Otter Creek Preserve near Alexandria Bay NY 6/29/2019 update. Click on link for great new photos and information:
http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/03/hiking-otter-creek.html
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Otter Creek Preserve Hiking - UPDATED
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Otter Creek Preserve near Alexandria Bay NY 6/29/2019 update. Click on link for great new photos and information:
http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/03/hiking-otter-creek.html
Otter Creek Preserve near Alexandria Bay NY 6/29/2019 update. Click on link for great new photos and information:
http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/03/hiking-otter-creek.html
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Redwood Hill Preserve Hiking Trail UPDATED
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http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/05/hiking-redwood-hill-preserve.html
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Red Barn Preserve Trail hiking updated
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Notice: Hiking the Red Barn Preserve Trail in Morristown NY blog updated 6/15/2019. Click on link for great new photos and information:
http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/06/hiking-morristown-red-barn-preserve.html
Notice: Hiking the Red Barn Preserve Trail in Morristown NY blog updated 6/15/2019. Click on link for great new photos and information:
http://singercastle.blogspot.com/2018/06/hiking-morristown-red-barn-preserve.html
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Hiking Red Lake Indian River Trail
Hiking the Red Lake Indian River Trail
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It has been a while since we posted a new Thousand Islands hiking trail. We discovered it on the AllTrails.com website and realized it was one we had never heard of before. From the website we learned it is only a few miles north of Theresa, NY and is not too far from several of the Indian River Conservancy Trails we had hiked. It is a 2.2 mile loop and was named because the trail (which is really an unpaved access road) takes you from the boat launch parking spot on Indian River to the boat launch site for Red Lake.
We enjoyed both the river and the lake, and also the interesting trail in between them. The water levels were quite high on the day we were there so the first part of the walk was through a wetland area. When we neared the lake the road passed through a lovely forested area and we heard a loon crying in the distance.
At the Red Lake boat launch site we enjoyed a full concert of the local frogs. The parking area was full and this is apparently a very popular spot for kayakers.
It was a lovely and peaceful walk in one of the many beautiful spots we have discovered in the Indian River Lakes area.
For a map visit the Alltrails website at https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-york/red-lake-and-indian-river
Be sure to see...
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Introduction
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Foster Blake Woods Preserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Grand Lake Reserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Kanik Nature Trail
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Lonesome Bay State Forest
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Red Lake Indian River Trail
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Redwood Hill Preserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail
Friday, November 9, 2018
North Country NY Troopers assisting Troops
Tracked wheelchairs for disabled veterans.
(NYNCTAT) - NY
North Country Troopers Assisting Troops
#1000islands #Thousandislands #ThousandIslandsSun (See published article image at end of blog).
During the week of October 13-19, 2018 Operation Second
Chance a Maryland non-profit committed to serving wounded and ill combat
veterans held a deer hunt for 6 of our nations Wounded Warriors in Henderson,
NY, Jefferson County. North Country
Troopers Assisting Troops had recently purchased a tracked wheel chair to be
used in the Jefferson and Lewis County areas for hunting purposes. There were two other chairs purchased by an
individual donor, and one purchased by Billy Caprara. These tracked wheel chairs provide warriors
that are either amputees or paralyzed the opportunity to navigate uneven
terrain without assistance. Modern wheel
chairs do not afford them this opportunity.
These chairs give these men freedom and an opportunity to hunt on their
own if they wish. Most preferred to hunt
with volunteers though.
Recent purchases made by NYNCTAT include but are not
limited to:
·
A tracked wheelchair
·
New Disabled American Vets (DAV) van to be used
for appointments at the VA hospital in Syracuse, NY
·
Yearly fishing trip, Uncle Sam Boat Tour and
shore dinner (Clayton Harbor Hotel), and numerous donations to in need
warriors.
Veterans on hunt with new tracked wheelchairs.
We want the public to know that we are good stewards of
the many donations we receive. Many people and businesses have contributed to
our overall success, and our financial success. Our operating costs are very
low…….almost all monies we raise go right back to Veterans and Soldiers…our
heroes!!
A couple major sponsors we have had over the years is the
Clayton Harbor Hotel (Fire and Ice), and Urgent Care of Watertown. The Cape
Liquor Store has also been a huge contributor in our cause over the years. We
have also had many private donations, many of them very significant.
We have also partnered with the River Hospital Wellness
Center, where they run the PTSD program. Troopers Assisting Troops helps with
the Laughing for a Cause Comedy Show every year. We initially spit any profits
from the show, but in recognition of the important work they do, the last two
years we have “forfeited” our portion to them, so they can better serve our
soldiers!!
We all share in our successes, knowing we are doing some
good stuff for those that deserve so much more.
Michael C. Pastuf
HIDTA Intel Analyst
Jefferson County, New York
Email Address: mpastuf@nynjhidta.org
News release as seen in the Thousand Islands Sun, 11/7/2018.
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Hiking Pulpit Rock State Forest
Hiking Pulpit Rock State Forest
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We can't legitimately call our
Pulpit Rock State Forest Blog a hiking blog because we did not actually end up
hiking it. We were planning to, but to be honest, we got pretty lost on
the way there partly because one of the roads on the map we were using doesn't
exist any longer. We did eventually find our way to the 1,603-acre Pulpit Rock
State Forest which is located in Antwerp just outside of Oxbow NY. There is a one
mile access trail from County Rt 22 leading into the forest, and also the .7
mile Watson Trail accessed from New Connecticut Rd (see link to trail map
below). Because it took so long to get
there we never got to hike either of the two trails (though we did see both
trailheads).
What we did get to visit was the adjacent Payne Lake (which has a public access site), and the actual “Pulpit Rock” that the State Forest was named after. Both were well worth the trip, and an excuse for us to go back and hike the State Forest sometime. [To be continued/updated in the future.]
Pulpit Rock State Forest - https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/8013.html
What we did get to visit was the adjacent Payne Lake (which has a public access site), and the actual “Pulpit Rock” that the State Forest was named after. Both were well worth the trip, and an excuse for us to go back and hike the State Forest sometime. [To be continued/updated in the future.]
Trail map - https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/39779.html
Be sure to see...
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Introduction
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Foster Blake Woods Preserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Grand Lake Reserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Kanik Nature Trail
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Lonesome Bay State Forest
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Red Lake Indian River Trail
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Redwood Hill Preserve
Hiking the Thousand Islands...Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail
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