Live music will return to Swanny City Park this month, beginning as Bonnie Paine and Bridget Law take the stage for the first performance in the 2021 Moab Free Concert
The Friends of the Moab Folk Festival found themselves thinking outside the box to continue spreading joyful noise to the community despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit sponsors the Moab Folk Festival, as well as a free concert series and education outreach for schools in Grand County.
By combining federal funding and dedication, Assistant Director Cassie Paup helped the festival continue to serve its community throughout the pandemic. The 2021 Moab Folk Festival has been scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 5, public health directives allowing.
âArts and culture are the glue that holds our community together. Especially when weâre going through something thatâs so new and uncertain, especially for kids, having so much change and so much fear,â said Paup. âWe re still dedicated to serving the community and providing our entertainment and arts education.â
St. Lawrence River: U.S. anglers caught three, 55-inch muskie this year, despite Canadian side being closed
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
Capt. Bob Walters of Water Wolf Charters out of Clayton holds up Cassie Pope s 55-inch muskie caught and released on the St. Lawrence River this fall.
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Even though the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River was closed to U.S. anglers this year due to the coronavirus, several big muskie were still caught by anglers on the American side of the river this year, according to reports from fishing guides and anglers.
Reports indicate that three, 55- inch fish were caught and released landed this year. They include fish caught by Cassie Pope, of Rochester, who was guided by Bob Walters of Water Wolf Charters out of Clayton; one landed by by Andrew Skop, who was guided by Richie Clark of Sign Man Charters out of Clayton, and one landed by Matthew Costantino, also out of Clayton who was fishing at the time with his father,
Muskie Mania: It’s been another good year of angling for this legendary fish in Upstate NY
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
Gary Laidman, of South Wales in Erie County recently caught this 51-inch long, 27-inch girth muskie fishing the Upper Niagara River with Capt. Connor Cinelli. The season on that waterway closed Nov. 30.
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Muskie are New York’s largest freshwater game fish.
Their legendary ability to challenge and confound anglers and their massive size potential have often inspired anglers to forsake other fish for a chance to encounter the “fish of 10,000 casts.”
This year’s fishing season for these monsters opened (as it usually does) on third weekend in June. The season on most waterways closed Nov. 30. Exceptions include the St. Lawrence and Lower Niagara rivers and Lake Ontario, where the season ends Dec. 15.