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NOCCOG COMMUNITY’S FALL FESTS The crisp air and beautiful fall foliage has arrived. The NOCCOG area is celebrating the arrival of autumn by hosting a variety of community celebrations and events to mark the changing of the seasons. - A community celebration was held in Steuben to mark the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Baron Von Steuben Memorial Park on Starr Hill in Steuben. Visitors enjoyed candlelight tours of the recent restoration work on the replica cabin where the Baron lived and an 18th century desert reception featuring wine made from the Steuben heirloom grapes.
- The 27th Remsen Barn Festival of the Arts was held September 23rd and 24th. The Barn FOTA features over 300 exhibitors and crafters, farmers’ market and country cooking exhibitions. A variety of entertainment was also featured including Irish musicians and cloggers, bluegrass bands, a ladies barbershop quartet, a comedy-variety performance and several local bands. In honor of Remsen’s Welsh heritage, a Welsh Festival of Sacred Song was held on Sunday at the historic Stone Meetinghouse. Even with the rainy weather, the event attracted over 40,000 visitors this year
- Western held its third annual Heritage Weekend on September 23rd and 24th. The celebration was kicked of with the lighting of the heritage candle at the Western Town Library. Events included a colonial country brunch, a musket and artillery demonstration by “revolutionary war soldiers”, a quilt show, an 18th century dance demonstration, and a historical picture presentation of the past and present of the Town of Western.
- Old Forestport Days were held on September 30th and October 1. The celebration was built around the opening and dedication of the Boonville- Forestport towpath as a permanent connector segment for the North County Scenic Trail, the longest of the national scenic trails. The trail starts in North Dakota and will end at Lake Champlain. Other events included a parade, softball tournament, a chicken barbeque, music, free hayrides and buggy rides. Michael Doyle, author of “The Forestport Breaks, A Nineteenth Century Conspiracy Along the Black River Canal” wrote a theatrical narration that was performed by local residents to highlight the history of the three Forestport canal brakes.
- The Trenton Fall Scenic Trail will be open to the public for two weekends, October 7th and 8th and October 14th and 15th. At one time Trenton Fall was world famous, attracting visitors from around the world. It was closed to the public for years due to its value in generating electricity. Brookfield Power and the Town of Trenton worked together to develop the Trenton Falls Scenic Trail to offer the public an opportunity to experience the local history while enjoying the splendors of nature. The site also highlights three themes: the geology of the gorge, the history of Trenton Falls as a tourist destination and inspiration for artists and writers as well as the current use of the site to produce electricity.
- The Boonville Fall Arts Festival was held October 6- 8. The weekend featured a craft show in the little village park, a chili cook off, a pie eating contest, a pet parade, a scarecrow making contest, the fall art exhibition at the Dodge-Pratt- Northam Art and Community Center and a 10K road race.. Music entertainment was offered in the little village park and a community dance was held Saturday evening at the Hulbert House. The weekend also included the formal dedication of Project Playground at Erwin Park. The project is a $42,000 park improvement project that was funded by an Iroquois Gas LEAF Grant, NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Pratt- Northam Foundation, the Village of Boonville and local businesses.
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