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New Trail Sponsor is coming to the Oxbow Trail & Park
DIR By: Doug K
Date: July 7, 2020, 8:05 am
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After 2 years of working to turn an overgrown jungle of tick
infested ragweed & 100 years of trash, into a serene walking
trail and park along the Erie Canal's Oxbow Lake, it's time for
younger folks to take over this New York Parks & Trails
adoption. The ECNA has contacted the Canal Corporation, along
with NYS Parks & Trails, and requested a transfer of sponsorship
for the park to one of our most ardent supporters and Trail
Volunteers, and his family.
A big thanks goes out to Mr. Caswell who volunteered to do what
NO ONE in Fairport or Perinton was willing to do...stand up to
those who thought a "wild" trail was best. Mike took on the
challenge, gathers volunteers and started the efforts to take
over this area where the last group (boy scouts) had stopped
working due to "neighborhood" pressure from a mis-guided
environmental argument.
Everyone loves the new look, the safety, and the fact that
people visiting the Trail & Park can now access the water and
have a picnic without becoming "tick bait".
An even bigger thanks goes out to Erie Gavelis and his son Ever,
for stepping in to take over and keep this dream alive. Eric
fully understands that it's more important to watch over the
safety of humans using the Oxbow Park than to give in and allow
"nature" to take over this beautiful spot and make it less
"human friendly" and more a haven for ticks & trash. The Gavelis
family has frequently joined in to help with trail maintenance
over the past two years and will continue to insure that
Fairport Residents have a safe, clean park & trail to connect
all the local neighborhoods that touch this unique feature on
the Erie Canal.
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Re: New Trail Sponsor is coming to the Oxbow Trail & Park
DIR By: Doug K
Date: July 9, 2020, 11:06 am
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I would challenge ANYONE that thinks or says that the 2018
version of the Oxbow is better than the 2020.
It's not a matter of opinion... it's supported with pictures
that have 1000 words each.
Here's the Oxbow Trail in 2018... the list of words starts with
TICKS, then gets worse.
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Here's the Oxbow now in 2020. And the first word is Beautiful,
followed by safe, scenic, shady, and parklike...
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If you want to keep the Oxbow Park & Trail like this, support
the Gavelis Family as our next Sponsor.
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Re: New Trail Sponsor is coming to the Oxbow Trail & Park
DIR By: Doug K
Date: July 10, 2020, 3:53 pm
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Thanks to all who helped send along the message about our next
Sponsor for the Oxbow Parks & Trails adoption, the Canal Corp
and NYS Parks & Trails heard us.
We have the new Sponsor forms approved, the Gavelis Family, led
by Eric & Ever, will be the Sponsors for the Trail from 2020
though 2022.
It looks like this will be the next signs posted on the Trail
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