Open House Set For Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center
SARATOGA SPRINGS — On June 3, the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau (SCTB) entered into a two and a half-year agreement with the City of Saratoga Springs to manage the operations and programs of the Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center, located at 297 Broadway. The official open house is October 14 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Open House will provide the public a chance to see how visitors to our destination are greeted and highlight the services and programs currently provided at the Visitor Center. Abbreviated walking tours of Congress Park will be provided and Betsy and the Bygones, a popular mainstay at the Summer Concert Series, will perform from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Locally- produced food and beverage samples will be provided throughout the day.
After the Fire Thanks Community
After The Fire’s annual benefit breakfast was sponsored by Saratoga-Wilton Elks on Sunday, Sept. 20, and we would like to thank the community for attending and supporting the Elks Club and After The Fire. In addition to the always-delicious breakfast fare, there were many door prizes, and a gift card from Curtis Lumber as a raffle. Thanks also goes out to Curtis Lumber, Home Depot, WGNA-Townsquare Media, Wal-Mart, Price Chopper, McDonald’s, Target, Hannaford, and Stewart’s Shops for their generous donations, and of course to the Saratoga-Wilton Elks for providing After The Fire with this opportunity.
After The Fire is a not-for-profit organization that exists totally on donations and is comprised entirely of volunteers that helps Saratoga County residents who have suffered a loss due to fire. Members are paged by Fire Control and respond to the fire scene, providing family members with gift cards, personal care items, Red Cross referral, a night’s stay at a participating hotel/motel, informational material, emotional support, etc. Anyone interested in becoming a member or learning more about After The Fire may leave a message on voicemail at (518) 435-4571 or visit www.afterthefire.org.
BkC Volunteers Extracted Debris from the Battenkill
Saturday’s warm weather allowed for Battenkill Conservancy volunteers and Boy Scout Troop 127 to remove well entrenched tires, tubes and scrap metal from the bottom of the Battenkill. Relatively few cans and bottles were removed offering a positive trend for the river.
For those who missed Saturday’s clean up event, September 26 is National Public Lands Day. Battenkill Conservancy and the Clearwater Chapter of Trout Unlimited team up at State Line Route 313 in Cambridge, NY to clean up this popular stretch of public land. Interested volunteers are encouraged to join the one hour cleanup that begins at 9:30 a.m.
Yepsen and Centennial Committee Re-dedicate High Rock Spring
Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne D. Yepsen and the city’s 2015 Centennial Committee led the re-dedication of the newly re-drilled High Rock Spring on Saturday, September 12 in High Rock Park.
High Rock Spring, along with the city’s other springs, was revered by Native Americans for centuries prior to European settlement as it was thought to have special health and healing benefits. It is for this reason that the official seal of the City of Saratoga Springs depicts a Mohawk family at the spring. The image pays homage to High Rock, and the Native Americans who, in 1771 brought Sir William Johnson to the “great medicine spring.” While on a northern tour in 1783, General George Washington traveled to the High Rock Spring with his party, and drank the waters before continuing their journey southward. Alexander Bryan is considered the first permanent resident at the springs in 1787.
The rehabilitation of the spring, funded by a generous donation from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, has brought the waters of this special Saratoga landmark back to life in the year of the city’s centennial. After a carefully planned re-drilling process, the waters are now available for the public to enjoy at their leisure.
