Begin your walk prior to or following the events that will begin at 11:00 AM. RSVP by 5-Dec! Get details and more in our December Footnotes.

Your walk will be called Walking the Bridges in Fulton. If you park in the Price Chopper parking lot, address is 12 W. 1st street, Fulton NY 13069 also called Route 48. Walk across the street towards Dunkin Donuts, go left to the corner right near PathFinder bank and start over the first bridge. Travel until you come to the second traffic light and turn right. Continue until you get to the Fastrac. At the corner of the Fastrac turn right and continue over the second bridge and turn right at the small car dealership on the corner and you are back on Route 48 and travel until you see Price chopper again on your Left. This is about a 2 mile walk. If you want to Get the extra Mile in you could walk back across the Bridge and back next to Pathfinder Bank. The view is beautiful on both sides of the bridge. I hope you enjoy the view and the walk and will then come to the Moose lodge located at 3044 County route 57, Oswego, NY 13126. Head back over the first bridge you walked and go to the 2nd stop light and turn left on to Route 57 or 481, soon the road will turn into 481 north stay on 481 for about a mile and turn right onto VanBuren road take to the end and turn left onto Route 57.  Stay on this back road for a mile and the Fulton Moose Lodge will be on your right. Please enter through the side door for check in.

We will have the check in from 11:00AM to 11:45 at the Moose Lodge, 3044 County route 57, Oswego.

Lunch to follow which will include Pizza, Salad, cupcakes & cookies, coffee & soda.

1:00 to 1:15 the Annual meeting will be held. Hope to see you all at the party!

As a follow-up to our 40^th Anniversary Walk and Celebration, our November walk takes us back to one of our favorite spots, Green Lakes State Park.

Green Lakes State Park’s outstanding features are its two glacial lakes surrounded by upland forest. Both Round and Green Lakes are meromictic lakes, which means that there is no fall and spring mixing of surface and bottom waters. Such lakes have a high potential for evidence of ancient plant and animal life. Round and Green Lakes are 2 of the just 17 meromictic lakes in the United States. Glacier Lake at Clark’s Reservation is also a meromictic lake as well as Ballston Lake in Albany and Devil’s Bathtub in Rochester.

Join us as we walk the lake trails of Round Lake (.9 mi) and Green Lake (1.9 mi) and the Tween Lakes Trail (.4 mi). We will meet near the West Beach Restrooms.

Directions

From the South/East: Take 81N toward Syracuse. Take exit 16A for Interstate 481 N toward DeWitt. Take exit 3E for NY-5 E/NY-92 E toward Fayetteville. Turn right onto NY-5 E/NY-92 E and use the middle 2 lanes to turn slightly left onto NY-5 E. In the Village of Fayetteville, turn left onto NY-257 N/N Manlius St. Continue onto NY-290 E. Turn right onto Green Lakes Dr. Continue along Green Lakes Dr. to the West Beach Parking lot. The restrooms are to the far left of the lot.

From the North/West: Take NY-481 S to DeWitt. Take exit 5E from I-481 S. Merge onto Kirkville Rd. Turn right onto Fremont Rd. Turn left onto NY-290 E. Turn right onto Green Lakes Dr. Continue along Green Lakes Dr. to the West Beach Parking lot. The restrooms are to the far left of the lot.

Get details and more in our November Footnotes newsletter.

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The CNY Folksmarch is celebrating 40 years! Our celebration will be Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, located at 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse NY. For this Folksmarch we ask that walkers arrive between 9:30 AM and 10:00 AM to register. We will kick off our 40th Anniversary walk at 10:00 AM. Participants can choose to either walk the Burnet Park area or enter the Zoo at a discounted rate to walk the Zoo area, both routes returning back to the Folksmarch registration table at the Zoo entrance around 11-11:30 AM. The program will begin at 11:30 AM with special guest, County Executive, Ryan McMahon to commemorate the event. Lunch will be served at 12 noon followed by dessert. The event will end at 1:00 PM.

Our August walk takes us west to Baldwinsville, NY. Community Park is a nice suburban park on the Seneca River in B’ville. It has paved bike and running paths that go to the bridge and downtown B’ville. This park’s boat, canoe and kayak ramp, picnic tables, and ball fields are all supported by the Lions Club. A quiet place that says “open until dark” and is being upgraded consistently.

Directions

From the east, take 690 west to Van Buren Rd., go right off the exit, Take it to the end and then turn right onto Route 48 and the park is your 2nd left. From the north or west, Take 690 east to Van Buren Rd., go left off the exit, Take it to the end and then turn right onto Route 48 and the park is your 2nd left.

From the south, Take 81 north to 690 west to Van Buren Rd., go right off the exit, Take it to the end and then turn right onto Route 48 and the park is your 2nd left.

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On July 10 & 11 we’ll try a new spot, Labrador Hollow Unique Area located on Labrador Road (no road number) in Tully, NY. Maintained by the Department of Environmental Conservation, the 1,474-acre conservation area is located in both Onondaga and Cortland Counties. Dogs on a leash are permitted. The area also allows hunting, fishing– they have a boat launch on the west end of the pond–and almost 5 miles of trails. The DEC website states: “Labrador Hollow’s topography is responsible for its unique character. The area is located in the middle of a valley running north to south that was dug out by glacial movement….Massive ice sheets from the last glaciation episode…retreated from the area approximately ten thousand years ago. They left behind numerous sedimentary deposits and superficial features, some of which filled with water and are now called the Finger Lakes, while others became known as valleys. The floor of Labrador Hollow’s valley is only about one-half mile wide, but its walls rise abruptly for several hundred feet.”

We check in next to Labrador Pond, a shallow pond that supports several warm-water fish species and aquatic vegetation. There is a very nice handicapped-accessible boardwalk of about one-quarter mile that is well worth a visit, as is Tinker Falls which is down Rt. 91 about 1.2 miles and which has a small parking lot opposite the entrance to the Falls – 2nd parking pull-off with room for about 15 cars, after you see the Cortland County sign. There is also a small lot for handicapped parking on the left (Tinker Falls) side of the road. The parking lot next to the Cortland County sign is a bit larger and is close to the Tinker Falls lot (in case the Tinker Falls lot is full).

There is no shelter, but we will have a sign-in table at the far end of the parking lot close to the portapotty enclosure and the path to the boardwalk. Another option for bathroom facilities could be the Burger King at the end of the Tully exit ramp, or the Circle K which is located on the left side of the road shortly after you turn onto Rt. 80, next to the entrance ramp to 81 N.

Directions From Syracuse, take Rt. 81 S to exit 14 (Tully), then go left onto Rt. 80 E for about 12 miles (past Apulia Station) to Apulia, right onto Rt. 91 S for about 2.7 miles, right onto the road into the Unique Area (no sign stating it’s Labrador Crossing Rd.) at the 2nd sign for Labrador Hollow, and the 1st left into the parking lot. From the other direction on Rt. 80 W, it would be a left turn onto Labrador Crossing Rd. not far after the sign for Onondaga County.

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Our May walk brings us to the beautiful shoreline of Lake Ontario. Breitbeck Park in Oswego NY. 91 Lake Street Oswego, NY 13126. This lakefront community park offers a playground, green open space, a picnic area, the notable bell tower and the most spectacular sunsets. It is also host to Oswego’s yearly Harborfest that usually runs from mid to late July. The “In Memory” plaques on the benches throughout the park are impressive.

From Syracuse and areas East Take 481 north, turn left onto W. Bridge St., turn right onto W. 1st St., turn left onto Lake St. to the top of the hill; parking lot will be on the right. You can also take 690 west to Route 48 north through Fulton, Minetto and Oswego and turn left onto Lake St. to the top of the hill; parking lot will be on the right.

Our April Folksmarch takes us to a 52-acre park in the Village of Marcellus, NY.

There are over 2 miles of trails with Nine Mile Creek running through the lower section of the park. It is a great place to walk, play fetch with your dog, go for a jog, play tennis or baseball, and enjoy butterflies and wildlife. The park has been managed by the Town of Marcellus since obtaining it from Onondaga County in 1995. About 10 years later, a dedicated group of volunteers formed to help the town maintain and care for the park. Working together, the Parks Department and the Friends of Marcellus Park have provided upgrades to the playground, more electricity at the pavilions, replaced trees, provided a new concession stand and have made improvements to the Welcome Center. They have also arranged several events throughout the years including Olde Home Days, Summer Concerts, an Art Show, and a Fall Festival. Sounds like there is something for every season at Marcellus Park.

Enter at the Upper Entrance to the park, and check-in will be at the Playground Pavilion to the left. There is ample parking available. The park is dog friendly as long as dogs are on a leash, and please pick up after your pet. The walk is also stroller friendly and families are welcome. Most trails are gravel paths with a few slight inclines throughout the 5K route.

For more information, read our April 2021 Footnotes!