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22 June DIVISION DONSA
22 June School Graduations - Beaver River Carthage Faith Fellowship General Brown Governeur Harris-ville Indian River LaFarge-
ville Lyme
23 June School Graduations - Watertown South Lewis South Jefferson Sackets Har-bor Lowville academy Alex-
andria
24 June School Graduations - Belleville Henderson Copen-
hagen Thousand Island
25-27 June USO Adopt a Pla-toon Xbox Tournament
USO Ft Drum
25-27 June MountainFest
Sporting Competitions
27 June Annual Remem-
brance Ceremony
28 June Salute to the Nation
29 June-15 July 1st Brigade
Block Leave
3 July Watertown Concert in
the Park Thompson Park
4 July INDEPENDENCE DAY
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We are a go for the Mountainfest Fundraiser on Thursday June 28th we will be selling hot dogs (w chili amp cheese) nachos chips and drinks The event goes from 3-930 Here is the breakdown of time slots Shift 1 ~~ 230-430 to include set-up Shift 2 ~~ 400-600 Shift 3 ~~ 530-730 Shift 4 ~~ 700-900 Shift 5 ~~ 830-1030 to include breakdown If you would like to volunteer please contact your FRG Leader with the preferred time shift FYI long hair must be pulled back and everyone must wear either a hairnet or a hat All people participating under the tent must also wear close-toed shoes
Funds raised will be used to support our upcoming Task Force wide event
Calling all Knighthawkshellip
We need your help
Whatrsquos Happeninghellip (Watertown Daily Times)
Friday 22 June
Cape Vincent Opening Reception For Plein Air Painters Thousand Island Re-
gion art display 5-7pm Breakwater Gallery 379 Club St Art painted May 16 and
last summer in Cape Vincent On display through July 15
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters
chainsaw carving childrenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass
Firemen spaghetti feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 chil-
dren 12 and younger are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sun-
day $12 Rough camping $7 per night Open stage 1pm Pat Ashley 3pm Spare Change 4pm
Generation Gap 5pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Remington Ryde 8pm
dance 9pm
Saturday 23 June
Chaumont Lyme Farm and Garden Tour 10am to 4pm rain or shine Wine tasting noon to 4pm
Raffle of miniature tabletop waterfall Plant sale at Copley House Gardens Bay View Gardens
26940 County Route 57 Moore Farm and Garden 27587 Three Mile Point Road North Higgins Gar-
den 27237 Three Mile Point Road Crescent Yacht Club Independence Point Blue Heron Garden
12050 Route 12E Cornell garden 9728 County Route 125
Throughout the area Free Fishing Days Throughout the state No fishing license required to fish
in state waters Information wwwdecnygov
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters chainsaw carving chil-
drenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass Firemen spaghetti
feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 children 12 and younger
are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sunday $12 Rough camp-
ing $7 per night Lake Effect Bluegrass 9am Spare Change 10am Atkinson Family 11am Reming-
ton Ryde noon Mandolin workshop 1pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 1pm Delany Brothers 2pm Dobro
Workshop 3pm Bear Tracks 3pm Amy Gellatin 4pm Atkinson Family 5pm Remington Ryde
6pm Banjo Workshop 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Bear Tracks 8pm Amy Gallatin 9pm door
prize 10pm Fireworks 1015pm
Watertown Yard Sale for NNY Hope for Haiti 8am to 2pm Town Center Plaza outer Arsenal
Street Proceeds to help purchase medical items for ongoing work in vil-
lages surrounding LrsquoArtibonite Haiti Rain Date June 30
Sunday 24 June
Clayton Sunday Sunset Series concert Cyrstal River to perform
630pm Frink Park 57 Riverside Drive Freewill offering Rain site River
Community Church Bartlett Point Road
Inlet Freedom Walk of the Adirondacks Registration 9am walk begins
at 10am Fern Park Loomis Road through Old Forge ending at Van Au-
kenrsquos Inne Thendara Physically challenging Proceeds to benefit the
Wounded Warrior Project Registration fee $25 Information Freedom-
BIGGEST LOCAL MYTH
―THERErsquoS NOTHING TO DO HERE
Wrong
Things to do in the North Country
Fishing
1000 Islands Bass Open Gananoque Ontario July 7-8 wwwcanadasproanglercom
BIGBASShtml
Basic Fishing Class Minna Anthony Common Nature Center Wellesley Island State Park 16
June 11 August 1 September ndash 11 am to 1pm email kimbriecullenparksnygov
Music amp Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series ndash Watertown Fairgrounds wwwdpaoorg
Blake Shelton July 6
Bill Cosby July 28
Journey August 14
Marshall Tucker Band ndash August 17
Clayton Opera House ndash wwwclaytonoperahouseorg
bullRockin the Bay 23-26 Aug
Blues in the Bay 30 Aug ndash 3 Sept wwwvisitalexbayorg
Wine
Finger Lakes Wine Tours
Thousand Islands Winery Alexandria Bay wwwthousandislandswinerycom
Winery Birthday Bash (bbq music amp wine) July 14
Coyote Moon Winery Clayton wwwcoyotemoonvineyardscom
3rd Annual Howl at the Moon Saturday July 28
Bluegrass in the Vineyards 25-26 August
2nd Annual Shore Dinner (benefits the TI Museum) July 20 5pm ndash 8pm dinner hayrides live
music amp wine
Independence Day Fireworks
Claytonmdash3 July dusk
Alexandria Baymdash4 July dusk
Sackets Harbormdash4 July dusk
Fairs Festivals and FUN
Jefferson County 10 July ndash 15 July Alex T Duffy Fairgrounds Watertown
Lewis County 17 July ndash 21 July Lowville Fairgrounds FREE ADMISSION parade amp fireworks opening night
wwwlewiscountyfairorg
St Lawrence County usually the first week of August Gouverneur wwwgouverneurfairnet
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair ndash Scenic View Park Pavilion 21-22 July 10 am ndash 5pm wwwvisitalexbayorg
Can-Am Festival ndash Sackets Harbor ndash music food crafts and fireworks 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp Coin Postcard Jewelry Gem amp Collectables Show ndash Clayton Rec Arena 28 ndash 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair ndash LaFargeville 3 ndash 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show amp Sale ndash Clayton Rec Arena 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair ndash 23 August ndash September 3 wwwnysfairorg
Made in NY Festival ndash Sackets HarborMadison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival ndash Cape Vincent - 14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
Woodsmen Field Days ndash Boonville 17 ndash 19 August wwwstarinfocomwoodsmen
Pirate Invasion ndash Alexandria Bay 10 ndash 19 August wwwvisitalexbayorg
New York State Hog Rally ndash Alexandria Bay 12 ndash 14 July wwwnyshograllycom
ndash14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
48th Annual Boat Show amp Auction ndash Clayton3 ndash 5 August Antique Boat Museum
wwwabmorg
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
We are a go for the Mountainfest Fundraiser on Thursday June 28th we will be selling hot dogs (w chili amp cheese) nachos chips and drinks The event goes from 3-930 Here is the breakdown of time slots Shift 1 ~~ 230-430 to include set-up Shift 2 ~~ 400-600 Shift 3 ~~ 530-730 Shift 4 ~~ 700-900 Shift 5 ~~ 830-1030 to include breakdown If you would like to volunteer please contact your FRG Leader with the preferred time shift FYI long hair must be pulled back and everyone must wear either a hairnet or a hat All people participating under the tent must also wear close-toed shoes
Funds raised will be used to support our upcoming Task Force wide event
Calling all Knighthawkshellip
We need your help
Whatrsquos Happeninghellip (Watertown Daily Times)
Friday 22 June
Cape Vincent Opening Reception For Plein Air Painters Thousand Island Re-
gion art display 5-7pm Breakwater Gallery 379 Club St Art painted May 16 and
last summer in Cape Vincent On display through July 15
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters
chainsaw carving childrenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass
Firemen spaghetti feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 chil-
dren 12 and younger are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sun-
day $12 Rough camping $7 per night Open stage 1pm Pat Ashley 3pm Spare Change 4pm
Generation Gap 5pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Remington Ryde 8pm
dance 9pm
Saturday 23 June
Chaumont Lyme Farm and Garden Tour 10am to 4pm rain or shine Wine tasting noon to 4pm
Raffle of miniature tabletop waterfall Plant sale at Copley House Gardens Bay View Gardens
26940 County Route 57 Moore Farm and Garden 27587 Three Mile Point Road North Higgins Gar-
den 27237 Three Mile Point Road Crescent Yacht Club Independence Point Blue Heron Garden
12050 Route 12E Cornell garden 9728 County Route 125
Throughout the area Free Fishing Days Throughout the state No fishing license required to fish
in state waters Information wwwdecnygov
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters chainsaw carving chil-
drenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass Firemen spaghetti
feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 children 12 and younger
are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sunday $12 Rough camp-
ing $7 per night Lake Effect Bluegrass 9am Spare Change 10am Atkinson Family 11am Reming-
ton Ryde noon Mandolin workshop 1pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 1pm Delany Brothers 2pm Dobro
Workshop 3pm Bear Tracks 3pm Amy Gellatin 4pm Atkinson Family 5pm Remington Ryde
6pm Banjo Workshop 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Bear Tracks 8pm Amy Gallatin 9pm door
prize 10pm Fireworks 1015pm
Watertown Yard Sale for NNY Hope for Haiti 8am to 2pm Town Center Plaza outer Arsenal
Street Proceeds to help purchase medical items for ongoing work in vil-
lages surrounding LrsquoArtibonite Haiti Rain Date June 30
Sunday 24 June
Clayton Sunday Sunset Series concert Cyrstal River to perform
630pm Frink Park 57 Riverside Drive Freewill offering Rain site River
Community Church Bartlett Point Road
Inlet Freedom Walk of the Adirondacks Registration 9am walk begins
at 10am Fern Park Loomis Road through Old Forge ending at Van Au-
kenrsquos Inne Thendara Physically challenging Proceeds to benefit the
Wounded Warrior Project Registration fee $25 Information Freedom-
BIGGEST LOCAL MYTH
―THERErsquoS NOTHING TO DO HERE
Wrong
Things to do in the North Country
Fishing
1000 Islands Bass Open Gananoque Ontario July 7-8 wwwcanadasproanglercom
BIGBASShtml
Basic Fishing Class Minna Anthony Common Nature Center Wellesley Island State Park 16
June 11 August 1 September ndash 11 am to 1pm email kimbriecullenparksnygov
Music amp Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series ndash Watertown Fairgrounds wwwdpaoorg
Blake Shelton July 6
Bill Cosby July 28
Journey August 14
Marshall Tucker Band ndash August 17
Clayton Opera House ndash wwwclaytonoperahouseorg
bullRockin the Bay 23-26 Aug
Blues in the Bay 30 Aug ndash 3 Sept wwwvisitalexbayorg
Wine
Finger Lakes Wine Tours
Thousand Islands Winery Alexandria Bay wwwthousandislandswinerycom
Winery Birthday Bash (bbq music amp wine) July 14
Coyote Moon Winery Clayton wwwcoyotemoonvineyardscom
3rd Annual Howl at the Moon Saturday July 28
Bluegrass in the Vineyards 25-26 August
2nd Annual Shore Dinner (benefits the TI Museum) July 20 5pm ndash 8pm dinner hayrides live
music amp wine
Independence Day Fireworks
Claytonmdash3 July dusk
Alexandria Baymdash4 July dusk
Sackets Harbormdash4 July dusk
Fairs Festivals and FUN
Jefferson County 10 July ndash 15 July Alex T Duffy Fairgrounds Watertown
Lewis County 17 July ndash 21 July Lowville Fairgrounds FREE ADMISSION parade amp fireworks opening night
wwwlewiscountyfairorg
St Lawrence County usually the first week of August Gouverneur wwwgouverneurfairnet
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair ndash Scenic View Park Pavilion 21-22 July 10 am ndash 5pm wwwvisitalexbayorg
Can-Am Festival ndash Sackets Harbor ndash music food crafts and fireworks 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp Coin Postcard Jewelry Gem amp Collectables Show ndash Clayton Rec Arena 28 ndash 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair ndash LaFargeville 3 ndash 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show amp Sale ndash Clayton Rec Arena 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair ndash 23 August ndash September 3 wwwnysfairorg
Made in NY Festival ndash Sackets HarborMadison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival ndash Cape Vincent - 14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
Woodsmen Field Days ndash Boonville 17 ndash 19 August wwwstarinfocomwoodsmen
Pirate Invasion ndash Alexandria Bay 10 ndash 19 August wwwvisitalexbayorg
New York State Hog Rally ndash Alexandria Bay 12 ndash 14 July wwwnyshograllycom
ndash14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
48th Annual Boat Show amp Auction ndash Clayton3 ndash 5 August Antique Boat Museum
wwwabmorg
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
Whatrsquos Happeninghellip (Watertown Daily Times)
Friday 22 June
Cape Vincent Opening Reception For Plein Air Painters Thousand Island Re-
gion art display 5-7pm Breakwater Gallery 379 Club St Art painted May 16 and
last summer in Cape Vincent On display through July 15
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters
chainsaw carving childrenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass
Firemen spaghetti feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 chil-
dren 12 and younger are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sun-
day $12 Rough camping $7 per night Open stage 1pm Pat Ashley 3pm Spare Change 4pm
Generation Gap 5pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Remington Ryde 8pm
dance 9pm
Saturday 23 June
Chaumont Lyme Farm and Garden Tour 10am to 4pm rain or shine Wine tasting noon to 4pm
Raffle of miniature tabletop waterfall Plant sale at Copley House Gardens Bay View Gardens
26940 County Route 57 Moore Farm and Garden 27587 Three Mile Point Road North Higgins Gar-
den 27237 Three Mile Point Road Crescent Yacht Club Independence Point Blue Heron Garden
12050 Route 12E Cornell garden 9728 County Route 125
Throughout the area Free Fishing Days Throughout the state No fishing license required to fish
in state waters Information wwwdecnygov
Madrid Madrid Bluegrass River Festival Includes large bariety of crafters chainsaw carving chil-
drenrsquos fishing derby chicken barbecue ice cream social with Norwood Brass Firemen spaghetti
feed breakfast door prizes and fireworks Admission Full weekend $32 children 12 and younger
are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian Friday $8 Saturday $18 Sunday $12 Rough camp-
ing $7 per night Lake Effect Bluegrass 9am Spare Change 10am Atkinson Family 11am Reming-
ton Ryde noon Mandolin workshop 1pm Lake Effect Bluegrass 1pm Delany Brothers 2pm Dobro
Workshop 3pm Bear Tracks 3pm Amy Gellatin 4pm Atkinson Family 5pm Remington Ryde
6pm Banjo Workshop 6pm Delaney Brothers 7pm Bear Tracks 8pm Amy Gallatin 9pm door
prize 10pm Fireworks 1015pm
Watertown Yard Sale for NNY Hope for Haiti 8am to 2pm Town Center Plaza outer Arsenal
Street Proceeds to help purchase medical items for ongoing work in vil-
lages surrounding LrsquoArtibonite Haiti Rain Date June 30
Sunday 24 June
Clayton Sunday Sunset Series concert Cyrstal River to perform
630pm Frink Park 57 Riverside Drive Freewill offering Rain site River
Community Church Bartlett Point Road
Inlet Freedom Walk of the Adirondacks Registration 9am walk begins
at 10am Fern Park Loomis Road through Old Forge ending at Van Au-
kenrsquos Inne Thendara Physically challenging Proceeds to benefit the
Wounded Warrior Project Registration fee $25 Information Freedom-
BIGGEST LOCAL MYTH
―THERErsquoS NOTHING TO DO HERE
Wrong
Things to do in the North Country
Fishing
1000 Islands Bass Open Gananoque Ontario July 7-8 wwwcanadasproanglercom
BIGBASShtml
Basic Fishing Class Minna Anthony Common Nature Center Wellesley Island State Park 16
June 11 August 1 September ndash 11 am to 1pm email kimbriecullenparksnygov
Music amp Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series ndash Watertown Fairgrounds wwwdpaoorg
Blake Shelton July 6
Bill Cosby July 28
Journey August 14
Marshall Tucker Band ndash August 17
Clayton Opera House ndash wwwclaytonoperahouseorg
bullRockin the Bay 23-26 Aug
Blues in the Bay 30 Aug ndash 3 Sept wwwvisitalexbayorg
Wine
Finger Lakes Wine Tours
Thousand Islands Winery Alexandria Bay wwwthousandislandswinerycom
Winery Birthday Bash (bbq music amp wine) July 14
Coyote Moon Winery Clayton wwwcoyotemoonvineyardscom
3rd Annual Howl at the Moon Saturday July 28
Bluegrass in the Vineyards 25-26 August
2nd Annual Shore Dinner (benefits the TI Museum) July 20 5pm ndash 8pm dinner hayrides live
music amp wine
Independence Day Fireworks
Claytonmdash3 July dusk
Alexandria Baymdash4 July dusk
Sackets Harbormdash4 July dusk
Fairs Festivals and FUN
Jefferson County 10 July ndash 15 July Alex T Duffy Fairgrounds Watertown
Lewis County 17 July ndash 21 July Lowville Fairgrounds FREE ADMISSION parade amp fireworks opening night
wwwlewiscountyfairorg
St Lawrence County usually the first week of August Gouverneur wwwgouverneurfairnet
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair ndash Scenic View Park Pavilion 21-22 July 10 am ndash 5pm wwwvisitalexbayorg
Can-Am Festival ndash Sackets Harbor ndash music food crafts and fireworks 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp Coin Postcard Jewelry Gem amp Collectables Show ndash Clayton Rec Arena 28 ndash 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair ndash LaFargeville 3 ndash 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show amp Sale ndash Clayton Rec Arena 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair ndash 23 August ndash September 3 wwwnysfairorg
Made in NY Festival ndash Sackets HarborMadison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival ndash Cape Vincent - 14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
Woodsmen Field Days ndash Boonville 17 ndash 19 August wwwstarinfocomwoodsmen
Pirate Invasion ndash Alexandria Bay 10 ndash 19 August wwwvisitalexbayorg
New York State Hog Rally ndash Alexandria Bay 12 ndash 14 July wwwnyshograllycom
ndash14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
48th Annual Boat Show amp Auction ndash Clayton3 ndash 5 August Antique Boat Museum
wwwabmorg
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
BIGGEST LOCAL MYTH
―THERErsquoS NOTHING TO DO HERE
Wrong
Things to do in the North Country
Fishing
1000 Islands Bass Open Gananoque Ontario July 7-8 wwwcanadasproanglercom
BIGBASShtml
Basic Fishing Class Minna Anthony Common Nature Center Wellesley Island State Park 16
June 11 August 1 September ndash 11 am to 1pm email kimbriecullenparksnygov
Music amp Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series ndash Watertown Fairgrounds wwwdpaoorg
Blake Shelton July 6
Bill Cosby July 28
Journey August 14
Marshall Tucker Band ndash August 17
Clayton Opera House ndash wwwclaytonoperahouseorg
bullRockin the Bay 23-26 Aug
Blues in the Bay 30 Aug ndash 3 Sept wwwvisitalexbayorg
Wine
Finger Lakes Wine Tours
Thousand Islands Winery Alexandria Bay wwwthousandislandswinerycom
Winery Birthday Bash (bbq music amp wine) July 14
Coyote Moon Winery Clayton wwwcoyotemoonvineyardscom
3rd Annual Howl at the Moon Saturday July 28
Bluegrass in the Vineyards 25-26 August
2nd Annual Shore Dinner (benefits the TI Museum) July 20 5pm ndash 8pm dinner hayrides live
music amp wine
Independence Day Fireworks
Claytonmdash3 July dusk
Alexandria Baymdash4 July dusk
Sackets Harbormdash4 July dusk
Fairs Festivals and FUN
Jefferson County 10 July ndash 15 July Alex T Duffy Fairgrounds Watertown
Lewis County 17 July ndash 21 July Lowville Fairgrounds FREE ADMISSION parade amp fireworks opening night
wwwlewiscountyfairorg
St Lawrence County usually the first week of August Gouverneur wwwgouverneurfairnet
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair ndash Scenic View Park Pavilion 21-22 July 10 am ndash 5pm wwwvisitalexbayorg
Can-Am Festival ndash Sackets Harbor ndash music food crafts and fireworks 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp Coin Postcard Jewelry Gem amp Collectables Show ndash Clayton Rec Arena 28 ndash 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair ndash LaFargeville 3 ndash 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show amp Sale ndash Clayton Rec Arena 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair ndash 23 August ndash September 3 wwwnysfairorg
Made in NY Festival ndash Sackets HarborMadison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival ndash Cape Vincent - 14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
Woodsmen Field Days ndash Boonville 17 ndash 19 August wwwstarinfocomwoodsmen
Pirate Invasion ndash Alexandria Bay 10 ndash 19 August wwwvisitalexbayorg
New York State Hog Rally ndash Alexandria Bay 12 ndash 14 July wwwnyshograllycom
ndash14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
48th Annual Boat Show amp Auction ndash Clayton3 ndash 5 August Antique Boat Museum
wwwabmorg
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
Independence Day Fireworks
Claytonmdash3 July dusk
Alexandria Baymdash4 July dusk
Sackets Harbormdash4 July dusk
Fairs Festivals and FUN
Jefferson County 10 July ndash 15 July Alex T Duffy Fairgrounds Watertown
Lewis County 17 July ndash 21 July Lowville Fairgrounds FREE ADMISSION parade amp fireworks opening night
wwwlewiscountyfairorg
St Lawrence County usually the first week of August Gouverneur wwwgouverneurfairnet
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair ndash Scenic View Park Pavilion 21-22 July 10 am ndash 5pm wwwvisitalexbayorg
Can-Am Festival ndash Sackets Harbor ndash music food crafts and fireworks 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp Coin Postcard Jewelry Gem amp Collectables Show ndash Clayton Rec Arena 28 ndash 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair ndash LaFargeville 3 ndash 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show amp Sale ndash Clayton Rec Arena 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair ndash 23 August ndash September 3 wwwnysfairorg
Made in NY Festival ndash Sackets HarborMadison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival ndash Cape Vincent - 14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
Woodsmen Field Days ndash Boonville 17 ndash 19 August wwwstarinfocomwoodsmen
Pirate Invasion ndash Alexandria Bay 10 ndash 19 August wwwvisitalexbayorg
New York State Hog Rally ndash Alexandria Bay 12 ndash 14 July wwwnyshograllycom
ndash14 amp 15 July - food crafts parade fireworks
48th Annual Boat Show amp Auction ndash Clayton3 ndash 5 August Antique Boat Museum
wwwabmorg
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts Blue Star Families the Department
of Defense and more than 1800 museums across Amer-
ica First launched in the summer of 2010 Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day May 28 through Labor Day September 3 2012 See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage httpwwwbluestarfamorgPrograms
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States
Earth Museum in Ithaca NY
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free
Free Annual Pass for US Military
Available to US military members and dependents in the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard and also Re-
serve and National Guard members
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173)
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft Drum Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away]
Saratoga [120 miles away]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track ndash races and wine festivals
Montreal and Quebec Ooh la la
Enchanted Forest Water Safari Old Forge NY
Niagara Falls Buffalo
Lake George ndash The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs ndash Horse Racing amp Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington VT (Ben amp Jerryrsquos)
Hornersquos Ferry ndash Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolf Island Canada - Opens May 1 wwwhornesferrycom
Highway Legends Car Truck amp Bike Show ndash Clayton ndash18 ndash 20 May wwwhighwaylegendsus
STRAWBERRY SEASON ndashEnd of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta ndash BrockvilleOntario ndashSpeeds up to 170mph ndash30 June ndash 1 July
wwwbrockvillehydroplaneracingcom
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles away]
Womens Rights [95 miles away]
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
Destination Fun Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isnrsquot anything to do
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
June 24th- returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music America loves - swing music of World War II era
July 1st - military style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lectureconcert authentic period clothing and instruments
July 8th - Tenor Madness Tenor guitar clarinet upright bass and vocals present classic American swing One of the best chamber-jazz groups yoursquoll ever hear
July 15th - Vishten hails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-sic with fiery fiddles foot percussion piano and bodhran
July 22nd - Can Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time Dance in an outdoor setting to swing pop and classic rock
July 29th - Babik blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs Homemade percussion including a duck call adds to the fun
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance
A community celebration at the Bandstand Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracusersquos jazz vocal scene This 10 piece band rounds up the arearsquos best jazz blues and funk musicians
August 19th - The 10th Mountain Division Band Our own warrior musicians present pops vocals patriotic mu-sic and jazz standards
August 26th - Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends bring us authentic Appalachian and Adirondack fiddle music ndash clogging too More 1812 era tunes
Sept 2nd - Our Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra They round up all the good tunes from the past 60 years
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-tralization Program administered in Jefferson Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St Lawrence Arts Council the Village of Sackets Harbor and the Town of Hounsfields Committee for the Advancement of Tourism Contributions from area businesses and organizations and a weekly
Passing of the Hat at the concerts also provide financial support
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army This material is for personal use of
the readers All readers are encouraged to do further research for all applicable restrictions and guidelines
