By Wild Harmony Ashley and Ray CampanyCole, Jonathan, KyleighDogs: Bear and Daisy Mae What brought you to Cranberry Lake?When? May of 2017 Ray – I grew up in Carthage and we arrived here in a car – a Chevy Traverse actually. We had both just gotten out of active duty in the Navy. We wanted
By Wild Harmony Mark LerouxChief of EMS for the CL Fire Dept / EMTCommissioner for the CL Fire DistrictAssistant Director of the Food Pantry in Star Lake that serves Clifton Fine region What brought you to Cranberry Lake? When? When you first came, did you think you’d end up staying here? I have lived here
By Halsey Bagg The results are in! If you ran in the race and would like to see your times go to cranberrylakeboatclub.com and look under EVENTS. This year’s Firecracker (a 5K/10K Run and Fun Walk) had 193 participants, up 18 from last year’s record 175. Our photographer, Chuck Yartz, took almost 200 pictures, so there is
Wanakena was full of the sights and sounds of its annual Fourth of July Parade. By most accounts, it was one of the biggest crowds ever, with folks enjoying everything from hot dogs and refreshments to great music and the always popular duck race. This year, a few of the intrepid rubber duckies got stuck
By a Lucia Plumley VerSteeg Saturday, July 23 was the day of the 16th Annual Cranberry Lake Boat Club’s Poker Paddle on the river in Wanakena, and it was a perfect day for this event! Although I no longer paddle my kayak, I do enjoy welcoming the paddlers back to shore and participating in the
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Few things bring greater joy these days than seeing signs that our world is getting back to normal. For over a year, our festivals, events, and gatherings were put on hold as the nation and the world responded to a global pandemic. Closer to home, we stayed physically distant from our friends, neighbors, and community—and
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By Wild Harmony Ron and Kay Dimon What brought you to Cranberry Lake? When? Tell me some stories… Loyd and Helen Davis ( my grandparents) started in the area in Piercefield in a tent, during the depression, there weren’t any houses. He leased a building at Sevey’s corner, running a gas station. The lease ran
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