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MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County’s 450 miles of snowmobile trails
will open for the season Wednesday, weather permitting, County Executive
Vince Horrigan announces. The trails, which are patrolled by the
sheriff’s snowmobile division, attract more than 15,000 riders annually.
The trails are maintained by the county’s five snowmobile clubs, the
Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club, the Cherry Creek Sno-Goers, the Ellery
Sno-Cruisers, the Lake Effect Trailbreakers and the Sunset Drifters,
along with landowners and volunteers.
Current trail conditions are available by calling toll-free (800)
242-4569. Interactive trail maps also are available on the websites of
the snowmobile clubs.
Snowmobiles can be registered at the county’s three Department of
Motor Vehicles offices in Dunkirk, Jamestown and Mayville. For
information on hours and fees, call 753-4229 or visit the county clerk’s
website at co.chautauqua.ny.us.
Little
Valley is getting a concoction of new brews. Like Blueberry Wheat, 2
Brothers, and Stainless Steel IPA — three beers produced by
Ellicottville Brewing Company.
EBC has cleared one of its final hurdles with its plans to open a brewery, tasting room, museum and outdoor concert venue.
The County of Cattaraugus Industrial Development Agency’s
directors approved tax breaks for the planned $5.5 million project that
will bring new life to a vacant building along Second Street in Little
Valley. As many as 30 people will be hired for the project.
“This is significant, in a lot of different and important ways, for Little Valley,” said Corey Wiktor, County of Cattaraugus IDA executive director. Little Valley is less than 10 miles from Ellicottville.
Wiktor
said the project qualifies for tax breaks because it is manufacturing
based but also has a tourism, agri-business and adaptive re-use
attributes.
Work
on the building, last used by Salamanca Beverage Co. as a distribution
center, is extensive including roof and siding repairs, parking lot
improvements and electrical upgrades - all needed before the beer making
equipment can be installed.
Unlike
Ellicottville Brewing Co.’s locations in Ellicottville, Fredonia and
Bemus Point, the focus on the Little Valley project will be on beer
production, the concert venue and museum, which will focus on the craft
brewery industry.
Little
Valley will be the company’s primary brewery while Ellicottville will
shift to the production on a new line of aged beers.
Founded in 1995, Ellicottville Brewery Co. now sells its beer in four states and in South Korea.
The company has 160 employees spread among its three locations.
Work
on the project is expected to start later this winter with the
production facility and tasting room anticipated to open late next year
and the concert venue and museum to follow in 2018.
James Fink covers real estate, commercial development and government
The Queen of Soul's June 24 concert will
kick off a season featuring Lewis Black, Garrison Keillor, the Beach
Boys, more headliners.
By Lindsey Poisson Showcase staff writer
There's plenty to R-E-S-P-E-C-T about the upcoming Chautauqua Institution entertainment lineup.
Iconic singer Aretha Franklin — known for her hits "Respect,"
"Natural Woman" and "Chain of Fools" — will kick off the summer 2017
season with a soulful concert on June 24, 8:15 p.m., at the
amphitheater. Other recently announced headliners include Lewis Black,
who will give a lecture on July 31, 10:45 a.m., and a season finale
concert by the Beach Boys on Aug. 26, 8:15 p.m., at the amphitheater.
Tickets
are $69 and $50 for the Franklin and Beach Boys concerts, respectively,
and go on sale starting Jan. 9. A gate pass, also on sale starting Jan.
9, is required to attend Black's lecture.
More 2017 season
highlights include An Evening with Garrison Keillor (July 21; $42), a
lecture by Bill Moyers (July 10; gate pass required), the Raleigh
Ringers (July 12; $20) and the Joey Alexander Trio (Aug. 24; $43).
For more details, call 716-357-6250 visit www.ciweb.org.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — The
Chautauqua Institution's 123-year-old amphitheater has been demolished
to make way for a new venue that leaders say will have a similar feel
but be safer and more accessible.
The roof of the structure came down in a controlled collapse Wednesday evening.
Crews are expected to have the site cleared by the end of next week.
Opponents have fought the project for two years, saying the structure is historic and should be preserved.
The new venue is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2017 summer season.
Celebrate the season of festivals, harvest, and learning in Chautauqua
County. There's still time to enjoy the lakes, trails, wine and grape
country, and some of the best fishing in the northeast along with
culinary, creative and cultural experiences during the Colors of
Chautauqua. See below for upcoming events and news from Chautauqua
County. For a complete list of events happening this fall and throughout the year, visit our online calendar.
See What's Happening this Fall!
Engage in the Colors of Chautauqua
Leaf peepers traveling to western New York September through early
November will find myriad culinary, creative and cultural experiences in
addition to colorful fall foliage and harvest festivals during the
Colors of Chautauqua, September 2 - November 6, 2016. Dozens of tours,
workshops, and wine, food and beer tasting events will be held across
Chautauqua County.
The autumn schedule is abundant with harvest festivals every weekend through November. Celebrate the Blessing of the Grapes, September 17th. The Village of Silver Creek holds its annual Festival of Grapes, September 15-18 while the Town of Busti honors all the many uses and flavors of apples during the Busti Apple Festival on September 25th. Peek'n Peak Resort near Findley Lake toasts the changing of the seasons, October 8-9 and 15-16 with their Annual Fall Fest.
Wineries from Silver Creek, NY to North East, PA will share their
favorite harvest recipes paired with wine during Lake Erie Wine
Country's two Harvest Wine Weekends in November.
