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Episode #99 - February 18, 2007

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Road Trip to Holland Patent

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St. Mary of Mt. Carmel

Inlet's Frozen Fire & Lights!

We met Art at his studio in Holland Patent as he was preparing for a big show outside of NY State. The beatutiful porcelain was still cooling after being fired and we could hear the faint pinging sound the pottery makes as it cools. Art's work can be seen at Sunflower Naturals, the MWPAI art shop, and his website, www.artbairdpottery.com.

Feature Artist, Art Baird

The ornate, St. Mary's at 648 Jay St., is the oldest Italian church in Utica.
Daily Mass:
Thurs & Fri 7:45am
Mass and Novena:
Wed 7pm

Rory
Block
Thurs., March 1
Red House,
201 South West St., Syracuse

Potter, Art Baird

Sat & Sun Feb 24-25
Fun for the whole family at Fern Park, including Adirondack Bank Sled Dog Race, bonfires, free treats & cocoa, skiing, sledding and spectacular fireworks display Saturday at 7pm.

The twin churches are built of Trenton Limestone and are on the National Historic Register.

Holland Patent celebrated its Bicentennial in 1997. The community had a parade in which they reenacted the arrival of President, Grover Cleveland. The reality was that the day the president and his wife arrived, their train was early and no one was there to greet them, so they walked up the streets of Holland Patent with their luggage with no fanfare.

Holland Patent's train depot was restored and is now part of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad tours. Deputy Mayor, Tom Furlong, was dedicated to restoring Holland Patent's Train Depot and believes it is an important part of Holland Patent's heritage.

Grover Cleveland's parents are buried in Holland Patent. His sister, Rose, was First Lady during the President's first term, as he was a bachelor at the time. Rose worked to raise money to beautify Holland Patent's Cemetery. The Cleveland's gravesite is also a memorial to Rose and two of their sons who were tragically lost at sea.

Richard trudged through the snow to vist the Cleveland's gravesite.

Oneida County
Rural Telephone
In the fall of 1904, rural mail
carrier Ellis Jones gathered
together a group to build a
telephone line from Stittville to Camroden. That group of 10 men installed the poles, strung the line and were able to listen to the results of the presidential election between Theodore Roosevelt and Alton Park over the telephone. A century later, the company, now known as Northland Communications, is still going strong under the direction of the McCarthy family.

A ring-a-ding-ding! Richard is impressed with the thousands of phone lines at Oneida County Rural Telephone.

Sweet Basil
We visited Sweet Basil on Mappa Ave in Barneveld. Today, Mohawk Valley Living fans can get buy one get one 1/2 price Barneveld Classic breakfast!

The owners of Sweet
Basil, Fitty
(Rich Fitzsimmons)
and his wife, enjoy
their jobs serving breakfast and lunch to their neighbors in Barneveld.

The Queen -film
Sunday, February 18 at 4pm
Tickets $7
Valley Cinemas, Albany St., Little Falls

Tall Tales and Riotous Rhymes
Sunday, February 18 at 4pm
Admission $7
Old Forge Art Center, Old Forge

Inlet's Frozen Fire and Lights Festival
Sat & Sun February 24&25
Adirondack Sled Dog Races, bonfires, cocoa, skating and sledding. Fireowrks at 7pm Saturday night.

Saturdays at Sagamore
Saturday, February 24
Nature Discovery Program
Free for the family
Great Camp Sagamore
Sagamore Road, Raquette Lake

This week, we traveled to Holland Patent. The village was originally named Public Square because of the village park. Today the park is still a symbol of pride for the community and is on the National Historic Register. Overlooking the park are the unique twin churches. The presbyterian and baptist churches were built side by side until they were connected as the First Presbyterian Church.

                Thanks for watching, Sharry and Lance Whitney