor paintings of Judson Brown.

A great selection of Judson’s most recent work will be on display.

Ozzie’s – Local artist and jewelry maker Shelly Madsen will be featured. Free face painting by Alex.

 

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Patty Delano opens scrapbooking studio on Main Street, Old Forge

The Weekly AdirondackThe new Paper Crafts Studio, operated by Patty Delano, recently opened on Main Street in Old Forge. The shop is next door to the Goodsell Museum.

“My main focus in the shop will be to teach classes on scrapbooking and the different techniques for making a scrapbook,” she said.

A dye cutting machine, a Cricut machine and punches are available in the shop in addition to rubber stamps and scrapbooking kits.

Delano is currently developing new kits and rubber stamps that are specifically themed for the Adirondacks, Old Forge, and the Fulton Chain.

“When visitors come here to go camping, kayaking or canoeing, they can come in, buy a kit and take it home to make a scrapbook of their photos,” she said.

She also plans on stocking premade scrapbooks that will only need to have personal photos inserted, she said.

 

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Mountainman Hosting Instructional Series

Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company on Rt. 28 in Old Forge will host a series of weekly outdoor instructional events.

On Mondays, free guided two-hour mountain bike trips will be available at 6 p.m.; and on Tuesdays, free kayak demos will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moose River Outpost.

Free whitewater paddling instructions will be available on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. until dark.

On Saturdays from 7 to 9 a.m., ACA kayak instructor and certified yoga instructor Nanette Shovea-Burke will conduct a free yoga and paddling session on the deck overlooking the Moose River.

Also from 7 to 9 a.m. on Saturdays, a free guided group road bike ride around the Fulton Chain of Lakes will be available.

Details on trips and instruction are available by calling (315) 369-6672 or visit: www.MountainmanOutdoors.com.

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An Open Letter to the Town of Webb Board

Unattractive informational signs clutter the streets as well


Dear Mr. Moore and Board members:

I applaud your efforts to address the issue of visual aesthetics in Old Forge.

It is understandable that every business wants to get their message out and be “seen,” but in order to look attractive all communities, including Old Forge, need some measure of signage control to limit “visual clutter.”

Town, county, and state road signs can also be a source of visual clutter.

For example, in the 1.8 mile stretch of the South Shore Road from the Hemmer Cottage to the turn by the Adirondack League Club there are 192 metal road signs alerting drivers to upcoming curves/intersections (63 signs), no stopping any time (57), speed limit (44), and 28 signs with warnings for deer, bikes, school buses, pedestrians, and trails.

That’s approximately one sign every 49 feet. Continue reading

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Meeting slated for concerned Rt. 28 motorists

The Safe & Sane Drivers Committee has scheduled a meeting for Saturday, September 3, at 1 p.m., according to the group’s chairman, Don Olney of Woodgate.

The meeting will be held at the White Otter Fish & Game Club in Woodgate.

Elected officials are expected to be on hand.

The purpose is to discuss safety concerns of locals and anyone else that drives motor vehicles on Route 28 through Woodgate, Olney said.

He added that he is currently gathering public signatures in hopes of impressing state decision-makers and elected officials as to the need to improve Route 28’s safety.

Petitions are currently available at several area businesses. Olney said that anyone interested in helping to circulate petitions can call him at (315) 392-5621.

 

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Don’t leave yet: Route 28 won’t be safe through Woodgate until traffic speed and road contour problems are remedied

An Open Letter to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT):

We have come together as a community to petition the NYSDOT to completely review the portion of new highway construction from Woodgate Corners South on Route 28.

There has been a problem for years with the egression of traffic from Bear Creek Road going either left to go South, right to go North, or straight to go West to Boonville.

As Bear Creek Road is a dead-end road, these are our only options on Route 28.

Visibility has been, and still is, our main concern. Continue reading

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