The 5th Annual Wheelerville Trails Bike Fest returns Aug. 21–23, 2026 and it’s shaping up to be the biggest year yet!

Visit the famed Wheelerville Trails, located at 1737 NY-10 in Caroga Lake, New York for a weekend packed with guided rides, skills clinics, the Live Free and Fly DH race, jump comp (featuring cash prizes!), kids events, live art, gear demos, raffle and more trail-side fun all weekend long!

In addition this year, Wheelerville Trails is excited to welcome influencer/mountain biking rapper BIG JAMES PRIVLEGE as this year’s host, along with the return of Truemaster Trimingham to keep the energy high all weekend.

In a new twist the year, the event is expanding the action to nearby Peck Hill Trails. Kick things off Friday, Aug. 21, with a group ride, then head to Stump City Brewing LLC for the opening party.

Book your lodging, grab your riding crew, and get ready for your favorite Adirondack weekend of the year.

2026 WHEELERVILLE BIKE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

The 5th Annual Wheelerville Bike Festival is almost here. Join us for three days of riding, racing, skills clinics, group rides, kids events, competitions and plenty of time to hang out in the Caroga community. Pack your bike (and your bathing suit) and head on up! Also, this we’re expanding the action to nearby Peck Hills Trails!

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

4 PM — Welcome Ride + Food

Pecks Hill Trails / Stump City Brewing

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

8:30 AM — Intermediate Jumps & Drops Skills Clinic with The Dirt Disco

9 AM — Gear Raffle Opens

10 AM — Group Rides- Meet at the Wheelerville Tent

• Taryn & Lyndsey — Women’s Ride
• Kelly Ann & June — Intermediate Ride
• Scott & Asher Hock — Advanced Ride

11 AM — Sinter Brakes Longest Skid Competition

12 PM — Intermediate/Advanced MTB Skills Clinic with The Dirt Disco

1 PM — Live Free and Fly Downhill Race

2:30 PM — Downhill Race Awards

3–4 PM — Jump Jam & Red Bull Bike Whip Off Contest-Awards following

5 PM — Caroga Lake Float & Paddle-Meet at Shermans Beach

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

8:30 AM — Intro to Jumps & Drops Skills Clinic with The Dirt Disco

10 AM — Shredders MTB/ L.L.Bean Kids Skills Clinic

10 AM — Intro to Pecks Hill Trails Group Ride

Meet at Stump City Brewing

11:30 AM LL Bean & Shredders Kids Race on Bandit

11:30 AM — Ride With Big Priv Group Ride

12 PM — Stayin Alive: Beginner MTB Skills Clinic with The Dirt Disco

12:30 PM — Wheelie Lessons with LLBean

2 PM — Gear Raffle Winners Announced

Riders, this one’s for you. Spectators, you’re going to want to be there!

 

Saturday, August 22 at 3 PM, for the Wheelerville Bike Fest Jump Jam and Red Bull Bike Whip Off. Session the jumps, get creative, throw down your best tricks to battle for the top spots. Both events are a jam style format with a final. Don’t miss this crowd favorite event, this year hosted by BIG JAMES PRIVLEGE Red Bull Bike!

$2,000 TOTAL CASH PURSE!

Top 5 riders in both men and women’s categories take home:

1st — $500

2nd — $250

3rd — $150

4th — $50

5th — $50

Plus, compete for the Red Bull Best Whip Award

Registration is FREE – Want to ride?  Sign up!  Want to watch?  Grab a spot and get ready for the show!

KIDS’ DAY AT WHEELERVILLE!

Sunday, August 23 is all about the next generation of shredders!

Coaches from L.L.Bean and Shredders MTB are teaming up to present a full morning of riding, fun racing, and learning at the Wheelerville Bike Fest on Sunday, August 23.

9:30 AM — Registration

10:00 AM — Kids Skills Clinic

11:00 AM — Kids Race on Bandit

12:30 PM — Wheelie Lessons

Whether they’re just learning to ride or already looking for their next challenge, it’s a great morning to make friends, build confidence, and have some fun at Wheelerville.

**Free and open to kids of all skill levels!

Tasting is Believing – Discover Food, Farms & Fulton County!

The 2026 Harvest is out and FRESH now!!

Fulton County is an up-and-coming food destination that has gaining recognition for quality and variety of its agricultural products. Steeped in natural beauty and American history, it’s just up the road and here for you to discover!

Fulton County farms are “just next door” to the Capital District, Schenectady, and Saratoga. More than half the county is within the Adirondack Park, which serves as a “gateway” to the park. Our farms benefit from this natural beauty, and the locale may be a ‘last chance’ to get fresh, local foods before entering the wilderness!

The county is known for its 44 lakes and 74,832 acres of wild forest, along with a rich, American and Adirondack history creating a home for many Amish-based local agricultural products. Fulton County Agriculture presents consumers with a wide variety of options, from farm-fresh produce to maple products, dairy, meats, and baked goods

Harvest time is here – Find the farms and farms stands, meet the farmers, discover the products and experience the freshest options only Fulton County can offer.

The Arts are Alive in Northville!

NORTHVILLE, NEW YORK – JULY 15, 2026 – The Arts are recognized and appreciated in Fulton County all year long, but especially this weekend in Northville, New York, featuring the 17th annual Northville Rotary Woodworking and Fine Arts Weekend on tap. But there is so much more…

Over 70 juried artisans will be displaying, many demonstrating their unique talents all while in a quaint southern Adirondack setting. Casually walk through Northville’s Town Park, or peruse the artists indoors at the Town Municipal Building – the event is free of charge.

The show’s popularity with visitors, and its magic of bringing back repeat artists may very well be due to the Northville Rotary’s superlative hospitality, but the Adirondack Mountain backdrop and the thrilling mountain lakes surrounding this Northville peninsula on three sides is aesthetically beautiful and feeds creativity. This rustic setting is the ideal environment for art and culture.

Art and history play a vital role in this community. On the show site, is the Gifford Valley # 9 one–room school house, circa 1813, which now houses the Northville/Northampton Historical Museum. Ring the school bell in the tower, examine original artifacts and experience just what makes this local history so rich. Just a short walk up to 208 S. Main Street is the Red Barn Antiques, now in its 58th year owned by the same family, featuring past treasures in a circa 1850 livery stable – built for the historic Winney House Hotel formerly located across the street in this historic village.

The arts cannot even be mentioned in this region without instantly attributing so much credit of this culture to the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network (SVAN.) Their mission has been to improve the quantity, quality, and diversity of cultural programming throughout the Sacandaga region. They continue to do so while preserving the basic character of the rural Adirondack communities they support.

SVAN is a multi-faceted arts organization offering art exhibits, events, workshops, music and concert series and theater events year round. Just across the street from the Town Park, visitors can walk to the newly renovated SVAN Art Gallery at 303 S Main Street, with additional art and alternating featured artist.

SVAN is also is hosting a free concert in Northville’s Waterfront Park at 6 p.m. Part of their Summer Concert Series, Saturday nights entertainment features the Latino sounds of Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra.

This weekend, Northville is the hub for a summer arts and cultural experience in the southern Adirondacks. You will find a little something for everyone spanning from quaint walking tours, fine art, exclusive wood working, music, and the small town charm of small shops and eateries.

The 17th annual Woodworking & Fine Arts Weekend begins on Friday, July 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. continuing Saturday 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 412 S. Main Street in the village.

For more on Fulton County art, history and culture, go to www.44lakes.com, or visit www.svanarts.org, and www.northvillerotary.com.

Premier Event Slated:

Official Launch of the new Henry Firearms/Big Woods Bucks Long Ranger Carbine

FULTON COUNTY, NEW YORK – Seven years in the making, this event is the premier of a monumental collaboration between Big Woods Bucks (BWB) and Henry Repeating Arms as they nationally present the newly designed BWB Henry Long Ranger Carbine. The BWB Henry Carbine is designed for the mobile hunter – the trackers and still-hunters in the “big woods.”*

This Saturday June 13, executives from both BWB and Henry Repeating Arms will be at Frank’s Gun Shop for a grand open house to present nationally, for the first time ever, this new firearm.

“No better place to host this event then the Gateway to the Adirondacks in Fulton County,” – BWB Co-Director Strategic Partnerships, Mark Scheeren.

John Havlick, owner of Frank’s Gun Shop is honored to be chosen host of this national, highly anticipated launch site. For decades, Frank’s Gun Shop is a premier retailer with a serious obligation to quality, expertise, and an unwavering commitment to the art of responsible gun ownership.

In anticipation of the high visitor volume, Frank’s Gun Shop is bringing on extra staffing and allowing additional amenities to accommodate those attending. Visitors are anticipated to be coming in from throughout the northeast. “This is actually very exciting and it’s going to be a fun day,” states Havlick.

From the Fulton County Visitors Bureau perspective, this is a grand opportunity to showcase the true sportsman’s paradise the county offers. As the gateway to the Adirondacks with nearly two-thirds of the county in above the Blue Line, along with 44 lakes and over 74,000 acres of wild forest, Fulton County is an angler and hunter’s haven.

In addition, the county is sponsoring transportation to and from an additional parking site, just up the road at the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum. The 26,000 sq. ft. museum will be open as well on Saturday boasting of art, artifacts and memorabilia of the centuries old sporting traditions hunting, fishing and all sports afield, displaying North America’s largest collection or record class whitetail deer head displays, full-size mounts of bears, wolves, buffalo, mountain lions, fish, birds and much more.

Big Woods Productions LLC, an educational media company, focuses on providing a perfect mix of education and entertainment to outdoor recreation enthusiasts. A significant part of the Big Woods Mission is to inspire new, intermediate and hard core hunters to shift from today’s more common hunting methods of food plots and stand hunting to a more woodsman skills focused outdoor experience. Utilizing the core fundamental skill sets of tracking and still-hunting taught by the Big Woods Team will afford each individual the opportunity to enter into the world of confidently experiencing the big woods and all that it offers.

*What is referred to as “Big Woods” are any lands without agriculture and typically consists of boreal forests and mountainous terrain throughout the Northern Tier of North America and Canada.

Henry Repeating Arms is one of America’s leading firearms manufacturers and is the world-leader in the lever action category, manufacturing a line of classic, well-crafted firearms any enthusiast can afford. Their products are “Made in America, Or Not Made At All.”

Saturday’s event, The Official BWB/Henry Carbine Launch Event at Frank’s Gun Shop will offer:

– The Nationwide premier of the latest BWB/Henry Long Ranger Carbine

– Live BWB podcasts

– Meet the BWB Team:        

• Hal Blood – Co-Founder, BWB, Master Maine Guide, expert tracker and author, Host, The Big Woods Bucks Podcast
• Lee Schanz Jr. – Rifle expert and outdoor historian, Senior Team Member and Master Maine Guide, Co-Host, The Big Woods Bucks Podcast
• Mark Scheeren – Team Member and Co-Director of Strategic Partnerships, Co-Host, Adirondack Hunt Podcast
• Brad Willey – Founder of White Mountain Buck Trackers and BWB Team Member
• Austin Scheeren – Remote-tent hunting expert and Team Member, Co-Host, Adirondack Hunt Podcast
• Bob Dunbar – Expert Adirondack hunter and fisherman, Team Member, Co-Host, Adirondack Hunt Podcast
• Scott Gaillard – Big Woods Bucks Director of Videography and COO
• Brian Connor – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Big Woods Bucks, LLC

– Various giveaways, youth and adult

– Beverage and Food Trucks

– BWB-Seek Outside Tent Demo

– Additional parking and transportation from The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum, with an opportunity to visit this unique sportsman’s venue

 

Resisting Revolution: Loyalist Lectures at Johnson Hall

250th American Revolution Commemoration Event

(JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK) – On Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6 pm, Johnson Hall State Historic Site will explore the stories of Loyalist and British-allied civilians in the upper-Hudson and Mohawk Valleys during the American Revolution. Following an introduction by Johnson Hall Interpretive Programs Assistant Ian Mumpton, historians Anne Clothier and Tom Pettigrew will offer a pair of presentations on local Loyalists.

In picturing the Revolution, those who sided with the British Crown are often painted with a broad brush as wealthy elites, out of touch with the plight of poor Revolutionaries. In reality, their backgrounds and experiences varied widely across the economic, social, and political spectrums. When the violence of the Revolution came to upstate New York, many, including some of the most vulnerable people in society, chose to oppose it. These talks will highlight the stories of local people who risked their lives and livelihoods to resist.

This program is free and open to all, but due to limited space, pre-registration is required. Please call the historic site at 518-762-8712 to confirm your seat.

This event is part of a series commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution at New York state parks and historic sites and made possible by support from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the NYS 250th Commemoration Commission, and The Friends of Johnson Hall. For more events and information, visit https://parks.ny.gov/history/rev-war.

Johnson Hall is located at 139 Hall Avenue in Johnstown, NY. As the home of Sir William Johnson and Molly Brant, it served as a seat of trade and diplomacy on the borderlands of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee and British colonial holdings in North America. The Hall is open for guided tours Wednesday through Sunday from Memorial Day weekend through mid-October. For further information, please call (518) 762-8712, visit the site’s website or find Johnson Hall State Historic Site on Facebook.

 

 

 

Taste the Tradition – Maple Weekends are back! Join the sweet fun March 21-22, and March 28-29.

Maple Weekends allow for a chance for the public to come to the farms to learn about New York’s maple sugarmaking processes and traditions and to provide a chance to taste pure maple syrup in its many forms – right from the source. Families are invited to experience first-hand the sights, smells and sounds of maple sugar-making. Visitors have the opportunity to enjoy fun, family-friendly activities, taste New York’s freshest syrup and purchase maple products. Come visit our Fulton County Sugarhouses:

Brower Road Sugar House, Gloversville, (518) 848-7685

Fieldridge Farms, 801 County Highway 116, Johnstown

Mud Road Sugar House, Ephratah, (518) 863-6313

Peaceful Valley Maple Farms, Johnstown, (518) 762-0491

*This event is organized and sponsored by the New York State Maple Producers’ Association, proudly funded by both its members and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.

2026 Adirondack Outdoorsman Show set for Johnstown

The 2026 Adirondack Outdoorsman Show will take place at the Johnstown Moose Club (109 South Comrie Ave/Rt. 30A Johnstown, New York) on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and  Sunday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to  5 p.m.. 

The show will be geared towards the tastes of Hunters, Fishermen and Outdoors Enthusiasts, with exhibits containing items for sale pertaining to: hunting & fishing gear/supplies, guns, archery, trapping, camping, hiking, snow shoeing, guides & charter services, taxidermy, custom ADK clothing designs and antique hunting & fishing gear.

“Featured Guests” will include outdoor survivalist Melanie Sawyer, deer hunting expert/author Mike Joyner, and VP of Major League Fishing Michael Mulone.

Melanie Saywer is an outdoor skills instructor, historical forager, fisherman and hunter.  She was a participant of the premier survival show created by the History Channel, ALONE.  Sawyer will be on hand at the show teaching about life off the grid and survival & foraging skills.

Mike Joyner is a dedicated turkey hunter who’s obsession has led to him publishing four books on the subject; “Hills of Truxton: Stories and Travels of a Turkey Hunter”, “Tales from the Turkey Woods: Mornings of My Better Days”, “Grand Days in the Turkey Woods”, and “A Walk In the Turkey Woods: Wandering Thoughts and Revalations”.  Joyner will be on hand at the show to discuss Turkey hunting strategies and will have copies of all his works for sale/signing.

Michael Mulone is a seasoned executive of the fishing and outdoor industry.  A native of Gloversville New York, Mulone is currently the Vice President, Sponsorship & Business Development for Major League Fishing.  Mulone returns to the area to participate in the show and discuss Major Leagues 2026 events in the Northeast and nationwide.

Door prizes of gear and equipment will be given away throughout the weekend. Admission to the event is $5 for adults and $1 for Children (under 16). For more information on the event & featured guests biographies, go to www.adkshow.com or contact Mike Hauser at 518-725-5565; mhauser@frontiernet.net .