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Maple Weekends
The Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association will once again host Maple Open House Weekends, March 23, 24, 30, and 31, allowing the public to take a free tour of area sugarhouses and see maple syrup made onsite.
Families are invited to experience first-hand the sights, smells and sounds of maple sugar-making. Past events have been so successful they have been expanded to multi-weekends, giving more opportunities to visit sugarhouses.
Signs will be placed along roadsides over the course of the weekends to direct motorists to the sugarhouses. The sugarhouses will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Most sugarhouses will offer samples and demonstrations. Many of the locations will be serving pancake breakfasts as well.
Participating Fulton County sugarhouses:
Brower Road Sugar House, Gloversville, (518) 848-7685
Frasier’s Sugar Shack, St. Johnsville, (518) 568-7438
Mud Road Sugar House, Ephratah, (518) 744-0624
Peaceful Valley Maple Farms, Johnstown, (518) 762-8936
Maple season generally runs from now through the beginning of April. The Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association is a trade organization representing maple producers in Washington, Warren, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton and Rensselaer Counties. The Upper Hudson region is among the biggest syrup producing areas in New York State. To find more information about the event, local sugarmaking, and maple recipes, visit www.upperhudsonmaple.com.
Lapland Lake Moonlight Guided Evening Snowshoe tour
Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center will offer a Moonlight Guided Evening Snowshoe Tour Saturday, March 2.
These popular, guided tours start out at with a bowl of chili and a side of cornbread at our Kuuma Feeding Station 2nd floor of the main lodge building. Then strap on your snowshoes (also available for rent) and head out with our guides on a memorable moonlit tour, stopping at a lakeside campfire for a snack and hot beverage. 5:45pm to approx. 9pm. Tour leaves the lodge building at 6:30pm. Please arrive at 5:30pm if renting snowshoes.
Cost for the tour is $39.00 ($5.00 + tax extra if renting snowshoes). Ages 18+, please. Space is limited; reservations are a must! Headlamps are strongly recommended. We have a limited number to loan on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive at 5:30pm if renting snowshoes.
A complete cross country ski and snowshoe facility celebrating its 41st winter season, Lapland Lake offers fully equipped rental and retail shops, a comfortable two-story warming lodge with food service. The trail system has 50km of trails for all ability levels. 38km are marked, mapped and snowcat groomed with trackset and skating lanes; 12km are ungroomed, marked, mapped snowshoe trails.
In addition to cross country skiing and snowshoeing, other resort activities include ice-skating and tubing on two junior hills.
Lodging is available in 10 housekeeping cottages, as well as our new studio unit “The Owl’s Nest”. Lodging packages include use of trails each day and evening including days of arrival and departure, use of the Finnish wood burning sauna and discounted ski lessons. Attractive lodging discounts are offered midweek.
Lapland Lake has been presented with numerous awards:
• Best Cross Country Ski Resort category (#3) in the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Award contest.
• North America’s Top 10 Snowshoe-Friendly Nordic Centers (#4), Snowshoe Magazine
• The Adirondack Regional Tourism Council’s Private Sector Tourism Partnership Award
• Tourism Partner Award, Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• “Best XC Ski Resort in the Mid-Atlantic Region” and “Best XC Ski Resort for Families”, Best XC Ski Resort Poll
• “Top Ten XC Ski Resorts Catering to Families”, xcskiresorts.com.
Located in the south-central portion of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, Lapland Lake is just over an hour’s drive from Schenectady; only 60 miles from Albany and Utica; four hours from New York City and Boston.
Lapland Lake may be contacted at 518-863-4974, vacation@laplandlake.com and online at www.laplandlake.com.
WALLEYE CHALLENGE GIVES BACK TO THE GREAT SACANDAGA LAKE
Representatives of the Tenth Annual Walleye Ice Fishing Tournament presented a $1,000 check, as well as $445 from a special raffle raised by event co-coordinator Lou Stutzke (Owner of Fuel-N-Food of Mayfield), to the Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation for fish stocking this fall. The Walleye Challenge this year was held on held on February 17 on the Great Sacandaga Lake. Director of Tourism, Gina DaBiere-Gibbs, presented the check to Randy Gardinier of the Great Sacandaga Lake Fisheries Federation at a recent ceremony at the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The tournament registered 1750 fishing enthusiasts with approximately 54% of the registered participants from outside of Fulton County representing ten states outside of New York: Connecticut, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia. The event has sold out in each of the ten years it has been held.
The 2019 Walleye Ice Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019. Anyone interested in adding their name to the event’s mailing list is asked to call the Fulton County Tourism Department at (518) 725-0641 or to send a request via e-mail to tourism@fultonmontgomeryny.org.
Walleye Challenge 2019
To read the rules for the 2019 Walleye Challenge click here: Rules 2019 Walleye Challenge.
Please be reminded the 2019 Walleye Ice Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019. Due to unseasonably warm winter weather in 2016 and 2017, the tournament was pushed back to February to allow for safe ice conditions.
Thank you to our sponsors Frank’s Gun Shop and Saratoga Eagle!
Quilt Barn Trail
The Fulton Montgomery Quilt Barn Trail continues to grow with 150 squares on the trail. Checkout their video:
Fall Foliage Report: October 17 -23
OnI LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 12 and will continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Fulton County has its own “foliage spotters” to participate in this annual report.
Reporting station: Broadalbin
Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend: 70-80%
Brilliance: Average
Predominating colors: More yellows, oranges and reds
Rating: Peak
Most areas are nearing peak. With the warm weather turning to cooler temperatures with rain, trees are starting to lose their leaves in many locations.
The Colonial Little Theatre presents “Dial M for Murder” on the 19-21. This production tells the story of Tony Wendice and his wealthy wife, Margot, who now plans to murder. He arranges the perfect murder and blackmails a scoundrel he used to know. Unfortunately…the murderer gets murdered and the victim survives. But this doesn’t baffle the husband as he plots to have his wife convicted for the murder. Until a police inspector and a young man discover the truth.
On Sunday, October 21st, Join the SVAN Arts Center for their annual fundraiser. Turn up the Heat! is from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM at THE INN At the Bridge, Bridge St, Northville. Enjoy a night of entertainment, socializing and fun! Live Musical Entertainment * Raffles * Food * Beverages*Cash Bar Tickets are $40/person
Come and enjoy the colors of autumn and the many events Fulton County has to offer.
Call for Travel Guides and Specialty Maps!
1.800.676.3858
Fall Foliage Report: October 10-16
I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 12 and will continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Fulton County has its own “foliage spotters” to participate in this annual report.
Tree in Gloversville on Monday, October 8
Reporting station: Gloversville
Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend: 50-60%
Brilliance: Average
Predominating colors: Still green with more yellows, oranges and reds
Rating: Midpoint
Some areas are still predominantly green with areas nearing peak. With the warm weather turning to cooler temperatures with rain, trees are starting to lose their leaves in some locations as well. This weekend into next week would be a good time to take a fall foliage ride. This weekend is full of fun!
The Colonial Little Theatre presents “Dial M for Murder” on two weekends: October 12-14 & 19-21. This production tells the story of Tony Wendice and his wealthy wife, Margot, who now plans to murder. He arranges the perfect murder and blackmails a scoundrel he used to know. Unfortunately…the murderer gets murdered and the victim survives. But this doesn’t baffle the husband as he plots to have his wife convicted for the murder. Until a police inspector and a young man discover the truth.
Tree in Gloversville on Thursday, October 11
Gloversville’s annual Fallfest will be on Saturday, October 13 from 12-4pm at Trail Station Park across from the Transit Facility. There will be pumpkin painting, bounce houses, face painting, potato sack races, three-legged races, hula hoop contest, egg races, music, vendors and more. Food will be available for purchase. The day will conclude with a children’s Halloween costume parade and trick or treating through the park at 4pm.
Come and enjoy the colors of autumn and the many events Fulton County has to offer.
Call for Travel Guides and Specialty Maps!
1.800.676.3858
Fall Foliage Report: October 3-9
I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 12 and will continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Fulton County has its own “foliage spotters” to participate in this annual report.
Reporting station: Gloversville
Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend: 40%
Brilliance: Average
Predominating colors: Some green with more yellows, oranges and reds coming through
Rating: Beginning to Midpoint
The leaves are nearing the midpoint with more color showing this week in some locations and still predominantly green in other spots.
Visit Johnson Hall State Historic Site this weekend for the New York State Path Through History weekend. “Hunting and Harvesting; Preparing for Winter in the 18th Century” will take visitors on a journey back to the 18th century to experience what it was like to hunt, harvest and preserve enough food to last the cold and harsh winters. 18th century hunting and harvesting equipment will be on display as interpreters provide a firsthand look at the tools and labor required to achieve the task. Despite all the preparation, equipment and labor, each winter brought the same unnerving question for some: will there be enough food to last until spring?
The event runs Saturday, October 6 from 11am-4pm and admission is $4.00 Adults, $3.00 Senior Citizens and Students, Children 12 and under Free.
On Sunday, October 7, the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network presents Toby Walker. Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as an award winning, roots music fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and songwriter who has toured the US, the United Kingdom, and all through Europe. Blending the styles of blues, ragtime, country, bluegrass, old-time jazz and rock, Walker has a style of his own and as such received numerous awards, including being the 1st place recipient of the International Blues Challenge Award in Memphis and the NY Music Award for best instrumental CD. Walker has also been inducted into the NY Blues Hall Of Fame.
Come and enjoy the colors of autumn and the many events Fulton County has to offer.
Call for Travel Guides and Specialty Maps!
1.800.676.3858
Fall Foliage Report: September 26- October 2
I LOVE NY starts the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 12 and will continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Fulton County has its own “foliage spotters” to participate in this annual report.
Reporting station: Broadalbin
Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend: 15-20%
Brilliance: Dull
Predominating colors: mostly green with touches of yellow and orange patches, some brownish/reddish color showing this week
Rating: Beginning stage
The leaves are just beginning to change with a lot of green some touches of yellow and orange patches. Also seeing some brownish/reddish colors starting to show this week
Coming up this weekend is the on Saturday, September 29th, The Harvester Cycling Tour at the Johnson Hall State Historic Site.
Fulton County Day On The Farm is on Sunday, September 30th, 12:00 PM – 04:00 PM at Roger’s Family Orchards in Johnstown. This marks the 9th annual “Fulton County’s Day at the Farm” agricultural festival. Support the agricultural community and join your friends and neighbors at the farm.
Come and enjoy the colors of autumn and the many events Fulton County has to offer.
Call for Travel Guides and Specialty Maps!
1.800.676.3858
Fall Foliage Report: September 19 – September 25
I LOVE NY starts the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 12 and will continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Fulton County has its own “foliage spotters” to participate in this annual report.
Reporting station: Gloversville
Percent of trees predicted to have changed by the coming weekend: 15-20%
Brilliance: Dull
Predominating colors: mostly green with touches of yellow and orange patches, some brownish/reddish color showing this week
Rating: just beginning
The leaves are just beginning to change with a lot of green some touches of yellow and orange patches. Also seeing some brownish/reddish colors starting to show this week
Come and enjoy the colors of autumn and the many events Fulton County has to offer.
Call for Travel Guides and Specialty Maps!
1.800.676.3858