Sunday, August 15 – Botanical Drawing with local artist Nancy McGrath. Call for a supplies list and to pre-register, 279-1155. Meet at the Shaver Nature Center. The cost is $12 per adult.
Saturday, August 21 – Grazers and Browsers of North America from 1 to 3 pm. Touch and explore display offered above Long Pond Beach. Meet the woodchuck!
Sunday, August 29 – Final edition of our Wilderness Survival Series: Lost in the Woods at 1 pm. Bring your kids to this important safety training.
Wednesday, September 1 – Registration opens for Art in the Park. Grafton Lakes State Park invites artists to the Park on Sundays September 19 to October 10 to do artistic impressions of park landscapes and wildlife. Registrants donate a piece for the Art Auction and Exhibit during Winter Festival. Call the Park Naturalist for more information – 279-1155.
Monday, September 6 – Labor Day Sand Sculpture Contest. Registration at 12 pm at Long Pond. All participants receive a prize. Open to all ages.
For more information about these programs, please call the Park Naturalist, Liz Wagner, at 518-279-1155.
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February 3, 2023 Edition
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38th Annual Ice Fishing Contest Rescheduled
Submitted by GLSP Due to warmer than usual temperatures, the 38th annual ice fishing contest at Grafton Lakes State Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 am to 2 pm. Join in on the fun as several-hundred anglers brave the cold temperatures for their chance to make a winning catch on several […]
Celebrating Retiring Board President Deborah Tudor
On Tuesday, January 25, Cheney Library honored Ms. Deborah Tudor for her 12 years of service on the Cheney Library Board of Trustees. During her tenure as a trustee, Ms. Tudor made immense contributions to physical improvements of the library’s property. Some of these projects include the installation of a propane fireplace, creation of the […]
School News
February 3, 2023 Edition
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Powers Claims Runner-Up
At Inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational Submitted by BNL Varsity Wrestling Coach Wade Prather Tallulah Powers was runner-up at 165 pounds in the inaugural NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational held at Onondaga Community College. She was one of only three finalists from Section 2, and the only Runner Up. The meeting of 204 of the State’s top female […]
November 25, 2022 Edition
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