• May 18, Friday – Cherry Plain State Park opens for camping and day use on weekends. For reservations, visit www.reserveamerica.com.
• May 20, Sunday – Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis. Registration for this 1km fundraising walk begins at 11 am. For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the event, please call CFF at 783-7361.
• May 20, Sunday – Trail Work Day at Cherry Plain State Park from 9 am to 12 pm. Join the Friends of Cherry Plain State Park for a morning in the outdoors getting the Park and the surrounding DEC Wildlife Management Area’s trails ready for a summer of visitors.
• May 26, Saturday – Swimming Open Weekends at Cherry Plain State Park. Call the Park at 733-5400.
• Memorial Day Weekend at Grafton Lakes State Park – Swimming opens for season. Weekly swimming schedule is Friday-Tuesday from 10 am to 6 pm.
• May 26, Saturday – Aliens in Your Backyard – The Mysterious World of Bugs, 2:30 pm. The group meets at the beach program tent. Join our Park Naturalists in exploring and discovering the strange and fascinating creatures that exist all around us.
• May 28, Monday – Memorial Day Sand Sculpture Contest with prizes for all participants in multiple age categories. Sign up at 12 pm at the Beach Nature Center and build until 2 pm. Judging is from 2 to 3 pm. Show your creativity and your skill with sand on Long Pond Beach!
This schedule of events is tentative. To confirm events, call the Grafton Lakes State Park Office at 279-1155 or visit www.nysparks.com for updates and event additions.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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