2024
Events
Friday, February 16th, 2024
Adirondack WhiteOut Weekend Kick-off
Wanakena Footbridge Lighting at 6 PM
Wanakena Footbridge Lighting at 6 PM
Open Air Open Mic
Otto's Abode
6 Hamele St. / Wanakena
6 - 9 PM
Enjoy some entertainment or be the entertainment! Sign up for a time to present your music, poetry, story or snowball juggling routine?
FREE
Pulled Pork and Vegetarian Soup
$$
Luminary Woods Walk
2nd Street / Wanakena
Dusk - 10 PM
Walk the wooded trail from 2nd street through the woods to Ranger School Road. They way will be lighted with ice luminaries!
FREE
Campfire & Snow Croquet
Z-Park @ Otto's Abode
6 Hamele St. / Wanakena
Dusk - ?
Come warm up by the fire, visit with friends and try your hand at snow croquet!
FREE
Labyrinth Fairy Village
South Shore Road
Wanakena
Dusk - 10 PM
Stroll across the iconic Wanakena Footbridge, then to the labyrinth on South Shore Road.
There, meander through the maze while viewing the Fairy Villages sprinkled throughout its walkways.
FREE
A BONUS EVENT
Glow Skating
Clifton-Fine Arena
4173B NYS 3 / Star Lake
6 - 8 PM
Bring your own skates. Entry to the arena and
glow item are FREE thanks to sponsorship by
Nolan's Tax Service!
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
Bigfoot Pancake Challenge
U-B's Mercantile
3386 NY 3 / Oswegatchie
8 AM - 10:45 AM
Think you've got what it takes to tackle the infamous Bigfoot Pancake? We dare you to try!
$$
Jack Wax
U-B's Mercantile
3386 NY 3 / Oswegatchie
8 AM - 10:45 AM
Jack Wax, aka Sugar on Snow, is created by pouring fresh maple syrup on cold snow. Twirl on a stick and you have a maple candy treat.
Grab & Go Crafts
Adirondack Exhibit Center
NY 3 / Star Lake
9 AM - 4 PM
The Clifton Community Library has provided some delightful, kid-friendly craft kits. Come work on it at the AEC, or take it with you for later.
FREE
Build a Chickadee Birdhouse
Adirondack Exhibit Center
NY 3 / Star Lake
10 AM-Noon
Drop in to build your own chickadee house. 15 kits available - one per family, please. First come, first served. Help building the kit will be available.
FREE
All Things Birding
Adirondack Exhibit Center
NY 3 / Star Lake
9 AM - 4 PM
Explore Chickadee fact sheets, learn basic bird identification, create your own birding journal, work on a bird puzzle, and make a suet feeder.
FREE
*Bring a pack of single serving snacks to donate to local elementary students, get a brownie for FREE!
Warm Up Station
Adirondack Exhibit Center
NY 3 / Star Lake
9 AM - 4 PM
Warm up by the campfire. Make a s'more, have a cup of hot chocolate or cook a hotdog on a stick.
FREE
Book, Bake
& Rummage Sale
Sandwiches & Soups
Community Center
4208 NY 3 / Star Lake
10 AM - 2 PM
Sponsored by area Senior Citizens. Browse for good reads and good treats. Grab a bowl of macaroni beef soup or some broccoli cheddar soup, fuel up with a chicken salad or egg salad sandwich while your are here.
$$, free will offering
Story Teller
Community Center
4208 NY 3 / Star Lake
11 AM & Noon
Back by popular demand, Mairi Meredith recites the Cremation of Sam McGee, a poem by
Robert Service that speaks to the cold of winter.
FREE
Bird Feeding Observation Area
South Shore Rd. / Wanakena
All Day
Drop by for a spell, sit on the picnic table overlooking the Mill Pond and see which birds show up for a free meal at the bird feeding station. Binoculars helpful, but not needed.
FREE
Snow Croquet
Z-Park @ Otto's Abode
6 Hamele St. / Wanakena
All Day
Drop in for a round of Snow Croquet. Never played? There's "snow" time like the present!
FREE
Winter Woods Excusion
Adirondack Exhibit Center
NY 3 / Star Lake
Afternoon
Bring a friend and take a hike around the golf course. Bring your own snowshoes or hike in your snow boots. Warm up by the fire afterwards.
FREE
Pickleball on Ice
Clifton-Fine Arena
4173B NYS 3 / Star Lake
3 - 5 PM
Think you're good at Pickleball? Give it a try on ice. Bring your own skates.
This event is conditional on weather and the ability to have ice in the arena!
FREE
Two Towns Story Project
Western Adirondack Presbyterian Church
11 Youngs Rd. / Star Lake
1 - 4 PM
An oral storytelling project to collect and organize audio stories and related photographs about the Clifton-Fine area. Community members are encouraged to share stories about the area, and what makes it special to them.
FREE
Craft & Vendor Fair
American Legion
Mervin Eno Post 1539
264 Benson Mines Rd.
Star Lake
10 AM - 3 PM
A variety of vendors will be set-up in the American Legion. This is an indoor version of the Farmer's Market by the Clifton-Fine Hospital.
$$
Taco Bar
American Legion
Mervin Eno Post 1539
264 Benson Mines Rd.
Star Lake
11 AM - 3 PM
Assemble your own taco or just grab a hot dog and warm up at the American Legion.
$$
Frying Pan Toss Contest
American Legion
Mervin Eno Post 1539
264 Benson Mines Rd.
Star Lake
11 AM
Registration at 10:45
Just how far can you toss a fry pan? Farther than the person next to you? You just might be the champion!
FREE
Common Thread Quilts
Western Adirondack Presbyterian Church
11 Youngs Rd. / Star Lake
1 - 4 PM
Open House, Quilting Demonstration, Antique Sewing Machines, Projects & Sale
FREE & $$
Lynn Morgan, Storyteller
Adirondack
Community Church
918 CR 60 / Newton Falls
1 - 2 PM
Lynn is a master in the art of storytelling with 30 years of experience. She specializes in telling traditional folk tales from around the world. All ages welcome!
FREE
Baked Potato Bar
Adirondack
Community Church
918 CR 60 / Newton Falls
Noon - 3 PM
Grab a warm baked potato and make it your own unique tasty meal with toppings you choose.
FREE, Donations accepted
Labyrinth Fairy Village
S. Shore Rd. / Wanakena
All Day
If you missed the Labyrinth Fairy Garden Friday night, then take stroll through it in the daytime.
FREE
Wine Tasting
UB's Mercantile
3386 NY3 / Oswegatchie
2 - 5 PM
Join us in a heated tent to sample a variety of wines.
FOOD!
Cranberry Lake Fire Hall
NY 3 / Cranberry Lake
5 - 8 PM
Mac & Cheese, Hotdogs, Chili, Nachos, desserts* and more.
$$
*Bring a pack of single serving snacks to donate to local elementary students, get your dessert for FREE!
Contra Dance
Cranberry Lake Fire Hall
NY 3 / Cranberry Lake
6 - 7:30 PM
Dance to live & lively
traditional music. No experience & no partner needed.
Come to dance or just watch.
FREE - Sponsored by the
Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub
Knotty Paddy Concert
Cranberry Lake Fire Hall
NY 3 / Cranberry Lake
7:30 - 9 PM
A concert by local band, Knotty Paddy. Celtic rock and speed folk! Plan for a rousing time.
FREE - Sponsored by the
Cranberry Lake North Shore Hub
Sunday, February 18th, 2024
Winter Bird Walk
SUNY ESF Ranger School
257 Ranger School Road / Wanakena
8 - 11 AM
Northern New York Audubon is sponsoring a winter bird walk in the James Dubuar forest as part of the Adirondack White Out Weekend. Along with Mary Beth Warburton of NNYA, Ranger School faculty Vanessa Rojas and Julie Fogden will co-lead the walk.
We will meet in the Dining Room of the main Ranger School building for a light breakfast and brief introduction, then divide into groups, as necessary, and head outside by 8:30 to view the bird activity on the Ranger School Campus. At approximately 10:00 we'll return to the Ranger School for a quick warm up & bathroom break before heading into Wanakena to explore a trail in the 5 Ponds Wilderness Area. Later, on your own, you may want to visit the bird feeding station near the Wanakena Labyrinth and see who's stopping by for a treat.
Parking is available in front of the Ranger School by the river. Limited handicap accessible parking is behind the building.
Parking is also available near the 5 Ponds Wilderness trailhead.
Dress for the weather. A limited number of binoculars are available for those who do not have their own.
Questions? Contact Mary Beth Warburton at msmarybeth.warburton@gmail.com.