The document provides information about upcoming community events in the North Country region, including school graduations, sporting competitions, ceremonies, concerts, and festivals taking place between June 22nd and July 15th. It also lists area attractions like museums, national parks, wineries, and things to do, emphasizing that there is plenty to keep residents and visitors entertained in the region. Finally, it provides details about free admission to national parks for military members and their families during the summer months.

1. 22June 2012
Task Force Knighthawk
FRSA Flash
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Government Organization
22 June DIVISION DONSA
22 June School Graduations -
Beaver River, Carthage,
Faith Fellowship, General
Brown, Governeur, Harris-
ville, Indian River, LaFarge-
ville, Lyme
23 June School Graduations -
Watertown, South Lewis,
South Jefferson, Sackets Har-
bor, Lowville academy, Alex-
andria
24 June School Graduations -
Belleville Henderson, Copen-
hagen, Thousand Island
25-27 June USO Adopt a Pla-
toon Xbox Tournament @
USO Ft. Drum
25-27 June MountainFest
Sporting Competitions
27 June Annual Remem-
brance Ceremony
28 June Salute to the Nation
29 June-15 July 1st Brigade
Block Leave
3 July Watertown Concert in
the Park @ Thompson Park
4 July INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

2. Calling all Knighthawks….
We need your help!
We are a go for the Mountainfest Fundraiser on Thursday June 28th!
we will be selling hot dogs (w/ chili & cheese), nachos, chips and drinks.
The event goes from 3-9:30. Here is the breakdown of time slots:
Shift 1 ~~ 2:30-4:30 to include set-up
Shift 2 ~~ 4:00-6:00
Shift 3 ~~ 5:30-7:30
Shift 4 ~~ 7:00-9:00
Shift 5 ~~ 8:30-10:30 to include breakdown
If you would like to volunteer, please contact your FRG Leader with the preferred time
shift.
FYI, long hair must be pulled back and everyone must wear either a hairnet or a hat. All
people participating under the tent must also wear close-toed shoes.
Funds raised will be used to support our upcoming Task Force
wide event!!

3. What’s Happening… (Watertown Daily Times)
Friday, 22 June
Cape Vincent: Opening Reception; For Plein Air Painters Thousand Island Re-
gion art display, 5-7pm, Breakwater Gallery, 379 Club St., Art painted May 16 and
last summer in Cape Vincent. On display through July 15.
Madrid: Madrid Bluegrass River Festival; Includes large bariety of crafters,
chainsaw carving, children’s fishing derby, chicken barbecue, ice cream social with Norwood Brass
Firemen, spaghetti feed, breakfast, door prizes and fireworks. Admission: Full weekend, $32, chil-
dren 12 and younger are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian. Friday, $8, Saturday $18, Sun-
day $12. Rough camping $7 per night. Open stage, 1pm; Pat Ashley, 3pm; Spare Change, 4pm;
Generation Gap, 5pm; Lake Effect Bluegrass, 6pm; Delaney Brothers, 7pm; Remington Ryde, 8pm;
dance 9pm.
Saturday, 23 June
Chaumont: Lyme Farm and Garden Tour; 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. Wine tasting, noon to 4pm,
Raffle of miniature tabletop waterfall. Plant sale at Copley House. Gardens; Bay View Gardens,
26940 County Route 57; Moore Farm and Garden 27587 Three Mile Point Road North; Higgins Gar-
den 27237 Three Mile Point Road; Crescent Yacht Club, Independence Point; Blue Heron Garden
12050 Route 12E; Cornell garden 9728 County Route 125.
Throughout the area: Free Fishing Days; Throughout the state. No fishing license required to fish
in state waters. Information: www.dec.ny.gov.
Madrid: Madrid Bluegrass River Festival; Includes large bariety of crafters, chainsaw carving, chil-
dren’s fishing derby, chicken barbecue, ice cream social with Norwood Brass Firemen, spaghetti
feed, breakfast, door prizes and fireworks. Admission: Full weekend, $32, children 12 and younger
are free if accomplanied by parent or guardian. Friday, $8, Saturday $18, Sunday $12. Rough camp-
ing $7 per night. Lake Effect Bluegrass 9am; Spare Change 10am; Atkinson Family 11am; Reming-
ton Ryde, noon; Mandolin workshop, 1pm; Lake Effect Bluegrass 1pm; Delany Brothers, 2pm; Dobro
Workshop, 3pm; Bear Tracks, 3pm; Amy Gellatin, 4pm; Atkinson Family, 5pm; Remington Ryde,
6pm; Banjo Workshop, 6pm; Delaney Brothers, 7pm; Bear Tracks, 8pm; Amy Gallatin, 9pm; door
prize, 10pm; Fireworks, 10:15pm.
Watertown: Yard Sale for NNY Hope for Haiti; 8am to 2pm., Town Center Plaza, outer Arsenal
Street. Proceeds to help purchase medical items for ongoing work in vil-
lages surrounding L’Artibonite, Haiti. Rain Date: June 30.
Sunday, 24 June
Clayton: Sunday Sunset Series concert; Cyrstal River to perform,
6:30pm, Frink Park, 57 Riverside Drive. Freewill offering. Rain site: River
Community Church, Bartlett Point Road.
Inlet: Freedom Walk of the Adirondacks; Registration 9am, walk begins
at 10am, Fern Park, Loomis Road through Old Forge, ending at Van Au-
ken’s Inne, Thendara. Physically challenging. Proceeds to benefit the
Wounded Warrior Project. Registration fee: $25. Information: Freedom-

4. BIGGEST LOCAL MYTH:
―THERE’S NOTHING TO DO HERE!!‖
Wrong!!
Things to do in the North Country
Fishing
 1000 Islands Bass Open, Gananoque, Ontario, July 7-8, www.canadasproangler.com/
BIGBASS.html
 Basic Fishing Class, Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, Wellesley Island State Park, 16
June, 11 August, 1 September – 11 am to 1pm, email: kimbrie.cullen@parks.ny.gov
Music & Entertainment
DPAO Summer Concert Series – Watertown Fairgrounds, www.dpao.org
 Blake Shelton, July 6
 Bill Cosby, July 28
 Journey, August 14
 Marshall Tucker Band – August 17,
Clayton Opera House – www.claytonoperahouse.org
•Rockin the Bay 23-26 Aug
Blues in the Bay 30 Aug – 3 Sept, www.visitalexbay.org
Wine
Finger Lakes Wine Tours
Thousand Islands Winery, Alexandria Bay, www.thousandislandswinery.com
 Winery Birthday Bash! (bbq, music & wine), July 14
 Coyote Moon Winery, Clayton, www.coyotemoonvineyards.com
 3rd Annual Howl at the Moon, Saturday, July 28
 Bluegrass in the Vineyards, 25-26 August
 2nd Annual Shore Dinner (benefits the TI Museum), July 20, 5pm – 8pm, dinner, hayrides, live
music & wine!

5. Independence Day Fireworks
 Clayton—3 July @ dusk
 Alexandria Bay—4 July @ dusk
 Sackets Harbor—4 July @ dusk
Fairs, Festivals, and FUN!
Jefferson County: 10 July – 15 July, Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds, Watertown
Lewis County: 17 July – 21 July, Lowville Fairgrounds, FREE ADMISSION, parade & fireworks opening night,
www.lewiscountyfair.org
St. Lawrence County: usually the first week of August, Gouverneur, www.gouverneurfair.net
Alexandria Bay Craft Fair – Scenic View Park Pavilion, 21-22 July, 10 am – 5pm, www.visitalexbay.org
Can-Am Festival – Sackets Harbor – music, food, crafts and fireworks! 21-22 July
4th Annual TI Stamp, Coin, Postcard, Jewelry, Gem & Collectables Show – Clayton Rec Arena, 28 – 29
July
Stone Mills Craft Fair – LaFargeville, 3 – 5 August
30th Annual Craft Show & Sale – Clayton Rec. Arena, 25 - 26 August
NYS Fair – 23 August – September 3, www.nysfair.org
Made in NY Festival – Sackets Harbor/Madison Barrack 7 July - 75 NY State Product Vendors
44th Annual French Festival – Cape Vincent - 14 & 15 July - food, crafts, parade, fireworks!
Woodsmen Field Days – Boonville, 17 – 19 August, www.starinfo.com/woodsmen
Pirate Invasion – Alexandria Bay, 10 – 19 August, www.visitalexbay.org
New York State Hog Rally – Alexandria Bay , 12 – 14 July, www.nyshogrally.com
–14 & 15 July - food, crafts, parade, fireworks!
48th Annual Boat Show & Auction – Clayton,3 – 5 August, Antique Boat Museum,
www.abm.org

6. Museums
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National
Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department
of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across Amer-
ica. First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Muse-
ums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial
Day, May 28, through Labor Day, September 3, 2012. See the map below for museums partici-
pating this summer.
Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.
If you go to the Blue Star Museum webpage; http://www.bluestarfam.org/Programs/
Blue_Star_Museums you will be able to view participating museums throughout the United
States.
Earth Museum in Ithaca, NY

7. National Parks
Did you know that military can get into National Parks and Federal Recreation
Lands for free???
Free Annual Pass for U.S. Military
 Available to U.S. military members and dependents in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and also, Re-
serve and National Guard members.
Must be obtained in person at a Federal recreation site by showing a Common Access Card (CAC) or Military ID (Form
1173).
New York State Parks 200 Miles from Ft. Drum
Eleanor Roosevelt [175 miles away.]
Vanderbilt Mansion [175 miles
away.]
Erie Canalway [126 miles away.]
Women's Rights [95 miles away.]
Fort Stanwix [53 miles away.]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt [175 miles away.]
Martin Van Buren [146 miles away.]
Saratoga [120 miles away.]
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural [180 miles away.]
Upper Delaware [167 miles away.]
Destination Fun
Watkins Glenn Race Track – races and wine festivals!
Montreal and Quebec! Ooh la la!
Enchanted Forest Water Safari, Old Forge, NY
Niagara Falls, Buffalo
Lake George – The Great Escape Theme Park
Saratoga Springs – Horse Racing & Concerts (SPAC)
Burlington, VT (Ben & Jerry’s!!!)
Horne’s Ferry – Cape Vincent , Ferry to Wolf Island, Canada - Opens May 1, www.hornesferry.com
Highway Legends Car, Truck & Bike Show – Clayton –18 – 20 May, www.highwaylegends.us
STRAWBERRY SEASON!! –End of June - U-PICS ALL OVER
Thousand Islands Hydroplane Regatta – Brockville,Ontario –Speeds up to 170mph! –30 June – 1 July,
www.brockvillehydroplaneracing.com

8. Destination Fun.. Destination Fort Drum
Still think there isn’t anything to do????

12. The 2012 Concerts on the Waterfront
presented by the Sackets Harbor Historical Society every Summer
Sunday from 3-5 pm at the Battlefield State Historic Site
returning favorite Frank Sacci and his celebrated band bring us the music
June 24th-
America loves - swing music of World War II era.
July 1st - military
style brass band Excelsior Cornet commemorates the 1812 bicentennial
with a superb lecture/concert, authentic period clothing and instruments.
July 8th - Tenor
Madness Tenor guitar, clarinet, upright bass and vocals present classic American swing. One
of the best chamber-jazz groups you’ll ever hear.
July 15th - Vishtenhails from the Magdelen and Prince Edward Islands. Traditional Acadian and Celtic roots mu-
sic with fiery fiddles, foot percussion, piano and bodhran.
July 22nd - Can
Am Weekend - Atlas rocks the battlefield for an afternoon of big city party time. Dance in an
outdoor setting to swing, pop and classic rock.
July 29th - Babik
blends big band with an exotic flare of gypsy folk songs. Homemade percussion including a
duck call adds to the fun.
August 5th - The Opera Reel String Band with authentic 1812 era music and dance.
A community celebration at the Bandstand! Part of 9th annual War of 1812 weekend
August 12th _ Prime
Time Funk with Ronnie Leigh from Syracuse’s jazz vocal scene. This 10 piece band rounds
up the area’s best jazz, blues and funk musicians
10th Mountain Division Band: Our own warrior musicians present pops, vocals, patriotic mu-
August 19th - The
sic and jazz standards.
August 26th -
Quickstep with John Kirk and Trish Miller and talented friends, bring us authentic Appalachian
and Adirondack fiddle music – clogging too! More 1812 era tunes!
Sept 2nd - Our
Labor Day extravaganza with The Mario De Santis orchestra. They round up all the good tunes
from the past 60 years.
Sponsoring the series this year is Watertown Savings Bank. Additional funding is received from the New York State Council on the Arts Decen-
tralization Program, administered in Jefferson, Lewis and St Lawrence Counties by the St. Lawrence Arts Council; the Village of Sackets Harbor;
and the Town of Hounsfield's Committee for the Advancement of Tourism. Contributions from area businesses and organizations, and a weekly
"Passing of the Hat" at the concerts also provide financial support.

15. Contents of this newsletter are compiled from multiple Military Family news sources. Material presented does not
represent the views or endorsement of TF Knighthawk or the United States Army. This material is for personal use of
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