November 10 was tree planting day in Grand Island. The town had received grant money to purchase the trees, and the town’s Conservation Commission had spent a good amount of time discussing what kind of trees should be planted and where the trees should go. The main stipulation that was given was that the trees […]
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Pictured above: Boy Scouts clearing dirt from a hole in front of the public library and Rochelle Smith instructing volunteers on the how to plant a happy, healthy tree. Before any of the volunteers got started in their activities, Rochelle Smith demonstrated the proper technique of planting a tree. Everyone crowded around her, and she
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Nicole, Caitlin, and I planted two trees on November 10. One of our trees was in front of the fire hall. Above, you can see Caitlin clearing dirt away from the hole that was made for the tree that would go into that spot. That tree was a crab apple tree. Crab apple trees are
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On the first of November, I decided to take a walking tour to Beaver Island State Park. Well, actually, my mother suggested it. I had been spending a lot of time at my Big Media Job. I’ve been writing the police blotter for both the Island Dispatch and the Niagara-Wheatfield Tribune, which is always very
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The damage that the October 2006 snowstorm wreaked is still apparent in the trees of Beaver Island State Park. It has been thirteen months since that storm, but I will never forget the startling sight of tree limbs, overburdened by the weight of 24 inches of heavy snow, crashing to the street, onto telephone and
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This was the original gate to River Lea. It was restored to Beaver Island State Park and is now the entrance to the trail that leads from River Lea to East River Road.
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This bench was placed directly outside of River Lea.
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President Grover Cleveland had the unusual distinction of being the only president who served two non-consecutive terms. He was elected for the first time in 1884. He was also a bachelor when he was elected but he remedied that situation by marrying 21-year-old Frances Folsom. That was another unusual distinction for President Cleveland. Very few
