Pie a la mode in Cambridge
SnoBlazer winners, Cardboard boats
By Darren Johnson
Journal & Press
Here are some quick Saturday thoughts, riffing on a few local press releases:
I really like how Cambridge’s claim to fame is the invention of pie a la mode — that’s really fun.
Though in high school, the Wendy’s Frosty came out, and I impressed all of my friends by ordering one and then driving next door to the McDonald’s, getting the McDonaldland Cookies (that they no longer sell), crumbling them into the Frosty and — wow! We all were amazed at how good that tasted.
I really missed out on taking credit for what eventually became the Blizzard, or the McFlurry, or whatever else.
Anyway, today’s the day to get your Cambridge-first concoction. The release:
The Cambridge Historical Society and Museum, will host a Pie a la Mode and Ice Cream Sundae Festival on today, Saturday, June 29, from 1:00-3:00 pm—rain or shine!
Take time on a hot summer day to enjoy a delicious ice cream sundae or some yummy Pie a la Mode and learn how the Cambridge Hotel became famous for creating the very first Pie a la mode!
Acoustic music will be provided by Cambridge native Lucas Sconzo. There will be backyard games and face painting for children.
Families are welcomed with a reduced rate of $15. Ice cream sundaes and Pie a la Mode are $7 each.
The Cambridge Historical Society and Museum is an independent all-volunteer museum located at 12 Broad Street in Cambridge, NY.
I actually will be in Cambridge today anyway, so maybe can stop by. If you see me there, say hello!
Congrats to these three SnoBlazers Award Winners
The SnoBlazers Snowmobile Club announced the SnoBlazers Senior Award. Awards given annually to graduates from each of the public-school districts in Washington County. This year the SnoBlazers sponsored awards from Greenwich Central School, given in the memory of Mike Irwin of Hartford, NY. He hosted myriad outdoors activities for local youth and passed away a year ago after a long battle with kidney failure. The winners (pictured) are Paul Sievers, Nicholas Campbell and Aidan Waite. Congrats!
Cardboard Boat Race
Hudson Crossing Park’s popular Cardboard Boat Race is happening August 10.
It’s good fun, and this year I decided to get out in front of it, and yesterday interviewed a family, the Goods, who often puts together winning boats for the all-day event on the river.
The story will appear in a future edition of the paper, but they offered a lot of tips and tricks to making a winner — including spending about $60 on Duck Tape.
Though ultimately, it’s about design. Here are their prototypes for this year’s entry:
So I think The Journal & Press can come up with $100 to sponsor a boat this year — if you have a kid or two who may be interested in building and rowing it! Contact me and we’ll enter the fray. Call it participatory journalism.
And now for the comics — ‘Broom Hilda’ by Russell Myers
And that’s it for today.
You can still get a letter or ad in the paper printing Monday. Get it to me by Sunday. Just hit reply.
Now go out and get some pie a la mode!
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