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A new CWT website and much more!

November 2, 2020 October at Coach’s Crossing on the Waterfront Trail in Cass Park Dear Friends, After a beautiful October, it’s now beginning to look a lot like winter as the bright fall colors fade to steely winter grays and browns.  On the bright side, this month's enewsletter features one of my favorite things - trails!  We anticipate that Stewart Park and the Waterfront Trail will receive heavy use this winter as many of us spend time outdoors to stay active, healthy and safe during the shorter and colder days ahead.  With that in mind, FSP and the City are posting a new generation of COVID-related trail etiquette signs to reinforce the importance of maintaining social distancing and wearing masks while on the Waterfront Trail.  We want our city parks and trails to be safe, inviting and comfortable for ALL to use.  Read on to learn more about the new Cayuga Waterfront Trail’s home on the web, Finger Lakes Film Trail, Cayuga Lake Blueway Trail, Black Diamond Trail and more. Friends of Stewart Park works with the Wharton Studio Museum, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY State Parks, Historic Ithaca, businesses and other non-profit organizations, to enhance Stewart Park and the Waterfront Trail. Together we are building an outstanding network of parks and trails in Tompkins County.  None of this would be possible without your support.    Thank you, stay safe, and, oh yes, vote (if you haven't already!). Rick Manning, ASLA Executive Director  Make a Gift to Friends of Stewart Park SIGNS OF THE TIMES As COVID cases are rising, these new signs will soon be raised along the Waterfront Trail -- visual reminders on how to keep yourself and others safe while enjoying our parks and trails. Wearing a mask and maintaining your distance is the least we can do make this special place safe and comfortable to all, including the most vulnerable in our community.  Check out this great locally produced video about the Ithaca Promise and the importance of wearing masks.  WATERFRONT TRAIL WEBSITE RETURNS FSP has launched the new Cayuga Waterfront Trail website! Found at www.cayugawaterfronttrail.net and on the FSP site at www.friendsofstewartpark.org, the new Trail site is full of beautiful pictures, updated maps, and useful information.  You can find details about the Trail, Trail features and destinations, do's and don'ts of Trail use, opportunities for volunteering and more! We will continue to develop the new site over the next few months, and welcome your feedback. Our friends at IthacaTrails.org recently resurveyed the Cayuga Waterfront Trail updating it's length to 8 miles! More than ever, this ADA compliant multi-use trail provides a safe place for our community to safely enjoy our waterfront.  FSP is pleased to work with the City of Ithaca to help support and enhance the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, which was initially developed through an initiative of the Chamber of Commerce. If you have come across places on the Trail that could use a little TLC, or if you'd like to volunteer to help keep our Trail clean and beautiful, email Rick!  Visit the New Website OCTOBER ON THE WATERFRONT TRAIL FINGER LAKES FILM TRAIL New Digital Program on Race Films from Finger Lakes Film Trail Finger Lakes Film Trail is proud to present Race Films/Race Matters: Starting Conversations About Race in America, an upcoming online series featuring five important race films; corresponding video presentations about each film by scholars from Cornell University, Ithaca College, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, the George Eastman Museum, and Ithaca High School; and  other resource materials, with the aim of encouraging necessary conversations about race, racial tension and race discrimination in America today. In the new year, stay tuned for details about Zoom discussion events related to the digital program. Race Films/Race Matters debuts December 1, 2020 on FLFT's new website  which is launching soon.   In the time being,  visit FLFT on Facebook or at whartonstudiomuseum.org.       The project is produced by Finger Lakes Film Trail, an inter-county initiative created in 2018 by Wharton Studio Museum, in partnership with George Eastman Museum in Rochester, and Cayuga Museum of History and Art & Case Research Lab in Auburn.  Finger Lakes Film Trail is grateful to Humanities New York for supporting the FLFT and making Race Films/Race Matters possible.    CAYUGA LAKE BLUEWAY TRAIL The Cayuga Lake Blueway Trail (CLBT) is a public water recreation trail launching in 2021.  It will provide access for non-motorized watercrafts, including kayaks, standup paddleboards, and canoes, to a treasured natural resource--Cayuga Lake. CLBT includes publicly-accessible launch sites that are spread out along the entire shoreline of Cayuga Lake, including Stewart Park and Cass Park in Ithaca. The trail guides paddlers to enter and exit the lake at numerous public locations. It features both short and long Blueway Trail trips. Visit cayugalake.com/cayuga-lake-blueway-trail for more information. BLACK DIAMOND TRAILHEAD ON CWT New York State Parks and the City of Ithaca have made an agreement to develop a new Black Diamond Trailhead on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, west of the Ithaca Children's Garden.  The BDT opened a couple of years ago and now it's time to create a fitting gateway to link these two important multi-use trails.  Bike Walk Tompkins has raised funding from Ithaca's bicycling community to support trailhead construction in honor of long-time bike advocate Andrejs Ozolins. Cayuga Ski & Cyclery is donating a bike tool and pump station and State Parks will provide additional funding and construction expertise.  Waterfront Trail benches and bike racks will be provided by the Friends of Stewart Park. The kiosk was designed by Landscape Architect Peter Fry of State Parks inspired by the station architecture of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.  Construction will likely occur during the summer of 2021.   WORK STUDY STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Tristan Weise Above: Tristan in front of the 2-man shell. Left: Tristan with volunteer Mary Zebell (right) after mulching the Cass Bird Garden. FSP has been fortunate to have worked with some outstanding Cornell work study students during the past few years. This summer and fall we have had the pleasure of working with Tristan Weise.  Tristan comes from Alaska where he was the state cross-country skiing champion. At Cornell he was a walk-on member of the CU Lightweight Crew with no rowing experience.  Sadly his last two years of competitive rowing were cancelled due to the coronavirus.  He spent his FSP time working with great energy and enthusiasm, pruning all along the Trail edge to maintain open views of the water and taking care of our many gardens along the trail. "I really enjoyed working on the trail this summer. It was cool to see people who used the trail everyday. And it was very gratifying to see people appreciate the work I was doing." Tristan graduates this fall and is applying for Veterinary School for the fall 2021.  Thanks Dude! You will be missed. MORE PARK & TRAIL NEWS FACILITES Bathrooms Closed for the Season This past weekend was the last day the seasonal bathrooms were open in Stewart Park and Cass Park.  Bathrooms closing tomorrow. Steps are in place for all-season bathrooms to be going into the Wharton Studio Building in Stewart Park right along the CWT. The Park and Trail are used year round, and we're looking forward having these facilities available year-round as well!  VOLUNTEERING Playground Garden Cleanup, Bulb Planting, and Litter Pickup.  Saturday Nov 14, 10:00 am - Noon FSP will host a volunteer workday in Stewart Park Saturday, November 14 from 10 to noon. We are teaming up with Zero-Waste Ithaca, a group interested in reducing waste in daily lives and moving towards the goal of zero waste. Volunteers will be planting spring-flowering bulbs at the new playground, doing some general fall cleanup and litter pickup throughout the park. Dress for the weather, bring gloves, and of course, wear and mask, COVID-19 protocols will be strictly followed. Questions? Email Rick for more information. Help spread the word! RSVP and share the event on Facebook. COLLECTING MEMORIES Send FSP your Stewart Park Pics Do you have pictures of your family at Stewart Park over the years? Help FSP celebrate the park's 100th anniversary by sharing them with us! We'd especially love to find more pictures from 1921-1980. Send to memories@friendsofstewartpark.org   Thanks! YOUR STORIES Happiness and Healing on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail  In our last enews, we shared a beautiful story sent to us by a grateful mom. COVID protocols took a heavy toll on her son, who lives in a group home. One summer day, she introduced her son to biking, and sooner than she could imagine, a cyclist was born! The two can now be found cruising together along the CWT.  Read the entire story here. ICE SKATING The Cass Park Ice Skating season started October 24.  Visit their website for details on the skating season, including dates, times and COVID protocols. Want to learn more about the effort to enclose the Cass Park rink? Read about it here. VIDEOS Have you been to the Friends of Stewart Park YouTube channel? There you can see this videos like this one from the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, "Stewart Park Minute" videos, families enjoying the Accessible Playground, and more.  Friends of Stewart Park is a non-profit organization with a mission to enhance, revitalize and maintain Stewart Park and the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, in partnership with the City of Ithaca and park stakeholders, for the enjoyment of Ithaca residents and visitors to our community. SUPPORT FRIENDS OF STEWART PARK Copyright © 2020 Friends of Stewart Park, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you were subscribed to the joint newsletter  for Friends of Stewart Park and the Cayuga Waterfront Trail.  Visit us on the web: www.friendsofstewartpark.org Our address is: 120 Brindley St. Suite 4, Ithaca, NY 14850 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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