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In this episode:
Music Along the Mohawk: Darryl Rahn
I catch up with singer-songwriter, New Hartford native, Darryl Rahn, in a phone interview from his place in Brooklyn. He’s working on releasing one of his two in-the-works albums this spring.
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Check out his new music here! Believe it or not, Darryl’s song, “Lake Effect” will make you miss snow!
Nature Along the Mohawk: Spring Fish Release at Oriskany Creek
We watch the DEC release brown trout in the Oriskany Creek just north of Deansboro on Route 12B. A bystander exclaimed “those are BIG fish!,” and that was no fish tale.
Emily Cronell, a fish culturalist from Rome Fish Hatchery arrives with her truckload of trout.
Traditions Along the Mohawk: Deansboro Superette
Before or after fishing, the place to gather and tell your fish stories, is Deansboro Superette! Enjoy great food, like monster subs, homeade hummus, stuffed grape leaves, and tabbouleh! Located at 2740 12B, Deansboro, Call 315-841-4377
The late John Gazzal with his granddaughters and his daughter Michelle Peck, on the right. The girls learned how to make traditional Middle Eastern food from their great grandmother Helen.
History Along the Mohawk: The Great Carrying Place
We learn about the important fur trade era at the Great Carrying Place. Transportation through the Mohawk Valley depended on the Mohawk River. What is now Rome, NY, was the place where goods had to be carried from the Mohawk River to Wood Creek, the waterways that connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. I interview Kelly Cardwell, Park Ranger at Fort Stanwix National Monument & Marinus Willett Center.
Plan a trip to the fun and informational Marinus Willett Visitor Center in Rome and also take time to explore Fort Stanwix! 100 N James St, Rome, 315-338-7730
MV Soundscape with Matt Perry: Spring Peepers
No sound captures the feeling of spring like the chorus of spring peepers! Naturalist Matt Perry tells us about these small, but vocal, amphibians.
