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Bemus Is Blooming, May 3-4
Village-Wide Open House this Weekend

By Darlene Brace With sunny spring-like weather finally upon us, the Village of Bemus Point is excited to gear...

KenDucky Derby
Ellicottville Distillery Event this Saturday

By Kate Bartlett Saturday, May 3, marks the third annual KenDucky Derby at Ellicottville Distillery. The event will...

Third Thursday Jamestown
Annual May – September Concert Series Line-Up Announced

Jamestown NY: Entering its 14th year, Third Thursday Jamestown announces 2025 series schedule. A new pre-concert event “Jumpstart to Third...

Cinco De Mayo Celebrations
Recognizing the Freedoms of a Country’s Citizens

By Barbara Arnstein This weekend and on Monday, millions of Americans and people around the world will be celebrating...

Celebrating Mother’s Day, May 11
“Mothering Comes in Many Forms”

Carol Fisher Linn Mother’s Day is May 11th; who mothered you? Once I became a mother of three...

Bemus Point-Ellery Paddle Trail
Blueway Coming Soon to Chautauqua Lake

By Kate Bartlett This Spring, visitors and locals alike can enjoy Chautauqua Lake utilizing the new the Bemus...

Bemus Is Blooming, May 3-4
Village-Wide Open House this Weekend

By Darlene Brace With sunny spring-like weather finally upon us, the Village of Bemus Point is excited to gear...

KenDucky Derby
Ellicottville Distillery Event this Saturday

By Kate Bartlett Saturday, May 3, marks the third annual KenDucky Derby at Ellicottville Distillery. The event will...

Third Thursday Jamestown
Annual May – September Concert Series Line-Up Announced

Jamestown NY: Entering its 14th year, Third Thursday Jamestown announces 2025 series schedule. A new pre-concert event “Jumpstart to Third...

Cinco De Mayo Celebrations
Recognizing the Freedoms of a Country’s Citizens

By Barbara Arnstein This weekend and on Monday, millions of Americans and people around the world will be celebrating...

Celebrating Mother’s Day, May 11
“Mothering Comes in Many Forms”

Carol Fisher Linn Mother’s Day is May 11th; who mothered you? Once I became a mother of three...

Bemus Point-Ellery Paddle Trail
Blueway Coming Soon to Chautauqua Lake

By Kate Bartlett This Spring, visitors and locals alike can enjoy Chautauqua Lake utilizing the new the Bemus...

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Cinco De Mayo Celebrations
Recognizing the Freedoms of a Country’s Citizens

April 30, 2025

By Barbara Arnstein This weekend and on Monday, millions of Americans and people around the world will be celebrating a victory over people who tried to take away the freedom of a country's citizens and install an emperor to rule over them. The battle they celebrate took place on...

Celebrating Mother’s Day, May 11
“Mothering Comes in Many Forms”

April 30, 2025

Carol Fisher Linn Mother’s Day is May 11th; who mothered you? Once I became a mother of three and stepmom of two, many ideals flew out the window. A recent Hallmark movie I watched centered around a foster mom who raised a house full of girls and gave...

Bemus Point-Ellery Paddle Trail
Blueway Coming Soon to Chautauqua Lake

April 30, 2025

By Kate Bartlett This Spring, visitors and locals alike can enjoy Chautauqua Lake utilizing the new the Bemus Point-Ellery Paddle Trail & Blueway. Developed by Mayor Jeff Molnar with generous funding from Chau-tauqua County’s bed tax/occupancy tax in-lake grant, this trail hopes to attract tourism to the area...

Bemus Is Blooming, May 3-4
Village-Wide Open House this Weekend

April 30, 2025

By Darlene Brace With sunny spring-like weather finally upon us, the Village of Bemus Point is excited to gear up for the 2025 season with their "Bemus is Blooming" weekend, taking place this weekend, May 3-4. This village-wide event marks the reopening of local businesses, including retail stores, restaurants,...

KenDucky Derby
Ellicottville Distillery Event this Saturday

April 30, 2025

By Kate Bartlett Saturday, May 3, marks the third annual KenDucky Derby at Ellicottville Distillery. The event will start at 2pm with live music from The Hick Ups from 3-6pm in their outdoor space behind the distillery. Food will be available for purchase from Big Daddy’s Food Truck...

So Last Season Vintage
New Shop in the Village of Ellicottville

April 30, 2025

By Kate Bartlett So Last Season Vintage will open at 18 Washington street next Saturday, May 10, just in time for Mother’s Day. Owner and founder Sydney Zuech is looking forward to being a part of the Ellicottville community and has been planning this shop for many years. Sydney...

Fitzpatrick & Weller Protects Environment
Catt. Co. IDA Supports Project with Tax Break

April 30, 2025

By Dave Parker Cattaraugus County IDA approves tax breaks for Ellicottville's Fitzpatrick & Weller. At its March 25 meeting, the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) approved a tax break for Fitzpatrick & Weller, a long-standing, 4th-generation, family-owned business in Ellicottville, which is seeking to undertake a significant...

32nd Annual Great Blue Heron
Music Fest. Dedicated to Festival Co-founder, Dave Tidquist

April 30, 2025

The Heron, Sherman, NY – The 32nd annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival continues their flight into a fourth decade of music, dance and community at the Heron Farm & Event Center over Independence holiday weekend: Friday, July 4th through Sunday, July 6th. Three dozen bands are scheduled to perform...

Annual Decorators’ Show House
Junior League of Buffalo Displays George Urban Mansion/small>

April 30, 2025

By Carol Fisher-Linn Having grown up in the Buffalo area, casual drives into the higher-class areas provided us with many opportunities to ooh and ahhh, as we could only imagine what the inside of these ornate buildings looked like. It is only through current research that I find...

Bill Boarisson’s Epic Journey Story of a Lost Boar and His Saving Misfi t Sanctuary

April 25, 2025

By Stephanie Riveria Jason Potalivo recalls the moment in February of 2024 when he received the photos of an emaciated pig being held at an animal auction rescue. Bracing freezing temperatures that morning, both Jason and Megan Potalivo, co-owners of Mountain Misfits Animal Sanctuary, went to have...

Holiday Valley Wedding Expo
Let the Experts Help You Plan Your Dream Wedding, May 17

April 24, 2025

By Kate Bartlett Saturday, May 17, marks the return of the Holiday Valley Wedding Expo from 10am-2pm. This event offers the unique opportunity for those planning a wedding to meet with over 25 wedding experts and connect with top wedding experts to plan every detail to make any wedding...

Celebrating Small Businesses
Empowering the Dream of Entrepreneurship

April 23, 2025

By Carol Fisher Linn Small Business Week is May 4-10, 2025 and has been taking place for more than 60 years. In Ellicottville, Bemus Point, Mayville and all small towns across America, our communities are often supported and thriving thanks to the many people who put themselves, and all they...

Celebrating Arbor Day, April 25
An International Movement to Preserve Our Land

April 23, 2025

By Barbara Arnstein Arbor Day, the April day that's all about the importance of trees, is more important than ever now because we have lost more forest land in the last fifty years than ever before. In 2023, nine million acres of forest vanished due to wildfires and other...

Lucky Day Homestead
Spring and Summer Offerings at an Oasis in Machias

April 23, 2025

By Kate Bartlett The homestead is home to a Farm Stand that is filled with fresh, locally made baked goods, meats, cheeses, tallow lotions, tinctures, honey, maple syrup, antiques, and more. “It’s a great variety of locally sourced goods, all at one location” says Emily. The Stand is open Wednesday...

WNY Downtown Revitalization
Village of Cattaraugus Receives $10M Grant

April 23, 2025

By Steve Rawlings Three WNY Villages Win State Funding Grants. In Angola, the re-opening of the historic Angola Theater — first opened in 1924 and closed since 2020 — will anchor efforts to breathe new life into the downtown area. Mayor Thomas Whelan hailed the funding as a vital...