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Sponsors
Northeastern Loggers Association
Society of American Foresters, NY section
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Vanessa Vaverchak - Nessa Art and Design Studio
Forest Festival
September 28 & 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 6-9pm
- Lectures
- 7:30 - 8:30 pm National Parks and Park Management in Bavaria, Germany by Arthur Reinelt, Geoinformation, Bavarian Forest National Park
- Exhibits in Ranger School building
- Wanakena Historical Association
- Photo contest entries displayed
- "The Way to Wanakena" photodocumentary by Kristin Rehder
- Wester Adirondack Railroad Modelers
Saturday, September 29, 10am–4pm
- 5K Fun Run/Walk* start time 9:00a.m.
- Registration Form (PDF)
- 6 divisions and prizes
- t-shirts for pre-registered participants
- Registration Deadline Extended! Form should be received by September 21 for guaranteed race shirt.
- Forestry demonstrations
10:30 & 1:30 Guided Arboretum Tour
10:30 & 1:00 GPS and surveying demo
11:00 & 2:30 Blue Ox Woodsmen - Ranger School timber sports team
11:30 & 1:30 Sawmilling
11:30 & 1:00 Guided Walk: Insects & Disease Affecting the Forest - Artisan Vendors
- Irene Uttendorfsky – author
- Scott Gearsbeck – Adirondack Rustics
- Wanakena Woodworks
- Russell Palubniak - Bear Pond Woodworking
- Ken Gadway - wood turning
- Gary Chudzinski - etching on tree fungus
- Ron Riley - woodcarver
- Fred Peryer - Rustic Creations (rustic furniture)
- Fisher & Son - scroll saw art
- Richard Norman - handmade wooden guideboats
- Alice Galvin - nature photography/North Star Images
- Robert Ziemba - nature photography
- Bob Blackmon - still life paintings
- Suzie Thaller's Wildlife Artwork
- Nancy Bunker - Redford Stained Glass
- Kaleid Escapes & Salt Springs Bees
- Jeff Jenness - Orebed Sugar Shack
- Jenny Lynn Creations by Jennifer Reil - nature photography
- Exhibitors
The Local Living Venture/Sustainable Living Project
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
New York Forest Owners Association
Society of American Foresters - New York Section
St. Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation District
TAUNY - Traditional Arts in Upstate NY
North Eastern Loggers Association and Northern Logger and Timber Processor magazine
St. Lawrence County Environmental Management Council
Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County
Watertown Vet Center
Finch
Raquette River Bluway Corridor Project
Health Care Foundation
- Music
- Blind Owl Band Showtime: 2-4
- Roy Hurd Showtime: 10:30 - 12:30
- Food Vendors
Glazier
PB & J's Lunch Box, LLC - Children’s Activities:
- Storyteller Chris Lajewski Showtime’s: 10 – 10:30 & 1:30 – 2
- Arts & Crafts and games all day
wood cookie painting / scavenger hunt / making bird feeders / stick weaving
passport program / leaf rubbing / stilts / jump rope rhyming and games - Smokey Bear and SUNY ESF mascot, Oakie will be visiting
- "The Way to Wanakena" photodocumentary by Kristin Rehder
All Day - Main Entrance, First Floor - Mural by Barry Nehr '60 (Artist/Muralist/Illustrator)
All Day - Room 261 - Main Building
- Historical Displays
- Wanakena Historical Association
All Day - Room 260 - Main Building
- Wanakena Historical Association
- Photo Contest*:
All Day - Room 262 - Main Building
Categories: Nature (animals, plants, panorama, etc.) OR North Country Life (people, building, events, etc.) All photos must be taken in Adirondack Park, in St. Lawrence County.
Entry fee: $5.00 = 1 photo, $10.00 = for 3 photos, $20.00 for 4 – 10 photos
Please refer any questions to wanakenaha@aol.com with a subject line of Photo Contest
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 24!- Details (PDF)
- Entry Form (PDF)
*Entrance Fee
